Text, Vivian G. Kelly
Images from www.10minutemanicure.com
Time/Date: Saturday afternoon, March 8, 2008
We used to view a departure from JFK Airport with as much pleasure as a visit to the dentist to get a bad cavity filled.
All you beauty buffs out there, there’s something to smile about in TERMINAL 8 [AMERICAN AIRLINES]; the :10/minute manicure”.
WHAT IT IS: a mini nail salon & spa on the Terminal 8 concourse where you can chill out for a few moments after having to endure going through Security and taking off your shoes, and possibly having your bag riffled through if you’re unlucky enough to be “randomly selected”.
SERVICES OFFERED:
Manicures – from the speed job [10 minutes] $17.50 - includes tax & tip factored in for you] to a :30 Spa Manicure for $45 which replicates a salon one.
There are also pedicures, which is what drew us in but no luck, the next available was precisely at the time we were due to check in. They were so busy that they could have used an extra 2 technicians to accommodate all of the beauty buffs looking to make appointments.
ROAD TESTING THE: 10 MINUTE MANICURE: Our technician was courteous and indulged our waffling over the many different 10 minute nail colors available before going with her selection, the best-selling, "cuppa joe".
WHAT YOU GET: a core manicure - nail clipping, filing, pushing cuticles back, hand massage and polish.
ON THE CLOCK: She worked on our hands for closer to 15 minutes but if we’d pushed it, she would have come in at 10.
RATING: We circled the smiley face on the sales slip placed by our right hand. The other possibilities were a neutral face or a mad face. Maybe it’s micromanaging, but we think that this keeps the technicians to make each and every service a good one.
SPA SHOP: The shelves were filled with upscale goodies including Anthony [one guy dropped in to reserve a :30minute pedi and 30 minutes of reflexology] and Spa Sister.
COMING SOON: According to one of the managers who dropped in to check in on the shop, another :10 Minute manicure salon will be opening up in JFK’s TERMINAL 3/DELTA, “soon”.
www.10minutemanicure.com
Tel: 718.553.9610
Store Hours: 6AM –10PM Daily
www.anthony.com
For Spa Sister products, visit:
www.amazon.com