WHETHER it's the classic French manicure or a set red nails, a fresh mani can truly elevate anyone's outfit in seconds.

But after leaving the salon, one beauty lover was so mortified with the outcome, she immediately took to TikTok to share the epic fail.

According to Paige Smith, she first showed the nail tech an image of what she had in mind – a flame design she had found online.

The only difference, she explained in the now-viral video, was that she wanted the colour to be changed to bright green instead of blue.

But unfortunately for Paige, believed to be from the US, things didn't quite go as she had originally planned.

Almost left in tears, the young blonde revealed the tragic aftermath – not only the shape was entirely off but the flame design was anything but neat.

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In fact, the result was such a flop, some even said it looked like she had the iconic Volkswagen logo printed on her nails.

With over 4.6million views, the clip has taken the social media platform by storm, leaving people in hysterics.

Sharing their thoughts, one said: ''I hope you didn't pay for it…''

Another summed up the situation in one word – ''sad''.

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A second was mortified, writing: ''It looks like seaweed.''

''it looks like an aloe vera plant,'' a TikTok fan pointed out.

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But fortunately for Paige, things could've gone a lot worse – she could've ended up like one Aussie woman who might lose her thumb after a technician made a terrible mistake.

Sue, 48, from Perth, Australia, had treated herself to a manicure at a local beauty salon.

When sitting down for the treatment, Sue said the technician mistook her natural nails for false acrylic nails.

The technician started to file Sue's nails down with a tool before soaking them in acetone to remove what the tech believed were extensions.

Speaking to Nine News Sue said: "I did tell them they were my actual nails, but they kept grinding them still."

After the treatment, Sue contracted a bacteria called staph, which lives harmlessly on the skin, often in the nose, armpits and on the buttocks, according to the NHS.

But, it can cause an infection if it gets into the body via a bite or cut, and can be spread via close skin contact, sharing things like towels or toothbrushes and coming into contact with droplets in coughs and sneezes, which the NHS states is less common.

After being infected, Sue said she spent five days in hospital after finding out that part of her thumb bone would have to be removed.

She said: "It really throbs and you can't get away from it.

"You wouldn't go into a dirty dentist, so why would you go into a dirty nail bar?"

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Doctors told Sue that the worst case scenario is that she loses her thumb, and she is now seeking compensation as she claims hygiene rules were not followed.

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