Artistic Nails & Day Spa

Came here after work with a friend, we got pedi and shellac mani. Was really pleased with the service! They stayed after hours to do their best! The lady payed close attention to detail and did a very nice job! She took her time with me and choosing the colors I like.
The thing I really liked is that they told us they can come before the opening hours if you ask and do your nails if you need it.

This place is amazing!!! I have been getting my pedicures and manicures from Van for almost 10 years. Lately she has started to do shellac on my toes. It’s amazing. No dry time, stays shinny, no chipping! Please consider the negative feedback is only from customers using Groupon. The regular customers have been happily coming here for years. They also do great waxing and facials

My mom, my aunt, my sister, and I all went yesterday. My mom and sister had been there before and loved it. The previous reviews kind of scared me but I went in with an open mind.
First off they were on time and got all four of us started and finished in the same amount of time. This is awesome compared to most nail salons that say they can get you and you friend in and you end up waiting for one person to get done and then the other.
They were extremely friendly and actually talked to us. Most of the time I feel like at nail salons they do not want anything to do with a conversation and just want to get you in and out. But they were awesome and willing to have a conversation with us.
The shellac job was great. It is on my nail, not on my cuticles at all. Also, it’s not too think which can cause it to peel easy as well.
Oh and they didn’t try to push any other services on us. Which I don’t mind because, hey that’s part of their job! But it was nice that they didn’t.
I will definitely go there again!

I have had two manicures at this nail salon — one shellac and one regular. The regular cracked and chipped the very next day. The Shellac was uneven, all over my skin, and a complete mess. I have had a pedicure there a few times, which tend to be okay.
For the cost of this place, it is not worth it. Try Galaxy Nail Salon, and you willl see why.

Love this place! I’ve been going here for over 10 years. When they opened their 2 location I moved with Van. She is the only person I will let do my nails. I know she/​they book up fast but she always try to make it work with my needs and wants along with walk-​ins. Keep up the great work ladies! See you all soon: D

I won’t be back. I went in with a Groupon and found out you get what you pay for. They were terribly unfriendly to the point that I felt guilty for making them work on my feet. It kind of ruins the whole relaxing spa experience when they act miserable and like they are doing you a favor. I realize giving pedicures isn’t that fun or exciting, but please don’t act like you are being held hostage and being forced to do them. You are getting paid! Anyway, they day I went, my friend came with me, but we arrived separately. For some reason I cannot understand, they put us across the room from each other so we had to shout across the room to have a conversation, which was very awkward. I think they had filled up the foot soaks across from each other and when they realized we were together, instead of providing reasonable customer service by empting one bowl and moving us together (it is just water, for goodness sakes– it is not going to make or break your business. Well, it might break it eventually with the bad Unilocal reviews), they just had us hunker down and do the services across the room. Oh, also, my biggest pet peeve, which happens at many salons– they were talking to each other in their native language during much of the pedicure. I just think that it is rude to have side conversations in front of customers in any language, but seems even worse in foreign languages because I always feel like they are talking about me.

A friend and I had a groupon at this place for a mani/​pedi for 24.00
which is a steal. However, you get what you pay for. We did make
appointments for saturday afternoon as well. (It’s a fairly small
place and hard to accomodate a lot of people at once so I would
strongly suggest you make an appointment.)
After buying the groupon I wasn’t expecting much, but it was pretty
pleasant for what you pay for. We both got foot massages, as well as a
foot mask (which tingled and felt awesome) and a foot/​leg scrub, and
they did an OK job on the pedicure/​manicure, I’ve had better.
I had forgotten my nail file/​scrub set, so I had to pay 2.00 more
which wasn’t a big deal.
They did ask if we wanted shellac manicures instead of regular
manicures and asked if we wanted flowers on our toes (at an additional
price of course) which is normal. My friend and I both denied the
additional services and they were nice about it and not pushy.
The women were very nice in there (considering they’ve been scrubbing
and filing gross feet and toenails all day…)
But overall, it was a fairly good mani/​pedi for what you pay for. It’s
great if you are in need of a quick clean up on your feet and hands.

I went in on a weekday morning with a groupon for a main-​pedi. It was $ 24 for both and I wasn’t expecting much. I was delighted that the deluxe manicure included both a scrub and mask. They had lots of colors to choose from and the good massaging chairs. The woman did a great job on my nails. It was definitely a great deal at that price.

I bought a Groupon for a manicure/​deluxe pedicure, like a previous reviewer. Katie was nice and did a decent job. She gave me a good, but short massage. Towards the end of my pedicure, three women came in (also Groupon customers). I could tell the salon had overbooked and knew my manicure would be rushed at that point, which it was. She only applied one coat of polish to my fingernails, which I am pretty sure was due to a customer waiting for her pedicure to begin. The atmosphere is not great here. It was an OK experience, but I doubt I would return. I prefer In Style Nails.

My daughter and I have gone here twice and will not be returning. On our first visit my shellac manicure was peeling after 1 ½ weeks.
On our second visit the person who did my mani and pedi was great-​her name is Lein. The person who did my daughter’s mani/​pedi was not. It has been one day since her manicure and the nail polish is already bubbling.
As my daughter was leaving she gave her technician an $ 8 tip-​the technician looked at her and said-«is that all for the 3 of us» not realizing I had already tipped the person who worked on me. If I was still in the shop I would have taken the $ 8 back and left! Seeing what a horrible job she did-​she really didn’t deserve any tip. Since when are tips required ??? TACKY and RUDE !!!
I also think it’s rude when they speak in their native tongue (vietnamese) knowing full well that the customers have no idea what they are saying.
Do yourself a favor… there are much better nail places all over Portland, stay away from this one!!!