Love Nails

Poor customer service. Rushed job. Not attentive to the needs of clients. Will never go back. Overall very dissatisfying experience.

Do not go here for an eyebrow wax.
1.Poor job I had to fix myself at the shop
2.Made me bleed and they acted like its normal when clearly the wax was too hot

Very unprofessional and extremely rude. I wanted to do my mani and pedi, asking if she can start with pedi so I can have enough time to dry. She said she will start with mani and than 2 other customers showed up and she just told me, now all of us are busy I don’t have time for your pedicure. Even though that I showed first. I was pissed, what is the point to take me as a customer if you can not do the job. Horrible service!

Had a great first experience here and was given service right away. My lady was took her time to make sure my nails looked great, and I was out in 40 min with a shellac manicure! Salon is clean and comfortable, and well priced.

Got a gel mani and pedi after the shop across the street had such horrible service. Couldn’t be happier! They were all so nice and clean! Will definitely come back!!!

I was in the area and had an hour to kill and I haven’t gotten a manicure in years. So I dropped in this place and was seated after about a 2 minute wait even though they seemed a little busy but most of their customers were getting pedicures. The lady that did my nails was really nice. I wanted a french tip manicure and I didn’t notice until I got home, but she missed a few corners which isn’t noticeable unless you really look at it. Also, she did a light pink layer beneath the clear coat but it’s so uneven that the streaks are fairly noticeable. And when she filed my nails to square them off, some of them are uneven. In example, for my thumb, one side is angled more than the other side.
When she finished my nails, she gave me a short 2 minute massage which did feel kinda nice, and the pricing is decent. But I’ll probably look for another place next time I’m in the area.

Exactly. Meh. It’s pricey for what you get– basic, impersonal service. It’s clean and all, but I’d rather go up the street to Aveida. (Now My Angel Nail).

TEN THOUSAND TIMES YES! I started my day with a broken nail and a headache. For convenience sake I went and got a full set from Love Spa on 41^st and piedmont, but since they made my coffin nails so thin 2 had already snapped within 7days. Not only was their product subpar but when I went back to get the 1^st broken nail fixed, only 4 days after the initial service, they were even more rude than the 1^st time. since I was not going to go back to Love Spa I quickly jetted over to my usual spot Versille nails over on College but they were as crowded as a church on Christmas. So I left and ran an errend to kill the time between walking in and the hour I was told to wait when I was driving back down Broadway and saw this little spot. From the outside it looked pretty empty so I parked and rushed in. From the outside it looks like the run of the mill oakland nail shop but people no! On the inside you will not find any missing ceiling tiles, no gate doors that you have to be buzzed in to, and certainly no one obviously speaking in another language talking badly about your feet. What you’ll find is a warm staff, drinks (red & white wine, coffee, and tea), and motown! Yes, all the music I grew up on! Being that I was in a rush I was only able to get my nail fixed and polish changed but not my pedicure. I came back later closer to closing and had no problems with anyone where usually you can catch some attitude from the nail techs being that they are trying to close and go home. I’m happy to say that I’ve found a new nail shop. Nail Station is the absolute best! I’ll be back every 2 weeks faithfully!

Piedmont ave has 5 – 6 nail shops. I go here for a simple mani/​pedi and I ask for Tin who does my French tip perfectly!

Love Nails is cool. I went here for the first time with a friend for our girls day out. We had full mani/​pedi done (30 $) and it was fun. We went around lunchtime so the place was pretty empty and we got service right away. They have cool massage chairs, and you can relax in those while a lady is doing your feet. The foot massage they give you is pretty cool. Not the best I’ve had but it was fine. The shoulder rub later on is nice too. My least favorite part about the nail service is the filing. It always gives be weird feelings and i can’t help but make weird faces and giggle.
At this place, you tell them how much tip to put on your card when you pay. You don’t fill it in on the receipt but just tell the person you’re paying with how much tip to put on it. I usually do 2 or 3 $ for each person that worked on me. That seems to be a good rule of thumb.
The place: It’s clean and nice, they have orchids everywhere. Lots of light. Yup.
Nice spot. On piedmont, close to Kerry House so you can get a beer after your nails are done. :)
Also — as some other reviewers have mentioned, don’t bother with appointments. Just come in.

Great nails, Jenny takes her time to make it perfect, everyone is so nice and professional. I’ll be back!

Toes came out perfect. But if you go in here for gel polish or other types of manicure, prepare to get your nails damaged. I’ve been getting gel polish for 3 years. I sat down, the lady started buffing my nails like it was the end of the world. She buffed my nails down to paper thin. The gel polish they use here is CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. My polish started peeling on the sides after the second day. What the heck! Also, they charge an extra $ 5 for cuticle removal. LOL isn’t this always included in a manicure?
I should have gotten the clue when not one, but TWO people came in complaining about chipped gel polish. So not only it was a horrible manicure. Now my nails are breaking and are super fragile even under the gel polish because she buffed them down to nothing. Will never go back here again. I typically don’t leave negative reviews. But when a negative review is due, you’ll bet I’ll worn others.

Awesome, friendly shop that accepts walk-​ins. Opi and Essie are their nail polish lines. They have awesome mood-​changing gel polishes. They do gel & acrylic nail sets as well. Sterility is first order of business all nail tools are freshly opened before they touch your nails and they run all instruments through an autoclave. They take their time with polishing and my manicures last without chips for about a week and a half & pedicures last over a month.

They removed half my left eyebrow.
Frankly, this place should be shut down AND INVESTIGATED BY THE IRS for covering up how they charge for tipping.
I came in 30 minutes before closing and asked for a pedicure and a brow wax. The woman waxed my brows while I sat in the chair for a pedicure and never showed them to me. A little before 6pm they directed me to the register and asked me how much tip I wanted to add before ringing me up.
Every time I look in the mirror I cringe. They BUTCHERED MY EYEBROWS.

After a failed attempt to get my nails done at Bisou Nail Lounge, I stumbled upon this salon. I was in desperate need of a fixing up. Since my nails were looking horrible I imagined I would need a full set. I tell this to the manicurist and after taking off the polish and doing some filing, she tells that I actually don’t need it that my nails are still pretty new. I had a two broken nails and I pointed this out, and she said she could fix it without the need of a full set. I liked that she didn’t try to up sell me anything and was very gentle. When she did scrape my futile by accident she apologized and made sure I wasn’t bleeding. She did a fabulous job, my nails came out looking natural and. It thick-​like. The shaping was also exactly had I wanted them. Will definitely be coming back!

Mother and daughter date
My mother came into town to visit and I wanted to do something special for her. Of course I thought of no other place but love nails. They were fantastic and treated my mother with such care. She had a spectacular time getting her nails and feet done, she also got a magnificent face wax. We had a wonderful time.
I would highly recommend Love Nails Spa.

Walk-​ins mean the same thing here as appointments so beware of this if you have a busy day ahead of you.
Appointments mean something to some of us. Whenever I call ahead, I expect that within a few minutes of arrival I will be in a chair. I don’t like desperate business people afraid to lose money. If I call ahead it should mean something.
They really don’t give a fig about that here so no matter how professional a place may give a treatment, and there are many that do, either act like a place that respects time or just don’t bother.

I’ve been looking for place to start going to get acrylic nails for a while. The places I usually go to make the nails very thick and don’t shape them the way I like, even after I repeat myself. Love Nails did my nails the exact way I wanted them and in a very timely manner.
The place can be very crowded but the women who work there, work very quick and efficient. The first vibe I received when I walked in wasn’t the best. No one spoke to me and when they did, they sounded a bit irritated. But when I sat down in the chair and began speaking with the manicurist, she became a lot warmer and friendlier (possibly for tipping purposes).
Despite my first impression, I will definitely be returning to Love Nails. They do an amazing job and I doubt I will find anyone who can do my nails the way I like them without burning a whole in my wallet.

Not sure what the one stars are about. Here’s my story:
Walked in for a mani/​pedi ($ 30) after two other places near by said they are book for the day (around 600pm) & they said we can take you now. SOLD! They also don’t close until 730 while others close at 7.
The salon is cute, the pedicure tubs have designed tub basins, its well ventilated, clean and there have orchid plants all over. The massage chair was very comfy.
The pedicure was okay– she didn’t go serious on my cuticles, put an oil on before the pumice stone and not a scrub (different), and the leg and foot massage has like zero pressure… like my 12 yr old sister can really give a better massage.
However, when I left there I was feeling much better since my french pedi looked a mess after a long run and three toes had no white tip (soo aggravating to look at!). The lady was very sweet, conversational and even let me hook up my charger while drying. So the ambiance was good the actual nail service perfunctory at best.

Super clean and organized inside. Walk-​in pedi with some pals after hiking Mountain View cemetery and admiring the clear views of the Bay.
Like the chairs— comfy.
$ 20 for pedi. Her nail clipper got me pretty tight on the big toe and it stung, oh mama!
Nail color choices I found were more limiting than other shops. Great way to rest the feet after a long walk.
Jenny was super kind and very good disposition. Found the skills and her eye on detail par. They sure do possess a very faithful following here.
In the middle of Piedmont district.