Soleil Nail Spa

Yes Timmy does a great job.
But I’m not rating a person, I’m rating a place. So let’s get started.
First off, one time we were there, Timmy approached my girlfriend with his kit and they started up, but the owner pulled him and had a low-​level flunky do the manicure — with predictably poor results. She pulled Timmy so he could go work on a person who was clearly a new client. I understand trying to impress new clients with your best work, but don’t literally bait-​and-​switch us.
Why does this matter so much? Nail care is heavily dependent on skill and motivation. An unskilled or unmotivated manicurist will fail to file evenly, leave cuticle material and callus, slice or puncture the flesh, and botch the paint job. Timmy is great, if you get him, but every other manicurist we’ve had there has been terrible.
Effectively, you should give a discount, probably about 25%, if a client doesn’t get Timmy. There’s more than that much difference in quality. If you don’t want to do that, then train your people and motivate them, or attract trained and motivated employees by paying them something.
Secondly, the cleanliness is terrible. One solid evening of cleaning by your staff could take care of this problem, but it looks like that hasn’t happened in a very long time. As an example, the UV lamp for curing shellac is encrusted with old filth. Yes UV light kills some things, but please just give it a cleaning anyway.
I love that you bring out the mani/​pedi tools in autoclave bags. Too bad they’re already open, making it look an awful lot like you never ran them through the autoclave. It takes 10 minutes extra per client, the bags can’t be reused, and an autoclave costs twelve hundo. I get that. But deceiving your clients is bad form. If I’m wrong about this, you can make it right by bringing the bags out sealed and warm, and opening them in front of the client.
Along with the general cleanliness issues, it makes me wonder if the tools get sterilized at all. Please, please prove me wrong by sterilizing in front of everyone. The burden is now on you to prove that you’re doing it right, since all appearances lead me to believe you’re doing it wrong.
In summary, I expect basically competent debriding and painting skills in an environment that doesn’t make my skin crawl.

The first time I came in to get a pedicure, the guy did ok. I came back the 2^nd time and was not happy about it. First, the nail tech name Nancy that was doing my toes she was telling me she got a very good tips yesterday then afterward she told her co workers that yesterday tips she got $ 10 or more from each client. I’m the same nationality with these nail techs, it really makes me uncomfortable listening to this gal talking about her tips. I wonder if she’s giving me a hint to tip her more? Anyway, it’s very unprofessional of her.

I came in for a 4:30 appointment; it was clear they were pretty busy but that’s no exception to not giving each client the best possible service. I came in for a regular (30 minute) pedicure which felt extremely rushed and ended up only taking about 20 minutes. I later noticed that whoever did my pedicure only gave me one coat of nail polish leaving the color somewhat transparent and failed to notice the huge air-​bubble on one of my toes. It looks like I did my own toes; I definitely will not be back.

Don’t go there if they are busy cause they won’t take the time and do it right or take the time. :(Very dissapointing way to do business. I hope the owner realizes it should be about quality… not quantity cause after over a year of frequenting they are about to love my money… smh. I could have done a better job myself.

Waiting for my turn, when a lady walked in and they did her nails before me… When she didn’t have an appointment. Rude

Such a cute shop but has gone down hill. getting too big for their britches. Their is one girl that is good with nails but FaceTimes loudly and it is very annoying. If I am paying $ 30 for my nails I do not want to hear someone on FaceTime. Annoying!

Great experience! This place is just amazing. The staff is friendly and take very good care of you.
Lina is very gentle and her work is very clean and just perfect. I am very pleased.

Went there yesterday with my sis to get shellac mani and the nail tech suggested their new ANC powder dip manicure. Super cool to watch them do it and my nails feel great! Seems stronger than shellac and gets a better seal on the color. Love it, can’t wait to go back for my next time

Came by here once after reading a few Unilocal reviews. That was about 3 – 4 months ago. Ever since then I’ve always returned for all my nail services. I enjoy receiving my pedicures from, Nancy. She always works wonders. I enjoy my dipped nails by mostly all their nail techs Tina, Timmy and Amy. They all do great work and they take good direction and are very patient and attentive to your wants. I enjoy my visits every time! Every visit is quite relaxing.

Ugh got a mani-​pedi here and honestly could have done a better job myself. The girl that did my toes was fine. But the girl that did my fingernails seems like she doesn’t know what she’s doing. So now my cuticles aren’t even all gone and I’ve got a million hangnails on almost every finger. I’ve never gotten such a bad manicure ever before. Save your $ 30 and just do your nails at home.

I had this place bookmarked because of the reviews and I just happened to be in the area today for a massage elsewhere and decided to finally go. Got the $ 30 pedicure and $ 7 eyebrow. Everyone was nice, the place looked great and a wonderful price for eyebrow. Initially I said I just wanted a cleanup but after double checking in the mirror I did say I like my eyebrows thin with a high arch. Checking them out in the end, they were definitely thin, thinner than I like but no real high arch so I was a bit disappointed.
And this came after the mediocre pedicure. I got there about 5:35pm today, Tuesday. I paid the extra $ 10 for the level 2 pedicure to include a 15 minute massage and paraffin. First she was moving way to fast with the cuticle cutter and cut my left big toe. That bled, so I had to put some Trader Joe’s salve on it that I had in my purse. The whole thing felt rushed. Super fast foot cleaning. She had asked me to hold up my leg, told her I couldn’t, I’m 7 months pregnant. Never had a pedicure person not be able to hold your leg while they scrubbed your foot. She brushed across the top of my foot with the nail brush cleaner so that was painful, she used something to scrub the bottom of my feet for a few seconds, like the flat wide stick, not a pumice stone, she slapped on the sugar scrub, rubbed that on, then slapped on some lotion, rubbed that in, then grabbed the paraffin and put my feet in that after rubbing oil on my feet and lower legs, rubbed in the oil, then removed the paraffin (on for about 3min) got a hot towel that was way too hot that burned me, did 20 seconds of hot stones (that was not included in the level 2 pedicure, just level 3 so okay…)then sprayed my toes with the alcohol that burned cause she nipped me earlier and it was bleeding. The shaping and polish look great though. Got home, and the bottom of my feet don’t even look like they were touched. So much for a foot scrub and paraffin. Not to mention there was never a 15 min massage!
Total service was $ 37, tipped $ 5 cash and didn’t even want to do that cause I’ll need to use my own pumice stone on the bottom of my feet during my next shower and as I only treat myself to pedicure’s once a month while I’m pregnant and can’t reach my own toes, so I’m going to have to wait another 30 days for hopefully a relaxing pedicure with no pain. My big toe still stings!

Bad service. The lady that did my nails over charged me and when I confronted the manager she lied about it. I was gonna cancel the design but she said the drawer is closed their boss left. They should give receipt next time. Can’t believe this place with a lady like her. They should’ve checked the camera

We walked in to see if they could do two pedicures. The first thing I appreciated was they were realistic about the time. We had a 20 minute wait and they let us know.
The #2 pedicure was fantastic. I can’t bend my knee completely and she picked up on it right away.

Tina and Timmy are fab! Now that I live in the Kent/​Auburn area, this is the only place I go! They are quick and do a great job on my fills and take their time on my pedicures! Free WiFI!
I would recommend them to anyone in the area! :D

This was my first time at this salon and it was great! Just had a regular pedicure with my boyfriend and the massage was amazing! We are both ticklish people but our massages were more soothing than ticklish which is a huge plus. The atmosphere was clean and relaxing. The pedicure room is calming and peaceful with soothing music. Parking was also easy to find.
A few negatives is their nail polish selection and that they use Styrofoam cups but other than that we will certainly come back. Great customer service overall

I have come to love this place!!! Timmy did a fantastic job on my 4^th of July themed nails!

I just happened to hop into this place after I had a haircut at Blossom right next door. The place is clean and service was pretty quick, I didn’t have to wait very long before they had me seated for a pedicure. Prices are pretty reasonable. Customer service is mediocre, they’re all very polite but a bit too quiet. They play very nice relaxing music overhead though. I’m pretty satisfied overall.

Found my new nail shop close to home!!! Place has nice décor and well kept! Each staff were all welcoming and friendly! Especially the manager Timmy. I’m glad I have this place a chance! They did a great job on my medi and pedi!

I should start off by saying that I’m not one to take the time to write a Unilocal review, but this place deserves the effort. I absolutely LOVE this nail salon! I’ve tried many different nail salons in the Kent area and was loyal to one salon until I had a shellac manicure done here. I will never give my business to any other salon again. Not only are the staff friendly, warm, and inviting — they remember you and how you like your manicure! I’m quite picky about how I like my nails shaped, but I know rest assured that it will be done right and just the way I like it if I’m in one of their chairs.
Timmy (the manager) is amazing! Both I, my sister, and my mother (yes we’re all loyal customers) can be pretty indecisive when it comes to picking a polish color or design, but Timmy not only helps us figure out what we want he suggests things not even we would have thought of. It eases my mind knowing if I have an idea that they know wouldn’t look good they are honest and suggest something else. Tina (the owner) is equally as talented and absolutely hilarious!
For you girls who see those amazing manicures on Instagram, Pinterest, and Tumblr and have tried with no avail to bring a photo into a salon only to leave looking like your 3 year old brother did the work… You’ve found your new heaven. My sister and I love to keep up with the latest trends and always leave ecstatic and impressed that our nails look not only like the photos we bring in but better!
If you’re looking for a nail salon that you’ll have a great experience in that delivers an amazing result — look no further!

Take my wife an myself to get groomed all the time… they have excellent customer service, they cater to you an make you feel welcome. The prices are reasonable and you received your money’s worth guaranteed! We love it