Fancy Nails

Our favorite nail salon (orchid blossom) was full today, and we decided to try Fancy Nails. It was not a good experience to say the least. We told them two pedicures and a gel manicure, and were told they had time for us. We started our two pedicures, 20 minutes in my friend asked to see the gel colors and the woman went on to tell our friend they didn’t have time to do the gel manicure for another 2 hours. We would have never sat down and started if we would have known this. The woman who did my pedicure used a PAPER towel to wipe my legs/​feet when the other technicians used warm cloth towels. My mother has old toe nail polish on the creases of her toes and the other toes have polish on the skin. I will never go back. I do not mind paying three dollars more to have 5 STAR treatment ELSEWHERE.

I have been coming here for7 years now and have LOVED my nails and toes EVERY time! I also love that people talk TO you not over you in a different language. The extra attention to massage is fabulous for my legs, neck and shoulders. They spoil you ROTTEN! I have recommended so many people here now that every time I go I get a good visit in with a friend… BIG 10 for Lilly and her husband Ken!

It’s was over all a pretty good experience. The workers weren’t talking to each other and laughing as they do at most nail salons. This is the first nail salon where I didn’t feel like they were talking shit and laughing. Ladies you know what I’m talking about. My nails came out how I wanted and it was only 28 $ for gel nails. My only complaint is that the lady didn’t clean up my nails that much. She didn’t trim my cuticles and she was a little sloppy when apply the gel nail polish. It over lapped on to my cuticles. If you get gel nails here please write me back suggesting a specific person! Over all pretty good experience. Will definitely go back probably will just request a different worker :) but the lady was nice!
UPDATE: I had to go back TWO days later to get my nails fixed because the gel was already lifting. The lady who fixed them did a WAY better job. Won’t be going back. Tired of wasting money at nail salons and not having it come out good. I bought all the supplies and did my own gel nails on Saturday and they look so much better

Got a relaxing pedicure wait was really long ! Schedule an appointment @ 4:30 didn’t get my nails done until 5:30 what was the point of even scheduling an appointment so don’t even bother. My nails look great tho thanks ladies

First I want to state I personally did not receive the great service. On that note, my wife has been going to Fancy Nails for about two years. I love her nails after she has a manicure and pedicure. She raves about the great service, always friendly. She always comes home in a good mood after being pampered at Fancy Nails. Clean, neat and easy on the wallet. Would recommend to all that enjoy being beautified.

I have been visiting Fancy Nails for years. The experience, customer service, price, and high quality are always outstanding. I highly recommend it to my family and friends!

I only ever go here, and I’ve tried a lot of salons, and I have acrylics off and on. It could be because I’m a regular, but I can call and be seen even right before closing for a fill. A fill plus gel polish runs $ 30, and gel polish is worth it when you can walk out of the salon with completely dry nails.
This place isn’t fancy by way of décor, but when it comes to nails, they get the job done.

Great service! Clean and nicely set up. Sort of small but doesn’t feel cramped. Very reasonable prices. Would benefit from some tasteful music to break the silence; but, no music is better than bad music. They really take their time and did an excellent job. While I was getting my pedicure, they painted my daughter’s nails and they did exactly what she wanted. Super cute.

I love this place! It’s small and in an older plaza– not a lot of foot traffic. The people are very nice, the place is clean, comfy chairs… Great foot massages, awesome OPI color selection… Best of all, reasonable prices. Well, the prices in Novato are pretty much the same, but they don’t have all those «extras» tacked on.

This review is long overdue.
I visited this nail salon because of the large number of good reviews. After my visit, I cannot figure out how anyone has had a good experience at this place.
The salon is small and old, with outdated décor and nail stations and chairs in desperate need of replacement. The employees were rude and did not do a very nice job on either my manicure or pedicure. I had a standard pedicure and a gel/​shellac manicure. My toes looked like I had painted them myself, and the whole reason I get pedicures is because I suck at painting my own nails. The gel/​shellac started peeling within a day and it was all over my cuticles. I wish I had pictures because it was unbelievably bad. If I hadn’t had a time constraint, I would have asked them to redo both my manicure and pedicure.
When it came time to pay, it was way more expensive than I expected. I’ve visited much nicer nail salons – where the service and quality was excellent– that did not charge as much.
As I said before, I have no idea how so many people have given this nail salon decent reviews because my entire experience was terrible.
Funny thing, a few weeks after I went there, I was visiting my mom and she mentioned that she had gone to a nail salon that had overall good Unilocal reviews. She was shocked at the poor service and the horrible quality. Turns out, she had visited this same place. I had to apologize for not warning her about how awful it was when I went there.
Never again.

I don’t usually give a review if I didn’t like a place (I tend to follow the old adage, if you don’t have something good to say don’t say anything). Having said that I was really disappointed in this place. I don’t get pedicures regularly but was having my car repaired and had a couple of hours to kill. I actually walked about a mile and a half to specifically try this place (there was a nail salon right up the street from my mechanics shop) but I saw there were good reviews for this place. To me a pedicure is a special treat so I want it to be fun and relaxing this place was not. I walked in to stares, the woman who did my nails hurt me with one of her tools. Also her and her coworker were speaking to each other in a language I don’t speak which always feels weird and uncomfortable. Also one women who I think was the owner let me know that they don’t like walk in clients and how VERY lucky I was that they honored me with their time because as she said most people have an appointment and I was just a walk in. I felt like a child being scolded. So I will stick to getting my rare pedicures in Petaluma where they welcome ALL business.

I wanted to love this place because it was recommended to me but I was very underwhelmed. I made a mid-​afternoon appointment on a Saturday because I knew it would likely be busy. Even with an appointment, I waited about 15 min. When I walked in the door, everyone stared and no one said a word — not very welcoming for a first time customer. As soon as I was finished they scurried me out of the chair. The whole thing was just awkward. I wouldn’t recommend and not sure I’d come back.

I love Fancy Nails. They are a no nonsense sort of in-​and-​out nail salon. They give the BEST massages in Marin with your mani-​pedi. Kim usually does my nails and she does a fantastic job. When I get gels from there they last 2 – 3 weeks. Great find. Probably will not go anywhere else in Novato anymore.

I usually do my own pedicures at home but I was out with my mom and wanted to treat her to a girly day of pedicures and then lunch. We dropped in here and they were able to take us within 30 minutes. This isn’t a fancy spa, just a great little place to get a quick and efficient nail service. Reasonably priced, too. We were both happy with our pedicures and mine lasted several weeks. I’d go here again.

They got too used to me I guess… Started going downhill and getting irritated with me… Nails were uneven and lumpy! 3 chances to improve and still not any better! So sad! Read my other reviews to see where I love now!

I just got my nails done here, and I am very pleased! Very clean, shoulder massages with manicure, reasonable prices, and my nails/​toes look great! I’ll definitely return.
I had a little trouble finding it. Perhaps I was too cocky because I grew up in Novato and know my way around pretty well, and when I saw the address I assumed it was in the shopping center with Pini’s and the post office. But it’s actually tucked in next to Stefano’s pizza/​Blue Moon comics. I just thought I might note this because I didn’t read any reviews that mentioned the location.

Was great. Just the owner looked a little grumpy. But the staff — Awesome ! And the massage was way longer than what I am used to.
Will definately come back.

⁷⁄₂₀₁₁: Tracy (Fri/​Sat) did an AWESOME pedicure! WILL return for her great work. The gel fill-​in was okay. Will give another chance with another person. All in all, good day for my feet and hands.
²⁄₂₀₁₄: NiNi did a good pedicure. Great employees but the male owner was a definite downer in attitude. He did the last mani and I chose not to do it this time.

I agree with all these great reviews! I was in town for one night and did a search on Unilocal.I called to schedule a mani/​pedi. Had one working on my hands and the other on my feet at the same time :) I LOVE efficiency. Each nail technician did an extra long massage (I got the basic, no frills option). My finger nails notoriously chip on the 2^nd day, yet it’s been 5 days an they are still going strong (neutral color)! I got French pedi (just $ 3 extra) and the toes are still perfect as well! Total paid: $ 35 including French pedi. I’m a happy girl!

I needed to find a new spot in Novato, Fancy Nails was my first stop. Everyone is super friendly, great prices and a clean environment. I’ve had manicures, pedicures, gel polish, pink and whites, and standard acrylic. Every service was very well done and I highly recommend this salon to anyone.
Good for drop ins, I’ve never had to wait more than 10 minutes but as always it is best to call. Lili usually does my nails, she is SO sweet you will just love her.
My favorite… gel polish and shoulder massage. TO DIE FOR after a 9 hour shift of sitting at my desk!
Oh! she does waxing too. Best eye brows, ever!