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A bit off subject here even though all the nail salons here are Asian.
I remember seeing an interview with Tippi Hendren and she is the one who helped bring Asian manicurists to this country. More specifically it was either Vietnamese or Korean.
That's the first thing that came to mind for me, lol. I didn't weigh in because I'm not a guy who gets manicures and pedicures.
My wife goes to an Asian Salon.
Same here as for a lot of people - probably 98% of the salons near me are Asian owned. Some are great depending on the technician you get. Some a little less than great. It can be difficult to schedule an appointment with one particular person if you find someone you really like.
doc1 - one of these days, ask your wife to take you along for a pedicure! My hubby spends a lot of time on his feet each day. He's in workboots and walking on gravel a good deal of that time. The occasional pedicure with good attention to nail trims and callus removal really makes his feet feel a lot better!
No, I used to go every 4 to 6 weeks, & the language didn't bother me. Being told it was going to be a 15 minute wait when after an hour I was still unseen did. Plus I did a budget review, & that was an easy thing to stop, & cut out of the budget. I have good strong nails, so it is easy to keep them looking nice at home, & save the money.
I was going to get one done last week, for a special event, but after I filed my nails & found polish at the dollar store, I decided against it. I applied the paint to my nails 6 days ago, & they are still un-chipped, lookng good. Polish at the salon was always chipped within 24 hours
This thread has me flabbergasted. The implications that nail salons under Asian ownership (whether it be Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, etc.) are unsanitary and non-Asian salons are somehow safer?? Nothing short of racist. Guess what folks? Infections can happen anywhere, even the non-Asian owned salons. And the Vietnamese salons I go to are meticulously clean. The tools are sanitized, the pedi bowls cleaned, and new disposable bowl liners used each time.
It has nothing to do with the race of the owners, and everything to do with the level of cleanliness. Just because your nail tech is a blonde, blue-eyed native English speaker, that doesn't mean that there's less risk of infection.
I went to "Asian" and "American"nail salons. I found that in "Asian" salons they do better job - advanced techniques for gels and acrylics, more choices, less expensive. Salon I go now is Vietnamese, very posh-posh and clean. Always full with customers. I do gel sculpting with gel polish and it lasts 2-3 weeks, no chipping
My last post was in 2008, before I moved to a different state. In Ohio, a pedi was $50. and it was in my American hair salon. I said that I wouldn't go to an Asian nail salon in the mall because they came and went, and I worried about accountability.
Fast forward. I've lived in GA for 7 years now, and all the nail salons are Asian. There is a nice Vietnamese family who owns the nail salon where I go. It costs $23. for 90 minutes of pure bliss. They are very nice, and do a great job. It is their own business, so no worries about poor hygiene or lack of accountability.
There are only two nail salons that I'm aware of in the entire county that are NOT Asian owned and they are much more expensive plus there have been mixed reviews about them. One has always done a great job while the other one has lots of bad reviews. Being Asian has nothing to do with whether they are sanitary or not. Some are and some aren't. Some of the techs never even went to school. The owner went, got his/her license and then taught others who faked their certificates. When an inspection was due the workers without the legitimate licenses would be out that day. This was a big story a few years ago locally when a salon finally got caught.
I go to a Vietnamese place a few miles away and I can get an acrylic fill plus a pedicure for $43 then I tip her $10. I always see the owner who does a very nice job. However I usually just go for a fill which is only $18. Personally I think they should charge more because I remember 15 years ago paying $16 for a fill. This place is in an upscale shopping center and they do take walk-ins so they stay busy.
It used to annoy me a little when they would start speaking to each in their native tongue until I came to the realization that if the situation were reversed I will probably do the same thing if I worked with people who spoke my language in a country where English is the common language.
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