Sunset Nails Spa

Staff friendly and attentive. Very pleased with service. My friend and I were walk-​ins. Greeted immediately and worked into their busy schedule.

This salon was chosen the Best of Brunswick County in 2015 which should tell
visitors it’s a great salon. Mimi (owner) has a full client base of locals that support her year round. During vacation season, she attempts to fit walk-​ins/​call-​ins around her already full schedule and she does this in a professional manner. I’ve been going to Mimi now for 3 years and have NEVER experienced anything like Dana G. described!
Manis/​pedis are a luxury for most of us and something we do for ourselves! I thoroughly enjoy every appointment I have every 3 – 4 weeks!!! Keep up the great work Mimi!!!

For four years I have been going to Sunset Nail Spa. Each time I am greeted and attended to in a timely manner. My pedicures and manicures are beautiful and last for at least 3 – 4 weeks.
Mimi is highly professional and very experienced. I always look forward to my visit and highly satisfied afterwards. #1 nail salon in Sunset Beach!!!
Linda
(Resident of Sunset Beach)

I really wanted to like this place, but I just can’t recommend it. I set this up as part of a bridal party outing two days before the wedding, and I definitely wouldn’t use it again for «occasion» nails. If you’re not too picky about your nails, check it out.
Let’s start with the good: Mimi is sweet and was easy to work with. She offered us water and wine numerous times. She gave each of us a 10% group discount. She is in a convenient and easy-​to-​find location. She seems to stay very busy, with multiple people in and out, phones ringing for appointments and what I assume were locals (always a good sign, right?) when we first got there. There are tons of polish choices, both gel and regular polish. I don’t think any of us had issues with polish staying put (most of us did gel mani and regular pedi)
Highlights of the bad:
— Mimi told me on the phone when I made the appt, that she only had 4 chairs and 4 people to do nails, therefore my group of 8 would be split in half. No big deal, we came prepared with fixin’s for mimosas. However, after one pedicure, person #4 disappeared. And after one mani/​pedi, person #3 disappeared. Leaving only Mimi and another woman to do the other 6 mani/pedi’s. It was very rushed (yet still took FOR-​EV-​ER) and disorganized — Mimi was bouncing between answering the phone, painting a design on one person’s toes and doing a manicure all at the same time.
— The actual mani/​pedi left a lot to be desired. There was minimal filing and no cutting of nails or cuticles. There was no lotion/​cuticle oil rub. The polish I chose for my pedi was thick and goopy. But, instead of trying to thin it or ask me to pick another polish, he just kept layering it on hoping it would get better, until I said something. Mimi had a very difficult time executing what the bride was asking for (both she and I have had the same thing done previously without any difficulty, so not asking for something ridiculous).
— Mimi had convinced the mother-​of-​the-​groom (a demure, mani/​pedi virgin) to get «sparkles» on top of her pedicure. The «sparkles» turned out to just be a straight up silver polish which entirely covered her pretty coral polish. When she was done with one foot and the M-​o-​G politely said she didn’t really like it, there was visible irritation and sigh-​ing and palpable tension in the air. I get it, it’s annoying to fix it, but still.
Mimi had a bunch of «Best of» awards certificates on her wall. Maybe we caught her on an off day or she was overwhelmed by having 8 of us… I’m not sure. But, we were all flabbergasted that this could possibly be the best in the area.

I decided to go to sunset nail to treat myself to a mani pedi while on vacation. I went in at 9:30 on a Monday morning and the whole salon was full. Mimi asked if I could come back later and luckily it was rainy so no beach day meant my day was open. I made an appt for 2:30pm and came back then. I was the only other person in the salon when I came back. Mimi started my manicure at the station and continued to make phone calls while doing my manicure to try and shuffle some appointments around. At this time someone called about their 3:00pm appt to confirm she could still take them. Now mind you she just started my mani/​pedi at 2:30 and there was no one else working at the moment. My curiosity was peaked.
I started chatting with Mimi and learned it is just her working at the salon. Sometimes she has a woman there to help her (whom was that day in the back eating). She went on to tell me that she prides herself on her local customers and does her best to accommodate them. I thought this was really nice as being a local at home I appreciate that type of recognition for loyalty.
Long story short. This is her downfall. Mimi needs more help. period. I watched many people come in the salon who were turned away and/​or asked to come back later or tomorrow. On top of that, the woman who confirmed her 3pm appointment came in at 3 on the dot and in the meantime Mimi had taken in a mother and daughter for mani/​pedis and her assistant was only just starting the mother. The regular woman was very upset (understandably so) and argued publicly with Mimi that this happens way too often. At this point Mimi started bargaining with her while stopping my pedi. I felt she was just stretched too thin.
I could maybe forgive her staffing issues, if you are just a visitor looking for a good mani or pedi while on vacation. But what you should know is her polish options were looking a little old, and my mani has chipped horribly within less than 24 hours. I mean. Come on. I wanted to love Mimi and her salon but, save yourself the awkward experience.

If you are a bride… This is the place to go!!! The owner Mini is so sweet and accommodating! it’s a smaller place, so definitely make an appointment. Mimi also gave us a free bottle of wine for our wedding! We also called around for pricing, and she was one of the cheapest too. I would highly recommend anyone to go here, you wont be disappointed!

I was in North Carolina for a few days and desperately needed a mani/​pedi. Looked online and found this clean, charming salon at Sunset beach. The owner was friendly and helpful. She listened carefully to what I wanted. Both nail techs are skilled and caring. Mimi did my gel manicure and did not rush my hands through the UV light to save time. My nails still look gorgeous two weeks later because she did it right!
If you’re lucky enough to live in or near sunset beach this is your new nail salon. GO!

I visited this place with my friend for the first time and boy were we impressed! The salon is super clean and Mimi the owner is a sweetheart. I highly recommend this establishment especially the hot rock pedicure-​very soothing and a great stress reliever.

Visited this salon yesterday for the first time. It was so impressed with the friendliness and attentiveness of the staff. I would highly recommend this business.