A little self-care can go a long way to lift your spirits after a rough week. One of my favorite ways to destress is by visiting my local nail salon where I can relax and get pampered while I watch reruns of "Fixer Upper."
I almost always leave feeling better than I did when I arrived. But there have been a couple of times that my salon experience was more like a nightmare.
Unfortunately, experiences like this are not uncommon.
Here are some manicure horror stories from Reddit users that may make you do a little extra research before your next salon visit. Of course, these are just for fun as we can't independently authenticate them.
She clipped my cuticles raw.
"I got the most painful mani of my life. She clipped my cuticles raw, sawed an emory board into them, and filed the corners of my nails until there was no nail left. Now my cuticles feel raw and stingy, and the skin on the corners of my nails is irritated (and they look all lopsided and awful)." - Reddit user flyinglabrador
They asked me to pay ahead of time and tip and then ruined my manicure.
"An old friend of mine was getting married, so I decided to spend money and get a gel manicure. I did my research on salons and this one had really great reviews. As I was getting my nails done, they asked me to pay the bill ahead of time and add tip. I did so and provided a very generous tip, assuming this woman would do a great job.
"I hated the way my nails looked when they were done! I assumed she would go back and retouch the unclean curves for the French tips and the spotty glitter job, but nope, she seemed proud of what she did and ended it. She even showed my nails to the manager, who immediately said how wonderful they looked and asked to put them on their social media page. I thought maybe I was being too much of a perfectionist at first, but the more I looked at them, the more it made me upset that the curves were uneven, and the glitter looked like it accidentally got on there. I spent $40 on a crappy manicure and was too awkward to say I didn't like it." - Reddit user MissCavy
He took away layers of my natural nails.
"I went in to get my gel manicure soaked off and new gels put on. The guy who removed the gel was super rough on my nails and I could see him taking away layers of my actual nail. I asked him to be more gentle and I'm not sure if he ignored me or just didn't hear. Some of my nails are now sore and now I'm concerned about infection." - Reddit user hallelujahhell
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