Unique Nails & Hair Salon

I was ripped off! $ 47 for a $ 25 mani/​pedi.
I’m giving this place one star simply because I must give at least one star in order to write a review. This place is a total scam! Do not come here. I went in and asked for a mani/​pedi, I picked out my colors, I was escorted to the massage chair and everything seemed fine. When it came down to scrubbing the bottom of my feet (which is always complimentary) she squeezed some oil on my feet without asking, scrubbed the bottom of my feet and then proceeded to give me a short massage. Fast forward to the bill… it came out to $ 47! $ 25 for mani pedi, $ 10 for massage, $ 6 for foot oil and $ 6 for scrub (which I consented to). But the horrible woman did not even ask if I wanted a massage or the damn oil on my feet! I don’t care if she does not speak English perfectly, she knows how to communicate charging me ridiculous amounts of money for horrible services.
No wonder they kept thanking me for coming in. No ONE WANTS to go there bc they rip people off and do not give good service.

Here I am at Unique Nails again! !! May is doing my toes. :) It always a treat! She is going to paint my big toes with spiders Halloween — AWESOME!!!

Did not love this place! My pedi was almost $ 25 with tip. They used gel clear polish on my French tip pedi, that started washing away after a few days and then the pedi itself looked horrible :(

worst pedi ever! sorry, but I will never go back Maybe I caught them on a bad day but the polish was all over my toes and coming off by the time I got home. Yuck! and done way too fast! I will give it a «higher» rating for $ because the value is so low

Overpriced and crappy manis and pedis!

Unique Nails… has seen better days and sadly better management. I had called an made an appointment for a pedi– waited for about 25 minutes– by that point I told them I had to be somewhere– so I re-​scheduled for the afternoon. Same freaking experience! I was over a barrel as I left for vacation the next day, so again my better judgement I got a pedi.
A really uneven job this last time– one of my heels is rough, the polish sloppy and looking at the evidence not evenly applied.
So much commotion and drama with the new manager.
Done.

Love this place and have been coming here for 5 years!!! Great service… massage etc… all the ladies are very sweet and fast!

I don’t know what was up with UN this weekend, but they had a few pissed off customers, me being one of them. Let me start by saying that I will still continue my business with UN.
Saturday, I came in for a wax. I had already made arrangements/​plans with Teresa. When I got to UN it was very crowded. All the ladies were busy and assisting customers.
When I walked in they greeted me, the worker who seems to be the manager when Jennifer isn’t around, which is always now, said hello and told me to take a seat and that Teresa would be right back. I waited over 15 minutes before I decided to asked if Teresa would be back soon. She half asses said «I don’t know where she is, I think she might be at Mademoiselle» and continued with her conversation with the other women. Didn’t ask me if I had an appointment or anything. I’m now pissed.
I walked outside, got on my cell and tried to contact Teresa. 15 minutes go by, still no response from Teresa. It is now 30 minutes since I got to UN. As I’m waiting outside for Teresa to possibly reply, I notice an angry costumer who is complaining to a nail tech about her horrible Gel Nail manicure. She is pissed and raising her voice and going on and on. Second Pissed off customer.
Finally! after over 40 minutes of waiting for Teresa, she gets in contact with me. Says she is sorry and to please come back to UN and that she would be there. I let her know I left UN but would be back in 10 minutes and head back to UN. 5 minutes go by, 10 minutes go by, 15 minutes go by. Teresa finally walks in. I let her know I’m in a hurry at this point and need to be in and out. As she is finishing up my eyebrows we hear someone yell out «Teresa!» Teresa opens the door and there is a woman, almost in tears, she is so angry, and continues to tell Teresa that the wax tech totally screwed up her wax and she wants Teresa to fix it. Third pissed off customer! THIRD!
I don’t know what was happening at UN this weekend, hopefully it was a one time deal. Totally disappointed and pissed. To be continued!

I love this place because the girls are great and the location is convienient for me however, I will stop coming here because their work just doesn’t last!!! The salon owners have the girls using cheap products (polish and top coat). Even my pedi chips after just one week, whereas it lasts much longer when I go to salons that use Essie or Opi polishes. not to mention the color selection is very limited. It’s a shame, the girls are great and do nice work but I need my polish to last at least two weeks and I need a variety of color. Unfortunately this ER local will have to drive her ass to Glendale or Pasadena because Madamoiselle nail salon is owned by the same family and has the same issues.

I’ve been here on and off for a few years, and they’re fine for a quick and cheap mani /​pedi. I spent a fortune in Pasadena for a gel manicure that was a disaster, but wanted to try in another salon. I spent quite a bit of time choosing the color, because it stays on! Found a matching pedi color. Pedicure was fine. Quite happy, I then moved to the manicure chair. Here began disaster.
The man was very nervous — that might be cultural — he didn’t speak much English. But he opened up the color and the bottle was empty and he thought that was just about the funniest thing in the world, as did the rest of the staff. I was aggravated because I had chosen the color for my feet etc… OK, moving on.
The man did a horrible job of filing my nails — they were all slanted. I kept pointing out bits to him, and by the end, I barely had any nails left. That must be why he then spent more time taking off the gel polish that ran over from my nails to my fingers than anything else. The timing of the ultra-​violet light was sloppy too. I think I was under for uneven amounts of time.
When he finished, he tried to give me an arm massage, but I was running really late by then (oh, did I tell you I had an appointment, which I think is nail salon slang for «you are one funny lady»).
I was very angry by the time I paid. I told the woman at the register that they owed me another one, and she said that she would do my nails next time and they’d be better. So even SHE knew they were crappy. There will not be a next time. I tipped the pedicurist and left.
I read about Theresa — if that’s the rather glamorous woman who does eyebrow waxing then — YES, she’s awesome! But I haven’t seen her in months,

Eyebrows are a MUST w/Theresa…she is the best at Eyebrows… You want to have great looking celebrity Eyebrows… Go to HER only!!!
Mani and Pedi I say have Thieng work on them or Amy … They both are specialist when it comes to massages as well. So is Lee… She is also one of the best ladies to give a Mani and I believe she knows how to do fills. Same w/​Stacey she does a great fill and a great Mani/​Pedi. These girls can do a great job, but you will need an appointment w/​these ladies every time…
I’ve been going to them since early 2000’s. I love them and they take great care of me. :)

I’ve read some bad reviews for this place, but I have to say my experience was a good one. I only got a pedicure.
Someone had said something about them pushing up sales pretty hard, well my opinion is this (as far as pedicures go) it isn’t exactly the most sought after job. It’s not always fun to have to get so intimite with some of the nasty feet these ladies come across. So if they have to up sale a foot and leg massage for $ 10 and callus removal for another $ 6 to make their job worth it then so be it. How much would it take for you to touch all those feet day in and day out? I indulged in both the massage and removal. My BF commented on how great my feet looked and felt. He is far from a foot man so I was happy with these ladies work.

One experience so far… Just a pedi. Leslie was my nail tech and she listened to me! She cut my toenails short AND filed them round. This thrills me to no end because I am a runner and having long toenails and/​or square toenails hurts me when I run. However many nail technicians simply put, do not give a crap what the customer wants and march to the beat of their own drum instead, which is annoying as hell. Leslie had no problem with my drumbeat and we marched together.
I enjoyed the nice big comfy massage chairs, the water was just the right temperature and the pedi costs $ 16 but I paid an extra $ 10 for a 15 min foot massage. I enjoyed every one of those 15 minutes. I gave her $ 30 and called it a day.
It’s nearby my place and I dug the service so I’ll be back. My only complaint is the lacking selection of colors and off-​brand nail polishes. Next time I’m bringing my own color.

I miss Unique! So much!
I moved to Burbank but I used to get my nails done here EVERY MONTH for 4 YEARS!
The deal is fine — the prices are average, but the people are so much fun! Even though communication can be a challenge, it’s always super funny and everyone ends up laughing…
I was preparing to graduate from school a few years back and I realized I wouldn’t have time to get my nails done and I was desperate… I realized if I came in SUPER EARLY, I’d be able to get everything i needed done on schedule. I called in and found out that they didn’t open until 10 AM, but when they heard my conundrum, they opened for me — at 7 AM!!!
It was the sweetest thing ever — and believe me, they did not open because I was some huge patron — I got a pedicure once a month whoop-​di-​doo, and I was a student, so my tips were not gold nuggets or anything — they’re just super sweet people here.
Note — there is a small charge for credit cards.

The people working here are fun, but I don’t think I got my money’s worth for my manicure.
Now, wait a minute before you start judging me. I know I’m a dude, and that it’s not normal for dudes to get manicures. First, I was the best man in a wedding. Second, the groom wanted to get a manicure, so I was somewhat obliged to go. Third, I upped the manliness by calling it a «Mani Pacquiao.»
Aaaanyway, after my Mani Pacquiao, I had little bits of cuticle left on a couple of fingernails, the corners of several nails weren’t cut very well and had to be re-​touched at the hotel room, and the paraffin wax treatment didn’t do shit to clean the gunk off of my hands. But that might be because I’m a man’s man and do man work with my man hands.
I don’t know what the going rate is for all that work, but it didn’t seem like it was worth the $ 20 I shelled out.

Great for a quick mani-​pedi which was what I needed 7 PM on a Friday night. My nails starting chipping off within a few days and the manicure wasn’t done so properly. The women weren’t very nice either.
I got a quick upper-​lip wax with Jennifer. She was great. Definately reccomend her for waxing.

Was treated to a mani-​pedi, paraffin wax treatment for my feet and a bikini wax job by my dear friend H, an enthusiastic regular.
It is lovely to be pampered, but the upsell is pretty intense. Plus, my mani-​pedi started chipping within 3 days. The paraffin wasn’t enough to tame my cracked heels. But, Jennifer (?) was wonderfully calm and reassuring about the bikini wax.
Still very popular despite the middling reviews on Unilocal

Pros: I’ve never had to wait more than 10 minutes for walk in service. My routine is to get waxed and a pedi every two weeks, and it’s easiest to do this in one place. Plus, everyone is very nice! The biggest pro: Jennifer is amazing at waxing! I won’t go to anyone else. I get blond hairs around my eyebrows, and Jennifer won’t let me leave until my brows are perfect and there isn’t a stray hair anywhere. Even when I’m due for a wax, I get compliments on how great my brows look.
Cons: The nail technicians are hit or miss. They tend to skimp on exfoliating and massage unless you want to pay extra. There have also been several instances where they didn’t file evenly. Normally I can easily go 3 weeks between pedi, but I’ve been disappointed lately.

I came here this morning (a Thursday at 11am). I walk in, and there is one person getting a pedi and five workers sitting there staring at me. «Umm…can I get a pedi?» More staring. One woman stops sweeping and says, «Ok choose color.»
So I choose a color and put my feet in the spa chair tub; the water is SO HOT that I squeak out loud. The woman puts more water in the tub and then tells me to put my feet back in. So once my feet are in the tub, she then proceeds to sprinkle blue powder in the water from a bottle labeled SANITIZER. Huh? So did I just stick my feet in an unsanitized tub of water? Awesome.
While I’m sitting there, another woman comes up to me and starts massaging my shoulders. She quickly asks, «You want shoulder massage?» Nothing’s free so I decline.
The nail technician goes to town and there is nothing special about the pedi. She did a half-​assed filing job — they’re not even. Here is the scary part: when I looked up from my magazine, I noticed the cuticle clippers she was using came out of her plastic tool box labeled SOILED TOOLS!!! Gross! She applied the nail polish without using a base coat. The polish has already started peeling off (it’s only been seven hours).
The pedi was $ 16. I paid with a credit card, left a tip, and have vowed never to go back.

Is this the Nail place in Eagle rock next to taco spot?
if so, Let me tell you something… I walked in at 5:45pm for a simple manicure, no spa, no chair, just basic manicure and after sitting there for 1 hour straight (who in the world takes 1hour to do a manicure, uh?) Then be charged $ 12 to listening to a 20y old running off her mouth about Macy’s, the diamond store in Glendale and their ongoing 80%sale, how she likes to eat but doesn’t cook, Vietnam, her poor family and how she escaped to study english in the US, her high school, the economy and it’s current crisis, when no one asked her a single thing about her life…(what?!) — And even though I thought about stuffing her mouth with those cotton balls right next to me, and end that torture, I didn’t.
I politely tip her $ 4 and walked out.
… If only they had given me 4 Tylenols on my way out, I would maybe go back just out of convenience, since the place is so close to my house…, but now, no — No thanks!