EZ Nails

I went to EZ Nails on Saturday and received the best pedicure and fill by Van. When I first arrived they put me in the pedi chair and had me wait for about 20 minutes I was a little disturbed by this but Van certainly made it up to me. My nails came out absolutely beautiful she took her time and placed every tiny rhinestone on the tips of my nails and they were stunning. I can’t wait to go back in two weeks to see what other beautiful design she will do. Thank You Van Patrice C

This place went through a big staff change over a year ago. The guy who works there was aggressive in removing my polish and my nails peeled. It took me months to let my nails grow out to recover. Now I go to Beauty Spa in Cambridge because they’re gentler and all the equipment is newer. They’re much friendlier too.

this place is pretty cheap, but not worth the savings. I’ve tried a manicure here twice since it’s a very convenient location for me, but both times I’ve left with a bloody finger. employees are too rushed and not at all professional.

I’ve had a lot of bad experiences with places and have never felt strongly enough to write a review… Until now. This place is horrific. It’s filthy and the people who work there shouldn’t be working with the public. I tried to purchase a gift card for a mani/​pedi, and the woman (who was doing me a huge favor ringing me out) told me it was $ 50 as I was looking at the sign that said $ 35. I asked her if I could add a tip and she got extremely angry. At that point I realized I wouldn’t give a gift card to this place to my worst enemy so I walked out. I highly recommend avoiding this place at all costs. There are plenty of other great salons nearby.

I’ve been here twice. The first time was on my birthday back in August and I had a great experience. It was fairly busy and the woman who did my Shellac manicure did a great job.
Today was a different story. I got the man that is constantly on his phone. He cut my cuticles too short because it started to hurt so I made him stop. Luckily there was no bleeding. He also went very fast. This is supposed to be a luxury but it didn’t feel that way. I was the only person in the place and I still felt like he was just trying to get me out the door. Especially when I went to leave and I looked at my manicure and it wasn’t set. I know how long the nail polish is supposed to cure under the UV light since I have a home kit. They always come out better at the salon but it definitely wasn’t long enough. He looked at it and layered more coats on top of the already thick polish. Now I have a deformed looking pinky nail… Even now, hours later, my nails still smell like wet polish and they are not hard. Really frustrating!
Unfortunately, they need to get their act back together before I return.

Came here today and it wasn’t busy. Got my first gel manicure and it looks great. The man who did it was very nice but he kept talking into his phone ear piece and didn’t give me a hand/​arm massage. They also didn’t give me time to pick a color he handed me the basket and said you pick while I file and started filing my nails as I tried to find a color with the other hand. The whole thing took less than 15min. He put lotion on my hands rubbed it in for 2 or 3 seconds and that was it. Disappointed because half of why I go for a manicure is for the relaxation after a stressful week, I still tipped him but not sure I’ll be back. Too bad I’ve had nice pedicures there.

I had Lee Lee. She cut my finger and generally did not do a great job for a basic non gel manicure. I even posted a pic of it. Head elsewhere.

Mimi does amazing manicures with lots of time spent working on the details. I have been here 5 or 6 times and each time the manicure was great!

I agree with a previous review that states this is the best nail salon in the area. I have been living in East Arlington for several years now and tried a bunch of different nail salons and this one is my favorite. I have been several times and they are always friendly and extra accommodating. The place is clean and neatly organized. Also, I give them extra praise because they helped me out once by giving me a 15 minute manicure because I was in a rush to make it to a wedding.
After a few good manicure experiences, I decided to go this past Friday for a manicure pedicure and it was a great experience so I had to write a review. The lady took her time and gave me a fabulous pedicure complete with a lengthy massage, followed by a hot stone massage! I find that a lot of places rush through it and a mani pedi is about the nail color, but this was so nice and relaxing. One of the best pedicures I have had in a long time.
My manicure was good too. My nails and cuticles were in very rough shape when I went in and she made them look great. The only reason I am giving this place 4 stars instead of 5 is because a couple of nails dried with tiny bumps (which bothers me). I think this was because my nails were dry and pealing and she failed to buff a couple of spots out before putting the polish on.
cost: $ 35 for mani /​pedi plus tip
parking: street
I would highly recommend this place (which says a lot as I am very picky especially about manicure/​pedicures) and I will be going back and maybe taking my husband for a relaxing pedicure.

I have to echo another Unilocaler re the departure of Tammy Nguyen. Haven’t found anyone there who does acrylics as well as she did, and I’ve had problems with shellac nails peeling off in under a week. Still, they do a good pedicure and I may return.

I would give this place ½ star more. The only thing that stops me from rating it a full 5 stars is because EZ Nails is not super fancy, which is fine in this case. If it was a full scale boutique on Newbury St. I might. But atmosphere aside, the service is amazing and the place is clean and well run. I popped in here on a quiet evening with my daughter and the staff was warm and welcoming. I’ve become hooked on the new Shellac manicure and this is one of the few places around that does them. Tammy gave me a quick and complete manicure and they gave my 7 year old daughter a free quick manicure too. They do some extra coats to keep the polish lasting longer. My nails look great and it was a bargain at $ 25. I highly recommend EZ Nails. I’m just glad I live in A-​town

I must say that since the departure of Tammy, the service here has become quite uneven. The salon seems to be regularly understaffed and each time I walk in they are turning away customers. The women who work there regularly, Helen and Lilly, are delightful, but often seem very overwhelmed. Waiting times for walk-​ins have increased and are often quoted as half the actual waiting time. I have been visiting this salon since it opened and am sad to say that I’m in search of a better manicure.

The best nail salon in the area. Having tried quite a few salons, this by far has been spot on. I have been going there for 2 years now. Believe it or not, I have never been anywhere else once I started coming here. The service is excellent. The meni-​pedi here is so relaxing. I have never been rushed. Everyone who works here is great, but Helen is just the best ! When my feet or calf’s hurt, I let Helen know and she makes sure to give me a great massage along with a great meni-​pedi. I have also tried eyebrows and waxing and they are equally good. Great quality products. The place is always kept clean and the prices are reasonable too.

I left with a cut on my toe and my manicure started peeling off within ten minutes. I went because it was suggested by my regular salon which just lost their nails person. And several nails were filed unevenly. I won’t be back.

I wish I could write a positive review. I have been to this place 5 times. The first 4 were fine. There is one woman there who was super and the two times I got her she was great! The other 3 times ranged from so-​so to this last one which was entirely unacceptable. I went in for a pedicure a month ago. I had an appointment and arrived early to pick my color. They put me with a woman I’d never had which was fine. She was curt with me, but I chalked it up to language and didn’t worry. The place wasn’t busy so the manager was sitting in a pedicure chair across from me watching the news. Not the most professional, but fine. As the woman was working on my calluses — hey, whose feet don’t look like hooves after winter? — she asked if I wanted my calluses removed. I’d never been offered that but I agreed. She got out a tool to do so and quickly, and somewhat violently, used the callus shaver to remove the dead skin. She was quick and rough, but it didn’t hurt so I thought nothing of it (except that her tip was decreasing.) Then she got the pumice stone and worked on my heels. While doing that she turned around to talk to the manager as she kept rubbing but the stone moved and she was rubbing the thin skin above my heel. I asked her to be more gentle, but she kept doing it and I was afraid I would start bleeding so I asked her to stop. She was frustrated, rolled her eyes, but she did drop the stone. The rest of the pedicure was «fine.» Nothing to write home about, but there was polish on my toes. When I stood to walk over to the drying station I notice that my heel hurt. I figured she must have removed too much callus and tried to ignore it. The next day it was still very painful. I looked at my heel and discovered she had cut my heel — very deeply! I went home and cleaned the cut and bandaged it but it would not heal. I went to the doctor who informed me that razor callus shavers are actually illegal in nail shops — only podiatrists are to use them. I had to get a tetanus shot and I am still, a month later, waiting for my foot to heal. I will NEVER go back.

For a nail salon, really good. Prices are more than the quickie mani, but clean, new, and staff are very sweet. I’d call ahead if you’re thinking of walking in, saw them turn away 5 walk ins one afternoon when they were swamped. Pedicure is really fantastic and attentive. Leg scrub, massage, etc.

My New favorite place to go! Ask for Tammy she was very nice and did a great job on my nails!

The people at EZ nails were friendly, professional, efficient, and effective! My pedicure was great, the place was very clean, & they stayed later to accomodate me. I will most certainly be going back.

I’m not normally one to write a bad review. Really. But I just have to spare you from getting a soak off gel manicure here. Now to be fair I had this done here in Fall 2010 so maybe their practice has changed but… Tammy and the other techs just really didn’t seem to know what they were doing. I’ve never had a soak off manicure applied the way they did it and the dry time under the UV light was way too short. So, no wonder when my manicure started to peel away after only 2 days. I want to believe that a regular manicure would be AOK here. But even the filing of my nails was so uneven that I can’t even trust that. I will say though that all of the staff were very nice, and the salon itself was well decorated. And Tammy did say that if I ever had a problem to let her know. She did try to fix my manicure but it just seems their basic practice of the gel manicure is far too rushed.

Great little nail salon in Arlington. The establishment is clean, I like that everything is bright and new. They do a good job and are very friendly. Willing to chat or to just let you relax and enjoy the treatments. Reasonably priced and they have good specials and hours/​days open are great!