Nails A La Mode

Love the ladies here! They’ve been doing my paws and claws forever! Everyone is so kind and fun to visit with. They are always updating their chairs and machinery. Very reasonably priced as well.

We stopped by late on a Saturday and they were extremely understaffed (the owner mentioned that four technicians were out that day). I waited with extremely hot pedicure water for about 30 minutes until someone came over. The pedicure left much to be desired with little to no scrubbing/​buffing/​filing. It also didn’t help that my massage chair kept shutting off after 5 minutes even after setting it for longer. During my manicure, all she did was rub bottles lotion on my hands. I chose a shellac color with two coats of sparkle on top and it is already peeling off after five days. My mom was with me and said her manicure was extremely painful and they cut her cuticles in about three places. Please save your money and go somewhere else!

I tried this place out for the first time since I was in the area and needed time to kill. I did the pink & white solar acrylic manicure which is the most expensive of their acrylic nails. While, as a walk in, I only had to wait 10 minutes to be seen by a technician, I noticed that once two of her regulars walked in the door she sped up in order to finish my manicure and get to them. The job ended up being extremely poor. the white tips were done higher up that my actual finger nail so a huge gap can be seen, my cuticles were not pressed back, so after a week my nails already looked terrible. i paid $ 45 for a very poor job thats going to cost me just as much to fix and re-​do. I was extremely disappointed and wish I would have checked the reviews before walking in.

I was a walk-​in. After a short wait, I was seen by a manicurist. My manicurist did an okay job filing my nails and cutting my cuticles, but did not do a very good job painting my nails. Disappointed with the result.

It wasn’t a bad pedi but was missing some of the services I have come to expect for the price paid such as heated leg wraps, parrafin dips, stone massages. Also on the day we went they were understaffed but continued to accept customers. They had 6 pedis going with 2 staff members. They rushed through the pedis and the quality of the polish suffered. I felt neglected and rushed. I will not return.

This place gives THE best shellac gel manicure I’ve ever had. I’ve been to soooo many places before where my shellac only lasted 2 weeks max and was chipping off within the first couple of days. The first time I got shellac here it lasted over a month and was in PERFECT condition until I went back to get it changed. I was also unable to peel off the shellac like I normally do it was so tough and hard. They really do a great job here and I will never go anywhere else again!

Tried this place out for the first time today. I went in for a basic manicure and polish. It was 18.00 but I don’t feel it met up to the standards of 18.00. Considering the area it is in, I’ve been to nail salons on the south-​side and they offer more for the same price and get way more of an experience out of it. They don’t offer a beverage here either. It smells strongly of a nail salon and my nails are just giving me a headache with the polish. I’ve never had that experience elsewhere. It wasn’t a bad experience but I’d rather take a drive to the South for more bang for my buck.

First time at this salon… I had a great experience. Walked in on a Sunday afternoon and got seated immediately for a pedicure. I was the only one getting a pedi at the time, so it was nice and quiet. Chair was very comfy and had relaxing, calm massage settings which I loved. Wendy was my nail tech and she was excellent. Very gentle but thorough, great leg massage and perfect polish job. Will visit this salon again and hope to get Wendy!

Nails A La Mode is a great place for a relatively inexpensive mani/​pedi — here’s what you can expect:
The Good Stuff
— Recently upgraded pedi stations with new massage chairs
— The longest leg massage ever!
— Choice of technician (many women on staff, walk-​ins welcome)
— Consistently good service and polish application
— Sanitized tools
Draw Backs
— Not a high-​end experience (don’t expect drinks, or premium base/​top coats)
— Atmosphere (in a strip mall, not ‘posh’ inside)
— Smells like a nail salon
Overall, NALM is priced competitively for the value received.

To be honest, this nail salon isn’t my favorite. BUT the shellacs are fast and cheap and they last FOREVER (my last shellac from here cost $ 35 and lasted 7 weeks!) I’ve had shellacs at other salons and they last three weeks at best. So it’s a great place when you are alone and need a good, quick shellac. If you are looking for a girls night out experience with your friends, you’ll probably want to go someplace else.
However, I have to admit I have concerns with the cleanliness. I’m new to the whole manicure thing (had my first one a year ago). But it’s not as clean as other salons I’ve been to (that are admittedly FAR more expensive). For example, I think they reuse the acetone. The last time I was there, there were chips of other fingernail polish floating around in my soaking bowl (pink fingernail polish that I know was not mine because I’ve NEVER put pink fingernail polish on in all my life). There was lots of nail dust from the person that had been there before me, and also pieces of nail (again, not mine) on the workstation. I also watched one of the nail techs take the towel that she had just given someone a manicure on, shake it outside, bring it back in and do a manicure on someone else on the same towel.
Again, I don’t know if this is a standard practice at other nail places, but frankly it gives me the heebie jeebies! Again, I love going there because it’s fast and cheap. But I’m just concerned that I’m putting my safety in jeopardy.
If I’m completely off base, and this is standard practice, please let me know!

I have used Nails a la Mode for about 6 months now. Mostly for pedis but have manicures there as well. I enjoy the ladies very much. Jennifer has become my favorite and I always tell people to ask for her when they go.

I was sooo impressed with the job they did on my nails. I always dread getting my nails done because it takes forever, but this girl was done doing a full set in less than 30 minutes. Not only that, she did a beautiful job. I get tired of arguing with the employees at nail salons about doing my nails shorter, but she did my nails exactly how I wanted without hesitation. I highly recommend this place.

There is nothing I love more than being pampered… nothing. So, I was a bit disappointed in my visit to Nails A La Mode. It wasn’t a bad experience, it just wasn’t a WOW! experience. My pedicure was average at best and I didn’t feel like I really got much for the $ 35 fee. I’ve visited several other salons in the area that add additional services like hot stone massage or paraffin dip for the same fee. Additionally, they didn’t have any drinks available. Now I know you don’t exactly go to the nail salon for a Diet Coke, but most high end salons offer you a beverage while you get your mani and pedi. It’s a small thing, but dangit, I was thirsty. Anyway, I probably won’t go back. I just didn’t leave already counting down the days until I could return.

I’m a girly girl who happens to also have a borderline unhealthy obsession with ice cream. It stands to reason that a salon called «Nails a la Mode» would be an ideal place for me. And oh it was…
The salon was clean and nicely decorated in soothing earth tones and low up lights and I was told upon entering that there was no wait. I will confess that it is a particular peeve of mine when I walk-​in to a nail salon and am plopped into a pedicure chair to «soak for a moment» as a move to keep me there without disclosing the actual wait time. This did happen here. I sat alone for about 10 minutes in the chair (during which time the water actually got cold) until a nail tech named Gwen came to help me.
She apologized profusely for my wait without needing to hear any complaint from me and immediately fixed the temperature of the water and got started on my hour of bliss. Gwen explained the different types of pedicures Nails a la Mode offers. Selections like «Chocolate Yogurt Spa Pedi» and «Lavender Yogurt Spa Pedi» keep with the whole ice cream and sweets theme the name lends.
I chose a standard spa pedicure and manicure which the salon offers at a special rate of $ 51 when you get both. Gwen was amazing. She took particular care to make my toes beautiful and happy. She was warm and friendly and I really enjoyed my time with her. And the best part was the massage portion of the nail treatments here last a long time. Gwen spent about 30 minutes massaging my legs and was so good at what she was doing that I literally fell asleep. Ability to make me fall asleep is how I judge a good masseuse!
And my nails looked great! She was quite the perfectionist. And she even suggested a slightly different color than I chose that she felt would be the right choice for my skin tone and she was completely correct. I’m absolutely happy with my services at Nails a la Mode and especially recommend Gwen because she went above and beyond to give me a good experience.