Classy Nails

Tried to do something nice for my girlfriend because I was flying out for a week and the simple fact she’s a good girlfriend. I sent her to Classy Nails in Kirkwood Mall with my credit card. So my trying to be a good guy turned into a large infected area on her ankle from a worker going too fast with a pumice stone. She missed a day of work to visit her doctor had a culture for staff infection taken and got 3 antibiotics. Her ankle is very red, white and puffy. I went to the 2 shops down south to talk to an owner, the employees arein trained very well to cover for the owner. 1 store said they were on a 1 month vacation, one said to call the store to negotiate with the owner, now remember I was standing IN the store that I was supposed to call.
Avoid this salon like the plague. Total up the price they charge, a missed day of work, a doctors visit and 3 medications plus 5 days of a cut up ankle.

im new to ND and needed a place (with asians that know what theyre doing) to make as my regular place and this definitely is it. I had an appt for 330 and got seated quickly but didnt get started on my pedicure until 4:05. I didn’t complain only because i was in a good mood and they didn’t have enough people for the amount of people that came in so… still a good place, more pricey than back home but… i’ll keep going: D

Excellent gel topped acrylic fill-in…maybe one of the best that I have ever had.
Traveling for business in Bismarck. Walked in without an appointment on a Friday afternoon without reading the reviews. (I am glad that I didn’t.)
Was greeted by Jennifer at the front and waited for 10 minutes. She sat me in her chair and I asked that she smooth out the waviness from my last application in Fargo and curve the tops a little more.
I spent the next 20 minutes talking to my neighbor and not paying attention. When I looked down, they were almost finished and perfect! I never know what to expect when I am on the road and I usually have to settle, so this was a very pleasant and unexpected surprise.
When I am back in Bismarck you better believe that I will be visiting with Jennifer for a fill again… she is a true artist and I really got lucky this time!

Horrible! When I had my nails done he cut my fingers numerous times and did a rushed, sloppy job while talking and texting on his phone most of the time.
Another experience ihad with thislocation happened one afternoon when I snagged my hose on my lunch break. Since I work near this location I went into the store to see if I could use a dab of clear nail polish to prevent the snag from getting worse. They didn’t understand what I was asking for, but — after numerous explanations and a conversation that included chuckles and «she’s crazy» looks in my direction between the owner and the girl working on another lady’s nails in whatever language they speak — they accommodated my request. I thanked them for their kindness and offered to give them a few dollars for their trouble, to which the owner condescendingly replied: «No thanks, I’m rich enough»! Excuse me?!?
If you’re looking for a fairly inexpensive place to get a mani/​pedi go to the S. Walmart. They’ve ALWAYS treated me well and done a good job. The ONE time they nicked my cuticle they apologized profusely and took $ 5 off my total.

I went to the South 7^th location for a pedicure several times (?3X?) and a manicure once. I use them mainly when I can’t get in the the better quality places in a timely manner.
For the pedicure, I cut my nails beforehand to the length I want (they were cut too short and cut on an angle the first time I went). They will still file and shape them. The rest is mediocre, but serviceable. A typical pedicure will last the standard two weeks. There is a lot of upsell during services as one previous reviewer mentioned (particularly for the shellac manicure), but they are polite when you tell them ‘no’. I found the women did a better job at pedicures than the men.
For the manicure (regular or shellac), I don’t recommend them. I watched them do several shellac manicures while there and each time they got the color and base coat against the cuticles and nail folds which meant the shellac is likely to peel off with in several days rather than lasting the full two weeks as touted. (I swear there is NO ONE in Bismarck who knows how to do a proper shellac manicure.) As for my regular manicure, it smudged even after two complete cycles under the UV lamp/​dryer and it chipped (noticeable chips) within two days. I also had to redo the cuticles when I got home as they missed some spots. I redid the whole thing at home within 4 days with the same top coat and color (I bring my own) but different base coat and it lasted over 10 days with out a chip or smudge, so I don’t know if it’s a basecoat issue or the fact that they don’t let each coat dry completely between each application.
The price isn’t great for the quality ($ 25 for the pedicure and $ 35 for combined mani-​pedi), but I’m not going to complain as this place is mainly about the convenience for me and they certainly don’t charge the prices that upscale salons charge for better-​but-​still-​not-​excellent-​quality jobs.
The bottom line is that they are quick and have availability, so keep that in mind if you end up here.

I recently had a french pedicure done here and it was okay. not spectacular but not horrible either.

Updated: So I’ve tried the South 7^th St location 2x now… and it’s on par with the North location.
I went once as a walk-​in with no issues, and once after I called to see if I could come in at a certain time. I’m not sure why they said I could come at that time, since they were super busy. They took me, since I said I called, but they did questioned me 3x about it.
I had to ask for a nail to be re-​cut, as I don’t like angled toenails (I mean really? Cut. Them. Straight.), and the polish on one nail had to be done 3x because they didn’t use spacers (and hint: cotton balls stick to wet polish).
I also don’t like the upsale they try: designs, manicures, eyebrows. No, no, and no.
I will probably be back, because as I’ve said they’re the cheapest place in town… but I probably won’t like it.