so, i just left a salon on monroe ave to get my gel mani redone. i recently dove back into the world of getting my nails done because i got a gift certificate to one on park, and i gotta say, i’m very quickly being reminded why i stopped getting my nails done in the first place.
no sanitation standards, drills on nail beds and cuticles, horrid gel application, you name it. my nails look like /I/ did them, and i’m sorry but the entire point of paying someone to do your nails is so they look better than how i would do it. yet, i know for a fact i could do a better job with regular polish. (maybe i just answered my own question and have to learn how go apply gel polish and stop going to these places, huh…)
ANYWAYS. does anyone have any recommendations for a nail salon that isn’t insanely expensive, but also does good quality work? and also doesn’t reuse nail clippers/files without sanitizing them first? and won’t drill tf outta my cuticles? or am i doomed to spending $80 at the del monte each time i want a decent fucking mani?????
EDIT: thanks for the helpful suggestions!!!! and it’s sad to see that so many shops are just horrible. i hate that there seems to be no strict standards set for these places. i think my plan is to let these grow out, soak them off, and either bite the bullet and spend the extra money OR i stop getting my nails done altogether.