Corvallis Star Nails & Spa

The lady who did my nails cut my fingers with the machine three times, my grandmas nails were glued on crooked, the lady didn’t know how to do Almond shaped nails, it took them 2 hours to do my almond shaped nails. Seriously? Never again.

Alright, so for starters, the man on the phone refused to set up an appointment that day, he told me I had to just walk in. When I arrived, nobody was available, it seemed there were only two or three people working. This wouldn’t have bothered me, because I was in no rush really, but there were some older men, I’m assuming from the same family, who were sitting in all of the chairs in the waiting area. None of whom offered to stand up and let me sit down while waiting. So I spent about fifteen minutes awkwardly standing in the salon waiting for someone to acknowledge me. When a woman finally did, she barked at me to pick a color, acting as if I’d done something to offend her. I picked a color pretty quickly, and went back to standing awkwardly. Finally someone seated me at a station, where I waited an additional excessive amount of time for someone to start my manicure. Now, I hadn’t had anything done to my nails except polish at home, but the abuse my cuticles took was ridiculous. Seven of my fingers bled, one bled for almost an hour afterwards, and I had multiple small cuts around my nails somehow. I showed them a picture of a little white heart on the ring finger, because I’d just gotten engaged and wanted a cute accent when I showed off the ring. After five different people asked to see the picture to see who could do it, they finally opted for one woman. When she did the heart, it didn’t even begin looking like what I’d shown them, not even remotely. The normal polish was also spotty and they wiped multiple spots completely clear. One nail was only half painted due to my bleeding cuticles. After my polish was done, I was told to go sit under the light, and another customer actually carried my things over, because the woman who’d done my nails had already moved on to another customer. I sat under the light for probably twenty minutes, waiting for someone to check me out, so I could just pay and get the hell out of there. I stood at the desk, when finally someone left in the middle of another customer, to come let me pay. I noted that I hadn’t ended up with what I wanted, and they did discount it, but that’s about the only positive thing I have to say. I will not be going here again.

Star Nails is a very clean comfortable nail salon.
The staff is professional and friendly!
David does a great job on mani/pedi’s and nail art!

I first came in about 2.5 weeks and got my first ever shellac manicure. I loved everything about it: it lasted forever and I got a lot of compliments! A lot of my friends had recommended the place on 9^th, but this place is a few blocks from my house so I went here. The massage was great. Today it was time to get the polish changed out and I decided to try the 9^th Street place, not because I didn’t like this place, but because I just like trying new places. Anyways, the place on 9^th told me I would have to wait 45 minutes. I left and went back to this place, walked right in and got seated immediately. I ended up getting a shellac pedicure and manicure. Again, they did a fabulous job, they stayed late to get both done and didn’t make me feel bad at all that it went over closing time. One piece of advice: make sure you’re very clear about what service you want and how much it is. They do offer student discounts and will charge you a $ 1 for your own personal file and block. I will definitely be coming back here next time and I’m not even going to bother checking out the 9^th Street salon now.

Full disclosure: I don’t like nail salons. They make me feel awkward. I’d only ever had one pedicure before this one, and that was because I was a sandal-​wearing bridesmaid. This time, again, I was a sandal-​wearing bridesmaid in need of a last-​minute pedicure. I felt hopeful when I spoke to the warm and friendly woman on the phone about coming in, but my hopes were dashed when I got there and the person who «greeted» me was a gruff man who got up from doing another customer’s mani to check me in and then bark at me from his table to sit down and wait when I walked towards the chair I thought I’d be sitting in. Plus, the girl who did my pedi seemed just as shy and awkward as me, so there was little opportunity to put me at ease. I know I wasn’t the most confident or chatty customer, but her decision to talk to her coworker in a language other than English (I don’t want to be a jerk and assume I know which language it was) while they gave me and the girl next to me pedicures was rude. I felt like they were talking about me, which may or may not be true.
The whole time I was there I felt like I should know more about being a nail salon customer than I did. Everyone else looked like they were enjoying themselves while I kept committing one faux-​pas after another and was judged for it.
I didn’t know that these days you’re expected to bring your own nail kit or buy one. I learned this only after I was sitting in the chair and the girl told me I could buy one since I didn’t bring one. (She looked helpless when I asked her if it was absolutely necessary to buy one. I knew I wouldn’t need one after this visit, so I wanted to avoid a potentially unnecessary purchase.) I also wasn’t asked up front whether I wanted the $ 25 pedi (which I thought I was getting) or the $ 35 pedi (which I guess I got). The hot stone massage was blissful for sure, but I wound up spending more than I’d budgeted for an experience that left me feeling ultimately just as tense and awkward as when I came in.
My last complaint is that the girl was overly-​aggressive on one of my cuticles. I didn’t realize it had wounded me until I saw tiny points of blood on either side of my nail after I got home. Hot stone massage be hanged, I’m not going back.

The nail service that I received not once but twice sucks. I thought I’d try the second time thinking it was just bad luck. Not!!! The shellac polish comes off within 2 days and the pedicures leave your feet rougher than when you started. This is not my recommendation of a place to.

This place is really hit or miss. Sometimes they do a great job, other times awful. Yesterday my pedicure was worse than if I did my own.

I haven’t had acrylics in several years but wanted to update my look. I have to say this is by far the worst initial set of nails I have every had put on. Just wanted a simple French — should be no big deal. David set the tips so low on my nail I look like I have nail beds that are about ¹⁄₁₆ of an inch. The nails themselves are almost below my fingertip and there is nail debris caked all under what little tip there is.
I will now spend the next month or so letting them grow out and only get pink fill (somewhere else to be sure) so I don’t look like I have tic-tac’s for fingernails. So disappointed especially because I did my research on Unilocal and other services to find the best place. I have certainly had better. Now to search for a salon that can at least do a proper fill…

I could have done a better job then what I got. I went in for a simple polish change because I didn’t have time for a full shellack manicure. But it took them just as long to simply paint my nails, which was 1 full hour, for just paint! They didn’t apply the bottom coat thoroughly, they didn’t apply my color thoroughly and didn’t apply the top coat thoroughly. The polish lasted 1 day before chipping where the top coat wasn’t applied and when I took it off my nails were partially stained because the bottom coat wasn’t thoroughly applied. I will never ever be returning. If I had done my own nails it would have been better and taken less time. If you’re looking for a nail salon in Corvallis go to the place by Buffalo Wild Wings. They aren’t as nice of people but do a hell of a lot better job.

I’ve visited twice for pedicures. Both have been excellent. Fantastic massage, very relaxing. Good price $ 28. Cash only but it is well worth it, we are lucky to have this salon in Corvallis!

Props to Huang on the most amazing pedi massage, and Ivy for recommending shellac color #105 and a great many. Always love my experience here. I tried to drop in and see Jen but she was busy. It didn’t matter, they’re all wonderful and talented.

Awesome service, very friendly staff! Clean and spacious atmosphere — airy enough so you’re not singed with an acetone headache that is typically experienced in nail salons. The hot stone massage they include in the pedicure is great. Definitely prefer the staff and quality of treatment of this nail salon over Lotus Nails.

everyone who works here is friendly, personal, and talented! amazing pedicures, and my eyebrow game has been revolutionized forever. I don’t know if I will ever let anybody else wax my brows ever again.

Jennifer does an awesome job! Prices are very good, only negative is they don’t like to take cards. I rarely carry cash, so I try to remember to have cash for my appts. Great service!

This is a good nail salon in a very convenient location for students living off campus (righty by Fred Meyer). I have had great pedicures here, but not the best shellac. They are pretty bad about estimating wait times, which is annoying if you are pressed for time. They always seem to be in a rush, which makes me nervous about the final results (especially with waxing).

Very friendly and nice people plus a great atmosphere! A great selection on nail color. My mom and I agree that this is our «regular» pedi spot for every visit from here on out. They take cards but prefer cash. ;)

I love getting my nails done here! They are quick, friendly, inexpensive and good! I would NOT recommend getting an eyebrow wax though they ruined my eyebrows so I learned that lesson the hard way. The nail job they do is amazing so I will go back just for that! They do prefer cash so be prepared for that!

So I went here with a friend to get our acrylics off and get shellac. While we had told them that on the phone when we made the appointment when we got there they seemed really confused and it was really uncomfortable. instead of letting our nails soak they scraped them off with a card and needless to say it was a bit painful. If that wasn’t enough our cuticles got a bit cut up in the process. Instead of having a relaxing time, we ended up stressed out throughout the mani.
** the week after we went here I had a friend go whose nails ended up bleeding during her mani.

This is THE BEST shellac I have ever gotten. The price was good too. I just got into shellac and now I have found my nail place in Corvallis. And it’s conveniently close to campus if you don’t have a car. I made an appointment but I wasn’t super busy. But you need to bring your own nail file and buffer, or just buy a set there for 1 $ and keep it for the future. I recommend Lily,
she puts a lot of effort and focus into making your nails look perfect.

Not all salons are alike!
If you are visiting the great state of Oregon and you want to a manicure or pedicure, be prepared to be sold your own file and manicure tools and scrubbies. It’s the law. go figure!
About this salon (and I have been to many, in various cities, states and countries)
I give them:
5 stars for an immaculate salon. So clean you can have your lunch on the floor and not worry about dirty unsanitary conditions.
5 stars for their pricing structure as it is very competitive to prices I am accustomed to paying.
5 stars for their effort to accommodate as I was a walk in with my niece. They were busy but managed to service two of us and keep their regular customers happy.
5 stars for the location and parking. If parking in their lot is a problem, you can park across the street in Fred Meyers parking lot.
5 stars for courtesy and friendly ways of doing business. They speak vietnamese to each other but when speaking to their customers; they try extremely hard to communicate in the english language.
Now, I don’t know if I would make a special drive to Crovallis but if I were in the area, I would definitely stop in for a mani/​pedi.
Oh! Corvallis being a college town, they do have discounts if you have your student identification