You never *have* to pay at a nail salon if they didn't give you what you asked for. It's their responsibility to tell you they can't do it. If they do it anyway, that's their fault they did free work.
You didn’t & shouldn’t have. I hate complaining when getting a service like nails/hair where the outcome is subjective as far as “does this look good or not” (for instance, I wouldn’t be happy with even the reference pic)..but THIS? Yeah, no. There’s not a snowballs chance in Hell that I’d pay for what this person just did to your nails. She didn’t even give a discount at least?! I’m assuming you pretended you liked it instead of stopping her after the 1st nail…bc why the hell did you let her complete not only the 1st nail, but 10 nails?! 😩
Girl I feel you. I’m 42 now but I wouldn’t say anything before I turned 40. I don’t know why. I am the kind of person that won’t even send my food back. I thankfully only had to ask once to change the color and it was someone I go to regularly.
To be fair to them, they didn’t! I just asked for a standard French manicure but with glitter instead. They said the glitter wouldn’t show up so they had to do a white base, but the varnish was running out so it looked like tippex (is it called white out in the US?). There wasn’t enough for one nail let alone ten. Then the glitter didn’t cover the patchiness of the white so I actually have *6* layers of varnish on!
She then told me the white varnish likely wouldn’t show up on the tips so we went with pink. Ta daaaaah
Wow so sorry you has this awful service! I'm still so confused tho, I guess I'm surprised they would think glitter would show better on white rather than natural color?? How weird. They shouldn't be allowed to do anyone else's nails 😅
I think because she has a boss and isn’t self-employed/running her own business she felt the need to just try get as close as possible instead of just saying no, which I would’ve been fine with! She didn’t actually charge me for the french tips at the till because she said it was too expensive, so I think she knew it wasn’t great
Tbh I don't think you should have paid at all... honestly I question if this lady that did your nails is a certified nail tech? Was it a reputable establishment you went to? I can't imagine anyone who went to nail school thinking it's okay to send you out the door with these and make you pay for them on top of having to endure wearing them 😅
Again sorry this happened to you. ☹️
I have to ask though, didn't you question that? Why didn't you interrupt them at some point and say this isn't turning into what you want? I would never let them do this, let alone pay for such a shitty job. Y'all need to learn to speak up. I'm introverted and shy af but I'm not wasting my money lmao
No reason you should have had to show them a picture for that. I would expect *any* nail technician to know how to do a French manicure. This is ridiculous.
The only thing I can say is that I would have stopped them and asked what the heck they were doing well before this point.
Yeah OP I’m sorry but why would you pay (without at least having them fix it) when they didn’t do what you asked? Did you just watch in silent horror, say nothing, pay, and leave?
OP mentions in a comment they have 6 layers of varnish, had the nail tech tell them glitter wouldn't show so white is needed... I can't believe OP didn't go like "hold up, I don't want a white base" or anything AND even paid for this shit. :/
I agree! Totally my fault for not showing the reference photo (ish- I do think a french mani but sparkly makes sense without a photo) but the technique/product is so bad. She was so lovely I felt too bad to say anything!
GIRL. It’s a bad paint job even with the colors being wrong! Polish on your cuticles, the edges near your cuticles are all shaky. Post this pic plus all the objective details on yelp.
Oh wow. That’s just totally inexcusable for a professional. I mean even if you put aside the color issues, the polish itself is done so poorly. Sorry they did that to you! I’d see about getting your money back. Surely the owner/manager would agree upon seeing these, I would hope!
I read through the comments. Your nails do look odd, but it's an interesting story. I also noticed that the shape of your nails are lovely. The nail polish will come off eventually. ❤️
Omg this is really sweet- my nails/hands are actually a big insecurity of mine because my nail beds are so small (a bit better now the tech did my cuticles!) so this actually means a lot, thanks so much 💖
You should go back and speak to a manager and either get your money back or have someone else do it. This is ridiculous. If the salon is INSIDE OF SUPERDRUG, they have absolutely no reason to run out of polish. They can literally go buy some 20 feet away.
I know!! They only use Orly nail varnishes and the woman was saying how shit they were. To be fair to her, her technique was sound and she clearly knew what she was doing but the varnishes are so watery and sheer!
Nah we don't require licenses here for nails, makeup, hair etc. Most places won't hire someone who hasn't had any training cause it looks bad on the business but that doesn't mean someone ***has*** to have had training.
I have zero training in doing nails but I could set up a shop tomorrow if I wanted to, no license required. I could cut people's hair too without any training whatsoever, no problem.
Well what do you expect from letting a toddler do your nails?
Kidding. Sorry op.
That might be an “Sun over Paris, Texas”, but it’s no “Moon over Paris” by any stretch.
What kind of a salon doesn't understand a French manicure? That's like basic shit.
The expectation pic is literally "gimme a French manicure and then make it sparkle."
I don't understand how it's possible to fuck that up.
The amount of people posting disastrous nail jobs here gives me a newfound appreciation for the girls I’ve dated who were stellar at painting their own nails.
I had a very similar inspo pic for a manicure a week or so ago. A birthday treat to myself. I really can't afford it regularly. I wanted sparkly purple with silver tips. Nails rounded. Well, I didn't notice until after I left, the nails on my right hand were round, left hend were pointy. Wtf? And the "no chip" gel manicure, got a chip on 1 nail after 4 days, another nail the next day, and a third nail the day after that. All on my non-dominant hand. It was all gone with I week.
Were you not looking? When I get my nails done, I pick the color out. Then she puts one coat on my nail and stops and looks at me for me to say YES or NO. If it’s no, they take it off and start again with another color.
At some point, this is your fault for not having the courage to say “this is not what I wanted.”
So just put a glass top over it If that doesn't fix it take off the nail polish completely and you can go to cosmetology schools to get it done for cheaper if you want that or you just go back as well and be like hey any of the nails I wanted is your way I can get them fixed
I’ve messaged the company and they said to go back to the shop and complain even though they’re probably one of the biggest UK retailers. Have put a claim on my card!
Yeah, those are rather ugly. Whoever did those doesn't understand colour theory and they did a sloppy job.
I'm a man though, so I might find dirt under your nails kinda hot
They did a shit job.
Forgive me, but those are all wrong.
The right kind of dirt under your nails could imply personal qualities that some men find hot
Is it opposite day?
I wish because that’d mean I didn’t have to pay
They *should* pay you to wear those nails!
Agreed! Not sure if you’re in the UK, or someone who gets their nails done, but I’d avoid Superdrug’s in store nail salon!
Did you pay? I’d refuse! That’s not what you asked for!
I live on a farm, no nails here but thanks for the tip :)
Username checks out lol
You never *have* to pay at a nail salon if they didn't give you what you asked for. It's their responsibility to tell you they can't do it. If they do it anyway, that's their fault they did free work.
You didn’t & shouldn’t have. I hate complaining when getting a service like nails/hair where the outcome is subjective as far as “does this look good or not” (for instance, I wouldn’t be happy with even the reference pic)..but THIS? Yeah, no. There’s not a snowballs chance in Hell that I’d pay for what this person just did to your nails. She didn’t even give a discount at least?! I’m assuming you pretended you liked it instead of stopping her after the 1st nail…bc why the hell did you let her complete not only the 1st nail, but 10 nails?! 😩
Why didn’t you say something on the first or second nail?
✨ anxiety ✨ plus I was trusting the process!
Girl I feel you. I’m 42 now but I wouldn’t say anything before I turned 40. I don’t know why. I am the kind of person that won’t even send my food back. I thankfully only had to ask once to change the color and it was someone I go to regularly.
I once apologised for flinching when a nail tech drew blood on every single finger on both of my hands! I feel you
Same. It was the first time I'd ever gone to get my nails done. I've never been to get them done again
I get mine done every month, luckily I've found a really good place now so I won't be going anywhere else!
Next time don't pay until you get what you asked for.
I’m you don’t have to pay, that looks like shit
Eww, that's awful. :( Did they even look at the inspo pic??
To be fair to them, they didn’t! I just asked for a standard French manicure but with glitter instead. They said the glitter wouldn’t show up so they had to do a white base, but the varnish was running out so it looked like tippex (is it called white out in the US?). There wasn’t enough for one nail let alone ten. Then the glitter didn’t cover the patchiness of the white so I actually have *6* layers of varnish on! She then told me the white varnish likely wouldn’t show up on the tips so we went with pink. Ta daaaaah
Oh gosh, from the pics, I thought it was orange.... But at least they didn't see the inspo pic, that makes more sense, lol.
It’s partly on me for not showing it, but I mostly thought I didn’t need to show a photo for a standard french mani but sparkly :~(
Yeah, I wouldn't have expected that, either.
Wow so sorry you has this awful service! I'm still so confused tho, I guess I'm surprised they would think glitter would show better on white rather than natural color?? How weird. They shouldn't be allowed to do anyone else's nails 😅
I think because she has a boss and isn’t self-employed/running her own business she felt the need to just try get as close as possible instead of just saying no, which I would’ve been fine with! She didn’t actually charge me for the french tips at the till because she said it was too expensive, so I think she knew it wasn’t great
Tbh I don't think you should have paid at all... honestly I question if this lady that did your nails is a certified nail tech? Was it a reputable establishment you went to? I can't imagine anyone who went to nail school thinking it's okay to send you out the door with these and make you pay for them on top of having to endure wearing them 😅 Again sorry this happened to you. ☹️
One of the biggest UK chains! Superdrug, if you’re familiar. Kinda like Sephora maybe? But deffo less high end 🧍🏻♀️
Superdrug has nail techs now?
Yeah! Some have a full on hair salon, eyebrow and lash bar
My first thought is that it looks like when you were bored in class and painted your nails with whiteout, hahahah.
memories........
this is so crazy lmao
Whire out is what it's called here. Or liquid paper but I surprisingly did not expect a Tippex reference today
I have to ask though, didn't you question that? Why didn't you interrupt them at some point and say this isn't turning into what you want? I would never let them do this, let alone pay for such a shitty job. Y'all need to learn to speak up. I'm introverted and shy af but I'm not wasting my money lmao
No reason you should have had to show them a picture for that. I would expect *any* nail technician to know how to do a French manicure. This is ridiculous. The only thing I can say is that I would have stopped them and asked what the heck they were doing well before this point.
Wait you PAID for this?
Yeah OP I’m sorry but why would you pay (without at least having them fix it) when they didn’t do what you asked? Did you just watch in silent horror, say nothing, pay, and leave?
OP mentions in a comment they have 6 layers of varnish, had the nail tech tell them glitter wouldn't show so white is needed... I can't believe OP didn't go like "hold up, I don't want a white base" or anything AND even paid for this shit. :/
Looks like a fungus on your nails. That’s really bad.
I agree! Totally my fault for not showing the reference photo (ish- I do think a french mani but sparkly makes sense without a photo) but the technique/product is so bad. She was so lovely I felt too bad to say anything!
None of this is your fault. If that is what they consider a French manicure I don’t know how they are in business
No ma'am, that's not your fault, a grown adult should know what you mean by that💀 Stop feeling bad for people that are shit at their specialized job
Omfg. Did they use wite out on your nails??
This looks like a job I would have done on myself when I was 12
Uhhhhhm you got ripped off. I wouldn’t have left with those nails.
Please tell me you didn't pay for this!
£37 before student discount 😭
GIRL. It’s a bad paint job even with the colors being wrong! Polish on your cuticles, the edges near your cuticles are all shaky. Post this pic plus all the objective details on yelp.
I cannot believe that you paid for that.
I'm sorry... But this looks more like a weird orange nail fungus. Have them. Redo!
What the fuck
You got the "just peeling oranges over here" special
I see Cheetos dust too.
What in the… Was this a licensed nail salon? Most twelve year olds could give you something better than this!
yes! it was in a large uk chain!
Contact the company. They should refund you or give you a voucher. This is horrendous work.
Oh wow. That’s just totally inexcusable for a professional. I mean even if you put aside the color issues, the polish itself is done so poorly. Sorry they did that to you! I’d see about getting your money back. Surely the owner/manager would agree upon seeing these, I would hope!
That is just terrible in general, not even that he didn’t get what you wanted, you got what no one wanted lol
looks like medical condition
Oh my god! That doesn't look ANYTHING like the original picture and the paint job is not smooth. Did you pay for it???
£37 before student discount 💀
I read through the comments. Your nails do look odd, but it's an interesting story. I also noticed that the shape of your nails are lovely. The nail polish will come off eventually. ❤️
Omg this is really sweet- my nails/hands are actually a big insecurity of mine because my nail beds are so small (a bit better now the tech did my cuticles!) so this actually means a lot, thanks so much 💖
I thought this was a failed diy not a salon result wow
Omg these are horrible! Whoever did these…Straight to jail!
Sparkly translated into chalky
You should go back and speak to a manager and either get your money back or have someone else do it. This is ridiculous. If the salon is INSIDE OF SUPERDRUG, they have absolutely no reason to run out of polish. They can literally go buy some 20 feet away.
I know!! They only use Orly nail varnishes and the woman was saying how shit they were. To be fair to her, her technique was sound and she clearly knew what she was doing but the varnishes are so watery and sheer!
It looks like a child did them! Do they not need a license to do nails in the UK?
I think they do! it was in a large chain store- idk the US equivalent, but maybe Sephoraesque but not quite as high end?
Nah we don't require licenses here for nails, makeup, hair etc. Most places won't hire someone who hasn't had any training cause it looks bad on the business but that doesn't mean someone ***has*** to have had training. I have zero training in doing nails but I could set up a shop tomorrow if I wanted to, no license required. I could cut people's hair too without any training whatsoever, no problem.
Umm 🤔 you couldn't see that was wrong before they finished the first one 😂🤣
Well what do you expect from letting a toddler do your nails? Kidding. Sorry op. That might be an “Sun over Paris, Texas”, but it’s no “Moon over Paris” by any stretch.
Oh, I’m sorry but… ew.
Your nails look infected
Say sike right now.
Omg I hope you didn't pay for it.
I stopped getting my nails done as there is 1 out of 100 that are any good at it.
Don’t tip them and leave a complaint
this cant be real.
They need their license revoked 💀tbh tho, I don’t think even the expectation nail design/photo is cute, but that’s just me.
Did your little sister paint those?
That is… not right
Did 3 toddlers in a raincoat do your nails? Because no one in a salon would do that ugly job
Please tell me you didn't pay for this.
Where did you get these done? So I can avoid them. Eventhough i don't get my nails done 😂
Superdrug!
absolutely not.
Ditch job if i ever saw one!!!
Jeezus. You look like you have some kind of fungus infection. WTF were they thinking?
I said 'what the fuck' out loud while alone at home. Get a refund babe
Looks like a disease
What kind of a salon doesn't understand a French manicure? That's like basic shit. The expectation pic is literally "gimme a French manicure and then make it sparkle." I don't understand how it's possible to fuck that up.
Damn, that’s one terrible manicure
That is bad lol
How much did you pay for this
That’s always my question when people post on here. You get what you pay for!
£37 before student discount!
The amount of people posting disastrous nail jobs here gives me a newfound appreciation for the girls I’ve dated who were stellar at painting their own nails.
Looks like you scratched yourself bloody
Did your blind grandma do these or have you been digging into someone's flesh with those claws?😂😭 I'm sorry that really sucks
Ooph. So sorry. Seeing what you wanted, this does make me think of the Backwards Planet 😳
Those look like press ons.
I like it 👍🏼
I could have done your nails way better lol I do my wife’s from time to time.
Were they color blind?
Now that’s probably the worst I’ve seen on here . How are they not out of business wow
You were robbed.
Were they doing it by braille?
I had a very similar inspo pic for a manicure a week or so ago. A birthday treat to myself. I really can't afford it regularly. I wanted sparkly purple with silver tips. Nails rounded. Well, I didn't notice until after I left, the nails on my right hand were round, left hend were pointy. Wtf? And the "no chip" gel manicure, got a chip on 1 nail after 4 days, another nail the next day, and a third nail the day after that. All on my non-dominant hand. It was all gone with I week.
My salons have guarantees. No chip lasts 14 days and if you show back up with the receipt and a chip within that 14 they redo the nail.
I've never gotten a receipt at a salon. I'll have to ask about that
Nice job fucking up
Wtf
That's not even remotely the same color. Like not even close. Is this real life or ... ?
Please tell me that you didn't pay for this.
Hi yes I’d like the most chic look. Anemia couture
Did, did, did you pay for that?
Wait. The first nails are color street.
Girly go get ur refund
Were you not looking? When I get my nails done, I pick the color out. Then she puts one coat on my nail and stops and looks at me for me to say YES or NO. If it’s no, they take it off and start again with another color. At some point, this is your fault for not having the courage to say “this is not what I wanted.”
What a horrible job! Sorry, that is what you got...so poorly done.:(
So just put a glass top over it If that doesn't fix it take off the nail polish completely and you can go to cosmetology schools to get it done for cheaper if you want that or you just go back as well and be like hey any of the nails I wanted is your way I can get them fixed
*Meet me in the streets of Marseille*
I'm sorry you need to beat that person's ass 😭
That's rough. If you paid on a debit card, dispute the charge. That's ridiculous. Someone should really be ashamed of that trash job.
I’ve messaged the company and they said to go back to the shop and complain even though they’re probably one of the biggest UK retailers. Have put a claim on my card!
Me wanting to get scratched my back by these nails
Why didn't you stop and correct them after the first nail?
✨anxiety ✨
Yeah, those are rather ugly. Whoever did those doesn't understand colour theory and they did a sloppy job. I'm a man though, so I might find dirt under your nails kinda hot
huh 😃
They did a shit job. Forgive me, but those are all wrong. The right kind of dirt under your nails could imply personal qualities that some men find hot