Nails Inc.

Meh…
Sophie K and I were out in city centre enjoying a much needed girls day out, when we decided we wanted to do something spontaneous! I suggested getting on a bus and skipping town for the day, she suggested a manicure. Super excited, we decided since we were going to stop by House of Fraser anyway to peruse their mega sale going on just now, why not treat ourselves to a fancy manicure.
That was what we expected, what we got was a 15 minute express manicure, which basically consisted of a quick uneven filing of our nails and a quick slap of colour applied. I was pretty taken aback when that’s all I got for £18. I probably should have asked before, but I’m pretty accustomed to a lot more for my money– especially when it comes to my nails. For this amount, I’m used to at least a soaking of the hands, cuticle work and a hand massage– on top of the filing and colour application. To be fair though, I’m looking at my hands now, two days later and the paint is still pretty much on my nails, but I’m a student, on a students budget (aka broke!) so for that amount I would have expected a little more. When I asked if they did anything with my cuticles, the girl told me I’d have to pay another £12 to have my cuticles cut. Uh, no thanks!
I’m not impressed by this manicure in the slightest, but gave it an extra star because of the company I was in.

It’s only a small little place, but I was in the city centre one day and thought that I should treat myself. My nails were long enough to do something with them and the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games was coming up, so I thought I’d need something sparkly if I have to share the stage with the handbag face that is Rod Stewart. Anyways, I walked in and they saw me immediately. She girl who was doing my nails did a great job and she was super chatty which made it quite the enjoyable experience.
I enjoy Nails Inc. nail polish, but I never seem to be able to apply it myself. She however did a great job, as I already said, and the beautiful sparkly nail varnish that I chose was a nightmare to get off, that’s how good it was (probably because it was a super pigmented glitter polish).

I can’t believe I actually did it, there is no way I ever thought I would actually go to a nail bar. Surprising myself, I accompanied a friend who was much more excited about the whole event than I was. She had the whole shebang, getting manicure, and polish. I on the other hand was forced to simply get a manicure. I am kind of a no fuss sort of person, so to have brightly coloured nails or just plastic white tipped ones is a strange concept.
Luckily for me, the normal and might I say money wasting manicure was on offer. I did get a pretty good hand massage thrown in which was to get all the moisture back into my hard working hands. If you love nail polish and hand attention, you will probably love Nails Inc. in House of Fraser.

To be truthful, I’m not a huge fan of fake nails, the thought of something plastic glued to my nails makes me feel a little ill, not to mention the fact that they’re so unhygienic. I do, however, absolutely love nail polish and in my time I’ve tried every single brand under the sun from cheap as chips to very expensive brands. I have to say that Nails Inc. are my favourite, the colours are so vibrant and always look super glossy, they last for ages without chipping and there’s just so much choice.
For my Christmas my mum bought me a set from Nails. Inc with twelve nail polishes inside, every kind of colour you can imagine. My favourites are Brook Street and Draycott Place which are two gorgeous red colours.
As well as striking colours that will definitely make you stand out in a crowd they also have more natural colours and french manicure sets for work days.
This Nails Inc. salon inside House Of Frasers gives you the choice of getting your nails done by one of the professionals or buying your own set. To be honest, the polishes are of such high quality that even if you do them yourself, they still look pretty professional. They’re not too cheap though, a single nail polish costs £10.50. You’re best to buy one of their sets where you can get around 8 mini polishes for just £20.