Totally Tip-Toe Nail Spa

A solid nail salon. The ambiance is nothing amazing, but overall I got a great gel mani there, and at a good price point ($ 30) Will certainly be back!

I love this place. Great manicures and pedicures for a reasonable price. I like to see Ly when she is available. I moved out of Stamford but will still come by this place once in a while. Great service. Friendly employees. You all do a great job! Thank you!

If I could give this place a 0 out of 5 stars I certainly would. I went in and the lady said 10 minutes… I ended up waiting about 25 minutes. When the lady that was doing my acrylic nails started to shape my nails as if I had asked for triangle shaped nails. I had asked for ballerina shaped. She did everything wrong: filled them in way too much, the nails are all uneven, and also VERY lopsided. I would not recommend this place whatsoever. HORRIBLE!

My experience at Tip-​Toe was not remotely pleasant. Not only was the staff unfriendly, the salon was dirty, they did not appear to sanitize their tools, and my manicure was awful. I have yet to find a salon in Stamford that can do a decent manicure!
To be fair, the tech took her time. I asked for a gel manicure and she did one nail from each hand at time, and each time had me put my hand in the light box. I had never seen this technique before but cannot say that it makes the manicure any better. What I am most upset about is the following:
1. She cut my cuticles without pushing my cuticles back. Now the skin around my nail is peeling. She even commented that I had a lot of cuticle and it must be a long time since my last manicure.
2. The polish near my cuticles is messy and uneven, I posed pictures because I am so disgusted.
3. There is nail polish under my nails.
4. She sprayed my hands with alcohol, did not shine my nails, and then put lotion on top. I washed my hands when I got home
5. She filed my nails again AFTER the manicure. Almost to ensure that the polish chips.
I am so aggravated! I have two events this weekend and a wedding next weekend. I want to get this fixed but also don’t want to pay another $ 30+. I already cannot wait until 2 weeks is up and I can take this off.

I came right at opening, the Sweet woman who opened the door was absolutely wonderful. She was so kind and gentle with my feet (I just ran a ragnar relay race over the weekend, my part was 16 miles, so my feet were a bit jacked up). She always had a smile, even commented that my feet weren’t as bad as I thought they were (she called them pretty, I told her she was nuts) and made them look so much better than what I walked in on!

I walked into this nail salon after having brunch on Bedford and wasn’t expecting much. Its clean, but not state of the art. There isn’t a great variety of polish colors. However, my technician was nice, did my nails relatively quickly, and they look great. I’m writing this review a full week out and they still all look basically brand new. I’ll definitely be back.

I’m not from this area but stopped in while visiting my sister. Place is clean and relaxing, and the wait wasn’t long. The massage was super, just wish it was a little longer. The technicians were friendly and made you feel welcome.
The only thing missing (based on past experience at other spas) is the offering of drinks, i.e., water, coffee, tea, maybe even wine ;-)
Definitely will be back ;-)
Best pedicure I’ve ever had!

Be prepared to wait. They told me 20 min wait for mani pedi. I have now been waiting for nearly 45… And they let 2 people go in front of me that came after me… Slightly annoying but hopefully worth the wait.

There are better places. Not a bad price for a pedi but it felt like a sweatshop, literally. The AC broke. The person I had was nice and friendly but rushed. The massage chair I sat in was broken and the seat was all the way back making the pedi not as comfortable as it could be. Their drying system is not very good or comfortable. They use regular towels instead of paper towels when you put your feet up in the chair, which makes me question the cleanliness. The shop could have been cleaner, especially for a place right in downtown Stamford. I’ll probably go elsewhere.

I am always hesitant about trying new nail places because I usually end up disappointed. I walked in on a Saturday afternoon and was pleasantly surprised to see that it was not too busy. The woman who greeted me wasn’t too friendly and didn’t seem to care if they had my business or not but I was in desperate need and saw that they had tons of Essie colors, which is always a plus. My nail technician was a different lady and she was so sweet and nice. She did a great job and really took her time and I was in and out for a mani/​pedi within an hour. I was very pleased and even more so when I was told the price. I will definitely be going back but will make sure to make a reservation so that I can have the same girl.

Love the way they do my nail! Clean and professional. I go every two weeks, they do get packed towards Friday’s but you can call ahead to make an appointment. Every person there does s great job. Gel manicures they have every color, spa pedicures with mud, this I will try soon! I definitely recommend this place over lots of other place which I have tried them all!

I went there 5 times now, without an appointment, didn’t have to wait. The quality depends on who is treating you. First 3 were perfect, last 2 I had a younger girl who put way to much on my nails, even after I went to bed 3 hours later, my nails were still ruined, I went back, got a free correction, but again she put too much and the same happened even I was drying them in the shop for 45 minutes…

I have been to this salon a few times. Pedi-​mani was OK but the wait time is a lot.
They absolutely don’t care if you are waiting for more than an hour.
After waiting for more than 1 hour they expected me to wait more. It was totally unprofessional. Good luck if you take appointments. I have had to wait 15 – 20 min even after making appointment.
I will never be returning here.

Not a fan. I won’t be back. It is a little bit cheaper, but you get what you pay for. Next time I will pay a little more and enjoy my pedicure. My nail technician tried to upsale me before and during the pedicure and then seemed irritated the rest of the time after I said no. The water was so hot it was burning my feet so I asked her to make it a little colder and then she turned it all the way to the cold. Overall an uncomfortable experience.

I’ve been going here for about a year and love it! I only get the pink and white uv gel with Jenny who does a really great job. My nails always look perfect and I couldn’t be happier. I always make an appointment since they are always busy. They are open late so it’s convenient for me to go later in the evening after work around 6. Everyone who works there is nice and the place is clean.

Six o’clock on a Wednesday, this place was packed. Not sure if a reservation would even matter — overheard one girl arguing with the woman about her overlooked appointment.
Somewhat clean. Very friendly. Had an excellent French pedicure at just the right price.

I just moved to Stamford and my friend and I decided to go here because it seemed like the cleanest/​nicest nail salon in downtown. I had tried the nail salon around the corner, Everlasting Nails, and while the woman did a good job on my mani/​pedi there, the place was just gross, so I thought this place should be pretty awesome, but I was wrong; it was WORSE!
My friend and I both had appointments for 530 on Friday. When we walked in, they said they were ready for us in about 3 minutes. We went to the pedicure seats and they had 2 foot baths prepared but there was only one manicurist. She prepared both baths. My friend put her feet in first and said it was really hot. I thought she was probably exaggerating, so I put my feet in and it was SOOOO Hot, and I am used to really hot, but this was burning. So, we told her it was too hot, and she just turned it into cold water. After about 30 seconds of my feet soaking in cold water, she started my pedicure. I dont even think there was anything in the bath but water.
My friend actually got to soak her feet, but she didnt get someone to work on her for another 10 minutes. By then, I was almost done with the crappiest pedicure I ever got in my life. And I am really easy to pedicure, because I don’t get my cuticles removed nor do I want my nails pushed back. The whole time, the manicurist was watching the entrance or someone there as she painted my toes. The pedicure just felt super sloppy and rushed. She didn’t put enough tissue between my toes and so about 3 of them rubbed off on each other and I got nail polish all over my toes and the nails were smudged. I actually had to point this out to her. She was just gonna go ahead and start my nails. Instead of having me sit on the pedicure seat to fix them, she asked me to put my foot on her lap… Literally! I didnt know what to say. I just did what she asked. She then added tissue between my toes and fixed the smudged nail, but did not remove any of the nail polish on my toes. She then asked me if it was good. I had no idea what to respond to her because unless you’re blind, you know it’s not good. I didnt want to get her in trouble, so I said nothing… big mistake.
She started to do my nails on a table all the way in the back where it was dark. She did not turn on the light. She brought over the soaking bowl and just started to do my nails. I tried to put my hand in the bowl and she said not to do that yet. So, I waited. She then filed my nails and began to put a basecoat, without cleaning them, without letting my hands soak, and without even buffing off the little extra nail tissue hanging off from the nails. I stopped her, looked at my nails and said they weren’t clean, so she used the cleaning tool to scrape under them in a really sloppy way and without anything, no liquid, no tissue. I was beyond shocked. I then asked her when I would get to soak my nails in the bowl. She said I didnt need to since I don’t get cuticles removed. My hands felt so dirty and I had gotten my nails done at very profession places many times and they always soaked my hands regardless of the cuticle thing. So, I told her that. She then said, with an attitude: «You can soak them if you want.» At this point, I just wanted the experience to be over.
I thought she would at least have painted my nails okay, but she got nail polish all over my hands. I didnt want her touching me after she finished. I felt like a 5-​yr old just did my nails and toes. I didnt want her to fix it because I didnt think she could. I waited for my friend and then was going to see what to do about my nails. My friend’s mani/​pedi ended 30 minutes later (No exaggeration). When I went up to her, her nails seemed better than mine. At least the nailpolish was on the nails and not on the fingers. Her manicurist ended up cleaning up my hands and toes.
I really didnt want to get this woman in trouble, so I didnt complain about her. I didnt not tip her though — the first time in my life I have not tipped someone & I usually do better than 20%. My friend, without my knowledge, went to the manager and told him that I was not happy with my mani/​pedi. He came over to ask me if there was a problem and I didnt want to talk to him because it was so obvious that he knew there was an issue before my friend went up to him and he did nothing about it. He saw me finish ½ hr before my friend, he saw the other manicurist remove the excess polish from my hands and feet and he said nothing. I didnt want anything from him when he came over and I just told him I didnt have a problem and left.
My friend got a better mani/​pedi but said her nailpolish began to peel off a day later, so much, that she had to repaint.
In the end, I felt like this salon tried to go super cheap and hired manicurists who were not experienced and one who was also careless. The expression «Looks can be deceiving» comes to mind. I thought this place would be good because it looked nice from the outside – WRONG

Just moved to the area and I was very bummed to leave my old nail place. I knew I wasn’t going to find someone just as good, but I did! They do a very good job but if I can tell you one thing — make an appointment, make an appointment, make an appointment.
Manicures and pedicures are maticulous, they even have custom spray tans. and I heard they are bringing in a spray tan machine next month. Everything a girl needs.
P. S. Make an appointment.

I love this place. My manicures last for a long time, they do a great job and they know their stuff. My only complaint is that the wait on the weekends is ridiculous But I will keep going back as this is my favorite nail place in Stamford!

I adore east coast nail salon prices — absolutely perfect.
I had a manicure here one day and a toe polish change a few days later.
Quick and to the point, the color selection was a bit meager but otherwise everything was clean and professional.
I am definitely a fan.