Kathy Nails & Spa

Would rate this place a ⁴⁄₅ if it were based on only one worker (Alila) — she does Shellac not Gel, takes her time and makes sure it is done perfectly. Only reason why she wouldn’t recieve a ⁵⁄₅ is because she’s not to good with designs.
However, the lower rating is because I went for a Gel set so had a different lady did my nails. Asked for coffin nails… $ 60 later came home and shaved them down. They were each different shapes, none of which resembled the shape I asked for and were way too thick. When I tried to ask her to fix it she made a scene and would speak in her language to the rest of the workers.

Horrible. Dirty. Worst gel nail of my life. It is super thick and messy. My nail is literally stuck to the skin underneath. They also charged me an extra $ 10 without telling me until I went up to pay. It is literally difficult to type this because my nails are so hideous and thicks.

I normally don’t write reviews. But felt like I should based in my last visit. I was there last week to get my shellac manicure and pedicure done for my vacation and paid $ 50 total. I have to say, That they really rushed it, and did not do a thorough job. The girl that was doing my shellac manicure was doing it so fast that she did such a horrible job! Didn’t even cut my cuticles and paint job was horrendous. You would think shellac would last 2 weeks!!!, it chipped the first day while I was away on vacation (next day), and on the second day I had to peel the shellac off as it was coming off. My pedicure lasted 3 days. Would not recommend this place at all for your nail services. If you do go, and convenience is key, would suggest someone who’s been working there for a long time like Julie.

Went there to remove my shellac and will never go back. Didn’t do a proper job and you can still see a film of polish over left behind.

This place is a typical nail salon with typical services offered at Asian ran nail salons. No bells or whistles. It’s close to my workplace so I always get my eye brows done there. Regular pricing so nothing specialBUT in this world where speed is needed, they are exceptional. I can get in and get out with pedicure and manicure in 35 minutes. The quality is a little low for the price but speed, where most places would take me minimum 1 hour for less than slightly better quality… I’m ok with them. I usually only go for pedicures and my eyebrows as those are the things that have leeway for the quality to be a little under… They’re sweet ladies there, so if ur in a rush and ur in the area, let them know and they’ll get u out fast.

I visited the Kathy Nails location in Stouffville this morning thinking I could get a good, inexpensive mani/​pedi. They took me as a walk-​in — which was nice. That’s where the good times ended. When asked to «pick my colour», well, that wasn’t hard because there weren’t very many to choose from. The nail polish colours that were there looked like they’ve been there a long time, as most of them were ½ to ¾ empty and very thick and dry. After managing to choose two complimentary colours for my toes and fingers, I was led to a massage chair that was broken. The water wasn’t warm enough and the pedicure felt rushed. I wasn’t asked if I wanted the pedicurist to use the razor (good thing in hindsight, because I don’t know if it would have been sanitized since the last client). The paint job was ok, considering the state of the nail polish she had to work with.
The manicure was done simultaneously with the pedicure… awkward to reach across your entire body for a manicure. But I thought «they must have some clients booked in and need to do this at the same time so they can attend to them when they arrive.» NO. That’s just the way they do it. Not my preferred way but again I tried to keep an open mind, which by now was closing quickly.
The manicure was done very quickly and sloppy. My cuticles weren’t trimmed enough and the nail polish was uneven.
Then I had to sit under the nail dryer for over 25 minutes while waiting for the manicurist or pedicurist to test the polish to see if it was dry. Oh, I forgot to mention the heat lamp was broken or disabled in both the hand dryer and the foot dryer.
When I was finally attended to again, I couldn’t wait to bolt out of there. Upon first glance the place looks ok, but if you really look around while you’re waiting for your nails to dry, you’ll see dead flies on the floor, dust bunnies in the corners and dust on the counters. Not sure when the last time they sanitized their equipment was, but I’m hoping I don’t come out of this experience with some nasty infection.
To top it all off, all the staff were speaking Chinese and barely acknowledged the few clients they actually had in there in English. Needless to say, I didn’t tip and I won’t be back.
Worst. Mani/​Pedi. Ever.

They can usually squeeze walk in clients in a reasonable amount of time. $ 35 for mani and pedi is pretty good.

This is one of the 3 locations of Kathy Nails and Spa, the other one are at McCowan/​Bur Oak and Stouffivlle.
Dropped by Sunday afternoon as a walk in. They are willing to take me in and really apologetic when I have to wait while they trying to serve clients with appointments. Hey, it is ok! I understand why clients have booked appointments has priority!
The staffs here are all nice and friendly. The only thing is they kept talking between themselves in Mandarian. I do understand but wondering if other non Chinese speaking clients maybe uncomfortable.
The nail polish choices are not as huge as Nailsense but quite adequate. There are 6 massage chairs for pedicure and they are quite comfy and the flat screen TV showing CMT channel. The drying stations has one of the UV fan that suppose to give you a quick dry and excellent finish.
The girl that served me does a great job and really patient. She even help me redo one of my nails that I ruinned before I even leave the store.
However, I find they do not do a thorough job in disinfecting the foot soaking tub. All they do is spray it with VIM and brush it clean a little.
$ 35 for a mani/​pedi, plus taxes if you not paying cash. They also has a frequent mani/​pedi club card that will give you a free facial after 10 visits. BTW, no extra charge for French!
They accepts Visa, Mastercard and Interac.