Estee Nail Spa

PAIN! I decided to try this place based on a friends recommendation since my normal didnt have any openings. I have had my nails done more times than I could count all the exact same request and I have NEVER had them hurt afterward like this. ALL of my nails hurt and not just around the edges from the stupid drill they use but the actual nail hurts… i cant even figure out why. On top of that almost everyone one of them are uneven. Not pleased at all. That being said the lady was very nice, friendly but not overly nosey like i have found some to be and I could understand her which is one of my biggest gripes about going to most nail places.

After trying almost every single nail salon within a 35-​mile radius, I finally decided to stop in to Estée Nail Salon on a lazy Thursday. Blackout shades are drawn in all the windows, making the place look sketchy, but it’s a nail salon. It can’t be all that bad, right?
My sister and I arrived around 1:30pm for mani/​pedi duos and were immediately seated in pedicure chairs toward the middle of the salon. We brought our own polish, asked for their mid-​level pedicure (which included a hot stone massage) and a basic manicure. Almost two hours later, I walked out with a splotchy polish job on my toes and several bruises on my left leg.
Now that I’m reading the previous reviews, I’m led to believe that Mary S. and I had the same nail technician. I’m all for a good massage (I’m a runner and anything to soothe my tired legs gets two thumbs up in my book). However, this lady absolutely killed my leg. To this day, almost a week later, it hurts to shave my leg… yes, just lightly running a razor over the bruised area is painful. I should have stopped her, but anyone who has gone into a nail salon knows the foreign chatter that will inevitably follow if you ask for something different or complain about your service. So, naturally, I took my lumps (literally) and went on my way. Lesson learned. I won’t be returning to Estée!

The offer of Massage here is a farce. It was devoid of any actual massage technique. It was actually painful, as if a nail technician was told to try giving a massage for the first time, with no idea what she was doing. A kitchen timer was ticking the whole time and the music was the opposite of relaxing. Don’t waste your money.

Being rather far from home (Fort Worth) I gave this place a try on my lunch break.
A 45 $ basic manicure with gel polish took just over 1 hour not including previous polish removal. They squeezed me in so I had a total of 3 different techs working on me. Never did they use any lotion– so my nails look great but my hands are dry after soaking for so long. The best part was during my polish application when the tiniest woman gave me a wonderful neck and shoulder massage. For such a wee little lady she had STRONG hands! She almost put me to sleep.
I still prefer my salon in Fort Worth but this was great for a relaxing lunch.