Home Nails & Spa

My friend and I visited this place on a slow day; there was only 2 other customers there. My friend was getting Acrylic and I wanted the classic mani&pedi.
The shop was fairly clean and bright. I would say the selection of nail polishes was very limited. They carried the standard brands like OPI, ChinaGlaze, and Essie, but I feel like other nail salons I’ve been to in Toronto had more color selections. This shop also did not have the nail polish palettes.
Our experience was very rushed and sloppy. My friend was unhappy with her nails because they came out looking unevenly filed and the design on her accent nail was messy. Mine turned out alright, but I did not feel relaxed and pampered as I expected.

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Not as clean and professional as what I’m used to
The girl was nice I loved the hand massage but I don’t know how long this shellac will last
The colour she put on my nails wasn’t even do it looks a little uneven the colour over the nails
They could’ve done a better job

I’ve been a fake nail person for several years and have been around the block (the city actually) getting them done in different areas, this is a good local spot with good prices and consistency.
For years I went to Spring Nails down the street but they’re always busy (lots of long-​term customer loyalty over there) but this hurts the quality of service because they rush through services, especially when they know there are women who come in and spend more money on services. I feel as if they prioritize them. I began having experiences where I wasn’t happy with my UV gels depending on which technician I got — they don’t all do the same job.
Home Nails & Spa always does the best job at shaping and knowing how many coats of polish work for a particular look, I’ve done a number of different shapes and am now beginning to experiment with some different colour styles. I still recommend that you go into any salon with a photo of what you want if it’s unconventional or if it’s a newer style of ghetto fab nails and I’m not sure what they’re able to do in terms of jewels and glitter and designs because my current work doesn’t allow me to do much in that regard.
So far the services I’ve used are manicure, pedicure, UV gel full set, UV gel refill, and colour change. I don’t do shellac or gel polish because I get my nail colour changed frequently because I have a short attention span and like to match my mood with my nails but I’ll likely try it soon as well.
The owner is super nice, and so is his staff! Grab a Sam James Coffee from the pocket next door or a Real Fruit Bubble Tea (other side of Manning) on your way in!
I’ve yet to try other services, but I likely will in the near future!

UNBELIEVABLY bad Shellac. Went on Saturday and it is now Wednesday — nails are chipping like crazy. My normal shellac manicures last two weeks and I experience no chips despite the fact that I type all day, go to the gym, etc. Additionally, they were completely incompetent at removing my old shellac — my usual place uses the standard cotton ball/​foil method and gets it off in one try. This place uses little plastic/​rubber thimbles with a tiny scrap of cotton ball shoved in there. Unsurprisingly, it took 3 attempts using this method before the manicurist settled for filing the rest of the shellac off my fingers. This should have been my warning sign to leave.
I popped in here on a whim because it was on my way home. I will never visit this salon again and will warn my friends away. Complete waste of money. I get shellac manicures so I don’t have to worry about my nails chipping or looking unprofessional at my job or in a meeting. Now I know I will have to have this shellac taken off this weekend, rather than not worrying about it for the next two weeks, and must be aware throughout the week that it could be chipping or peeling at any time. If I wanted that result, I would have just painted them with normal polish myself.

Nope, I will not be returning to this spot. I am new to the Annex and so thought I’d try it out. They were able to take me for a pedicure without an appointment, great. The price was fairly standard for a nail salon of this calibre, $ 40 for a Shellac pedicure. The staff were not rude, but they seemed kind of hassled that you were there and impatient. The woman working on me was very rough with the tools, actually making me jump in pain and let out an expletive after ramming my nail bed with the cuticle pusher thinga-​ma-​jobber. And the kicker, my Shellac, which usually lasts three weeks on me (seriously, I climbed a mountain in Peru with a Shellac pedicure inside my hiking boots and it didn’t chip a *bit*!), Home Spa Shellac chipped on both big toes in two days. Lame. As I said, won’t be going back.

They completely maimed me. They over charged me $ 70 for a mani & pedi, with shellack on my finger nails only. They also charged me extra for the razor– which is completely unheard of btw– only to razor off my feet, scrub absolutely nothing & take off all the healthy skin. I had a gash on my left foot that was painful to walk on for three days after that. The manicurist left a nasty gash on my right hand, under my middle finger that split and bled. The shellack chipped after two days, I was so disappointed. Praying their tools were clean & that they didn’t give me hepatitis… I will never come back to this place, ever!

The price is great and I was happily surprised with the attention to detail. My nails are not very nice but the man who worked on them made them look great! I got Shellac and still looks new after 5 days. The staff were friendly and told me some jokes. I will go back when I am in the neighbourhood again.

I came here for a manicure and to get a design. I chose a black and pink design that had a bow from one of the display options. The first girl that helped me couldn’t do it so another girl took over. She looked really confused and attempted the design. Thankfully she asked if I liked it because it didn’t turn out like the display. I was fine with just getting a manicure. But then the male who was helping two other girls get their acrylic nails immediately rushed to my side and rushed the design. He then made me wait 40 minutes because the other girls were upset that he left abruptly. The design he did was awful, the now was way off centre. Then he asked if I wanted a jewel in the centre of the now to make it look better so I said ok. They made me wait another 30 minutes. The two other staff just waited around observing the male’s work. After they finally placed the jewel on my nails and sprayed it it ended up looking awful. In addition, the manicure didn’t last because the nail polish they used was really old. It scraped off (not chipped) the next day. So I was at the salon for a total of 2 hours for results that fell very short of even mediocre standards. I’m extremely dissapointed and would not recommend this place.

This was my first time trying shellac and I found this place to be pretty good! I went Sunday morning around 10:30 am and there was only one other customer. The girls greeted me warmly as I walked in. The shellac lasted for 3 weeks without chipping. I have attached photos from when I first got it done to three weeks later. Also a note, I generally don’t like my nails long so I asked her to cut it as short as possible (perhaps not aesthetically appealing for most nail girls: P). Overall, for the price ($ 30 shellac manicure) and how long it lasts, I found it to be totally worth it.

The prices here are great. The atmosphere is alright. The people working here are nice… BUT I felt really rushed. I wanted to come in for a relaxing mani/​pedi, and had two people working on me at a break-​neck, fast and furious speed. It was hard to chill with two people giving me instructions on where to put my hands and feet and rushing from coat to coat. As a result my toenail polish smudged. I went back the next day and they kindly touched them up for free, but they rushed the coats again and it smudged *again*.
They do a rewards system, so every time you visit, you gain a dollar amount that you can use there. Overall, I may go back for a quick/​cheap nail job, but it’s not a place I’d go to pamper myself.

So I really wanted to be impressed with the service here, as its very close to where I live, but I’ve been in for a shellac manicure twice. Both times, the shellac was lifting and peeling from several nails within five days. My most recent visit had one nail peel up on the side of one nail within two days.
I don’t know what it is that they are doing wrong, but I’ve had shellac manicures from several other, slightly more expensive places, and I can typically get at LEAST one week, oftentimes close to two weeks with only growth at the bottom and no peeling.
It’s a shame because they do have quite a large selection, but however they are doing the application is different than the other places I’ve been, and it just doesn’t last.
Sad to say I will only return here if I need shellac removed.

$ 28 manicure and shellac? Can’t say no… PLUS they carry emerald with silver sparkles in shellac polish.
The day is saved.

This place is really awesome. Clean, fast, professioanl, and the staff are very nice. This place also have comfy massage chair and TV. I feel the time passed quickly when did my Pedi.
Great mani+pedi, with comfortable massage.
The price is also reasonable, a mani and pedi for only $ 30. Enjoy and relax.