Tropical Popical

I booked in for the mystery mani and the process was lovely. I must admit I was a little nervous about the outcome but trusted that the amazing artists in Tropical Popical would work their magic. The nail artist asked me a few questions, like what my plans were, any events coming up, what I’d be wearing, and what colours I don’t like. I told her that I was going away for my hen party at the weekend and although I didn’t have an exact outfit planned, it would likely be something sparkly and pink or white. I told her that I love pink, lots of glitter and sparkles, and was looking for something fun, girly, and classy. I said that the only two colours I don’t like are blue and green. To say that I was disappointed with the outcome of my nails would be an understatement. I’m not sure why she decided to choose blue when I repeated multiple times that it was not a colour I liked. I also had to rethink all of my clothing options as absolutely nothing would go with these nails. My nails are two different shades of blue, white, and two different shades of orange. I hate to admit that I was so upset and embarrassed about my nails that I walked home with my hands in my pockets. The artist was so lovely and friendly that I feel really bad about this review, but it’s my honest opinion. Maybe the brief that I gave her wasn’t clear. I signed up for the mystery mani so I guess that’s my own fault really and it’s just luck of the draw! I will be back because the place is so nice and the artists are really talented, but I’ll be picking my own colours next time. Unfortunately, I’ve had to book in with a local salon to have my nails redone as I’m so unhappy with the colours but don’t have the time to go back into town.

Loved it. I'll definitely be going back. I moved to Dublin a couple of years ago full time and have been trying loads of different nail salons since then trying to find a decent one. The price at Tropical Popical is a bit higher but from my experience it seems worth it. The staff a super friendly and nice to chat to. The music is great and the decor is amazing. My nails turned out stunning and I've been getting so many compliments on them. The price for refills is a set price and it doesn't matter if you have one or two nails that the extensions broke off they dont charge extra to replace them. The technician who did mine actually replaced my 1 broken nail but also she replaced 3 that weren't broken but had been cut either too short or shaped too badly to just file. She them completely transformed the shape of my old set to look gorgeous and like new which is amazing because of how misshapen they were before! UPDATE: I took a star back because after less than a week nearly all of my nails are lifting and 2 fell off completely. They didn't break they fell off in one perfect and undamaged piece and luckily I have professional nail glue at home but I had to stick them back on! When the woman did the refills I feel like maybe she pulled too much of the existing gel off which loosened the bond on my nails. Normally when I get refills done they just file off the gel polish and then add gel to fill in the gap and fix the shape but she actually pulled off almost all the gel except about 2mm at the extension. Also one of the nails that came off is one of the ones that had been taken off completely and replaced so I'm not sure why exactly or what but something is definitely not 100% right. Its like when I try and do gel at home tbh and they dont bond properly. Not sure if it's because I over cure or not using the binder correctly but I do all the steps including dehydrating etc