Elegant Nails & Spa

Manicure was great, but my pedicure was awful. The paint looked fine in the bottle, but on my nails it was bubbly/​bumpy. They said it was «sand in the paint» and I had them take it off, but I was still charged for it. I also had my eyebrows done, just to clean them up and specifically said «not thin», not only are my brows thin, they’re now uneven :(

It’s not the best place, and it’s also not the worst place. It’s cheap and they get the job done. Really depends on the technician you get that day. I would say there’s 1 – 2 really good ones and the rest are ehh. I had shellac done recently for engagement photos. The tech painted outside my nail but didn’t fix it so of course after washing my hands several times it peeled. It was so annoying as it was my ring finger for my photos.
They have a timer when they massage you but again some of the techs just rub your legs up and down. I finally started requesting if they can do it a little harder or might as well not do it at all.
The place is clean. They offer drinks including wine.

I’ve been coming here for about 2 years. The techs do a wonderful job, but don’t bother making an appointment. Each time I call to make an appointment, they book me and when I show up they totally disregard my appointment and I often wait. It’s worth the wait, as the techs usually take their time and are very detail-​oriented.

disappointed. They can’t put nail polish accurately. When I tried to point them that I have color all over my nail and finger, they started speak Vietnamese and didn’t understand me. I removed all the nail polish by myself. Never come back. They don’t even bother to try to do better job, there are so many people coming anyway.

I love this place. After 7 years living outside the country, I was so pleased to find this place was still in operation.
The deluxe spa pedicure is amazing; paraffin wax treatment and hot stone massage, leaves your feet so soft and feeling so cushioned. The service is always great here, and they do an amazing leg and foot massage with your pedicure.
They have also recently installed new spa pedicure chairs, which are divine.
They have a new price list from 12 December 2015, but even with the increase in price, it’s well worth visiting.

Elegant Nails & Spa is a great place to get a quick and inexpensive manicure in a convenient area.
I came across the shop there was a long wait at the two nail salons across the street (can’t recall the name, but in Randall’s shopping center). I went in, and was immediately seated. The place is clean and somewhat updated, but not decorative or fancy by any means. The ladies are very friendly, and there are always plenty of staff there. I got a regular manicure and brow wax for $ 20 and was out in 30 minutes!
Elegant Nails & Spa is not where I would go to spend a relaxing day at the spa, but they get you in and out and get the job done (I’ve gotten just an $ 8 brow wax there several times and they can get you in and out the door in LITERALLY 5 minutes)

On my recent visit the pedi was pretty rough and uncomfortable. This was not a relaxing pedi experience. Massage chair and foot bath are both mediocre. The place needs a good cleaning also.

Great massage when having a mani. Very clean and ladies are nice. If looking for a nice alternative when not doing a high end place or spa, I highly recommend it.

hit or miss here — and I’m pretty easy to please. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Had a tech cut my big toenail at a complete diagonal … uhhhh. trying to fix it she doesn’t I leave it alone but am like WHY CANT YOU SEE THAT?! went yesterday for a mani pedi — I never get manicures, but have an event today. woke up this morning not even 12h later the whole thing is peeling off my fingernails — sloppy job all over my cuticles. Went to Jasmine and paid for a new one. Wont be back.

I’ve been coming here for the past year. It’s literally down the block from my house, and the convenience factor plus pricing was too hard to neglect. The first time I went here for a mani/​pedi/​eyebrow wax, I was sold. The were very thorough when it comes to cleaning your cuticles, nails, and feet. Plus, I really enjoy their hand/​feet massages. Best I’ve ever had.
The thing is, lately I feel like everything has gone a bit downhill. The girl that use to wax my eyebrows doesn’t do that anymore, and the new girls are HORRIBLE! I’ve had my eyebrows waxed since I was 14 and know how it’s suppose to feel. The last couple of times it hurt. Like really, really hurt. And it wasn’t until I got home that I found out why. They actually tore my skin off. I have these little crescent shaped marks on my eyebrows where my hair (and skin!) use to be. On top of that, they trimmed them far too short. I look like I have little buzz-​cuts on my eyebrows. They didn’t even bother to clean the hair off my face. Really, guys?
The main/​pedis are still decent. I’ve come to realize though that they’re cutting too deeply into your cuticles. My nails have been digging into where my cuticles use to be resulting in a bit of a burning and irritating, somewhat painful experience lasting roughly 3 – 5 days. If this has happened to you, I recommend buying some Neosporin and band-​aids ASAP. Also, because of this, the cuticles and skin around my nails grows back thicker than it once was.
So, how it use to be a year ago? Awesome. How it is now? Awful. The massages are still great, thus two stars vs one, but I still wouldn’t recommend coming here. I’ll be looking for a new place the next time I need to pamper myself.

I normally visit a nail salon on my side of town for regular mani/​pedi appointments with my favorite technician. However, I had a chip on one of my solar tipped nails that I kept messing with until I effectively picked it completely off. I didn’t want to wait to see my technician for a simple repair and repolish, so I was looking for another salon close to my job to visit for a quick repair.
I remember passing the Elegant Nail salon before so I stopped by there today (2−17−12). There was only one person being serviced and the rest of the staff were sitting around talking. I explained what I needed and after a brief conversation amongst themselves, one of the technicians tells me, «we don’t do solar nails». I thought I didn’t hear her correctly, so I asked her to repeat herself. She then tells me, «the guy who does ‘fake nails’ isn’t here today.» I can’t believe that I asked, but I did – «ONLY ONE PERSON IN THIS PLACE DOES ARTIFICIAL NAILS?» A rude guy that other reviewer mention leans over and tells me, «Yes – he’s out».
I guess what little I needed done wasn’t worth their effort, so they turned down my business. ?!
Seeing some of the other negative comments here on Unilocal reassures me that in turning down my business, they really did me a favor. ^_^

This place was a disaster; pedicure was mediocre but it got worse when the technician did my refill. He did a poor, very sloppy job on my nails and disappeared for 10 minutes to do a walk-​in client’s eyebrows. The disaster came when another customer needed to speak with the manager for a payment problem. The employees kept shouting and screaming at each other in Vietnamese and obviously nobody was able to handle the problem. Supposedly the manager comes to the store once a week and it shows! Never again!

I’ve had two pedis done here. Both turned out very nice. The staff are efficient but thorough. My technician spent a lot of time fussing over the cuticles on my toes. She made sure every bit of loose cuticle was cut away. She was precise and did not cut any live skin. I love perfectionists. She did great job on the hot stone massage, and I felt very relaxed.
They have a great color selection. I don’t think my toes have ever been this nicely groomed.
The technician used tools that were sterilized in an autoclave. I had to wait about 15 minutes for her to do this, but I didn’t mind. It is for my protection, so I was able to relax and not worry about what might be lurking on the tools.
All in all, a good, clean nail spa. I will be back.

This may have been the first place I did a pedi in Houston, which would mean I’ve been there on and off for 2+ years (thinking out loud here)
summary:
price — on the low end, attitudes — good, cleanliness — decent (and you get your own instrument box), consistency — eh, soso
long story…
The first few times I visited Elegant I was sold. You’re given your own box of tools that they use whenever you visit which I was very keen on. They’re nice, the wait isn’t usually much more than a few moments, price is very decent and the outcome is pretty darn good!
My qualm is inconsistency and when it comes to the amt of time you’re given (aka how fast the whole process goes, if you get much more than a short massage… etc.).
My fave part of the whole pedi experience is when they really just scrub the souls of my feet! I’ll admit it takes a lot not to wince from the tickling (heheh) but when the amount of scrubbing is at a minimum I get a bit disappointed… (not to much TMI I hope: p)
If you are a first timer in the mani/​pedi dept — this isn’t the type of place that will result in feeling like you’ve COMPLETELY indulged but they get the job done and don’t lighten your purse by a few lbs ;)

THEY WAXED OFF MY SKIN!
I went after work on Thursday and the place wasn’t too busy. Most of the staff was sitting around and chatting. I walked in and told them I wanted to get my eyebrows waxed and the lady who greeted me pointed to this guy that was already working on some lady’s nails, and told me to wait. I waited for a couple minutes before the guy got up and ushered me to a back room. The room was clean, no obscure stains. I’m a stickler for cleanliness/​sanitation, so I definitely noticed when the guy didn’t bother to wash his hands before going to work on my eyebrows (especially after working on some person’s nails). I have to admit, the guy doing my eyebrows did spend a good amount of time on me, but part of me thinks it’s because he had no idea what he was doing. During the waxing, I felt him pull one of the strips off and unlike the previous strips, this one hurt a lot more. After he finished, I looked in the mirror and noticed that my eyebrows did look cleaner and better shaped. It wasn’t until a got home, after the redness had gone away, when I noticed a cresent shaped welt an inch below the arch of my eyebrow! The guy had waxed my skin off!
I’ve gotten my eyebrows waxed a plenty of times before and this has never happend to me, ever.
The place IS cheap though, only cost me $ 7 to get my eyebrows done, but it cost me some skin :(

Thanks to Therese’s excellent review, I checked out Elegant Nails and Spa, since the places I usually go to get my brows done are closed on Mondays.
Everyone who worked there was super friendly, and I was well on my way to getting my eyebrows waxed even before I walked in the door! They quickly took me to a room and had me lay down on the bed. I’d have to say the bone I have to pick with that is the strange red stains on the towel… was it blood? Ketchup? I was a bit mystified.
But the woman that did my brows was absolutely sweet — she took extra care with the wax, making sure it was spread evenly, and really made sure I was satisfied with the results! And getting my brows and lip done came to the grand total of… 10 bucks!
It was definitely a satisfactory experience (sans the red stains). :)

Yay! This nail salon is right next to Postnet, where I go to for my mailing needs done with a smile :) Anyway, I needed some hair removal done, and they looked swamped, but they ushered me in and got me set up right away. I am wary of waxing places as I have sensitive skin, and with the face, you have to be especially careful, but the lady (Linda), was very careful, and the hot wax wasn’t crazy hot, which is when you are super susceptible. She charged me $ 15 for eyebrow, upper lip and chin. My face doesn’t look like it’s in danger of burning. I think I just might come back.