Jade Nails

Made a last minute appointment for a gel manicure, and I’m SO glad I did. My nails were done by an older gentleman in some sort of auto club black jacket, and he did a fantastic job. He didn’t over-​file my nails, he paid attention and didn’t leave them uneven or crooked, he shaped them the way I asked. When he pushed back and clipped my cuticles I didn’t even realize he was doing it, he was so gentle.
He painted my nails like a pro, nothing on my skin. When he was done they looked gorgeous. He even gave me 10% off (as a first time customer? I’m not sure, my hearing is bad). I snagged a business card; I’ll definitely be coming back as a regular.

I’m a tourist from Texas and decided to stop in for a pedicure. As I walked in, I was greeted and immediately sat in a pedicure chair. I had several great colors to choose from! I would say the have approximately 100 colors to choose from! I work in the beauty business so sanitation is my main priority and I noticed that they take every precaution we do in our salon! My pedicure was amazing and my polish job was flawless! I strongly recommend this place!

I do love Jade nails… It’s a good place if you’re in a rush and tired of overpaying for nail services.
I usually will get a quick manicure here or acrylics filled… the staff is kind and caring in my experience.
It’s also very gay-​friendly I’ve noticed.

This place is Horrible, how are they even in business?
I was in town for the weekend only and needed a mani/​pedi quickly and nearby before dinner on Saturday night. The room was wall to wall carpet, which should have tipped me off. I asked for a gel manicure and they agreed to it. The pedicure chair was broken and I looked like I was on a hidden camera show trying to figure out to get it to stop pounding me in the back. To make matters worse the place was swarming with fruit flies, regular flies, and mosquitoes. They hadn’t emptied their trash in day’s, gross!
The girl doing the pedicure got nail polish on my leather, nude color flip flops. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE HAD ANYONE GET NAIL POLISH ON MY SHOES AT A NAIL SALON and to make matters worse, her hair was down and she kept leaning over my toes and getting her hair in my polish! I asked for someone else to do my finger nails.
There was a man who sat down in front of me and didn’t even know I had gels on that needed to be soaked off. Then halfway through the manicure I had to remind him I was getting gels. He proceeded to leave twice during the process to go outside and smoke a cigarette. Then when it was finished I looked at the sloppy work, talked to the manager she said it’s a new kind of gel that didn’t need a base coat and that it’s fine that it’s thin. Alas, one day later… CHIPPED! I paid $ 55.00 for gel manicure that’s supposed to last 2 weeks, and it lasted 1 DAY! needless to say, I am irate.
RUN AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. DO NOT LET THEM RIP YOU OFF. THEY SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN FOR HEALTH CODE REASONS, FOR CARELESS SLOPPY WORK AND PRICE GOUGING.

I needed an emergency manicure before the weekend, and had to venture into one near Chinatown/​Downtown area. The manicure costs $ 12 (+ tips). I don’t remember the lady’s name, but she was friendly. We talked briefly and it wasn’t awkward unlike some other places I go to. I really didn’t want to write a bad review because it’s not that I didn’t like the lady. But the manicure was terrible. It is not even or smooth. She painted onto my cuticle and missed some spots on the side. One of my nails chipped the next day (do they use cheap products??). Nail polish usually last very long on me. I usually don’t see any chipping until the end of the week. But to get a chip overnight is just as bad as it can get. I might as well have done this myself since the job done is comparable to mine (and I am not good!)
I would not return and I urge you to find another nail salon in the area or venture further away.

For a Thursday at 5:15pm, I was seen promptly and the girl doing my nails was polite, thorough, and did a good job. For $ 30 ($ 25 plus $ 5 tip) though, there wasn’t anything spectacular about my pedicure. I’ve gotten a fantastic mani AND pedi at a place on Newbury for just over $ 35. One thing that rubbed me the wrong way was a young woman came in wanting an eyebrow wax and another worker said «we don’t have time for that, we’re too busy» very rudely. I don’t think I’ll be going back here again.

I happened to be I the area and desperately needed a manicure. Just happened to see the salon and figured, «Why not?». The salon is a bit on the dumpy side as far as décor, but service was quick and very professional. Sam did a repair on several of my acrylic nails, filled them and did a great polish job. Not sure if I’d make a point to return here on a regular basis, but they definitely served their purpose in a pinch.

Worst paint job I’ve ever had. It’s not a situation where the technician was rushing through the paint job and missed a spot. She took an appropriate amount of time on each finger and inspected it before moving on. I was watching Warehouse 13 and zoning out so by the time my shellac manicure was finished it was too late to fix the paint job. The paint not only does not meet the spot just under the cuticle, but the paint doesn’t cover the sides of the nail bed as well. When you view the nail from the sides you see 2 – 3 mm of natural nail bed, then polish… I just got my shellac manicure 2 hours ago and I’m completed disgusted and contemplating go to another nail shop near my house to fix this.

This used to be called Sonda Nails. I am a regular here. Have been going to this salon since it opened and before it was taken over by the current owners ~ 10 years.
Pluses:
1. They do take and RESPECT appointments — a big bonus for someone who uses a lunch break for manis-​pedis. But, walk-​ins are welcome and they try to accommodate everyone.
2. I have NEVER had a concern about hygiene.
3. If I have a problem with a mani or pedi they are always happy to correct it.
4. At least 3 of the staff speak English well.
5. Prices are average for both the city and the burbs with the exception of the gel manicures — a bit higher priced than most places.
6. My pedicures are always perfect. They last about 3 weeks and any specific requests I make i.e. additional buffing or specific areas for massage are ALWAYS happily honored.
7. I have natural nails. They never try to push artificial nails on me nor do they suggest shaping or colors that are unsuited for a professional woman. They often will suggest a different color choice if they know that my choice will not suit my skin tone or does not look as good on as it does in the bottle. I very much appreciate that.
Minuses:
1. Only 1 person does gel manicures. The attention to detail on the gel manicure could improve.
I read many of the other reviews. I have to say that if decorating and carpeting are your benchmarks for judging a nail salon then you really shouldn’t be getting your mani-​pedis on a side street off of Downtown Crossing. You should be somewhere on Boylston or Newbury paying double for the same exact service to people who wont make eye contact with you. Enjoy that, folks!

I’ve had so many over priced, bad pedicures in Boston, that I was very happy to find Jad Nails. The price is reasonable, and they do a decent job, which is more than I can say for most places in this town. They’re also consistant, which is also a plus. Can’t say it’s by any means luxury, but i’m a person who prefers to get in, and get out. I had to wait the last time I was there, but they had a lot of customers — but not TOO many! The staff is courteous, and know what they’re doing. The salon dosen’t reak of nail products — always a plus. they’re located right near park st. station. yay. Massage chairs & foot spas that are kept clean (more points!). My only complaint is that they didn’t have the color I like, but I like an unusual color. They had something that was close enough, so the world did not implode. This is my go to place for a mani-​pedi. after 4 years, I’ve lost hope for spectacular in Boston. Jade Nials is darn good, and that’s about as good as it can get around here.

Definitely not a good experience. The salon seems dated and does not have a luxurious feel at all — very hard to relax. The owner picked at my cuticles until they bled even after I told her to stop… I’ve been to a few bad nail salons but this was a first! There are several salons around the corner on Bromfield street which I’ve heard are better. Stay away from this one.

There really isn’t anything good you can say about a place that has thin-​pile wall-​to-​wall carpeting, but I was desperate for a manicure and as I was on my lunch break, I didn’t have time to search the DTX area for an alternative.
I walked in at around 2:30 in the afternoon (late lunch for me!) and was only one of two clients in the salon. I asked for a manicure and I saw that the gel manicures were advertised for $ 30.00. Why not? I wanted a French anyway, might as well have it last. At this point, things began to get confusing.
Initially, a nice lady was getting her station ready for me. I indicated I wanted a gel manicure and she pointed to a gentleman (who I would come to know as Sam) and said he would take care of me. I asked how long I would have to wait and she said 40 minutes. My reply: I don’t have that long. Her reply: Ok, he take you now. Looking back on this exchange, I realized — she thought I was asking how long the manicure itself would take… I discovered this when Sam began my manicure and completed it in record time… about 25 minutes (for gel!)
This would have been a good thing if not for two things. One… my manicure looks like ballz. He rushed through it thanks to our misunderstanding and my nails are not filed evenly, the white on the tips of my nails is uneven and thicker on some nails than others and there is gel and color all over the beds of my nails. Not cool, Sam.
The second — he charged me $ 40.00 instead of $ 30.00 on my credit card… I didn’t notice until after I checked the receipt when I was back at work and I am miffed. That’s ten dollars more than the advertised price and while I’m assuming it’s because I had a French manicure — that’s a ridiculously steep fee to add to an already inflated price.
I will definitely be searching for an alternative to Jade’s in the DTX area.

My favorite place to get your nails done if you are in Boston! it’s close to everything downtown, you can go in for a mani pedi and your friend or hubby can go somewhere else while you’re pampering yourself. I am on tripadvisor and only go to the best and friendliest places for services.

Terrible nails place! I was passing by on my way to Macy’s at downtown and decided to get a mani since they accept walk in. The lady who let me in was stiff and REALLY RUSHED ME UP… The nail polish she used was old and literally peeled away in an hour.
Very disappointing experience!

Ugh. Jade Nails. Why do I keep coming back here? It’s a short walk from school so it’s convenient but, their manicures suck. I was having a crappy day a couple of weeks ago so I went in for a manicure. First problem, these people DON’T LISTEN. I picked out black and white nail polish for a french manicure — black nail and white tip. She did all tips first which I thought was strange. Then she proceeded to do my nails in pink. At that point, I was like excuse me, I wanted black and she had the audacity to tell me that I should have told her sooner. I was like I DID and I also have a BLACK nail polish in front of me. So anyways, she proceeded to attempt to fill in the black portion with a regular brush — It looked like crap and she knew it. The black and white portions weren’t connected so she asked me if I wanted a silver line to connect the two. I felt bad asking her to do everything over again so I was like ok fine, I’ll try it. OMG. IT LOOKED SOOOO BAD. At that point, I was like ok, this is not going to work out. Feeling kind of sorry for being a pain in the ass, I let her do my nails in pink and white. Left the salon feeling kind of annoyed but whatever… OK. TWO DAYS LATER… the nails started chipping. I mean WTF. I used to go here for pedicures… After the crappy nail job they did, I’m not going back anymore.

Jade Nails is my go-​to nail salon. I have tried a lot of the other places downtown and I think they do the best job here and have reasonably-​priced services. I have been consistently coming here for about 2 years.
I generally get pedicures here. They have a wide variety of colors and 3 or 4 pedicure stations. The ladies that work here are all friendly and nice and not too chatty. One good thing they have at Jade is when you come once or twice, they take down your name and keep a nail buffer, nail file and pumice in a box just for you.
The pedicures are $ 25 and last about 3 weeks. You can’t put your tip on your credit card, so make sure to bring some cash no matter what service you have.
The atmosphere is somewhat lacking and the place isn’t nicely decorated but the quality of service is very good. I always recommend this place to inquiring minds.

I decided to try this place out and I was dissapointed. I went in for a manicure which is $ 12 for a solid color, french is $ 5 more so $ 17. They did a great job with my nails and I love them but the middle finger of my right hand has some space bubbles within the polish. This place is not relaxing as a spa should be, it is just boring that makes you sleepy. And omg they have the tools in a little tequila cup with alcohol and most of the things are super rusty; totally disgusting. Also the staff doesn’t speak very good english so you just be there quiet until they done. I’m thinking to become a nails technitian and if I open a nail salon it will be the kind of place I would like to go to, they should do the same unless they like that low class envirionment…

Pros: centrally located, inexpensive, lots of nail stations and color selection.
Cons: Sloppy manicure.
You get what you pay for.

I love Jade Nails! The people there are so sweet. I’ve been going there pretty regularly the past year, mostly for eyebrow waxes and have always been satisfied. They are very accommodating and fast, which is great for my lunch break.
I normally always go to Vivi for my wax, she’s my girl! Super sweet, they all are.
I’ve gotten manis and pedis done there before as well, and they have turned out great too.
You can pay in credit card, but can only tip in cash, so bring some extra $$,

this place has yet to dissapoint me. ive been here a few times already and always awesome service.
when i get my nals done, i want it to be quiet and relaxing and this place is just that.
altho when i walked in today, no one greeted me till after i had sat down for a hot minute. (hphmp!)
but then it was just a few more minutes till i was serviced.
now my toes and nails are a candy apple red! jut in time for the New Year! :-)s