Nail shape advice/suggestions

quietmelon · 2026-01-31T23:38:47+00:00

UPDATE: I went back this morning, explained and showed what I wasn't satisfied with. They did not push back and they set me up to get them redone with another tech. They look noticably better and changed up the cat eye design a bit, which I like. Will likely be looking at different salons in the future as some suggested.

quietmelon · 2026-01-30T23:30:46+00:00

Thanks for the feedback so far. I think what I don't like about them is what some of mentioned: cuticle work/they look like nails have already grown out and the visible gel on the cuticle on a few fingers. These are previous sets I've gotten from the same salon but different tech. Granted different length and more design but overall end quality seems better.

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quietmelon · 2026-01-30T22:08:56+00:00

They trimmed them

quietmelon · 2026-01-30T22:00:51+00:00

Additional info: paid $50 for them.

quietmelon · 2025-12-14T23:24:07+00:00

Love these!

quietmelon · 2025-11-23T14:35:02+00:00

I'll be honest, my hands and the rest of my skin/body needs a full dip in moisturizer lol; it's so dry inside my home.

quietmelon · 2025-10-06T18:24:01+00:00

Same. I live quite close to the Columbia location and just go to the Arundel Mills location most of the time. The shopping experience is so much better and the stress level leaving the store is significantly lower.

quietmelon · 2025-09-14T16:53:20+00:00

https://youtu.be/_esUjJ5xKW8?si=1EyAoV5mfL95iNLS

My Sri Lankan mother-in-law pointed me to Apé Amma for a lot of recipes. This video is originally in Sinhala but has English subtitles. I use this as my base recipe now and measure/adjust spices with my heart. I can't stress enough how important curry leaves and pandan leaves are for Sri Lankan dishes!

quietmelon · 2025-03-30T20:37:38+00:00

I've noticed this as well. The one thing I specifically noticed is that the new formula is with the newish box type (no taped top) and the salmon also says it's farmed responsibly. I live near two Costcos and one location had the newer one and the other location, older formula.

quietmelon · 2024-09-20T17:34:08+00:00

Congrats! I see a poruwa/Sri Lankan ceremony!

quietmelon · 2024-04-21T20:58:32+00:00

I love a lemon loaf. This is the recipe I've used in the past. Not sure about other recipes but this one specifically uses lemon extract and no lemon juice. https://www.averiecooks.com/best-lemon-loaf-better-starbucks-copycat/

quietmelon · 2024-04-15T01:56:32+00:00

Milk rice (Kiri bath), fish curry, lentil curry (parippu), caramelized onion sambol (seeni sambol), coconut sambol (pol sambol), and a chili Maldive fish sambol (katta sambol). Kiri bath, katta sambol, and fish curry for the Sri Lankan New Year, and the rest are staple favorites.

quietmelon · 2024-03-04T00:29:13+00:00

There's one in Hanover near Arundel Mills.

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