Nc Nails

Not impressed with this rip off business! It is way over-​rated, only because it is located in Meadowmont. I treated a friend there to get her nails done, nothing fancy, just mainly a manicure and they painted her nails. The bill was $ 75! Never again, she agreed.

The acrylics I had done at NC nails were fantastic. Very thin, even, tapered, and beautifully polished. Honestly, the best I have every had or seen. The environment is why I give if ⁴⁄₅ stars. I felt slightly uncomfortable throughout the manicure, but hard to describe why. Everyone was very friendly and efficient, but the majority of the time they were talking and flirting amongst themselves in Vietnamese.

This was the worst service ever. I was charged $ 29 for a 20 minute pedicure. The woman beside me received a 45 minute pedicure. Virtually no exfoliation and walking out with still cracked heels. When I quietly expressed my concern to the manager she accused me of trying to just get a service for free and told me if I wanted a free service I could go somewhere else. She refused to give me contact information for owner. She then initiated conversation with two other customers about me while I was sitting in the salon and told them I was just trying to get a free service. Worst pedicure and service I’ve ever received at a nail salon.

I have been going to NC for a few years now to have pedicures and the service is always very consistent. I have never made an appointment and have never waited more than 15 minutes. I like the low-​key atmosphere and the massage chairs are very comfortable.

Very rude. We got there at 7:10 and they didn’t close until 8:00 per their door but acted like we were putting them out. One girl rushed through the nails and did a horrible job. The other 2 were pretty good but never spoke and weren’t friendly at all. I wouldn’t go back.

A solid pedi. Nothing too fancy, but a good service at a good price. I felt like all the employees were in a chronically bad mood — like they are irritated to be there, but my technician did a nice job. Prices are decent as well.

Worst manicure ever!!!

This was not a good experience. Even though I had made an appointment, we had to wait about 20 minutes for a manicure and pedicure, and then the manicurist did someone else’s nails while also doing mine. I have been going here for years but will not be going again.

I’ve been going to Nc nails for over a year. I go every two weeks and see Spike for a gel fill and gel polish. Never have trouble getting an appt, never have to wait. It always takes no more than 40 minutes. He does an excellent job and always shapes my nails perfectly. He always manages to get me in even when busy. I don’t care about wine and conversation. I just want to get in and out and have a high quality result. No tv blaring either. Just music in the background.

This place gets a lot of traction because of a good location. I was cut with toe nail clippers by one technician during a pedicure and the cut required a bandaid to stop bleeding. I’ve also had varying levels of attitude and a vary wide range of service quality from the different staff members. Some seem nice enough and others are outright rude. Why bring your business here when you never know what you’re going to get in terms of service. Disappointing.

Overpriced ($ 10 to remove gel polish). She hardly clipped my cuticles at all. I had to have them re-​done (by them). And, she took a wax client in the middle of my manicure.
I won’t be going back.

It looked promising at first, but the staff are not very knowledgeable and specific wishes are ignored. Disappointing.

Overpriced and rude. They don’t listen to you then rudely talk about you in their language. They didn’t even do a good job then tried to charge me for things I declined! They had lots of regulars and clearly put them above others. Won’t be going back

Not the best mani/​pedi I’ve ever had but not the worst. They were very kind but the lady who did my manicure might have been new. The French was a little sloppy, which makes the whole manicure look bad. I did a better job cleaning up my cuticles when I got home. The prices are reasonable for the service. Massages are non existent. Close to courtyard marriott, which was convenient. Otherwise I’d go elsewhere.

I got a mani and pedi here– it was my first visit to this place which is conveniently located right in Meadowmont. They did an okay job despite trimming my finger nails way too short and nipping my cuticle. (see picture.) I actually said «ouch!» when the lady cut it and then it started to bleed. She then applied some glue-​stuff and a cotton ball to try to stop the bleeding. Not a big deal because this stuff happens but then she trimmed my nails (especially thumbs) way too short. Just annoying to not have any overhang. I will not go back here since she just didn’t seem to be very careful and I have had better. Still searching to find a really good nail place in Chapel Hill…

Not worthy of a repeat visit.
I came in with a group of three friends and we all wanted different services. When I asked the pedicurist to work on my callouses, she said that it was only ‘dry skin’ and admonished me for not using lotion at night. Umm — no, those are callouses — one of the main reasons I go for a salon pedicure and pay good money to do it. She basically refused and moved through the pedicure with lightning speed.
At the manicure station, I said quietly that I wanted to pay for my friend’s manicures, so my manicurist actually shouted this through the salon to the cashier who promptly came over for my credit card. When the manicurist saw that my credit card indicated that I was a doctor, she went around the salon and actually showed my credit card to all the staff. When I asked why she was doing this, she said she wanted them all to know I was a doctor. Very weird.
I went back to wash my hands then and in the 90 seconds I was gone, my manicurist approached my friends pushing them to get additional services, saying that it was no worry — that I was paying for it all. The final straw — once they knew I was a doctor, the price of the manicures magically went up.
Obviously not relaxing or pleasant at all.

This was hands down the worst manicure I have ever received. I came here because all of the reviews were so great, and maybe my technician was just having an off day, but it was TERRIBLE. They seemed to be taking their time with the clients they were already working on so it didn’t bother me to wait for 30 minutes or so. I figured they would use that amount of time on me as well.
Nope, I was wrong. The technician sat down, looked at my hands, and told me my cuticles were too thin to cut back. WHAT?! I have been getting manicures for 10 years and have never had an issue with my cuticles. She refused to cut them. She was extremely distracted the entire time and the manicure took a total of about 10 minutes. It was not relaxing and my nails looked terrible. I will definitely not be returning.

I’m very picky about the way my gel tips are applied and maintained, and I am very happy with the way Spike does my nails. It’s easy to get an appointment, there’s always plenty of parking, and the place is pretty clean.
I give four stars instead of five because I don’t really understand their pricing – gel tips are only a bit more expensive than gel polish (no tips), and it seems that the gel polish should be much less expensive because it’s much less time and work (or so it seems).

I have personally never written a bad review for anyone. However, I was really pissed off when their partner started making up charges for waxing which were no where mentioned in their menu. Upon questioning, I was argued by using the fact that she is a partner and can price whatever/​whenever.
I am not sure about nails but I will never use them for waxing. There are far better waxing centers around the area and please take your business to some other place. I hope that your experience is good if you decide to stick with these guys.

11/​28/​2011
They use Gelish and OPI: Axxiom. I was advised to get Spike to do my nails. I tried to get him to do my nails as a walk in and I was told that he works between 10AM and 3PM so I would need to come back the next day. Well today is the next day and it is my birthday so I may go back.
11/​29/​2011
I did go back for he 10:00AM appt. I was the only customer getting my nails done? Parking was tight. Luis had to drop me off at the door, and then go look for a parking space.
Spike is a quiet man. He is really not much of a conversationalist, but he is very neat about doing nails. He is a perfectionist. He has a unique technique of polishing just the thumbnails then putting them under the gel lite, then the last (2) nails, and then the middle ones. He used Gelish for the base and top coat. I got OPI’s Happy Anniversary color. it is clear with finer sparkles than Gelish. I liked the larger Gelish sparkles. OPI colors come in a pot and the technician uses his own brush. The one thing that I had reservations about Spike’s technique is that he used the electric drill to buff the top layer of my existing gel off, then he soaked them in acetone and scraped them. I am used to the acetone and foil for removal.
This salon does not offer wine or water, but I did get an awesome price. You can either get the gel lite with a manicure or without. The salon is in a very nice upscale e area. While the other nail techs did not have customers they sat around and chit-​chetted and watched movies on the computer. I think their time would be better spent on the phone asking customers to come in and have their nails done.