Nail Shadow

I will ONLY go to Nail Shadow. If you live/​work in the Buckhead area you should definately try this place. Extremely reasonable prices. I get my nails done by T everytime. She’s absolutely the best. They also do eyelash extensions and spray tans. I don’t use these services but there are always ladies in there getting those things done so I’m sure they do a great job with those as well.

I came to check this place out based on fellow Unilocal reviewers, and I have to say this place was a hit for me! I came to get a polish change and my eyebrows waxed and the lady I worked with was very attentive and she did an EXCELLENT job painting my nails. I mean excellent. It is small, but the workers are super nice and they really do a great job. Since it is very close to my house, I will definitely be back!

While this salon is very clean and bright, the regular manicure (no gel) that I got was very poorly done. My pedicure was great but manicure had lines you could see from the previous coat.

I had a truly awful experience here, and am quite annoyed I spent as much as I did. I got a pedicure and a full set of acrylics. First off, I really did not want acrylics, I wanted gel polish, but the person manning the desk talked me into acrylics. I told her I was trying to grow my nails out and wanted the least damage, and she somehow convinced me that acrylics would be best for that as you have to clip off gel and acrylics would protect my nail. I knew that sounded fishy, but stupidly went along with it. The manicure tech was very nice but cut me twice and there was nearly constant pain throughout the process. The pedicure tech barely did any massaging or anything, very bare bones ‘clean and polish’ type situation. As sweet as the manicure tech was, she did a terrible job making the nails look even on both hands. It wasn’t until I got home I noticed how off they were from one another and even on the same hand the nails looked like they were pointing in opposite directions. On top of that, there were 2 nails that were at such a weird angle from the bed, I had multiple people independently ask if my nail was okay, if it was about to come out, etc. The icing on the cake was that 7 of my 10 acrylics had torn off within a single week. It only took 3 days to lose the first one, and after regluing multiple nails repeatedly, I stopped regluing them and removed the remaining thumbs and left pinky with acetone at home. Also, because 7 of the 10 came off on their own as opposed to removed the correct way, I have serious nail damage, splitting everywhere, thin, just awful. All this cost me 90 after tip. Avoid this place, please.

Love this nail salon! Spacious, clean and GREAT prices.
I walked in at 6:30 on a Thursday and was seated within a couple of minutes.
I got a gel manicure and a pedicure. While I got my toes done they took my previous gel manicure off. The guy (I didn’t ask his name) was super nice and removed my gel very quickly and easily.
The lady who did my pedicure was great and very thorough. The foot massage was TO DIE FOR. One of the best I’ve ever had.
I accidentally told her the wrong color (oops!) and once my fingernails were done she went over my toes again to match them together perfectly.
I left very happy and with my hands and feet looking fabulous.
Will definitely return and refer other people to this salon!

Nail Shadow” is a no brainer! Their just simply good!!!
I decided to write a review on «Nail Shadow»
b/​c in my opinion this spot is one of Atlanta hidden treasures.
It’s always good to find a nail salon where your not left feeling uncomfortable awkward or rushed, I mean you would think other salons would grasp the concept of good customer service and learn to master the technique of making customers feel comfortable this is very important because your practically holding hands with your nail tech !!
Well I think that «Nail Shadow» exhibit them both!
*Great work– You get exactly what you ask for
your not hassled w/​up charges and most important «Your not rushed!!!
* Genuine hospitality and good customer service — Most clients are returned customers who’s been going there for years. Pleasant staff!
T– Is an excellent nail technician her work looks very natural
Mai– was very thorough and precise when doing my pedicure
I’m very pleased with «Nail Shadow»

I was a regular here for years and am tempted to make the long drive back there after I moved away. Sweet staff, huge color selection, and consistently beautiful work that lasts! Getting my nails done elsewhere makes miss it even more! Best experience possible!

This place is a little hidden upstairs, but it’s a good spot. the staff is super friendly and they did a great job. Also, they were open on new years day when many others were closed… yay!

Very good nail salon. Clean and organized. Had my finger and toe nails done simultaneously. An overwhelming amount of colors for regular and gel polishes. For a gel mani, regular pedi, and eyebrows the total was $ 63. Reasonably priced for the Buckhead area. Definitely will return.

Best manicure around town, not to mention, the best price. The salon is always clean, and after being a frequent customer for the last year, I’ve never left unhappy.

Stumbled across this business yesterday and will definitely be putting it on my favorite list — it is a clean, comfortable nail salon with decent pricing ($ 37 for two of us — me for a pedicure and my friend for a manicure) and friendly staff.
They are a bit hard to find — if you’re heading north on Peachtree, pass Starbucks and BoA and turn right into the shopping center at the light then turn left into the parking area. Nail Shadow is on the second floor adjacent to For Eyes and above Talbots.
The salon is a large, bright and clean white room with spa pedicure chairs lining the walls and manicure tables in a large box in the center. When we walked in on Saturday with no appointment they were able to fit us in immediately. The spa pedicure chair had a very nice massage function — very firm (but with controls so that you can adjust the firmness) and comfortable. I’d come back for that alone, but the pedicure was great too. They have a lot of color options — an entire wall filled with them. Pedicure included a loooong calf/​foot massage and they already had disposible flip flops ready for me to wear at the end (since I didn’t come prepared), I didn’t even have to ask.
Highly recommended, I will definitely be back.

A pretty good nail salon. I’ve now had a gel mani and regular pedi here and both have been quite nice. You’re not going to get pampered here but the ladies who do your nails are very thorough. They’re also pretty friendly! I’m not one to get chatty with my manicurists but I do appreciate smiles and kindness.
They could have a better color selection, but they do have some of the «latest» colors so that’s good. The prices could be a few bucks cheaper too but they’re in the Peachtree Battle area, so can you blame them?
Either way, they’re consist and do a great job and that’s all you can really ask.

No complaints at all ! The best part about this salon is that they use new files and foot buffers on every customer.

Went here last week for the first time for a standard gel manicure, and won’t be going back. The receptionist was nice enough and helped me locate the color that I always used at my old salon. However, the nail tech that actually did my manicure was not so nice. Only opened her mouth to communicate with other technicians, not with me. She even pointed to tell me when to switch hands under the UV light instead of speaking to me. Further, after 2 coats of color and a top coat, she proceeded to add another layer of color and ANOTHER layer of top coat — without asking! I guess the color was too light for her liking? Needless to say the end result was entirely too thick, and began chipping and peeling only 3 days later.
Also, I was not impressed with the overall appearance or cleanliness of the salon.
Lastly, this manicure was over 10% more expensive than the same service at my old salon. Only positive thing I can say was that she was quick — whole process took about 30 minutes.

I’m sold!
Some years back, I remember going in and eschewing this salon because they didn’t have spa chairs which is a must in my pedi book. I went today because a) I had a gift certificate thanks to my wonderful (and generous) Godmother and b) was in the neighborhood and … was delighted to find that now they do (I’d been willing to «suffer» without but didn’t have to do so!). Yay!
On this beautiful day off and day of self-​fun and leisurely wandering, a mani-​pedi was at the top of the list.
The salon is quite spiffy. Not too fancy, just — nice. Black and tan chairs. Bottled water if you like. Attentive and friendly staff. OPI, Essie etc polish in a nicely wide range of colors.
Excellent job on both fingers and toes. I don’t usually get manicures, just pedicures but I will happily return here for one or both, and soon!

Stay away!!! This place is awful and dirty!!!

I love this place. I had a poor experience down the road at Nail Talk & Tan and decided to try out Nail Shadow for the first time. I was welcomed by friendly staff, a relaxing atmosphere and great service. Not to mention they are organized and clean!
I have since been back for a full set of gels that lasted 3 weeks! I plan to go on the regular and highly suggest it to those who are sick of going to poorly run, poorly serviced nail salons.
This is a place where you can actually come and relax and leave satisfied. Love it!

This is now the only place I trust to fancy up my digits.
I’ve never had a problem walking in and getting seen immediately. Also, every person that works there is so nice and friendly. For the most part they speak fluent English so you don’t need to worry about making sure they understand what you’re asking or saying. They definitely get to know you over time. Also they hardly ever upsell, I think I’ve only had them ask once if I wanted to add on a shoulder massage.
Although this isn’t the most modern, spa like retreat, they do their best to keep it relaxing. There’s no Maury playing in the background… they play nice relaxing music and the space doesn’t reek of acetone. The pedicure chairs are comfortable and give good massages.
The quality of work is excellent. Because I travel a lot for work, the longevity of a manicure/​pedicure is what is most important to me. It needs to last long enough for me to get back to Atlanta for my next visit. I’ve had standard manicures last for 2 weeks, and a polish change that lasted just as long. Although usually, I get gel manicures from them, which always last at least 4 weeks if not longer. Both of the guys that do the gel there are excellent.
If the foot massage is your favorite part of a pedicure, I would say that 4 out of 5 times I get a great massage.
On Saturday my total was $ 55, which I think breaks down to a $ 25 pedicure, $ 25 gel manicure + $ 5 for it being french.
Parking in this area of Peachtree Battle can be a huge PITA, so if it looks full head down to the Cheyenne Grill parking area and walk up the stairs.

A group of 6 of us came here on a Sunday afternoon for mani-​pedis (I had called ahead a few days to let them know to expect us). A mani and ‘spa’ pedi ran 35 $ each, extra for other treatments (like paraffin etc).
I wasn’t thrilled with the experience. There was one wall of OPI colors, not a great selection. The pedicure was fine, but I def still walked out with dry heels. The manicure started cracking the next day, and had chipped by day 2.
The price is good, and the people are nice, but I’ve def had better experiences elsewhere in Atlanta. I won’t likely be back to this location.

Paid $ 30 for a full set of acrylics, $ 22 for a pedi & $ 10 for an eyebrow wax! Great prices & service! They take the last customer at 7.15 during the week