Studio Nails

I felt the need to update my review seeing as I now come here for gel nails.
My nail tech Trang is the best. She’s been doing nails for 11 years, 10 of which have been at Studio Nails.
She’s quick, and does a fantastic job!

No. Just… no. If I could give it less than one star I would.
I went in for a quick manicure today. Let’s be honest for $ 20 I don’t expect a luxury, amazing, spa quality manicure but what I got today was not even worth $ 5. I went mid-​day and there was NO ONE else in there so it’s not like they were rushed. The whole process including nails drying and me paying was about 15 –20 minutes.
I wanted my nails shaped, cuticles pushed back and polish applied… that’s it. The woman I had kept trying to push me into getting Shellac and also getting a pedicure which I said repeatedly I didn’t want. She applied no base coat, no top coat and my nails are all uneven. Just a total garbage job.
The place was also not very clean and I don’t think they sanitize their tools. I am shocked the health board hasn’t shut these guys down.
The worst part of the whole thing is that the women who worked there were openly making fun of a young girl who came in for a manicure just as my nails were drying. Making faces behind her back and obviously taking about her in a language that was not English. A crappy manicure is one thing, but being hurtful, awful human beings is quite another.
Do not go here! If you look at the other reviews on this page that are hidden you will see a ton of recent reviews from unhappy people.

Good for a quick emergency fix but maybe not a relaxing or luxury experience. This place is more about the convenience and lower prices than anything else. I came here for a quick fix on my peeling acrylic nails. I didn’t have an appointment but they take walk-​ins whenever. I asked for a French mani and the technician was quick and efficient, I was actually surprised at how fast she was going. She wasn’t very chatty or warm though, even when calling me «hon» several times.
My French mani cost $ 40 which wasn’t bad, but they use cheaper stuff which is very hard to remove. I only learnt about this when I went to another nail salon to take off the stuff. The technician there practically had to take a chainsaw nail file to get this stuff off my nails, and even then she didn’t get everything off. I had to walk around for weeks with this weird hot pink tinge on my nails like I had some sort of nail disease, until it eventually wore off.
I think I’ll just stick with DIY or spend more somewhere that will give me my money’s worth with less hassle.

Wow. If I could give this place no stars, I would. I was in Edmonton for a week teaching, and on my last night, I thought it would be nice to treat myself to a pedicure since I had been on my feet 8 hours a day for the whole week. The price was the same as it is back home in the US — $ 35 for a pedicure — but holy cow was this not at ALL what I expected. I was looking for relaxing and indulgent — this was far from it.
First of all, the entire thing took LESS THAN 15 minutes. I paid $ 35 for about 10 minutes worth of effort. That in and of itself is ridiculous. The base pedicure at the salon I go to at home is 30 minutes. It’s hard to feel relaxed when you’re only in the chair for 10 minutes. They didn’t turn the massage on on the chair either — not surprising because generally the massage cycle defaults to 20 minutes on those chairs and the customer would be aware of how short they sat there if the massage was running. On top of that, they barely scrubbed my feet — my heels were still very rough when the pedicure was «done» and she didn’t apply any lotion to my feet. Also, when the technician put lotion on my legs — the part where most nail salons give you a massage — she literally spent 5 seconds on each leg rubbing it in and then promptly wiped the rest off with a towel.
She didn’t put on a base coat, and I had chosen a darker color which means my nails will be stained, and she only put one coat on my nails. Her topcoat didn’t cover the entirety of some of my nails, leaving the surface uneven. As soon as I finished my «pedicure», she took me to the dryer and immediately spent the next 10 minutes playing on her phone… even when my toes were dry and I was standing up at the front waiting to cash out. I was so peeved at this point, I thought about how I could easily walk out and not pay for this crappy pedicure and she was so involved in her phone she probably wouldn’t have even noticed. Honestly, I walked out of this salon fuming at the fact that I just threw away $ 40 on a 10 minute, rushed, crappy job. I thought about telling them how unhappy I was but frankly I got the impression that no one would care. Please, if you want a relaxing, professional experience, do NOT set foot in this salon.

I got a pedicure, no appointment was needed. i just did a walk in with my friend & immediately got seated. the pedicures are regular price $ 35? i believe & designs were $ 5. They were fast but accurate at painting the nails & cutting them. The downside was, they kept on talking in their language — when they asked if i wanted a mani i would say no and they would say something in their language. Anyways, my pedi has lasted a couple of months & im quite impressed with the quality.

i absolutely love this salon they are the only place that gets my nails done right. their friendly once they stop talking to the other techs but other then that its a wonderful atmosphere in the place too.

I just needed a upper lip wax. I have done this for me for years and I don’t think anyone CAN NOT do it.
Not only she was not fast, she made a scare next to my lip! I woke up the next day with a scare on my lip from the waxing. I do the waxing to look great, not to have scare on my face.
Avoide waxing services if you can.

This is the only salon I will go to to get gel nails done. First of all — it is inexpensive ($ 40) and second of all — they have never messed up my nails.
I always get airbrushed white tips (just like the last reviewer) and sometimes they chip on me too. I just touch it up with a little white nail polish and it is good as new.
I also like that you don’t need to make an appointment here. They always have room for you to drop in.
They also have a TV here that you can watch while you get your nails done and they usually have it on something half interesting.

Located in the Edmonton City Center, on the street level near The Bay, this nail salon is convenient and fast.
Services offered were average, prices were what I expected to pay in a mall.
I had a gel nails refill with french tips done (airbrushed white tips) and it chipped within 3 days.