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| - I blame it on Legally Blonde, but it's true: when I'm having a really bad day, sometimes getting my nails done really does turn it all around. Solid nail salon is a few miles away from me, yet I'd never been (maybe this was for good reason). I had to go to Drug Mart anyway, and they were near by, so I thought "Oh, I will see if they take walk ins! A pretty manicure would really hit the spot right about now." I should have just picked up a bottle of polish for $5 at Drug Mart and done it myself.
The plus: it's clean inside and there are plenty of stations. They take walk ins as well as appointments, and I didn't wait at all.
Now the bad: I had my nails done in the afternoon, but at dinner I noticed that I had some tip wear on one nail and a small chip on another, AND two nails had polish super thin that didn't cover my nail (and it's a dark polish). I can (and do) my nails better than this at home. The woman who did my nails was nice enough, but only enough. I never did hear her name, and she was happier to talk to her fellow employees, answer her phone, and nibble on her lunch than try to talk to me. I felt like I was bothering her. While she would carry on a conversation with co-workers, i just sort of... looked around. I didn't have a magazine or anything else to occupy me.
When I walked in, I really debated getting a manicure and pedicure but I'm glad that I saved myself the money (and did a better pedicure at home). I was telling a friend about my experience and tried to defend the sub-par manicure by explaining that it wasn't expensive and one of the cheapest manicures that I've ever had, and she reminded me that regardless, it should have been done properly.
While Solid has a nice range of polish colors, the majority of the bottles are half full or less. I'm not sure if my polish was so sheer because they were trying to get a bit more time out of the bottle or if it's a fluke (not naming the brand, but I have plenty of polishes - minimum 40 - by this brand and this is NOT usual). There were some polishes that made me wonder why they're not in the trash can. I should have just brought some color from home. Scratch that, I should have just stayed at home. It would have been more relaxing, my hand massage would have lasted longer, it would look better, AND last longer. I feel like I got ripped off. I was hoping to find a cute place where i could take my friend for her nails before her wedding (in October). This is NOT it. The manicurist didn't seem to care if I liked how it looked or if I ever came back.
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