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| - I wanted to like this place, I really did. I read the reviews about how there was new management and was hopeful but, the overwhelming thing I want to convey to any reader is, there are better salons just minutes away that you can go to. Moreover, my final experience (read to the end) solidified the fact that I will not return.
Decor: While the decor wasn't really a factor for me, I know it very much is for some folks so be warned that the salon is very much in need of some remodeling. It is about a far from modern/contemporary/spa-like as you can get. The lamp at the station for my tech wouldn't turn on and there are children's toy rugs (the sort they race cars around) used under the polish station/reception area.
Wait: I personally experienced no wait when I arrived at 10:00 on a Saturday. There were two customers at nail stations before me and one that came in for a pedicure immediately after. Everyone after us four, however, were told there would be a 15-20 minute wait.
What I went in for: A full set acrylic, coffin shaped.
Price: I'm used to a full set being between $25-$30. Here they are $35 and, I learned after I sat down and started discussing shape that it would be an additional $5 for the shape I wanted (so $40 for my acrylic set).
Nail experience: Probably the largest positive I can give this salon is the fact that, of all the places I've gone for acrylics in my lifetime, they were the first an only to have spent time on my cuticles prior to beginning. This positive was unfortunately part of the negative, however, in that my full set took over 2-hours to complete. The tech moved very slowly, as if he was not experienced, and every step seemed to take much longer than expected. He spent an excruciating amount of time just on shaping the nails and frankly, still didn't get it quite right. They were coffin shaped but more like a slightly narrowed squared off nail. In fact, when I got home I spent about 20 minutes reshaping them a bit myself. The nails also were, for some reason, very unnatural looking. Now before you point out that acrylics rarely look "natural," that isn't what I mean here. Rather, they sort of came straight out of the nail bed without the typical natural curve that a long nail should have (which is odd considering the plastics applied before the acrylic had this shape). Overall, I didn't hate the nails I left with but, with how long they took and how expensive they were, they should've been better looking for sure.
The big issue: When it was time to get my fill done I decided I'd give them another chance. Maybe it was a bad day, maybe the tech would be different and more impressive, maybe something would happen to make me realize that first experience wasn't the usual way of things. Unfortunately, we will never know. Why? The salon hours, both listed here on Yelp as well as on the door of the salon itself, are 9:30-6:00 daily. I arrived at the salon at 9:29 to find the door locked. Being a minute early I didn't find issue with this but, I stood at the door, awaiting lights to come on and someone to let me in, until 9:42 before finally leaving. If any business fails to open according to their set hours, I am immediately put off. It is one thing to have a delay in maybe meeting an appointment time but, not opening when you should is just simply a deal breaker for me.
In short, I will repeat what I said above... there are so many other, better salons in the area. Don't waste your time at this one and visit another.
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