CCK Nails

I walked in on a Saturday and they were able to accommodate me right away. I asked for a Mani/​Pedi and was quoted $ 35.00. The manicurist was polite and did a good job (aside from the polish). The problem I have and my reasons for never going back are:
During my service I was asked if I wanted callus remover and later asked if I wanted her to use a scrub. She asked me if I wanted these services by holding up the callus remover and holding up the scrub. I nodded my head yes. The language barrier is not an issue for me. The problem is each of these services was a $ 5.00 up charge. Bringing my service charges to $ 45.00.
I was mislead-​especially because I’ve had many pedicures in the past and callus remover and a scrub comes with the service.
The polish they applied on my toe and fingernails looked like I did it myself (not terrible, but not professional). The next day the polish was cracked on most of my fingers and some of my toes.
Overpriced, misleading, and poor outcome

I actually walked out today. After calling for apt with a couple girls I like. I told person on phone I’m fussy so make sure to give me good person. I get there for gel manicure. The girl must be new to manicuring and new to US. She probably never did a gel manicure before. A couple other manicurists helped her get fool and cotton to remove old polish. She really did not seem to know what she was doing. Yikes. I actually took of the fools and walked out. And found Olivia Nails next to CVS! Wow. I love them. James did my nails beautifully. The equipment is great. Other people were getting manicures. The people I saw working on customers all looked great. From what I saw any of them would be fine to do my nails. So in one way CCK did me a huge favor. I’m going to Olivia Nails from now on.

Great pedicure here today! Please ask for MICHELLE AND MICHELLE ONLY. My godmother and mom went here for years and she is the best. She even takes appointments so call ahead. Kelly is also OK for pedicures if Michelle isn’t available.

LIARS– They are trained scam artists. They lie to you when you ask for the total price at the end. I was charged 5 dollars extra for OPI gel polish because they said «it’s more expensive» she never told OPI is more money to use first off and at the end she said that she told me. NO YOU DIDN’T!!! Trying to hussle clients is going to ruin your business and have all your clients pissed off. Look at all your Unilocal reviews, you must be doing something wrong. I don’t trust this business at all. Go somewhere else like Hana nails down the street!

I’ve never reviewed anything on Unilocal but this just needs to be said. I can’t believe that this salon would ALLOW people to get away with the way they do nails. I went in for a regular mani-​pedi. My pedicure was fine no complaints there. My manicure could have been done by an 8 year old.
When the woman was cleaning my nails she cut my finger and proceeded to ignore the fact that I was obviously BLEEDING. Finally after a few minutes my finger is covered in blood and the woman doing my toes told the other woman that my finger was bleeding. She then proceeded to wipe away the blood and continue painting my finger nails even though I was STILL bleeding. She did nothing to try and stop the fact that she cut my finger and now my nail polish is a mixture of pink and blood. I couldn’t even ask for a discount because they make you pay before they finish your nails. WORST NAIL SALON. The fact that they don’t refund you for doing a horrible nail job AND inflicting injury on to a person is horrible. Save yourself the trip and go elsewhere.

Awesome experience at CCK. The lady did a great job and I got exactly what I wanted. It’s been over a week and the polish is barely chipping — and it’s just polish, no gel. Only $ 15! I’ll definitely be coming back here for my next manicures.

We were trying to find somewhere to get my sister’s nails done an hour before we had to be somewhere, and this was the first place we saw (unfortunately).
The salon was very nice — really clean, lots of nice tvs, a nice water fixture in the back… But the employees were not professional. The receptionist was very nice, but that’s where it ends. The lady that did my sister’s nails did a shitty job, first off, and yelled at the receptionist in front of everybody.
We were charged for getting my sister’s nails painted a solid color, which was fine, but the fact that we were charged $ 8 for her to do the shittiest heart design I’ve ever seen in my life? No thanks.
Not worth. Don’t go here if you don’t have to.

Amy was absolutely great! Would definitely recommend this place! My full set with gel and matte coat looks great! Good availability as well!

I have been going to CCK for over 3 years now. It is my go-​to nail salon in Marina Del Rey. No matter how busy they are, they always make room for me right away, even though I rarely make appointments. The owner or manager (not sure) is so kind and on top of everything! Lately Amy has been doing my fill/​new/​sets with gel polish. She is the best!!! So so kind, and very thorough. She always asks me if I like what she is doing throughout the process. I always end up with amazing results from her. She even gives me recommendations on what would look good I love CCK

HOW DO YOU GIVE ZERO STARS???
DO NOT GO HERE! THE WORKERS WILL MAKE YOU BLEED, DO NOT PERFORM A GOOD JOB BECAUSE THEY ARE OVERWORKED BY THEIR OWNER AND THE OWNER IS AN AWFUL BUSINESSMAN WORKING IN A CUSTOMER SERVICE INDUSTRY!
My sister and I walked in and were seen promptly. The woman at the front was nice. When we sat down the women were very rushed. I was getting a regular manicure. I smiled, was kind and asked how my manicurists day was going. She responded saying she had worked the last 7 days in a row, that everyone in the entire establishment was overworked and everyone was tired. I offered to give her a hand massage and said they should get a foot rub from fellow manicurists trying to lighten the conversation. She responded how everyone needs them, they are all overworked. I did give her a massage briefly on her hand and it made her smile. We laughed and she did a decent job on my nails.
My sister was having a different experience next to me — she got a gel manicure and the woman was destroying her fingers. She made her bleed in three different areas and didn’t go all the way down to the cuticle for painting her nails. The cost was $ 32 due to it being an OPI gel manicure.
While I was drying my non-​gel nails my sister finished up and shows me the final product. She was so upset, and was in a lot of pain.
I complained to the nice woman who greeted us and asked for a refund. She said she had to to speak to the owner who wasn’t in and offered to call him. He didn’t answer so she left a message. Minutes later the owner walked in but the kind greeter did not tell us it was him. I walked over, told him the situation and asked for our money back.
He listened, chatted with the woman who did my sisters nails then proceeded to speak to me. He said, «Ok, we can take the gel off» I said, «She doesn’t want the gel off, you made her bleed and the chemicals…» he raised his voice saying, «No you just talked now it’s my turn to talk. We can remove the gel from her nails, and then we can give you your money back.»
Embarrassed and not wanting to undergo more pain, we decided to leave the business. I told him we would never come back and I would write THIS REVIEW ON Unilocal.
CCK Nails is owned by a man has no respect for his workers or clients. DO NOT GO HERE! It’s a waste of money, horrible service due to overworked individuals and the owner should not be in a customer service business. I feel bad for the workers, but they shouldn’t offer services at insane pricing if they can’t even fulfill what is promised.
TAKE YOUR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE! YOU WON’T REGRET IT!

This is my second time here. The pedicure is the norm nothing to go wow and tell all your friends about. The massages are very weak so save your money adding it. Overall I would come here in a jam.

If I could subject this review it would be, ‘eh.’
When I first started going to LMU, this salon was a convenience given its large size and proximity to campus, as well as their LMU student discount (which, of course, they do not advertise even if they know you go to LMU).
Unfortunately, most of my visits have been bad experiences. Service always feels rushed, especially with the high volume of customers shuffling in and out. This salon feels like a factory, especially with the way the manager struts around and the way he barks at employees in front of customers.
I had one especially bad experience — RIGHT before my graduation — where I asked for a set of French gel acrylics. Wish I had a picture to share, but the nails looked horrible — the set was way too wide for my fingers (she had failed to file them down on the sides) and most of the nail was the white ‘tip’. I felt like white trash and I question that if this is your profession, how you could think they looked acceptable. I admit I was browsing through a magazine and should have been paying more attention, but hey, there was a level of trust and I had gone to this employee multiple times before.
I left trying to convince myself that my nails looked okay, but considering that they were for my graduation, I went back soon after. I calmly explained that it was my graduation and asked to have them re-​done. The manager was NOT happy and there was an unnecessary game of he-​said, she-​said in which the snippy manager said the employee said I had been distracted and that I should have said something.
*** My point is: the experience was HORRIBLE customer service and painfully AWKWARD. Rude, rude, rude. There is a polite and gracious way to interact and problem solve — clearly that is not how this business is conducted.

I have been here twice now, once for a pedi and once for a gel manicure. The parking is free and the location looks nice and clean so I thought I’d give it a try. I went in for the pedi a half hour before closing so I already knew the pedi would be rushed but wasn’t expecting 15 min. The quickest pedi ever! I still had dry skin when I left and got a 2 min calf massage st the end. I should have stopped there but thought I’d go back during daytime hours to see if a gel manicure would be better. The managed to get me in quickly but the paint job was awful. They got no where near the cuticles… it looks like I had my manicure weeks ago! The price was a little above average for a below average job… two thumbs down!

Pretty good place to go, especially if youre an LMU student, you get a discount. it really depends on who you get to do your nails because i have had amazing experiences and some bad experiences.
They are not over priced either! they also are very friendly.
Give it a shot, i feel like the experience really depends on the individual

I went to CCK nails for the first time on Monday. Regular gel manicure and a color change on my feet. By Tuesday, my gel was starting to crack. I’ve never seen anything like this before. So sad — wish I would have looked at Unilocal before I went. No wonder there are so many bad reviews…

Just had the absolute WORST mani/​pedi experience I’ve ever had in my entire life. And we’re talking decades of ‘em people.
What were some of my clues that it was the worst?
*The fact they both girls had unfriendly, unkind and uncaring attitudes.
*the fact that they were chatting it up non-​stop in native tongue
*the face that rather than concentrating on my nails, they were looking around during filing
*the fact that they painfully pushed back my cuticles to the point of hurting me.
*the fact that I had to take the file and reshape my own nails so there would be some consistent shape among my10 fingers
It was the Auschwitz nail experience people. Grateful I left with all fingers and toes attached!

I’ve been going here for 8 years and always enjoy it. The staff is friendly, the place in bright and clean, and the prices are reasonable.
They offer a full range of things, but I almost always get the gel manicure. I do t know what they do differently, but it always lasts longer than any other gel manicure I have ever gotten. They also take great care to provide quality services and I am always happy with the results!
Highly recommended.

Just can’t get it right here. I booked a mani and pedi a week ago for today with specific people. When I called to confirm, this morning, they said, the girl who’s supposed to do my ped isn’t in and they’re too busy for anyone to do it. To find someone who’s good and then if they’ll show up is a real crap shoot. Good thing I can do my own!

Horrible! My friend and I went it to go get a fill and new polish. The lady almost filed off my skin. Very rough and made me bleed twice. This was probably the worst experience ive had. And before she painted my nails she made me pay. Watching me the whole time to see if I left a tip and once she discovered I didnt she carelessly painted my nails.

I should’ve Unilocaled this place before going in, but the location and establishment was nice. But as the old adage says, «don’t judge a book by its cover.» I just got a regular manicure done and it cost $ 15. The price seemed a few dollars more than other places, but I would’ve been fine with it if it was a job well done. The nail technician, Lisa, did a rush job on me. I had cuticles and hangnails after she was «done». Then days later, I have Hangnail City going on around my fingernails. Ummmm… I go to get my nails done because they are supposed to do a better job than me at home.
Also, I have a feeling that they don’t clean their instruments properly and use a new/​sterile set on each individual. I didn’t see the instruments come out of any packages or containers marked clean. Gross.