Fantastic Nails and Spa

I read many of the reviews but decided to come here anyway, and I was not disappointed. I don’t know what kind of palatial atmosphere people are expecting for their luxurious manicures, but this is a regular nail salon. I come all the time and as long as I make an appointment I don’t have to wait. I tell them what I want and they do it, and it always looks fantastic. In fact, I’d go so far as to say they go above and beyond what I’ve experienced elsewhere. If I want to get my eyebrows done as well it takes thirty seconds and they look immaculate. I’m not sure if I’m the one person they’re investing all their energy on, or if the majority of reviewers just have unrealistic expectations.

So heres my deal. Ive come here for 3 years for the eyebrows. Recently they got this new lady that does them. It felt like torture. It was so painful. My face was on fire fr her constant plucking in one spot. After it all she hands me the mirror saying i looked beautiful. Are u joking? She practically took off my eyebrows. Im not exaggerating. I wanted to cry… Im never going back. Its been four months and my eyebrows are still not fully grown in. Thanks but no thanks.

I will be starting my third year at UCR this fall, and I’ve been going to Fantastic nails and spa since the day I moved into the dorms as a freshman (my roommate and her friend wanted to get their nails done and had seen this salon) I love how close and convenient it is, and I’ve never had a bad manicure or pedicure.
If you plan to go in to get acrylics done, ask for Katie. She’s the one who does my nails and I’ve never had a better job. I’ve never had the guy who works there do my nails, but I’ve been there when people have and it seems like he is someone to be avoided.

I stopped by on Friday 1÷17÷14 for an after birthday mani/​pedi after class at 11 AM. The place was empty and I was the only customer. I’ll say that they were nice especially Tammy. The 3 women in the salon were talking in their native languages which doesn’t bother me but it was tough to relax when they kept talking loudly, laughing and coming and going to my spa chair. The quality of the mani/​pedi was standard as well as the price $ 31 but they had a horrible selection of cheap no name brand nail polishes and my nails chipped 3 days after. Good way to waste 30 bucks! I won’t be coming back for sure.

Got my nails done here despite the bad reviews. I don’t understand why they have a 2 star average? They took their time on my nails and gave me suggestions. Weren’t pushy at all in suggesting additional treatments (I feel that’s a plus). The end product, which is truly the most important determinant of whether Ill be back in the future, was beautiful nails! I got gel acrylics with a pretty flower on both ring fingers. They offer many treatments, including facials with astounding before and after pictures! I will probably be back one day for a facial. Oh yeah, I also got my eyebrows done and they turned out great.

I Recently Moved To Riverside To Go To School And Have Been Going To This Salon Since Ive Moved. Ive Never Had My Nails Done Here, And Don’t Think I Ever Will After Some Of The Previous Reviews. However, I Will Recommend The Eyebrow Waxing. Ive Always Been Helped Very Fast And Am Always Pleased With The Results. And All For Only $ 8 :)

Absolutely awful!!! Worst quality and service!!! My manicure looks HEINOUS!!! Stay away! Now i will have to go somewhere else to do it all over again!!!

I decided to get my nails done and I got them done here, twice. On both occasions I came to get full sets. They were nicely done but whenever I asked for shorter tips, I constantly had to remind the person that I wanted it short. They seemed to hate cutting it short and kept trying to convince me longer is better. In addition, they just coat on the gel nail polish without even letting you know so you’d end up having to pay the extra fee. Besides that, it’s alright.
However, my second time, I decided to get my acrylics taken off. So I went in and asked them to take it off. Instead of soaking my nails, the man started forcefully pry off my acrylics with some tool. He scraping under my acrylics and I was extremely nervous since it seemed like he would miss and just scrap my actual nail instead and well, he did. Completely missed my acrylic and stabbed into my nail instead. When he saw me bleeding he just smiled and asked if it hurt. I was very angry and he just dabbed something on it and continued to pry off my nails. He didn’t say anything else or even looked at my nail again.
After that, I never went back. Very unprofessional of them.

This was the WORST service I have ever received in a nail salon! EVER! My 6 year old niece could have done a better job.
Tracy did not do my nails the way I asked her too, and then was angry with me when I told her I didn’t like them! She did them twice before someone else had to take over and finally do what I had asked for. I was there for THREE HOURS and they still charged me full price! This place just plain sucks!

I only come here for the eyebrow wax, most of the time. This one lady that did my eyebrows was super cute and talkative and entertaining. Although I couldn’t really understand what she was saying, she was just energetic and funny. It definitely made my day. The eyebrow waxing here is pretty good, no complaints. Although the oil in the end that they put, i’m not a fan of. I always wipe it off. The service can be slow at times and they only have a couple waxers so sometimes I’ve had to wait quite a while.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I got here a little before 8pm on a thursday and waited about 45 minutes before I started my mani /​pedi. They dont have a huge variety of gel nail colors which suck. I told the guy I wanted all white… not white tip gel nails and he said «that wont look right». so what ever I got white tips. Everyone here is friendly– but the service was slow as fiz-​uck. I wont go back here. Oh and I have to go to a nail shop a day later to fix one nail… yes the gel is cheap and is of poor quality… Paid way to much for this.

I wanted to write an update as it’s been nearly two weeks since my visit here.
Usually when I get a manicure, I want it to last at least a good week prior to chipping. I also want a nice fluid design and super detail-​oriented service. During my first and last visit to Fantastic Nails and Spa, I got a normal manicure, with a design on the fourth finger of each hand. I wasn’t really washing dishes that week, nor was I doing chores, so there is no explanation as to why my nails would chip… but it did. I got a manicure on a Saturday, and by Monday it already looked horrible. I also noticed the nail polish was not applied evenly and the design they had drawn on my fingers were done poorly. From a distance, the design looked great. However when you look closely, the lines are not fine and the polish used to design had actually feathered a bit. Once I noticed all of this, I was convinced that I will not come back here.
To top it all off, my nails were also filed unevenly and shaped horribly. There were also certain people that were extremely rude, especially one of the younger nail people and the male nail artists. You seriously get what you pay for, so think twice.

I won’t be coming back to this place –EVER. First of all I felt rushed the whole time I was there… I thought getting a pedicure was supposed to be relaxing? I got the middle package and I think ended up paying $ 32. The lady doing my nails did not put a base coat on and like a previous reviewer said they don’t use OPI nail polish or Essie it’s a whole ton of no name brands I’ve never even heard of. The tools they use on you do not look clean. The lady doing mine pulled them out of a plastic box – had they been sanitized? I have no idea. Gross! Also, at one point the lady who was giving me my pedicure answered the phone and it was a personal call. She was probably talking for like 5 – 6 min while continuing to do my pedi. Um, hang up dude, I’m paying you!!!
I got my pedi done on a Saturday and no joke on Sunday I already had two chips in the polish and I had been wearing flip-​flops the whole time! I went back on Monday and they «fixed» it, but they didn’t remove the nail polish and paint my toes again, they just painted over the chipped part (oh and it’s Wednesday and I already have another chip). The lady asked me what happened and asked if I had worn my shoes. Um, no. But even if I had, I have had pedicures done elsewhere and even when I wear my regular shoes they don’t chip! I am never going back there. It wasn’t worth the money, I didn’t feel relaxed when they were done with me. The chairs are old and gnarly. I’m trying another nail salon next time – don’t even bother with this one!

It is my first and last time here! Came here monday for a pedicure with french tip. i was soon seated when I walked in. The foot soak was nice, but the pedicure was poorly done.
1. They don’t use OPI nail polishes, I don’t know what brand they use, but it looks unsafe.
2. I was so into my book, when the pedicure was done, the white tip was too wide! However, it was too late to tell the lady. Btw, she applies your whole nail white and erases them later.
3. She applies a weird looking purple top instead of pink top
4. It was my first time there, and she didn’t even ask me to pay when the pedicure was done, so i was sitting there for a freaking long time. I had to ask her if I could pay it and leave.
5. Man, I think I might take the color off soon since it is ugly.
6. My big toes hurts so now, she was harsh on them. When she applied alcohol on my toes, it felt tingly.
7. Not suggested to come here
Basic pedicure is $ 17

I was visiting a friend in Riverside and was in dire need of a pedicure. She brought me to Fantastic Nails and Spa and I thought it went great! The lady really took her time doing my toes, the polish looks great, my little flower looks great, and the service was great! No one was trying to push additional services on me. I would definitely return but minus one star because they charged me an extra dollar because I used my debit card. Get with the times.

Came by here for the first time on monday for a standard mani pedi… as far as service they were friendly, speedy, and affordable. The place is moderately big, and extremely clean. As for the end results… im mixed. The lady doing the toes was great and did exactly how i asked but the guys doing my nails… well had to ask him several times to cut here, make them more proportional there, and fix certain areas that looked crooked. He didn’t complain but who knows what they say amongst each other in their own language.
It got to the point where i just gave up telling him to fix anymore and just let him do his job. The nails didn’t turn out horrible but i could’ve done it myself. 4 days in. they began chipping… Next time I come i’ll stick with just a pedi…

I usually come here to get pedicures. Those usually run $ 15+ depending what kind of pedicure you want. My experiences with the pedicures has always been great– ask for Lisa, she’s fantastic. But the other day I came here to get a French manicure for my college graduation. The nail tech (Thomas Pham, whose name I know only because of the EXPIRED beauty license on the wall) was on the phone for a good 30 minutes, sawing my nails in to his desired shape like I was interrupting his day by going in to the salon. He was rough on my nails. He didn’t notice when I began to flinch because he filed nails down to the beds and it hurt! He got off the phone to start applying the paint to my nails, but he rushed through it and didn’t allow time or the white paint to dry before applying the pink coat and the top coat. I got air bubbles in my manicure, and within three hours my manicure was chipping. I went back the next day to have them redone, and unfortunately I got stuck with Thomas again. He griped at me and told me not to touch anything for an hour, and redid my manicure. My nails were chipping AGAIN within hours but by that point, I didn’t hve any more time to demand my money back. Don’t waste your time or money on their manicures that only last two hours.

I just received the worst manicure of my life from this place! It looks like a two year old did it! Honestly the nail tech was checked out and rushed through the entire job. I have polish on my fingers, the coat is thin, and she didn’t even use a base coat. On a typical day I would have asked for a redo but today I had no time.

I’m doing an edit of a previous review based on my last experience. It was HORRIBLE. The lady that did my nails did a horrible job. They were already lifting by the next day. I went back in and I told them what happened and when they saw my nails they started jabbering in their language. Well they charged me 15 dollars to do them over. They could have at least offered to do them for free because of the atrocious job they did in the first place. The only reason I took the deal was because if I went somewhere else I would have gotten charged full price anyway so I got them done by Katie. She seems to be the only one in there who knows what she’s doing when it comes to doing the complete set of nails on your hands. I was completely satisfied with the job she did but I’m never going back there again. This place is ok for pedicures but that’s about it.

I’ve been to Fantastic Nails & Spa a few times to get my eyebrows waxed. The prices are fair but after my last experience, I highly doubt I’d ever go back. I went in to get my eyebrows done, laid back in the chair, closed my eyes, and let the aesthetician (if you could really call her that) get to work. It wasn’t until about half way through that I noticed an odd noise and I opened my eyes to see the woman eating a sandwich and waxing my eyebrows at the same time. EWW. As if that wasn’t gross enough, I broke out really badly, probably from her sandwich-​y fingers being rubbed all over my face. I also don’t like that they put this weird «finishing oil», I guess you could call it all over your brows so you end up walking out of there like a shiny-​faced buffoon. There are other places near UCR worth trying.