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| - Girl's day out brought me to this spa for a manicure, while my friends had the 30-minute deep tissue massage (they said it was excellent). The spa has a really nice, serene waiting room with lots of plush seating, snacks (signature tea blend, flavoured water, dried cranberries and almonds - nice touch), magazines, even some adult colouring. I think you can get lunch here too. I love the decor, as if you're in a cozy Morrocan den. I had the option to change into a robe and use the steam room (complimentary) but I chose not to since I was heading to the water baths right after.
I had planned to get a regular manicure but at the last moment I decided to get a shellac one, which wasn't any issue to switch. I love the room that they do the manicures in - lots of natural bright daylight, and full of beautiful hanging orchids and a lush green wall of other plants. My esthetician was really nice, helped me choose an accent nail colour, and was overall fairly meticulous about the process (it took about 45 minutes and that's without shaping my nails too much since they were already in the shape I wanted), but less than 48 hours later I already had a chip in a nail. This was disappointing since usually I can get nearly a week out of a shellac mani, plus I had chosen a dark colour so the chip was visible. On the plus side, when all of the nails started to peel (I know I'm not supposed to peel them but...), they came off without ruining my nails as shellac sometimes does. Price was on the high end but I don't get manicures often so I don't have a good reference for this. Would I come back? Not sure.
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