Nancy Nails

Let me just start off by saying my search for a perfect nail salon and nail lady is over. The prices are average but the work done by Tracy far succeeds any I have ever experienced. She seems to be the favorite, she is so outgoing and easy to talk to! I have been coming to her for only several months now yet she knows me by heart and knows exactly how I like my acrylic nails to be done! It is nice and clean, in a good part of town, and I don’t have to deal with rowdy clientele for lack of better words. And as a nail salon experience should be, it is very relaxing and pleasant for me to be able to sit down and enjoy getting my regular fill or full set and pedicures. Keep up the great work, Tracy!

First visit here as I am new to the area and trying to find a salon that fits. When I walked in around noon on a Wednesday there were 4 employees (I am assuming as they were not customers) and 0 customers.
I was asked if I wanted a fill? Nope, just a gel mani and that I already had gel on my nails. Then I was asked if I wanted a pedi? Still no, just a mani with gel. I completely understand the concept of an up-​sell, but when you have to call someone from the back to do my mani I question your services. As there were no other clients at the time, I didn’t really have to wait, so that’s good.
So again, I went in asking for a mani and gel polish. She did remove most of the old gel, though I did notice when I got outside that I had some remnants on the edges of a few nails. Not a great selection of gel polishes and the polish I chose seemed old when it was being applied (thin and took several coats to achieve full coverage). The salon seems to favor pedis and acrylics over other services. Paint job was average. I had some nails I needed to clean up when I left. Mani was almost nonexistent. I did get my nails trimmed down, but minimal time was spent on my cuticles and there was no hand massage at the end, which is disappointing cause that’s my favorite part!
Considering I was basically the only client in the salon and a new one at that, I felt more like an inconvenience. The manicure was comparable to many others I’ve had, but I want to go somewhere I feel welcome even if I’m only getting the most basic service and I really did not.

zero star for this place sucks, people that work here must really hate their job. I came here for eye brow wax when i specifically told the lady that i have sensitive skin no hot wax just little warm. i should have known when they say yayayayyaya means no i have idea what your saying. i said it twice as soon as she put the wax i could already feel the burning sensation. so i end up with blisters all weekend. pissed and will never ever ever come to this place again. I warn you they will not listen to your request.

I’ve been a client for both pedicures and acrylic nails for the last 9 years. Women and men compliment my nails ALL the time. The shop has the latest equipment and warm towels are provided for various services. The staff is warm and family owned. Tracy is truly a nail specialist and will provide her top recommendation for all requests.
Come and see for yourself!

The employees were incredibly rude to my elderly mom. She could have handled the attitude… If her nails looked great. But her nails look horrible. Huge waste of her time and money. I wish I had been there with her when these people took advantage of her. Also wish I could give zero stars.

I don’t usually write a review on Unilocal but when I do its because I need people to know. I would highly not recommend this place to anyone who wants nice nails. I went in today bc my normal place is in Los Alamitos and I couldn’t get in today so I decided to try somewhere close to my house as an emergency place for when I need something close to home. I got an acrylic fill plus gel for 33 $ … The place is disgusting inside and the quality of the job is even worse. My nails look horrible I showed the woman (who I didn’t even get a name) the color I wanted. I showed her a picture and usually they use the gel multiple times so they know how it actually translates on the nail and most professionals will give you their recommendation based on experience vs letting the client choose a swatch that doesn’t even look the same. So my nails were supposed to be a navy blue and they came out a disgusting greenish blue color, not to mention they have maybe 20 gel colors to choose from not a big selection… My cuticles are flooded with gel and I go home to rip, yes RIP the gel right off my nail bc I wanted to get it out of my cuticle. I paid full price and gave her a generous tip bc I also work in the service industry but I am so traumatized I WILL never go back not even if it was the last place in town.

Fast, efficient, clean and friendly service! I love my nails and the wait is never long.

I live in San Pedro and have been here many times. I am not a regular. I came once with my boyfriend and got the works for us both… I have been a few times by myself, the works for myself, sometimes just a pedi and many times just my brows. It was today’s dismal service that brought me to the decision of never returning. It just always amazes me how someone can run a business and think its okay to be rude to customers that are cool with them, let alone customers in general.
I walked in today and the specialist didn’t even greet me. When I greeted her, she barely responded as if she were doing me a favor. She worked on my eyebrow wax for about 5 minutes or less. When it was done, I asked for a hand mirror knowing that there was no way she could have done a great job. She rudely pointed to the wall mirror. (Can you believe that!?) I declined to use it and asked again for a hand mirror. When she returned with it, she decided to pluck a few more eyebrows before giving the hand mirror to me… I will give that a minute just in case you see that as unbelievable as I did.
I imagine that the thinking here is that since I am not a regular or a person not getting the works this particular day, they will save their manners, but truthfully I have been coming here long enough to know that the younger one is just moody and the older ones are just generally rude. (I have come in before for just the wax and half of the time the younger woman is very nice and animated.)
After looking at my brows at home in my magnification mirror, there was even a gouge on the top of my right brow. I am done. No wonder this place is always on the empty side.
I am in search of an excellent and local esthetician. (Not a sometimey mother-​plucker.)
Dear Spas in my neighborhood. If my ten dollars for an eyebrow wax every other week is something that you feel fortunate to have… if kind service is your m. o… if you are excellent at what you do… if you are courteous to all including bronze classics like myself — please don’t hesitate to contact me and your tip will always be fantastic as this is what I believe in. And you will have a regular.

Came here because a friend recommended them and because of their reviews. Overall nice job for pedicure and manicure. I did request Tracy for the manicure and maybe she just wasn’t on her game today. The gel manicure was decent but she left gel all over my skin and the sides of my nail stuck on my skin which I mentioned. That plus, I don’t know how to say it but I felt like I got my manicure by a stripper. I mean I am no prude but when your stubbly muff is starring me in the face that is NOT cool. The pedicure was awesome and my friend who got a mani pedi by the other girls was happy so maybe I’ll pass on Tracy next time.

Been going here for a few years. Tracy is always ready to accept my nail design challenges and does an awesome job! Even though this place is not close to home or work I keep coming back for the excellent nails.

Tracy does the best job on my nails she’s original so nobody can copy me. Their spa treatments are very relaxing.

Well. Where should I start? First time I came here 2,5 years ago when I was trying out different nail salons in San Pedro, to find the perfect one to do my nails for my wedding day. I’m perfectionist, and I m very picky about every little detail. At that moment I almost lost hope to find a good one, and here it is. I don’t say about the salon in general, but about Tracy. She is the one I was searching for. She is the manager at Nancy Nails. And she did my mani and pedi perfectly, I even couldn’t find any reason to complain about. And I have ingrown nails, that she removes very fast and professional, not like «masters» at other nail salons in Pedro that I’ve tried before, that were ripping my nails till the blood comes out. Tracy is amazing about ingrown nails and she cuts cuticles, and color nails perfectly, and she is not cutting my nails till the roots, thank God. So this way I can see at least a little length of my nails, cause I have a little problem with that usually :) And also she does eyebrows threading very good. I don’t know about gel nails, cause I never did them. But my friend did and she loved it. I’ve tried other ladies here to do my nails, but sorry… Nobody is better than Tracy for me. The prices are good and affordable.
Sorry if I made any mistakes, English is not my first language, but I hope my review was helpful :) And again, if you are perfectionist — Tracy is the one you need.

Soooo horrible @ nails & waxing. When my usual nail place was too busy– I came here. If you like nail design DO NOT GO!!! I wanted blue nails with gold stripes going across. It came out like a 5 year old did it. I had pretty thick eye brows when I was younger and whenever I came they would always laugh and ask if they can do them for me– uhh rude. Don’t talk about my eyebrows when you have to pencil yours in. They asked if I wanted a design on my nails and I said no but they still did it and charged me. And for waxing– I got my eyebrows and Brazilian wax here. Eyebrows they will just put the wax n strip they don’t pay attention to shape. And the Brazilian was soo unprofessional I had wax in my crack for a few days. Rude and bad service

First of all very nice ladies. I happened to be on the quest for my new «acrylic lady» in the area… i found Tracy! Shes great at acrylics and knows what most people like. As far as pedicures go there okay. Designs… not so just skip it! Although they give nice foot rubs if thats what your looking for. I almost fell asleep lol

I have been coming here for years and I really like this place. I’ve tried other salons along Western Ave, and I always come back to this one. They do a good job and if you give them a chance and become a regular, they treat you very well!

This place was absolutely horrible!!! I walked in on a Sunday morning and asked for a fill. There were 3 ladies sitting there (all employees) and one asked me if I’d like a pedicure too. I said no thank you. Her response…“Oh then we don’t have anyone here that does nails today.” HUH?! This IS a nail place right?! How do you not have someone here today that does nails?! She said they only could do pedicures. Hmmmm weird. I walked out and I never plan on even looking in their direction again. Rude, rude, rude, and apparently nobody knows how to do nails at a nail salon. Stuuuuuuupid.

I wouldn’t even give this place one star, but it wouldnt let me submit it without putting one. They were horrible!!! My full set looks like crap!!! The man who did my nails rolled his eyes when i told him to make my nails more round. He was very rude and I will not be going back.

Terrible nail shop! I went here once, but never again. I got a manicure and the lady painted my nails AND fingers! When I asked her if she could clean up the polish on my skin, she refused and said that I should go home and wash my hands to get it off! What!!! If I’m paying to get a manicure it better look better than how it would if I painted them myself.
Also, I agree with Linda T., if you refuse the «deluxe» services, then they give you an attitude and they criticize if you have short nails. Sorry, but not everyone likes super long nails!
Not worth your time. There are too many nail places around that are cheaper and have excellent customer service. DON’T go to Nancy Nails.

I’ve had mixed experiences, once I had a nice manicure pedicure, but I hate how they always critique my cuticles. I have bad cuticles, thats why i’m here, shut up and just trim them. Also, like many nail shops if you say no to a lot of their extras they give attitude, esp. the guy! He is mean!

I came here yesterday for a manicure. I didn’t like the end results of my manicure. The lady also asked if I wanted to get my eyebrows done and I agreed. It only took her two minutes to do my eyebrows and they looked exactly the same as before. NOT WORTH THE 9 bucks for it!!! I could’ve don’em myself for free! Plus, the place is filthy and gross. I won’t ever come back here again.