I went in wanting a French manicure/pedicure. I was told I should have said that when I made my appointment since it took longer. (That's never been an issue at any other place I've gotten my nails done). The manicurist was unfriendly and barely spoke to me unless she was plugging Aveda products.She didn't know how to file nails and grinded my nail mercilessly back and forth. After grinding away a bit on one side of my nail, leaving it totally uneven, she asked me, "Do you like it?" I had to point out to her that it was uneven. The polish was lumpy and barely held one day. When her teacher came and asked me how it all turned out, I said, "See for yourself." She barely glanced at it, made absolutely no comment to me, and just said, "Okay, you're done." to her student. My mom's and bridesmaids' manicures took equally as long, and we were packed in rooms with tons of other people, mostly separated from each other. We couldn't spend any time together. It was loud and uncomfortable, and I felt like I was in a factory. My sister-in-law couldn't get an appointment at the institute with us that day, so I got her an appointment at the Aveda at Lakeside across the street. (Where the manicurists had already finished school). It was equally bad. This whole fiasco- my "manicure" & "pedicure" alone- took the whole afternoon. Spare yourself this headache and go somewhere else.
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