K3 Nails and Spa

VERY UNSATISFIED WITH MY NAILS AND SERVICE GIVEN HERE! First off, she was rushing to do my manicure and she actually should have done ONE more coat because you can see my nails through the polish. Second, didn’t paint the corners on some of my nails. And last, but not least, I had my significant other pay while my nails were drying and she tried to charge me $ 23 dollars more than what the cost was– Assuming that my significant other would not notice! Thankfully, it was caught and was advised to VOID the transaction! After this experience, I will NOT be back and nor did I tip for this AWFUL service! If you are a first timer here, like I was– I advise you to ask the cost before hand!

Honestly, the ladies here are very sweet, but I’ve given them so many opportunities to make me love my nails and they have failed over and over again. This last time, I went to get my nails done for Valentine’s Day and look how they look come Valentine’s Day. It has only been a couple days and my nails have chipped broken and have air bubbles. I told my boyfriend that if I ever decide on coming back here for nails, to please slap me and remind me of what has happened in the past.

I never write reviews, but they were amazing. Jen is awesome! We drove all over town and got denied everywhere or they had a bad selection of gel colors. Jen fixed my nails and made sure I got exactly what I wanted. Highly recommended. I’ve waited for over a year to find a place I love.

My friends and I have came here on several locations and it’s great. They have several nail technicians and we don’t have to wait too long to get our manicure and pedicures. :) Also, they are not pushy about getting shellac.

Customer service has changed since they’ve gotten more popular. High volume, less attention/​appreciation to clients.
I still come to see Cindy for waxing. It’s a hit or miss. But I still go because it’s close and cause I genuinely like her as a person. Plus, it’s eyebrow hair. It grows, and in two weeks it’s exactly what I wanted.

Walked in to get a pedicure with my boyfriend and they greeted us and took care of us right away with no wait time. Thao and another girl (didn’t get her name) did an amazing job they definitely took their time with no rush at all. I’d prefer to go on weekdays around noontime because they’re hardly ever busy and will take you in with no wait. I can’t wait to come back for a medi/​pedi.
Note: it was my boyfriend’s first time getting a pedi and he enjoyed it (-:

Been here before but I never wrote a review for them. Today I went in to get my nails done 12÷23÷15 and I was greeted by a lady and she ended up doing my nails. She was very quiet which I liked since I didn’t need to hold a conversation with her yet she was not the best at nails. She kept missing the corners of my nails and for the first time ever after going to many different places to get my nails done, I bled AND I felt great immense pain! It’s not even that, it’s that fact that she kept missing my corners!!! It’s just very frustrating because common sense is when you paint something you paint the entire nail, how are you going to miss the corners like that! She ended up fixing it but it’s not the greatest. She kept overlapping the gel and it’s just really thick. On the bright side the color is hella nice.
I just hope next time I get someone better, she was very nice though. It’s just my pet peeve to get everything on my nails PAINTED LOL. Goodness. I didn’t even ask for her name because I didn’t want to make her feel bad for being not the greatest, yikes! Hopefully next time will be better! Looking at my nails make me feel so sad, I’m suppose to feel awesome after getting my nails done but I just feel ugly, rather have no nails than bad nails.
I just came in again because I couldn’t take it and she fixed two of my worse fingers, she apologized at least she was nice but it’s not any better. Maybe it’s the nail polish.

Booked an appointment with Thao for a new set. The salon didn’t seem too busy which was good, customer service is very friendly as well.
At first I wanted a simple color scheme but she wasn’t having it lol so I trusted her & I’m glad I did. I’ve fallen in love with my nails. Definitely will be coming back.

I believe Thao did my nails? but man she was so good and I’m returning again because of her.

Since I moved so far away (one hour & half driving) I can only be there to do my nails once for a month. I can’t find any other better place to do my 3D Hello Kitty Nails !!! Jan is always amazing ! Nothing is too difficult for her ! Everything is possible ! So I love my nails ! Please check up my pictures !

I called in for an appointment on a Sunday morning and got an appointment for mani+pedi.
They were not super crowded when I arrived. But all of their ladies were occupied. I had to wait for 5 – 10 minutes.
They have reasonable price range compared to other places. They have a huge selection of colors! Express mani for $ 10 & spa pedi for $ 15. Gel mani /​nail art is extra. Totally a value for $$ place.
I opted for a french manicure. I also asked for snowflakes done on one of my nails & Jane did it! She also recommended acrylic extensions as I have brittle & short nails.

Came in with my mom without an appointment and waited about half an hour which was reasonable and was taken care of really well. This was our second time coming here and they definitely did not disappoint. Van gave me exactly what I asked for and took care of me with rush. She’ll be my go to whenever I’m there. Everyone here had a really good attitude despite it being the end of the day and almost closing time. Definitely will come back here a third time!

I like this place. The only downside is it’s always busy and the wait time is so long! However, they do a great job and the price isn’t bad. Just be sure to go on a Sunday morning or a time that isn’t so busy!

I’ve only recently become a fan of getting my nails done, so forgive my naïveté regarding this particular realm. Like every other run-​of-​the-​mill Asian nail place in the Bay Area, it’s not the prettiest place to be. There WILL be someone’s child eating a Vietnamese sandwich in the corner, there WILL be some random channel playing on the TV, and bet your bottom dollar they’ve said, at minimum, one of two things about you in Vietnamese. That aside, they have a good selection of colors, and I found the love of my life in a nail polish bottle (Anja by Zoya). The lady cleaned up my cuticles to perfection. About 30 – 35 minutes and $ 13 ($ 10 + tip) later, my nails looked divine. I can’t be the reigning authority on any crazy nail designs, but if you’re looking for a simple, quick manicure it’s worth a try

I’ve been to my share of naiL spas and i have yet to find THE ONE!
I was Looking for a spot to get my naiLs done on a Friday night and aLL the spas around me were either cLosed or just about cLosing. I was just about to give up when i came across K3 through Unilocal and it was convenientLy Located a few miLes away from my home.
K3 is Located across the street from the Parktown Shopping PLaza with Lucky’s, DoLLar Tree, & Rite Aid. The naiL spa is at the very corner of the compLex and parking is avaiLabLe behind the buiLding. You have been warned that parking is Limited.
I came here for a Last minute manicure and was greeted by a fuLL house. Im not sure if they were aLL reguLars but im sure it heLped since nothing eLse was open for business.
I sat around for about 10 minutes untiL someone was finaLLy able to heLp me. I toLd the Lady i wanted geL poLish and a 3D design (one on each hand).
I didn’t catch her name but she was definiteLy was a quiet one. Not once did she try to initiate conversation. She just did my naiLs and conversed with her coworkers. No harm, no fauL– just make sure you make my naiLs nice.
When she got done with the poLish, she started asking around for someone to do the 3D portion of my naiLs. Im guessing she wasn’t very good at designs?
This is when I met Thao– i think that was her name. She stepped up and I showed her the type of fLowers i wanted. Without hesitation, she said «i got you!» This gem is a taLker, she makes you feeL weLcomed and she just makes you laugh.
The design wasn’t exactLy what i wanted but it was cLose enough. Thao mentioned that she would have been faster and better if she could just freehand something. She insisted that i add a few diamonds to make my naiLs Look that much more fancy and i just Let her do her thing. The diamonds where bigger than i was used to and was not to my Liking but whatever.
I Left that naiL saLon happy that i came in because i got such amazing customer service from Thao.
Fast Forward: HaLf an hour after Leaving that saLon, one of my diamonds had already come off. I took a cLoser Look and noticed the edges of my cLear coat (used to make the diamonds «stick») was messiLy painted on the skin surrounding my naiLs– i tried to cLean it up a bit and instead of just coming off of my skin, this made my poLish peeL around the edges. ERGH!
4 out of 6 diamonds made it to the 2^nd day and then they aLL just popped off graduaLLy.
I wish i decLined the diamonds because I think that’s where things went downhiLL. The cLear coat made the edges aLong the cuticLe peeL and I didnt have that issue with any other naiL.
I might come back just to have geL poLish done but i was reaLLy Looking forward to having Thao do a few of her freehands… i guess i’LL have to see what kind of a mood that I am in. meh.

I always hear great things about this place so I thought why not give it a shot! So I tell the lady that I need a fill and a pedicure. Since it was about 10:30 we were seated right away. The lady who gave me a pedicure was great! However, getting my fill was a whole different story! The lady doing my nails was very nice dont get me wrong, but she cut me so many times and when she finally noticed, she straight up poured alcohol on it and didnt even warn me! Then it started to get a little busy so I noticed she began to rush a little bit which made me uneasy. She told me I should just get gel because it lasts longer so I was like why not! And I cannot tell you how wrinkly and uneven it came out after. Not to mention she didnt really bother to clean up the sides.
What REALLY made me upset was that I asked her for a design, and she said it will be fast and easy cause it’s just tape. BUT, when I was drying my nails under the light she says «so i’ll need you to come back tomorrow, we’re really busy right now» and I was like…“um, what?” And she says, «yeah just come back tomorrow! You wont have to pay i’m just gunna finish everything.» I was literally in the middle of getting my nails done and she was so in a rush that she didnt even want to bother to finish. So i paid, went home all pissed and embarrassed because she filed my nails all crooked and uneven, with the gel all wrinkled.
I go back the next day (today) thinking that maybe she was just having an off day, and she apologizes to me saying she KNEW she did a shitty job the day before, that she will fix it today and that she hopes I come back. So she drills off everything that she did the day before and I was actually really impressed because she seemed prepared and the gel she did this time really looked good. So she put on the top coat and was getting ready to service someone else but I reminded her about my design, so she goes and gets tape. What I wanted was white nails with clean-​looking gold accents of like shapes or whatever. And I can tell you she probably spent 2 minutes on it because she was hella rushing! Didnt even bother to clean up the tape hanging off the sides or make anything look even. I was so upset and I was so ready to leave, AND when I get up she says «oh, so that’ll be $ 15 for the design.» When the day before, she said I wont have to pay anything!!!
This place is all hyped up for nothing. Don’t waste your money here, they’ll just half ass whatever they do for you in an attempt to get you out as fast as possible and then make you pay for a shitty job. Never coming back here!

years ago i had my nails done here and it was so so, nothing special. A friend recently recommended for me to try it out again and to ask for Jane.
i will now never go to anyone else again, she is the best!!! she will tell you herself that she is the best lol
” I am a perfectionist” –jane

I love coming to K3! It’s my go-​to nail salon. What I love is that it’s not crowded. Color Nail Salon is always so packed and busy and they usually try to rush you out and get the job done asap, sometimes at the expense of quality and cleanliness. But K3 has such a huge selection of colors and very skilled ladies! They’re very clean and always do my nails with great quality!
My usual lady is Van. She is amazing! I’ve built such a close relationship with her. She’s awesome. I would definitely recommend going to her!

It was okay, I liked how they really had
Fast service but the quality of the finish product isn’t really satisfying

Hey y’all!
It was my very first time getting my nails done at any other place than the comfort of my own home.
I had made an appointment for two people (my friend and myself) a day in advance, just in case it was packed. We waited about 5 minutes before we were seated, and the ladies were sweet enough to allow us to sit next to each other for a full-​on girls’ day salon experience!
Because of my short nail curse, I settled with a set of acrylics ($ 42 for mine in particular). After showing Thu the design I wanted, she got straight to it, working extremely fast and diligently. My nails ended up looking almost exactly identical to the photo I had shown her! ^_​^ The only complaint I have would be that she snipped away at my cuticles a little too excessively, and thus, I ended up bleeding a bit… BUT, beauty is pain like they say lol.
As for the atmosphere of the store, it was relatively relaxing. For a somewhat smaller salon, everything was decently organized and put together.
All in all, I would try out other nail salons just for a comparison, but K3 is definitely substantial and capable of doing a good job! :)
Welp, that wraps up my first nail job experience AND Unilocal review! :-) I hope reading this helped you somehow! ^^
Best wishes,
Kristine