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| - I really love this place overall, with just a couple of areas for improvement. I got a basic pedicure and a powder dip with acrylic tips.
PROS:
Cool, industrial vibe fitting for the area (Plaza Midwood/Elizabeth).
Nice separate sitting area (looked like a nice doctor's office), not the row of chairs against the window that most places have.
Massage chair and regular chairs were comfortable and stylish.
They offer wine and drinks.
Pedicure by Mary was really one of the best I've had given her attention to detail. You could tell she really cared and didn't rush through it. But if you are on a time crunch I guess this could be a negative, since it took a little over an hour.
This was the first time I have had a powder dip. Normally I just polish my natural nails, or if I do want fake nails I get plain acrylics. But I told the owner (nice guy, but can't remember his name) I didn't want any drilling and very natural looking thin nails, so he suggested this technique. He did a fabulous job very quickly. Seriously one of the most natural looking fake nails I have ever seen.
Quality products. All OPI. Honestly! Not the generic stuff in an unidentified bottle.
Everyone speaks English very fluently and chats with you (if you want).
CONS:
Not an abundance of parking spaces available.
Color selection of normal polish and powder dips wasn't the best I have seen. I can't speak for gels since I didn't get this. I like lighter natural colors and had a hard time finding much beyond the standard "bubble bath".
The color arrangement was among the worst I have ever seen. No similar colors grouped together. There was no organization at all and a lot of bottles were even 2 rows deep. It made it very difficult to find a color (so maybe they have more colors than I previously described, but I just couldn't find them! ha). All the bottles did have numbers put on them though, so maybe there was a sample wheel somewhere that referenced the numbers? I don't know, that would have been nice, but when the receptionist told me to pick a color, she directed me to the wall and not anything else, so I'm not sure...
With the powder dip, my nails were dipped into the same jar the color came in. If you don't know what this is, I am probably confusing you right now. But basically a solution is painted on your nails, and then your nails are dipped into a jar of colored powder. I am not sure how sanitary it is to have everyone that gets this technique done to continue to dip their nails into the same jar. It seems to me it would be better to pour a little bit of the powder into a separate bowl and disregard the unused portion, so as not to cross contaminate. I know this would waste some product, but seems more sanitary. But again, I have never had this done before, and am not exactly up-to-date on my study of how hand germs spread, so take it for what its worth.
SO, OVERALL - I will be going back, and that says something since I have about 10 nail salons closer to me in the Myers Park neighborhood, and have to drive about 10 minutes to get here!
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