Victorian Nails

WORST manicure ever! I just moved to San Diego and wanted to try a new nail salon, and let me tell you this is not the place to go! The man who works there was yelling at me the whole time and slapping my hand away if I moved in it a position he did not like. The WORST part was half way through my acrylics he washes another persons feet, then immediately touches my hands after. I can not express how horrible my experience was because I was rushed and he helped someone else half way through my manicure. I can not believe this place is still open but hopefully they can make some improvements.

This nail shop needs tremendous improvement. First off, I’ve been come here since my undergrad at SDSU and I have always noticed that they are ALWAYS in a rush. The nail technicians do not care about the quality of the service and they just want to take as many customers as they can. Sometimes I’ll come in and no one else will be waiting so they actually take their time, but as soon as someone comes through the door and they have to wait, they act like they’re doing my nails on meth. Secondly, they need to fix their hours on here. Unilocal says 10, but they opened up at 9. This salon would not have been my first choice, but it’s rare to find a nail salon that opens at nine and as I drove past it I noticed that the neon sign was lit and the door was open. Lastly, I’ve come back from this place bleeding because they just DGAF. This last visit, I have gel on my skin and my gel is applied so thick that it looks like it’s acrylic. Wtf? The only reason this place exists is because it is right next to SDSU.

Love how the techs working here are really friendly! Sociable and funny too! The nail tech working on me was so good! She filed my nails perfectly and removed the cuticles with ease! Didn’t get cut once at all! After she was finish, my nails came out looking pretty!

I don’t know why I continue to go to them when I know I won’t get a good or decent job. I went in today between my classes to get a mani and pedi and they are close by, so I thought why not? Anyways, my pedicure was so bad that I had nail polish everything and my toenails were unevenly cut. My fingernails weren’t fully painted and I got gel. That was for sure the last time I go there. I swear the worst nail salon ever!!! P. S– the guy that works there is way too aggressive while dealing with customers

Worst manicure I’ve EVER had. I don’t even know where to start. First off the guy is absolutely crazy!!! I couldn’t understand a word he was saying. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he was on drugs. Very rude as well, I felt uncomfortable the entire time. Me and my friend were the only ones in there and he was in the biggest rush. He charges $ 5 to «cut the skin.» Biggest scam ever he literally cut our skin, not our cuticles. He did the worst paint job and didn’t even care that there were hairs stuck in the paint on every single one of my fingernails. The paint is blotchy. He didn’t even paint my entire fingernail and the one he did there is paint all over my skin and cuticles!
The whole salon just seems dirty. When he brought out the cuticle cutters he took them out of a box and poured some sort of liquid on them (supposed to be acetone but it was water…). He didn’t take the time to soak my cuticles. He literally just started pulling at my skin. My nails and skin currently hurt. Wouldn’t be surprised if my nails were to get infected. Overall this guy is very unprofessional. Do not waste your money here!!!

I really enjoy my pedicure it was very nice, but the only thing is that you have to correct them a few times. An tell them how you want it or you will not be satisfied. Other, than that I found my experience quite nice. The tech her time and gave me a nice experience. I also like the decent deals they have here. I highly recommend to come if you are around the location.

DO NOT COME HERE! I’ve never had any problems with any nail salon until I came here. Not only is it dirty and unhygienic, the man who did my nails did a terrible job and was rude. I came in for a full set and when he put on the nails, they were glued unevenly and weren’t even the right size. I let him know this and he disregarded me completely. When he put on the acrylic, it was incredibly chunky and got all over all my fingers. Then, when we was putting on the polish, it was incredibly streaky and he left chunks of unpainted nail. I also let him know this, causing him to get upset and he angrily repainted the nails. Even after he painted them the second time, they looked awful, but by then I was already ready to leave. Don’t come here unless you want to waste your money and leave it with cuts (he cut and made me bleed multiple times) or a possible infection.

DO NOT COME HERE. I used to come here all the time my freshman year the ownership has changed and the guy who did my nails was in a rush and did a terrible job. Half of my nails are crooked and I had to ask repeatedly to keep getting them fixed. He then proceeded to cut my fingers in two different places and when I told him he said there was nothing he could do about it because it happens sometimes and still tried to charge me full price. Then he stopped halfway through when I complained and had me pay before he finished painting my nails. My nails still looked terrible and I had to go get them fixed somewhere else. They raised their prices as well. I do not recommend anyone come here, it’s a complete rip off and they do a crap job.

I use to come here A lot before new management. I came in for a pedi/​mani with shellac and I will never go back. The guy who was working on my nails was so rough. He ended up cutting my finger. He didnt apologize, try to clean it or anything. He simply just kept working and charged me the full price. At first I didn’t think the cut was that bad but It’s still oozing after 3 days and it just looks gross. He didnt bother to shape my nails until I asked. He didn’t make them even either. My pedicure was also rushed.

Creepy, scary, uncomfortable, aggressive… The list goes on. I personally cannot believe this establishment is even allowed to exist in the United States. The guy in there that gave me the most tragic fill of my life could hardly even speak English, let alone do nails. There’s acrylic all over my fingers, the topcoat is streaky and old, and the shape– don’t even get me started.
Then there’s the fact that he tried to overcharge me, which, when I confronted him on the matter, resulted in him giving me the lecture of a lifetime. Three dollars isn’t a lot, I get it, you don’t have to yell at me about it, just don’t scam your customers???
Terrible atmosphere, laughably bad service (he made me pay before he would slop on the topcoat– that was admittedly pretty hilarious), and the place feels dirty and grimy. At least the filthy shot glass they keep the acrylic liquid sitting in all day is interesting, so there’s that. Can’t wait for my fungus!
Come here if you want to lose faith in the world :) ;) :)

I’m not picky at all, but it really suck and bad. I hate here, I will never come here anymore!!!

I was going to get a full acrylic set and pedicure but after seeing the pedicure I decided to leave, my toe nails are lopesided. This guy actually slapped my leg and laughed when I asked him to fix it. This place is a complete waste and mood killer. Don’t waste you’re time.

I’ve come here a couple of times, mostly before the new management.
I remember before though, I was getting my shellac changed. Normally, you’re nails are supposed to soak in acetone for some minutes (your fingers usually get wrapped in foil to hold an acetone-​soaked cotton ball). This allows for the polish to break down and make it easier to get rid of by just using a nail file… The last at this place DID NOT soak my nails or anything, but rather used the nail buffer machine, which wore my nails down too much for a damn shellac mani.
Another time, I had a guy doing my pedicure… HE SUCKED. Cuticles weren’t cleaned well at all, the actual painting job was messy… Like I might as well have done it myself.
There are better places to go where you get a better job done for your money.

DO NOT GO HERE! I never write a review but feel I must warn others. Victorian Nails is under new management as of March 2015. The salon is run by one individual by the name of Peter Nguyen. I made an appointment in the morning over the phone and when I arrived after work he had no idea what I was talking about. There were no other people in the shop and he was rushing like he needed to be somewhere. I asked him if he was in a hurry to leave because I could go somewhere else and he slapped me. I was getting acrylic French tip nails done for a wedding this weekend. This is the worst nail job I have ever received. I had opi nail polish on before and he didn’t even remove it all before starting. He did not clip my nails, did not cut my cuticles, and was extremely rough managing to make me bleed multiple times. The prices are not posted anywhere. I was only there for 30 min but it was the biggest waste of time and money I have ever experienced. Word to the wise. Do not go here.

I’ve been coming here for YEARS before new management came in because the old manager was my moms friend. If I had known this place was under new management I wouldn’t have came here because I’m very picky about how my eyebrows are done. This place is now owned by a guy & I was really skeptical and hesitated when he told me to go back into the waxing bed, but I pushed my doubts aside and just went in cause I really needed to get them done for Coachella that weekend. My experience was similar as Lyna N’s review; I am Vietnamese myself and I always tell whoever is doing my brows how I want them done IN Vietnamese so there wouldn’t be any miscommunication. That’s exactly what I did and the guy SEEMED like he understood. After an unnecessary amount of pressure he put on my face and carelessness when plucking my brows (he plucked my skin a few times), I literally almost lost it when I saw the result. My then thick eyebrows were now pencil thin and sparse. I paid and left angrily, sat in my car and screamed and cried because I WAS SO PISSED. It’s been three months since and I’m still in the process of growing them back out. Long story short, DO NOT go here for your brows. He will ruin them.

There’s a man who works here who «specializes» in eyebrows. Don’t let the guy near your eyebrows. He left me with the thinnest eyebrows I’ve ever had. He was so rough with my face.

I had the worst eyebrow experience of my life here, along with a few mediocre pedicure experiences.
when I came in for my eyebrows they didn’t ask how I wanted it, they just said to close my eyes and not move. I sat there for 20 minutes in pain because they kept pushing my face around and hit my chin at one point. then when I finally saw my eyebrows I wanted to cry. They were so thin and cut up… I was shaking. The person disregarded my reaction and was like «come back in 5 weeks and I’ll keep fixing them»
I had no words. I paid, left, then sat in the car screaming and tearing up because of the annoying service and the horrific outcome.
They are very pushy and rude. All they care about is the cash and don’t listen to what you want as a customer. I don’t look Vietnamese but I am and understand when they talk crap about their customers. I don’t normally write Unilocal reviews but the experience here made me feel like I should warn people to NOT GO HERE, I don’t care how convenient the location is, it’s awful.
Whatever you do don’t go here I am still mortified by that experience.

Came in for a Spa pedicure, there were no available pedicurists to do it for me so the guy helped out. He barely did any scrub and the nail coat is absolutely TERRIBLE and messy. I am extremely disappointed and won’t be coming back again. My toes look terrible.

They did a fabulous job! Aside from the salon itself not being particularly pleasing to the eye, the ladies who work there are so friendly. I got a French gel manicure and the lady took her time making sure everything was done perfectly. She took her time and did not rush and did an overall amazing job on my nails! this is my new favorite place to go. And not to mention, the pricing was extremely reasonable! it was only $ 25

Im not satisfied they took forever, and aren’t great at communicating with what their customers want.