Vogue Nails on Woodstock

A few of us neighborhood families sent our 12 and 13 year old girls down for manicures. They had all saved their money for a «girl afternoon» and we’re excited to have a «spa» day together. My daughter has been here before and knows the basic manicure treatment. That is not at all what they received. $ 64 of cash was collected from all of the girls before services were rendered.
The treatment was half the normal amount of time, only gave the girls about 15 each of their time. My daughters polish was old and had gone bad. She said it was «thick and goopy» when the woman put it on her nails. She was shy and felt embarrassed to speak up but at the end once she saw that all the girls polish jobs were not done well my daughter spoke up and asked for their money back as the manicure was half the time it should be and they used bad polish on her nails and done a quick and shotty job on all 4 of the girls manicures. They refused a refund and when I called they were dishonest with me about what had happened and at one point even given the phone to a customer who did not know why she was handed the phone. It was really a strange interaction and very unfortunate. It feels like they really took advantage of 4 little girls who just wanted to feel pampered and have a spa like expierence with one another.

I went there today with my friends for a basic manicure and the appointment started with me waiting for 15 minutes for someone to start the manicure. Finally after a long wait someone showed up. She brought a bowl full of freezing cold for me to put my hands in (no thanks). She grabbed a nail file and as she pulled it out of the bag and started filing my nails she told me it was extra. I did not like nor want my nails filed by her. As soon as she was done she used some lotion and she was twisting my hands in a way that was VERY uncomfortable. She told me to wash my hands so I did. As soon as I sat down she told me to pay before. I had no idea why and every time I asked she would not tell me. I finally gave up and gave her the money. She painted my nails with VERY old paint making it very thick and very hard to dry. Mid way through the appointment she answers a personal phone call. Laughing and communicating with her friends on the phone. She showed me how to use the fan but as she grabbed my hand she messed up my nails. I asked her to take my nail polish because it looked VERY bad and it was messed up and I asked her for my money back. She told me no. and then she made it so everyone getting there nails done knew what I wanted and was yelling at me. My friends that went there had a similar experience with the ladies being very in-​polite and charging them extra. I have been there before with my parents and they had us pay after and they asked us if we wanted nail files. I feel I was taken advantage of because I was a 16. I will NEVER GO THERE AGIAN and I am ashamed that they are apart of the woodstock community.

Update to my review. Yes, they will get you in whenever even without an appointment. The pedicure is relaxing. However plain polish Mani’s are not the best. Every time I have had polish, it is painted on poorly, very thick and uneven. I’d say as long as you don’t do polish (shellac or gel instead, or no polish) you’re good.

LeNa is wonderful. I have gone to her almost exclusively the last 4 months and she is excellent. She listens to my idiosyncrasies and incorporates my requests and remembers them. Amazing service. Go see for yourself.

I am addicted to shellac manicures and I only ever go here. They do a great job.
Make sure you make an appointment. Otherwise, you’ll fall into the «oh we can fit you in but then you’ll wait for an hour» trap that leaves you annoyed. At least they will give you some wine while you wait ;)

This is the crappiest pedicure I have ever seen! I could have done it a million times better. The polish is all over my skin, totally missing parts of the polish on some nails and the shape of my toenails is crazy. She filed them all uneven.

I can only speak for Lena, but she is very good at gel polish. I have been to dozens of people for gel polish, I have only found two people in Portland who do a great job. Lena is one of them. The polish application is as precise as it can be. She also does 1 coat of base, 3 coats of color, and two coats of top– which you know if you get gel, makes it last longer.
However, the pedicure I got wasn’t the best I have ever had… The massage was too light. But, I was in the pedicure chair for over an hour. She gave me wine. Polish on toes was also great.
I will surely be going back to Lena, as what matters to me is the polish application. I will likely do the basic pedicure next time.

I’ve debated giving a review for a little while now because I don’t want their business to suffer because of a bad experience I had but I don’t want what happened to me to be repeated.
I dont get my nails done that often. I got acrylics once a few years ago (from a different vogue nails where the lady cut me with the nail file) and then again in June at a different place and one fill since then at that salon.
I decided to try this vogue nails because I was going with a friend and the location was convenient and the previous salon I went to was a bit pricy. Anyway, I go in asking for a new set of acrylics thinking thats what I needed. I was helped pretty fast but once I was, the person doing my nails continuously cursed as they took off my acrylics, complaining about how thin my nails were (even though I had had fake nails on for about two months straight). Then as they finished taking off one set they ask me how many fills I had gotten and I said «one». They looked at me like I was completely stupid and said «you know you can get up to six fills right?». I was pretty surprised but I wasn’t annoyed or anything because I have a good pain tolerance when it comes to getting my nails taken off. So I just think, its no big deal and decide I’ll just get a fill on my right hand and a new set on my left. I told this to the person doing my nails and they agree, then say «you know, next time you should ask ‘what should I do?’ instead of walking in here and acting like you know.» At the time, this didn’t upset me. I don’t get angry too easy and I wasn’t about to freak out over it, although I did consider it pretty unprofessional. I just wondered why they didn’t ask me about my nails in the first place if that was the protocol, because how was I supposed to know? I don’t get my nails done very often and even if I did, if I wanted a new set of acrylics, I shouldn’t be shamed for it.
They proceeded to do my nails and would occasionally make rude remarks about whatever we were talking about, which was a little annoying but I still wasnt upset. After gluing a nail onto my index finger, I noticed it was pretty crooked. I didn’t want to say anything at first because I didn’t want to be critical, but thought «if I’m paying money, I should be paying for something I’m happy with», and kindly noted that it was a bit crooked. They more or less dismissed me by saying they had to file my nails anyway (which didn’t end up making much of a difference I’m sad to say). Eventually my nails were done after listening to them complain about customers they’ve had, and after I’m done washing my hands, they come up to me and say «It’s $ 51 because we had to take off one hand and because its solar.»
I was so completely shocked. At different salons, they charge $ 25 – 30 for an entire new set and solar nails. I had gotten half of a new set and a fill. I’m not sure if thats how they normally charge for a set or if I was being punished for my lack of knowledge of acrylics.
So I pretty much paid $ 51 for bad customer service, and a crooked set of solar acrylics that are chipping and feel like theyre ripping off my real nails (while my set from June is still holding up perfectly fine).
Perhaps it was merely a bad experience and bad customer service but I’m sorry to say I won’t be returning to the salon.

This place is consistently ok. I’ve never gotten a horrible pedicure or a great one here. The customer service is lacking and has steadily gone downhill over the last year. This last time I went, the woman would not speak to me. I attempted to chat a few times and she was obviously not interested. You are supposed to be offered wine when you sit down but that is very hit and miss and it honestly seems like they only offer it when it’s a regular or new person. They are also WAY off on their wait times. I waited in the chair for over a half hour and was told «just a few minutes» when I walked in. I don’t mind waiting (when I have time) but it feels like you are deliberately mislead on your wait times here. I’m done going here and will be on the hunt for a new salon.

I had my nails done there a couple of weeks ago. The service was great. The lady was very nice. She really listened to what I wanted and seemed interested in my stories. The only issue I had was that you could only pay cash or check.

I have been here a couple of times. They are pleasant and do a nice clean job on my toes. It doesn’t hurt, yay! Cash only, which is disappointing.

vogue nails gets it in. they treated my stank ass feet like royalty. get that hot stone pedicure for dem nasty toes.

Very nice ladies! Pedicure worth the $ 35.

My daughter and I went together for mani-​pedis. I got both in shellac, and popped the extra for a «deluxe» pedi, because I wanted the works. They did a wonderful job, and chatting with my tech was very nice and very interesting.
My daughter was also happy with the work she got. Her work does not allow fingernail polish so she had a classical manicure, and it looked beautful.
I liked that they have many gel colors & styles to choose from… so many it was difficult to make a choice!
We had a completely enjoyable experience and received technically excellent work on all our fingers and toes, so we are very satisfied.
This was the fourth time I’ve been there, and most importantly, each time it’s been very, very clean.

I got a pedicure and they did a poor job of painting my toe nails. added pictures to my review.

Very cute nail place, I came here with about 6 other people to get ready for a wedding. The prices are a little higher than some so I only had a pedicure. The pedicure Service lasted about 15 minutes and there wasn’t anyone else waiting it was in the evening and I swear she thought I wasn’t paying attention so she rushed through it. They then proceded to tell everyone different prices and on top of it they don’t accept debit or credit so you have to pay to use the ATM. They were really impersonal and just didn’t have customer service and the pedicure was poorly done. The only thing I enjoyed was the glass of wine they gave me even though it looked like they coated the rim with dust. I still drank it.

Great salon! They have a massive amount of gel colors to choose from, as well as regular polish.

I’ve been going to Vogue for over a year now and they always do an excellent job. All the ladies who work here are very friendly and kind. I’ve gone to a couple of other nail salons in Portland. I just haven’t been as satisfied, with the look or longevity, as I have with Vogue. That’s why I keep coming back. I want my manicure to last at least two weeks, and they always do.

The first time I visited, I enjoyed the experience a lot more. This place is definitely geared more toward pedicures, as the pedicure chairs take up most of the space and all the staff seem to be working them. I got a pedicure and manicure with two friends; they sat us immediately and we all got quality manis/​pedis. My only complaint was that I requested a thin line across each nail, and they didn’t use anything to ensure the lines were straight/​even at all– just quickly freehanded them, making them not terribly even. I also got my eyebrows done, and again they did them quickly and well. So, overall, I was satisfied, and the prices were average so I thought I’d go back.
I recently went back just for a manicure with my mom, who has arthritis in her hands. We were told 5 minute wait. 20 minutes later someone started on my nails, and 10 minutes later someone started on hers. There’s only a few seats for manicures (as I said, the place is mostly for pedicures it seems) and the seats face a wall for you to stare at, and have no backs and are very hard and uncomfortable. So, a 20 minute wait in them wasn’t terribly pleasant. We weren’t offered anything to drink, a magazine, or anything.
Both nail techs were not friendly at all. The one doing my mom’s nails disregarded my mom’s comments entirely about the hand massage being painful, and just kept at it. My mom’s nails ended up uneven– the nails were not the same length or even rounded in the same way. She just got regular nail polish, and the nail technician didn’t even paint all the way to her cuticles– she left quite a large gap, making it look like her nails had already grown out. My mom eventually just had to give up. I’m not sure if the woman was just that unfriendly, or if her English was that poor, but communicating with her got us no where. My nail technician did a better job, and the shellac manicure lasted about 2 weeks. $ 35 for a shellac (they charge $ 10 extra just to get a 2^nd color tips or anything) was a bit high considering the lack of friendly service, uncomfortable chairs, and just lack of quality in general.
I’d recommend this place only for pedicures, or waxing (the waxing is a higher price than other places in the area though). I wouldn’t recommend it for manicures at all.

I’ve had mani’s, pedi’s, and eyelash extensions. They do a great job. They can get a little busy where you may have to wait but it’s not a big deal — drink a glass of wine and read a magazine.
Lots of shellac color choices and quality nail polish (OPI).