The Glam Spot Beauty Company

I went to use a groupon as well. I arrived 5 minutes early, and the place wasn’t even open yet. The lady I had was extremely rude and made my time there really upsetting. She made comments about my nails and feet that made me self conscious and she complained about filing my nails round because my «nails were to short». I wonder what she considers long because my nails are not short! The lady also complained that she never wanted to see another cuticle again as she was doing my nails. Don’t waste your time or money here until they get new employees.

I purchased a Groupon for a shellac manicure as I’d never had one, and wanted to see what all the hoopla was about. I also decided to have a pedicure and eyebrow waxing, because well. I needed them!
I arrived at the Glam Spot at the scheduled time, and didn’t exactly receive a warm welcome. When I entered, there was a lady slumped over on the sofa in the waiting area that didn’t say hello and kinda pointed me towards the reception area. There was another employee close by, but she didn’t greet me either. I later found out the lady on the sofa was one of the hairstylists, and that she was feeling sick, but couldn’t call out because she was new and didn’t have any sick time. Not the kind of first impression you want clients to have. I checked in at the desk and was directed to the manicurist I was booked with. She was also sick, and a bit cool at first. She eventually warmed up, and did a great job on my nails. She did my pedicure first, and I was very pleased. Then, onto my manicure. The Shellac process basically involves, applying 3 – 4 layers of polish and baking it on with ultraviolet light. It looked really nice the first few days, but if your nails grow fast (and mine do), you will have a very apparent gap between your cuticles and the polish. I didn’t like that. I also didn’t like the fact that there wasn’t an exact polish to match the one used on my toes. Basically, the manicurist has to try and choose a polish that she thinks will work. The shellac polish was very durable and did not chip, but the process to remove the shellac isnt easy. You have to soak your fingers in acetone. All that acetone and UV light can’t be good for you, so I will stick to traditional manicures.
When my nails were finished, she quickly waxed my brows. Every salon I have been to takes you to a private area when they wax, but this was done out in the open.
When my services were done, I went back to the reception desk to pay. The owner collected my payment, and asked if I was happy with the service. I told her I was. She then griped a little about the fact that some of her manicurists don’t treat Groupon customers well etc. She seemed to be very nice, but I didn’t need to hear that. Overall, I felt the professionalism in the salon was lacking. I probably won’t return.

Did my hair and make up for prom and it was really nice! No regrets :)

Went because of a groupon. Hated the way my nails came out. Service sucks. They’re constantly talking among them selves, loudly and obnoxiously! Will NEVER go back!

Went because of a nail groupon totally not worth it the girl tried but was just overall bad experience.

A proactively positive attitude goes a long way. Most stylists I’ve ever worked with compliment me on my healthy head of hair off the bat. He immediately just harped on my rough ends… well yeah that’s why I’m getting a haircut. I feel like I was forcing the stylist (Byron) to converse with me most of the time too. I was the one asking questions about him, and he’d answer briefly, and he was nice, don’t get me wrong, certainly the nicest of who was there, but then he’d turn and talk to the other people in the room. I didn’t feel very welcome.
It’s obvious Byron wasn’t a «master stylist» at all. Groupons are supposed to promote your business. I feel like since they knew I wasn’t paying full price they thought I was going to stiff them. Maybe if I waved the big tip I planned on giving off the bat they would have been more apt to do what I wanted. He obviously wasn’t in agreement with how I wanted my hair cut… but it seemed more like because he just didn’t really know what he was doing and was just going to do what he could. I have a thick head of hair and I admit it’s not the easiest, but he didn’t even really try. He cut slowly and unsurely. I’m just… not happy with how it went.
I’m very disappointed and I’m certainly not returning. Actually, I’m happy I’m going home next weekend to see my parents (I’m not from originally Miami) so I can go back to my regular stylist and have her fix up the cut I got. It’s bearable but… I should walk out of there feeling confident. not just have to put my hair right back up in the ponytail I’ve been wearing. Please, please, properly train your staff. Or shut down. I wouldn’t be surprised if they weren’t licensed but I never thought to ask.
I did like the neck massage though! I did not like when I asked him to blow dry my hair so I didn’t have to drive home with it wet that he snarkily laughed and told me that’s $ 25 extra. $ 25 to blow some hot air over my head? He did it begrudgingly after I said that I didn’t want it styled, I just didn’t want it to be wet. But he didn’t really do it thoroughly. It was almost like he was pissed off that I wanted him to put some effort in. Never in my life have I gone to a salon that refused to dry my hair.
Honestly, I shouldn’t have left a tip, let alone a tip as big as the one I did since I knew I was coming in with a coupon and wanted to compensate them. It was obviously my fault to not research the place before buying the groupon but, I’m a poor college kid and I needed a haircut. I surely won’t make that mistake again.

Great service. A jewel in the rough. I was pleasantly surprised. I didn’t expect much since I bought a groupon that was too good to be true but Ileana did a great job on my highlights and delivered the perfect color! Will definately cone back for my touch up in 3 months.

I bought a hair groupon & went there with my friend yesterday. This is the FIRST time I didn’t complain or regret going into a salon. I usually get bad haircuts & highlites at other salons. These people at glam spot were professionals and are great at what they do. They are very helpful and friendly.
Vanessa (hairstylist), Byron (i am sorry if I spelled your name incorrectly)(hairstylist), and Jenn (owner) were awesome!
The salon isn’t hard to find. It’s off 137^th avenue and 88 street where the el dorado furniture store is. It’s right behind mega discount store.
I will definitely return! :)

I wouldn’t come back here for free! I came in with long beautiful healthy nails and left with short nails that looked like they’d been bitten off.
I arrived about 10 minutes late to my appointment (it’s really far and hard to find). The receptionist didn’t even look up from her phone conversation.
There was only 1 manicurist and she was in the middle of another client’s manicure. When I asked (politely) about this she made her client get up. Then she saw my shellacked nails which needed to be soaked in acetone and called her client back. When I made the appointment, I mentioned that I have shellac on my nails from my previous manicure.
(I had to scrape off the polish by myself with my own fingernails since the acetone was making my skin feel numb and she was was busy with her previous client)
I mentioned that I would be interested in a pedicure but the pedicurist was soaking and cleaning her own feet in the only pedicurist chair. (Later on I was glad about that when I saw that her nails were full of fungus.)
Ok back to my manicure: it was as if Jocelyn had never filed a nail before. She cut and filed my nails unevenly. One side was long with a pointy corner, while the other side of the same nail was round and short. I had to keep pointing out each individual nail to her to be fixed. She just couldn’t see the asymmetry. By the time they were almost even they were shorter than ever. That was sad since it took me a long time to grow them. Then I had to choose a lighter color since the red I had originally chosen was too dark for such short nails. What a bad & sad experience. Lesson learned; if the deal (New Times Deal of the Day) is too good to be true; it is;(

Went there on a Sunday because I had a Groupon for a french manicure and pedicure the place is hard to find my GPS could not pick it up when I called for directions no one answered until the third time. I got there and was told she didn’t have time to prepare the scrub (I was 15 mins late for my appointment so I don’t see how). Got my manicure first… very standard, they just cut your cuticles, shape your nails, and paint them. The white tips of my french manicure where uneven and slanted. I even showed her an area where she messed up and she just overlooked it and moved on the the pedicure. There is only one pedicure chair that is pretty old. She attempted to use a nail file that was worn out. The pedicure was also very basic and the lines were just as slanted and uneven as the nails it was ridiculous. I will definitely not come back. They have specials but you get what you pay for so there is a reason why they are the cheapest around.

Ack! Awful! I went to this place because there was a great Groupon offer for 15 dollars (it included mani/​pedi) which I thought was so awesome that I bought another one so my friend could come along!
We arrived at Glam Spot and it looked like it was more of a hair salon than a nail salon, as they only had one pedicure chair and they had two people working on nails that day. The whole time I was there the owner was complaining about her last customers to us, and saying how she doesn’t make any money with Groupon. I found that unprofessional personally but WHILE she was complaining she was putting on her makeup for the day and got her hair blow dried by one of her employees. It was like one of those commercials where they show you a bad salon and a good salon.
On top of that, there were 5 girls waiting behind us for 2 hours to be seen for nails, I felt bad for them.
Don’t bother going there, it was actually a waste of my money and I ended having to go home and fix the manicure that I had just received as it was done so poorly.