Personally, I prefer going to a nail salon full of women from various parts of Asia. Women who have perfected the art of stroking a tiny paint brush acrossĀ the nail bed, perfectly, I might add. Spas typically charge double, if not more, than a non-spa nail salon and, in my opinion, do the best job. After all, it’s just nail polish and I haven’t been inside of a nail salon that doesn’t carry the popular OPI products, which sort of makes them all equal as far as products are concerned. My theory is this –Ā they get the most practice which actually affords them chance to, in fact, perfect the art.
My shrewdness temporary leaves the building when faced with the probability of snagging a deal. When I saw the ad for a local deal on http://www.travelzoo.com, I thought “hmmm, $29 for a maniĀ & pediĀ at ‘Best of 2011’ Westside Spa, Spa Sentio, I’ll take two.” And that’s exactly what I did. I bought two vouchers and decided to give one to my mother for all she does with helping me with my children. I made an appointment for us both and off we went.
I set my expectations rather high, as they should be since the manicure and pedicureĀ is normally $75 at Spa Sentio. Big mistake.
I was a skeptical, at best, by Virgil, the host/owner. I wasnāt expecting Mr. Miagiās brother to greet me. Unlike Mr. Miagi, Virgil is very accommodating. The necklace I was wearing got stuck on the chair and when I stood up, it broke into pieces. Virgil offered to fix it. He actually laid out all the pieces and seriously attempted to put it back together.
After realizing that my IQ is definitely low (it me a while to figure outĀ how to open the door to the restroom), I realized that there was only one nail technician. Why? Needless to say, I did not get my nails done because I was not prepared to wait for my mother to have service completed before being attended to. Honestly, I was not impressed at all with my mothers manicure or pedicure. Neither looked professionally done. In fact, both looked as though the polish would not last a day. There is a technique to applying polish.
While waiting, I was able to really examine this “spa”.Ā I would rate theĀ adornment of Spa SentioĀ very high.Ā Ā The abundance of whitenessĀ is quite refreshing. I do love the tree limbs hanging near the window. My favorite distractionĀ is how the interior decorator strategicallyĀ placed silver leaves on the wall, givingĀ the illusion that they areĀ protruding through the wall. But what I found most fascinating was the nail polish dripping down the wall giving the illusion of stripes ending in a puddle of color.Ā How creative.
Bottom line ā I will go back to use my voucher but I would not recommend this spa for service. I totally get what they are trying to accomplish here. It’s just a shame they fail on executing.
Lady N Lycra 
