I was super excited to try out this nail salon after getting a recommendation from a friend and reading all the great reviews here. What really convinced me to come try it out was that Malia offered a gel polish without a manicure. I usually hate getting manicures due to sensitive cuticles and skin, and ask to skip that part so it was nice she offered a price ($15) sans manicure.
While the polish itself was immaculately done, the filing was way overdone to the point where my nails were unevenly shaped and had been filed down to nothing. The sides of my nail bed were left raw and exposed. It would've been fine if she only filed them once, but after she had painted my nails, she filed them again?! The second time was overkill. I'm already dreading how long it's going to take for my nails to grow back in and whether they'll even grow in properly now since the sides were filed all the way down to the nail bed in some parts! I also found a gash from the filing on my pinky which resulted in me putting a bandaid on it and covering up my painted nail.
I'm sad to say this isn't the nail salon for me, but hopefully others will have a better experience than me.