Magic Nails

All the ladies at Magic Nails write friendly, lovely, and very good at what they do! I got nails, a facial, a massage… and a smile! They treated me like a princess! Mahalo, ladies! Chi… Kha…All!!!

$ 91 for a magic gel mani pedi even though there’s a sign that says it’s $ 46… I did get a 10 minute neck massage, maybe that was an extra $ 45? Either way, I was definitely disappointed in the price.

My older sister had been talking about this place for the longest time and I went to see whats so great about this place. My first impression is just shocking. This salon is very clean and the staff here are wonderful! The lady working on my nails was very focus on cutting my nails and removing the cuticles. When she was done with that, she listen to all my requests on painting my nails and how I wanted it to look like. When she was done with that, I absolutely love how my nails look! She did a marvelous job. Definitely will be coming back here again.

horrible place. rude people, service is horrible, my nails look like a 5 year old did them. I would not waste your money!

My first time here & I will be back. Very clean & quick basic manicure & pedicure. Great color selections as well!$ 25 for both you can’t really beat that deal in the area. They had a full house & I only waited about 10 minutes for a walk in. Michelle & Christine are very nice. Also great massage chairs! Thanks magic nails for a pleasant experience.

I would not suggest anyone come here. They do not do a professional job at all. I went in last week for a new full set and a simple design and left with two completely bedazzled nails. The prices are a bit outrageous for the beginner level job they do. I went back a few days later to get my nails fixed and they are STILL a sloppy mess. The shape is uneven, the acrylic is not properly filed and the gel started chipping off the day after I got them done.

Worst manicure and pedicure ever. My manicurist changed the color that I picked without asking and then proceeded to destroy my nails. I need to go get a new manicure just to fix the mess she made. My pedicure was over in less than 15 minutes and the nail polish is so thick that it will never dry.

Very clean and well organized nail salon, the owner seems to know exactly how to run one. The staff members were very nice, they gave the best massage with my mani/​pedi, also have a huge selection of nail polish colors.

So I forgot to repost on this… But as it turned out my nail polish wouldn’t come off… Literally… I had to go to a couple places to try and get it off and they both said it seemed like wherever I went superglued the polish on rather than using a standard base coat. My nails had to be sanded down entirely to get the polish off and it took several months for my nails to grow out entirely and look normal again.

This location has great service. The technician was very professional and knowledgeable. this is my first time and sure not gonna be the last time!
THANK YOU AMAZING LASH :)

I was on my way into Manhattan Beach, and had been wanting to get a pedicure all weekend, when I spotted Magic Nails. Thinking I’d get a quick pedicure, I headed in. The signature pedicure was priced at $ 17.00 on the price menu posted in the entrance of the salon. I picked out my color, and started my service.
While I was getting my pedicure, several more customers came in, as it was Mother’s Day. A woman and her 2 daughters came in, one of the daughters were led to the back. After 20 minutes, the other 2 women were still not seated, and another larger party had come in (no reservations) and were served first. The womanwas very upset (rightfully so), and decided to leave, not having their service done.
After watching this episode, I could tell customer service was not Magic Nail’s forte. Then once my toes were done, and I was being rung up, the lady said $ 30. After seeing the previously party be overpriced at $ 53 for a mani/​pedi, which was considered ‘deluxe’, resulting in the price change, I asked why I was being charged $ 30. I too was told I received a ‘deluxe’ pedicure. At this time I simply stated if extra service were provided resulting in a price change, the customer should be informed.
If the pedicure was worth $ 30, I would have gladly paid, but it was a sub par job. Over priced beyond belief, I will not be returning.

The upside– she did a hell of a job trimming my cuticles around my nails.
Anddddd why the bad review– i paid for the «Callus remover» which was exactly what I do in the shower without paying anything, anddddd she scrubbed (if that’s what you call it) for about 40 seconds each foot. ALSO– I got gel on my toes– if you like having the look of a 5 year old painted them, come here — I literally have gel polish alllll on my freshly trimmed cuticles, it looks worse then if I did it myself.

First time I went my cuticle was badly cut and took 2 weeks to heal… I figured mistakes happen and went back. I didn’t get an injury this time, but I did get a messy, uneven, and expensive gel mani, …I will not be back.

So disappointed. So expensive for a half-​assed ‘deluxe’ pedi, no-​pressure and weak leg massage (that comes with pedi) & weak shoulder massage (which I was overcharged for), and horrible mani cuticle clean up (no polish) which I could have done better myself. The nail polish applied to my toes was old and chunky. I asked to change it instantly and they said no and that it was ‘fine’. I shouldn’t have tipped, but I did 15% anyway. $ 96 out the door for the worst nail and ‘massage’ (if you want to call it that) of my life. I’m not that young, so I do speak from massive experience. I stopped into this place, just trying to kill time, before a meeting. Just passing through town. AWFUL!!!

Wow! I just spent $ 73 on a gel mani/​pedi. Service wasn’t anything different than the usual $ 40 I pay for the same service at other places. I am new to the area. They don’t have pricing listed anywhere in the store and they charge you for ‘extra services’ which are commonly part of services at other salons. Oh, and they don’t tell you when they are asking if you want an added on service. They just hold up whatever the service might be and say ‘Yes?’. Then they had the audacity to ask if I was tipping with cash! NEVER GOING BACK!!!

Do not come here. They charge you for extra services without telling you it’s not included in the basic manicure. Their cleanliness is very poor and I saw my technician dip a used brush into a communal container for alcohol instead of pouring it out into a smaller container for individual client use. I came in with glitter polish on my nails and instead of using nail polish remover she used a rough nail file on the surface of my nails. Each nail now looks completely scratched up like I rubbed the surface of my nails on harsh concrete. They had the audacity to charge $ 55 for a terribly done and unclean manicure and pedicure. I am reporting them to the BBB.

First time and won’t go back. Beyond dirty, old files, dirty tools, and even the white lab coats are incredibly dirty. Woman asked if I needed callous remover, yes, but only scrubbed some gel on, which isnt’ that what they normally do with a pedicure. I thought they wrapped the heels in plastic or something a bit more substantial. They DILUTED/​Thnned the polish (ESSI Mademoiselle) right in front of me as it was so old — how about BUY NEW POLISH? Overall incredibly creepy as it was sooooo dirty. She was not looking when she polished and missed the sides. When I left after 20 minutes the polish was sticky — something is not right here. How do they stay in business???

I’ve been getting mani pedis my whole life and the one at «Magic Nail Spa» has been by far the very WORST! My girlfriends and I spotted a Valpak coupon for this nail salon and decided to give it a try, even though they hardly had any reviews on Unilocal… I mean «how bad could it be»?! Nop… Biggest mistake ever! Sit tight for my saga of misery: To start off, they removed my old gel nail polish with a grinder, not with acetone solution, which scuffed my nail surface and left ugly brown residues (see in picture), and charged me an extra $ 5 for spending less than a minute ruining my nails! My nails were already even and nicely shaped, so I just asked for a light buff and even that ruined their form, leaving rough edges all around. The lady doing my pedicure barely spent ANY TIME on my feet, even though I had gotten the spa package described as «Trimming, shaping, removing cuticle, scrub the dry skin off the bottom of the feet, hot lotion, hot towel «on their website. Believe me I got absolutely no scrub or hot lotion… she just kept saying «you want extra scrub? Extra $ 8», «you want callus remove? Extra $ 5» and when I’d responded «nothing extra please, just the spa package» she mumbled something and just dropped my feet! To make that even worse, she also dropped the tweezers and the nail file on the floor and just picked them up and put them back into the clean equipment pile without even considering that I was sitting right there! This is how comfortable she was with being unsanitary! The highlight was when she did a lousy job with my polish and left RED polish all over my skin, and not in small spots. .they were big enough that my friends from 3 seats over could see them! When asked her to remove the stains and residue, she ignored me and kept going on. I had had enough by that moment and asked another coworker of hers to tell her to remove it, suspecting she hadn’t understood what I asked for. She rubbed a cotton swab around my toe nails, not even on the red spots and said «Finish»! That’s when I just asked for the acetone and the nail polish bottle and started doing it on my own! And she just sat there and looked at me. While waiting to pay, before they actually swapped my credit card, they asked me how much I wanted to add as tip on card! Erm… really? My friends were also extremely unhappy with the services they had received. Their prices were outrageous compared to the quality of service and their attitude was just unacceptable. Hear me out … you’d be better off if a 5 year old did your nails! I’d give them ZERO STARS if it were possible.

I got a gel mani and gel pedi with French on my hands, but regular color on my feet. It was $ 70, and was definitely not worth it. I’ve spent $ 40 on similar services elsewhere, and over $ 200 elsewhere, so I have no qualms about spending money where the quality of services is worth it. The gel on my toes doesn’t even go back to the cuticles. My French tips are blurry, and one nail took 30 minutes and multiple attempts to correct to remove a giant white line across the middle and a rough ridge. I’ve given myself better quality French manicures. They removed the old gel off my toes with a grinder instead of gently with solvent. I will NOT be back.

Gross! That about subs it up. The files were old and used. EVERYTHING was dirty. She «cleaned» the nippers with the soapy water from my manicure after done using them. Unprofessional and not very friendly. I was nauseous when I left. On top of all that… My polish isn’t even close to good. It looks like a 8 year old did it.