Joana Nails

The service you get here is a good value for the fee. I’ve used many other salons and Joana nails definitely gets the award for the longest lasting manicure and pedicure. I can go 1 – 2 months and my pedicure is still passable! Compare that to other salons that charge more mula and the paint starts chipping in a week! I drive out of my own neighborhood to go to Joana for a non chipping pedicure. And the 10^th service is free!

I had an ok experience here. I wasn’t expecting bells and whistles and it’s a darn good thing I wasn’t. They’re exactly what I expected… fast, cheap, so-​so mani/​pedi. I was there today with a friend and we went for mani/​pedis. One woman started work on my friend, and the other two went to work on me. The service was going OK until three tourists walked in all wanting pedis. Instead of telling them it would be x-​amount of minutes til they could be helped, seeing as I was in the chair getting my pedi, they rushed my services. Not OK.
Would I come here often, no. Would I use them in a pinch, yes.
Since I typically like to try things more than once, I will give them another try and hope I have more positive things for an update.

I liked Joana. She was personable and did a decent job at buffing out my piggley wigglies. Was it the most relaxing, most beautiful, most professional mani/​pedi ever? Nah, not even close, but it wasn’t the worst either. Plus they’re right around the corner from my pad so I’m going to need to rely on them in a pinch… which, is what I’d say they’re fine for.

Not sure where these bad reviews are coming from. My experience has always been ultra pleasant. The lady that does the pedi is very sweet and has managed, unlike most salons, to keep my in grown toenails in control and not painful. I really like the mani and pedi these ladies give. I highly reccommend their services.

WORST NAIL EXPERIENCE EVER!!! so i ignored what my phone Unilocal app had to say about this place, and went to it due to the close proximity to my apartment. Big mistake!
1. most half-​assed pedi EVER. no massage, no real exfoliation/​callus scrubby thing, VERY crooked/​uneven french white tips.
2. a loop of abba videos playing on the tv, with the women clucking to each other in a language i don’t speak. not even a how are you, do you live here kind of pleasantry.
3. so i then get my eyebrows waxed. i don’t know how to do it, as im paying someone who does, but i know from past experience that the majority of hair is removed via wax, and then short cleanup is done with tweezers. NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND! i got home and my entire forehead was a huge, bright red, bumpy mess. i could have done a better job of hair removal at home with a cheese grater.
4. then these broads charge me 35 $ for this mess! I’m in the service industry myself, and i refuse to ever be a customer who does not tip. so i give each lady 5 $, thank them, and go home to passive aggressively Unilocal this spot.
next time, im walking the distance to a better rated salon. Unilocal,my true friend, why didn’t i listen to you? you have never steered me wrong…

After walking the streets of San Fran for hours and a pretty hectic week overall, my toes looked «like whoa.» Maybe not an overly offensive «whoa» but for a pedicure monster like myself, I needed some help.
With a bit of down time before my departure, I dropped by here because it was directly across from the hotel I was staying at. I walk in to a fairly shabby looking space, which is no big deal and not of extreme importance to me. (I’m all about the service and/​or the product — not nearly as into the aesthetics, although that’s always a bonus.)
There was only one person in there at the time, and two women working — a mother-​daughter team. I’m immediately seated in one of the three, once plush massage chairs. The chairs were pretty torn up, just like my toes. I press the button to turn on for some vibrating action, but alas… it’s broken. (Le sigh.)
The daughter of the duo goes to work. As she is prepping my toes, I realize she is touching me too delicately — but a lil pow in their mama! Get those cuticles… don’t just go through the motions! She was extremely nice however, and we had a great chat about Vietnamese culture, tradition and family. But as we chatted, I could only think — less talky, more foot action. You should not be making this much eye contact while you work on my toes.
I went ahead and «splurged» for the $ 10 back massage — a basic shoulder/​back massage (fully clothed) on a make shift massage table (suspect) for about 15 – 20 minutes? I can’t remember exactly how long it was, but it was good! This time the mother of the duo took charge, and I tell you, she had more strength in her aging hands than I thought!
I left wishing I had held out for my regular nail salon back home. Yes, my polish was fresh and the kinks in my back were worked out, but I could have gotten a better pedicure at most places.

worst pedicure i have every received
the ladies were pushy from the start trying to get me to pay for more services
the furniture and equipment were outdated
my technician didnt use a new pumice stone on my feet
my nails were not buffed well, and the polish had air bubbles
i gave them money for their time but refused to pay the full fee

The price was fine, and the customer service allright. The ambience is very nice. However, within mere days of getting my acrylic set done, it was chipping and peeling from the acrylic. My nails have to look nice, I work in a formal office. I need to look good inbetween having my nails done. This certainly doesn’t work for me.

Saturday afternoon, rushed for time, favorite salons all booked up – what to do? Natch, ask a total stranger, completely absorbed in conversation on the street where she goes to get her nails done.
Never underestimate the power of the neighborhood network! The answer came immediately: «Go down this alley, turn left and go to Joana Nails. They take walk ins, are good, cheap and fast.»
So off I went at a run, with only an hour and a half to go before the party I was supposed to attend. I was ready for a so-​so job, but what I go was a wonderful experience!
I was seated in a big salon massaging chair with a jacuzzi hot tub for my feet. One woman gave me a pedicure while another did my nails. They worked with my own Napoleon Perdis products that I brought myself.
After the manicure and pedicure, I was invited to sit and nap in the large, vibrating massage chair, while my nails dried. Heaven!
I had a very pleasant experience at Joana Nails, got a great manicure and pedicure in record time and was very well treated. :-)

Not relaxing, not always nice. Manicures are rushed as they charge more than most places because it’s a «spa» treatment and you are treated like shit. Manicures plus a pedicure runs $ 35 dollars and I feel ripped off every time I leave. I hate having to explain that I need my cuticles trimmed and dictate every step of the treatment so my manicure will last at least a week-​fat chance They would be happy just to rub some oil on my cuticles and call it a manicure. No thank you.
I wont’ go back. Sad, so close to my home. I take a cab to Pacific nails, Jane is the best.

The manicures I got here were pretty good, and comparing to what I got in other places, they were pretty darn good, actually.
Usual nail salon, with four chairs and ladies talking in some language you will never understand. You just kick back and enjoy your foot rubs.
But, Waxing is awful. Well, at least what they did was bad. I went there once for Brazilian waxing, and after 15 minutes into waxing, this lady tells me that my hair is too short, and she cannot continue:)))))))))))))
I mean, I already suffered, cmmon finish it up. Or she could’ve told me right away instead of getting me all comfortable and butt naked. So, I am looking at my Temple, and it looks like some hurricane just swept some hairs and left others alone+I spotted some bleeding spots (or is it normal, chicks?)
And When i was leaving, she calls me and tells me to pay. I was like huh? You made me ugly down there, lady, u want me to pay for that? And she charged me the full price and told me to come back in two weeks. I, of course Didn’t and went to a different place.
So, I will return for nails, but waxing, no thanks!