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| - After googling salons in Toronto that do ombré French manicures, I found this place. It's a bit out of the way for me, but I'm off from work this week and going on vacation in a couple of days...so I had time to pack a lunch and venture out into the depths of North York.
When I arrived I was kindly greeted and seated promptly. I was asked a few times by a couple of different people what I wanted, though I explained it in the Facebook message I sent Nails Republic to make the appointment (I want a refill with ombré French nails)...but no big deal.
When we got started, the existing colour on my nails was removed and a layer of gel was applied. I thought that there would be some cuticle work, but was told that this was not part of the service and was charged separately. My cuticles are quite clean, so I decided to save the 5 bucks and continue on.
I asked for coffin shaped nails and that is exactly what I got. The shape was done better than any other salon I've gone to where I've requested coffin shaped nails.
When the gel and shaping part of my manicure was done, another person came to do the ombré polish. It was done with a sponge; it came out quite nice. There is no polish flooding and the work was clean.
Personal pet peeve is when you remove your hand from the UV machine and the nail tech yanks your hand closer, nearly sending you flying into the wall behind them, so they can continue working your nails. This happened a couple times during the initial shaping and gel part. It's a small thing...but a bit of 'gentle guidance, vs 'tug of war wallop' would be appreciated. All in all, definitely not enough to stop me from coming back. Will try a different colour ombré French next time.
Thank you, Nails Republic :)
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