Styles by Cardamone Salon & Day Spa

Alyssa never fails to give me exactly what I want. Always walk out feeling refreshed and updated best haircut I ever had

I happened to be back home in the ‘burgh for a wedding and decided to treat myself to a mani-​pedi back there. I wanted a place near the hotel and really just picked Styles by Cardamone purely by chance.
I had to change the appointment after booking it and they were so kind to fit me in early so I could make the commitments I had for that day after all my plans were changed. I arrived, then, bright and early to meet Ashley, the nail tech. I am not one to gush over a mani-​pedi but she is excellent! I chose nothing fancy for the pedi (I cannot have hot stones or sugar rubs), just wanted to a nice trim up and beautiful polish to coordinate with the fingers — and Ashley recommended an OPI polish, Every Month is Oktoberfest. OMG — can you fall in love with a nail color? I had a simple black dress with silver and black jewelry — and that deep purple with a bit of a sparkle was just perfect. Back to the pedi — she was so careful in trimming cuticles that the toes looked glorious and were so happy that they weren’t over-​cut. Heels were smooth and just lovely when she was done.
Then came the mani. Here is where she absolutely shines. I have been getting gel/​shellac for years. And I am sitting here with two-​week old gel that not only has not chipped but — and here is the biggie for me — is growing out neatly. Seriously. Have you ever had your nails done and as they grow out, you realize how sometimes the nail polish seems to shrink and the bottom and sides seem a little ragged and uneven? And, especially with a dark polish, you can’t go past two weeks because they look really bad? Not these nails. They are perfect along the edges. I can honestly say I have never ever had that happen since I left the ‘burgh. I offered to move Ashley out here but, alas, she was not biting :(
On top of that, she was more than reasonable — a mani-​pedi for $ 75.
I would recommend booking with Ashley if you are in the area. She is very talented. She takes time to do an amazing job as she takes a lot of pride in her work.

What a lovely afternoon I just had at Styles by Cardamone in Regent Square. I actually just stopped in, no appointment, in dire need of a facial, but the gal who does them was not in. No worries though, Jennifer, the manager was super sweet, friendly and apologetic. So, I decided on a spur of the moment manicure, which they were happy to do, even sans appointment. Alyssa is awesome: she takes her time and gives a phenomenal hand massage. The hand scrub left my hands smelling of delicious citrus– yum! While they don’t have a huge assortment of OPI colors (im obsessed with the new Fall line!) what they do have is top quality (i.e not mixed or old and thinned out with acetone). A manicure is only 15 bones, which is a lot less than what I have paid for other salons in the ‘burgh who were not even close to this quality. I am booking my facial immediately after I post this review.