Vacation Pro Mani + Pedi

my Black Zoya nails with my new shoes!

 I have been a Esthetician for 5 years and still haven't revived a fully professional pedicure and manicure. I have had other professionals give me ones, but as friends so it wasn't relaxing or done fully. The other pedicure and manicures I've had are from training new staff at different spas I've worked at, so I was leaning over, telling them what to do, and getting hurt sometimes.

So while I was recovering in Hamilton from surgery, I decided I wanted to get my hands and feet done. Especially after walking around town for 3 days with the biggest blisters in between my toes from crappy sandals.

I had called around and made sure that the girl that would be doing my services was 1. as trained as me(or close) and 2. made sure they used the right equipment to clean their tools.

Sure enough they cleaned their tools properly and the girl doing it had 3 years experience. 

grey Shellac nails

So I booked my appointment to get a regular pedicure and to get a mini manicure with Shellac. I had never tried Shellac before but I wanted gel nails. Either way, I wanted something more hard on my nails because of the special diet I am on, even with using OPI nail envy, my nails break all the time.

I did the pedicure first, as I would do to give my feet longer time to dry. I wasn't very happy that they had the chair whirlpool baths. I don't care how much you clean them, they will never be fully clean and I honestly don't trust many people to be competent when it comes to cleaning unless I watch them. So I was iffy, also chairs like that hurt my back. The girl who was doing my nails was very nice and all her tools were cleaned, and everything else was disposable.

When we did the manicure with the Shellac, I was never too sure what Shellac actually was, we don't have it at work and it wasn't around when I was being schooled. Shellac, for you who do not know, its a uv sealing nail polish. It has no dry time and feels like gel.  I really like it, though the girl as yuo can see, didn't pull it straight to my cuticle line.

Either way I really enjoyed my self none the less 

and am going to be suggesting to bring in Shellac/ OPI Axium

-xoxox Mamma S.