Primp & Polish – Soho Pop-Up

meh. i got some simple nail art (my first time). the tech who wasn’t working on me was nice and helpful, she seemed like the manager. my tech just wasn’t very interested or friendly, which i would have been fine with if she’d done a great job. the lines are wonky/​wobbly, there’s a fuzz painted onto one of my nails, and one of my nails inexplicably chipped within 6 hours of my manicure. i wasn’t doing anything with my hands that would cause a chip. really not what i was hoping for for a mani that cost $ 40 w/​tip.

I usually go to Primp and Polish on Driggs, but stopped into their pop-​up on an afternoon after work for a manicure. My expectations weren’t high — I was anticipating a quick, and potentially bare-​bones, experience — but I couldn’t have been more wrong.
The nail technician that gave me the manicure was meticulous. She was really thorough, and offered a number of different polishes when I couldn’t decide. A traditional manicure from her lasted nearly two weeks without chipping or peeling.
I went back a second time because of how happy I was with my first manicure, and worked with a different nail tech, and she was just as careful and helpful. This is my new spot!
Notes:
— The salon only does express and regular manicures (no pedicures), though they do have a gel and gel art option.
— There are only two seats downstairs in the salon, and a more limited color selection (though lots of fun, summer colors that they clearly rotate).
— You can tip on a card.