Esthetique Day Spa

My first spa treatment at Esthetique was a gift from my husband. Eva and her staff are amazing. I have been going to Esthetique for ten years and i have never been disappointed.

My Aunt (in-​law) treated me to a basic pedicure and express manicure at Esthetique this weekend. She is probably one of this salon’s most loyal customers. I would not dare say anything to her about what I think of it because I do not want to hurt her feelings and seem ungrateful, but I think she is getting royally ripped off here.
The Basic Pedicure (60 minutes, $ 47)
The service started with a 15 – 20 minute soak of my feet in a pedicure sink, which I thought was a little too long. The remaining 40 minutes or so was spent by my nail tech gently smoothing out my rough skin, trimming my cuticles, shaping and buffing my nails, «massaging» my legs, and applying nail polish. The «massage» itself was lame because I did not feel like I got a massage — it felt more like someone rubbing lotion on my legs for about a minute. That said, I can’t complain too much since the objective of the pedi — to have sandal-​ready feet — was achieved.
The Express Manicure (30 minutes, $ 18)
This was supposed to be a 30-​minute service, but mine was over in about 20. The nail tech shaped and buffed my nails, trimmed my cuticles, and applied clear nail polish. She did OK, but it was nothing great. I would have rather saved my Aunt her $ 18 because my nails did not look much better than they did before the manicure and my cuticles are now cracked and a bit inflamed.
Conclusion
The staff are nice enough, but they do just a «meh» job and I therefore do not feel that paying to get a mani/​pedi here is money well spent. If I weren’t so gutless, I would tell my Aunt to save her money and seek better and/​or less expensive alternatives to this place.