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| - I visited this nail salon for the first time over the weekend. After moving from the southwest part of town, I've been looking for a new decent salon, and it has been more challenging than I thought!
I chose to check out Showtime based on proximity and Yelp reviews. From the outside, the salon is in a tiny worn down shopping complex that could easily be missed. I was apprehensive. When I walked in the door though, I was pleasantly surprised! The salon is adorable, well decorated, and clean!
I always scope out a new salon with a pedicure only before diving into my nails. I was pleasantly greeted from the moment I walked in the door, and was told to pick out a color. I have to say, I was really surprised at the small selection of polishes... the smallest I've ever seen in a salon. I kept looking around for more, but that was it. So, that was a bit discouraging.
I get a color, sit down, and was made comfortable. A man who I'm assuming is the owner came over to see if we wanted anything to drink. I was offered water or wine, and my daughter who was also getting a pedicure was offered a Capri sun juice, which she loved! We were made to feel right at home. And, they have plastic disposable liners for their foot tubs... this is a HUUUUGE plus for me! It shows that the salon cares about cleanliness and nail health. I honestly don't know why more salons don't do this.
As I sat there, I noticed that the salon does have a large selection of gel polishes, so that was a plus! I really enjoyed my pedicure for the most part. My technician was a little too rough on my cuticles and nail beds, but she was very thorough. I just got the basic pedicure, which included a salt scrub and a steam towel. No massage, but still really nice for the cost.
When it came time to paint my nails, I was disappointed to notice that the polish was very thick and goopy. I wasn't too surprised though, after seeing the small selection. As a result, it went on thick and uneven, and took forever to dry. It also did not dry smoothly, and looks gloppy and thick on my toes, and even bubbled in a few places.
That and the poor selection of polishes is my reason for the three stars. The customer service and salon alone though would get five stars. The customer service was seriously AMAZING. Everyone was so nice. And, my daughter loved it, and she's almost pickier than me! For those reasons, I will be back to give it another shot. I do hope they improve their polish selection. I understand that gels are very popular, but there are still quite a few people who just want polish; particularly for pedicures. My daughter can not get gels, and I personally do not want or need them on my toenails.
Hoping to update with a higher rating soon... I'm really hopeful about this place; fingers crossed!
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