Artist Nail Salon & Day Spa

This is my neighborhood nail salon. Jen and Charlie always greet you warmly when you come through the door. I love this salon because they really take their time and do a good job. I only go here to get my eyebrows waxed Jen is really good. I persuaded a friend to go to Jen and she only goes to her now.

Convenient nail and waxing salon that gets the job done. Never rushed, little if no wait, and they really work to accommodate their customers. I was driving all the way downtown for waxing in the past, but gave them a try and they use exactly the wax and after waxing products I prefer (Gigi).
Very convenient to Jester, River Place, and Steiner residents.

I am a creature of habit for the things I love. Moved to the area a few months ago and decided it was time to treat myself to a mani. After reading up in this place on Unilocal I decided to give it a try and boy was I impressed! I called ahead and made an appointment with easy for 45 min later. I was pleasantly greeted with smiles of warm welcoming. Charlie is a hoot, you will not want to miss his stories and general conversation. They openly offer beverages of all types, tasty stuff. Bella was my technician and she was absolutely wonderful and charming. She did such a lovely job I decided to get a pedi too.. . And some brow waxing. I just could not help myself! I would highly recommend this place to my friends and family along with anyone else.

Best customer service. Seriously these guys are awesome. Charlie was so friendly and really made me feel like I wasn’t a jerk for coming in right before they closed. The whole staff was really friendly actually. Charlie, the owner, even apologized for talking to the other employees in a language (?) I didn’t understand.
Really awesome people who are very excited to have your business. Only downside is that they are closed on Sunday’s!

been back twice since my first visit. Mary was who I used the first time, and she was no longer there when I returned. The place is filthy, and the staff refuse to speak english. The vietnamese couple who own and run the place never replace lights that have gone out, never clean out the foot baths, don’t repair wall holes, don’t clean the restroom…
On a pedi they claimed I had toenail fungus. I told the owner that my podiatrist just performed nail surgery on a nail that was ripped off last summer while tubing, it’s just detached and growing back. Not fungus. The nail tech then proceeded to dig under my nail, I told her not to. She did anyway and punctured my toe, I yelled it hurt! The next day my toe became inflamed and puss oozed out of it. I scheduled an emergency visit to Dr. Shock and he said the foot bath and the tools at this place must not be sanitized at all. In fact, he told me to never do a foot bath that has a jacuzzi, that’s how you get foot fungus!
He told me to never go back. I haven’t. And my feet are great and fungus free according to my Podiatrist.
This place is a nightmare of attitude and unclean conditions.

Charlie and his family run a great nail salon. This is my favorite place to go. I recommend it!

I’m going to start where I went wrong. I didn’t have an appointment and showed up 45 minutes to closing.
I know. I understand. I was «that» girl. I’m also the kind of girl that asks if it’s too late. When I asked if they could still service me the owner greeted me with a smile. Now, if you didn’t want to give someone a pedicure close to closing. Than just be honest.
Here’s the deal. The entry level pedicure is $ 29 plus a $ 7 tip. I could have done the same job myself at home. He barely cut my nails (after I told him I wanted them short). He half assed painting my toe nails (which his wife was not noticeably not impressed with but still did nothing to correct it). He put the clear coat only one one set of toenails. When he was done, he stepped outside and I never saw him again.
I’ll never be back. I’ve had far better service at other business that have cost me way way less.
Merry Xmas.

This is the best value for the money by far. They are so friendly and do an amazing job. I’ve paid twice as much at other salons around the city only to have my polish chip in a few days. Here, the prices are reasonable and the polish lasts. Helen gives the most amazing massages! She was a massage therapist in her home country.

This is my favorite nail salon in Austin! Hands down the best quality and they’re all so sweet. Charlie and Jennifer always do my nails and Helen or Lindsey always do my pedicures. Comes out perfect every time! This will forever be my nail salon! :)

Wow! This place really impressed me. Super clean and the nail technicians do a really great job. They are very friendly and work really hard to make sure you are 100% satisfied with your nails. I love manicure. Ask for Charlie! He was my nail technician and did a fabulous job and was super nice. I will definitely be coming back.

It was happenstance I pulled into the Jester shopette and found this nail salon. Charlie was immediately welcoming and took the utmost care to ask (as I expressed disappointment w/​my last fill/​rebase gotten elsewhere) what I expected/​wished could be different. It was his mission to be attentive/​make right/​have his customer happy. No rushed service. As I looked around I realized he & his wife, Jennifer, have set that standard with the staff in their salon. How refreshing! New to Austin, I’ve found a «nails» home! Highly recommend~~you’ll be glad you seek them out/​stop in. I’ll be back for the excellent accommodation/​bevy of salon services…

Great service — they spend SO much time on you. Last time I was here, everyone happily stayed after closing time to finish my nails. Rather than hurry me out they asked if I would like an eyebrow wax or any other services. I would definitely recommend this place!

This is the best nail salon I have ever been to. The technicians put in 110% and don’t skimp on any part of the manicure or pedicure.
I am a picker and they have helped me so much by cleaning up my cuticles and the skin around my fingers. They even taught me how to maintain them to help stop the picking as well.
They spend as much time as they need so that not only you are satisfied, but that they are satisfied with how their work looks.
The regular nail polish they use lasts for a couple of weeks and stays shiny.
I had a nail that fell off partially and even though she had another appointment coming, fixed it by adding acrylic to it.
She asked me if I wanted it fixed and I said it was no big deal and I didn’t want to keep her from her next client, but while she was working on the other hand, she kept looking at it and pondering on it and decided it had to be fixed. She wasn’t satisfied herself until that nail was mended.
I mentioned that because the employees take pride in what they do and I haven’t experienced that at other nail salons.
The massages are so amazing and the mask they use actually leaves you tingly and cool for a couple of hours.
Do yourself a favor and go here!
Tip them well for their hard work and make an appointment if possible.

I went to Artist Nail Salon after reading great reviews on Unilocal.The salon was nicely decorated, appeared clean, and had calming music playing, which was relaxing. My nail tech was pleasant until I answered my cell phone. I was on the phone for a total of 10 seconds, and the woman looked at me and scoffed in disapproval. She rushed through the end of my pedicure, as she had an appointment coming, and did not offer to let me stay until my nails were dry, as is customary in my experience at nail salons. My feet look and feel better and the environment was nice, but I’ve had friendlier service elsewhere.

Can’t say much about this place that hasn’t already been said.
This place is right across the street so that is always a plus.
Prices are reasonable, only can vouch for the pedicures but the spa pedicure and the massage you get will make your work week stress melt away.
Very relaxing atmosphere, clean and staff are very friendly and always put the customer first.

After reading the reviews, I decided to go get a mani/​pedi. Lu Ann was very sweet! My nails look amazing! The place had a relaxing ambiance so the employees didn’t talk much. The leg massage was great. The prices are hard to beat, $ 10 mani and $ 25 pedi!!! after the salon closed, my nails still weren’t dry and she told me to wait there as long as I wanted so I don’t mess up my nails. I knew she was starving cause it was past dinner time but she waited there for me. Seriously, you can’t get better service than that!

One of my best friends came to visit me this weekend and we decided to get our nails done. I hadn’t found a place yet since I moved here in October so I took to Unilocal to find a nail salon close to my apartment. This was super convenient, literally right around the corner. The place is clean, the staff is friendly, and Charlie amused us with stories about his wife. I’ll come back again.

Best manicure Ever!!!

Artist Nail Salon and Day Spa is owned by a very professional and friendly couple. They understand and care about customer service, which seems to be lacking in many other salons. The salon is clean, and the nail services were excellent. Three of us got pedicures, and all were very good. While we were there, we saw people getting hair cuts, and some women came in for brow waxes. They have spa music playing, which is quite relaxing. We will go back!

First time here, and I can’t wait to come back! They were so professional. My nails look awesome. I had a set of french manicure gel nails put on. I was in a rush because i was on my lunch hour.
The atmosphere is relaxing. Exceptionally clean. The attention to detail was terrific.