Nails 4 U

Those that know me, know I love getting my nails done. I’ve been to a number of places in Birmingham and people are always asking where to go so I’d though I’d expand on my knowledge and check out Nails 4 U on Corporation Street. It’s right down at the end, close to the Children’s Hospital and Boston Tea Party.
It’s quite small inside. There’s seating in front of you as you enter and there are three tables where you can get your nails done on the left hand side. They also do waxing (cannot comment much more on that) which they do at the back of the shop behind a curtain. There’s also a hairdressers downstairs.
I went on a Friday afternoon around 3.30pm and they managed to fit me in immediately. It got busy around 4.30pm and a queue did start to form. The gentleman that did my nails, prepped them very well. It doesn’t look like I had infills which can be the case sometimes as the nail starts to grow. However, I had a replacement nail put on and its wonky. I didn’t notice at the time but I’d be concerned if I was getting a full set here.
That’s not where the bad news stops. The nail varnish. I knew something was going to go wrong when the gentleman didn’t understand that I just wanted the tips of my nails painted. My nails are rather long and he initially put just only about 5 mm of varnish on. I had to ask for more twice. Most people when they do the tips, paint the nail then ‘tidy it up’ with nail varnish remover and a brush. That did not happen here. I hate being mean to people but I was not happy at all. The varnish was painted on in a straight line, it was lumpy and it was so thick at one point I thought there was more nail varnish on than acrylic!
The cost for this was £16 which is about right, if not a little cheaper than some other places, but I was very unhappy with the varnish and my wonky nail, even though the prep was very good. This could be down to who served me but it’s put me off for life.

I normally just file and paint my nails myself. However, as it was a special occasion I decided to treat myself to a full manicure.
When I arrived, I was seated on a small table in the corner and the lady took my previous nail varnish off. Next she filed my nails into the desired shape and began the full manicure.
The inside décor was pleasant, it was quite neutral although some of the posters on the wall looked dated and slightly off putting. There were some nail varnishes and similar products available for sale but I always feel they can be over priced in salons so I didn’t purchase any.
The woman who was doing my nails wasn’t overly chatty but the service was quick and my nails looked better than ever.