Alright ladies.. Tell me if I am being too harsh! This was the most bizarre manicure experience I ever had!
I haven't had time to treat myself to a manicure at my regular place (I have been craving one) so I did the unthinkable and went down to the South Shore Plaza as I knew they have 2 places that could make this happen. While I knew I wasn't going to get my usual, I have to be honest.. I expected more/different than what I got.
I walk into iSpa outside of Nordstrom in the SSP. I was asked to sign in and leave my email address.. Ok. Then I was brought over to a huge overwhelming wall to pick out my gel color. While this might seem normal, call me spoiled but I am used to having the swatches to pick from and not the bottles that you can not see through and you have to open each one to see the actual color. But ok, took a few minutes but I finally choose something similar to my usual. Essie, Dance Class.
A man named Mr. T came over and started telling me why he hates gel and why he misses acrylic. Then he proceeds to hand me a drink menu (yes alcohol too). I thought to myself ok, maybe this won't be so bad. Well..
Mr. T got called to massage and I was left with a woman who was not wearing a name tag. I asked her to please file my nails so they are fairly short. She started to give me some run around about short nails and gel. Mind you I always have my nails short and always get gel and have never once had an issue. She proceeds with my manicure where in the first 5 min my left pinky was bleeding. Ok Sh#$ happens, I get it but this wasn't the only time during my visit where she would make me bleed.
Mrs. Unknown proceeds to tell me that for me she will do my nails 2 at a time.. Say what?! Like she was doing me a favor.. All that did was make my hands active for the entire time I was there and make her confused when I took my hands out trying to figure out where she left off!! Not exactly sure how I would have managed a beverage at this point with all the hand activity but again, oh well.
She was halfway through with my nails and informed me that she had to grab another machine (the light) in which she came back and informed me that the manufacturer suggests that they use the same brand machine to coincide with the polish. The whole first half of the manicure she used an OPI machine and half way through she went and got the Essie machine. I think this is a bunch of bull but for some reason she felt the need to get another machine and somehow justify it with some crazy "excuse".
Ok, So I can deal with all this weirdness. Then the worst of it.. I pulled my hands out of the machines to examine her handy work and 1. The tips of my nails were very thin and almost transparent (odd) and 2. My nails were now gelled to my finger tips! What the…. Haha I said something to her and she started to try to pry it away with her little tool. Well guess what.. That gel is now attached to my skin! I now bleed again on my other pinky! I finally told her to just leave it and I would try to work on them when I got home. I mean really?! After a hot hot shower I was able to peel a couple of them off, however many still remain.
To top it all off she didn't stop talking the whole time, proceeded to tell me I looked exhausted and it cost me $30.00 instead of my usual $25.00.
So, Ladies, you tell me.. Too harsh?
Oh well something to look back and laugh at :)
Time of for the Superbowl!
Much Love,
S
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