Gel Polish Bar

Went to the gel polish bar on my hour break at work. walked in everyone was super nice and accommodating. I picked out my color and Matt took me right away he was awesome and very funny. the hot towels at the end on my hands were amazing. thanks so much Matt i will be back.

I think people are weirded out because it’s not your typical experience. I was asked what my name was as soon as I stepped in. They referred to me by my first name the entire time which was super refreshing!
Some other patrons were signing on the karaōke machine which I personally found hilarious and far more entertaining than someone talking on their phone.
Matt (who I think was the manager) was very attentive and funny. And Ella/​Gina were great technicians!
My pedi was reasonably priced and the job was well done. I’d go back there anytime!

Not your typical nail salon however refreshingly so! My nails look amazing and I walk out feeling refreshed and relaxed. The owner will go out of his way to make you feel comfortable.

I agree with a lot of the points Maura made. It’s a very strange setup, but my nails came out nice so I guess that’s a good thing.
I saw this place driving by a few times. Decided on a whim I’ll try it out one afternoon. I tried calling to see if they have a spot available for me right now. It rang and rang no answer. Weird, but I thought they must just be busy. I stopped in. Walked up and there is one girl eating out front. I ask if they could take me and she told me yes, so I went in. There was no customers, just the other nail tech curled up in the pedi chair with her tablet and headphones on. I think I woke her. Now I know why the phone wasn’t answered.
First impression, it’s not very clean, also not filthy. Just dingy, which is weird since they have only been open for a few months. Country music is blaring, weird but whatever. I’m down.
I pick out my color and sit at the bar. Chairs are not comfortable! They have two tvs playing two different things, but no sound on.
The girl who did my nails was nice enough, she even danced in her seat a few times. Also weird.
Prices are high for the salon it’s in. It’s barebones and not very welcoming. Not sure if I’ll be back or not.
.just odd experience overall

This was a weird experience. I’ve thought about it for three days and. . it was weird. I give it two stars because my nails look nice, otherwise it would be one star for the attitude.
It’s a nail salon doing what I think is supposed to be a riff on a drybar but if so, it falls far short. It’s newly opened, next to the D’Angelo’s in the plaza where Building 19 used to be, across from Dunkin Donuts. (I give these landmarks because I drove by it for a week before noticing it’s even open!) I have to tell the whole story to try and paint the off-​putting picture.
I walked in on Friday around 11:00 for a mani pedi. Country music blaring –BLARING –from shop speakers. It’s bare & spare. A long counter for nail techs to sit behind, with backless stools for customers in front. Small, standard collection of polishes but since they’re new the colors were up to date. The nail counter had nothing on it– no fans, no dryers, no station accoutrements — just a bare L-​shaped counter. I happen to like the old school nail salons with a good luck jade plant or two, a shrine to the family and tv on the wall. Here the two tv’s are both situated so the techs can see them while they work, but customers will have to twist sideways or look over your shoulder to try & see them They were tuned to cartoons and a soap while I was there, so not much of a miss!
Anywho, I didn’t realize a tech was speaking to me over the music, and was she laughing, shouting, «hellooooooo? Helloooooooo?» at me and not in a pleasant way — very sarcastic. Four customers were getting pedis, two mothers with two thirteen’ish girls. no one at the nail bar. I asked if I could wait for a mani pedi and figured it wouldn’t be a huge wait with four techs working on four pedis. Nail tech told me «a few minutes» and turned back to her pedi. Okay. I turned back to the polish to maybe choose another color and again, «Helloooooooooo! Hellooooooooo!» and lots of giggling. I was apparently going to be her morning show. At this point I should have left, maybe come back later. Woulda, coulda, shoulda! Nope, I gave her the big smile and asked where she wanted me to go.
I was directed to a dry pedi chair at the end of the row (10 chairs in total) — no water, no anything for 10 minutes. One of the techs finished a pedi, walked over and stood silently by my chair for a couple of minutes. Was I being guarded? No sit & dash for me? Then he decided to clean it while I sat there. Oh I wish I left then! He sprayed and wiped without a word while I squirmed and twisted to stay out of his way! No water yet.
Thirty minutes later (after being told «three minutes!» although three techs had freed up) the snarky tech (oh, lucky me!) rolled over to me and started the water. I gave up. I just agreed to everything she said. I did want a hot oil manicure and she gave me reasons why it was going to be parafin instead. . ok, whatever. I did thank her for the foot massage as it was really good — she said it was «just doing her job». Eventually, the country music did get turned way, way down after the group of four left and even snarky girl said, «finally, thank you! to the one who adjusted it. He laughed & cranked it back half way. Shoot me.
90 minutes later. . there aren’t any dryers for fingers or toes but she did leave me with a small drying fan at the nail bar before she left to eat lunch outside. My nails look nice. The atmosphere is a no for me. With a nail salon on every other corner, the salon doesn’t have to be the most luxurious but good customer service has to be important and it isn’t here. Too bad.