Art Nails

When I lived in San Diego for 11 years I always came her for a mani, Pedi and massage. They do a good job, it’s a great price and it’s relaxing. After moving to Los Angeles and not coming here for five years they still remembered me! I will always come here when visiting SD.

Me no likey. Those were my words of wisdom in 2013.
Unilocal reminded me to finish this review so here I am reminiscing about that one time I went to get my back waxed and I was in a dirty back room that doubled as the breakroom. It was the first and last time I went there because someone was eating noodles in the same room I was in and that wasn’t something I wanted to repeat.
Thanks for reminding me of this awkward experience Unilocal

Total hellhole. We made an appt, but couldn’t be taken at the same time. The person we wanted my appt with wasn’t there. Got a pedi in an office chair, with a lined plastic tub. Lady cut the cuticle on my big toe that bled a bit and hurt a lot. It took forever to heal since I use my feet to get around everyday I kept reopening the wound. I had some events to attend where I’d normally wear open toed shoes (hence the pedicure) but I had to bandage my toe for like two weeks. Thankfully it didn’t fall off! NEVER AGAIN

I’ve been coming here for years! No place trims cuticles as well. I get spa pedicures and shellac. I also get extra massage. Mindy is my nail girl, and always will be.

Each technician is skilled. They do a great job and really care about their clients. They work 12 hour days 7 days a week 364 days a year. They are kind women who epitomize the American Dream. (Their children are doctors and child prodigies). Any negative comment on here should be disregarded since I have been religiously going here for a decade and can go anywhere else if I wanted to.

If you want bloody cuticles and a terrible manicure– go here!
Not worth your time (really cheap prices but you get what you pay for).

Do NOT take a chance here. The WORST service I have EVER had. My nails were all different lengths, the paint was all over my fingers. I had to go down the street to have everything redone. Stay away!!!

My first manicure since the «required» one you get for your wedding day (yes, I am 30-​something…)
That said, I may not be the best judge of this place, as I don’t have anything else to compare to! So I’ll provide the observations, and you can determine your rating:
* Not focused on customer service, but is that not normal?
* Price. I do know that this place is the least expensive manicure ($ 8) around.
* Quality of nail polish — I like OPI when I do my nails at home, and they only have a couple of these colours. All other colours are random brands, random colours, no organization.
* Cleanliness of space — eh. It was not dirty by any means, but definitely old, rundown and not for those who are used to snazzy spa days.
* Cleanliness of manicure utensils? Not sure… everything was done so quickly, it was difficult to asses. Don’t have any infections, so…
* Cut my cuticle, which hurt a bit, but it wasn’t all that bad.
* Good on the paint job. I am über particular when I do my nails that the polish is absolutely smooth, to the edges, clean lines and no bumps. They did a great job at this.
* Lasting power — I am on Day 3, and I wash my hands CONSTANTLY (work in med field, have a baby at home, all those dishes… oh, the dishes) and we are still good.
* Pampered feeling — perhaps that is not what a manicure is for? Either way, this is not the place for that feeling. You get it done and get out.
* I had a 45″ window of freedom and thought I’d walk up here and check it out as it has been here for so long. It was nice to have the time for this entire process to be done in one shot (at home, it takes 3 minimum attempts to get the polish on and dried before being interrupted).
* Would I go again? Perhaps if I had an event and my nails were atrocious — sure.

We were waiting for Hash House (1.5−1.75 hour wait) and decided to explore.
This place is on a main street and right as we got started, people kept flowing in. It got pretty busy quick.
I couldn’t decide what to do but saw the sign that said spa mani and pedi for $ 25 and decided to do that, after all, we did go to the beach yesterday and just the shower didn’t seem to make my feet feel that clean.
I got seated at the massage chair spa thing and wowwwww the water was HOOOOOOOOOTTTTT. I didn’t get my nail tech’s name but she adjusted the temp and I finally dunked both feet in.
She got started on my feet and asked if I wanted to do the gel callus scrub and I did, so now the bills at $ 28. But WOW was it worth ittt. she seemed older than any of the other employees but she SCRUBBBEEEEDDD. She really did wear my callus down (I wear Ted Baker slippers that are PLASTIC and their strap is right behind the arch on your foot so I have a weird callus on both feet).
If I was reviewing just for the scrub, it would be at least a 4 star but I’m reviewing for the whole experience… She really did take her time on the scrubbing though, mostly because it wasn’t too busy until she went on to do my mani.
After the scrub I got my cubicles removed and everything, got my pedi, got the lotion on the legs with no massage, then onto my mani.
This is where the star gets dropped. She was cutting my cubicles, cuts too close, I flinch, say ow, OBVIOUSLY, and she says it’s ok, then pours alcohol on it. ow. thanks. it’s not ok. Please look at my nails when using sharp objects, NOT THE NEW CUSTOMERS COMING IN AND CUT MY FINGER. please and thank you. I saw blood. :(
If you’re a perfectionist or close to it, don’t come here. If you need a good foot scrub COME HERE. I really do recommend the scrub but their paint job isn’t on point. The photo I posted looks nice but if you look close, there’s bumps, bubbles, lines, streaks, you name it. Also, not enough layers.

For $ 11, I will not complain. Everytime I visit SD, I get a pedi here before going home.
No frills, not very clean, quick and not the friendliest service but for ½ the price at regular nail places, I think it’s definitely worth it! If looking for cheap and «good enough» this is the place to come to

This was by far the worst nail service ever!!! I can’t believe how bad it was I can’t believe I had to pay for it! I definitely DEFINITELY could and have done better on my own. I came to treat myself because I’m pregnant and can’t really reach my toes.
— She was definitely in a hurry she kept telling me me «come on honey next foot» I can only move my legs so fast with a baby belly that’s due in a week!
— other nail techs kept bumping into mine as she was cutting cuticles 4times!!!
— Did not get a clean cuticle cut at all
–She didn’t change the water after «scrubbing» each foot twice.
— squirts oil and lotion after dabbing dirty water off
–no message! Just here’s some lotion.
–polished very fast you can’t even see it’s a light pink color. It looks like I just put clear on.
–She left my toes different shades and bottom of my foot was dirty!
— My nails, different color shades some are linker than others, many you can see my nails almost no color.
— by the time she was going to add lotion I said no thank you because my legs started itching
And like my pedicure they don’t rince.
So I left with disgusting oily legs/​feet, oily hands, terribly polished nails.
This place is disgusting!
My friend was happy with her gel manicure but very disappointed with her pedicure. Our toes looked better before than they did after.

Worst salon I’ve ever been to. Went in for a fill on my pink and white acrylics, and worked on them while I got a shoulder massage, when I opened my eyes they had filled them with clear instead of pink. Nails chipped and fell off in two days.

I went into this salon with a photo of nail art. I thought i was safe going into a place called «nail art» for a no chip shilac manicure with a simple design. I was assured by the technician that nail art was an available service. I should have asked twice! I picked out pink polish and got red. I asked for round and pointed and got variety of irregular round and square nails. And when it came down to the nail art I got a little jacked up flower (definitely doesn’t look like a professionals work) Lesson learned: walk down the street to the other nail shop! Don’t waste your $!

Horrible and rude. The woman working on my nails was very rude and impatient. She also cut up several of my fingers using the buffing tool. How unsanitary!!! I will never go back again!

Friendly store, always busy yet never wait long, quality work, friendly staff… they will even massage you for additional. Loyal member.

I will not be going back here. First off the sign says 11.00 pedicure but if you want to sit in the normal pedi chair it costs more and their chairs are so old/​busted. Then I asked the lady if she could paint a chevron print on my toes and I showed her a picture, let’s just say it resembles birds I use to draw in 1^st grade, you know the ones that look like m’s.
Also these 2 women walked in and requested for the lady that was doing my nails. I was displeased when shedecided to speed thur my top coat and while rushing and tripping says ok bye and runs over to them. How rude!
The place is SO out dated, not very spa like. It is also space is cramped and dirty looking. If you want to tip make sure you have cash.

You get what you pay for! Make sure you know what your getting. They will try to add additional services that you don’t need and anything additional will cost more money! The Spa Pedi was fine, but I paid $ 12 more for sitting in the electronic chair… I would have been ok with the $ 11 Pedi with no bells or whistles!

The salon is small and oddly shaped but they make it work.
Service was friendly, pedicure massage was amazing but the care of cleaning up around my nails was mediocre…
They were really nice and it was the night before thanksgiving.

I would never come back to this place again, nor would I ever recommend it either. I tend to write pretty positive reviews, but there was nothing positive about my experience here.
While I have a salon I go to on a regular basis, a friend of mine wanted some company while she was getting a spa mani/​pedi. I figured I hadn’t seen her in a while, and a nice pedi would be relaxing, so I agreed to meet her there.
What a MISTAKE! The salon is a small location within an old art deco building on the corner of 6^th and Pennsylvania. When you walk in, everything looks old. I don’t necessarily consider myself a snob, but I do expect a nail salon to be clean and tidy. I did not feel this place was clean nor tidy. It was cramped and there are a handful of «spa» massage pedi chairs. If you want a regular pedi, you get a plastic tub wrapped in a garbage bag — I think for «hygiene» purposes.
There is not much of a selection of nail colors to choose from — no, wonder my friend always brings her own; that would be suggested if you dare go to this place.
As for my «spa» pedi — I don’t even really know what to say about it. I think I was in the chair for no more than 15– 20 minutes MAX. The lady hurried through everything. When I looked at my toes when she was done, my nails had not been filed straight, and there were bubbles in the top coat. I was so annoyed, I didn’t ask her to fix it. She had already moved on to the next gal’s pedi.
I do have to say though, I am not convinced that this place follows health code guidelines for cleanliness. I am pretty sure the lady used the same tools and foot scrub block she used on me, on the gal after me. GROSS!
For $ 20, I could’ve bought myself some dessert and did my own nails at home — it would’ve been a hell of a better job!!!
DO NOT PATRONIZE THIS PLACE. EVER.

Did not like this place at all. Dirty, sweat shop like. Super small, crappy, lazy job, they try to upsell you for EVERYTHING. oh you want me to scrub the bottom of your feet? $ 3 more; callus remover? $ 3 more; massage? $ 3 more; flower? $ 3 more… I finally said you know what nevermind, I just want you to not even paint my nails forget it I am paying and leaving. They were packed though (granted they only have like 5 chairs packed in there TINY TINY place so someone likes them.