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| - I've had a pedicure here twice and done a gel manicure once.
The salon is nice, with big windows and giant massage-style pedicure chairs. They have a great selection of colors from Essie and OPI, both of which are quality brands that I highly recommend. They used to have the fish tanks with the tiny, dead-skin-eating fish, but they have apparently phased that out, unfortunately. The staff has always been nice to me. I read other reviews of Tami that said they were rude or awkward or quiet, but I think that might be a symptom of a language barrier, not attitude. The staff has always been polite to me.
My pedicures were both quite good: the massage, nail shaping and painting were all done well. Still, I felt that there was more exfoliating that could have been done since both times I left with still mildly hard heels. But, in the end, I still choose this place for my pedis.
My gel manicure was ok. The painting, shaping and painting was well done, but I asked if they did any sort of gel nail art or designs and the technician responded as if she didn't even know what that was. Also, the final product lasted barely 5 days before starting to chip and peel. I paid almost $70 for a pedicure and gel manicure and the gel lasted 5 days? I was pretty unhappy. I have had a gel manicure from a salon in NYC that did wild and fun nail art in the gel and which lasted SO LONG. This might be an issue of product that they use or application, I am not sure.
In the end, I will continue to get pedicures here and try to insist on more exfoliation, but I think I will look for gel manicures elsewhere.
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