All Nails II

I came last friday night to get an acrtlic full set. The man was rough. Some of the tips were too small, there were all sorts of gaps on the sides of my nails where he didn’t fill in the acrylic fully, and a couple of the nails were lumpy-​looking. Aside from looking like I already needed a fill in the next morning, one of the nails popped off. When I went back to complain (which is something I never do, but this was the worst experience I had ever had with getting a full set), the man at the desk was nice about it, but he instructed the same man who did a terrible job in the first place to fix them. He was less than enthused about it, and while he repaired the lost nail, he unprofessionally talked about me to the other nail techs. He behaved as though I made a big deal for nothing, even though the flaws in my nails were obvious to everyone else. I will not return to this salon, and I’ll urge anyone who asks about it to go elsewhere.

So for the past two years that I’ve been living a mile away, I’ve actively eschewed this place. It looks a little dingy from the outside, sandwhiched between a dollar store and a chinese takeout joint, and also I’m bougie as shit and like a chic-​looking salon.
I came here two Fridays ago because my nails (fingers and toes) looked like absolute shit, and my feet were so dry and scaly they hurt. Gross. I was also too lazy and sore from my recent car accident to trek up to Catonsville Nails & Spa on Frederick Road. SO I was like «suck it up girl, its just a mani/​pedi and you don’t need fancy water bottles and a movie on a flat screen to enjoy it.»
I first poked my head in for a sense of cleanliness, and was pleasantly surprised by the look of the place. Sure it wasn’t fancy and was a bit cluttered, sure it smelled a little like acetone, but it was generally clean and had a nice pedicure area in the back. I was seen immediately, too, which was awesome sauce for a Friday afternoon.
I did the basic mani/​pedi with an a la carte leg exfoliation scrub (+$ 8). The older lady who did my mani/​pedi was a but pushy with upgrades, but was generally friendly and did a SPECTACULAR JOB. Seriously, best plain old manicure I’ve ever gotten. It lasted almost a week and a half before any significant chipping, and two weeks out and my toenails still look hella fresh. I’ll definately be back!

My first visit was great! I’m never going back to any other salon! The staff was very friendly and the salon was very clean. Lana did my gel mani (ask for her!) and another lady did my pedicure (don’t know her name). I didn’t wait even 5 mins before getting to soak in pedi bowl. I got to soak for about 20 mins then my pedi started. The pedi was good – average quality. They give you cold bottled water during the pedi which was a nice touch. I’ll definitely be back! They have a very large selection of polish colors!