Helen’s Nails and Spa

I have been going to Helen and Diane for my nails for about 8 years now. The shop is always neat and clean. They are very friendly and welcoming and their services are amazing. I work during the week and Diane has always tried to accommodate me in the evenings. I have referred my family members and even family visiting me from out of town. I enjoy going to Helens nails to relax and leave feeling refreshed and beautiful. Thank you ladies for your awesome client service!

Helen’s is fabulous! Clean, quick, affordable, and they do an amazing job. Call ahead for an appointment. Helen does great nail art too!

I really wanted to love this place.
Having not live too far, I’ve driven by this place a lot. When my friend was getting married, I decided to come here for a mani-​pedi. There were only two people working on a Thursday after work. I came in with my friend. They were both working on someone, but there was no one else there. We sat and waited for a little bit and when the lady was mostly finished, she had us take a seat at the pedi stations. It took a little longer for them to get to us and we had to watch them refuse or schedule other walk ins for appointments later in the week. When they finally got to us, I opted for the pedi with the scrub and lotion. I ended up with the lady and my friend got the gentleman. The pedi went just great and the warm lotion was a really nice touch. She really massaged it in there good.
Then the manicure. I got a full acrylic set with gel polish in a french manicure. I wanted this to last. I was going to all 3 day events of this wedding and I needed it to last. I have a really bad tendency to be terrible to my nails, banging them here and there and getting chips the same day I get manicures. The lady that did my feet also did my hands. She did really good work, though I thought the acrylic was too thick, but I don’t usually do that. She asked me how I wanted my nails edges to be like and rounded edges is the only way I go. She was totally ok with that. Though her english is a little broken and she was very soft spoken, she was very nice and gentle the entire time. When we left, I talked to my friend about how long we were in there (2 hours) and how little we paid (I paid like $ 75 with tip). I thought we came out with a good deal.
The next day, I realized my nails were too long for me. I’m a practical woman and I like to keep my nails pretty short. I’m also an occupational health and safety person, so I know long nails leads to ergonomic problems and it’s also not practical in my job where I may have to go walking through a burnt structure (which I did do). But that was my bad. I should have been more vocal about wanting my nails shorter.
A little over 2 weeks later, you could clearly see how much my nail has grown. I had since trimmed my nails down on my own and I was ready to rid myself of the acrylic. Maybe I should have gotten it done professionally, but after soaking my fingers in acetone, i finally got a look at my my nail bed and it looked awful with the wavy edge. My pinky fingernail looked like it was going to peel right off! It’s been 4 months since my manicure and my nail beds only now looks normal, except my right pinky, which still has a small bubble.
I now realize that there were a lot of things that were done that I thought were not right. Like I didn’t know where she got her nail clippers or tools from or if they were even sanitized between customers. I dont know if she used a new scrubber on my feet. I wasn’t given a baggie with the scrubbers and files they used on me like some other places do. I don’t think I will return any time soon.

Very bad service I went to go get a regular manicure and they left my nails worse than what I had before. Spoke with Helen to see if they could fix them and she got mad

I wasn’t expecting much from this place given the dodgy location but left very happy. Helen gave me a phenomenal pedicure. She spent so much time on my nails and bottoms of my feet. She delivered a great massage too. She did a fantastic French pedicure with a beautiful flower. The place was clean and the chairs fairly comfortable. I will be back, Helen is wonderful.

Absolutely love this place. Went in as a walk in and got approached right away. Loved my full set and it was at such a great price! If you want something done right at a decent price go to Helen’s!

I got a fill done by Brian and he was amazing. He took his time and had patience with my demands. I’m very particular about my nails and he handled me w care! He’s probably the best one their. The prices are beyond reasonable! Better believe ill be back to see Brian

I needed a basic manicure and pedicure and was thankful to find Helen’s around the corner from me. I found them after most other salons were closing, at about 6:45pm, and they were quick to start on me. My nails and feet look great, and for a good price — 28 $.

Am I being punk’d? I went because it had amazing reviews. I guarantee that all the good reviews came from Helen and not from the man who works there. When we arrived my sister was lucky enough to get the female however My experience did not go as well as hers. I wanted pointed nails, and I asked if he could do it, he said yes but not confidently and said it would be an additional 3 bucks. I agreed, but changed my mind to oval because I didn’t want them to come out bad. I picked out my colors huge asked if I wanted gel and agreed to gel. I admired him taking his time, however in retrospect it looks like he was spending time fixing mistakes as he went. Not even 3 hours of departing, the gel cracked on two of my nails. The The gel was uneven. They fixed it immediately. Not even two more hours it cracked AGAIN!!! My complaint is not their customer service because they were extremely courteous in fixing it. The second time i was in the shop, I heard the customer in his chair as I was waiting had similar complaints to size and finished product and mentioned she would stop by tomorrow for him to fix it. My third time coming in I had the lady fix it. They looked great. But the three times I went back they filed away a lot of the nails, weakening them so here I stand two weeks later with 3 nails broken off. Sadly disappointed.
My tip: don’t go, and if you do, don’t go to the guy.

I came here, after reading the reviews. The staff is nice but if ur wanting to do anything nice or for something for a major event, like ur wedding, with ur nails I DO NOT recommend this place at all. I came here telling them I wanted glitter power in red & gold. I was told they don’t have it in power but they do have it in gel & I can do fiberglass with gel on top. They even showed a sample but when it came time for the glitter it was not all what was shown. The red was a red polish with glitter in it & the gold was not the same. She caked it on my nails. I had mentioned I want thin nails, something natural, the end result were nails that were thinker than my fingers. I had her remove it & went somewhere else. Oh let’s not forget she still made me pay for the fiberglass & the cut she put in my cuticle. Waste of my time more than money. Highly disappointed

Helen is an absolute life saver! I had a terrible nail job yesterday and she fixed it and made my nails look better than they ever have!!! And my eyebrows!!! Agh I can’t even tell you how good she is. I’ve found my nail spot and I’m never looking back :) girl, I wish I could give you ten stars!!!

Went in today without an appointment and they were able to start on my nails right away. The ladies were super nice and friendly and their work was phenomenal! I’m usually super picky about my nails and they came out perfect. Rates were super reasonable, 39 for acrylic fill and paint mani with spa pedi. Ask for Helen if you’re getting acrylics, she checks in multiple times during the filing and shaping to make sure you’re happy with them. Will definitely be going back in the future!

I came in today for a gel manicure and I am really happy with what I got. Brian was my manicurist and he did a phenomenal job! He is very patient and takes his time making sure you’re happy with the end result. I’m definitely coming back :)

LIVE LOVE LOVE this place & I’m so picky!
I’ve been getting Mani Pedis for years & no one’s compared to them in quality, service & cleanliness!
This place is a treasure!

Being a new transplant to the Sac area, (during the week anyway) I figured it was time for a regular «foot job» place. Now, if you look at some of my other Unilocal,you will read me rant about dudes getting their toes done. Well, it bares repeating… I had to be talked into my first pedi by a friend of mine years ago. Not me… I’m a guy! Well… It took some pushing, but I have been going ever since. No ingrown nails on these tootsies! Totally worth not having to dig out those nails (not pretty to look at either, just ask your girlfriend).
Oh ya… This place:
Always friendly (I don’t bother ever coming back unless the business is actually nice)
Very clean inside
Good working massage chairs
The feet jobs are great and cheap
Lots of parking
Right across the street from 24Hr Fitness so you people who shower there can keep the communal fungus away.
Behind the pizza place. You can’t miss it.

I love Helen & Ken.
Helen is the only person I trust with my eyebrows!
She is amazingly talented. Just let them know how you want your nails and they make sure you are one happy customer.
Highly recommend

So clean and they aim to please! $ 25 mani/​pedi special right now, can’t miss! Great service will be back in a couple weeks :)

First time coming to this newly added nail salon and I do have say I LOVE IT !!! Thank you Helen for doing such an amazing job on my nails last night. This is going to be my new place to go… Recommended to all !!