King’s Nails

They do a great job. Shellac is $ 20 and it lasts at least 2 weeks on me. That’s rare because I have healthy nails which don’t house polish for long amounts of time. They are reasonably priced, have great hours and do a swell job.

Michael is amazing. He can make my nails last and not lift for 3 weeks if he needs to! He also does amazingly beautiful work. I make sure to book with him anytime I come back in town and I wish I could find someone nearly as good up in Gainesville. My last Gainesville experience has my nails lifting at 4 days after the fill. Thank god I’m coming back in town this weekend.

Went here for my first set of acrylic with gel overlay nails. Let me say first… this is NOT a spa type place. It’s in a questionable part of town and it isn’t the cleanest or nicest looking place. There’s no wine offered & no relaxing music playing. But I had heard so many good things about their work that I decided to try it anyway. Had a good experience the first time. The customers were friendly & everyone was chatting… And raving about Michael’s nails. So I requested Michael to do my nails & I thought they looked beautiful. Two weeks later I had red lines in about six of my nails. Did some reading & found out that its called «ring of fire» & it’s caused from drilling too hard into the nail bed.
Went back to Michael for a fill in today. Showed him the red lines in my nails & all he said was «it’s nothing to worry about, will grow out.» Then he proceeded to file away at the same area. When he was done doing the fills, I could still see where the first application began & then the second… he did not blend the fill in with the old. When I expressed that I wasn’t pleased with the way they looked, Michael just said «that’s the way it is.» He totally did not give a damn. What’s worse is I had recommended this salon to my friend who also went with me & she was NOT happy. She paid more for the same services she gets at her spa salon & her nails looked nowhere near as good as they usually do. Also, I personally cannot stand it when the technicians chatter back and forth in their foreign language while looking at the customers. I find it disrespectful & rude. This didn’t happen on my first visit, but on my return they were all either chatting away on their cell phones or with each other the whole time. Look… if I’m going to pay for a service… I want the technicians full attention and focus on the product they are giving me! I did not get that today! I will not be going back here. Busy doesn’t equal good. Lesson learned.

Go to Michael for your nails and Lee for your eyebrows/​waxing.
I liked this place so much I regretted leaving my very bad job that was near the salon. I live 45 minutes away and considered driving all the way to Pinellas just to have Michael do my nails.
They treat their regulars well also. One night, I was their last client of the day and when I went to leave, my car battery had died. They noticed me still in the parking lot waiting for roadside service and they turned their lights on again and brought me inside to wait. They called a friend to come see if he could fix my car and when he couldn’t, everyone waited with me till the guy from the dealership arrived. It was definitely above and beyond!