Contempo Nails

Literally worst manicure ever. Super sloppy. One hand’s nails are longer than the other. Also, she made me bleed…

I’m visiting family and brought my niece and sister in for pedicures. I am a 2 – 3 times a year pedicure person so I don’t mind paying a bit more for a good experience. By a good experience I think about price, neatness of paint job (should be neater than when I paint my nails), quality of the ‘spa’ foot prep experience and quality of massage. The only thing that was really worth the $ 27 I was charged was the massage. I had two different attendants work on my feet and the paint job was terrible… just so spotty.
I greatly appreciate the work that goes into providing this service, so, like I said, I’m not put out by paying a bit more for a good experience. As compared to other salons I’ve visited while staying with family in San Jose, Carlsbad or back home in Seattle, this place was over priced for the service it provided me.
I observed other clients (regulars I believe) getting a better experience and the work on my niece and sister was okay… I was just surprised they were okay being so sloppy with me.

Good decent place to get your nails done. I got gel manicure and spa pedicure. The ladies were very polite. The ladies really did care about doing a good job on my nails. My gel nails were coated 3 times with the color and twice of the clear coat. That’s a real good amount of coat that will last at least two weeks. My pedicure was nicely done. I was there during lunch so I had to leave shortly after my gel nails were done. They did a good job about making sure my pedicure stayed that way it did even after I put my flats back on. There seems to be a lot of regulars that came there which is a sign of good solid business. I recommend going to this nail salon if you are in the Gunbarrel Boulder area.

I’ve gone to Contempo Nails in Gunbarrel several times. The main reason: cheap and quick. Over time, though, I did not like the way my nails were done… the nail tech used her own nails instead of an orange stick when removing polish around my nails. The last person I had was not friendly at all; hardly said a word to me even when I attempted to engage her. (The men are much friendlier.) Someone else mentioned getting fingers and toes painted at the same time and I do NOT like that — even if it does save time. I just feel like another customer being put through an assembly line while they wait for the next walk-​in to appear. It’s impersonal and not really «enjoyable». I’ll go somewhere else and pay more to feel welcome and comfortable. If you just want fast and cheap and aren’t too concerned about cheap hand lotion and questionable technique, then this is the place for you.

Contempo nails is seriously the place to go. They have the best prices compares to anywhere in the Boulder county area that I have ever been too. I took a break from them a while ago (the location in Boulder) and I have had nothing but bad experiences at other nail salons. So I have turned me and my friends back over to Contempo nails! Good job you guys!

They did a great job. I received a mani and pedi, and did gel on my nails. They work on your hands while you are receiving the pedi so it was faster than normal. Everyone was friendly and effecient, the salon is very clean, and the price was as expected for the service. I recommend an appointment as it was clearly a hopping place after 11am.

Great, cheap place to get your nails did. I got a pedicure and shellac manicure, and couldn’t be happier. The staff was friendly and efficient, and very professional. Yes, as the previous reviewer said, it is a bit humble in terms of décor. But I was still very pleased and will definitely go back.

Note — I do not get my nails done on a regular basis but this was for my wedding.
I was recommended to go here by my boss. Her nails always look nice and natural even though they are tips. So I just figured I would get the same done.
Cost for tips $ 35
Time spent — under 45 minutes but close.
Recommended technician — An
Establishment — standard set up with «booths» that look like they came straight out of the eighties. Framed pictures on the walls of nails of scary lengths. Two TVs running at the same time.
An is very nice, patient, and pays some serious attention to detail. An also did two donuts on my cuticles with her drill bits. Wasn’t the end of the world — did draw blood. I did see her sray down her utensils with alcohol. When I was done cooking my nails I went to pay and then started digging for my keys. An ran over and checked my nails and they were destroyed. She had to re-​do them and she wasn’t rude about it in the least. Then as I was working on my skin cancer for the second time in the nail cooker I knocked two nails together and created a spider web of polish between the two nails. This time she just removed the «string.» I personally didn’t care at this point because apparently I am an oaf when it comes to nails. They still looked good.
Time Lapse — It has been six days and my nails are already growing (they grow fast) so I can see the acrylic (?) near my cuticles, but I am still receiving compliments.
My nails came out more Jersylicious and squoval than expected. I guess I should have said something about design but she ran with it. The nails look nice but I would have liked them maybe a little less wide. I guess just speak up.
Tip in cash.
Nail Removal — Told it would take about 15 minutes. It took 45 minutes and three different people… seriously. I can still see the ridge in my nails, but the fakes are finally off! She filed my own nails down into odd ovals, which I don’t care for. I think I spent more time with my figners in acetone than is probably recommended. She offered to paint my nails in clear polish after I washed them but I wanted my nails to breathe so I declined. Cost — $ 10.