Shellak Nails

Nice place and convenient location, but not the best service. I got a pedicure and organic manicure done. No complaints on the pedicure, but my nails came out bumpy and the manicure was rushed. No hand massage, cuticle oil, or lotion. On top of it, they overcharged me! My fiancé came in to pick me up and he paid as I was drying my nails. He didn’t know how much the services were and later when I asked him how much they charged it turns out it was $ 8 more than the actual price. Dishonest and shady. Be careful because I read another review on here where a customer was jipped!

So glad I tried this place for my first shellac experience. Absolutely loved it. As many reviews before mine said, they are very meticulous and the shop itself is very clean. Great experience!

Tall women stay away. This used to be my go to place. Clean, friendly, attentive staff. Then Tom the owner changed the chairs for pedi!!! I told him they are terrible they don’t go back far enough anyone over 5’5″ approximately would not be able to stretch legs out. So basically you are all crunched up getting an ab workout while trying to relax. I’m 5’8″ so I felt it a lot and I don’t define this as relaxing. Until they change chairs I won’t be back!

Nice nail salon, great atmosphere but wouldn’t recommend coming here for acrylic they chip and break so easily

By far the best nail salon in Tampa. I have been coming to this salon for years. The owners are great and work hard at pleasing their customers and expanding their business. My shellak polish lasts 3 weeks.

My first experience there wasn’t good, nothing special at all. I waited an extremely long time and was rushed out. After that experience I left with a nail fungus that has kept me in and out of the podiatrist. They are unsanitary and I do not recommend this place at all

Good selection of polish & gel. My friend & I went during our lunch work break, but the two women we got were rude when we were concerned that we weren’t asked how we want our nails done. They just assumed and weren’t really considerate. The guy that works here is really nice and does a good job!

Rude & dismissive! This is like the 2^nd time I was treated terrible here. I just called and asked them what time they closed and they said 8p. Then I show up and they are very rude practically yelling at me telling me that they are closed. When I told them I had just called and the person on the phone said 8p, he replied «no! That’s tomorrow!» Why would I call and ask what time they closed on another day?

This place would get 5 stars. It’s clean, they have the most shellac colors around and always the new lines from OPI. The space is big with lots of pedicure chairs.
I’ve been going to the husband and wife’s location since their first shop on Dale Mabry. I relocated to Kennedy location since they sold the Dale Mabry location. I wouldn’t trust anyone else with my nails.
So why the 3 stars? Because no matter if you have an appointment your going to wait at least 30 minutes. Be prepared to wait longer if your a walk in. They need to hire more people. They’ll put you in to soak for your pedicure for 35 minutes before anyone even gets to you. They need to manage time correctly when someone comes in. Their continually losing costumers by not staffing enough technicians. They are a bit high on pricing, but I think worth it.

Clean, large facility, lots of parking, lots of tvs (they weren’t on today), lots of OPI colors. Have had 2 very good experiences so far. Also is open a little later than the other nail salons in the area.

First time here and the place was easy to get into as a walk in on a busy day. The service was Fast and good. Tony helped me and he was very helpful and nice.

The best nail salon! Very clean, awesome, and great customer service. I will definitely come back.

The owner Tom runs the place terribly and has an attitude problem. I am a regular customer who has gone there every two weeks for about a year.
I called and he told me my nails could be done in 30 minutes, when I arrived he said he needs another 30 minutes. I left, then came back and was completely ignored.
Another time I made an appointment and he didn’t even write it down. He is obviously overwhelmed and impatient as well.
There are too many salons in Tampa to put up with that.
It’s too bad b/​c Charlene is an amazing nail technician.

Great nail place! Always friendly and do an amazing job! My nails always last 2 – 3 weeks! If I go anywhere else they don’t last! I’ve been a client for 3 years. Always been very happy!

Wow! This place is great! I can’t imagine why this place has received bad reviews. I got a shellac manicure and pedicure. The service was so thorough. My nails look great and both of my techs paid attention to detail. This has been a real treat and I am looking forward to coming back again.
Very clean. The techs are HAPPY and not bummed out like they are at other places. They joke with each other and the customers and have fun. The supplies used are sanitary and not reused. Not a moment went by when a tech was cleaning up, wiping down surfaces etc.
This is the kind of place I am happy to spend my money.

I am really surprised to see poor reviews. There is a reason this place is crazy busy! This is not a spa, it’s a nail salon. It’s really clean and brand new (open maybe a year or so). I learned tonight that they sold their original location on South Dale Mabry. They have hundreds of nail colors and every time I come in (every two weeks) they have a display with the latest OPI etc. color collection. They have tvs showing random movies (Adam Sandler?! Bridget Jones?!) but with closed captioning and upbeat music instead of sound. Almost all the techs are real pros. I have seen and experienced some people more in a training mode but they receive lots of assistance and if you’re uncomfortable, call the owner Tom over and they will make it right. My gel manicures are fast, no nonsense and last forever.

Ricky is the guy to go too!!! I’ve been here numerous times and I have always been pleased!!! I finally found a nail tech that makes my shellak last the full two weeks. I’ve tried tons of places and it only lasted a few days! He is funny and entertains me every time I go in. That’s what I enjoy! I like to be able to have a good time when I get a service done. He also always does any amazing job on my nails!!! Go see Ricky!!!

The people are nice but the quality of work is very poor…
I had to go twice to get my nails fixed. My gel manicure after one week needed to be done AGAGIN. I just left and my polish is already coming off! This has been a waist of time and money I would never recommend coming here. My nails never looked good from the start and instead of starting over they just recovered the Polish which now after 1 hour my nails look like crap… waist of time and money… save your self a trip!!!

I have been a regular here every 2 weeks for several months. They know me by name and I’ve never had anything but flawless, long lasting manis and pedis — plus a lot of waxing. On a recent try of another nail place near by, I left that place and drove straight here to have them redo the entire other job, it was so bad. They were polite and fast and fixed me right up. I have used Nancy and Andy several times and they are great but I’ve seen great work from the other techs, too. I send my friends here with no hesitation.

I’m not sure why the reviews are so bad. This is one of the best nail salons I have found in Tampa. My nails stay in great shape for the full two weeks every time.
Carlene takes care of my nails and Ricky gives awesome pedicures. I definitely recommended checking it out!