Hands Down Too Nail Salon

Lena is absolutely amazing! Got a fill with gel polish for a great price. She was so attentive to shaping my nails and making sure that the polish was even. This is hands down the best manicure/​service I’ve ever received. Highly recommend this nail salon!

I love going there. Everyone is great and friendly. My nails always come out great. My pedi does as well. Ask for Teresa and joey. They do great work.
For my eyebrows I go to Teresa or to debbie.
Debbie does great massage and facial…

This place was nice and the techs were nice, but a day after I got my nails done in a nice light lavender color, they turned yellow. The color has progressively become worse with time to the point where I look diseased. I don’t live in Claremont, so when I called to complain, all they would offer me was a complimentary manicure which I don’t plan to accept as I live an hour away (was visiting a friend who lives there and her nails look fine). Very disappointing.

If you want an amazing facial come to this cute salon and book with Debbie. Her prices are good and she puts a lot of care into her facials. I got the papaya enzyme and pumpkin glycolic with steam, extractions and mask. My face was gleaming when I walked out. The reason she will have my business for life is because of the massage!!! She does a good pressure neck, shoulder and FEET! This was the first facial I’ve ever had with a foot massage. I left feeling like a million bucks and will return monthly for her facials.

This nail salon is a dream!
It’s got everything I look for in a nail salon: relaxing, quiet, clean, accommodating, and with manicurists who do top notch work. This salon carries OPI and Essie brand polishes– the nice stuff. Other nail salons I’ve been to have the TV going and I hate that. There’s no TV here, so no irritating commercials or reality shows to have to try to ignore, and the ladies who work here don’t carry on loud conversations between themselves. They’re very professional and accommodating of the relaxing atmosphere that Lena is creating in her salon.
I came in a while back to get manicure/​pedicure treatments while spending the day with my mother and my sister. We had appointments and we all got sat next to each other which was exactly what I’d hoped for. We got the best package treatments they had on their menu– included massage, exfoliation, hot wax. It was niiice. I may have fallen asleep even! My nails looked beautiful after everything, which is really saying something since a) I am a runner and have the feet to prove it haha and b) I am an artist and do rough work with my hands every day.
Lena did my sister’s gel manicure and she was really happy with how they turned out.
In my opinion, this is the best nail salon in the area. It’s true, you could find a cheaper place, but you’ll be getting the quality of service you pay for. Come here if you want to leave feeling pampered and relaxed :)

I have been a customer of Hands Down and Hands Down too for 20+ yrs. I have went to other nail salons throughout the years and I return back to Hands Down. The technique and style are like no other. She’s Master Certified by CND and she creates natural-​looking nails by buy sculpting the nail with forms not with artificial tips. Both shops are very fashionable and chic it’s best said for you to experience it yourself.

First visit to this new location. Loved the mint scrub on legs. When I go to have a pedicure I expect clipping of cuticles not just a touch up! I noticed while the girl was working on my feet that she hadn’t even removed the polish completely! At my regular place I go to they spend a full hour working on your feet. I think she spent more time massaging my feet than on my toes. I was here a total of 35 minutes! Sad to say but I don’t think I will be returning.

Hands Down Too is the epitome of relaxation and pampering when it comes to nail salons.
This review comes after a negative experience at Hands Down (see review). Lena, the owner of both salons, contacted me and offered complimentary services to make up for my previous visit to her other salon.
The salon itself is beautiful, inviting, and cozy, and immaculately CLEAN! I love the lavender paint, the fancy chandeliers, the large glossy tile, and the sea shell pedicure tubs.
Thy was great! She gave me a gel manicure and it came out perfect. She is very meticulous and great at what she does. She was also very sweet and receptive to all my requests.
Mary was also very good. She gave me a pedicure. I really like the minty scrub they use on your legs during the pedicure, it gives a sort of refreshing feeling and exfoliates your legs at the same time.
I am very happy I was able to give the salon a chance. It was a great experience. Thank you, Lena, Thy, and Mary.

I used to go to their salon on Harvard, and made an appointment at their new salon this time around. They’ve really done a wonderful job with the place! The atmosphere is perfect and the chairs are wonderful, but what has me coming back is the fact that they’re a CND certified salon. The CND shellac keeps my nails healthy and doesn’t rip them apart when the polish is taken off. I highly recommend asking for Joey to do your nails, she did a great job on mine and she’s very personable! I like that they spend a long time prepping the nails before they polish them, it really makes a difference in how long the polish stays looking nice.

Made an appointment and had my nails done by Thy. She was very detailed with my nails and took care of me very well. She made sure to make both hands similar and did a very good job. The way she did my nails was better than any other nail salon I have ever been to! It was very relaxing and I really enjoyed my time at this nail salon. It is absolutely stunning when walking in, and has a very welcoming feeling. Even though the nail salon was close to closing Thy still worked on my nails with the same amount of attention and detail and it was greatly appreciated. My nail color came out great and my nails feels great. I recommend this nail salon to everyone.

The place is brand new and very clean with many colors to choose from. The experience was ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. I made an appointment for a friend and I for a much needed R&R day. They didn’t inform me that the Claremont Beer Walk was happening on the same day and the nail salon was one of the sites hosting a brewery. Don’t get me wrong, I love beer but having the entire nail salon crawling with other people did not make it a relaxing atmosphere. It was loud, hot and the staff was too busy. Which resulted in my manicurist making TWO of my nails bleed. The manicurist was so busy socializing with a gentlemen client next to us that she stopped doing my nails to attend to him.
Then the pedicurist was pushing the cuticles on my missing toe nail. I had to tell her not to do that, even though it was evidence that my toe nail was not there. Also she did not speak English, which made the communication hard.
Lastly they quoted me $ 47 for manicure and pedicure but charged me slightly more. (I didn’t ask for any upgrade).
Despite all that I gave them a tip that was slightly less than 15% and the woman at the register was not pleased. She asked me if that was the tip for all 3 people that worked on on my friend and I. I found that questioning the amount of the tip unprofessional due to all the items I mentioned above. Perhaps my friend had a better experience.
After the bleeding nails, over charge and unprofessional service, I think I will go back to Lacquered up on Foothill for much better service.
Might I mention that I get my nails done all the time and no one has ever made me BLEED.

The best place I’ve found in the area for a pedicure. They take their time, speak to you directly, and provide an excellent atmosphere.
I’m so tired of the places that try to upsell you on everything and when you say no they rush through the service you are paying for.
This place is pricier than those other places, but you get what you pay for, so I will gladly return and pay the higher price for a far superior product.

Lena is the Best Manicurist around! I’m a manicurist (not practicing), but am very picking with who does my nails and when I found her, (years ago) I found exactly what I was looking for, a Professional who I can trust. She’s the only one who does acrylics without tips, and they never lift. She’s quick and I’m always satisfied. Her staff is very friendly and do Great pedicures. Hand Down is the best!!!

The only salon I trust to do my nails. They have a wide selection of color, clean and modern spa chairs, and friendly staff. I am never disappointed when I come in and I always leave feeling relaxed highly recommend !

Fantastic salon, I love this one. Leena does amazing acrylics! I love that I finally found someone that does acrylic forms. Treat yourself, ladies! May be a bit more pricy than other salons; the quality and fantastic customer service makes up for.

This was my first time at this location and it was a very pleasant experience. The ladies were extremely friendly and are very detailed with their work. Very posh spa :)
I will definitely be returning!!!

Prices were high considering that my manicure wasn’t all that great. I paid for a gel manicure and regular pedicure and it was $ 65. The gel was painted on my skin. There are bubbles in the paint job. The sides on three of my nails were missed and the manicurist tried to go over the clear top coat with more color. If I paid $ 40 for the whole thing these mistakes would have been more acceptable.

What a charming location and salon! The nail salon is located in the heart of Claremont Village so after your service you are close to coffee shops, shopping, brunch locations, etc. The cleanliness of the spa was assuring and the staff was friendly and professional. They have two locations in The Village so make sure you clarify Yale Ave or Harvard Ave (this location is on Yale Ave).