Simply Green Day Spa

Great service. I would’ve given the place 5 stars if it wasn’t for the ridiculously high surcharge added — for paying with a credit card.

I had a great experience here because of groupon! My mom and I came in with an appointment for a pedicure. It was really quick to get seated and they had a good selection of nail polish colors. The relaxation of this place is incredible because of their really comfy chairs that can also RECLINE. They even offer water and tea which is a bonus. The massage was great, the pedicure was great and the ambiance was great! I could fall asleep which is the best. Would definitely come back for a pedicure!

My favorite times to visit this place are when I am able to use a Groupon (which they honor, no questions asked)
Services that I’ve received:
–Facial (it was awesome… until the extraction OUCH!!)
–Pedicure — great
–manicure — average
–massage — great
–bikini wax — all natural products and was not as painful as others
The only issue that I have with this spa is that their services are pretty expensive and its difficult to determine exactly why that is.

This review is only for eyebrow waxing. Tiffany is great! Great quality and doesn’t rush.

I have been visiting this place for almost a year now and it is the best place I have found in the Lake Merritt area. I usually get the «Simply Green Spa» mani/​pedi combo and it is the best because it includes a wonderful foot massage and a scrub! The place is really clean and they disinfect their tools, which is a must. They also have a great selection of OPI nail polishes, which is my favorite nail polish brand. My manis usually last a full week and my pedis definitely last longer than a week. They also offer you tea or water as soon as you arrive, which is really nice. I highly recommend this place if you’re looking for a nice and relaxing mani/​pedi!

I used to really love it here, but over the past year or two it has really decreased in overall quality. The manicures and pedicures themselves continue to be very good (4 to 5 stars) and I like the polish election, but the booking and front desk service is rough. Even if you show up early to an appointment, it’s unlikely to start on-​time, and they don’t have the curtesy to tell you how late they are running. For instance tonight I arrived about 5 minutes early and it was 20 minutes after my appointment time that they started. And when during that wait (after 10 minutes past my appointment time), I asked how late they were running, I was told oh maybe 5 minutes more, and given a look that said I shouldn’t be asking. Yes they are the best of the easily accessed places in the neighborhood, but over the years they’ve gone from 4.5 to 3 stars overall.

The worst bikini wax I’ve ever had! DO NOT GET WAXED HERE!!!
For starters there was no sense of privacy. Usually, they’ll leave the room while you get undressed. She just stood there and waited for me to undress. So uncomfortable.
Second, she was incredibly rough. I had to ask her to be more gentle and even then she was hardly any gentler.
The wax was way too hot! She burned my skin. It looks like someone poured boiling water over my bikini area. And it’s painful. This isn’t my first wax either! I’ve never experienced this anywhere before!
When I was paying the receptionist asked if there was something wrong with the service. I was polite and just wanted to pay and leave but she insisted to know. I told her everything. She offered a 20% discount off my next visit. I told her I would never be coming back. She gave me a discount and I left. The right thing to do would have been to not charge me at all!
This experience is not normal! I literally had to ice myself as soon as I got home. No wax service has ever been this painful.
I highly recommend that you do not go here.

I started going here after receiving a birthday gift certificate for services and have been going here very often.
Cindy is the most amazing esthetician, she provides the best waxing services and is beyond professional and patient!!!
Tiffany is my go to for my luxury pedicures!!! She is truly beyond amazing and efficient!

I get a gel manicure from Kevin (Hien) every two weeks. He is the best. He remembers what you want, pays attention to detail, and makes sure your nails are PERFECT before you leave. No hang nails, no polish that is far from the cuticle and grows out in a week, and no imperfections in the gel. He really is the nail master. I’ve had him do regular polish before, too and it looked fabulous, as well. I like Kristy doing my feet– she is really sweet and does a good job.
The service here is nice– they have tea or water and do their best to make you comfortable. I have a membership and it is worth it. My only complaint is that the magazines are all old and out of date. It would be nice if they kept their reading material up to date and threw away old magazines. I got a facial here once and it was so-​so. Not bad and not the best, but I will always come back again and again for my nails. Worth the price in every way!

1. $ 73 for a gel mani and pedi is unrealistic
2. Charging $ 10 to remove gel when scheduled for a gel mani is expensive
3. Not posting, printing or informing me of the $ 10 gel removal charge is deceptive
4. Learning that the $ 10 gel removal charge is at the discretion of the cashier is troubling
5. Two friends have never been charged $ 10 for gel removal. Another friend and I have been charged.
All that money and their massage is not up to the par with neighborhood nail salons. People save your money. This is a gimmick, don’t believe the hype. Most gel nail polishes are safe.
They should post their prices and be honest. They have lost a customer.

Tuesday morning at SGD is quiet and so relaxing. I seriously needed a mani/​pedi and got services that exceeded my needs. The extra touches and the massage from Tiffany were miraculous in every sense of the word. She is the foot and leg whisperer.

I very rarely get manicures because I can never keep them looking decent for more than 2 – 3 days. As a matter of fact, I almost always smudge or dent my nails within hours of leaving the salon. With the recent popularity of gel nail polish and my cousin’s wedding coming up, I felt it was as good a time as any to try out the new trend.
The whole process took about an hour & the result was great, except for the manicurist cutting my cuticle to the point where I started to bleed. My nails were 100% dry by the time I left the spa & I was able to go right back to working on my computer without fear of chipping. It was about 4 weeks before bare edges showed from my nails growing.

This place is really close to where I live so it’s an obvious choice. They don’t have a huge color selection, so don’t come with a super specific color in mind.
The chairs aren’t the massage style chairs like most places, but I kind of like that. They are super comfy with nice pillows and they recline once they start painting your nails. Overall, the ambiance is really nice. I always feel relaxed when I come in here. No ugly fluorescent lights like traditional nail salons.
Overall, I like this place. It’s convenient, the price is reasonable and they do a good job. It’s a nice treat for once every few weeks.

It was my first time here. I thought I would give it a try because it is so close to my job. I asked the lady to not cut my cuticles and she did anyway, now my hands hurt and starting to get the splits in my skin.

I had purchased a Groupon for a pedi, and made an appointment for this past Saturday.
The reservation process was easy enough via phone. The man on the phone was professional and, again, made it very easy to book the pedi a few days in advance.
On the day of my appointment, I arrived ~10−15 mins early since parking in that neighborhood can be challenging. Luckily, I managed to snag a spot in front of the spice shop.
The spa was very cozy and had about six pedi chairs. The décor was cute but slightly rundown, with some stains here and there. On the positive side, they do carry some great products including Eminence and Coola.
The pedicure itself was okay. Not the greatest, but also not the worst. Their nail polish selection was somewhat limited. The brands were great though (OPI, Essie, and Butter).
The nail tech helping me was nice, but never introduced herself nor asked about how short I wanted my toenails or the shape. The polish job was good, but it helped me notice that my big and little toe were slightly crooked when she trimmed/​filed them. I didn’t say anything since it wasn’t that big of a deal to me. The best part of the pedi was the massage. For a petite woman, she massaged the sh*t out of my calves and feet.
All in all, this place gets three stars. I’d come back if there was another Groupon offer.

I just came back today and I hated my experience. The nail technicians that help my sister and I spoke in their native tongue about us. The older lady made a comment about my toe nail size and the color I chose (hello, those are my nails not yours!) The younger nail tech that helped my sister made a comment about us talking… Apparently, in her opinion we were talking too much, but its okay for her to carry a conversation in her native tongue with a co-​worker while they worked on a different customer together. Also, it was a sloppy pedicure.
I’ve been here many time within the last 2 years because I’ve always had kind service. But I did not confront any of them because no apology from them will cure my unsatisfaction and anger towards such rude service.
You have lost 2 loyal customers.

This review is only for the facial, as I have had many positive experiences with manis & pedis.
In my experience, the woman providing facial services was bitter, cruel toward my face and caused harm that goes beyond the natural consequences of a facial, including serious bruising, bleeding, and pain days after the service.
I wish I hadn’t gone for this facial, and I was doing something «for myself.» Boo.

Tiffany is the quickest gun (wax) in the west. And thorough too! I was lucky enough to be fit in at the last minute and in and out faster than I expected. So fast, in fact, that I put my name on the list for brunch a couple doors down, popped into Simply Green Day Spa, and was done and ready to go by the time my name was called. Finding a person for your hair removal needs is about as personal as the search for your dentist, hairstylist, or doctor. It’s hard to find someone that you can really trust so, when you do, they’ve secured your loyalty forever. You’ve gotta kiss a lot of frogs to get to that prince which, in this case, is an aesthetician.
They really abide by their name and have green options for nails as well, with vegan and acetone-​free polishes. As a germaphobe, the first thing I note is cleanliness and they seem to follow hospital-​level sanitization with their materials to prevent any contamination. They even give you the file or pumice that was used on you. The prices are fairly reasonable too. Just make sure you book in advance, since they fill up quick.

Wow! This place is truly amazing. If you’re going to get waxed or whatever please come here from out of town please come here. It’s super pretty inside Cindy the waxer is extremely thorough super sweet nice all the staff is really accommodating they know you’re a person and their people to you and treat you as such and that’s really important in services like beauty and spa care plus it’s super clean the sink in the bathroom is to die for!
If you’re getting WAXED go see CINDY TIP HER BIG SHES THE BEST estitition IVE EVER HAD!

I tried out this place because I had purchased a groupon a while back and never used it. The groupon deal had expired, but the amount I purchased it for could still be used towards a service here. I got a spa manicure (regularly priced at $ 24).
Pros:
–I called a couple hours ahead of when I wanted service on the weekend and they could fit me in
–Convenient location
–For being a first time customer the manicure was $ 16 instead of $ 24
Cons:
–Parking can be difficult to find in this area– I suggest arriving 10 – 15 minute before so you can find a spot
–I did not like my technician.
*She asked if I wanted my nails cut or filed. I asked for both. I have small, shorter nails. When they get long, they break so I keep them on the shorter side. She sort of argued with me and kept just trying to file them and not cut them. i had to keep asking her to do what I wanted. Very awkward.
* My nails were then cut and filed unevenly. The nail polish application was also messy.
–Expensive. For $ 16 (the deal i got for being a first time customer), the service was okay. But if I had paid $ 24, I would have likely discussed the issues with the manager. There was nothing special about the manicure that made it stand out against other places that charge $ 15 regularly.
Other observations:
–The space felt cramped– not too cramped that it effected my experience, but I believe some might not like it
–I was not impressed by their nail polish selection
–I will likely give them another try, but ask for a different technician