For my sister's 50th Birthday party, I decided against my better judgement to "treat myself" and get my lashes done and nails rather than do them myself.
Walked into a fairly nice looking salon, english girl behind the counter which I was relieved about, I dont know which salons in town are NSS (please dont shout, I not accusing every non english salon of being NSS)
Yay they could fit me in so off I rush to put a ticket on the car only to walk back in and english girl calls into back and out comes a little oriental lady
Asked if I wanted gel or L& P, I decided on gel OVERLAYS as my nails were a fair length only because I do L & P but had never had gel so curious. I'd ask for french with a little bling, just maybe a stone on the ring finger!
Not sure if she understood me as the first thing she does is cut everyone of my nails off, then buff the life out of them. She then puts on natural tips, followed by 3 layers of very uneven clear gel. Her piece de resistance was a french paint, my white tips were halfway down my very chunky nail beds, with a guady glitter line. I looked like I had mans hands.
Lashes may save the day? oh no, I left the salon with spiders. I'd asked for party lashes ( a little nervous to go the whole hog after the nails)
No consultation for either treatment, the lashes were put on with semi permanent adhesive (they didnt know I was a therapist) when a girl sitting waiting asked how long they last and how to get them off the answer was about 4 weeks and use baby oil!!
I was due to go to House of Fraser for make up, embrassed I rocked up looking like an aging transvestite, poor make up lady wondered what had walked in until I explained through teary eyes. She did the best she could on my now very aching eyelids and I went home, spent the next hour filling down my ( well don't know what to call them) and painting them with my beloved Shellac.
Woke up to very uncomfortable eyes and spent the first two hours the next morning trying to remove them.
Haven"t had a treatment since
And yes guilty, I paid the salon and left without saying a word!!