Satisfied Nails

This place I thought would be a good place to come since they opened at 9:30 am, however when me and my mom showed up at 10:15 the door was locked I called the number and the lady said yes we are open. I went to the door again and she unblocked it. No hello or anything just went straight back to her client. Another lady was working on her regular customer. My mom didn’t start her nails until 11:30 I wanted to leave but my mom said it was OK and that we were here anyways. It is now 12:25 and we are not done!!! She got a full set of acrylic nails with gel… Or should I say she’s getting because we still are not done. This is ridiculous.

Was looking for a place to kill time while my boyfriend was at the dentist. This place was the closest. Called prior to my visit asking how much a pedicure was. Lady on the phone said $ 22. Let her know I specifically wanted a gel french pedicure. She said okay, $ 25. Alright, cool.
When I got there, the lady doing a manicure asked what I needed. I told her. She said $ 22… then $ 25. Okay, that’s what she did on the phone, so that was expected. All of the sudden, she yells into the other room… and my pedicure is $ 28. Okay, fine. I’m here already. Finally, she says $ 31. Okay, now I’m fruatrated. I asked her why does it keep going up? She mumbles something, I don’t know.
The reason why I’m even giving stars to this place is because of the girl who did my pedicure. JENNY. She was nice, welcoming and held a nice conversation. She also did a great job.
5 stars for Jenny.
0 stars for the lady in front.

This definitely isn’t a spa experience but you can get a decent manicure here. They do have a large selection of polishes, airbrush design (airbrush currently broken), and tips to choose from.
Today was my second visit here. The first time I got a full set, I remember it being okay. Today I got a simple manicure with an OPI polish that reminds me of sunflowers. The three of us were greeted by two women and were promptly taken care of. Their stations were free of debris and clean tools were used.
1 mani for me
1 fill for my friend
1 full set for my sister
We were all out in about an hour and 1 ½, the only 3 in the shop and the two only technicians working on us.
I can say that I’m satisfied with the mani I received.

Actually terrible. I went here to get my nails done for my mothers wedding… I got the standard acrylic nails and they charge 18 and up. Mine ended up being 30. Mind you, she kept hurting/​cutting me while filing, my nails where crooked and I had to repeatedly tell her to redo the nails because they looked a mess. My nails where long, but not too long. So I didn’t understand how the length would be an extra 12 dollars??? Don’t let me get started on the polish! It was cheap and terrible! the place is a hot mess, and the wait is even worse. Save your time, money, and nails and go somewhere else! This place is trash!!!

The service is really lacking. Went in for a gel fill. She told me to pick my polish. So far so good. I picked a medium brown color. She started on my nails and pulled out tools from a plastic bag marked-​sterile. After she completed using the tools on my nails, she put them back into the same plastic bag and then she put it away. I asked that she trim my nails down, which she didn’t do. When I reminded her, she made a big «sigh», then she did it. Oh, did I mention that she nicked my finger with her power tools that had my baby finger bleeding? (I can still feel it after 4 days). Next comes the polish. I noticed that it went on brown, but it changed to bright orange. I asked what was going on and she said it would change back. No one told me it was Mood polish! Like a mood ring!!! If I were told, that would be one thing, but I was not. I am a professional 66 year old woman that gives presentations. It is so distracting having your fingernails change colors while you give lectures! It felt like an unsanitary joke at my expense. I would not go back!!!

Great service and nice ladies. The massage chairs are soothing and the hand massages they give to my feet are the best. Although I haven’t experienced many salons I do appreciate this Oakland based business.

The worst gel manicure EVER! I do not recommend this place one bit. I came to get my gel polish removed before the lunch hour. She was rough, fast, sloppy, she injured and cut my skin, and the worst was that the gel application was HORRIBLE. My toddler could do a better job. I ended up having to tell the lady to fix it, but that didn’t work. In the end I told her to remove it all. I’d rather go bare nails than have a poor nail polish job on my nails. On top of that they charged my $ 15 for the bad service!

This place NEVER honors your appointment time. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to wait over 30 minutes to get my nails done despite having made an appointment well in advance! They’re service is fairly good but don’t bother going to them unless you have an extra hour to waste waiting around.

do not get pedicures services from here#this place is not clean##my feet were itching ‘badly” the next day#fungus#

This place actually blows. It’s kind of dingy, which I generally don’t care about, but the ladies are not very attentive or pleasant (neutral at best, a bit rude at worst), and the one working on me was so aggressive with my toes that she actually cut one and drew blood. She also didn’t bother to apologize when I pointed this out or give me some sort of discount. On top of all of that, the establishment is cash only and requires a service fee for credit charges. Seriously? Come on. How. Do. I. Really. Feel. Do not go here!

Came to this salon on a whim. Saw that they had lots of options and no wait, so my friend and I decided to get our nails done. My friend chose a design that was advertised but the girl doing her nails said she didn’t have it. Then halfway through, my friend saw that they did, but the girl doing her nails said it was too late. Once done, my friend saw major streaks in her nails and told the girl. The girl did nothing to correct her shitty job. We then brought it to the attention of the other lady who did my nails and she promptly corrected the error. The manicure however was still not a professional job. My friend was UNSATISFI ED. She and I agree that this manicure was «hella ratchet! «don’t go there… do your own nails.

This place is horrible. Came in last minute. Told the lady how to do my pedicure and she tells me she’s been doing this job for 12 years. I dont care how long youve been doing this job. I KNOW MY BODY YOU DONT. WILL NEVER SET FOOT IN THIS PLACE AGAIN!

Wonder why they turnened me away it was 6:00 sign on door said close at 6:30 friend n I come in for mani n pedi on a Wednesday night not busy either oh well their loss

Never ever go here, I’ve been 2 times and both times may gel nails have lasted about 2 weeks, everywhere else is at least 3! Not only did my nails suck, they cut my cuticles on my fingers and toes, both times! I only have a second chance because it was over a year later and I couldn’t get into central nails which is right across the street, this place suckkkkks!

Yessssss we all know they don’t speak english! But who cares!!! These ladies are the hardest working people I know! Me and my family have been going here for years and they are amazing every time!
*** CHEAP PRICES!
*** NICE PEOPLE!
*** QUALITY WORK!

Came here for the first time after recommendation from a co-​worker. Excellent experience and great service. I love that deluxe pedi includes paraffin wax. Feet feel great. Highly recommended. Street parking available.

Came here for a fill because they were slightly cheaper than some of the surrounding salons. Ughhhh… never again… I had stiletto nails that my nail tech had a really difficult time shaping… it took forever, she didn’t cut me but caused many abrasions around my cuticles! Annoying, that rarely happens to me. I had red shellac and she made such a mess painted over my cuticles so it looked amateurish… even when they grew out they had a weird imprint from my cuticles… hard to explain. I have been getting my nails done for 14 years and I know what I like and this place just didn’t do it for me.

Did an impromptu self pamper moment and stopped by. What drew me was that they advertise a full set starting at $ 16 and there was no wait at the shop.
Pros: I work on 12^th street and this place is really close to me. I enjoyed the fact that my nail tech didn’t try to initiate small talk. I had no problem with her just talking to her co workers and only speaking to me when needed. She also worked fast and did a decent job. Shop was fairly clean for a nail shop and they had a few displays of their work. Came in around 4:30 and there wasn’t a wait to get started.
Cons: Even though I enjoyed that my nail tech worked fast, her work is a little shoddy. There are some air bubbles in a few of my nails, but I’m going to go over it with some glitter to hide it. They advertise a full set starting a $ 16 and up, with the «up» being the length of your nail. But I asked for a french tip and was quoted at $ 20 and up. My final price came to $ 24…$ 23 for my nails and a dollar charge because I used my card.
All in all, its an okay place to go. I’m going to search and see if I can find a place cheaper, but this is an okay place to go since its really close by to where I work.

4 stars are strictly for the price. Missing a star because majority of the ladies are outright grumpy. Over the phone, my girl friend and I were quoted «$ 22 and up» for a Shellac pedicure. When we got there, we found out how they measure «…and up» — the length of your nail. In nail salons, the ladies are usually friendly and attempt to carry on a light conversation with you. Here, you better keep your own self occupied because they only talk amongst each other. Great price for the quality of service. I’m coming back for more!
P. S. They charge a dollar extra if you use card — and they only accept Visa or MC.

There is ZERO physical appeal to the location. The decorations are downright ugly.
So why do I keep coming back?
I like the hard-​working ladies, and I like the pedicures– they always have time for me, and they keep their bath spas nicely sanitized. I have never picked up a foot funk from here.
The nail art for pedicures is cuter here than anywhere else. I just let them do their thing and it lasts a long time and never chips off.
I have not had the same luck with manicures here. I’m not a fill or acrylic nail getting type of person, so I cannot speak to those services, but my nail polish never lasts 24 hours. I do like the way they shape my nails though.
They always remember me (though we don’t converse much since noone lets on that they speak a lick of English)
If you use a credit card (MasterCard or Visa only) they charge another dollar.
no amex
I do have other nail places I frequent, but this is my old standby when I need a quick and dirty mani/​pedi and was too lazy to make an appointment at one of the expensive places.