Embellish Nails & Spa

This place is great! I’ve come 4 or 5 times to get my acrylics filled and have always been pleased with the results! Everyone here is so nice and everything is reasonably priced. I’m definitely becoming a regular.

Best nails in Ballard! They pull out all the stops on pampering and include hot stone and paraffin wax in all pedicures! For nails I get acrylic fill with shellac and they always get it right. Highly recommend!

Hot stone massage! These ladies are efficient and sweet, and they give rocking hand and arm massage. Topped off with a hot stone rub down, all included in the basic mani for $ 16!!!
Love love love it!!!

5 minutes into my pedicure my nail was cut unevenly and my toe was bleeding, what concerned me is that they attempted to finish the pedicure. No thanks!

I wish I didn’t have to drop my previous review, and I wish I didn’t have to drop this salon but I do.
They’ve lost a lot of staff, only one I recognize now. Their new hires have zero idea what they’re doing, examples listed below.
None of my nails are even, they’re all in varying lengths and some are more round than square and some have edges so sharp you could poke your eye out. They don’t help you out of the chair and certainly don’t wait until your toes are dry. My last 3 – 4 pedicures have all been ruined as soon as I walk out!
Also, the massages, which initially were the reason I loved this place so much, have been inconsistent recently. Sometimes I get hot stone, sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I get 5 minutes of massage, others I get 30 seconds. Sometimes I don’t even get my feet rubbed.
One of the new hires in particular, who I’ve had the last two times I was in for nails, asked me to wait on a massage because she wanted to fix someone’s nail who came in after me… So I just left, as I had already been there over an hour for only a shellac manicure. This was the first time. This time, she barely cut any of my cuticles so there’s polish on my skin, the tips weren’t capped, all around the nail is uneven and sloppy, and there’s already a chip. ITS SHELLAC. She also cut my skin under my pinky from her filing. (Shouldn’t have been that short anyways!) She spent more of her time trying to toot her own horn in front of the owner (your nails look so pretty, you’ll get so many compliments!) than she did actually making my nails look good. Both times.
Sucks that the quality of this salon went downhill so quickly, I really liked this place. Oh well. Time to find a new place. Keeping two stars because it’ll be hard to find a salon with a rewards stamp card like theirs.

I love this place! I live across the country but my parents come here all the time and I stop in to get my nails done when I’m home. They always remember my mom and dad and treat them with such kindness. The manicure and spa mani pedi combo is a great deal, and I’ve always been happy with my nails. What really keeps us coming back is how lovely everyone who works here is.

Bottom Line: Bleeding cuticles. Rough edges. Fibers stuck under shellac. Rude service.
Back Story: Last Saturday was my second time in a year coming to Embellish and my second time getting a shellac manicure after giving my nails a long rest. I had an important meeting this week and wanted to get my nails in tip-​top shape.
I asked for a regular pedi and shellac mani. Toes turned out fine, but was shocked at the service and end product of my shellac manicure. Not only did the lady rush through the service, yank on my hands, refuse eye contact, cut my cuticles (yes, I drew blood) and sand down the tops of my fingers with a file, she kept placing the UV light device ON TOP of my manicure as they dried. Rather than a relaxing experience, I flinched the entire time anticipating her cutting another cuticle or placing the UV light device back on top of my drying nails.
The end result was a sloppy, crooked, unfinished shellac manicure that left my cuticles ragged and my nails rough with cotton ball fibers trapped under way-​too-​many layers of shellac. I felt bad explaining this to the manager, but figured for $ 60 (that included the pedi), I should say something.
The manager brought over another woman who filed down my nails again only to add several more layers of shellac. I appreciated the re-​do, but this left my nails incredibly thick and took an additional 20+ minutes. I suppose its a crap shoot who will do your nails when you walk in, but for $ 60, its not worth the gamble.

We had a reservation and there was still a 20 – 30 minute wait. But overall the management is very friendly and the service was decent (very quick).
I would check this place out if you had an hour or two and you wanted to relax in the ballard area.

The lovely ladies here are the best, Wendy is my fav. She always takes the time to file my nails from both her POV AND mine!!! (Something I obsess over). She has done countless designs on my gel nails and always takes the time to make it perfect. Even if that means she starts over. I’ve brought many friends here and they all love what a great job these ladies do!!!
Call ahead for an appt, they get busy quick!

Just got a full set and… my nails are all different lengths, shapes and thickness. I plan on going home and doing my best to fix them myself because the more I asked them to change something the worse it got.
My friend also attempted to get a full set, but the woman put the tip so far down that they had to remove them. My friend just ended up having them do shellac since obviously it wasn’t going to end well the second time around with the acrylics. The shellac ended up being way too thick and my friend has glue stuck all over her hands.

I got a manicure and pedicure, my first time, so relaxing! I was given a massage as well, I was so relaxed I fell asleep lol
Loved this place, the ladies are so friendly and helpful!

My wife went here for waxing. The person doing it was a novice and clearly did not know what she was doing. The owner did not help her and seemed content to let her muddle through her mistakes. We were treated rudely when we tried to help them through it. After them taking a long time, we finally decided to leave. They still charged full price even though half of the job was not done. Will never go here again!

They do a great job and the salon is really clean! I have gotten my nails done here and a lot and they always do a good job. They aren’t always the most chipper or chatty, but they do a good job.

My best friend, my mom and I love to go Embellish to get pedicures and although we don’t get to do it very often, we always go there. We love it. They do a good job, the price is very good and the massage chairs are comfy. Oh, and don’t forget the hot stone massage you get on your legs… heaven! Don’t forget to get a punch card, you’ll want to go back!

I’ve been coming to embellish nails for quite a while and I’ve loved them and how clean they are I’ve had the same girl all the time Michelle my last visit she was busy. And some other girl took over I could tell she wasn’t comfortable with acrylics but she kept going she almost cut me she over heated my nails a lot and by the end of the service when she had finished the nails looked amazing just one problem the left hand was uneven from the right I told her and she was kind of upset and «tried» to file it but didn’t do anything to it. When I got home I realized my pedicure was smudged, but now I know who not to go to. I won’t let one bad visit ruin all the other good visits. I still love them and will continue to go I love them and I love the prices and services! By far the best nail shop ever !

I’ve been coming to Embellish Nails for months now and this has been my first problem – albeit a horrible one. After breaking a nail off yesterday, I came in today for a routine fill and for (what normally occurs) a replacement of the nail. All began well until a new girl, who typically only does polish changes, hopped in the seat after her supervisor removed my polish and did the initial filing. This girl began filing my nails into her interpretation of what I wanted my nails like – which was to keep them exactly the same – and left only ONE nail the original length and shape I had wanted (see first picture). The next nail began looking round, the next after that even more round. By the time she got to the nail that broke off, she neglected to replace the acrylic and instead painted one coat of acrylic liquid on top and called it good. Not only was this nail weak, but it’s shape was completely different: square and stout (see third picture). In what universe would a nail technician think that this nail resembles any of the others?! «Repaired», my ass! My thumb was taken care of next, which was so distorted post-​filing that I’m still shocked that this was deemed «perfect» (see second picture). Did I mention that her supervisor kept coming over to inspect her job and complemented her on said «perfection»? I would have spoken up, but I wanted to see if they would actually let me leave with my nails so haphazardly done. When I left I was too shocked to want to say anything anyway. Needless to say, I will not be returning.

This was the worst experience at any nail place I ever been to. From the moment my sister and I walked in, the two workers were not very nice. We almost walked out before even choosing our color, but we decided to give them a chance. When picking a color, neither of them spoke any English at all. When we asked a question, they had to bring out someone to translate for them.
They started filing our nails and that’s when I just stopped. She had filed my nails so much at the edges and made the shape really ugly, and the worst part, beyond repair without cutting it all the way. I would recommend that if you want it done right, go somewhere where they actually understand english, and where they won’t argue or talk about you to the other workers right in front of you. They didnt offer any alternative, she just stood up and walked in the back room. There is another nail place right across the street. Go there instead.
I wrote this review while my sister got her nails done and walked out with one nail with polish on her cuticle. With past experience, it will peel fast.

Had a great experience here. Was immediately greeted, told to take a seat while they brought me the gel color swatches and a bottle of water.
Asked if I wanted cut or just file, then what shape. Nails looked great, THEN! Got hand and forearm massage with hot stones.
Very nice! Will be back.

I went in on a whim to get my gel polish removed, and left with a new favorite salon. The enthusiastic owner greeted me and answered all of my questions, and when he accidentally misquoted the price for removal (he said $ 7 instead of $ 8) he stuck to his word and gave me the lower price when he realized his mistake. I was attended to right away and walked out with perfect nails a big smile.
I really appreciated that though I was only having the polish taken off (which was applied at a different salon), my nails were trimmed and filed, and there was no gel residue left on my nails. They even offered to put a top coat on.
I will definitely be going back to get my nails done!

I wondered into this place a couple weeks ago and everyone was really nice. The ladies seemed to know the regulars and offered you water or tea right when you walk in. The chairs are comfy and not worn, great giant TVS.
The water was a little cold for my pedicure but it was ok. They do the BEST massage on your legs, hot stones, two kinds of scrubs, very relaxing.
The owner took over just recently and told me to come back in a couple weeks for the official GRAND OPENING and free pedicures. I came back and the pedicures were actually FREE (many people walked in surprised there was no catch) it was fabulous and I will certainly be going back.