Century Nails

Magager is extremely kind and friendly but, unfortunately he wasn’t there. The guy who did MY nails this time seemed to be very inconvenienced by me. It states walk ins are welcome, but I certainly felt in the way. Not a kind word or conversation was offered. Perhaps being understaffed on a Saturday was the problem. But I feel it shouldn’t have been my problem.

The people working there seemed friendly enough. I was greeted by a man at the counter, but he couldn’t really answer any of my questions due to his lack of English. I had a lot to ask about sanitation and whatnot, but I was just handed the brochure with the services and rates on them. So I just picked the basic manicure (I really needed a had massage) and crossed my fingers.
The lady who did my manicure did a decent job, but the station setup wasn’t great. The chairs were very comfortable on their own, but the arm rests prevented me from scooting in far enough to rest my back, so I sat there the entire time hunched over. I would look enviously over at the ladies getting pedicures in their awesome massage chairs, reading books and looking quite comfortable. Then I had to awkwardly cross my arms between polish coats in front of a tiny desk fan. The massage would have been perfect if I wasn’t so uncomfortable everywhere else.
After the polish, they usher you over to a three seat block with fans and stuff for you to sit at and let your manicure dry. The chairs were even MORE uncomfortable (basically ropes wound around metal bars) and I just had to sit there staring at the wall until my nails dried. And it took forever. They didn’t use any kind of quick-​dry oil or top coat, so I ended up getting so incredibly bored and my back hurt so bad from already being hunched over during the manicure that I left before they were completely dry. They weren’t too bad — just a couple creases here and there from digging for my wallet and keys.
All in all… I’ve had much better experiences. They have a lot to work on. I’ll be trying out some other places instead.

I started coming to this nail salon in the fall of 2013 for pedicures and gel french manicures. They did a fair job at a good price. The staff were nice and most of them spoke English fairly well. Then sometime between June and July of 2014 the staff completely changed. I went once for a pedicure in August and had to ask (several times before someone who understood English translated for me) for the simplest things like trimming my nails, common practice previously here and at every other nail salon I have been to. I had hesitations returning for my gel french manicure in September but figured I would give them one more try. Ohhh my goodness I should have gone with my instincts and gone elsewhere! The woman who started on my nails was obviously inexperienced or just bad at the gel french. The white rippled after the first time under the UV light and another woman came over to help. She completely re-​did the white on my right hand with a different gel paint but proceeded to allow the first woman to add another two coats of white on my left hand to try and cover up the rippling, except on my thumb nail where she proceeded to file off some of the excess white and then reapply it :/​On both sides there were several nails that the paint overlapped onto my skin and they had to cut and file it off after it had been cured under the light. It was when she cut the SIDE of my own pinky nail off in an attempt to remove excess hardened gel that I decided I had enough and left. A horrible 3 coats of white globbed and rippled on my left hand a mediocre quick fix on my right were remedied by a skilled and experienced artist at another salon but it will be several weeks at least before my pinky nail grows back properly. Please spare yourself a HORRIBLE experience and do NOT go to this place!

Wasn’t the best but it’s okay

So glad that I found this nail salon for myself and my bridal party. I called them up and asked if they could handle 5 of us and was told no problem that they had plenty of chairs. There ended up being 7 of us and Julie told me that it was no problem and they went to work right away on all of us at the same time.
I personally had Hannah do my nails and toes. I told Hannah that I was getting married the next day and I wanted bling on my fingers, which she made my ring finger look amazing for my pictures. I had suggested for my toes a certain way for her to paint my toes and she explained to me that if I did it another way that I would be much happier and she explained to me why. I agreed and I have to say she was right!
All of my girls, including my 6 year old daughter LOVED it there and everyone loved their fingers and toes.
Thank you girls for taking such good care of us for my wedding day!

I’m not sure how anyone can complain about this place. I was greeted by a nice women (who spoke excellent English, if that’s an issue for you). They weren’t busy at all, so she had me pick a color and got a pedicure chair set up for me. I waited about 5 minutes in the chair. It was a newer massage chair and the massage was great, once I figured out the remote.
My technician was also very nice, and did an excellent job. It was quite possibly one of the best leg massages of my life. Their «regular» pedicure ($ 25) came with a salt scrub in addition to the massage.
My nails look great, I feel relaxed, and I’m not totally broke. I will be back.

I was really torn when writing this review. I desperately wanted to give them a four, but couldn’t do it.
Everyone seems fairly friendly and most of the women speak English. Although, they could work on this some, I find this to be a big plus. They spend a lot of time with their customers and when doing the pedicures give a good amount of massage with just the regular one.
However, the thing that really knocked it down to a three for me was the lack of customer service for those who have an appointment. I came in with an appointment for three people. We got here about five minutes before our appointment time. 35 minutes later, we finally got our pedicures. We ended up cancelling our manis because of the time we had lost and had a movie to catch.
The point of an appointment rather than a walk in, is to avoid wait times, yet we waited just as long as most walk ins. Really disappointed in this as this is a very important part to customer service.

Great nail salon, good service, relaxing atmosphere, reasonable price. My daughter and her bridal party and I went there the day before the wedding for mani’s & pedi’s and were treated wonderfully. She & I both got gel nail french manicures, hers lasted almost 2 weeks & mine lasted 2 ½.
Went back today and got terrific service again.

My Fiancé’ and I went for Pedi’s and we both got the SPECIAL $ 35 each. I started before my fiancé’ I really got the service, massaging, lotions, paraffin wax. trimming etc… My fiancé’ started a few minutes later as she had to choose polish color. Even with the polish and everything I got she was done 2 minutes before me. Not good for her but good for me. Although they took care of me, I have had better. I guess it is a hit or miss at nail salons. They should set a timer and everyone should get the same service and feel as good as the last person did

This is by far the best nail salon in the area! Love the pedicures, you are pretty much guaranteed to fall asleep they are so relaxing!

This is my favorite place! I’ve been to a handful of places from Placerville to Sacramento, and Century Nails is the best place by far.
I’m not sure why this place is given $$$ for price, because it’s comparable with any other salon, and their extra $ for flowers/​designs is only $ 5 instead of $ 10 (which is what a lot of places charge).
The massages are the best I’ve had. They are longer and use more pressure; also the lotion fragrances are nice but not too strong.
I don’t want to go on for days (and I could!) about all the things I like about this place, but the bottom line is: all the girls are friendly, listen to what their clients want and make you feel welcome and valued.

This is the best nail salon I’ve found in El Dorado County. Their salon is very clean, decorated very nice and the atmosphere is relaxing. They always offer a bottle of water and a pillow behind your back or a pillow to help hold your book in your lap. they always make you feel appreciated for coming to their business. The nail techs do an excellent job on your nails and give great hand and foot massages.

Friendly staff. Got gel nails for $ 25. They look okay but they are not evenly painted across each nail. I would go back for a pedicure but probably not a gel mani.

My favorite place to go! All the people are kind and friendly! They treat everyone with respect. All my friends and family go there.
Highly recommend you try it out!

I agree, this is the best place I’ve been to so far in Cameron Park (3^rd one). The décor is soothing and welcoming with a tasteful cheery beach theme. The owner or manager is extremely cordial and well-​spoken both on the phone and in person. All the staff are friendly as well. They give you a full-​sized bottle of cold water right when you walk in. I’d like to give it four stars, but definitely got overcharged. I had a regular pedicure with french and had them simply paint (with no manicure whatsoever) french with gel polish. My tab was $ 60 + $ 10 tip. WHAT!?! Down the street I had my nails painted french with gel polish for $ 17 and it lasted waaaay longer. This one already started chipping after 1 week. I like it here, but in lieu of a week for pretty nails I’d rather take that $ 70 and get 2 sessions at the cheaper place.

Always pleasant; spa pedicures are fantastic!

Best place I have found in the area so far. Still not the best I have ever had but so much better than what is around here!
Clean setting, new appliances and in a new building. The staff are all really nice (most didn’t speak very much english, but with what they can speak they seem very helpful and nice).
This place has some great massage chairs! Oh I could have just fallen asleep in it, soo comfy! My pedicure was nice, massage on my feet and legs amazing and so much longer than anywhere else I have gone for the price. It is $ 25 for the pedi,
My friend got a manicure at the place with me and they did a great job on her. She got french tip and it looked really nice. A manicure is $ 13 french tip is +5.
My only complaint on the place is the painting job on my toes. It is ok but I feel there are a few flaws and one place my cuticle was cut too close. All in all though not too bad for a nail salon, I will be going back.