Tami Beauté Des Ongles

Location: In the heart of the Plateau, between Coloniale and St. Dominique. The closest subway is Mont-​Royal, and no, don’t even think about finding parking nearby unless you’re there at the a$$ crack of dawn.
The place: Average. The manicure stations are at the front (when you walk in) while the pedi stations are in the next room. I did notice ants where the dryers were set up.
The goods: I only got a pedicure and while I thought it was OK, it didn’t blow me away. The application of the polish left to be desired, with some parts of the nail not being covered.
Service: OK, but I personally did not get the warm and friendly treatment. The person who did my pedicure barely said hello and she didn’t talk or smile the entire time I was in the chair. Now, I’m OK with no talking but maybe crack a smile once in a while.
Price point: $ 35 tax-​in for a pedicure.

It’s a lovely place and they do a reliable job each time. I like that it’s consistant with anyone I see there.

I was truly hoping this place would be great. I decided to try Tami mainly because of the reviews. I went this afternoon and was excited that there was barely anyone there. I opted for some gels nails with a matte finish gel polish on it. Initially I asked for my cuticles to be removed prior to gels nails being put on (I know that some might not think cutting them is a good thing but I like it this way). In any casee, this was not done. Though the staff was very friendly, the end result was disappointing. I asked to have my nails filed square which was not done. I also asked to have a specific length and this was not done either, They are too short. She keep filing and filing. She didn’t file/​clean properly under the nails, which in the end, caused my under nails to have shreds to plastic hanging from them. She put 2 thick coats of nail polish and a thick coat of matte finish. It was so thick that it took over 3 hours to completely dry !!! 3 hours !!! I couldn’t believe it. She even had to redo my thumb nail because there was so much thick nail polish on there that it slid down my nail. By the time I got home, even being careful driving, my nail polish was ruined. 50 $ for ruined short nails ! As if this wasn’t bad enough, my two index finger nails are not filed evenly and one of my pinky nails was put on crooked. The matte finish was not competely applied on top of the dark nail polish color, so the nail near my cuticles shines whereas the rest is matte. Usually I don’t have to redo my nail polish because it is suppose to last about two weeks. What I have, is a simply nail color applied… this was not what I asked for. There was no language barrier, since the girl spoke english and french well so I don’t understand why my nails turned out so horribly ugly. I only gave this place 1 star because of their dog who hangs out at the parlour that was so adorable. I would also like to point out that when she pushed back my cuticles (did not remove them like I asked) she took out a tool from her drawer, and one of my cuticles bled. She simply wiped my blood with the back of her hand and put the tool back into her drawer. Disgusting… no hygiene! I will never go back there and don’t understand why this place actually has as many positive reviews as it does.

Tami’s is super cute VERY clean and great service! My nails were AMAZING! They are true artists I got so many compliments:)
Thx Ashanda for my fantastic nail design.

I like this little nail salon. The massage chairs are comfortable. I had a French pedicure which turned out really well. The staff is very sweet.

I hate to be the one with a bad review but i feel like i need to share. The only reason why i gave it one star was because of the polish collection and the cute décor.
Not only do they do a below par job but the wait is unbelievably long. If they only take appointments they should state that somewhere instead of making people wait for over 40 mins! Also, i had originally asked for a pedicure And manicure. But because of the long wait time I did not get any polish or even a massage on my hands. All she did was clean them up a bit and file. When i went to pay, Tami told her to still charge me in full. The girl barely did a thing on my nails!
Lastly, and most importantly, they do not disinfect their tools after each person. I watched them use the same tools on 4 different people. Not only is this disgusting but its also extremely unsanitary.
I wanted to like them when i walked in but i won’t be returning unless they start becoming more hygienic and fair with their pricing

Tami’s is my neighbourhood joint. I’ve been to places all over town but I keep coming back to Tami’s because the shellac is always flawless. It’s the best price for quality nails in the city.

I came there without an appointment and they were all really friendly with me.
Now three weeks after my visit my acryl nail prolonging is on the way to grow out and it splits up a lil bit BUT thats just normal.
I was so fascinated how fast she did her work (tami) and how beautiful she made the nail polish on them…
Would definitely recommend this place to everybody for those acryl nails and even for those shellac manicures… It looked really beautiful at the other customers.

Tried a second time, with a booking, and everything was perfect, especially Tami who is so kind and pro. I’ll definitely go back and I’m glad to recommend the place with no restriction!

I went to Tami for the fish pedicure. It tickled like crazy initially. I guess, I was forgotten after 25 minutes it wasn’t tickling — it felt like my feet and legs were falling asleep.
With the $ 10 coupon, it was a great value for a novel experience.
Service was subpar, I won’t be back.

I’ve had a pedicure here twice and done a gel manicure once.
The salon is nice, with big windows and giant massage-​style pedicure chairs. They have a great selection of colors from Essie and OPI, both of which are quality brands that I highly recommend. They used to have the fish tanks with the tiny, dead-​skin-​eating fish, but they have apparently phased that out, unfortunately. The staff has always been nice to me. I read other reviews of Tami that said they were rude or awkward or quiet, but I think that might be a symptom of a language barrier, not attitude. The staff has always been polite to me.
My pedicures were both quite good: the massage, nail shaping and painting were all done well. Still, I felt that there was more exfoliating that could have been done since both times I left with still mildly hard heels. But, in the end, I still choose this place for my pedis.
My gel manicure was ok. The painting, shaping and painting was well done, but I asked if they did any sort of gel nail art or designs and the technician responded as if she didn’t even know what that was. Also, the final product lasted barely 5 days before starting to chip and peel. I paid almost $ 70 for a pedicure and gel manicure and the gel lasted 5 days? I was pretty unhappy. I have had a gel manicure from a salon in NYC that did wild and fun nail art in the gel and which lasted SO LONG. This might be an issue of product that they use or application, I am not sure.
In the end, I will continue to get pedicures here and try to insist on more exfoliation, but I think I will look for gel manicures elsewhere.

Ladies, this is the only place to come for your shellac!!! I am going on week 3 and the only reason why I need to go back is because my nails grew. This time around I did a natural colour and it’s not as noticeable, but the time I got it before, it was hot, hot pink and it also lasted for over 2 weeks. Can’t be the price, massage chairs and the friendliness of this place; maybe one day I will try dunking my feet in the fish…

I have just discovered yet another reason to love Tami’s. I recently tried their Shelack (sp), which instead of being just a regular polish is a gel, it does require more work to apply as they must first manicure (35 $ me thinks), but the serious bonus is that once applied it dries instantly (I am use to paying before getting polished to avoid messing up whilst rustling through the purse to get wallet), but Jenni (another of my faves there said. «don’t worry you will see dries fast»), and so it did. The look is awsome cause it has a very high sheen, and remains looking brand spankin new for up to 3 weeks. My last time was a good 15 days but my nails grow really quickly so you can see the gap, I have done neutral color, and bright red and am planning on french manicure for the next one, so if you like me have a busy schedule and are not particularly carefull (as in I garden and serve food so my hands are constantly in water), this is a great solution to keeping your nails pretty and polished.

The fish nibbling deserves five stars. It’s automatic giggles from the moment your feet go in the tank. (it’s also a little startling to learn where fish can find dead skin. On my shin? All over my shin? REALLY? eek).
So that was a blast. But the pedicure was merely serviceable.
I will say that they managed to fit in my daughter and me as walk-​ins. We waited about 30 minutes, but they got us in — so that was nice. And yes, the colour selection is good — although the front of the salon is so dimly lit the pale turquoise my daughter picked out turned out to be more green than blue, but she liked it, so all’s well that ends well in that regard — but listen, just because I let two dozen fish dine on my dead skin doesn’t mean the job is over. My heels were still more Hobbit than Hamptons by the end of the pedicure, and the massage was lacklustre at best.
The actual polish application was good for me, but my kid had bubbles and chips from Minute One.
Prices reasonable, especially for her — but in the end, the job was only so-​so. Go for the fish and go elsewhere for the pedicure. Staff friendly enough but we arrived at the end of the day — they were tired and it showed.

great, clean salon with friendly staff… though i’m going to be honest about the actual nail job.
i came to get shellac or gel manicure done… the color i wanted was in seaweed bio gel. it was probably one of the worse paint jobs i’ve had, since she couldn’t paint within my nails, spilling over the sides — not being meticulous. and since it was gel with 3 layers, i had this paint job for 2 – 3 weeks.
at least, this seaweed bio gel didn’t chip. just too bad, that it didn’t look great.

I was unfortunate enough to have chipped all but 3 nails on my right hand and refused to go anywhere until the situation was rectified. I Unilocaled and this place was 45 seconds from the front door to my apt and off i walked. The waiting area is small but i found a seat while i waited to be greeted and realized there was a back room full of people getting pedicures. I advised i just needed a polish change and the manicurist directed me to a chair and said it would be a few minutes. I had no where to be and so i waited and within 10 minutes she was finished with her client and came over to change my polish. It didn’t take long and i was impressed with the skill level of the manicurist, the color selection is HUGE and the cleanliness of the salon. This seems to be a very popular place and at least 4 people came in after me while i was drying.
The only negatives i have are that they only accept debit not credit or cash and there is only one drying station for hands and two for feet. There are about 5 pedicure chairs so most people didn’t wait long for them to turn over.

On the first warm day in Montréal since September of 2008 I slipped my lily white feet (ok, deathly pale — who am I kidding) into flip flops for the first time and visited this little nail salon on Duluth.
They are busy so an appointment is recommended.
Upon entering, you’re greeted by two huge fish tanks full of rufa fish. By dipping your feet into one of these tanks for 15 minutes before your pedicure, you essentially lose a good deal of dead skin. That’s right, they eat it right off of you. I didn’t try it this time but I’m curious and saw one brave soul squirm for the first 5 minutes of the procedure then she settled in with a magazine.
My pedicure ($ 35) included a workout for my feet. Be prepared for a tough (lots of punching and slapping) foot and lower leg massage and a massaging chair. In and out in a half hour, it was worth the price and I’d go back.