Pinkies Nail Spa

A few weeks ago my husband buys me a gift certificate from Pinkies. Poor thing he thought that a nail place is a nail place. Doesn’t realized I’ve been going to the same place for years. Regardless, he gets a certificate from this place. Against everything I believe in I went in and did a pedicure and manicure. The technician that did my pedicure literally cut my nail so far down it started to bleed. She didn’t tell me anything. At first I felt something then I looked but I did not realize it at the time that she cut me because I was previously wearing red nail polish. Then a bit later I see her putting glue on the nail, still she doesn’t mention a thing. I then proceed to tell her… you cut my nail really deep and then she pretends she doesn’t understand me. Needless to say my $ 100. Gift certificate was a waste because God knows I won’t be returning. I paid 100 for a mani, pedi, and a broken nail.

I’ve come here numerous times for mani/​pedis. The pros are that they are quick and have a good selection of nail polish. Also, they allow you to pay the tip on a credit card which is always convenient.
Unfortunately, they are often too quick and the quality of the mani/​pedi is less than mediocre. It all depends who you get but I’ve had several manicurists who do sloppy and uneven paint jobs. To top it off, I’ve had to ask several times for them to clean the paint that they left on my skin and cuticles because they were ready to send me on my way. My manicures and pedicures never last from here and the couple times I did gel, the sides were peeling up after two weeks.
The icing on the cake is that I went in for a polish change and in the middle of it, the manicurist asked if I had cash to pay. When I told them I was planning to pay with my card (as always), he said there was a $ 10 minimum, which is not posted or indicated anywhere in the entire salon. He said I could buy a nail polish to make up for the difference. I obliged and planned to purchase the clear base polish with the green top. After asking around, he said it was $ 15 which is outrageous considering it costs all of $ 3 in CVS. I had him charge me $ 10 for the $ 6 polish change and decided that would be the last time I spent my money there.
Just an FYI so it doesn’t happen to you.

I keep going back because its convenient. The staff is always rude, they all speak to each other in their language and laugh, feeling like they are always laughing at you. They tend to say rude things to you about your color choice or if your feet are dirty. Do they realize that we are the customer? The pedicures are very quick and I barely get a massage with it. I have had some techs be nice and do a very good job and others do a horrible job and miss spots etc. and then give an attitude. The place is pretty disgusting too. Of course I will be going back, because it is close by. who knows maybe some day I will snap and yell at them. It would be nice if the owner read these and tried to change his business to make it enjoyable. Sunset Place is going down hill and maybe his business will be gone, so it would be worth it to me as an owner.

Well, I’ve been here three times, and have had no problem just walking in. They did an OK job, so really, no complaints for a $ 22 pedi. To be clear, I go a good month between pedi’s and my feet are ususally not in the best shape. With that said, This last experience will be my last. Right off the bat, I apologized for my dirty feet and told the girl specifically, please do a good job, I will tip you well. She barely let me soak and didnt even look at my feet while she was removing cuticles and cleaning. I usually just relax and let the tech do her job, but when she got me set up to paint, I looked down and there was visible dirt in my toenails. Now, I’m really sorry my feet were dirty, but that’s why I’m here! I had to ask her to clean my toenails! Sorry, Pinkies, you failed. Looking for another salon.

Jimmy is awesome — especially at acrylics. They’re excellent at nails & I highly recommend.

I’m currently getting a pedi done here (if you can even call it that) and honestly the rudest man ever! He sits in chair #7… Has critiqued my choice in color (which I brought my own), rolled his eyes when I politely asked for no buffer…& continues to cough on me. When he finished the half assed mani, I asked to please bring my purse next to me & he said it’s ok leaving it there on the floor, you can see it… So I said actually I can’t and I much rather not leave it on the floor, another eye roll & begins speaking in his native language. Yeaaaaa never coming here again. Oh parking is over$ 5 because it’s in the sunset garage. Not worth it.

I love this place! Great location and ask for Jimmy for the most beautiful and natural pink and white set ever!

Here to get nails done. Waiting more than 30 min and cant even get wifi password. Anyone know what password is??? Thinking about leaving.

I’ve been coming here for over 3 years and today may be the day they lost a valuable customer. I came in for a fill which is supposed to be $ 20, my girl overcharged me and charged me $ 25. She also told me that I was «very picky» after asking her to thin them out when she put the acrylic on very thick and that she «wasn’t going to make any money off of me.» She’s lucky I even tipped her after these comments. It’s not like she was in a rush since the place was pretty empty.

I used to love this place but the last two times its hasn’t been great. My manicure is pretty crappy bc the technician is in a rush her name was ngyuan. She didn’t clean up the dead skin around the nail properly and the paint job is pretty horrible. The manicure lasted 15 min and the pedi 20 mins… That is in no way a spa manicure pedicure!!! I am so disappointed this place used to be so great!

I’ve usually had a great experience at Pinkie’s with Jimmy. He does really good short natural looking acrylic nails.
However, I just left there now and had a different nail tech (or should I say three all at once). All the women were being extremely rude about my choice to change to a gel manicure. I knew for a fact that they were all talking about me. They cleaned up the salon and rushed me out so fast so they can close.
I’m sad to say that I may not return!

Meiocre place for your nail needs.
Great for people that are trying to pass by time at the mall or in need of a quick fix.
I was grossed out that they didn’t disinfect the foot bath. They were using the pedicure chairs one client after another. I think I just saw one guy rinse the foot bath, but that’s not enough for a proper disinfecting procedure.
The guy doing my Mani didn’t clean under my nails, and he also used his fingers to clean my skin from nail polish (another big no no).
The service wasn’t memorable either which is a bummer cause I wanted to enjoy my time.
They are remodeling the space so hopefully they will change how they do the services too.

I loooooove this place but only because of TINA!!! She is amazing!!! Worth every penny! It’s not expensive and she does a great job. 30 $ for normal mani pedi. She sits on table 7 and can make miracles. I am very particular about my cuticles picky as can be!!! And this woman goes above and beyond to remove every little bit of cuticle and leaves your nails looking great. I have tried other ladies there and they are ok. I am very picky so she is the only one I let do my nails. Try her you won’t regret it.

This is the kind of nail salon that you go to if you’re in a rush or just want to get in and out. It is not a spa by any means. That being said… I’ve been getting acrylic nails done since I was about 13 years old and now at the age of 20 I find it hard to find a nail tech that can give me exactly what I want. I end up tearing them off or doing them me myself and I’ve gotten quite good but it’s exhausting. But jimmy is AMAZING! I had to be at work one day in an hour and my nails looked horrible so I walked up to him and asked if it was possible to give me a whole new fresh set of acrylics (and for those who don’t know a good new set can take up to an hour and a half to two hours give or take) I asked jimmy if he could do it in an hour and he responded with «is 30 minutes okay?» And of course I said yes but I was skeptical and sure enough: just under 30 minutes later I had the quickest set I had ever received and to this day my favorite set of fresh nails. I will always go to pinkies for my acrylics. Awesome experience! I would definitely recommend them!

Staff not so friendly. They have a bad selection of nail color. Did my acrylics there, and they lasted only 6 days then they stared falling off… Wouldn’t recommend it…

Needed to do my nails here since I needed to cancel with my nail lady. Never again. I can do a better job myself. Very nice people and it’s moderately clean but not a place I would recommend to anyone.

I really think about it before giving a bad review but I was so disappointed today.
I felt rushed, not cared for and just plain blahhh after coming here.
Came with a friend and he felt the same way.

I’ve been coming her for over a year. Diane does my nails and she is fantastic!
When I was working In a kitchen she dealt with my jacked up nails and kept them up the best she could. When I switched jobs, she suggested I take a break from acrylic to let my nails get healthy again. That means less money for her. She kept my manicure looking nice until they grew back out.
Of course, they speak to each other in Vietnamese a lot. Some of these girls don’t really speak English so the ones who do have to keep the show running smooth. But they are all really nice. Don’t forget, most of them have NO family. Lost everybody in the war and grew up in orphanages. They work hard and they take care of each other.
Make an appointment on the weekends. They will make sure someone is ready for you. Ask for Diane, Linh, Jimmy or Nancy. They are all great!

After multiple trips here, I am happy to report I always have a good experience and seldom wait very long. I have also been going to their sister location, Somi Nails down the street which is a much quieter more low-​key version. Excellent service as well!

I don’t know why I bother going back here. Old adage rings true here: you get what you pay for. It’s a manicure factory that lacks in quality. On a previous trip here I tried the shellac mani and it destroyed my nails when they removed it. I know that’s not their fault, but I don’t expect it to be pushed on me– and that’s exactly what they did the next time I went in. My manicurist asked me at least 5 times in the span of one hour, to try the shellac mani, despite my telling her over and over again that it ruined my nails. 5 times! She didn’t shut up about it, even while she was painting my nails with regular polish.
This time I got a regular mani using OPI polish which chipped a day later. It was a sub par mani; she spent a very short time cleaning up my nails. She didn’t really remove the cuticle and was rough and careless, nicking me several times. She missed spots while painting my nails and never went back to paint over them.
In and out — that’s the motto here. They don’t seem to care if they get a good review, they also don’t seem to care if they get a bad review, they only care about is getting you into the manicure chair and then out the door.
Bye, bye Pinkies. :/