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| - I have to admit I'm a sucker for Groupons, especially for things I need such as post summer mani-pedi! 4.5/5 if I could give a 1/2 star.
This place has a new owner apparently thus the Groupon and I had to book 2 weeks in advance! As they were accommodating new and existing customers which is understandable. Plus the Groupon deal was fantastic so I wasn't going to complain about waiting plus they're open late at least 2 nights a week.
Ambience: nice, lots of white, quite a large place as they offer hair services, waxing, and soon o offer laser hair removal as well.
The pedicure stations (two of them) are in the middle, closer to the back and separated from the from by a floor to ceiling wall. They don't have massage chairs but given that those are cess pools (of bacteria), I was relieved to see a pleather bench.
The esthetician was very experienced and well groomed with lovely shellac manicure. She was very pleasant and chatty.
I was getting a standard mani-pedi and they had the usual selection of Essie, OPI, etc nail polishes. Half empty bottles I might add. Deduct 1/4 of a star for that. Although perhaps I should bring my own polish. She had to put 4 coats on my toes in order for the colour to be as vibrant as it looked in the bottle. God bless her patience! I was happy with the end result.
It didn't feel rushed and we had a nice chat (myself and the esthetician). And she was ready to take me as soon as I got there. She offered me tea, coffee, or water which I declined but was a lovely touch!
I was happy with my pedicure and she did a good job on my heels which are in rough shape (no pun intended).
I deducted another 1/4 of a star because the clear coat on my finger nails (I don't like colour on my finger nails) was peeling off the next day. I didn't notice what brand it was. I understand that we wash our hands a lot but I've never had a top coat/clear coat just peel off like that.
Bonus: they give you your Emory board and bugging square, if you want it, for hygiene reasons. That's always a good sign.
Given that I had the pedi first and then had to walk over to mani station in fabric open toe slippers they provided, my toes has plenty of time to dry :-)
I neglected to ask they're regular rates but imagine that they are posted on their website.
It's now 1-week post visit to salon and my pedicure still looks great (like I just had it done). And my mani, well, most of the clear coat is gone unfortunately. Some of my hang nails are back but that's no fault of this salon as this tends to happen to me one-week post manicure. As for colour selection....I wish there has been more colours. It felt a bit limited. Or bring your own if you're selective or want to be able to do touch ups at home.
Would I come back? Yes!
Would I recommend to a friend who lives in the area or drives by there? Yes!
(I wouldn't go out of your way as there are comparable nail salons all across the GTA ;))
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