Forever Nails

The people that work here are so friendly and really professional! They always remember your name and make you feel comfortable! I will never go anywhere else!

Sally is a very personable and conscientious manicurist. I’ve been looking for a go-​to nail salon for a while, and I’ll definitely be back.

Took my mom here 6 months ago for Mother’s Day. Staff is friendly and the place is clean. Reasonable price too.
Cons: Guy who did my nails cut me twice, don’t get me wrong people make mistakes but I believe when you make a mistake, admit to it, this guy didn’t and acted all non shallot, pretty much acted like he had no clue he cut me, wtf dude? All I know is he made me realize from now on I will never ever have a guy do my nails ever again because he’s the second guy that has made me bled while doing my nails.
Another con is how the guy who was working on me kept going back and forth to other customers because some of his employees don’t speak English and he needed to translate, I understand but it gets old and annoying.

Love these people! So friendly! So kind! Love having conversations! They know how to shape almond nails without making them look like knives! Great prices!

Great work! However like a previous Unilocaler stated the price list and what they charge is different. It also took almost 2 hours for a mani/​pedi combo and my gel «manicure» was just a polish change and would have been $ 5 extra to get a real manicure. The ladies were all very friendly though. With the wait time plus no real price difference I think I’ll just stick with L & L a few doors down.

Ask for Sally for manicures and Ann for pedicures! They have been my go to ladies since November 2014 after my niece got her full set done here and her nails were on point. I went in and got an acrylic overlay with gel polish by Sally because one of my nails cracked and I’ve been going in for fills ever since.
I highly recommend getting the pedicure with a sea salt scrub for an additional $ 5 with Ann. SO worth it! I always leave feeling super relaxed and pampered.
They do take their time so make sure you have plenty of time to kill. The first time I went, I was in and out in an hour but every time after my initial visit has taken up 2 hours.

My FAVORITE nail shop. Really good prices, great customer service. No its not the nicest salon but i always leave happy with the outcome of my nails. My mom, aunt and grandmother all come here also. If there’s something specific you seen or liked show them a picture and they’ll get it done!

This salon is pretty good
I would definitely come back.

$ 15 dollars for gel?!? Heck yes please! Lol
What was supposed to be a trip to get some
Tacos, turned out to be a trip to get nails AND Mexican food after haha.
You know you’re in the ghetts when the main door is covered by a heavy screen door with two locks on it haha…
Anyway, the ladies that work here are absolutely entertaining… they were totally cracking up when my friend and I were trying to imitate what they were saying in Vietnamese… one of them sounded like they were choking because they were laughing so hard… Haha…
We didn’t ask for a manicure so they just did the gel… they buffed and filed our nails and applied the gel and color we selected. They did a great job. I’ll be sure to come back for a quick nail fix.

Forever nails when it comes to quality service, so far I have not been disappointed. However, I would give this shop 4 stars, but when it comes to pricing, their price board list on the walls does not match the price that is charged at the end of services. Example: for full refill $ 25 up (Gel Polish) and $ 18 and up fill (Gel). But! keep in mind the $ 18 for a FILL and up is only if additional work like major repair on the fill is needed, or if you want a design. I came in to on, 12÷27÷14 to Forever nails to have only a FILL on my nails where no addition repairs were needed. The only thing was needed was a simple coating at the bottom of my nails that were shifting up and needed to be re-​coated. The manicurist didn’t even have to clip any chip, or crack pieces because my nails were still in excellent shape. In the end I wind up instead of paying what I thought would be only $ 18, Forever nails charged me $ 25 the cost for a FULL SET (Gel). When I question the amount that I was being charged the lady, whom I am assuming is the owner came up with all kind of excuses to why the charge which I believe was a lie. I have problems with dishonesty.
Ladies, or Gentlemen, if you ever patronized «Forever Nails» in Oakland located in the Laurel District area, I can say that their work is good. The shop is also comfortable for Oakland, however, before you have service be sure to check with the leader (Owner) with the total charge before otherwise you will come out paying more than you expected. I was planning on coming back with my 12 year old daughter and myself this weekend to have more services, but again, I have a problem with greedy dishonest people and I will be patronizing my services with a nail salon with class and honest prices.

I have been coming to Forever Nails for almost two years! Friendly people and great prices. They always do a great job.

You get what you pay for. Went in for a fill. While getting my fill a man did my nails and he filed the side my acrylic nails till my skin bled, a very deep cut. I’m vietnamese and french. I don’t look vietnamese, but I can understand & speak it very, very fluently. So I heard their whole conversation. I understood he was angry while talking to an employee, her name was Jenny by the way, but that is no excuse to half-​*** on my nails and make me bleed. & he still didn’t apologize or anything. After my nails were completed, one of my acrylic nail began to rip (which it eventually did). Very disappointed, sorry for the bad review.

Forever Nails is one of the few nail salons open on Sundays, which is great. I was in search of a reasonably price gel mani/​pedi. A spot that I used to like in Piedmont, charges too much for a gel mani/​pedi. They want a whopping $ 75 and there is no way I’m going to pay for that.
Forever Nails was not busy and I was tended to right away. Both the ladies who worked on my nails did a great job. The lady who did most of the work, did a meticulous job of cutting the skin off around my cuticles and shaping my nails to perfection. She applied the gel polish very well and everything turned out neat. Plus I love the fact that they use Gelish, which is a Opi brand.
This nail salon is not fancy and is a bit ghetto looking inside with all the signs on the walls but the quality of service meets my expectations. They have pretty good massage chairs and strong jets for foot soak. The only thing I did not like is that when I called to inquiry about the cost of a gel mani/​pedi, they told me $ 40 but halfway through my pedi, the lady tells me its $ 10 extra, so I ended up paying $ 50, which is not bad because I saved $ 25.
I will for sure be back because they are inexpensive, meet my expectations and are located near my home. I would definitely recommend this nail salon to anybody. They also have waxing and eye lash extension services. You have to pay for metered parking except on Sundays or park further away for free in the residential areas.

Went here for the first time last week and while the ladies were very nice — the gel nail manicure was EXTREMELY disappointing!
There were only two ladies working — I was the first person there and they were extremely attentive, but soon more people came and the lady doing my nails became very distracted and just tried to hurry up!
I paid for gel nails and within four days they were dirty and chipped! I will not be going back :/

This shop is aptly named, because it took FOREVER to get my pedicure done. Even though I had made an appointment and arrived a few minutes ahead, it took 90 minutes to get out of there. Totally overcrowded, seemingly overbooked and very disorganized. The shop is dirty, the footbath water was barely warm, and the technician rushed through the whole process — barely any scrubbling and a very half-​assed leg massage. All around sloppy work. This was easily the worst nail salon experience I’ve ever had.

Dropped in on this place when another one I found on Unilocal located on Penniman was not open for business during business hours. They seated me quickly, nice massage chairs, in and out reasonable prices. Im happy, now on to my business.

Kind, professional, clean and indulgent! and a great deal for the service. And Lina, the owner, is on top of her operations, gracefully and graciously overseeing her business in a non-​intrusive way. The only reason for ⁴⁄₅ stars is atmosphere, it’s nothing fancy. But I’ll definitely be back. The only reason I’m keeping my own nail gear her at home is for touch-​ups in between.

Went in for a gel fill a while back and was very impressed. Great service and very friendly people running the shop.
I was very happy with how careful and meticulous they were with my nails and the price was awesome. I paid $ 22 for the fill, I paid about $ 35 at the place I used to go to. I will definitely be going back!

I have to agree with previous reviewers this place is lovely. My pedicure was great and my full set came out exactly how i wanted it. Although this place isn’t the fanciest that I have been to, I will continue to come back. Leena was my nail tech, and she was soo nice and sincere, I ruined my paint job 3 times before I was actually able to leave the shop and she graciously fixed it all 3 times. The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is pretty much due to the décor, has nothing to do with teh service.
Pros:
Got to let my feet soak in the water (I hate when they just tell u to sit down and try to rush you through)
Super friendly staff
made sure I was comfortable
***leg massage and hot towel (big + for me)
Didn’t feel rushed (another big +)
For a full set and a pedi, total only $ 34
Cons:
No base coat on nail polish (not that big of a deal, but the color I chose was kinda dark, so my nails might end up stained)
Not the most esthetically pleasing environment
Color selection kind of lacking

This place is the best combo between great service and even better prices. It is a really basic shop and doesn’t have all the glamor that other nail salons have but you get the SAME service if not better for a fraction of the price. Gel Full Set $ 25 Acrylic Full Set is $ 17 and their Spa Pedicure is the same price they have cheapest prices on the block and in the entire Laurel District and they do the best job out of all the shops in the area, I checked them all out and was disappointed each time at other shops until I came here!
If you want to treat yourself and are on a tight budget, come to Forever Nails, you’ll leave happy. I always do.