Bea’s Nail Salon

I got a pedicure here on August 18, 2015, about 6 weeks ago. They cut something on my toe and my big toe immediate swelled. Since then I have gone through two rounds of antibiotics, and finally yesterday had emergency surgery to remove the ingrown toe nail that was trying to poke through as a result of their damage. DO NOT GO HERE. I will never, ever have a pedicure again because of Bea’s.

Ended up here as it’s very close to where I live. I am less then impressed with the manicure and polish change I got. I brought my own nail polish, which I know is high quality. All of the nails ended up having bubbles on them. Nails started chipping on day 2 and cuticles were back. Do not recommend this place. Also, robe the girl was wearing was pretty dirty.

Waited 10 days to write this, as that is true test of mani/​pedi. My gel mani still looks fresh and smooth. All edges snag less. Best thing: tech used the dremel sanding tool to smooth the ragged callus edges of my heels, big toes, and balls of my feet. I was dubious and a little shocked but it did not hurt or tickle ridiculously and the calluses were and are still gone. So although no English is spoken, the shop has no frills, and her kids are playing… I was in and out in 90 minutes 65 $.

Yes, Bea is the best manicurist I have ever been to — and I am a lazy mother-​fucker, who would rather go somewhere right out my door than walk ¼ mile to a far superior place… but.
I think I have had it with Bea and her bees. There are countless bees and flies (dead ones) littering the window crevices in front of the store. Just walk by and take a look.
And yesterday Bea actually had the vagina to ask me to wait outside because my presence scared her newest born, James, who is almost two. Of course I said, NO. I will wait right here, (on the chair, in front of the pile of nasty, fucking toys that her other son Ben plays with when he is not watching Curious George in the area where everyone is getting their mani-​pedis).
If Bea and her tribe would just clean things up, pipe in some music, paint the place and use real fans, except cardboard, to dry people’s nails, they might actually be able to stay in business another 5 years.

This place is just not worth it when there are at least 2 other cheap nail salons within walking distant. I’ve given them 3 tries and only bc they are so close to my apartment!!! Always about 3 or 4 people sitting around doing nothing. Little 3 year old kid running around crazy with all his toys every where. And now the owner just had another baby so I’m guessing the service will just get worse. Most recently my friend and I came in I wanted a pedi. she wanted a mani. She was started on right away. there was only 1 other person getting a pedi. 3 free workers doing nothing while I waited in the pedicure chair for someone to even start the water for about 15 mins. My friend obviously got a poor job done bc she was done in 15 mins. I decided to opt out of getting the pedi at this point considering my friend was already done. Her nails looked like I did them for her. she asked them for more coats but the guy ignored her and put the clear coat on. They don’t listen. speak bad English. and the place is a mess. LITERALLY A MESS. Go to Town Nail on Charles St for a cheap mani/​pedi.

Ok… I dont know where to start for this review. I was so upset with the service and nail tech that I had to write a review. This salon is literally less than 5 minutes from my boyfriends apartment so I deceided I’d give it a try. At first I read the reviews and wasnt that thrilled after reading them. I spoke to my BF and asked him what did he think. He said I shouldnt base it on the reviews and just go and give it a try. So, eventually I decided to go… I walked into this semi-​large empty space. There were no other customers in there besides me on a saturday afternoon. I walked in and the floor was disgusting, the stuff they use to scrub my feet were disgusting, I did not see ANY santizing materials at all whatsoever. This was a very different pedicure than what I am use to. It wasnt really relaxing at all. The polish work ended up looking good and looks like it will last but the environment of the place will not allow me to come back. Everytime I spoke to the lady doing my toes about how I liked them done she would keep speaking under her breath in her language. She was constantly giving me attitude for no reason at all. The people in there look sad and miserable and that mood rubbed onto me. It was a nice saturday afternoon and that day felt gloomy until I got back home. I wanted to like it because it was a small business with not that much people coming in, but the lady ruined it for me. I just saw flaws in negatives in everything after she was so RUDE to me.

Pedicures ($ 25) are way overpriced for what you get. They did not cut my nails straight and when they scrubbed my feet it was somewhat painful. The pedicure ended up looking nice, but they rushed me out the door and the experience was not very relaxing.

The fact that on a Saturday afternoon this «salon» was completely empty should have been a sign. It is a big place (and yes they do have lots of magazines, but I’m not interested in reading a «Self» from 2007.) It is sort of like a loud, dirty daycare center that also happens to do nails.
There is no music playing, but the air is full… filled with staff members SHOUTING at each other, and a little kid toddling around and screaming. I counted about 6 dead flies on the floor, sprinkled amongst the toys that strewed the shop.
Sadly, my mani pedi turned out great (despite a less than massive polish selection). I just couldn’t get over the fact that the place felt dirty. The 45 minutes was about as relaxing as an over-​stuffed green line train at 8:30 am. And I pray I don’t end up with a wart.
Skip this joint and go to Charles Street.

Yes I noticed they had a lot of magazines and it is super close to where I work so location is great, but I should have known better than to walk in there because waxing was only $ 16. I asked to have my eye brows, upperlip and chin waxed. They did get 2 out of the 3 done right. however, that’s not what I paid for. I did not ask them to burn my chin, just hair removal. They burned a good portion of my chin, where I still have scarring a week later. It was painful and I had a hard time talking for 2 days. When I went back the next day to confront them, no one spoke any English except one woman, who offered me a free service «next time i come in»…which will be never, why would i return to a place that burned my chin? They could only offer me advice to put «lotion» on my face… I am pretty sure I already thought of that before confronting them. I even put an ice gel pack to cool down the stinging feeling I had. Hands down, I wouldn’t go back.

$ 25 for a pedicure and my toes look great.
They have magazines by the boatload. It’s probably Boston’s largest periodical library. Ebony, American Photo, Brides, InTouch, you name it. I dare you to try and bore yourself there.
They are super friendly and tell you that your dress is pretty and they DON’T offer to wax your face in places you wouldn’t have ever considered had they not mentioned it. That’s the kind of nail salon that makes you feel pretty.