I have had a so called luxury manicure which supposedly lasts 45 minutes. I was done in 20-25. Not sure if some of you can find that a plus, but I expected a bit more of a pampering experience given the fact that you are paying the little extra for scrub and massage (or at least that was was I was expecting) compared to the normal manicure. I arrived at the salon and everyone was very friendly and smiling except the lady who then actually did my manicure. She made me feel like she was doing me a favour all they way, and almost made me want to say "I am paying for this!" Not sure if she was in a grumpy mood, but she did not make me feel like I was having a nice experience and was rather gruff, especially doing my cuticles, which quite frankly was a rather painful experience. I have had manicures before and I really think it is important to be very careful with the cutting of cuticles, as if its done badly it can give you pretty bad infections. Anyway, that didn't happen and on the up side I have to say the polish was well done. They use a spray to help drying but I still sat there for 15 minutes afterwards to make sure I wouldn't smudge, as four layers applied within 5 minutes don't dry that well in my experience... Also I was in no hurry given the fact I'd planned a 45mins for the treatment anyway.
In the end, I have given this treatment 3 stars as my nails still look very pretty after a week and I've only found the first little bit chipped off this morning (which I think is great considering that I work at a desk, typing 8 hours a day!).
To sum it up, I'd say nice results, good value for money, an overall friendly salon, except in my case the treatment was done by someone I can sadly not describe as very professional. Not sure I will come back.
I have used MM Bubbles now on a number of occasions and everything is always excellent. The salon is super clean and the staff very polite and good at their job. I would definitely recommend them.