MetroDeal: NailVille's Eyelash Extension Review

I was always contended with the length of my lashes until some years ago when eyelash extensions became a hit among fashionistas. Compared to their long, flirty lashes, mine was short and practical that even a curler and a good mascara can't help to make it fuller and longer.

For years now, I have this certain urge to try the eyelash extension service being offered by salons but I am always weary of the side effects that I may experience. Until recently, I came across a (supposed) good deal by Nailville posted on MetroDeal, one of the biggest online voucher shopping malls in the country.

{Nailville promo as posted on MetroDeal website}

The voucher offers a gorgeous and charming semi-permanent eyelash extensions service by Nailville for only Php199 instead of Php1500. 

The deal seems promising, I thought. Reading the highlights of the deal, it says that for only Php199, I get to have eyelash extensions, the eyelashes that they will use are of high quality and I will be totally relaxed at their salon with their cool and relaxing atmosphere.

Thinking that this may be the right time to collect my courage and try eyelash extension for the very first time, I bought a voucher and scheduled an appointment. My high spirit was crushed into pieces as soon as I found their tiny "booth" at Festival Mall, Alabang.

{Nailville's tiny booth at the Festival Mall located along the food court area of the mall. (Photo from Nailville Facebook page.)}

My first thought was "What the Hell... This is now called a salon?!" The "salon" they are referring to is a tiny booth along the cluster of shops fronting the food court area. They are located at the very end near the comfort room, so you can never be relaxed because people are noisily running and walking around the area. See that floral pink curtain on the photo above? That's actually a shower curtain that they assembled to somehow obscure you (while lying flat during the session) from the view of people passing around their booth. It doesn't help much though because their booth is right in front of an escalator. So, go figure. I can't believe why they stated on their MetroDeal promo that they have a salon with relaxing and cool ambiance after seeing their sad, sad booth.

{More photos of Nailville so-called "salon" at the Festival Mall. (Photo from Nailville Facebook page.)}

The next thing I wonder is that the so-called "specialist" explained that what's included in the deal is their synthetic hair and offered to upgrade it to human hair but I will have to pay an additional Php400. I am so disappointed with the status of their salon so I just said no and let her start the session so I can leave their place as soon as possible.

{The bed where they let their clients lie down during the session. (Photo from Nailville Facebook page.)}

This bed is at the back of the floral pink curtain that was seen on the photos above. The white stool is where the "specialist" (read: attendant) sat during the session. They do have a couch adjacent to this bed for their walk-in clients who come in for their manicure and pedicure services. Imagine that, you're lying with your eyes close while other people are sitting in front of you. Very creepy. Another negative feedback about this merchant is that their attendants continue to talk and gossip while doing their job. The attendant who did my eyelash extensions was even drinking a cup of coffee during our session. Very lame service, right?

When I got home, this is what I found:

{Incorrect price offer = deceiving clients (Photo from Nailville Facebook page.)}

So, their offer of 87% discount is totally not true. The Php199 that I paid for is really just for P399, a mere 50% discount. Far from the deceiving offer that they posted on Metrodeal. With the level of service (which is lame and very unprofessional) that I received, I would never have paid them that much.

{The before and after photos of my lashes}

Even if I think that my eyes look seductive and gorgeous after the horrible trip at the Nailville salon, I never get to enjoy them for more than a week even after following their instructions on how to take care of my lashes. If ever I feel the need of getting an eyelash extension once again, I will definitely go to a more credible beauty salon.

Overall, I strongly hate the service I received from Nailville. I think their attendants were unprofessional and incompetent. I will never recommend their salon to my friends or to anyone, for that matter. The next time I found a deal like this on MetroDeal, I will make it a point to research about the merchant first before buying the deal with my hard-earned money to avoid extreme disappointments like this.