Studio Nails

Emily is the best at shellac manicures (& pedicures). She’s such a perfectionist and actually cares how long your manicure lasts.

I went there to get a full set and the guy who did my nails said he was a little slow. I said that was fine because I had about an hour, but not only was he slow he did not know what he was doing. I had to remind him to put the primer on before he started the full set and he just said I know. I dont think he did. but then when it came down to after putting the acyrlic on he was filing my nails if he was filing it with a buffer and I was like no this is where you need the drill Well turns out it’s been 3 days and my nails are already lifting they’re all out of shape and they just look horrible. it was way over priced and so I would say save your money and go down the street or maybe out of the city to a whole nother place because this place is horrible and its upsetting for how much it had costed.

Jessica is so detailed and really does a great job. Best nail tech in the area. Great value for the price

Apparently they do not know who their manager is nor their owner. When I was to complain about the shitty service I received, they pretended to be clueless about everything pretty much. Look, it’s transparent that the place is filled with illegal workers because it looks like an air force recruitment fair in there (the wall was plastered with an Air Force sign inside) with flags and stickers everywhere (even paper towel dispensers have American flags on it which is great and transparent and quite hilarious), but the service was shitty and certainly wouldn’t go there again. Especially not after finding out some folks got infections.

Horrible service — it is not okay to talk on your phone while doing someone’s nails. Not that clean. My massage chair was broken. Overall, a horrible job on my nails. $ 40 was over priced for the manicure and pedicure I received. Will never return.

This place is about a 3.5.
Pros– The pedicures I’ve received here are among the best I’ve had, they are very thorough and detailed cleaning up any issues. Everyone seems friendly enough whenever I’ve come, some good some ok. They give you a water and flip flops to ensure you don’t mess your toes up.
I had a toe nail that was broken almost in half and they repaired it using glue and powder (without me asking, and with photo charging me which I thought was really nice)
Cons– their color selection is sub par, most of the shades look like they’ve been around forever. I actually think they may not update the assortment to force you into getting shellac. Also I have concerns about the cleanliness of all equipment. I saw them open a new package tools (which made me excited) but I saw her put the scrubbing tool back in drawer after she used it on me, now I hope she washes it later but I can’t be sure.
Oh yea they don’t let you tip on your credit card which I find strange. They suggest you go across the street for an Atm, like I want to pay a $ 3 fee because you don’t want to… that was a bit odd to me

This is my first time here since the place my wife and I usually go to was unexpectedly closed for the day.
The following is how I judge a nail salon:
Atmosphere — here they weren’t bad. Low/​medium smell from the solvents. I’ve been to some places that I leave high but it wasn’t bad. Most people shouldn’t be bothered.
Chair comfort — massage chair wasn’t bad but the hard plastic area for your feet was pretty uncomfortable. No padding what so ever.
Nails — here she did a great job. Trimmed, cleaned-​up my nails without being too aggressive.
Bottom feet cleanup– here she also did great. I find that many salons are too gentle here and I’m left walking out of their salon still with dead skin. Not here. My feet look great.
Massage — this is actually my favorite thing about getting pedi’s. My wife laughs at me as I practically purr from a great foot massage. Here sadly, despite paying for the deluxe which says massage, massage, massage, I was disappointed. Her technique was fine; she just didn’t massage for more than 1 – 2 minutes.

Nikki is my favorite nail technician ! She rocks :) I have gone here several times and always come back. Everyone treats you very nice, my nails last a long time and look beautiful. The very first time ever I got gel nails I came here and have never gone anywhere else. I always get a full set of gel nails because mine don’t naturally grow very long without breaking because they are thin, but they always make then look lovely no matter how ratty my real nails looked.

Honestly it seems the people that gave this place 4 stars are the owner and co worker friends. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE 4 STARS AND BETTER REVIEWS. When I read through the reviews with one and two stars I had to do the same thing as them, go straight home and take the polish off my toes the same night they did them. I never had to do that before after getting my nails toes done. My friend and I went here we got a pedi and shellac polish change. The pedi chair do not have a massager they r outdated. They polished my toes with an Essie polish it look like my 5 year old niece had done my toes. Than they gave me shellac on my hand. The shellac is super uneven and she filed my nails uneven. It’s like the shellac on my nails r thicker in certain areas than others. The people that work here have had the place and been doing nails for only 6 months and it shows through their work. I noticed none of them had their nail technician license hanging up I bet they are not even certified. Don’t waste your time and money.

I love this place! Thry take teally good care of their customers. They always greet you with a smile and a bottle of water. I have yet to go here in the fall or winter time but this place can get very busy, especially on weekends. When I go through the week, I never wait. On weekends, it can be up to 30 minutes until you get in a chair. I would definitely call and make a reservation. They have a good color selection and they get you in and out fairly quick. I would recommend letting the same person you like continue to do your nails. You may have one person that does a great job and then get someone that does a less than stellar job the next time. Michelle and Nikki are AWESOME! They are my go to ladies!

Came in for shellac and pedi. Vanessa started with the pedi. She asked me what color I wanted and I told her white tips (french). When she finished I looked at them and it looked like a kindergartener had just painted my nails. I asked her if she could fix some of them, she told me my nails were not shaped properly so she could not. So I told her let me choose a solid color and you can paint them. Picked out the color, she painted them, she got paint all over my toes, not just toenails. After I left and got home, the polish is cracking where she got it on my skin. The shellac was just as bad. Then when I went to pay, they informed me that because I was indecisive and got a polish change on my toes that it was $ 5! I knew exactly what I wanted and she could not do it. I gave her a second chance to fix it and she could not and I was charged because of that. Words cannot explain what an awful experience this was. This was for my wedding!

I went here to get a manicure & pedicure. I was very happy with my pedicure, but for my manicure my nails bled twice which I don’t think should happen at a nail salon. Pretty good customer service, but will not be coming back.

This is my favorite nail place in royal oak!
As soon as I walk in I am always greeted warmly by everyone there. You can tell they work very well together and help eachother out. I get my gel nails and pedicure with Michelle and she always does a fabulous job. I love that she always remembers what I like (matching hands and toes). Cannot wait until I am done moving so she can whip my hands and feet back into shape. :)

NIce Area and talented workers. I had Tina she was from Ann Arbor and had moved here recently. I felt as though she had somthing else to do. She seemed as if she was angry. She ended up warming up but that 10 minutes was very uncomfortable. She mixed colors to make a great outcome. This is just a standard shop nothing made it stand out. I just moved and I dont know if I’ll be a regular here. NO complaints though just not my cup of tea.

Great friendly service. And this place is clean! Everyone works well together — they really get along and are fun. The staff is made up of family and people they treat like family. They operate like a well oiled machine. No appointment necessary, but if you have a favorite tech or like to go at a popular time, you may want to call ahead for an appointment. This place really wants your business. They always try to improve their offering and go above and beyond. For example, this is the only nail salon I know of at this price point that has incorporated a hot stone massage into their REGULAR offering and offers a gift if you purchase a deluxe service. For $ 5 more, you’re already getting a longer massage and extra exfoliating scrub, but with the deluxe, you also get your choice of a small gift. I have been a repeat customer for years and will continue to visit for years to come!

Great prices and service. Kelly is awesome. She is very detailed and a perfectionist. I’ve been going to studio nails for 4 – 5 years and have yet to have a bad experience.

Love this place! It’s a toss sometimes depending on the nail tech but I have my fave and go to her only. Sorry cant share she’s already too popular lol. For the price this place is a real steal. And the staff is always very friendly and accommodating. They even paid my parking meter when we were running late. Can’t go anywhere else

I got a pedicure. It was very thorough and enjoyable. THe price was right for their deluxe pedi at $ 38. THe tech did talk to me the whole time and sometime you just want to relax. But other than that I would go back for another pedi. My advice is to go during the week to avoid waiting.

Actual review: 3.5 stars
A great deal for the dough, great service, wide selection of nail polish in non-​lame shades, plus clean facility and instruments and no appointments are necessary.
I went for the deluxe pedi (only $ 5 more) hoping some of that salt and mud would reach my feet… but they didn’t. Sigh. Still, it got my circulation going and the citrus oil was soothing.
Pedis, for me, are ALL about callous removal. You can keep your complimentary teas, masks, towels, even the back massaging chair. I want someone to go to town on my feet until they’ve morphed from the cinderblocks I walked in with (I’m EXAGGERATING but you get the idea, right?) to newborn baby’s bottoms. I was disappointed that this didn’t happen, and now I have pedi remorse. Ah, well. Still, the technician did a spectacular job on my nails, and was very helpful in terms of negotiating all my winter wear from the chair to the drying station. Everything else about the pedi was spot on, just not exactly what I was hoping/​looking for.

My friend and I went here on a weekday at lunchtime, and this place was insanely busy. We were lucky that they were able to squeeze us in.
I got acrylics done, but the guy did a rush job. No oil on my nailbeds, no pushing back cuticles, started applying the fill gel before he had even clipped my nails, never had me wash my hands in between steps, and filed my nails unevenly. I actually had to go home and refile them, hoping the polish wouldn’t chip.
The pedicure was relaxing and they did a good job on my toe nail polish. But my friend was still sitting in the pedicure chair fifteen minutes after I had been pulled into the manicure area. Either she had really really bad feet (which I doubt is the case) or, more likely, I got gypped out of fifteen minutes of foot massage time.
Towards the end, I gave him my credit card to pay. I wrote a tip on the credit card receipt. The manicurist got upset with me saying, «great now I have to pay taxes on this!» ooook and I have to pay taxes on ALL my income, buddy, so suck it up!
Update ⁹⁄₃: Nails started turning yellow after 1 week. Went to a new place to get them filled. The manicurist actually advised that I remove the old acrylics and get a new full set.

I’ve never been disappointed by my mani or pedi here. It is a little expensive ($ 40 for both) but they have specials in the winter and the price drops to $ 35 if you go Monday thru Wednesday.
They’re really nice and help fight off the Royal Oak parking enforcement by feeding your meters if you ask. I usually see the youngest lady in the shop or Thi. They don’t get TOO adventurous, but they’re usually willing to at least try some of the crazy things I want done on my nails.
They also do the no-​chip mani. I was super skeptical at first, but my OPI no chip mani really did last four weeks. I couldn’t stand looking at the same color day in and day out though, I change my polish at least twice a week. It was expensive ($ 30 just for the manicure, but they have cheaper options), but if you don’t like to change your polish as often as I do, then it really is a great thing!
Sometimes the sales pitch for extras (shatter mani, no-​chip mani, deluxe pedi) is a little bit too much, but a firm «No.» usually quells that.

If you are on a budget this is a great place to go. The service is nice and you can walk in without an appointment. $ 40 for mani-​pedi, massages included. it’s an awesome deal. and they do a great job.
however there are things that really bothers me about this place:
1. the nail polishes. they all seem really old. you can see the cracks and all… not so cute.
2. they don’t have a lot of colors. and most of the colors are kind of lame.
3. it gets really loud and crowded. i feel like if costco had a nail salon, this would be the place.

The pedicure, manicure combo is $ 40, and for $ 5 more you get the deluxe with foot/​leg scrub, mask, and oil massage. The pedicure comes standard with hot stone massage.
The staff are all very nice, and it didn’t take long at all to be seen on a Saturday afternoon. The massage could have been better, sometimes I feel like they rub too lightly, but overall it was a good experience. I’m still amazed a the prices that nail salons charge here, but over all this was a nice salon and they did a great job.

Tonight, I handed over my torn up feet and hands to the ladies at Studio Nail for their $ 35 manicure and pedicure special offered Monday through Wednesday. My technician was not daunted by my callouses and hangnails and tucked in for an over hour long session, not rushing in the least after the 8:00pm closing time.
In full disclosure, I haven’t had very many pedicures in my life (hence my terrible feral feet), and was delighted by the beautiful burgundy chairs with intense tenderize-​your-​muscles style massagers built in.
The basic pedicure still comes with some of the upper crust salon treatments – hot stone massage, sugar scrub, and wonderful hot towels.
My technician rolled down my pant legs and gave me some flip flops to wear and I felt her protective eye on me as she prepared to close up shop – did she peg me for the kind of girl that ruins perfectly Cha-​Ching Cherry nails? I appreciated the loving care of her handiwork (though I dinged up a nail in the parking lot about 6 minutes later).
A perfect stop for a great relaxing pedicure without the hype of a spa. I walked in without a wait and left with a coupon for my next visit, which I’ll dutifully use so I don’t have to watch another lady fill up a clipper with cuticles.

I stopped in here last night to get a mani and pedi before leaving for an out of town wedding. I didn’t realize they were closing in 5 minutes, but they stayed open to get my nails done. The woman doing my nails did not rush because of this either. She did a great job and really took her time to make sure I was happy.
The salon was very clean and modern. For both the mani and pedi it was $ 40, which may be high for some people, but the quality of work and customer service was worth it. I will definately be going back!