Jc Nails

This was my regular nail salon for awhile. I mainly went there because it was a convenient location for me and slightly lower prices than others in the area. It is, in my experience, a solid 3-​star facility. They do fine work. Not great, but not terrible. I’ve had some good manicures here and some bad (there’s one girl there who never seems able to paint polish all the way to the end of the nail, so the color on the tips looks uneven and faded). They’re great about accommodating walk-​ins.

I was very impressed with the amount of focus that was put into my manicure, the woman doing it was sure to do a very careful job. My only complaints were that the chairs are very uncomfortable and the massage was only about 20 seconds on each arm.

I went on a super slow day, so I was pampered with full undivided attention. I got a great gel Manicure from Cindy and a pedi from Tri. They were friendly and both gave excellent massage. Both did great work and I left a happy camper! Thank you!

Horrible! Will never go there again!!! I got a full set and a pedicure and the callus removal. They were rushing with my set cutting the nails all different lengths. Asked for long and she cut them short and the are all sideways. As I ask her to fix them she got mad with a rude attitude as she has to fix the nail she messed up in the first place. Then another girl did my pedicure and she was alright but left my toe with a big uncomfortable cut! She did ok paint job but would never go back or recommend then. The only thing that was not too bad was the callus remover.

I said I’d be going to Red Carpet Salon forever, but that was provided that Danny stayed there. He sold it, so I had to find a new place. Since I now live in Aptos, this is my closest option, so I figured I’d try it. I’m happy I did! the lady that did my nails (twice now) was quick and courteous, and after one or two more visits I’m sure she’ll have the shape I want my nails down pat. There’s always a little time spent breaking in a new provider, whether it’s hair, nails, or your dentist, right? At any rate, last time I was there, I even fell asleep as she was working on me. I’m a happy customer.

Good points — you can walk in and be seen right away. The Manicures and Pedicures are always done well.
Negative points — The quick massages the nail salons give you, this place does not do a very good job. Very short and not the best. I like to be pampered more, other places do a better job.

Second time with a terrible experience. Both times water too hot — that can happen but they don’t listen when the customer objects. They ignore the customers wishes. They don’t clean between pedicures — left dirt under nails after a mani. ugh.

hannah is… the best!!!

1 star, because negative stars aren’t an option. The chick who did my nails was horrible. There was a millimeter between my cuticle & my gel polish when she was done. And applied way too thick. And didn’t use proper time in between coats. Then she wanted to correct by adding more polish! I demonstrated that the paint peels right off. Then refused to let her touch me again. Another girl removed & repainted, but didn’t redo the whole thing. The first girl didn’t actually get rid of the cuticle from my nails, so this morning, paint’s peeling off again. Complete waste of my time & now I have to Payton have it redone because I am never going there again.

I came in with my friend yesterday. The place is a bit small but it is very friendly. I just wanted a regular manicure and the lady that helped me was very polite and understand what I wanted but I am not easy to please when it comes to the color of my nails. I would come back again definitely and recommend to anyone around the Aptos area. The prices are very decent.

Good service for this small shop tucked away in Aptos. The prices are decent too. I got manicure and she did great job. Took her time but the place was not very busy. I will def be back.

I prefer this location to the one downtown. Its a lot quieter and less busy. The ladies were very fast and did a great job. The prices are also good considering the area.

Not gonna do 5 stars because it’s not a 5 star establishment, but for a middle of the road pedicure spot it’s right on! Very thorough, I didn’t feel rushed, polish was perfect, and priced fair at $ 16. All that and the callous removal treatment for $ 5, make for a happy preggo! Will definitely be going back, especially since they’re right around the corner from my house!

This is the J.C. Nails near Safeway in Aptos.
The manicure itself was really quite good but the technician was really pushy (like bad, could not just pick a color I liked). The worst part is that I think there was someone smoking a cigarette upstairs.
I do not go to relax only to watch Dr. Phil on TV and look at a huge pile of sloughed off skin on the floor under some woman’s feet. Gross I know — sorry — but you would not be reading reviews if you did not want to actually know what other experiences were like. I won’t be going back.

OMG so I decided to try this place out since I haven’t done my nails in FOREVER, the lady that did them was so rude, I tried talking to her asking her how her day was … No respond. She just sat there grimacing, she did do a good job and I loved them she charged me $ 30 for gel nails (more then other places I’ve been to) and guess what?! TWO days later my nail polish chipped and today it chipped some more!!! 1 month my ass! Worst place ever, people really need to read about customer service!!! Don’t go here!!!

Two stars for this place being open on a Sunday, but on second thought maybe they should have been closed because everyone seemed so depressed and unhappy to be working. Have never felt so awkward getting my nails done, felt like I was bothering them by being there.
Got a fill, and the nails on both hands are different lengths and really sharp and pointy. And the fill was $ 32!!! Im pretty sure thats how much I paid at another nail place for a full set… disappointing. At least my nails look semi decent from a distance, too bad I get to be up close and personal with them all day errryday.

My step mom wanted to treat me to a mani pedi before I headed back up to washington state. So she took my sister and I here this afternoon as it was the only one we found open on a Sunday. The ladies in the shop were nice and spoke English well! We only paid $ 70 totally for 3 manicures (2 with gelac) and 2 pedicures! This will be my step-mom’s new nail salon.

Such a nice place. I am not one for acrylics, since generally I don’t like having pieces of plastic glued to my body, so I love that they offer both normal and UV gel manicures/​pedicures. My technician was a veritable master of both techniques. I had a really hard time understanding what the staff was saying to me, but that’s nothing out of the ordinary.
The foot baths have a light show in the water, the staff is extremely skilled, and my gel manicure is more glittery than unicorn poop. So in short, I am happy.

I feel like such a cheater– I heart J Bella… but, I went today and there was a line of ladies waiting and more walking in that made appointments. So, I had to try JC Nails today. I went one other time and the guy that works there was reading a magazine in a spa chair it was 5:50pm on a week night (closing posted at 6) and he said sorry we are closed. He got up and put the closed sign on… So, this was my first attempt back $ 26 for a mani/​pedi. Not too bad, the water was luke warm and it was just an ok job. I would have preferred to JBella. But, it got the job done for the time being.

The BF and I had some time to kill since we ended up not buying a vacuum as planned from Sears… he went to the bookshop… I went here to get a much needed pedicure.
The place does not smell of nail polish remover and it is not at all cramped. Their pedicure stations have bubbles and a light show (which totally amused the BF) and they have hot towels they put on your legs and feet after doing the lotion/​mini massage.
Place is clean. the rates are decent… the women don’t try and talk to you, get you do do something you don’t want (like a wax etc) and I was in and out in about twenty five minutes or so…
Definitely an option when in Aptos
(pedicure with a cute nail design– 26 bucks)
They accept Visa or Mastercard — BUT CASH PREFERRED