Minted Nail Lounge

Just went here for the first time .
A tad more expensive than my usual nail place (Sposa Nails — which I highly recommend) .
I made an appointment for 4:45 but they called me around 3 pm to reschedule to 5:15. No big deal. I arrived on time, but, a regular had showed up at the same time and they tried to seat her before me. Even though I had an appointment. I told them that appointments should be a priority and then they took me first .
My nail tech was quick and pleasant. I was done in about an hour .
Over all, ³⁄₅ stars. They are close to my house so I will go again in the future if Sposa is full.

I went to Mint Nail Salon when I newly moved to the area of Langley and was searching for my new «go to» nail stop.
Firstly, I gave three stars because they nail tech still did a very decent job and seemed friendly enough, but I did think a few things were pretty bogus:
— On top of the cost of a pedicure/​manicure there is a $ 15 (each) charge for shellac nail polish. I paid an extra $ 30 on top of the $ 50 fee for mani/​pedi.
— This wouldn’t have seemed so outrageous if they didn’t also charge a $ 7 (each) to remove the existing shellac polish. I paid an extra $ 14 on top of the $ 80 I was already paying. This was exceptionally frustrating as I’d already picked off my shellac manicure and only had one stubborn nail with shellac left on it.
This hardly seemed worth a $ 7 charge.
I assumed that perhaps this was a one time fee, as they were removing shellac that had been put on by my old salon and that seemed reasonable.
However, I called to book a follow up appointment for a simple nail polish change and they informed me that to change the shellac it would cost me $ 25 for the polish and another $ 7 for removal of the shellac they already put on.
Over $ 30 for a nail polish change, I might as well have gotten a whole new manicure!
When I asked the receptionist why it would be so much for a simple change of color she informed me that they always charge the $ 7 removal fee because that’s «most of the work» for the nail tech.
In all my years of getting shellac this is the first salon to charge for so many add-​ons. Most incorporate the cost of shellac into the service (higher priced mani/​pedi) or they do not charge to remove existing shellac. (Especially since it’s grown out, been chipped etc.)
Moving forward I will be going elsewhere, as it doesn’t seem right to pay over $ 100 (with tip) for shellac when I could pay $ 75 somewhere else and have the same quality of work done.
Just a heads up to those looking for a quality/​affordable nail salon.

Randomly popped in to check out this adorable nail salon before Xmas and was given a $ 20 off coupon to be used in the new year! Thanks guys! So I put it to use today on a mani-​pedi girls day! The young lady that did my pedicure was awesome! Spent lots of time taking care of my toes, all of the tools were clean and sterilized, lots of colour choices in both OPI & China Glaze lines. My only qualm was the teeny pedestal you have to perch your feet on from the comfy couch. Is anyone ever comfortable after holding that position for a freakin hour??! After it feels like you’ve just don’t 100 lunges! (Or maybe that’s just me). I did enjoy having my manicure done from that same comfy couch though! Lots of massaging of the hands & feet made me relax and enjoy! I’ll be coming back for sure!