On Wednesday, I decided that it was time to take my gnarly feet into a pedi place to girlify them. They resembled hobbit feet.
I've been in search of a decent place for pedicures around the grand lake area for some time. I'm kind of a snob when it comes to pedicures. When I owned my spa, there used to be a mani/pedi place next to me that had a 2 hour pedi on their menu. For $60 you were soaked,clipped, buffed, scrubbed, paraffin dipped, masked and massaged.....and not just rubbed, I mean a foot reflexology massage. Nothing compares to that. And I don't expect any of that in a $16 pedi, but I've had some decent ones that lasted a long time for as much as $18.
I chose UA Nails because it was right next to Adam's Burgers. And what a better time to grab a chocolaty milkshake, a phat swiss burger and a load of greasy onion rings before starting my fast. I place my order and off to UA nails I go.
It was the same type of thing....you ask for a pedicure and they yell for you to "Pick you polish!" Then you're told to sit (in the same usual massage chairs with the tub attached) and soak. Nothing special about the water. It almost smelled as if I was soaking my feet in chlorine. Maybe they needed more than a foo foo cleansing?
From here on out, my pedicurist did a fabulous job buffing and trimming to perfection. I was pleased because the last place I went to sucked. And I mean all they did was soak, clip my toenails, rub some oil on my legs for 3 minutes and then polished my toes and I don't mean just my toenails, she had that polish all over my toes.
Anyways, they looked all symmetrical and perfect. This made me happy. Then it was time for the massage.........not bad! She did a pretty good job making my feet happy and the polish was perfect.
There's not a whole lot exciting about this place. It has industrial carpet with all the outdated pictures of asian women (with flowers in their hair) posing with their freshly polished nails. I think Lionel Ritchie was playing when I walked in, but for $16, she gave me more than my money's worth and I would definitely go back in a pinch. It's been 4 days and the polish hasn't chipped one bit!
They also have a punch card too that gets ya discounts so that's pretty nifty.
It's not spectacular, but definitely worth the price.
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great blog- but try out femi macus on park blvd. not too far from grand, and extremely reasonable prices for great service. $21 for a pedi, $18 for a mani, all of which include soak, scrub, massage, painting, and parafin. plus the staff is amazingly sweet and energetic.
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