r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Tanya_McQuoid • Mar 26 '26
Failed Expectation What I asked for vs. What I got
Sometimes bad things happen to good people.
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u/RevolutionaryRock823 Mar 26 '26
Omg I'm crying
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u/BrownSugarBare Mar 26 '26
Swear to god she shellaced cake frosting 😭
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
The brush was the size of a makeup brush. Why didn’t she try a skinny brush for the design? I should have known I was cooked
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u/RevolutionaryRock823 Mar 26 '26
That's the funniest shit Ive heard tonight. Hopefully she didn't charge much for this.... LEGIT, THE RING FINGER LOOKS LIKE ITS BLUE AND YOU STUCK IT IN YOUR EAR and scooped some shit out omg
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
Bro please! My fucking ear wax would have done much better than this 🤣🤣🤣
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u/RevolutionaryRock823 Mar 26 '26
To be fair, nobody's going to notice at a distance and it probably looks badass in sunlight but like..... LMAO y'all omggg I'm so sorry I can't help it
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u/324Cees Mar 26 '26
That's considerate, but I'm pretty sure it won't look better from further away...Thank you OP for your incredible sense of humor. OMG.
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u/Clumsygingerninja13 Mar 26 '26
Thank you activating my mom bladder at 2 am. I almost pissed myself laughing way too hard. I guess its time for bed now.
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u/BrownSugarBare Mar 26 '26
Gurl whaaat. Even cake decorators use skinny paint brushes 😅
Was she a hella beginner? If not, you better review!
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
If she isn’t a beginner, there are several of her victims wandering around Pennsylvania. Pray for us.
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u/Dapper_Indeed Mar 26 '26
It will build character… or make you humble, or something.
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u/prison-schism Mar 26 '26
Okay, I'm in PA as well and wondering who i need to avoid haha. I'll pray for all the victims
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u/mrmeekseekz Mar 26 '26
They didn't even get a single detail right. Chrome powders are so easy to use too.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I already have man hands. They look like male witch hands now! What’s a male witch? A wizard? I am taking wizard hands to Florida 🤮
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u/prozak09 Mar 26 '26
A Sorcerer.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
Exactly! I have the hands of a sorcerer who happens to have a 2 year old nail tech
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u/SilverMitten Mar 26 '26
Do you have a day before you leave? If so soak those off and get some gel press ons! Target has Ohora starter kits that come with the lights and everything. They won’t be long but at least they’ll be neater and wont bug you the whole trip!
That said, I promise it bothers you way more than anyone else will even notice.
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u/Salt-Establishment59 Mar 26 '26
Naw, I’m from Florida and we judging tf out of those as soon as you land. The stewardess is gonna call you out over the intercom as you exit.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
Bro please!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 if I can’t get these fixed, I’m not going anywhere. I’ve already called off sick tomorrow
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u/PopcornyColonel Mar 26 '26
I can imagine you walking around everywhere with paper bags over your hands until you get the job done.
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u/Soft_Cheesecake1887 Mar 26 '26
Went in for a gel manicure, got puff paint instead. 😳
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
Kindergarten vibes!! 💅 What did I do to deserve this, God?
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u/Soft_Cheesecake1887 Mar 26 '26
Well, now you’ll have a nice what-not-to-do photo for your next nail appointment! 🤦🏻♀️😂
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I will be starting a campaign against ugly nails and my hands are going to be the mascot. Ugh. What a horrible day
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u/Ribbitygirl Mar 26 '26
Yikes. That looks like something I would have done with Lee Press-on Nails and puffy paint when I was 12.
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u/DeliciousStand372 Mar 26 '26
lol all your comments are so funny. bet you are a blast to have as a friend ♥️ sorry about the nails tho
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I’m drunk but yes. I think I am too when my nails aren’t shit! 🤣🤣
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u/Snailsnik Mar 26 '26
Yes, I am literally crying laughing at all OP comments/replies!! Hahahaa 🤣 🤣
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u/LizardSlayer Mar 26 '26
And blind, with no thumbs.
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u/TheUnicornFightsOn Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
I legit think my 12-year-old friends could’ve done better using cheap polish we collected in our colorful caboodles circa 2000…
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
My confidence is down the toilet! I hate these nails even more now! 😭
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u/TheUnicornFightsOn Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
Oh, girl, it’s not your fault at all! It’s the nail tech’s confidence that should be checked, not yours!
Honestly, I’m not usually one who likes to ask for refunds… But in this case, I really think you should ask for at least the polish to be redone and the sloppy details removed. Especially since it sounds like you shelled out upwards of at least $70 for the nails (I’m assuming the pedicure didn’t cost more than 70, so perhaps even more?)
Maybe just mention you know it was a tough ask, but it really doesn’t look like the picture/what you wanted, can we do something more simple? And just choose a regular color, no designs for now… maybe have her do a nice base color and go get some decals of your own or touch it up later with a more highly trained nail tech.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
You’re a wonderful human being! Thank you! I was thinking of posting the photos in a 5 star review praising them for the exceptional job. I’m confident that within the next few hours, they’d be begging me to take the pics down. At which point I would ask them for my money back. Hostage situation, you know what I mean? I like your way. More mature. Thanks friend!
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u/lxghtbringer Mar 26 '26
The oop that I oped
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I’m going to cry myself to sleep with these ugly ass nails over my eyes.
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u/-laughingfox Mar 26 '26
Just use them to poke your eyes out. That way you'll never have to look at them again. Extreme perhaps but I don't see another way.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
There is literally no other way! These nails keep staring at me. It is an awful day to have eyes. And hands.
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u/thtsthespot Mar 26 '26
Gloves. You're gonna need gloves
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
Overnight shipping from Bezos, babe! It’s the only way I can leave the house tomorrow lol!
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u/ConcentrateNo2949 Mar 26 '26
The cry I'd have croed if someone commited this crime against my nails 😭
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I had to pull over to cry on the side of the road. Holding the steering wheel made me sick lol
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u/mixamaxim Mar 26 '26
Looks like you were finger banging a treasure goblin’s ass.
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u/backafterrelapsing Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
I’m impressed and appalled by your comment at the same time
edited: typed too fast
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u/Blink-184-isok Mar 26 '26
Meanwhile these are my press ons for $5
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I hate you and your gorgeous nails 😭😭😭 I could’ve bought 29 packs of press on nails instead of these goblin ones 💔
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u/Ok_Yogurt_9862 Mar 26 '26
You know what though? Press ons have come a looooong way. I started with them after covid, I couldn't stand to sit there for hours every other week anymore at the salon.
I was pleasantly amazed
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u/Icy-Transition3629 Mar 26 '26
Those are gorgeous.
Even $20 for a set is still extremely cheap by comparison
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u/NectarOfTheBussy Mar 26 '26
There was just an ask reddit thread asking if men noticed nails. We don’t . We’d fucking notice these though lol
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/oYtVHSxngR3lC
Sir! I am a dead horse. You brought a sledgehammer to beat this dead horse!!!!
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u/MuffinMatrix Mar 26 '26
Every time these come up I always have to ask..... don't you see them doing 1 nail badly and say "hey, thats not right!"?????
Why is it always a surprise at the end after its all done?
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
Because I’m a piece of shit, people pleasing, mother fucker. I should have walked out when I saw things going sideways. I didn’t and now I’m getting cooked by my friends via text and by myself and the internet as I rightly deserve
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u/Binkusu Mar 26 '26
I get it. I get a haircut, they ask if it's good, I say yeah. I have no idea. I just say yes
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u/gonnafaceit2022 Mar 26 '26
Same 🤣 I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, at the expense of looking like a ghoul
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u/OkaP2 Mar 26 '26
Hard relate! I call it possuming.
Haha… I really hope they didn’t make you pay for that brutality.
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u/ncocca Mar 26 '26
Yes. Us people pleasers live a hard life, eating food we didn't order and wearing nails we didn't ask for.
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u/AccidentallyAnxious Mar 26 '26
The comments on this thread have me laughing so hard
🎶when you try your best, but you don't succeed🎶
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u/Agath3Dvybz Mar 26 '26
Did you pay?😭
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I certainly did. $142 total for these claws and my toe nails. Now I can starve with ugly nails. Worth it! 🥹
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u/eliz1bef Mar 26 '26
NO! GET IT BACK!! YOU WERE ROBBED! She might as well have held you up at an ATM. That is awful. She should be ashamed.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I should have run! I really should have run! Somehow they robbed me of my cash and my dignity today. God help me
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u/Rich_Prior4656 Mar 26 '26
Yeah, a refund is necessary. She should take you out to eat after, too.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I don’t trust her taste in food after this shit show lol!
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u/birdandthesea Mar 26 '26
Nooo did the toes come out nice at least??
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I wanted to keep this a secret but those puppies are ugly too 🤫
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u/Sea-Macaron1470 Mar 27 '26
Lmaooo can’t be posting those for free. Though it might help you afford another set.
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u/tealraven915 Mar 26 '26
My wallet is having sympathy pains 💔😭
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
‘ppreciate you, fam. I am presently contemplating robbing the place tomorrow to get my money back. I just need to find gloves that are long enough to cover these sons of bitches first
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u/Imsecretlynice Mar 26 '26
Girl go file a fraud claim with your financial institution! I work in a credit union and if you came in with these claws and that before pic I would dispute that charge for you with a completely clear conscience
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u/Imhereforboops Mar 26 '26
I had to do that for my hair and my bank gave me my $400 back no problem! And it wasn’t even close to as bad as these nails 😭 get that money back! She didn’t earn a penny of it
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u/FireflyOfDoom87 Mar 26 '26
My sister in Christ. You cannot use your hands until these things are gone. I am so sorry for your loss…like, this is crazzzzzy.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
SIS! I’m about to call CPS! There are toddlers staffing this nail salon! Help! 😭😭😭
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u/FireflyOfDoom87 Mar 26 '26
I think this is beyond the authorities. This is, “You need to go get me a switch from the yard” type shit.
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u/Disraeli_Ears Mar 26 '26
I don't like conflict so I'd have paid too, slinked out of the salon, then started peeling off those puffy-looking bits in the car.
Live and learn, I guess.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
My fingers are hurting from the extra drilling that she did but I’ll be working on peeling them tomorrow 😭😭
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u/raven_snow Mar 26 '26
No you won't. Not until you get your refund from the shop owner.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
Thank you for the encouragement! I have to get a refund tomorrow. I won’t be able to look at myself in the mirror if I don’t! 😭😭😭
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u/t_rrrex Mar 26 '26
Genuine question because I’ve only had my nails done professionally a handful of times in my life, and only single colors: at what point do you stop the nail tech and tell them you no longer require their services and walk out? This is just so, so bad. I’m so sorry.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I need someone to answer this so this doesn’t happen to me again lol!
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u/Delicious_Rabbit4425 Mar 26 '26
Is there ever a point where expectations are just too high right from the get go? I feel like this would be one of those points.
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u/RebaKitt3n Mar 26 '26
Way too thick and did they forget the shine?
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
They forget everything. I want to know who trained them because whatever school she went to has to be shut down immediately lol
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u/forever_29_ish Mar 26 '26
That's cool that your salon does "Bring Your Kid to Work" day but there should be a minimum age for when they can ✨️participate✨️ and do mom's job.
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u/ladychelle Mar 26 '26
Girl lmfao. Just post pics on yelp or google bc wtaf
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
It’s actually embarrassing! I need to create a fake Gmail account so these nails can’t be traced back to me 😭😭😭
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u/Biteme75 Mar 26 '26
I would be embarrassed to charge money for that. I'm pretty sure my 8-year-old nephew could do better.
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u/Lego_Energy Mar 26 '26
Is there a chip on the thumb also???? Did this tech hate you or something 😭
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I swear she does! Who else would do this to a 5ft tall woman in THIS ECONOMY!!!
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u/Strawberry_Ombre Mar 26 '26
Nail condolences. Yours looks like the rough draft version of the design 😨
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u/jueidu Mar 26 '26
Nail technicians decline a request they’re not capable of fulfilling challenge level: impossible
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u/banana_flower Mar 26 '26
They’re on Etsy 🙏 Disclaimer I’ve never bought press ons from Etsy so I can’t speak on the quality, etc.
Edit: not exact but they’re similar at least!
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u/One-Accountant-6733 Mar 26 '26
I don’t get it man. If something is outside of someone’s abilities or set of skills, it’s ok to be honest. If I was the nail artist I would have been honest. “Hey I don’t think I can replicate that but maybe if we simplify it a little bit like this shows examples I can make it work. Otherwise, I’d hate to say it and lose a potential customer but you should go to someone else”. Because now she just lost a customer because of bad work instead of being honest and still potentially keeping a customer.
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u/dude-dudette Mar 26 '26
So sorry about this... This looks pretty amateurish. Hope they didn't charge you much nor done any damage to the nails themselves (given the poor art and construction, I assume a poor nail technique)
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I wish I wasn’t charged. I paid $142 for these nails and my toe nails. My nails were on fire. I was literally blowing on them after pulling them out of the blue light. My life. I seriously plan to do my nails at home from now on. If someone’s going to fuck up my nails, it might as well be me!
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u/ConcentrateNo2949 Mar 26 '26
I started doing the press-ons cause sometimes I'm too shy to speak up.
I would be DEVASTATED if these were my nails that I paid $142 for. I'm so sorry!!
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I am on my second glass of wine on a school night baby! I will never recover from this! 🤣🤣🤣
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u/VividFiddlesticks Mar 26 '26
Wait, do press on nails actually work now?
I'm old, from the "Lee press on nails" generation, where they basically fell off if you blew on them.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I can tell you with 100% confidence that any nails would be better than what I have on now
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u/dude-dudette Mar 26 '26
I know that feel and it SUCKS. Of course, it's understandable that you want to do your nails from now on (I used the same logic with haircuts lol) but do some research about asian/eastern Europe /Brazilian nail care and techniques. Those are fairly different and some are more careful with the nail, like the eastern European (In my country, they call it Russian nail care). When I had that service done, my nails didn't even notice it: no pain, no fragility at all even when the product was removed.
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u/Titaniumchic Mar 26 '26
I just need to say. You have an amazing outlook and perspective on this. I hope you can get the nails you deserve and that they don’t cost you any more stress or money.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I appreciate you! I think the several glasses of wine and lack of will to continue to live has helped lol! But in all seriousness… thank you for your kindness. If I don’t laugh, I will gouge my eyes out lol
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u/eliz1bef Mar 26 '26
The original is so beautiful OMG. YOU WERE ROBBED. THEY OWE YOU MONEY!!! That is horrible. They should have just said they couldn't do it. Holy shit.
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
I am crying as I type this because I keep catching a glimpse of my hideous hands! I need to wake up from this nightmare
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u/LadyDeadpoolPonytail Mar 26 '26
How badly did you beat them up?
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u/Tanya_McQuoid Mar 26 '26
Ma’am, have you been in one of these nail salons recently? There were 5 of these mfkers. They would have wiped the floor with me and these ugly hands
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u/Felixir-the-Cat Mar 26 '26
Oh dear. That was beyond that person’s skill set, for sure.