L'arte Delle Mani — Local services in Wilmington

I usually never leave reviews, but this place stumped me. I booked a gel manicure with the Junior tech and paid 32, which is a couple dollars more than the other place I usually go. The environment is lovely, and it’s quiet which is very nice. I sat down and met with the junior tech, who didn’t ask me to wash my hands, and never ended up soaking my nails in any kind of warm water at all throughout the manicure. I quickly realized that the nail tech was not licensed and when I asked her about this, she explained she was completely self taught and hadn’t heard a response to start certification training? Also, after telling me she wasn’t a certified nail tech, everyone else left the salon for the night…I was surprised, as I thought if she’s still “in training” she would be supervised? Before everyone leaving, her drill broke and she told me “well I just bought it on Amazon I guess what should I expect”. During the manicure, there was no moisturizing with any hand cream, no hand massage, and she accidentally cut 2 of my fingers…she continued as one of them kept bleeding. She apologized and i know she felt bad, but I’ve never had my nails bleed during a manicure before, and I’d offered to wash my hands in hot water a few times already. Because my hands were pretty cold, the manicure was quite uncomfortable and the cuts were stinging. I was pretty shocked when I left because I paid more money for less service with an uncertified nail tech, but I was just going to let it go, live and learn…but literally the next morning after my shower, 1 of my nails peeled right off!!! I’m not going to ask for a refund because I just can’t bring myself to ask money back from a small business, but the whole thing was really unprofessional and I’m going to go somewhere else to get the rest of the gel taken off. It was a huge shock after seeing how the place is advertised. I gave 2 stars because the place was very nice and quiet and I know the tech did her best, but I can’t wrap my head around the fact that I paid more for this than usual and this was the...

I've been here on several occasions for massage. I write reviews when they are warranted, this place deserve one. There are many things I really enjoy about coming here, one of them being the availability for massage. I can't think of a time yet where I haven't been able to book a massage the same day while most other local places are a two week waiting period for an appointment.

Now onto the person who does the massage, Alejandro. He's a master at massage. You come in feeling like you just "need a massage", well, you'll leave feeling relaxed and like a million bucks. He's great at massage and conversation; you won't be disappointment, trust me.

L'arte Delle Mani is run by Alejandro and his wife. Both are a friendly and dynamic couple. Go there, come out feeling relaxed,...

I am a local and on my first visit I automatically fell in love with this Nail Salon & Spa. It’s so Clean & Professional..Very upscale. When I walked in for the first time I was like Wow it’s Beautiful in here. I paid for a full Set French Acrylic. I needed my nails done for My 2 year Anniversary with my current boyfriend. I usually get my nails done only on Special Occasions Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays & Work Events because My current Boyfriend paints My natural nails for me at home to save us money so we can do other things together. But over all I am happy with the service that I was given & very happy with my newly...