I am fiercely loyal to my regular nail place but after receiving a gift card for a manicure ($17) to Mira's for Xmas, I decided to check it out.
I arrived around 11am with no appointment. I enquired if I could redeem the gift card towards the pedicure ($28) instead. Since I would have to pay the difference of $11 for the pedi, I opted for the mani/pedi combo for $30.
I chose my polish colours and was seated right away. My technician was friendly but not overly chatted. I passed the time with a new issue of People magazine - truth be told, I only go to nail salons so I can indulge in smutty magazines.
The mani/pedi was done pretty quicky - I was out in under an hour. Since Mira's is dangerously close to my office, I was able to wear flip flops back to my desk to allow the toes to dry further, which is great for the winter.
Mira's is a very bright and cheery salon. They play new age nature sound CDs. There's nothing offensive here but I'm loyal to my regular place so if there's no gift card involved, I'm headed back to my usual place to get my nails did.