I got a fill earlier this month and I was honestly not very happy with it. I felt like I left looking like I *needed* a fill. I typically avoid solid base colors so my sets have the illusion of not being grown out for longer, but this was right after I got them done. the second two sets I got at the same place, but I think they look a lot better. Is it just illusion? I swear my old nail tech got the solid color WAY closer to the cuticle.
my mother who takes me tells me she doesn’t think they like me there… they never do cuticle work (neither did my old tech though), and the last time I was there they said my nails were lifting and started trying to rip them off. I told them that if they were going to do that, they needed to soak them off and the lady just shook her head and didn’t do anything about it at all. leading to my thumb nail coming off less than a week later…
so I’ve been considering checking out a new place but this place is out in the suburbs where I used to live and typically charges about $65-$75 for everything with designs. most places where I live (Portland, OR) seem to charge upwards of $100 without taking designs or lengths into consideration. Is that normal? I grew up in a small town, I can’t believe that, even as someone who was in school learning nails for a while… My old tech charged $45 flat no matter what design or shape/length but she also violated like every health code in the book and cut my skin with her drill every time
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