Artistic Nails

Don’t go here. Ever. This is the worst manicure I’ve ever had in my life. Not only did she cut my nails so short that she cut into my finger but she cut my cuticles and was just basically rough throughout the whole manicure. She did a terrible job of shaping my nails, buffing them, and I had to have her correct the polish three times because she missed big areas. I only picked this place because it was on my way home and I should have known better when I saw the price which was $ 8 for a manicure. Also I have the distinct feeling that the tools were not sanitized. She pulled them out of a little box and after she use them on me she dipped in some alcohol and threw it back in the box.

This was a drive by on the way home sort of last minute thought.
The PLUSES:
1) It was cheap.
2) Walked in and was sat down immediately for a pedi.
MINUSES:
1) Wow, I think if I pulled a 5^th grader out of the school nearby to paint my toes, SHE or HE could have done a better job! The paint was outside the lines and that is a disgrace.
2) There was NO LEG MASSAGE, which generally accompanies a pedi.
3) the Pedi takes place in a BUCKET with a trash bag in it! (yeah, I could have had someone do that in an ALLEY!)
It is just bare bones, and with NAIL SALONS every 21 steps, This is one I will be stepping OVER next time!

I don’t often get my nails done often but I went today with my daughter for her birthday. It’s a cheap nail salon which is fine but they did a really poor job with our manis. At first I figured it was because my daughter is small and it’s harder to paint little nails but then my nails looked like they do when I paint them – Polish on my skin cuticle etc., I asked the woman to clean them up, and she did, but they still look messy. Two different nail techs, two bad jobs. Won’t return here again, even if the manicures are only 8 $.

Over the past year and a half or so this place has gone downhill big time.
The place has switched management/​employees at least 3 times.
About every 6 months you’ll show up and see all new faces except for Tracy. How she manages to keep her job there with all these changes is beyond me.
Anyhow, this place is no longer kept clean, and they have cut me so many times it’s insane. I know occasionally you may get cut, but don’t try to hide it from me. Do you really think I don’t feel the cut stinging? Especially after you squirt alcohol on it? I would appreciate it more if you would let me know that I am cut, what if I have that disease where you can’t stop bleeding or something (I’m being dramatic).
Second thing that really started to bug me as of late. On both of my big toes, the cuticles grow insanely fast and over grow. If the pedicure is not done properly every two weeks, I will be in pain. Anyway, the last and final time I went in, the guy that works there did my pedicure. He worked for a good 10 – 15 minutes on each big toe, digging out and removing all the excess cuticle that had built up. Each time he removed a piece he would set on top of my foot, show me and shake his head. Finally he told me «you need take better care of your toe». I kind of lost it at the point and told them it was their fault. I pay them for a pedicure every two weeks. I remind them that the cuticles need extra attention. I have even told them they can charge me extra for taking the extra time. I told them, I only come here and I come every two weeks, and I’ve explained to you guys over and over that you need to really cut my cuticles properly. SO IT’S YOU GUYS NOT DOING THE PEDICURE PROPERLY. So shake your head and your fellow employees. Then they all started talking in Vietnamese and I told them to fuck off lol.
I’ve really been doing my own self a disservice for still coming to this nail shop for 3 years when I no longer live in Alta/​Pasadena. I am a creature of habit, but it hasn’t been worth it for awhile. The only thing they are really current with is gel nails. They don’t offer any high quality polishes like China Glaze, OPI, etc. They can’t do stiletto nails and they can’t do any of the cute nail art that other shops do.
I like to go where I am comfortable, but I no longer will be wasting my money here. I suggest you don’t bother as well.

I think this is a GREAT spot to get your nails done! I’ve never had to wait and they’re fast — a pedicure only takes about 30 minutes or so which is great for me and only costs $ 12! The parking is easy.
The do a nice job and I really like that they don’t dig too much because when those places make me bleed it makes me VERY nervous. They have a good selection of nail polish colors.
The annoying thing is they always want me to do the callous remover and look at me funny when I say no… but I’m a dancer and so I need my callouses and don’t want them removed! lol…
I keep going back — great place for a quick pedicure.

If I could give this place a zero I would! I was going here regularly for a while, because it was cheap and convinient. Consistently whether I had an appointment or not I had to wait. Last time was the final straw. They tell you it will be just a few minutes, and it turned into two hours! They had several people sitting in limbo half done and then they would start someone else. I was so mad when they helped people that came in after me that I finally got up and walked out and they still were saying just a few more minutes. I was late for my dinner reservation, and my nails weren’t done. Ugh! They are never honest about how long the wait is going to be.
On top of that, the place is DIRTY. I watch them put the used dirty instruments back in the sterile plastic pretending they are clean, and then 30 seconds later take them out for the next customer. I think this is a health code violation.
With so many other nail places in the Pasadena area, go somewhere else.