Tipsy Toes

I had a very nice manicure experience here!!! The place is very comfortable and it’s the only nail salon I’ve been to that was completely quiet: No loud talking or fans — just very professional and friendly aestheticians.
Another thing to note about this place — I believe that they autoclave or otherwise professionally clean their tools. My manicurist opened new sterilized equipment in front of me. The place was overall extremely clean.
My nails look great, and my hands were well taken care of. No champagne when I went late afternoon Sunday, but no big deal. I will go back for another great $ 10 manicure as soon as this one wears off!

+ for them letting me and delia in at like 6:30 when they close at 7 and them offering both mani+pedi to us
+ for it being clean, pleasant and cheap
— for no champagne offered
— for them not completely removing my old polish and doing a pretty crappy job with the new polish
— for them not even beginning to exfoliate the callouses off my feet

I’ve been getting my toes tipsied for about a year now, and I’m always stoked! You’re going to give me a pedi for $ 20? And for only $ 6 more a manicure? And the whole time you’re going to ply me with free champagne?!? Yes Please!
Granted, it can take a while to get everything done, and some of the ladies are more fun/​better at their job than others, but Bebe is great, and overall I’ve had great experiences, and I’ll keep coming back.

Bebe gets the job done. And well.
I pretty much only go here for waxing (tried the place only once for a pedicure, and I haven’t had many of those, so can’t offer an opinion there). Bebe is great… she’s friendly, accommodating w.r.t. time (poor girl has had to stay after hours for my late self a couple of times), and very thorough. She doesn’t hold back when it comes to opinions about how to take care of your skin (has a special hatred for ingrowns, so horror stories about the same could well be the only topic of discussion sometimes), and I understand that can be a bit overwhelming for some folks, but I love it… she’s pretty much just warning you to get your act together, not trying to upsell you anything. It’s gotten so I go her even though I have a couple of certificates lying around for other spas… I’ll be using those for something else… going somewhere else for waxing feels like cheating on Bebe :-P

Sigh. I hate to do this, because I used to like this place, but I just went again today, and was really disappointed, not to mention disgusted. I’ve been coming here for a year or so, and usually Bebe does my nails. She does a really good job, is careful, usually friendly, ect. In fact, once I even bought her a bottle of polish on ebay that she couldn’t get anymore, just to be nice. But today just really turned me off. First of all, I was worked on by a new lady. Side note — as I was being worked on, another client in the chair next to me was talking to Bebe, saying «I only come here if you’re here, no one else touches my nails here». Bebe said «oh no, the other girls do good job too». The client replied «no, definitely not. I can tell you, only you do a good job here. I wont let anyone else here touch my nails». Having had iffy manicures a couple times by workers here other than Bebe, I was silently agreeing. So anyway, this new woman who works there was using the buffer sponge on my tonails, and we were sitting in front of the door where there’s a lot of foot traffic. She dropped the sponge on the floor, where who knows how many people had walked (this wasnt a corner of the room), and proceeded to pick it up and go to use it on me again! I said «Excuse me, do you mind using a new sponge, since that one just fell on the floor?» And she gave me a look like she had no idea what I was talking about. Then Bebe directed her to use a new sponge, and she went and got one. She was very clumsy with taking away the dish of warm water to soak my fingernails in, spilling water on the chair, and later the cuticle oil all over the chair arm when she neglected to put a towel down for me to rest my hand on. The grossest thing though, was yet to come. When Bebe does my nails, when it comes to the cleaning under the nail part, she cleans under one nail, wipes the cleaning instrument on a towel so it’s, you know, clean, and cleans another nail, wipes it on a towel, ect. This new lady cleaned one nail, then another, then another, and I noticed she wasnt wiping the cleaning instrument on anything. So I watched, and the stuff under my nails was just left to go where it may — onto her fingers, onto the floor, for all I know some of it fell onto my pants. It was seriously disgusting. I went home and changed, and took a shower as soon as my nails were dry enough. Seriously, how can you not have enough sense to wipe the nail dirt on something, instead of just letting it get all over you and your client? Yuck. She also repeatedly kept trying to pick up my purse or move it, when I expressly told her «I’ve got it» and made it obvious I’d rather move it myself. I found that rather rude — a purse is someone’s private property, you don’t just grab it without asking, and insist on moving it even when someone says «I’ve got it».
So I was thinking at this point, no way am I going to see anyone but Bebe. Then it’s time for my eyebrow waxing. Bebe usually does a decent job. We get in there, and she’s trimming my eyebrows, and she says «The hairs are so long». Well… yeah… that’s why I’m getting them done, no? And then she says out of the blue «Your skin is really oily, isn’t it».
Um… wat?
It’s not like she tried to sell me a facial afterwards, so I don’t know what was the point of that. I was a bit shocked and replied (truthfully) that I’d had sunscreen on from earlier in the afternoon when I was outside. I mean, come on — I didn’t know I had to put on a full face of makeup and make sure my skin was powdered to go get my eyebrows done. It was so random, and rude — I mean, are you TRYING to make your client uncomfortable?
I’m an overtipper — I like to make people feel good, especially if they do a good job. On the $ 25 mani/​pedi I usually tip $ 10 bucks. This time, I didn’t tip the mani/​pedi woman anything. I honestly felt she didn’t deserve anything — I not only was grossed out by her hygiene standards, but my fingers and toes both had polish smudges, and she hurt me doing my toes. I tipped Bebe 4 bucks for the eyebrows — I don’t know why. Habit I guess.
Anyway, I won’t be back. It makes me sad, too, because at one time I liked this place, and I enjoy having a regular place I go to, getting to know the people who work there, and having some kind of relationship. However, when I got home I was grossed out by the mani/​pedi, and honestly a bit hurt/​embarassed to have been told my skin is «so oily». I don’t go to the salon to come home feeling like crap. I won’t be back.

I was a walk-​in on a Sunday in desperate need of a mani.
I had a wedding to go to and my hands were looking pretty atrocious and although I wasn’t going to be shaking any hands in congratulations, I certainly couldn’t sip my champagne with these funky mitts.
So, I asked my friend who lives in the hood about Tipsy Toes and she said she had a good experience there before and said I should try it out. I figured, why not? I found a parking spot right in front, it was almost as if the mani gods were telling me to get buffed and polished there.
My first impression was that it is a small place. But cute, and clean and the women there were super friendly and inviting.
I only had time for a mani so they sat me down and immediately chatted me up. She did a really nice job, cleaned my cuticles and filed my nails in the shape that I always ask for (!!) but never get at other places (and usually have to do some fix ups when I get home).
I would have to say I give them more of a 3.5 stars than a 4 because it wasn’t the best clean up job post polish. I had to go home and get quite a bit of the polish that had gotten onto my skin off. But everything else was well done.
I didn’t get a pedi, BUT the thing I noticed was they had these brand new plastic liners they used for each new client that came, into the spa tub. Considering that few places do this, I was really impressed and am thinking of heading back there for a pedi the next time I’m in the area.
A great local spot and it is cheap to boot!

What a great find! I was on my way to finding a tailor in my new neighborhood when I passed this place. I realized that will probably need to find a more local nail/​waxing place (I used to live in San Jose). So I peaked in and grab their list of services and costs. $ 26 for mani/​pedi and $ 10 for eyebrows! Fabulous. I came here on a Saturday afternoon and this place was swamped. Someone how I got helped pretty fast. I must say they did an excellent job and they had a great selection of OPI polishes (my fav). They did such a good job that in the evening when I was paying my male cab driver he complimented me on my manicure. Now if that doesn’t say something about their work, then I don’t know what does. I also go my eyebrows shaped and they did some lovely work their as well. For $ 36 I got it all! I love this place and the fact that its two blocks from my house. I will definitely be back.

French tip manicure for $ 13? Sold.
This place is very neighborhood, very small. They do a solid job at a very reasonable price. It’s places like this that keep workin’ class girls like me in manicures all year long.
It’s not really a fancy, pampered experience if that’s what you’re looking for. But they do good work.

I will be honest I went to this place based on Katie C.‘s recommendation on waxing. Unfortunately, I got screwed with my waxing service.
I woke up today to a horrible scar under my eyebrow from the waxing that tI received yesterday. I’ve been waxed before and have never had this happen. I guess I should have been suspicious when the lady kept telling me that I had ‘really thin skin.’ Apparently thats code for ‘fuck your skin just came off on my waxing sheet.‘
I’m not going to lie. I’m upset about it. I like my face. My boyfriend likes my face and now its kinda fucked. I don’t have the hear to go back down there and act a fool b/​c its possible that she was having an off day. BUT if I have a scar on my face form this shit, so help me god that bitch is going DOWN!
On the plus side, my mani/​pedi was decent. But she did under charge me initially and asked me to pay more once I signed my credit card receipt. Personally I think that if you undercharged me you should take it out of that tip I just gave you. That shit is a personal problem.
OH, and no i won’t be going back.

My toes were sober when we left.
For $ 20, my friend got a good — but very basic and simple — pedicure.
For $ 25, I got a manicure/​pedicure — also basic and simple, but a great deal. The two manicurists were friendly & helpful, and everything seemed clean.
I was disappointed that we weren’t offered anything to drink — neither a glass of water nor a glass of wine from the jug of Carlo sitting in the corner.
I think I’ll be back though — hard to beat a $ 25 mani/​pedi!

I always come in here every month with a handle-​bar mustache and burt (circa seasame street) eyebrows and, like magic, i walk out looking like a millions bucks.
and when i say a million bucks, i mean no wax residue or anorexic starved skinny brows.
the ladies here are incredibly sweet and do everything to accomadate you. considering that they get business by walk-​ins, they do the best job of squeezing you in as quickly as possible.
5 big stars to tipsy toes for transforming chewbacca into a delightful example of waxing perfection!

This place is WONDERFUL!
I went in with 3 friends for a birthday. There were only two women working, and there were 2 women in there, so I was worried it would be a long wait.
It was TOTALLY worth it. They let us sit in the massage chairs as long as we wanted, and the ladies there were talkative and so sweet.
The prices were so decent, and we sat around talking and just enjoying ourselves after our manis because nobody was in the shop and they knew it was our friend’s birthday. We tipped them really heavily, and it was well worth it.
If I lived closer, I would go here all the time. This place is small and homey and they deserve your business!

not bad not good.
I went here with a friend who swears by this place for a mani/​pedi. i don’t pamper my nails very often, but when i do i like to have a nice relaxing experience. this place was very small, no frills, but nice workers. There was a toddler running around, bumping into things, and screaming– one of the worker’s daughter. So not anywhere close to the relaxing spa experience i had hoped. the nails were fine– not great/​not thorough, although she did spend quite some time on them.
I will try a few other salons before i go back.

Bebe is the best!
That girl gets IN there and always makes time for you. Plus she’s super cool and fun to talk with.
She’s a great example of a hardworking business owner who does it all! I love the vibe here too; the girls who come in are nice to chat with and super friendly!
Bebe: You want champagne? You want alcohol?
Girl 1: Yeah I’ll have alcohol. Do you want alcohol Bebe? You should have some.
Me from waxing room: Umm no she shouldn’t!

This no-​frill, but clean & relaxing place has awesome prices, professional & genuinely nice manicurists with a great attention to detail. They do a flawless mani-​pedi– ask for Bebe! I live in the hood & they’re always accomodating– even last mnute. Try the color Over The Taupe for a warm grey color– love it.

Great customer service, relaxing atmosphere. Best prices I’ve found in the city for waxing. Love Bebe, she’s great!

Went to Tipsy Toes Tuesday for my manicure yesterday, I’m still so impress with Bebe’s customer service, I prefer the buffing there is nothing like a good manicure, they are very good, tip my hat to tipsy toes.
Dee

I am tipsy toes’ biggest fan! I never get anything less than amazing service with each visit (every 2 weeks). From the typical nail services, to waxing and eyelash extension, they offer reasonable prices and quality customer service. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend tipsy toes to anyone. Go! And ask for BeBe-she’s the bomb!

A $ 50 facial? Say what? Thinking it was too good to be true, I decided to scout it out. If you are looking for a decent facial at a great price, Tipsy Toes is the place to go.
The staff is very friendly, they offer tea, wine or bubbly, and they’ve recently remodeled so it’s now an adorable little gem of a nail-​care-​waxing-​facial place on Divisadero as opposed to the run-​of-​the-​mill bad-​lighting, glue-​smelling nail places that you find in the same price range.
All of their services are value priced. And no, the facial wasn’t the best I ever had, but it was definitely worth $ 50. It included a very nice head, face, hand and shoulder massage.
I would go now before the masses find out and you have to wait ages for service.

So Four Seasons changed its name!
I doubt that it really would have been confused with the luxury hotel chain but I guess Tipsy Toes is more catchy anyway. Tipsy being the free-​flowing champagne that the owners happily supply to tipsy clients, toes being just one of the services they offer. I’m something of a Tipsy Toes expert and have gotten countless mani/​pedis (26 dollars is a steal), eyebrow waxes, and facials from their staff. All great. Eyebrows especially.
Went today to get a mani/​pedi and take advantage of the free 10 min. foot massage offered mon-​thurs mornings/​afternoons. It was heavenly and my nails are perfect.
5 stars.