Desert Foothills Nails, in the same plaza as Safeway, has been the spot near home where I've had my gel nails and pedicures done for over 4 years. Today I told Kathy the owner that I was going to review them on Yelp as THE best, most professional, cleanest and obviously safest spot for nails after I made the mistake of going somewhere else a few weeks ago when I had a couple of hours free and my nail tech was off. What a mistake at the other place--it was like seeing the dark side!!!
Desert Foothills Nails sterilizes all its tools/equipment in a visible location--you see bagged instruments coming out for you...you know that the equipment used on you is safe. You can watch the chairs and tables, foot baths, etc. being disinfected/flushed between every client. Towels are changed. Hot towels are fresh. Your technicians wear gloves and you watch them being changed. There isn't a hesitation here because of time or that clients are watching, it is being automatically done by every tech! I am a dental hygienist and very aware of what risks there are for disease transmission in a clinic setting, so I'm watching them. There is nothing like going somewhere else to make you realize just what shoddy, unsafe places there are out there that manage to have a license!!!
I will be sticking to only Desert Foothills Nails. Thank you Kathy for caring about your client's health and safety and thank you Brian (Munh) for being such a great technician and giving me great nails. We love you guys and appreciate all that you do!!! You ARE the BEST!!!
Carolyn (and Douglas)