Nails @ Anthony’s

This is the worst place I’ve ever been for nails. I am a certified nail tech and I wanted to treat myself to a pedicure here but ended up leaving. I’ve never left a place before but this is an expensive salon who is completely unsanitary and should be shut down. They reuse everything that MUST be disposed of from files, to buffers and even the pumice blocks. My heath is more important than pretty toes! I’m not asking much to follow proper sanitation and disinfection standards… Too bad there are no laws for nail salons, which is unfortunate because then places like this would be held responsible for putting their clients health and safety in jeopardy.

I was here a couple of weeks ago for biogel, and I’ve been waiting for the chance to write a review. I actually have a regular nail technician who I see every three weeks and I only ended up at Anthony’s because she is away for Chinese New Year. The last time I saw her, I had taken everything off my nails to give them a break, so I arrived at Anthony’s with clean nails.
Anyway, the salon is gorgeous; very clean and decorated beautifully. However, this means nothing if the person at the front desk is not welcoming. From what I understand, she is Anthony’s wife (and part owner?). I smiled and said «Hi, how are you?» And she said, without looking up, «Name, please».
–1 for poor customer service
I sat down with the nail technician whose name I forget unfortunately. She was nice, very professional but not very attentive. We put tips on my nails as I required some length, and she ended up attaching and filing two of them extremely crooked. I wish I took a picture! Anyway I pointed this out to her and she fixed only one, explaining that my nail bed is slanted? I laughed and said they weren’t slanted when I walked in.
–1 for… Whatever that was.
In the days afterward, as I scrutinized my nails, I saw that there are very visible polish streaks, which is annoying.
–1 Because I expect better and have had better
Needless to say I cannot wait until my regular nail technician returns! I won’t be going back to Anthony’s, not even in a bind. Other than the aesthetics of the salon, I cannot imagine what the appeal is.

beautiful establishment. Looks great, gorgeous décor. We came in a group of 6 and they were able to let us all have services done at the same time. That was nice. 4 of us got shellac manis and pedicures. I have had shellac MANY times before. No clue what they do (I was told extra coats???) but it ruined my nails. They had to be peeled and scraped to get it all off. And yes, my normal salon used the exact same process that the woman on the phone from Anthony’s told me they do. The whole point of shellac is to not ruin your nails. I won’t be back. Pretty on the surface but questionable application.

I wrote a long review and it was deleted before I clicked submit.
Anyways — again– I took my friend here as a treat.
Walked in to very friendly women. Décor was splendid.
This is not your NiceoneNails, not your RegalNails, this is not a chain — it is amazingly unique and posh.
Clientele were high end — but nails are nails.
I took my friend for a pedicure. There were an array of types of pedicures, everything from a milk and honey massage, to a scrub massage.etc.
I got him the classic pedi. He seemd to like it. Prices are on average and on par with other salons but if you want to upgrade to a better service it will be more.
He liked it, and I asked him if it was better than any other pedicure. He said regular.
One thing I saw and I did not like, was that when I came back to check on his pedicure, I saw the worker use the razor like grater on his heel, then drop it on the ground and go back to massaging his foot. Usually they have stations they keep the tools at, not just drop it on the ground… so that made me feel weird.
Lets see.

Um, did I mention they have a candy station?!? Can’t believe I didn’t know about this!