Nails On 8th

Very friendly staff. Loved that you are greeted when you enter the salon. Reasonably priced and they do a fabulous job. I highly recommend the gel manicure.

Great salon. The owner, Mae, is very friendly. Their new space right on main street is spacious, clean and comfy.

I have been coming here for three main reasons!
1. They remember your name and love to see you. They are conversational and super kind!
2. Their gel manicures last longer then I have ever had them last. I have been avid into gel and this has been the best place by far.
3. This salon is so clean, and does not have an over whelming scent of nail polish remover.
They are not on the phone constantly and are so so sweet!

I have gone here for years. I don’t get my nails done very often, but when I do, this is the only place for me. Love the new remodeled location.

Absolutely the best nail salon in the twin cities !! I’ve been going there for over ten years. The owner remember every detail about you from your life to your nail color choice by what time of year it is. I would never go any where else to get my nails done.

Completely disappointed! Had a pedicure done and they didn’t have anything to soften my heels, they didn’t use toe separators when they painted my nails and I asked for nail art and I got 2 little flowers (one on each big toe) $ 5! Oh and my water was COLD, come on people its winter in Minnesota people want HOT water! Felt they are over priced for what services they provided! Will never go back and will not recommend!

Terrible experience. Staff was rude and did a sub par job. Nail coating is uneven. When suggestions were made my nail technician was argumentative. This is supposed to be a relaxing experience, and was definitely the opposite.

The staff is nice and do good nail work. The salon, however is filthy. The central area in front of the check in desk is relatively tidy, but the nail dryers are gross, there is fingernail debris everywhere, the walls and windows are dirty and I am not convinced the swish around the foot baths rendered them clean after my pedicure. If they don’t care to clean the salon, how clean (and safe) are the tools they use on me? If you go to Nails on 8^th for a manicure, glance down behind the manicurist to where the floor meets the wall — gross, huh? Then look at the dirty gel polish drying machines piled on the window sill — disgusting. As the nice lady trims your cuticles, wonder if the tool she is using is sterile.

DO NOT GO HERE! I am so angry I could write the rest of the review in all caps, but I know how much everyone hates reading that crap. I would give it zero stars but the minimum is one star. I know this will be a huge novel, so if you dont want to read the whole thing the take home message is: dont support a business which doesnt respect their customers, take your money somewhere else.
I used to come to Nails on 8^th with my family all the time when I was younger. It was the first place I got my nails done, where I went before prom so it was a no brainer that I would go here to get my nails done before my wedding. They used to be so nice and welcoming, we actually would run into the lady at Costco and she would remember us and chat for a bit. I have no idea what happened because their management has not changed, but we had three TERRIBLE experiences in a row before we decided to cut our losses.
I went with some of my friends and family to get my nails done the day before my wedding. As soon as I walked in they were rushing me and didnt even let me pick the colors I wanted. I ended up just getting the same color a friend did, and the pedicure SUCKED. My feet were as dry and calloused after as they were before. Then the girl who was doing my gel manicure was TERRIBLE. there were huge gaps between the polish and my cuticle, the polish was bumpy and she managed to get glitter from another polish on my nails. When I pointed this out I was told they couldnt do anything about it. The lady also managed to smudge my pedicure when she shoved my sandals on my feet. I literally went home in tears! Since we had so many people who wanted to get their nails done we had two sets of appointments there, and when I got home literally crying, I told my mom «i dont want you to go there, lets go somewhere else» but she was like «we always go there, lets go back I’m sure they will fix it»
So we went back, and I told the manager that I was unhappy and wanted my nails and toenails fixed. She was so terrible to me and literally yelled at me, got in my face and told me to get over it. At this point it was starting to cause a scene in the salon and my aunt had to intervene and say «she is the bride, just do what she wants. we dont care what it costs» Then the manager and the lady who did my nails had a obvious conversation in Thai, though I didnt understand the words I understood the nasty tone and the bitchy laughs.
Because my mom is a sucker and hates to write a relationship off, she went back after all this! When she went in to get her polish removed after the wedding, she went in looking to unwind and relax. The guy who did her nails, was so rough and careless he was literally throwing the polish at her nails. Her nails ended up looking like a five year old had painted them. THEN when she went to go sign her check and mentioned to the manager that he seemed rushed, the manager told her «I dont know what your problem is, ever since your daughter’s wedding you have been so rude and demanding»
Can you believe how terrible they are??? This was a salon that I went to all my life, and I will NEVER go back again. I’m sad as I write this review, but after so many terrible experiences I am so over it.