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| - I have been visiting First Nail Salon for 3 years now after a recommendation from my old roommate.
Judy is my gal!
It is a smaller salon with typically 2 staff in the offseason, more in the warm weather so I always make an appointment if I can. I first went after getting acrylics elsewhere with shellac, but the thickness and shape were less than desirable. Judy skillfully removed the previous nails and has been doing my bio gel nails and fills with shellac since. The contrast from the previous nails was immediately noticeable.
She is always accommodating to my ideas and requests and has executed different shapes, lengths and designs. I typically come up with something while there, multiple colours, overlays of glitter etc and she always nails it! I can easily last 4 weeks without chips or breaks, and in the odd case that I jam my nail or break it she is always able to accommodate a quick repair.
In the warmer months I also get frequent shellac pedicures and Judy also has does all my waxing and was the first person to do a brazillian for me, and continued to for years while I was sporting that style. She got the process down, learned my hair growth patterns and I have never had any problems with burst blood vessels or anything of that kind. Consistency is our friend with waxing and it paid off.
My mum and I share a split thumbnail issue and began visiting the salon as well. She has become a regular as well and Tammy does a great job on her shellac polish every few weeks. I've watched my mum take better and better care of the little things like her nails and waxing and it shows in her confidence in herself... she even showed up with blue nails one day to lunch... (this is a woman who had been sticking exclusively to pearl dusty pink hues in the beginning!)
This is a smaller and simpler salon which is able to provide quality and cost-effective service. Not the place to head if you want crazy elaborate unicorn nails, but definitely a great salon for quality and consistency at a great price. The selection of shellac is always expanding and includes a few different brands.
If I can walk out of this salon every month with brows, brazillian, shellac pedi and a bio gel fill with shellac all of which I am very pleased with for in and around $100 (plus gratuity) I am certainly more than pleased and quite a happy camper... or beach bum as the case may be ;)
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