Bradshaw Nails

I have never had my nails done here but I go here for my eyebrows. I love the job they do and they are friendly.

I’ve been to this place twice now for a pedicure and I will never go back. I’m of the thought process that one bad experience could just be an off day… which is why I went back one more time. The first time I had just the very basic pedicure for $ 25. The first one sucked and the lady actually cut me 3 times while giving me the pedicure. Well that was almost two months ago and yesterday I wanted a pedicure during my lunch break so I went back… this time I went for their top of the line pedicure for $ 35 and worse than the first one. Oh and also shorter than the first one even though it was suppose to have lots of additional services in it (hence the reason for the extra $ 10), but the only thing they did in addition was scrub my legs twice with a salt scrub. Oh and the polish job was horrible! When I actually looked closely at my toes last night I see there was polish all over my toes. It was so messed up I had to remove the polish and paint my nails myself… in other words I totally wasted $ 35. Yes the salon looks pretty clean, and the staff are nice but they give horrible pedicures!!! I’d give no star if that was an option.

Worst. Pedicure. Ever. I have read negative Unilocal reviews before and thought they have been seemingly dramatic or exaggerated, however, in this case, THEY ARE NOT. 100 percent worst pedicure I have ever received and will probably ever receive in my life. I kid you not my pedicure took a total of 10 minutes. Seriously she was so sloppy and only did one coat of polish all for 18 bucks. She could have at least made it LOOK like she was trying. I could’ve done a better job pairing my own toes and trust me that is not saying much. In addition, their was hardly any polish colors to chose from. Total waste of money, very unhappy.

So I got short on time and couldn’t get to my normal place but this was close so I gave it a try. I said I wanted a fill and a pedicure. They started taking all my nails off! After the second one I asked what she was doing and she said «I do full set»! I said no, I asked for a fill. She said it wouldn’t match and I said that’s fine just do the fill. 2 days in the two nails she did broke! I haven’t broke a nail in YEARS! They were filed extremely thin and she built the tips out wide! That’s not how my nails were shaped when I came in here! I went and apologized to my girl a day later and had her fix me. As far as the pedicure I asked for the «full pedicure» everything they offered and she was done in like 10 min! Then when I looked there was flowers on my big toes that I didn’t ask for! And then she says don’t worry I will only charge you for one! WHAT?! NO! First off my 4 year old son could have done a better job and second I never asked or OK’ed that! And the whole time they were all talking to each other in their language and looking at me. Super rude. I had to interrupt them to ask any questions. WILL NOT BE BACK!!! DONT DO IT!!! DO NOT GO THERE!!!

This is just to warn ladies for having their nails done with Amy. this is not the first time i tried her giving her a second chance, but i almost cried. Tears are almost coming out of my eyes but i was also holding my mouth for saying something because it might get worst than what i am already feeling from what she is doing on each of my fingers. first time i came in there, she did it for me and i was in pain for days. i thought that it might just be because my fingers are not used to having a new set for a while that i feel different about it. Next time i can i asked for a different lady and it was Katie that helped and did my nails and i loved it. her hands are so gently and i didn’t even feel any pain at all. Next time i came back, i went back to Katie, but this time one of my nail was poorly done because of the fill, that my real nail is not fully glued anymore on the fiber glass that is was tagging on my hair and every thing i got my hands into so i brought it back to her and she fixed it for free because it was only 1 nail. but only a quick fix of putting some glue on the nail and fiberglass again and retouching the polish. next day it is broken again. this time i asked her to changed the whole nail and change the whole color for all the nails and charged me a whooping $ 8. just for a new nail color and for 1 nail fixed. then next time i came i saw Katie getting to her car to leave the salon, since that is the only time i have to get my nails done again. i decided to just have it done since i am already there. Amy was the lady available again and asked to just give me a full set again. instead of them refilling it and charging you the same. might as well get a new set and pay the same. while she is taking the old fill out, i almost pull my hands away from her and hold on to my mouth, but did ouch away from her hands because it hurts so bad, it feels like your nails are coming out from your fingers while she is peeling them off from my nails. then she starts what she is suppose to do and every time she would file and poke on my fingers i was almost in tears, my face is just turning so red i want to cry. she filed away all the skin on my sides of the nails and cuticles that they all burn and all my fingers hurt that i feel the whole hand is in pain already. Cant do anything except to just wish i wont get hurt anymore until she finished with it. Finally she did and asked me to wash my hand and i did and it burns so bad. Not a single finger didn’t hurt at all. went to grab my color and decided on a shiny orange color because that is just what they allow at my work. And when she saw it she made a comment «Oh Wow». oh my goodness, i was almost gonna burst in tears. she messed up all my fingers and now made me feel bad about the color choice i made. i stayed at the fan, i don’t want to go anywhere anymore. When she left without even a sorry or thank you for what i paid her. i decided that i also just want to leave, i am so mad and so disappointed. Now i know that i shouldn’t have done it in the first place if it is her that will do it for me. this will be the last. But as soon as i get home and checked on my nails, one of the nails barely have any fiberglass on the side that it is so thin and was tugging already on my hair and had to check it and yes, it is chipped again because the nail breaks because it is just the nail she glued with no fiberglass even to make it thick enough for me to use.
this is just a warning. we pay to have a good service. if they want to have a good customer, please take care of them and not give them a realy bad experience that will make them decide to make a review to warn people never to go not unless they want to have the same experience.

I LOVE BRADSHAW NAILS. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER OVER 7 YEARS. I’m really surprised reading the negative reviews of this salon. I moved to Elk Grove, but still come to this Bradshaw nails because the nail tech’s at this salon are the ONLY people, and I do mean only, that I trust my hands and nails with. Aimee, Mai and Tony rock. If I go to any other nail salon for a fill or a new set of nails, the experience is so painful that it makes me never want to get nails again. I’m a very particular client, as my natural nails are super thin, my cuticles are thin and the skin around my nails is very thin and bleeds really easily. To top it off, I have slender, narrow nails — especially my pinky fingers. All 3 of the lovely ladies know my hands so well that they take special care to use a skinny buffer to shape my nails, they delicately pull the skin back as they go around the border of each nail and will immediately fix anything I don’t like. If I go to any other nail salon (I tried a few when I moved to Elk Grove,) I’d leave the salon with my fingers aching from them ripping off an old set and cuts on many of the fingers, which sting like crazy when I wash my hands and it takes several days to heal.
I do notice sometimes if another customer comes in and one may start to rush, but this is the nature of a walk-​in salon. The quality of my nails/​nail polish work is not compromised. When you walk in to a salon, you will not want to be kept waiting a half hour. However, I go at times when it is not busy, so it’s not an issue for me anyway. If there’s a color I really like and they don’t have it, I spend $ 5 to get a nail polish I really like and will use again.
One time, I had a very important interview that was scheduled on a Wednesday. I found out Tuesday and asked if they could do a fill with a french manicure and shorten them. I realized before they started that I didn’t have the funds until Thursday. Aimee gladly did my nails anyway and didn’t bat an eyelash about me paying her 2 days later. I doubt they would do that for many customers, but like I said, I’ve been very loyal over 7 years and they are good to me.
I like the artwork they do; I usually get a flower and gem on each ring finger, as well as each toe. Regarding pedicures, they have 3 levels of service. The first one is basic — you do not get a towel wrap, but you do get a massage and a great new set of toes perfectly pedicured. Sometimes I have issues with ingrown toenails, and instead of paying a $ 15 copay and having to wait at a doctor’s office to get them cut out, they will do it for me. And I walk out with the cutest pedicure done exactly the way I wanted it. You can get the towel wrap, the parrafin wax, etc., but you have to be willing to pay a whopping $ 7 more for that service — $ 25 in all. Their prices are very fair and reasonable.
The only reason I am not giving Bradshaw Nails 5 stars is because sometimes there is a languange barrier when communicating. Toni speaks the best english and you can always turn to her for clarification. These ladies work very hard and always provide me excellent, friendly service.

I wouldn’t pay to go here ever again. It was convenient at the time, but def a mistake. They were not friendly, barely spoke. Their selection of nail colors is the worst Ive seen. There was also no one else in there and the lady was rushing me out. She even put my sandals on when the polish wasn’t dry and messed up the design, they said she wouldn’t fix it. Not only that it was $ 30 which is on the higher price range. There was no massage done and no hot towel or any of the regular stuff you get with a massage. seriously ridiculous. WIll NEVER go back

Closest nail salon to my work, I remember being dissatisfied prior times, but thought I’d give them another try… Tech’s disposition did not seem happy or nice. She poorly filed and shaped my nails, did not want to let me fix filing, instead filed again in same poor manner. Thick and bubbly polish looked sloppy when leaving and chipped easily next day. Worth driving far away rather than going here. :(wish I something nice to say, but truly recommend any other shop besides this one…

I’ve given these ladies a few chances to make things right — they just don’t cut it for manis or pedis. There is one of four manicurists I like, but she’s the youngest and I feel she gets put to work the most. This explains why she’s always busy when I walk in. Most of the time in a rush, they file my nails different lengths and shapes, and like another poster mentioned, as soon as another customer walks in, all quality goes out the window. Last Saturday I was rushed to the UV table for my hands to dry, only for her to realize (after starting another customer) that the top coat was left to do on me. She did that 5 minutes into the drying. Not cool.
So, the complaint might sound small, but there are better places to go in the area. This is my last-​last-​last resort nail place.

I knew this relationship wouldn’t last. I stopped going here because I found a good place in Natomas that I’d rather drive way out of the way instead. But of course, out of desperation and lack of time, I went back for a July 4^th fill and pedi. Two ladies worked on my hands and feet at the same time. I was happy with my blue toe nails with white stars, except she didn’t do mirror images of the design. Oh well, it still looked good and only I could probably tell that the direction of the design was flawed.
I told the lady doing my nails that one of my thumbnails had to be fixed because the fake nail was coming off of my real nail. «I’ll just cut it (my real nail) down» was her solution. Ok, whatever. Not a good solution. I told her I wanted stars like the ones on my toes. She started to rush because a few people walked in at the same time. I don’t know what she thought «stars» were, but they turned out looking more like comets. It was the worst art job I’ve ever seen. Really? You’re putting clear coat over this shit and laminating it? OMG.
That’s what happens when you rush a relationship.
It’s over.