Tips & Toes Salon 2

Had my nails done here the day before Mother’s Day! And I seriously love them! They are perfect glad I came here! Hana was the lady who worked on my nails and was so nice and just did a great job! Will be back!

I’ve been coming here for a few years now. Great manicures and pedicures. Great Service with lots of choices for service. I definately recommend Christy and all of her co-​workers.

I was apprehensive to try because of the reviews about an odor. There was no odor. I got a pedicure and a fill. They did an awesome job! great talent and customer service. I was offered water, hot tea. Vivian did my fill and she was so great! she listened to how I wanted them shaped and she did exactly what I wanted!

I’ve been here twice! I honestly don’t like giving negative reviews but this place, 1. Not welcoming!, 2. The 3x I came here I picked out my shellac from the color wheel and they made a mistake, so I tell them the color is off you need to apply the opaque color before the glitter, and the technician said why didn’t I tell her before hand! Excuse me, this is your job you should know! Seriously thought it was a fluke; but the second and third time different ladies same problem. The quality of the shellac work is also not good, lifts up after a week! I won’t be back needless to say! They are not too expensive though but I’d rather go somewhere else!

Love them. I’ve tried several different places and finally found one that does both nails and toes perfectly

It was my birthday and I wanted to get a manicure. I came on Unilocal,to see what my choices were for nail salons closest to where I was currently at.
After skimming through the reviews on the closest places, I decided that I would try this place. It was a couple of miles away, but of course… it didn’t dawn on me that it’s located in downtown Livermore. It was a Saturday afternoon, around 3PM, so parking can be tricky. I parked a block over by Livermore School of Dance and walked over.
This location is pretty small. If you’re driving by, you may miss it. But if you’re walking, it’s tucked in between two restaurants, I believe. I walked in, no appointment and asked if I could get a pedicure. The woman that greeted me said that it would be a couple of minutes and someone would be with me.
The woman that did my nails was nice. She talked me into trying shellac, I picked out a sparkley color. I was looking around the salon and I really liked the way it was decorated. It didn’t smell of acrylic or whatever nail salons smell like, which is a plus. I just liked the ambiance of the salon. It looked like they have a room in the back to do waxing as well.
I paid $ 30 for my manicure. I have no idea if that’s the average price to get shellac or if I got ripped off. But I do have to say, I really did like this salon. It fits in great with downtown Livermore and the feel that they’re going for. I would come back here again to get another pedicure or manicure.

This place is very convenient and comfortable. I love the staff and my polish lasts and there are plenty of choices in color and brands. If prices were slightly better I would give it 5 stars. They are very accomodating. Love going there.

Got my nails done two weeks ago for my company christmas party. She did a good job, which I thought she did, until I went some place else to get them filled and noticed that all my nails were lifting. $ 40.00 for a full set just for all of them to start lifting is not something I would recommend to my worst enemy. The salon is nice and the people there are friendly.

Tips and Toes original was too busy, couldnt wait the 45 minutes so I came here.
Christy, the owner, did an amazing job. I was in and out in an hour, and they look perfect. HOWEVER, $ 45 for a pink and white fill is absolutely INSANE. I pay $ 20 at my normal place in Danville!!! Im fine with paying $ 5 or even $ 10 more for someone who is really good. They are amazing at nail art, too. BUT, for a plain pink and white glitter fill, $ 45 really???

So my awesome nails lasted till the next day. :(while I don’t really blame them for the polish chipping I am not very happy about the fact that I went back to have them fix it and was willing to pay to have them repaint my nails and all the girl did was paint over the white tips again! They look horrible! Thanks for nothing now I get to paint my own nails on the way to a wedding… Not happy.

I think this nail salon is great. The ladies are all wonderful. Friendly. If you bring in a design you want on your nails or toes they will get as close to the design you showed them. Very talented.

I have been a loyal customer of tips and toes for a few years now. Tips and toes 2 is wonderful as well. they are so awesome my husband who swore he would never get a pedi is hooked!

They charged me more for a pink and white fill… My nails popped off in 5 days and my nails looked awful after 1 hr 20 min. I’ve NEVER had a basic fill take so long! And it looked awful after.
I’m done with both tips & toes salons… Quality is lacking and they seem to have a high turn over rate on nail techs. Red Flag!

It’s what you expect at a cheap-​ish nail salon with a walk-​in policy, but I’ve been disappointed by the quality of pedicures at the past couple places I’ve been. Not the case here! This is probably one of the nicest french pedicures I’ve had!
The tech did a perfect job with the thickness of the white tip and the polish is very evenly applied and neat.
I’ve been to the other (older) tips and toes salon up the street and I prefer the atmosphere here. The quality of the paint job on my polish was also better here (likely due to the girl doing my toes, rather than the salon). She really took her time and they look great!
I was seated quickly, but due to the care she took in the pedicure, the actual appointment lasted a little longer than expected. Perhaps not great if you’re in a hurry, but I rarely go to salons when I have a time crunch. I like getting to sit back and read for a bit.
I think this will be my new go-​to spot. French pedi was $ 30. I’ve had one for $ 25 elsewhere in Livermore, but the quality was worth the extra dollars.

As far as the service, the technicians are great, the place is clean and their sanitation practices are good. For gel, they even offer gloves to protect your hands from the UV light (which ages skin). However, my expensive gel manicure started chipping after 3 days. I complained and what I heard back was «if your manicure lasts for 10 days, it’s great. Otherwise, it all depends on how you care for your nails.» Um, nooo. I talked to another salon, more experienced technician and she told me — «a gel manicure should stay until a professional takes it off. On average, it should last 4 – 6 weeks.» Which is the experience I’ve had at other salons in the past. So, if you’re willing to pay big bucks for a manicure that doesn’t last, this place is for you. As for me, I’m not coming back.

So the other T&T had so much business that the owners opened a second shop half a block away. Wow. People in Livermore really like their mani’s and pedi’s.
The difference between the two is negligible. The newer one is well… newer. I like the décor and the furnishings better. It seems like it is less crowded in both people and stuff.
Plus everyone is still going to their favorite person down the street so it is easy to get an appt. or walk-​in. Here’s a ‘Tip’ for you though. If one shop gets too busy they may call the other one and have then come to help. Aside from the décor the other thing to note is this place might just be a little more, as in a couple bucks, costly.
Clean, friendly, and efficient. I’ll be back.