Nail & Waxing

The service went downhill the last time I visited. I also bring my dog with me (she’s a tiny Maltese/​Shih Tzu). The lady start shouting at me about having my dog on the chair. Can’t bring myself to go back since. Go elsewhere.

I’ve been to the famous $ 50 pedicure chain several times and I prefer Tammy’s. I don’t want to pay for décor. I want a good, sanitary, attractive pedicure. And I get that here every time. The only place I go now.
Highly recommend.

Decent no-​frills nail salon in the Beaches area.
Nice new spa beds. Décor is non-​descript. Friendly owners. Walk-​ins a-​ok.
Usual prices (Mani — $ 15, Spa pedi — $ 25 or both for $ 35)
They did a good job on my pedicure and took their time. Can’t complain.

Nail and Waxing is a quick and cheap manicure spot in The Beach. It’s pretty no frills in here: extravagances like: large-​format porcelain tiles, matching smocks, and fluency in English are not to be found here.
There are four spots for manis and four pedicure stations. Everything seemed pretty clean to me and they had a cabinet with custom tools for the regulars. Have been around the block a few times mani-​wise (breathes gently against fingernails, polishes them gingerly against breast pocket) I know an A-​OK joint when I see one. For $ 15 you can’t really go wrong.
They also have some cheap waxing going on. I calculate that if you get everything (and I mean everything) it would cost $ 114 and that’s a la carte. Seems really inexpensive to me. A little too inexpensive. I’ll stick to the honey and fire-​ants method thank you.
Obligatory Title Pun: Their name is too lame to pun.
Menu Readability: All their pricing is clearly marked on a black and gold sign that was designed and printed in 1984.
Need to mention: I came here because I was killing time waiting for the Pie Shack to open, not because I *needed* a manicure. Whatever, I don’t owe you an explanation.
What this place teaches me about myself: I’m glad hair removal isn’t in my repertoire.

The combination of winter and housework had destroyed my nails and cuticles. I had half an hour to kill, I was parked right outside Nail & Waxing which was open for another hour and the sandwich board outside read: Manicure $ 15! Sold!
Being a manicure virgin, I didn’t really know what to expect. When I was asked to choose a colour from the wall, I got all nervous and asked for a light colour. The ladies obviously sensed I had no idea what I was doing and told me they could choose a light colour for me. Phew!
I had a seat and started soaking one hand immediately while she started filing the nails on the other. She was very gentle the whole time and did a great job attacking my awful cuticles. It didn’t take her very long to finish the one hand, and then we switched. She was quick yet thorough with her work.
Then she brought over a warm damp towel and asked me to place my hands together. She placed the towel over my hands and clapped her hands over mine repeatedly. I was excited for the massage portion of the manicure, that I’ve heard so much about — but I guess that’s not included in the $ 15 manicure. There was a bit of the clapping, and then she removed the towel and slapped on some cream and massaged that into my hands for a few seconds, but that was it.
The polish application was pretty much perfect. She did an undercoat, 2 coats of the colour (which, to my relief, wasn’t much a colour) and then a top coat. I messed up and ruined a nail in between layers, but she was able to fix it before the damage became permanent. Impressive!
The whole thing took maybe 30 minutes, which was perfect for me. Any shorter and I would wonder why I was paying someone to do this for me. Any longer and I would have had a fit — I have places to be!
The Vietnamese ladies barely spoke English, but were able to communicate the basics to me. I wasn’t really in the mood for small talk, so this suited me just fine. There was some Vietnamese conversation going on in another part of the salon, but this didn’t bother me at all.
Not bad for my very first manicure. I will have to get at least a few more for comparison purposes. I was very pleased with the end results and can’t stop looking at my shiny nails and clean cuticles. Very pleased with the price!