gel manicure @ prettifyme

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was looking around for good deals to do my nails for the wedding & came across prettifyme on groupon... you can see from their facebook page for some of their nails designs... i would say the quality was not too bad & my friend told me that the shop has quite a good reputation so decided to give it a shot... this is my groupon deal... i opt for gel manicure with 4 nail art = $28

PrettifyMe – The Nail Therapy
Address: 100 Orchard Road
#02-64 Concorde Hotel & Shopping Mall,
Singapore 238840 
Tel: +65 6735 7728
Operating Hours
Mon - Sat:  11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sun:  Closed 

prettifyme

so the concorde hotel is actually the old meridien building... those stores at the basement are all gone so the place looked really empty but there are still shops at level 2.....

interior

prettifyme had like 3 staff so you really have to make an appointment prior to your visit & stick to your timing... i made mine at 4pm & only finished at almost 6pm cause the manicurist, joan, was really patient & spent ALOT of time doing my nail art....

my manicure

close up on my pretty nails

tada.... my pretty manicure... i absolutely LOVE them!!! so pretty!!! so for the 4 nail art, i did flower design & joan took really long time to draw them... look at the details of each flower!!! that's what i call REAL effort... then for the remaining 6 fingers i opt for glitter tips @ $1.5/nail.... so my whole manicure cost $37!!! AMAZING price!!! now i really regret not buying 2 sessions deal... man....

another amazing thing about the store is that all the staff are so professional!!! the last deal i bought for enchanted nails, the staff service was SO BAD!!! totally gave me the heck care attitude & anyhow did my nails.... BUT for prettifyme staff, they paid you equal attention whether you are full paying customers or those who bought cheap deals.... really appreciate such services....

so girls, what are you waiting for?!?!?!? go & BUY the groupon!!! my manicurist was joan & she is absolutely amazing!!! & you wont regret going to the salon =)

feedback: enchanted nails

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as i blogged previously, i bought a deal before for gel manicure at enchanted nails to prepare for my pre-wedding photoshoot... the final product was not bad but it DIDNT last!!!! i went to do my nails on 27th june, actually that very night i notice a little bit of the gel is coming out on 1 of my finger... i thought maybe it happened to have air bubbles there so it didnt stick very well to my nails so i just ignore it.... then after afew days i notice that the gel manicure (at end of my nail area) is slowly peeling out for 2 of my fingers.... then i went for my cosfest chalet & by monday (7th july)... almost all the manicure is peeling out for all my fingers!!??!?! i was like WHAT!!! my friends all told me gel manicure can last at least 1 month lea... i didnt do any hard labour or soak my nails in any solution... i only did normal bathing & shampooing.... even for BBQ i didnt do much of cooking... then in 1wk, my manicure is gone!??!?!?! i was still thinking if i can keep the manicure more than 1 month & not go back for the free removal....

peeling gel manicure

you can see from the picture that i have highlighted area where the manicure is peeling from... actually the picture didnt do justice to the peeling... it may look minimal here but actually the peeling is quite obvious & you can peel off the gel yourself.... i must admit i itchy hand & i buay tahan the ugly manicure that i peel+scrap off the gel myself & the result is horrible!!!

spoiled nails

is really bad to remove the gel manicure yourself... as it stick to your nails, then as you scrap out the gel, it will also peel off some part of the nails.... is just the surface so your fingers wont bleed or what but then your nails will look super ugly after that.... i highlighted the marks with pink arrows... my nails look like those leftover glue mark when you try to peel off the price tag from the packaging... i can always go back to the salon to get the gel manicure removed but this week i was just too busy to go to places other than school & home... so i had to DIY....

in conclusion, i feel that the gel manicure wasnt well done by the staff.... the whole process took less than 20min (including shaping & cleaning of nails)... the staff was rushing to finish the job so i suspect there wasnt enough time for each gel layer to dry properly which resulted in this peeling phenomena... i understand that the package was under promotion so they may not give me the best gel polish & i dont expect the nails to last more than 1 month... but seriously... peeling in less than 1wk?!?!?!? that's quite ridiculous.... i wont say it will happen to all the customers or else the shop would have closed down by now... but personally i will never go back to enchanted nails again.... once bitter, twice shy....

gel manicure @ enchanted nails

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as i am going for my photoshoot tomorrow, i went to do my nails on friday.... cheapo me went to look for cheap deals online for manicure... after looking for awhile, i decided to try enchanted nails because my jiejie should have went that outlet before & she said it was not bad.... so i bought the groupon deals which cost $23 for one session of gel manicure + return soak off within a month.... i think is a pretty good deal so i arranged the appointment...

enchanted nails

price list

the store is located at raffles place, the arcade level 2... is pretty deep inside the building... i arranged the appointment at 5pm but i arrived like 10min earlier & thought of starting the session ahead of schedule but nope... the whole store is filled with patrons... the store is actually pretty small, it only has 5 seats... & judging from the people conversation, they are like regular customers there... since the place is full, so i had to walk around & wait for my turn....

like all manicure, they will start by trimming the nails & removing those dirt on your nails... for my deal, i can only chose a single colour, for french/gradient i need to top up $20 & other special designs will charge per nail... so cheapo me only go for single colour & i  chose a light pink with sparkles....

before manicure

for the passed week i have been trying very hard not to chip my nails but sadly some parts still chipped off slightly.... & next time i must keep my nails longer, after trimming, my nails got shorter =(

after gel manicure

close up on colour

i must admit i chose a very light colour but i think the colour is more obvious under indoor lighting.... but i like it... i want to keep it simple & neat to match my gowns =) as for service wise.... i would say is normal lo.... i guess they have insufficient staff so the beautician is like rushing to finish off my manicure... since it turn out fine so i guess on the whole it is ok for $23 =)