I had a full set of acrylic nails put on and the nail tech pushed the sides of my nails down with her own nails and it hurt so bad, I am not sure why she would do that. She finished my nails and they turned out fairly well. I went home and my sides of my thumbs were a bit tender, but I thought it would pass. A few hours later I was in excrutiating pain to the point of making me cry. I so badly wanted to get them off, however I paid the money and leaving for vacation and wanted nice nails, so I took some advil and tried to relax, hoping the pain would go away. Several hours later, the pain subsided and now only a little bit of discomfort in the thumb nails. I've had my nails done before and never ever had this kind of pain nor have I known anyone who has. I don't think I will go back there, next time I will pay more for a better experience. My tech wasn't to friendly, almost sarcastic at times when asking me something and I didn't know she was borderline snippy.