How do you find your person at the nail salon?

I miss the days when going to the salon meant I was going to get a 10-15 minute massage guaranteed and it was actually going to be great.

A couple years back I got a pedi at a small shop in Pensacola, Florida of all places and the woman who owned the shop seemed passionate about the cleanliness and relaxation aspect of the service. I longgggg for her and have not had an experience like that since. Her nail techs all seemed equally passionate and even though the place had a Woodhouse Spa vibe, it was a standard price

How do you find a good salon? Is there a process to figuring out who your nail tech is? I don’t go often enough to find out and end up giving up, but I really would like to pamper myself in this way without it costing $100+ for one basic service.