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| - Since moving to Pittsburgh, I've been frequenting a very nice european spa on E. Carson St. for all of my spa needs, and I'm a big fan of that establishment. However, I'm always looking for a better deal, and when I saw that a new nail salon was moving into a primo location on Carson, I decided to check it out, hoping it might be a less expensive alternative.
This place is just plain fun! It's completely decked out in hot pink and purple, with leopard print accessories. Super in-your-face girly! On the afternoon I stopped in, the flat panel TV's on the wall were playing VH1 reality shows. Such a guilty pleasure! What better time and place to watch than while being pampered :-)
My nail tech Seth was great, he did a fabulous job despite the fact that he was juggling both myself and another client for the entire duration of both our pedis & manis. And that's really my big complaint. They didn't have a lot of nail tech's on hand to help incoming customers. But instead of having me wait and come back at a later time, the owner just had the nail tech juggling two of us at once. It would have been a lot nicer and more personal (and quicker!) if he had been able to focus solely on me during my pedi & mani. I'm going to chalk this up to it being a brand new establishment and assume that they're not fully staffed yet.
Overall, the services are good, the prices are right and the atmosphere is super fun! I'll still be visiting my old standby spa when I want pure relaxation and guaranteed service and quality. But for my routine pedis/manis, the value and atmosphere here can't be beat. They still have some staffing to do, but this place has tons of potential! Once they get in their groove, this will definitely be a 4 star establishment.
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