Nails Today

This was my first time at this make salon and I regret it. I was in a rush and needed my nails filled and painted. I figured they were close to where I live and I would try a new place. It took them two hours to do my nails. The shape is all messed up, the nail polish did not go on right & they had to keep redoing it. They left all of the top coat all over the cuticle of my nails! I’m not a happy camper! The only reason I gave them two stars is because they were really sweet to my daughter while I was there.

Two recent experiences with Nails Today. First one was on Monday where I went in for a mani and pedi before work. The mani took so long because the lady cut my cuticle and it would NOT stop bleeding (gushing blood) so, due to time constraints, I had to leave without a pedicure. Also, the location had very limited nail polish options (very tacky colors). Thank goodness I brought my own.
I decided I’d give the place another shot for a pedi tonight and so much for nails «today!» I go at 6:30 pm (location closes at 7 pm) for a pedicure. They tell me it’s closed (Open sign is lit and doors are wide open) and to come back tomorrow. I went to JB nails a few blocks down and they took me (who also closes at 7). Last chance I give Nails Today.

They open at 10am. Its my first time coming to this place and Thanh is wonderful! She talks to you, very personable unlike some other nail salon that they barely talk to you. Will definitely come back to this place :)

The top 3 things that keep me coming back are: the ladies are friendly, relaxed atmosphere, and conveniently located. I’d recommend this place.

I love this place the ladies here are so nice… Their work is excellent and They Always always make you feel Comfortable and Will accommodate you no matter what…

This place is amazing! I got a gel french tip manicure and a regular pedicure for $ 39. I came in around lunch time on a Monday with no wait time. The staff is friendly and their work is on the top! I’ve been to other nail salons and this place doesn’t even compare. The massage is legit with a hot towel wrap too. I don’t live in LB, but whenever I come down here for a visit this is my go to nail salon shop from now on.

I always ask for Tan. She does nails pretty well and is really nice.
The equipment is OK and color selection includes your basics.
Prices are super affordable!

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT — they only have 2 ladies working at a time so if you want to come in, just make a call and see if they’re available to potentially save yourself the journey. I saw 1 lady leave and 3 more sit and wait quite a while because I scheduled a mani/​pedi and they put priority over their scheduled customers.
For anyone who comes here, I would recommend bringing your own polish. Their wall of polishes sort of looks like it’s stuck in the 90’s. Lots of reds and shimmers and browns so if you don’t like those colors so much, feel free to bring your own colors!
I’ll start with the bad experiences. For one thing, one of they ladies cut my cuticle and nicked my skin a bit on my ring finger and thumb. It wasn’t bad though, I’ve definitely had worse where it’s bleeding quite a bit. Another thing was that the atmosphere was a bit plain (not much music, no TV, very quiet and kind of awkward when it’s just you and the two ladies working)
Upsides: They have specials on certain weekdays and I was able to get my Mani/​Pedi for only $ 20 ! Another thing is they were both very polite, the lady who nicked my skin apologized profusely and tried to clean it up a bit which is great because some places will tell you they did no such thing as if you cut your own skin somehow. They’re also generous on the massages and the hot towels wrapped around your legs after the massage were great.
I wanted to give 4 stars, but 3 stars because they need an updated color wall and the atmosphere was just a little too awkward to ignore

I live 1 block away from this salon, which is why I gave them a second chance. My first manicure, I got a gel manicure that peeled/​chipped after 2 days, which is totally unacceptable.
When I went back two weeks later, Thanh did my manicure, which stayed immaculate for 15 days. Today I went, got a horrible, sloppy manicure from one of the other employees, but Thanh did a great job on my toes. I am giving 4 stars because of Thanh. She is professional, attentive, and well worth the wait. I would recommend booking in advance because they do get busy on the weekends.
Overall, the salon is OK, pretty basic, the service can be downright rude, but Thanh is a gem! I would recommend this salon to anyone who has the schedule to be able to book in advance.
They do accept cards, but not for tips, so be sure to bring cash to take care of your manicurist.

I thought the ladies to did my mani and pedi were really good. No nicks whatsoever and I usually have issues, even in the high end salons with people making me bleed. Totally uncool. I paid extra to make all the rough tootsie things go away and my girl stayed on that task until my feet were completely smooth. Again, even at the high end places I get a cursory swipe at the feet with a pumice stone and they call it a day. I get it. I walk around barefoot all the time and they get pretty bad, but still, do what I pay you to do please.
So all in, with spa pedi (calluses handled $ 5 extra), gel French manicure, eye brows waxed it was $ 50. Such a great deal!

Best pedi ever, never been here on the weekends but they sure took there time and they look nice. Message was relaxing, the hot towels are the bomb, also my full set. Definitely coming back for a pedi with THANH

Came here on a whim and it was a fairly okay/​good place. It’s across the street from where I usually get gas so I decided to give this place a try. I appreciated that the place appears to be pretty clean and that the manicurist speak English so there is little confusion or misunderstanding of what you’d like done. I did notice that while I was here that they can easily become extremely busy or overbooked and could no longer take on clients for the day. To be fair, that day, they were a few people short and they offered for clients to come in on another day and they were happy to schedule them for the following day.
My only complain was that the nail polish used was mediocre. The color slid in a way that it was darker on one side than the other. In the store, it seemed fine but when i got home, I noticed that it wasn’t that great. But I think it could have been the color I chose or something. I did appreciate the hard work from the ladies.

Love this place! Tina is great… I use to go to Aspara nail and salon because pedicures are $ 14 w/​french tip! Thats the only paint I’ll get. But you get what you pay for
Anyways. This place is definitely stolen my business! Their massages are soooo awesome and the lotion is warm and they wrap your legs wid warm towels! Uggghhh feels soooo nice! Ill pay the extra!
For french pedicure its $ 17! So worth it! And Tina is awesome!

Jenny is the best!!! She listens to what you want and does great job. So if you need a full set, you sure wont regret it! :)

I like to come here for my full sets and I usually use their colored powder. I go to Jenny when she’s not busy. She knows how I want my nails and she understands that I am very particular about how I like them.
***BRING CASH FOR TIP!

So at 3’o clock on NYE I was looking for a place to get my nails done in Bixby and the salon I went to first had a 15 minute wait. I called Nails Today to see if thy were busy and they told me to come in right away. When I got there five minutes later were about 3 – 4 people waiting in line. I told them I called and asked how long it would be. The woman in charge told me «a few minutes» and I asked how many is a few and she barked back at me saying the same thing. Really rude customer service, I wish she could have just told me on the phone there were people waiting in line a head of me instead of waiting my time.

I came here today to get my silk wrap nails taken off and to get a mani/​pedi! I enjoyed every minute of it! There’s a new lady named Kim who was incredibly sweet and friendly. She took care of my manicure and silk wrap removal while Dao took care of my pedicure. I just want to mention that Kim was extremely gentle when she was taking my silk wrap off and spoke English pretty well. Dao did a very good job with my pedicure too. Both Kim and Dao took their time on me and didn’t lack on the massages either, which is my favorite part! (I was in the here for nearly 2 hours!) They both even gave me tips on how to reduce callus formation as well as ancient home remedies for my dermatitis and eczema!
Fun fact: Kim is Dao’s (the owner) aunt! Coming here today made me realize that I should come in more often and forget about the other nail salons! They raised their prices by just a smidge ($ 22 for spa mani/​pedi, compared to when it was just $ 20) but they are totally worth it. Trust and believe!

How many manicurists does it take to remove nail polish?
I wouldn’t know, but I know it takes at least three people deep to turn a simple polish remover into WWIII.
They should rename their place Nails Tomorrow, or Nails Next Week, because getting service in there is like waiting for paint to dry.
I was on my way to an appointment, and wanted to remove the polish from my hands.
No, I don’t want clear polish
No I don’t want a manicure
No I don’t want a pedicure
No I don’t want gel.
I want a simple polish remove. I walked in and out of three people working there, only one person was working. One of the other women that were not working asking me what I wanted, to which I then requested they take off my polish.
From there, the manicurist went to the back whispering and staring at me like I had stolen something. Who I perceived to be the owner, came to the front and asked me what I wanted. I said «someone to remove my polish». She told me the cost (five dollars), and then asked me did I want a manicure. I said no, I want someone to remove the polish from my nails.
The ladies then spoke again in another language and turned to me and asked me did I want a manicure (again). The other lady who was doing the other woman’s nails was running the spa chair water bin for me. No, I do not want a pedicure, I someone to take the polish off my hands and to please hurry up I am on my way somewhere. She then proceeds to tell me that it was five dollars, and then I finally said «Are you going to take my polish off or not?» By this time I had already stood up.
She said okay, okay, you should have just said so.
I walked out of there, but not without letting them know that I would be posting a review on Unilocal and spa finder, and if you didn’t have to pay for Angie’s list (which is ridiculous), they would be getting clowned on there as well. I’m pretty sure they didn’t understand in full what I was saying, but nevertheless, I am making my point on here.
I am certain they are still in business because they occupy an area that includes a car wash, oil change place, and near a major freeway.
Don’t waste your time with their tomfoolery.

I’ll write this while it’s still fresh and I’m still pissed off. I was just in your salon and left to «go to the bank» so I could get out and not give you my business. I called ahead to make sure you could take me and I’m right down the street. I am also 35 weeks pregnant with twins and haven’t had the joy of leaving the house for anything special for weeks since I’m on bedrest. Just getting in the car and getting to your salon was a really big ordeal, but since I don’t have much time left until I’ll be in the hospital giving birth (and can’t reach my own toes), I thought it would all be worth it.
I walked into Nails Today and the salon was empty but 3 people; it was clear that all 3 worked there. Two were doing the nails of the 3^rd, one on each hand. I don’t know if the recipient of the manicure was the owner, but if you are, you clearly could care less about doing business. I was told to sit and wait. As the clock ticked I could tell you were in no hurry to get to me.
Sitting in my very pregnant condition is a wonderful challenge all on its own. The only sitting I wanted to do was in a spa chair. Turns out getting your own nails done was much more important… and couldn’t one of the TWO doing your nails have helped me, and the other finish your fancy nails?
I won’t have another time for a pedicure soon and probably won’t have a chance again for quite some time, but when I do, I will never, ever, give you my business — regardless of how close I live to your salon.
Whatever happened to customer service?

Now when you are going to get a spa pedicure and the lady says the massage chairs don’t work, doesn’t it make you wonder? Isn’t that the whole idea of calling it a ‘spa’ pedicure, the feeling of relaxation you get when the massage chair is massaging through all those stress knots on your back, helping you to unwind from the daily worries in life? Hmmmmm.
So let me break it down as to how I’ve come up with my review:
3 Stars for sitting in a massage chair that doesn’t work and instead feeling the massage balls nudge me in the back. I feel so gypped!
3 Stars for trying to find parking in this busy shopping center and ambiance of the place. Yes, ambiance. The idea of creating a relaxing atmosphere so I can RELAX.
4 Stars for the girl meticulously taking her time to scrub, clean, and treat my feet and toenails. Thank you!
5 Stars for the hand massage on my legs and feet. What took this over the top was that she took her time and used warm lotion, then finished it with a warm towel around each of my legs… For a few minutes I forgot I was in a broken chair. WOW. Nice!
3 Stars for having to pay cash in the tip. Also I think their rates have changed. I was charged $ 14 for a ‘spa’ pedicure, plus tip.
There it is, they are a 3.6 stars in my opinion, so I’m rounding up.