Passion Nails and Spa

OK I think I reviewed this place before but I have to update my experience. I went there today and they had a $ 2 extra charge in order to use my credit card. I believe in the state of California you are not allowed to pass on credit card charges to your customers and yet, here they were, doing just that. We also noticed a sign for a $ 35 mani-​pedi special in the window as we were leaving — no one told us about this and we paid $ 35 just for a pedicure! It would have been nice to know about this. Buyer beware!

I came in after work as a walk-​in with no wait. I got almond shaped acrylics with gel. Lily took her time shaping my nails until they were perfectly shaped and listened exactly to what I wanted. I would definitely come back!

I have been getting my man/​pedi here since they opened. They continue to do an excellent job, they are all very friendly and they even give you a drink and a snack while they pamper you.

Based on other reviews you will either be a huge fan of this place or hate it with the mad, burning passion of a thousand suns.
Facts are often helpful in circumstances like this:
1. They charge $ 2 if you use a credit card.
2. Their pedicures are about $ 10 more but they add in a special massage and some body/​bath salts.
3. They serve you snacks and a drink with your service
Come to this place as a special treat… maybe…

I don’t get my nails done often but I do like to pamper myself every once in a while! I’m headed out on a trip and wanted to get them done so I looked up some places on Unilocal near my boyfriend’s house and Passion Nails popped up! I decided to call and they had a slot open so it was just meant to be.
Tammy helped me with my shellac manicure and she did a wonderful job! She was very gentle with filing my nails and cutting my cuticles — zero nicks or cuts. I loved how much attention to detail there was as she filed my nails after finishing to make sure that there were no rough edges. Not to mention she gave a bomb hand massage (twice) — one with the sea salt and one with the lotion. Paired with the paraffin wax my hands are arms are so soft! It was a bit more costly than other places I’ve gone (paid $ 45) but I think it’s fine for a once in a while treat. And the massage you get is way more than worth it so yeah — treat yo’self!

I would give this 0 stars if possible. Beware of nail tech speedy Rose. If you select their $ 35 advertised mani-​pedi combo, she wants you in and out of there. And as she said, «Don’t like it, don’t come here, did I invite you?!» LOL. (Overheard her talking to another customer saying this). She walked around with her freshly dyed red hair, like a diva who didn’t have any manners or understanding of how to behave with customers.
Walked in for 3 mani-​pedi combos, dropping $ 70 to spend some nice quiet time during spring break. We were rushed out of there, with comments like «Don’t move your feet», and many other under your breath in viet comments.
I’ve been to a LOT of nail salons, and this one definitely had the worst attitude. Rose doesn’t need my money, and doesn’t need yours either. As she said, «don’t like it, don’t come here», and I won’t!

I’ve been here before and had Lisa do a pedicure and she was fabulous. Lisa didn’t try to rush the pedicure – she made sure to soak my feet long enough, was diligent about getting off all the dead skin, and had my nails painted perfectly.
However, this time was extremely disappointing. I had someone other than Lisa – I’ve never seen this girl here before and if she had been my first experience at passion nails, I would never have come back.
When I first arrived she was doing another girls eyebrows and seemed really irritated and as if she wanted to rush through what she was doing. Unfortunately this was the same girl that did my pedicure. While she let my feet soak in the water long enough, everything else for my pedicure was rushed. Upon leaving, she had cut my nails WAY too short, left a lot of dead skin around my nails, and didn’t spend hardly any time with a pumice stone. The most frustrating part of this experience was that she left nail polish on my skin around my nails.
If I come here again I will ONLY be trusting Lisa to do my pedicure.

Great service, even got free coffee! Prices were the same as any other salon. Rose took me and my friend as walk-​ins and we were lucky especially on a Friday. It was my first time getting gel with the powder underneath. She let me know to say I want acrylic fill next time I come in/​make an appointment. Me and my friends will definitely be back here for happy hour for pedicures. Rose also gave us a frequent stamp card, after 9 visits you get 10 dollars off! I’ve haven’t seen a salon do that yet.

Wonderful! They do things that other nail salons won’t like shellac ombré, designs with shellac, mood nail polish, and they have fun nail accessories too like rhinestones and stuff. Good quality, but you do pay for it. My ombré shellac cost me $ 40! Regular I think is $ 30. I come back frequently because the shaping is always on point. It’s more expensive than most places which is 4 star not 5. But I love them there. So nice.

Rose was very nice and made my nails nice and elegant. She also paid attention to every detail. She did a good job and the service was excellent!

It was my first time going there and I loved it! This place is amazing! Sam did a great job on my nails!

Absolutely love it here. I booked an appointment in the morning for 5:45 for two, mani-​pedi (they lose at 7). Sam helped me and omg what can I say? Best customer service. She was very friendly and very gentle with my nails. Made sure I liked my color before she finished painting it. I explained to her that I haven’t had a good experience taking off acrylic before so she was extra careful and it was painless. I also liked how she took her time even though it was almost closing time. I felt like she was an old friend, not just someone doing their job and trying to get the day over with .
I will definitely be coming back to see Sam. My nails turned out exactly how I wanted to ! Extremely satisfied with my experience .
Also I got the deluxe mani and it was great. My feet are so soft right now and they really took their time. For a $ 35 pedi it was definitely worth it !

Recently, literally last week, I found that this little nail shop was right across from my work. How could I not have realized? Sweet! So, I made an appointment for a pedicure that morning and during my lunch break prettied up my toes. This first appointment was great.
I enjoyed:
–The attentiveness of the technician
–Extra scrub and massage
–Overall work
–Newer feeling of the décor/​massage chair
–Water and dried fruit
This second time I came in, it was just pretty good. I had the same technician, so the massage, work in general and execution was good, but I guess I’m just not thrilled with it. But I’m willing to try again!
My Pedicure was $ 40, though they have a cheaper one for $ 35. My manicure was $ 25, though they have pricier ones.
*Sterile equipment
**Cute décor
***Ring holder for yours
*************************Close to work awesomeness*********************************

The worst manicure place I’ve ever been to. I got a gel manicure for $ 35 (so overpriced for their quality of service). I could see air bubbles on my nails the very next day and the nail polish on my thumb finger cracked. In less than a week the nail polish on my middle finger chipped. I’ve gotten a lot of gel manicures before from different salons and this is the first time where the gel nail polish actually chipped within the first week of getting it done. Wouldn’t recommend them. There are a lot of other places in the area that are a lot better, cheaper and where the gel manicure actually lasts close to 4 weeks with no chipping.

I love these place for many reasons, proximity and a train track walk from my work, always able to fit me in mid day when in stressed and in desperate need, everyone is super dang sweet, the water is delicious, and the manicures are both efficient and lasting.
They often talk me into stepping it up a notch and I’m always stoked. I’ve brought friends in here I like it so much. Comfortable, clean, safe, fast, and nice plus totally reasonable prices

Recap of my visit today for a full set of acrylic nails:
I didn’t ask what my technicians name was but I’m 99% sure it was the owner bc she wasn’t wearing a pink uniform shirt. I showed her a picture of what I wanted my nails to look like (square but skinny). I provided the exact picture I showed her to you Unilocalers. She glanced at the picture and said «yes ok». I noticed when she started gluing on the fake nails that my left thumb was glued on crooked but I thought to myself «it’s ok she will put on the powder and shape it how I wanted it to be.
After gluing on all ten fingers she started cutting the fake nail into a chiffon/​ballerina shape. Then I thought to myself «ok maybe she will just add the powder after and made it more wide and square». After putting on the powder exactly like the chiffon shaped nail she cut it into, I finally spoke up and said «I actually wanted it to be square». Her response: «yes it will be after I file it down». And this is where I just gave up. I initially asked for a square but skinny picture (which she didn’t even look at for more than 2 seconds) and she gives me a chiffon/​ballerina shape.
To be honest I am usually not this upset and I could have just walked out with the shape that she gave me because I would just get them redone in two weeks. BUT THIS WAS NOT A CASE WHERE I CAN ACCEPT THE WORK THAT THIS TECHNICIAN HAS DONE. I provide pictures of what I walked out of the salon with. My nails shape AND the filing was uneven. I compared BOTH my thumb nails and one of the thumbs tops is wider than the other. The filing of the shape was just so poor I couldn’t take it and paid for my set without even painting anything over.
I’m trying to figure out why this woman even has a lisence. The shop wasn’t busy at all (10:40AM 3÷9÷14) and she actually took the time to do my nails but they still came out ugly. ??? Honestly, she was nice and even asked if I needed tea or water which deserves one star. But for the work put into my set was just unbearable.
This was my second visit and will be my last (my last one was two years ago and I can’t remember what service I asked for). Being nice and having good customer service can get you places but without the skills or talent you won’t get far.
I am so upset.

My first time here and this place is amazing!!! They have only been here for two years, but amazingly solid service. I’m a dancer and have dancer feet issues. I came in today with my pinky toe nail was almost falling off and I also had ingrown toe nail. Le glued my pinky nails and treated my ingrown toe nail with absolute no pain. Kim is also good for manicure, and she pays so much attention to details. One other thing is that they give you little snack and beverage for free. I asked for water; they even gave a little extra personal touch and added in a piece of orange. The cream, hot stone, salt they use is really nice too. Nothing to complain about this place at all. Will become a regular for sure here.
⁷⁄₄ edits: if you have a chance, Lily is also really good. She is young and beautiful and good at doing patterns. Take a look at my July 4^th pic

First time trying this place and I’m so glad I did because, hands down, this is the coolest manicure I’ve ever gotten in my life.
I asked for a sparkly-​red color shellac manicure in time for the holidays, and my manicurist recommended a dark-​purple sparkly one. She took the fake nail and dipped it in hot water (at first I wasn’t sure what she was trying to show me) but then the nail changed color from dark (almost black) purple to the perfect bright red I wanted. Yes, ladies, a gel polish that CHANGES COLOR WITH TEMPERATURE. My manicurist had on herself a very trendy solid lavender color that changed to (also very trendy) mint. Super cute.
I had to get it. And now, even as I hold a warm drink in my hand or walk from indoors to outdoors into the cold, my nails gradually ombré from the tips down to the bottom of my nail bed. An amazing effect that’s fun to watch and show off to your friends.
On top of this, my manicure was very well done. The ladies here are very thorough and pay attention to what you want.
The only reason I’m not giving 5 stars is because place is definitely pricier than others (pedicures START at $ 35) but the thing is, you will experience the difference. Don’t expect your typical $ 12-​$ 15 job where your nails are just trimmed and painted. Expect salt scrubs, hot stone massages, warm towels, a paint brush dipped in polish remover to fix tiny mistakes, shea butter… the works.
I totally recommend this place to anyone who wants to treat themselves to a full manicure/​pedicure experience that also looks flawless.

I went in for a drop-​in mani/​pedi. I was happy that at 12 on a Thursday, they quickly accommodated me. I was also impressed with the selection of gel colors (it’s insane how many combinations they have) and the cleanliness of the salon; both ladies used newly-​opened, sterilized instruments and placed a plastic liner in the spa pedicure chair — which is such a relief as I’m fighting a bad case of toe fungus and reoccurring bacterial breakouts in my bikini line, likely from the previous salon I used to frequent.
Jenny and Kim were quick and did a really awesome job. I highly recommend getting a gel mani/​pedi. I hope it lasts more than the 2 weeks my previous manicure lasted.
No one offered me tea or snacks, but I had an iced coffee from Lee’s, so they probably assumed I didn’t need anything. I think I’ve found my new go-​to place in Cupertino.

Hands down the best nail spa I’ve been to in NorCal. I had Le do gels for my mani and Amy do my mini pedicure with sea salt scrub and hot stones massage.
Both gave me great attention to detail.
Water with fruit slices and also a plate of dried fruits upon arrival was a lovely way to start.
Total cost was $ 55+tips.
They’re genuine and gentle, especially with removing the gels.
Really happy and definitely coming back!