Artistic Nails

This place is awesome! I went there after a friend’s recommendation of where to get my nails done. They sure know how to make you feeeeeeeel good!!! So I walk in and Lily is the one who helped me out and did my gel manicure and pedicure. She talked to me about how fit I looked and how to be healthier and gave me advice about everything really. Also the owner herself, Helen, helped me pick the best color that suited my event and spent a while getting through with my hesitation until I made my decision. THEY MADE ME SO COMFORTABLE.
P. s. you need to call for an appointment, otherwise you will wait a whil! But enjoy the well decent treat =)

My first time here even though it’s down the street from me.
Very friendly girls. My nails were done by a girl named Tammy who was very nice and asked me about myself, which doesn’t happen often at these places.
She did an amazing job on my nails. She took her time and even gave me a tip about putting lotion on my hands (they get dry from washing my hands at work all day).
I would definitely come here again and I have no clue why I hadn’t come before. It’s closer than the other places I’ve been going to lately.
My manicure was only $ 12 which is a great price. Next time I’m doing a manicure and pedicure which is $ 22 and who could say no to that price?!
Very highly recommend them.
Nice girls. Great prices.

My mom and I have been going to another nail place for 15 years and our lady retired because we ran out of things to talk about Jk. :) She actually took a leave because she wanted to take care of her grand daughter. My sis in-​law referred us to Artistic Nails because it was close to her work and she really liked the results. After trying out several different places, we gave it a try. Since we get acrylic nails, we wanted to find a place that specializes in acrylics. We were hooked the first time we were there. Helen’s work is so consistent. like everything else in this world, we want our fake acrylic nails to look «real». And Helen does exactly that… thin and perfect. we have a standing appointment with Helen every two weeks now and we will be with her until she retires. We been with her for 5 years. Give her a try, especially if you’re looking for fake nails that look real. :)

Got a pedicure done yesterday, it’s already chipping. The lady who did my nail was being rushed because the other ladies wanted to go home. Since I don’t look asian AT ALL… the women there did not know i spoke fluent vietnamese… so i sat there and listened to them saying how my toe nails and my friend’s toe nails were too short and why on earth would we want to get french tips on them… & other critiques as they looked at us and smiled as if they were complimenting us.
Over everything, we were over charged. The board says pedicures are 13 dollars. french tips should be… about 3 dollars more. we were charged 19 each. and i heard the lady up my price. I was very unsatisfied and will NOT be returning. If you don’t speak vietnamese… they may come off as nice, but trust me… they will have at least ONE bad thing to say about you behind your back. If you are vietnamese, they will be fake to you throughout the whole «nails experience»

I am VERY choosy when it comes to having anyone do my nails. They have always been very thin and I have to be very careful. I moved to Fountain Valley 5 years ago and actually travelled 15 miles back to my former neighborhood to get my nails done!
Since this salon was within walking distance I cautiously tried them out. Helen, the owner, took serious time looking at my nails and decided that, due to my nail condition, I should use silk (a lot less abrasive). I did and have never been more pleased. They are cheaper, hold up like acrylic and look as nice too.
In addition to Helen, there are two assistant manicurists and both take time to do a good job. Lily takes a bit longer than Tammy but both ladies are very, very good. I prefer Tammy but will go to either. I have challenges with ingrown toenails and both are amazing!
Frankly, I don’t appreciate the ethnic comments posted here about the Vietnamese accent and those of you who commented on the unfriendly service. If you have frequented nail salons you should know that many of the Vietnamese salons are not overwhelmingly friendly — it may be due to their limited English but I don’t go to visit and hang out anyway. Plus, I don’t think you could hire a companion for what these hard working ladies make!
I would HIGHLY recommend this salon and plan to continue using them for as long as they are there (they have been there many years already).
P. S. If you ever have an unpleasant experience talk to Helen. She stays on top of all things in her shop.

Walk in friendly eh… no. Apparently not. I walked 10 minutes from my house to get a pedicure. One of the ladies & the boss/​manager asked me to come back in 2 hours to get a pedicure… wth?
Anyway, I really wanted to go somewhere else, but I couldn’t. This was the closest & the prices were cheapest. I’ve also been here a couple of times & fortunately, they haveN’T messed up on my nails. So I came back at around 3 PM. The boss/​manager was gone, but the skinny vietnamese lady I saw earlier was there. As soon as she started my french pedicure, I couldn’t help but laugh. This was a total anjelah johnson moment.
me: so, how much will this cost?
lady: «$ 17 dolla for pedicure, $ 5 moh for french, $ 5 moh for callus removal — but I gib you $ 3 special — normally $ 5 dolla!!»
me: oh. uhhh. ok. (i had NASTY nasty callussed heels & was desperate to get it off)
the lady continued working on my feet. i felt like the quality/​service was lower than before (the water was almost cold instead of warm, the way she gripped my foot was at times — very painful) but her attitude was very, very sweet. I could tell she was sort of a perfectionist because she would come back & forth to the littlest details of pricking away bad skin & such. I was happy that she spent about 10 minutes of removing my callus (disgusting, i know) & gave me a lot of advice. This just shows that she wasn’t totally ripping me off, but was serious about customer satisfaction.
It took her about 1.5 hours to give me a french pedicure. Yeah — sucks how it took so long, but I’m really happy that she put in so much time/​effort to please me. As she even tried to put my foot into my sandal, she accidently hit my toe on the strap (so some paint came off). She immediately corrected it with several coats & gave me a fan to let it dry faster. I left very, very happy & feeling much more comfortable with myself.
For some crappy reason, I wore heels late that night to watch a show. My nails were dry when I touched them & they looked quite perfect right before I wore my shoe. But after i took these heels off, I realized that most of the french tip paint peeled off!!! what the hell?! I was so, so sad. so minus 1 star for that for sure. Anyway, I’m still going to come back just because of the great customer service (besides that walk-​in crap). next time, i’ll make an appointment & won’t wear any shoes/​heels until the next day???

get your nails done here. i’m rather picky with nail places because i ask them to do weird colours and designs and i’m usually very specific but other places don’t really have the patience to deal with me. this place does!
it looks pretty plain from the outside and is not all fancy inside either. there are a couple of spa chairs but if you’re looking for the whole experience, this probably isn’t where you’ll find it.
my nail lady’s name is tien. she is very nice and accomodating, we often spend around almost 2 hours together every two weeks or so. =o) it’s also really cheap here — regular manicure/​pedicure set is 20, 18 on some days with the specials. frenching is 3 bucks more or so. they aren’t perfect, but just pay attention when they’re doing your nails and tell them what you want. all the ladies there are pretty nice. my male coworker went with me once and he enjoyed. guys need clean nails too~!