Magic Nails

Had my nails done here last week and it was amazing. People greeted me with smiling faces as soon as i walked in. I didn’t have to wait so it’s great! The lady did my nails was detailed oriented and sweet. Price is fair for what i got. Will be back!

I only went here once and once was enough. The service was really bad. I arrived and asked for a manicure. They had me sit in a chair, but then a woman handed me nail polish remover and told me to remove my own polish before they started doing my manicure. Ummm, no thanks, I can do that at home. Definitely won’t be back.

Peter and the staff at Magic Nails keep my fingers and toes in lovely shape.
I’ve been coming here for more than 10 years. I’ve tried a couple of other places (recommended by family/​friends) and keep coming back to Magic.
Although I only go for the basics myself, I love watching the really creative things the staff does with «nail-​art» WOW!
Sometimes I wish I was braver – or didn’t use my fingernails as tools.
The location – Brown’s Ranch SC, Capitola – is really convenient for shopping at Trader Joes…
Give Magic Nails a try.
Vita

I love coming here to get my nails done! Peter, and all the gals who work here, are amazing. Great price and great service! So if you want to go and get pampered, come to Magic Nails! They will take good care of you!

I have been coming here for about 3 years now. Was surprised at the number of low reviews as my experiences here have always been positive. They are fast and do a good job. I always get the same thing done… gel spa pedicure. I have never had any issues. It has always been done well and lasted several weeks. Definitely worth coming here, especially as the prices are very good.

Used to have good staff… They can’t really do gel polish nails not sure the new people are trained and need more experience.

Ive been coming here for awhile and usually have an ok experience usually knowing ill get a pretty good manicure for a really great deal. They did my acrillycs for an event and they looked good i gave him a nice tip and he said if there were any problems to come back.
well 2days later half my nail broke off. Hoping they would last untill valentines day, I went and had him fix it. He started completely over so I was expecting the broken nail to look flawless and new. Instead he made it look even worse! Somehow he filed the glitter off of the tip he glued on and then to make up for it added waaay tomuch acrylic so they would be «strong» i ended up with akward lobsided thick acrillyc with glitter missing. He filled the missing glitter by adding glitter schelac over the already gelled acryllic glitter tip. leavung me with one huge mess of a nail. I would of tipped him for fixing it for free had he done a good job… now im never going back

The only reason I go here is because I had a gift certificate. I got my toes done while my friend got acrylic nails. Someone started working on my toes while my friend waited for a while. Apparently there was only one person who was capable of doing acrylic. My toes were done before someone started on her. The man started doing her nails and was doing on okay job until a woman came in needing a fill. He then told her he was done with my friends nails but he had hit started… another lady then painted her nails with gel and it didn’t look very good. Then the man came over to inspect it and he knew it looked bad too. He then sanded some of the nail polish off to attempt to make it better. But no one could fix how bad they look. Would never go back. Disappointed.

Duh!!! Why didn’t i check Unilocal???
I have been taken for a fool, i have ugly nails, and have been totally disrespected!
First thing I did was ask if it was possible to get tips with only gel because i did NOT want acrylic on my nails! The answer of course was «yes yes yes»
So I sat down to get my pedi first (which was fine and quite relaxing) and then was moved for my manicure– I was exhausted … But half way through my mani i asked — is that Gel? And of course… it was a-​friggin-​crylic! — by then i was way too tired to argue — so I just sat there feeling like a helpless dweeb … Then to top it all off the little guy that was doing my nails kept making flirtatious Remarks like: «you tired? You want my shoulder? You can sleep then i take you home» gross! Yuck! Gag me! — WTF?!!
Does he think that’s flattering? Please! Give this guy a reality mirror check!
And he kept hurting me too!?!
In the end, my nails were thick as logs and ugly as the guy who did em! — don’t waste your money!
They act like they don’t understand you so they can jerk you around and blame it on the language barrier.
Take your precious nails elsewhere!!!
I feel like an idiot!
They also talk to each other in Vietnamese and laugh and it’s obvious they are laughing at you/​your nails… Very disrespectful!

I have been going here for quite some time and I always wonder why I go back.
I went today to get acrylic nails. The whole time they were talking in another language, and kept asking if I wanted other types of nails – even after I specifically said what I wanted to two different people. I thought that was very rude. In addition, the service was very rushed. I wasn’t even finished before they asked me to pay.
My nails turned out okay, but not good. The person cut them at awkward lengths and did not care to check if all were at least similar lengths. The lady who painted my nails was very fast, but did not do a great job. Parts of my nails don’t have any polish at all.
Overall, it’s cheap and you get what you pay for. I recommend just spending extra bucks somewhere better.

I know this place is crappy, but seriously… it is less expensive than higher end salons. Heck, I’ve been to a Four Seasons Resort nail salon who did a crappy job, too.
The moral of the story is… you get what you pay for. Dar!

Why why why did I not check Unilocal.Looks like a blind person painted my nails. I lunch at the good Cajun place next door and the food coma clouded my judgement. Saw the sign for a $ 12 pedi and got caught up in the cheapest pedi I’ve ever had in the US. Worst paid pedicure. They talk so much shit and I understood every word. Dumb ass I’m Asian, why would you assume I couldn’t understand you ignorant comments.

Magic Nails gave me and my friend a zero star experience. Terrible service (rude, bossy, snide attitudes), and AWFUL quality (see picture of my nails).
When we pulled up to Magic Nails, we were both skeptical. I actually said out loud, «I have pretty reasonable standards as far as mais/​pedis from strip mall nail places.» I didnt think this level of terrible quality was even possible. Both of our manicures chipped the next day, our pedicures look ridiculous. No cuticle care, the water we soaked our feet in for about…3 minutes… was lukewarm… When I get a pedi, I really appreciate a good soak, and heel scrub. None of that at Magic Nails. They finished our paint jobs, and told us to just sit there and let them dry (we had to ask to be moved to the drying table), and demanded «You pay now.» They also charged my friend over their advertised prices.
We had social events all weekend and wanted our nails to look nice… My nails were chipped the next day. We decided when we left that we would just shell out the extra cash next time, for a nice, relaxing, QUALITY mani/​pedi at a day spa. Avoid Magic Nails!

1 star because it is not possible to give negative stars. This was by far the worst service I have ever received. I got the deluxe spa pedicure which consisted of a 2 minute soak, zero cuticle care, less than a 5 second scrub, and a poor nail polish. I also had a French manicure on my real nails, a blind person could have done a better job. Again no cuticle care, no massage, she filed my nails after she painted them.
On top of the horrible service the attitudes of the women were despicable. They were rude, bossy, and disrespectful.
I will never return to magic nails and suggest they change their name to «low quality rude nails»

Left without even allowing my nails to dry. They look like dog crap anyways. My «spa pedicure» was maybe 15 min long. She made me bleed and my feet look the same. Praying I don’t get a fungus from the place. Take your money elsewhere.

Hmmm. Quick and fast– not what I’m looking for in a Pedi. 10 minutes max… And my friend had to wait those ten minutes before someone attended to her. I was left at the drying table with «you pay now». Will not be back. Warming water, warming towel… And I do not see any sanitizing happening.

Dirty and unprofessional

Been coming here for years. It’s fast. It’s consistent. They do a good job.
I’ve read the other reviews. Don’t expect them to sit and entertain you. They do a good, basic job. The pedicures will last a good 3 weeks or so. They have a very good selection of polishes and they don’t chip.
Prices recently increased. $ 10 pedicure only on Sun and Mon. I think it’s a great deal.
Note — they are good with little kids. Change of color on toes for only $ 3. Remember to ask for a base coat for the little ones.

I had high hopes for this place as it is a great, convenient location.
These are the reasons for 1 star:
— They say they open at 10am, however I sat in my car until 1015, when they REALLY opened.
–There is a huge banner out front of their shop that advertises specials such as a $ 7 manicure and $ 10 pedicure, however, once I was inside and told them I wanted the 10 dollar pedicure, they informed me that was only Sun. And Mon. To their credit, it states that in SMALL print on their banner.
–One of the technicians was very rude and bossy.
–Very brief pedicure, hardly any massage, detail, etc.
–Disgusting magazines that must have been handled by over 1000 customers.
— Their bathroom had the most watered down hand soap I had ever seen and a used towel to dry your hands. Not very sanitary!
–The technician doing my pedicure cut my toe and I had to request alcohol to be applied. This alone was enough to make me not want to go back.
Beware of this place!

I was rushed along. It was very hard to communicate. I was shuffled between employees. My gel manicure looked awful. When I went somewhere else to get them redone, they were shocked at how bad they were.