Liberty Nails

This is my favorite nail place. My nails always come out looking flawless and last a long time. I love that they play chick flicks all day so you can stay entertained while you get your nails done! They have reasonable prices and always great service. I will miss this place when I move and I hope I can find an equivalent in the Bay Area.

So I went here to get acrylic nails for the first time since highschool. For starters I showed the lady what I wanted and it seemed like she understood until she did my nails. First she cut my natural nails off which I had no idea until after is not right and is probably the reason they are breaking off now. Finally 2 hours later she called over another girl who actually spoke English to do what I wanted… I’m so disappointed the pictures on Unilocal are so cute but my experience was so bad. Not even a week later the nails are breaking off and peeling up on the bottom … Currently I would not recommend this place.

Steer clear of this place! This place is close to one of my gal friend’s house so we decided to step in and give it a try. It was our first time here so we were looking at prices and colors, one of the ladies asked us what we wanted and rolled her eyes when we took more than three seconds to respond. So, example #1 of their disgusting personalities. They sat us down and started to do our nails. My friend had an okay time, but that was only because she didn’t speak Vietnamese so she did not know how horrible the crazy, chubby English-​speaking boss lady was saying to her employees. I, on the other hand, speak fluent Vietnamese. That boss lady was doing my nails 40% of the time, answering personal phone calls and gossiping with her friends 50% of the time, and the other 10% was spent UNHYGIENICALLY SUCKING BACK UP ALL THE ACETONE AND OTHER EXCESS FLUIDS TO BE REUSED! It is only a matter of time before this place gets shut down. Their prices may be lower than most, but their personality and level of sanitation is as horrendous as it comes. I honest debate whether to report them.

With $ 27 less and 1 hour and 20 minutes later, I walked out of this salon with a bad acrylic set.
I don’t know if I must have just gotten the worst nail tech I there or what, but ‘Tweet’ sucked. I went in for what I thought would be a quick fill and a pretty new color to show off. Boy, was I wrong.
First of all, the gel color selection sucks– with 3 or 4 sample plates of nails to pick from. I opted for a color that looked like a turquoise blue on the sample nail (I think 437), which I later found out was not exactly as the color on the sample :(
So the nail tech named Tweet is the one who worked with my nails today. She filed away my black polish I came in with and DID NOT clean anything around her, leaving black flakes EVERYWHERE. So once she began to actually fill in my nails, pieces of the black polish were put onto my nail, literally. They landed on my nail or were brushed on with her dirty brush, and she then kept putting layer after layer of new acrylic on top… by the time I saw this happening, half of my nails were done and since I was cutting it close on time I decided to leave it alone. She then filed the ends of my nails waaaay too much when I specifically asked her for only a LITTLE bit of filing. There was obviously a language barrier here as she couldn’t answer any if my small talk conversation questions I was asking her prior to this. So anyway fast forward over an hour, my first coat of polish was put on very fast with no precision whatsoever, and the 2^nd coat followed the same steps. I have polish all around each of my nails on my cuticles, underneath my nails and on my actual fingers. Please see pictures attached. Never will I ever return to this location.

I only had a pedicure done here and it was decent. Not horrible but not great. It was cheap only $ 20 for spa pedi $ 15 for a regular. I didn’t like how limited the nail polish selection was so I may come back with my own polish color. The actual shop was hole-​in-​the-​wall-​ish which I really didn’t mind I just think my technician did an okay job. Everyone was friendly and wait time on a Saturday at 1:00pm was only 10 minutes.

I have been going to Liberty Nails for the past 2 – 3 years every 4 weeks for color-​acrylic manicures, it exudes and is a family atmosphere given they’ve been in business for, I believe, 20+ years and the majority of their customers are regulars. They can get very busy especially near the weekend, so it’s best to make an appointment but they almost always welcome walk-​ins if willing to wait, they do their best to make room if possible. Lena is, hands down, the best there with acrylic application; she doesn’t try to converse with you much because she’s more focused on perfecting your nails — this is what I prefer and look for in a nail tech. Kathy is also amazing and has remembered any personal details I share with her (trips, birthdays, events, etc.) even though she sees so many customers between our visits, it’s like seeing an old friend. Nini is personable and a great tech, but I do feel rushed with her at times. All the pedicure technicians are fantastic, but none fluently speak English (if that matters, they’re still SO sweet). Personally, I’ve only had great experiences here, they definitely treat their regulars like royalty and are inexpensive — I recommend this salon.

I love this hidden find ! Great prices ($ 25) for Mai/​pedi. Nini, daughter of the owner, took me as a walk– in. Everyone was talking to everyone and having a great time. No they didn’t converse back and forth in vietnamese! So nice for a change, I actually understood the conversation! My hands and feet are gorgeous now and I’m a happy camper. The place is old school for sure, but the people are as good as it gets! I’ll be back :)

I came here after my friend highly recommended it but it has been a horrible experience. The woman doing my pedicure does not speak or understand English. She lost the polish I had picked out, then when we found it she made a mess of my toes. She should have stopped and started over but just kept putting more and more polish on until my toenails looked all clumpy. Finally a woman who speaks English asked what was wrong so I explained and she had me move to a different person and said she would repaint my nails. The second woman ended up putting even more polish on my toes making them even worse. When I complained several women came to look and started speaking Vietnamese and staring at me. Now she has finally started over and my nails look fine, but that’s after sitting in a hot salon for over an hour!

I don’t usually write bad reviews but the only reason I went here was because of all the reviews thinking I was walking into a place where I was going to leave satisfied here’s a few things that made me not want to come back…
One there nail polish selection isn’t the greatest
There nice when you first walk in but
Seems like they are only extra nice to there regulars …
One lady started my nails … Then walked away for five min and started on someone else’s while someone else came to do mine… in my opinion if you start a job finish it !!
My pedicure water was cold and when I said pedicure they just assumed I wanted the little tub one instead of the spa when my pedicure was finished they wanted me to walk across the whole room bare foot to wash my hands because they don’t provide any pedicure Sandals … What was the point of my pedicure if u want me too walk across your dirty floor ?
Then I go to get my eyebrow wax and it’s like half storage have wax room with a gross cover on the waxing table … And the wax was way to hot !!!
This place is only
For convince and cheap prices the nail salon inside WALMART does
A better job !!

For a cheap place it isn’t bad. I got the spa pedicure and it was pretty good. Only cost $ 20. My one complaint was that they didn’t do a great job with the nail polish. Overall I would recommend for a cheap and decent pedicure.

LOVE this nail place. Kathy is the best!!! I can walk in with a picture of what I want and she can do it…

I was my nails done by Nini she was awesome, kind, and fast. She makes me very comfortable. I love my nail’s shape and color. My nails also are very soft and even. I deffenetly come back to her.

The gel sames are ok but they don’t even have the matching color for it!!!
And they made me bleed from 2 toes and my manicure sucked! It peeled with 3 days!
DO NOT COME BACK!

My nails only lasted about a week and a half, but honestly the service was great. I was satisfied and super pleased. They took their time and made conversation. I’ll most likely go back, it is cheaper than most places and usually not crazy busy.

Loved this place. Was in the area and had a few hours to kill before an appointment so I Unilocaled nail salons. $ 20 for a decent spa pedicure, and they had the Notebook playing on TV, and they had Girl scout cookies for sale for someone’s daughter. The customers and employees we’re all interacting with each other and it ended up being a fun girlie experience that I wasn’t expecting. If I lived in the area I’d be back for sure!

Stumbled upon Liberty Nails one weekend a few weeks ago with a friend and we were pleasantly surprised! We had never been there before and walked in without appointments. We were both taken right away and enjoyed the experience. Lena was very helpful and the entire process was quick! Thanks so much!

1 star for affordability. – Great prices, especially for Clairemont, but you get what you pay for.
Nail polish colors: Not enough variety– need more extensive selection of quality nail polish like OPI; nail polish colors look cheap
The main reason I gave this 1 star is because of the waxing– do not give this place a chance– their waxing is terrible at best.

I cheated on my nail lady like the other reviewer! I’m very picky about my nails, but I needed somewhere that was faster. I called at 10am and got their first available appointment which wasn’t till 4. I was tempted to call around bc I wanted them done right then. But I waited. Went at 4, and I brought my own polish bc other reviewers said they didn’t have a great selection. This ended up being true, but doesn’t matter to me bc I have a huge collection. Lena did my nails. She was very sweet, and got me in and out in about 50 mins which was great bc I needed 2 new tips with my fill. My nails look great, and I’ve gotten tons of compliments already. My coworker liked them so much she made an appointment for Saturday. $ 22 for a fill with gel on top. Very satisfied customer! Thanks Lena!

Was excited to give this place a shot! I made a last minute appointment, asking if there’s be availability at noon and told yes!
Upon entering, an unhappy manager-​figure asks what I need. I gleefully respond I had an appointment at noon. Her reaction: blank stare. Ooooooh Kay. I’ll take a seat and wait. After 5 minutes of being unacknowledged, a friendlier employee let’s me know it’ll be 5. Walked out 10 minutes later. Less than no intention of coming back.

Awesome!
I recently cheated on my regular nail place and man was I glad I did! I liked my nail place but I wanted something more hip without having to explain it a bunch of times. Went in without appointment and was taken right away. the service was great and my nails look fabulous. Not to mention it wasnt super expensive. I liked the vibe in there. Ypu can tell. they have very loyal and regular guests. Very impressed and cant wait to be back. Definitely my new nail place.