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| - Even though I have a couple 'regular' places I like to go in Ahwatukee, the only chance I'd have for a manicure before my morning flight would be at lunch today, and since I work downtown, my regulars were out.
I called and asked if they did gel manicures and what the wait time was. They said yes to the gels and no waiting. I couldn't help wonder if they were being less than truthful based on the earlier reviews I read. I was thinking about this as I passed 2 or 3 other strip mall nail salons...
When I arrived, they looked a little busy but were able to take me right away.
The girl doing my manicure was very sweet and quiet. As she was removing my old polish, I asked if they were usually more or less busy weekdays at lunchtime or if this was about normal today. Her reply was 'Sunday'. Lol. Definite language barrier.
She was very meticulous with my manicure and polish. The job was okay, but could have been a bit better, especially for the amount of time she was taking. I think she was pretty new, but very nice. They don't look horrible, and I've definitely had worse, but my 'regulars' do a better job.
As my nails were 'drying' in the UV lamp, she walked behind me, moved my hair out of the way and proceeded to squirt some lotion on my back, under my shirt! Really! Lol - needless to say I was a bit surprised, but she started to rub my shoulders and neck and gave a really great massage. I was grateful but the lotion thing really took me by surprise!
Since it took longer, I wasn't able to grab a bite at AJ's like I was hoping and had to settle for Taco Hell. I literally scarfed a bean burro driving down 7th Ave back to the office as the alarm on my phone was going off alerting me to the 1:30 meeting that started in 15 minutes.
All in all I'd say it was okay, not super awesome but not terrible. I'd definitely go back if only for the included neck and shoulder massage but I'll plan on it taking a while.
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