Charming Nails

I had press on nails adhered with sticky tabs that I wanted to remove without ruining the design so that I could reuse them again some day. I went to 4 salons nearby asking if they could remove the whole press on, but they all said it couldn't be done. The 4th place even burst out laughing and loudly repeated my request to the rest of the staff to ridicule me. I was ready to give up but decided to ask one last salon. To my surprise, she hesitantly said "let me try", and sure enough she was able to carefully but quickly peel off all of the press ons without damaging them or my nails! She put all of them in a little bag for me to take home and kindly gave me advice for how to apply them next time. I got a manicure after (which was great), and she didn't even charge me extra for the removal! I really appreciate her willingness to help me even when she wasn't sure if she could do it. She was so nice!

I truely enjoyed my mani and pedi I had at Charming Salon in Ardmore. The two ladies did a great job on my nails and the massages (back, neck, arms, hands, legs and feet) were wonderful.

I actually really love this salon! The first time I came was just out of convenience because it’s next to my eye brow salon, but I keep coming back (even after trying other, “nicer” places within walking distance) because everyone here is really kind and I always love how my nails look. Once I walked in and they told me it was a 20 minute wait. I was totally fine with that and they kept apologizing! I came in once to get my gels removed - I had them done down the street and it had been so poorly done that my nails were destroyed - and they did their best to fix the damage. Highly recommend!

I am writing this review after giving this business a chance to fix their work and/or refund me for my experience which is probably not like anything you've heard before. Buckle up. I came to this salon to get a full set of acrylic nails with tips. This is what I always get and have had acrylics for the last 3 or so years straight. I have strong nails and previously lived about an hour away and went elsewhere that did excellent work. The woman that did my nails also owns the business. The service was extremely slow but nothing seemed off at first. This woman did my nails and while using the drill bit, completely removed the skin on one of my fingertips. I was bleeding. Nothing was disinfected. Furthermore, the shape of the nails was lumpy and thick. The polish was missing on the outer edges. But here's the kicker. She pulls out a $20 bill from the register and instructs me to go buy antibiotics since I was bleeding. I had sat for over two hours and was desperate to leave but really upset with what she proposed to charge me for me. $75 to leave literally bleeding with raw skin and give cash to TREAT A POTENTIAL INFECTION. A week later, 5/10 nails have already lifted and are coming off. I have had acrylics for years and can usually go about 3-4 weeks without experiencing lifting. I went back to the salon. I thought, you know what? Everyone has a bad day sometimes. Maybe she just had a bad day. I should have known better. The woman who ran the place told me to come back when she had 2 other nail techs open because SHE had to fix the nails. I said I had an event and needed them fixed. She fixed them free of charge and 5 DAYS LATER 6/10 nails had lifted. My nails underneath are in shambles. Two are cracked in the middle and need to just be bandaged. I don't even know how to fix them or make them presentable. The woman made NO effort to refund me or remedy this situation, but I'm considering calling the Pennsylvania state board for lack of sanitation alone.

I had gel polish removed at this salon in January and they completely destroyed my nails. It has been almost 2 MONTHS and my nails are still breaking and you can actually see how deeply bruised my nails were and where the healthy nail is finally growning in. I had not gotten gel removed before so I didn’t know any better, but I sadly would not recommend this place as it’s going to be months before my nails are healthy again and that is super frustrating (and painful.)