Nail Today

I love these ladies. They do an amazing job for some of the lowest prices in town. They are kind, thorough and detail oriented. I never feel like they rush the job, and will stay long after closing hours to take care of you. If you’re lucky enough to get Kang, you’re in for one of the best foot massages of your life!

Walked in for bikini wax and manicure. Very friendly and quick service. You can call and book a spot but there seems to be so many staff on duty, at least on saturdays, that you can easily walk in.
The owner was very personable and tried to make me feel welcome. There were many other people who came in and she greeted by their first name. Looked like any other nail salon from the surface but when I saw her interactions with other customers I felt more comfortable. Definitely coming back here.

Love this place! I’ve tried many in Oakland and for the price this is my favorite. The mani/​pedis are always on point. I usually get a gel manicure with a regular polish pedicure and they always last for 3 weeks. I also get my brows waxed here and I have a hard time trusting my brows with ANYONE. Lei-​Lei (s/​p? Sorry!) is great at brows.

Went in yesterday to get a full set, coffin style acrylics. I was greeted by all the wonderful ladies working and was sat down immediately. Through a recommendation, I made an appointment with Trang. She was wonderful! Offered me some tea as a sat down and we enjoyed a great conversation. I showed her a picture of what I wanted, and she exceeded my expectations. My favorite part of this experience, was feeling like she took her time to make my nails look exceptionally perfect. She shaves down and shaped them with very fine detailing and I felt very like she customized them to my needs. Everyone in the shop was complimenting her beautiful work and I was completely satisfied! After reading previous reviews, I saw everyone was complaining about parking and therefore giving this place a lower score. Parking is completely fine, just like an city, you pull into a spot and pay your small parking fee. Great experience and excellent work! Fairly priced!

Love this place. Tran (I think that’s how you spell it) is always happy to do all of the nail designs that I bring in. Everyone is really nice, good quality, and the prices are fair.

These ladies do a great job. They really take their time with clients. I do shellac pedicures and acrylic + shellac manicures. My new spot!

My happy place. Love getting a deluxe pedi and mani here every few weeks. Excellent, thorough service, reasonable prices and very nice people. Highly recommend.

First of it is hard to find a good park, but don’t let the busy traffic drive you away.
Now that I got your attention, let me tell you about my experience with Kang. She was very patient with my feet. I felt like I had a massage on a cloud. She was most patient with me. Despite my disgusting appearance on my feet she didn’t talk about me. She was kind. She put so much detail into trimming my nails and getting the cuticles I originally a bit tense and now I feel relaxed. She held a nice conversation with me and was very friendly. I look forward to paying another visit once my feet or fingers grow.
P.S thank you guys for your hard work!!! :-)

My favorite nail shop. I drive all the way from El Sobrante to get my nails did here. Everyone is super friendly but it’s the work that has me coming back repeatedly. Thus far I’ve yet to commit to one tech because I’ve had multiple techs work on me and they have never disappointed in terms of the quality of the manis and pedis. I will say the length and small details of their foot and hand massage do differ though and there have been times I hoped that my tech would have scrubbed a bit more on my heels and calluses — that’s the only negative thing I really have to say. Other than that, this is my go to spot, no doubt. The shellac lasts for at least 3 weeks, no chip, no peel. Im very critical with regard to painting and the paint jobs for both toes and fingers are clean and even. I highly recommend this shop to anyone looking for great service for great prices.

This review is so conflicted for me to write because I once loved this place! I’ve come here before to get a full acrylic set and they were beautiful…
However, I came in a few days ago to get a nice new set for a special occasion and I was seated with someone new. Things were fine until she glued the tips onto my nails. One of them was only halfway glued! I told her they have to be VERY short (the event has strict dress codes). She proceeded to file my nails and I had to tell her to cut it shorter. She did… but then messed up the shape! My left hand has rounded, oval shaped nails and my right hand has the almond shape I wanted! It’s driving me crazy.
The complete deal breaker for me is that she filed so f*cking hard on the side of my nails that she broke the skin! ON 4 DIFFERENT FINGERS. I took a shower and the shampoo burned. The girl doing my nails was completely distracted and yelling across the salon while filing, not even looking at my hands!
Seriously, Sally is wonderful. Anyone else? I DONT TRUST

This was the first stressful pedicure I’ve ever experienced! It was inexpensive, but also very awkward. When my girl would step away, the technician next to me would start asking me questions and bugging me all while she was working on another lady. She asked me things like: was I was finished, if I was in a hurry… all off putting and NO to all.
When my tech came back the last time, I was so frustrated… I wanted to leave. The first lady started bossing everyone around insisting I did not need the free crappy flip flops because my sandals were fine! My polish was ruined before I got out the door! What a train wreck, $ 25 and my time wasted! Next time, I’m going down the road, there are tons of nail salons to choose from on Grand Ave and I value the outcome & experience over cheap prices.

Gel manicure was alright, but overall the experience was not great. Manicurist did a good job (if I had really strong nails) but the way the business was run, the environment was unpleasant. ugh.
I came here on a monday evening since I was leaving town the next day, and after the 4^th of July weekend there weren’t many places open (maybe normally not open on mondays?)
It was very busy, chaotic, and I do not like the way it looks inside. People kept coming in and it was at the very end of their business hours, and they were either confusing or rude to them and it just felt so hectic. My nail tech was sweet and did do a good job in the sense that I could tell she knew what she was doing, did a good job with the painting and it didn’t chip. I had wanted a pale pink and the color I first picked was clear-​ish, and she helped find the type I wanted, she knew right away. this was all great.
There was something about the first layer they put on (I am not educated on the ins/​outs of gel manicures, I try to get them infrequently because I have thin nails), and she took it off and filed the surface of my nails more. I was confused why, but ok, and the mani stayed on like crazy. Unfortunately this made my nails even weaker and it was difficult for the gel to be removed. I am now facing months of super short nails so they don’t tear all over the place and I feel like I don’t want to get gel ever again.

Great service and best pedicure and manicure ever! Got the Deluxe Pedicure and it was worth it! Loved the attention and didn’t feel like the ladies were rushing thru the work — even tho the place was jammed! If going on a weekend — best to make an appt.

The only reason this place gets 3 stars is because the ladies did an awesome job on my nails.
I had an appointment at 5:15. To be fair, I was 10 minutes late. I was asked to wait a little bit. Several people walked in after me and started their services way before me. It took over an hour for anyone to start my services — they started my gel mani at 6:23. Once she sat down, she began the texting and then took a call while sitting right in front of me. If you are too busy to take an appointment then JUST TELL ME THAT. I would rather not waste hours of my time waiting. A mani pedi should not be a two hour+ experience. I have never had such a long and tiresome experience. So much for relaxing!
To top it off, I heard one of the ladies talking shit about how I was late with another customer. It’s 10 minutes — LIFE HAPPENS. My 10 minutes late does not, in any universe, make my mani pedi last 2 ½ hours.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would.
I do not have sensitive skin, but after breaking into hives 3 separate times I was able to narrow the cause down to Nail Today. After seeing an allergist and being tested for a battery of allergies I hadn’t even considered it could be the place I got my nails done every now and then. Ever since I stopped going to Nail Today I haven’t had any allergic reactions.

Nails are grossly important to me. I think about them a lot, and if they’re not in perfect condition, it bothers me. I moved near Grand Ave a few weeks ago, and was frankly a little overwhelmed by the sheer number of nail salons. There are easily a half-​dozen within seven blocks. Unilocal told me Nail Today was good, so I went on a Sunday morning.
I got in right away, and they were slow enough to have two women doing my mani/​pedi simultaneously. They were friendly and attentive, even got up and swapped my polish when I had a mid-​pedi change of heart about the color.
Here’s my issue: I got a shellac manicure and it pooled. There’s nothing worse. I can even overlook that the manicurist cut my nail too deep and it bled, but a pooling shellac manicure? Nope. It so hard to fix that by the next week I drove back to my old place and had them redo it. I think Nail Today will do in a pinch for a regular man-​pedi, but not as a regular spot.

They have s GREAT color selection, which I appreciate. They’re also pretty detailed when it comes to doing the stuff to your toes that you don’t feel like doing at home.
What prevents me from giving this place 4 stars is the quality of the color that I chose for my toes. If a particular color is running low, put some of that magic liquid in the bottle or add an extra coat on my toes. They didn’t do that. It made me sad. I almost wanted to ask for a do-​over with another color, but eh. Too much effort on my part. Also the jets weren’t on when my feet were soaking. A little strange?
Don’t get me wrong, I’ll definitely be back cuz my pedi was only $ 15 and it looked really clean in the salon… I just gotta speak up more.

Ever since I started coming here, Lan has always done my nails. She’s super sweet, and does a very great job. She doesn’t rush, and makes sure she’s doing it RIGHT. Gentle and has never once cut me or hurt me like most other places do.
This has been one of the places I come to consistently and I love it.

I love this place. The people who work there are so nice. I especially like ‘Jade’ who does an amazing job on my feet. I get the ‘special pedicure’ where they spend more time on your feet– — and it is worth every penny !!
They have comfy chairs, and. bottom line. they really work hard, and give great manicures & pedicures. I have taken my daughter here, my son here, and am just ready to bring in my husband. Very affordable…
Only drawback, is that it gets crowded, so try and go weekday mornings, as the weekend is hard to get in.
judith

Im very picky when it comes to my nails. I told myself that I wasn’t gonna pay for anymore manis/​pedis since I havent found a decent place.
I must say that I am very pleased with the way that Sally did my nails. I got a full set with an oval/​round shape. She nailed it! Im obsessed! (It’s been a very long time since I’ve had a full set)
My only complaint is that she cut one of my fingers while filing… it happens, right? And it took her about 2 hours! Good thing I gave myself extra time!
All in all, I am a happy camper with an aching finger lol… but I will definitely be back!