Cleanliness? Check. Spacious? Check. Trendy atmosphere? Double check. Pushy staff? Triple check. Located in the Southend shopping center across from Owen's bagels and deli I decided to give this place a look through when my friend was here and asked me to come along. Alright cool since you're paying and all.
First off you get a nice dismissive greeting when you walk in. That's cool they all looked fairly busy whittling away at their client's cuticles anyways I'll just make my way over to my friend. She was in the middle of her pedicure and I have a strong aversion to people touching my feet so I just chatted and waited until we moved onto the manicure portion of the afternoon. I'm not sure if they really want to get their clients drunk for bigger tips or if they're overly friendly but I find it overbearing. To elaborate, I was offered a choice between water, wine, and sodas and I opted for water. The lady looked at me and was like you sure you don't want soda, it's free. No thanks just water. Later on I wanted a refill, and again there came the question, you really sure about the water? You don't want some wine instead? No water please. Come on now you don't need to question me twice about my beverage choice do you?
Manicure and pedicures done and looking decent, we headed out for a late lunch. I like places with lots of amenities as much as the next person, but I shouldn't feel pushed into accepting them.