Pearl Nail Salon

my friend brought me here and I’m skeptical of new places. we we’re able to walk in with a 20 min wait and I got a pedicure and full set. I was very pleased with the pedicure my toes were taken care of and the Polish looked great. however it already started chipping 2 weeks in. I got my full set by Emily she’s super knowledgeable and I loved that my nails were thin! I hate going to places that slather on acrylic. she also added some pink product to the natural nail that made my nails really shine. I will definitely be back after I was there 30 days ago and my nails are still strong. the salon is not unusually clean but it’s not dirty. it’s just kind of old. they do a great job here. cash only though!!!

Not the cleanest place in the world. On top of that I called to make an appt and they said «come now» I did and then spent 40 minutes with me feet soaking in cold water. When I finally got some help, she was kinda mean. The massage chairs are old, ratty and barely work.

This place is terrible. I went in to get a gel manicure. I had tips on two of my nails because they broke. I explained to the lady that i wanted them off since my real nails grew to the regular length of the rest. She spent 5 mins trying to convince me not to. That made me feel like she was lazy and didnt want to do it. Any who, i also wanted to get my nails cut down. So she cut my nails down and when it came to the one with the tips she just cut and cut below where the real nail was. This pissed me off cause again my nail was shorter than the rest. As she continued to do my manicure she kept doing some stupid things. Like scrapping the gel off before it was ready to come off, and doing it aggressivly. Then when cutting my cuticles she cut me deep. It actually ended up scabbing. My nails looked horrible. After only 4 days the gel started chipping and my nails started breaking one by one. My friend asked me when i got my nails done when i said a week he replied with «it looks like its been 3 weeks.» It sure did too. Now all of my nails are broken, and i am pissed. You spend so much money to get them to a certain point and look a certain way then one bad salon can take that all away. I would never recommend this place. Not to anyone.

The hygiene of this place is questionable. Nothing wrong with the mani/​pedi but there was dust and filth everywhere. I don’t have the balls to walk out of a place so I powered through but I would never return.

At first I really liked my experience there, they did a great job I thought minus the fact she nicked my toe nail on the side too much… it’s happened to me before so no big deal… no one is perfect so I usually understand when it happens. The next day I saw that my toe swelled up and I had a difficulty walking. It last for 3 days… so uncomfortable and scary. I was planning to go to the doctor once the weekend was over but thank God it went down alot and I decided not to.
Basically from what I what I understand they don’t sanitize their tools properly and I picked something up. Really unfortunate. I will never return to give them a second chance because I’m just too grossed out…
Clean your tools properly!!! It’s your job!!! It’s the law!

I have gone to Pearl’s three times, specifically to have Bryan do my pedi. He left Tina Nails about 2 years ago and when I found out he was at Pearl I started going there.
I give this review two stars because of the «cash only» policy and because it appears that Bryan is overworked and unhappy at his new place of business. Every time I go he is juggling at least two customers and the last two pedicures he gave me were rushed and cut me.
Bryan is THE best nail designer in the area, but it’s not worth getting infections from cuts and having to leave bruised up. I am also really disappointed that this pace charges more than every other salon in the area by an extra $ 5 for a pedi!
I’m all set with going here… I want to know I’m getting great service and this salon failed to impress me after three botched attempts at rekindling the magic Bryan and I once had when he was on top of his game at Tina’s.

Friendly service, great pedicure, great price & convenient location. I always pay cash for pedis so their not taking plastic didn’t influence my experience.

Christmas Eve: 2:30pm
I called ahead to see if they were even opened. I got squeezed in for 3:00pm, whoa! The salon is packed with gals and their last minute nail crisis, me being one of them! Only waited for 5 minutes when I got called for my gel manicure.
The pretty and sparkling turquoise color on my nails lasted for more than 2 weeks and at three weeks, even after my nails had outgrown the manicure, it was still impeccably there. Now, I work at a hospital where constant washing of the hands and disinfecting is mandatory and can erase any nail polish within two days, but not the gel manicure from this salon! Out of all the salons out there offering gel manicures, I can only trust this one.
Parking is scattered, you may find parking on the streets. It is also bus accessible.

So, you may be asking yourself: why give it 4 stars? The only downside of this salon is that they don’t accept plastic (debit/​credit), CASH ONLY. I never carry around cash with me, so I found it inconvenient to step out of the salon after my nails were done and walk to the nearest Tedeschi to get cash out of an ATM that will charge me a convenience fee.
However, if you put the CASH ONLY aside, you have to see why this place is worth the trip after I explained how the employees answered my call on Christmas Eve to squeeze me in on one of their busiest days of the year and came out with a kick ass gel manicure for $ 25!

I have been desperately looking for a nail place I consistently love and I think I found it. Most places are good the first time and then they mess me all up when I come back. Pearl nail is very regular and not fancy but I am very satisfied with the service. Gel manicures are the best!!!