Allechante Nails & Beauty - Toorak (VIC)

5 /5 C Pior: I have been going to Allechante Nails for over a year now, and anytime I have gone elsewhere I have always been disappointed that I had bothered to stray! Allechante does the best French shellac manicure I have EVER had, and the owner Yuki is a very friendly woman who remembers your face and welcomes you back with a smile everytime. I recommend this place to all my friends as I always leave the salon feeling fresh and glamorous! For anyone looking to feel gorgeous and rejuvenated, this is the place to go.

2 /5 Oz M: The salon itself is kept neat & tidy with the staff seen regularly cleaning it - which is good. The female staff can be a bit hit or miss when it comes to friendliness. They dont speak much English (or choose not to!) and the manager (maybe owner?) isnt particularly pleasant - she needs to up-skill on the customer service if she wants repeat business - considering the location isnt that central. The staff also need further training on shellac / opi gelcolor manicures. Or just research its removal better! They charge to remove old shellac/gel manicures - which is standard practice - but covering a customers nail with a sliver of thin cotton wool & acetone and wrapping in foil only works if you leave it on long enough and theres enough acetone applied to the nail bed. Having the staff soon afterwards hack at your nails with metal cuticle pushers, trying to scratch the bulk of old shellac off them is neither pleasant nor good for customers nails. If you want your nails to stay healthy - Id advise seeking shellac removal from a more reputable establishment that doesnt end up ruining your natural nail bed (as in deep scratches and chips out of the nail - which wasnt there prior to removal by staff!) Their cuticle removal is only average as well. If an establishment has friendly staff - you can overlook some of the negatives, but this isnt the case here. I hope they take the feedback on board if they want to stay in business for the long term - theres a lot of competition in that surrounding area let alone in the city.

2 /5 Amber-Jade Shomali: I went in and got a shellac pedicure, it was all good until the colour was applied. Some of my nails are only half painted on and parts are uneven. The store was also completely empty apart from myself which says to me that it is not very successful, this may be due to the bad paint jobs? I would not recommended this salon.

1 /5 Ev Sam: Don’t waste your money! I had the owner do my shellac pedicure and manicure and she rushed the whole job so she could get more people through the door. She ended up cutting my skin so badly it wouldn’t stop bleeding. Whats even worst she didn’t apologise and proceeded to charge me $120 for a shellac meni and pedi. The manicure lasted 1 week no different to normal nail polish and it was so badly painted I was happy it came off so I could get it done properly elsewhere before my holiday. I agree with the others, the place was disgusting. As I sat down I noticed how messy it was. There was left over food sitting on the nail benches and baby stuff everywhere. The owners baby is minded by all the workers so if you don’t like crying kids I suggest you keep away. I personally wouldn’t go back if someone paid me. Very disappointed.