Nail Dynasty

I was in town and desperately needed a fill so I came here. I got the fill, two new nails put on because they’d fallen off, and then gel polish on top. This was $ 35, which I think is a very fair price. The salon itself seemed welcoming, modern and clean. The ladies were nice. I didn’t have to wait (I was there on a Tuesday, about 4pm — 440pm). They also have different colors of the powders, which I originally wanted but then didn’t feel like trying to search for a powder that matched the one I already had. Overall I’m happy with my decision of coming here and I wouldn’t hesitate to come back if I find myself in Midtown again.

They do a wonderful job. A great spot to stop by after work for a relaxing mani pedi. The salon is clean and well kept and everyone is friendly.

Nice relaxing salon. Excellent service. I walked in and was able to get a wonderful Pedicure. She does a great job!!!

Great little place for a quick and relaxing pedi after work.
Will definitely be back!

I feel the prices are reasonable. Their work is good but not spectacular. I will come back and even think of it as my regular place… but it definitely is not the best spot I have been to. The pedicure chairs are awesome and I actually use the massage function on them… unlike other places.

They did a wonderful job, and my nails are beautiful. They take their time and are perfectionists. Overall a very relaxing experience and reasonable prices.

I’ve been going to see Lisa for Well over 6 years now and I wouldn’t dare going anywhere else. They treat you like family and my nails are always on point. I work a lot and only get to the salon once a month and unlike other salons my nails don’t lift or Peel after 3 weeks.

Since Amy left I now go to Lisa. Lisa always takes care of me and shapes my nails just the way I like. She always helps me choose a new color out too (sometimes it’s hard to get away from the pinks haha).
I always make an appointment so I don’t have to worry about waiting.
The services I receive are acrylic fill in or full set and pedicure. Both performed at the same time.
I’m always in and out within about an hour and the products they use are high quality (I.e. No breaking or cracking acrylic, new and high quality polishes and pedicure products).

Great staff, relaxing environment & extremely welcoming. Not to expensive. Outstanding nail work!

They have pretty good prices, so I don’t hold them to the gold standard.
They do a good job — not a great job. I had to work with the lady doing my mani to get her to shape my nails evenly and symmetrically. They don’t go to much lengths to remove calluses and they don’t get the details like cleaning under your nails. BUT all and all the mani pedi turns out pretty decent, and for $ 30 for both right in midtown, i suppose you can’t complain.
I would have given it 4 stars but the conversations happening knocked a star off. I’m not about to say they shouldn’t converse in their native language but when every lady working is loudly engaging in a conversation from across the room and laughing, it doesn’t create much of a spa setting. When you add to it that it’s in another language, you have a spa full of uncomfortable customers (it was visible) who are convinced they’re being laughed at. I’m sure they have been things to talk about, but it’s awkward. Wish it was a little more professional.

The staff was friendly and skilled. I had my nails and toes done at the same time and I did not feel rushed at all. Maybe because it was a random Wednesday afternoon. Overall, good job.

best nail salon in midtown… the address above is correct but they are in between 4^th & 5^th street and cypress street. next to café kia-​ora.

No-​chip manicure: $ 30
Pedicure: $ 20
It’s located right across from GA Tech BEHIND the parking garage. If you aren’t familiar with the area (I was staying at a hotel nearby) you will absolutely miss it because the address takes you straight to the parking garage… the building and stores are around the back. They were fairly busy when I walked in for a no-​chip manicure and regular pedicure. My timing was decent though because within a few minutes I was sitting in the pedicure chair. It had a massage chair (as all should) but it was nothing fancy or spectacular. I had to wait another 5 minutes or so with my feet soaking until someone became available to work on me. The water was barely lukewarm… almost cold even, so I had to ask for hot water to be refilled. That wasn’t a huge problem, but I did notice that two other patrons had to make the same request while I was there so it wasn’t about me just being picky. ;-)
The lady working on my pedicure was nice and did a good job. Nearing the end, another lady who had just finished up someone else’s pedicure tag teamed to start on my manicure. I typically don’t like that because it makes me feel rushed and less relaxed. I was pleasantly surprised, however, at how this place moisturizes and softens your hands and cuticles. They put an oil or lotion on your cuticles, wrap them in a plastic bag, and let the moisture sink in with heated gloves. Nice touch! And a nice step up from a 2 minute dip in a water bowl.
Once I was moved to the nail station, the lady was pretty snippy with me and kind of rude. «This isn’t my first no chip, honey bun!» That’s what I wanted to say but didn’t. She kept on trying to make sure I keep my hand still in under the UV, don’t get too close to the light bulb, do this, do that… HUSH! I’m not moving. So much for my relaxing experience. Nevertheless, it’s been 2 weeks and my nails still look good. I used the OPI candy apple red polish, so any and all blemishes can easily be seen. There are a few minor dents and dings, so it’s not perfect, but there are in fact NO CHIPS. My nails have grown out over the past 2 weeks, so my newly exposed nail bed will be the cause for another manicure here soon, but not because of the polish.

Had a great experience here. It was a little more expensive than I had expected for gel nails but they did a great job.
They were also fast but not sloppy.
I was impressed and would come back if I lived in Atlanta.

I just went there today and got my usual claw nails done. They did a great job and the girl who did my nails was nice and easy to talk to. The inside didn’t have much of an atmosphere but where they lacked in that department I felt they made up with good customer service.

This is the worst nail salon in town. Customer Service, Quality and Price all horrible. I called in advance to book an appointment and showed up 3 minutes late. They didn’t have anyone to work on me, because they had four nail «techs» working on two — whom had clearly been there for more than 3 minutes. After another 10 minutes of waiting, I asked how long it would be and that I had made an appointment because I didn’t have much time. The woman in charge said, «Well you were 10 minutes late, so your appointment was cancelled».
They have lost my business and hopefully, your business as well. There are too many salons to treat customers so poorly. And by the way, when I did get a mani/​pedi there it was way overpriced for the service received.

One of the best pedicures that I’ve received in a long time. The staff was nice and the lady that did my pedicure was gentle. I recommend it if your ever in the Midtown area.

I’m really surprised that there are not more bad reviews so hopefully my experience was not the norm:
Now I remember why it’s been so long since I’ve had a manicure. When I walked in everything was just like a normal nail place. Same procedure, same tools, nothing fancy.
I never get my cuticles cut so I requested she just use cuticle remover and push them back. This never seemed to be a problem anywhere else.
Well, she butchered my nails– leaving all different shapes and lengths and she used a really rough nail file wich tore my nails up. She also tried several times to cut my cuticles after I specifically said no. I said again that I didn’t not want them cut and she started to do one nail anyway! Instead of cutting she actually pulled and ripped the cuticle off which later led to the cuticles separating and caused a raw wound. I made her stop and she looked very surprised I was angry she went against my wishes. Should have stopped there and left– all the signs were pointing to danger, but I let her continue since she finally figured out that I wasn’t kidding when I said I didn’t want my cuticles cut.
As she was painting my nails I could see that she was doing a very sloppy job and pointed out that the paint was getting on my fingers, she said she would wipe them off with nail polish remover when she was done. But of course she didn’t. And surprisingly she only did one coat, which turned out to be so thick that bubbles formed on every nail. She had to redo them, but not because the polish was too thick. It was because I «touched my sweater». What?!
Like I said– hopefully this was an unusual occurrence because there are several good reviews on here, but while I was there I wasn’t the only one with a problem– another woman had to ask the technician to go slower because she was hurting her feet (and we were the only two in there so there was no reason to rush).

Cons first:
Charged more than the posted price. The posted price for a mani/​pedi combo was $ 27 but I was charged $ 32. I didn’t complain, because that’s pretty much standard anywhere else.
I hate going to family owned nail salons where the employees have really loud conversations in their native language. They did that here, but it wasn’t loud and obnoxious like other places I’ve been. I didn’t feel uncomfortable nor did I feel like they were talking about me.
Pros:
They were really fast, and did a really good job. I was out in under an hour (including drying time). The ladies that were there were very friendly and polite.
They have a pretty extensive list of services (although, I don’t think I’ll choose Nail Dynasty for a Brazilian wax any time soon…).
They have a ton of polish colors to choose from… much more than my previous favorite salon.
They didn’t try to upsell the hell out of me like my last favorite salon.
Its walking distance to so many things… I walked from home, to the nail salon, to the dry cleaners, to CVS and to the hair salon and back home without breaking a sweat, messing up my pedi or my hair. I promise you can’t do that in McDonough! I love living in Midtown!!!

This is definitely my new nail place, and it’s less than a 10 minute walk away. For $ 15, I got my typical French manicure, and it didn’t show the slightest sign of a chip for eight days. (And this was eight days of traveling, rummaging through suitcases, touching NYC subway surfaces and sanitizing profusely, and scratching an unfortunate barrage of bug bites.)
The shade of white used on my nail tips was brighter than the entire population of Alpharetta, and I’ve never seen anything like it. My only complaint is that their website states that they open at 9:30 a.m., but the sign on their door says 10. Also, although it was nice and immaculately clean inside, it would’ve been nice to have some music or a TV on — the only sound was one of the ladies going around with a vacuum cleaner.
FYI: The store is located on the back of the building — not the side facing West Peachtree.