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    Williamsburg Beauty Spa

    3.7 (70 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Zachary R.

    The worst experience I've ever had in a salon. I would like to note that I have never felt the need to download yelp but thought people should know how they treat people of color and/or people in the LGBTQ community. I was given a gift certificate to this spa but when I came in on 10/15/18 I wanted them to treat me as a new customer. I came in and inquired about a gel manicure, the manicurist had dark brown hair and responded that they do not do gel. She was very blunt and did not offer any alternative. I asked, "what do you do?". She responded saying "shellac" which is a type of gel... I said okay that would be fine. She asked if I currently had gel on my nails and I said yes. She then tells me I would have to go to a different salon to get my old gel removed and then come back to her for my manicure. I was appalled and asked her why? She tells me she doesn't really know how to remove gel, I proceeded to ask more questions and she then says she can do it, it just takes time and that it would be an extra $15 to remove. We make an appointment and I told her I would go to a different salon to get my gels removed since she originally said she didn't know what she was doing. Hours later I came back for my appointment with my old gel removed and Gosia the owner and the manicurist with dark hair were there. Gosia was very confrontational and aggressive at first. I explained to her that I have never had a business tell me to go elsewhere for a service they provide and told her I was offended. I felt like the manicurist should have told me that it would take however long and the price associated with the service. After going back and forth Gosia defended her employee and said she was a nice girl and she has been working there for years and they don't know what's on my nails. She acted as if they only remove gel when it's their product because their gel is higher quality. After trying to explain to her my experience she brushed the conversation off with an apology that felt disingenuous and like it was just a necessity. Gosia proceeded with my manicure and asked what color I wanted. I wanted gold chrome but she only had silver and rose gold so we went with silver. During the manicure, Gosia took her time and I thought she was doing a great job until the end. After 2 coats of clear, 2 coats of black, and a coat of clear, is when they put the silver chrome on top which is about the normal procedure for chrome. Each coat goes under the UV light. After putting the silver on she put a clear coat on and I went under the UV again. After this we are almost finished until she starts cleaning my nails with alcohol and the chrome starts coming off! Gosia panics about the silver coming off and then tells me "It's because of your old gel you had on before. This is a waste of my time". I couldn't believe she actually said I was a waste of her time. I told her that my previous gels we're grown out a lot and there had been no gel near my cuticle and yet the chrome is coming off there. She proceeded to tell me "I've been working in nails for 30+ years and now you are telling me what the case is?". She put the UV lamp down and slammed some plastic finger clamps in front of me and said she was going to start over. I said "No, can you just add more chrome and another top coat because I don't have the time"(it had been 2 hours at this point). She said okay and did just that. After she sent me to wash my hands instead of cleaning with alcohol. Once I finished Gosia asked to look at my nails twice and I showed her. She looked up at me each time for my opinion and I was silent. She then told me that the manicure was free of charge because of my experience and did not try to clean up my nails. I walked out looking like the 1st attached picture. The silver started chipping off within 24 hours like the 2nd picture. My friend went back to the shop days later to get a refund for the certificate and expressed her disappointment in the salon. Gosia told my friend that I gave her a difficult time. I would not recommend this shop to anyone.

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    Great facial, terrible customer service. Not COVID-safe (no masks worn by facialists).

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    7 years ago

    My skin looks amazing and I look 10 years younger thanks to Wburg Beauty Spa. I love everyone there. Best place ever. Thank you guys!

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    This place deserves zero stars. My skin has been terrible since leaving. My tech left the room for about 90% of the time. Worst place ever

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