Modern Nails & Beauty Supply

When I moved here a year ago I went to a handful of nail places and this is definitely the best in town. Great business ran by great people.

My nail tech complained about her life the entire time, complained about working there, and cut my finger open and said that it was my fault for having a hang nail (that I didn’t have). My nails did end up looking great though! I was just so uncomfortable the entire time because this woman obviously hated her job and I was making her work. I’m just going to continue going to the place I usually go because I know I won’t get a guilt trip but its a bummer because they were the best nails I’ve had in a long time.

I have been going to Modern Nails for almost 8 years, and I am always impressed with how beautiful and long-​lasting their gel manicures are. I got this gel manicure 16 days ago before a crazy trip where I travelled to 6 countries within 9 days. We’re talking planes, trains, taxis, and lugging 50 lb. luggage up cobblestone streets. My nails still look amazing! I also highly recommend them for eyebrow and lip waxing. Lee does waxing best, and she and Julie or Long are my favorites for mani pedis.

Since the nail tech just left me here to sit and dry indefinitely without even bothering to tell me what’s up while she went to work on someone else, I figured I would write a review.
Two stars because the place is clean. One star for the horrible service and the ugliest manicure ever. The nail tech was dressed like she just rolled out of bed. I’m sorry, but when you are straddling people all day, wear appropriate length shorts, not the kind that are so short they almost show your lady bits.
This is the kind of nail place like in that comedy bit by Angela Johnson where they have the high pressure up sale.
She up sold me, and I came out with dead skin still on my feet, clear polish all over my cuticles, and they didn’t even have the courtesy to add cuticle oil? WTF? Looks like crap.

After going to almost every nail salon in Corvallis I would have to say this is the best one!

After scheduling an appointment and showing up on time, my friend and I started our pedicures and relaxing in their comfy massage chairs. When it came time for polish, the woman working on my friend disappeared – leaving the woman working on me to take care of both of us for the rest of our appointment. During my pedicure, my cuticles were cut too much and too aggressively, leaving me bleeding and with a weird scar above my nail. The person working on me didn’t think I noticed and continued to douse it with alcohol.
We moved to our shellac manicures where the one technician seemed to have a hard time finishing our appointments before they closed. Because of this, she made the cuticle on my hand bleed-​again, splashing alcohol on it. Because she was left alone to work on our two pedicures and shellac manicures, our appointment ended up taking 2 hours with us staying 30 mins past close.
Not even 2 hours after our appointment, my friend noticed her polish chipping. She went in the next day and was taken care of.
The results are decent, the place is sanitary and the workers made conversation which is nice.

Pretty good environment and service, the only thing is that the nail polish wasn’t painted on that well when I got a pedicure! But other than that it was a good experience!

Went to get my nails done and they asked that I wait, which is fine. After 45 minutes of waiting they asked me to leave. I used to go here all the time and they were constantly asking me to come back sometimes 2 – 3 times, which is fine I get that sometimes they are busy. But to sit there and wait 45 minutes only to be asked to leave, Not going back there again!!! Also, some of the newer technicians burn your hands with the nail files, beware!

I have tried a number of nail salons in the Corvallis area and Modern Nails is by far my favorite. They give the best pedicure out there and their staff is super friendly. Julie is my go to person. I have super thin nails and she was able to give me advice on how to make them stronger. My nails always look perfect after I see her. They are also really easy to schedule with although I recommend making an appointment especially if you want to see someone specific. I never go anywhere else in Corvallis to get my nails done.

This time I did pedicure and gel, the guy helped me with my nails were very nice and careful that painted it very well. Also, the color for gel in store has increased for more options! When I live in Corvallis, I used to go to their store quite often, and they will try their best for every style you like! Very recommend this one!!!

Be persistent to soak your nail acrylic rather then letting them use a nail to pop, pull and rip it off. The lady that started on my nails wouldn’t listen to me. I asked to soak and she told me it would take too long. I told her I had all day and willing to pay. A guy took over and he finished the job I asked for. Painless. I gave 3 stars because the work was fine after the guy took over. I’ll come back after I soak my own nails at home.

I absolutely love Modern. The staff are extremely friendly. This is my go to place.
Corvallis is a small town and I don’t think there are that many great salons here, that being said I think Modern has the best prices/​service in town. They recently redid the interior and it looks great.
My manicures last forever! They have an awesome selection of colors for Shellac. One thing I love about Modern is they know who on their staff is best at certain things, like nail art, and they’ll have that person take care of that customer. Again absolutely love them, found that if you’re ever unhappy they’ll definitely help you out.

I have found my favorite spot in Corvallis! Since moving here and trying a few «shady» salons with questionable conditions I was thrilled to find this gem. By far, hands down the BEST pedicure. Ever. They do the whole hot stone and oil massage too. Not bad for $ 25. Although the actual pedicure service has always been a tad bit nicer than the mani process I still come back and enjoy my visits. (There was maybe one time where I got a little irked they suggested I make an appointment and come back and once I did there was still what I felt was too long of a wait to get started but it was a busy weekend day so…) Remember to bring back your little file/​scrubber kit so you don’t have to keep buying new ones like I do… Unless something drastic changes I have no reason to go elsewhere. Great massage chairs, something decent on TV and its a pleasant atmosphere, larger area so I don’t feel too cramped.

I love Modern Nail! Their service is outstanding! I always come out feeling so good. Le and Long are my favorites. I’ve never had my gel nails last so long. Pedicures are heavenly. I always make an appointment so I know they have time fore me. Not fair for people to drop in and expect to be put at the top of the list! I have tried many salons in Corvallis and Albany, Modern Nails is the best!

Been living in Corvallis since 2006 and have tried many nail spas. Modern Nails has been in town for a long time and always does perfect nails. I am very particular, as I like all the nails to be exactly the same shape and the color has to be perfect as not touching the cuticle and completely painted on the front of the tips. Modern nails does picture perfect nails every time and the color lasts. I get shelac done and they have hundreds of colors to choose from. They have the new trend colors like peach and mint green as well as the classics. Everyone that works there is always very nice and accommodating. I have even gotten my hair cut here and they did an excellent job.

Great nails at a great price. This is my go to place for shellac. They are quick (once they get to you, sometimes you have to wait a few minutes so just give yourself a little extra time) and they do a great job.

I would give this salon no stars. The paint job was the WORST I have had at any nail salon and I have been getting pedicures since I was 10. I would not recommend this salon to anyone.

I have been here several times and am usually really pleased at the quality. Today however, I walked in and while they were able to get me in for a quick toe polish and a shellac, the guy seemed irritated by me. I showed him the exact picture of a small detail I wanted on my 2 ring fingers and he got all huffy when I mentioned the color he was using wasn’t the same in the picture. I literally had a picture, same color and everything of how I wanted my nails to look. Now that I am home and looking at them, the guy barely filed/​shaped my nails. There are literally gaps between my nail and skin he missed on several fingers and the color doesn’t even go to my cuticles. While I will go back, I wont have him do it again. Oh, and I’m sorry my presence irritated you, maybe you were just having a bad day.

I went in for an eye brow waxing and left with messed up eyebrows and insulted. I understand that up selling is part of the job so she was offering me other service and respectively declined and then she started to point out my flaws to get me to use other services. It was rude and unnecessary. I told her the way I wanted my eyebrows shaped and she shaped them the way she wanted them shaped and they were uneven too. I’m never going there again.

After my set of acrylics lifted badly, I went to another salon and had to have them removed. My friend who got her set at the same time as me had zero problems with hers. I think that nails are hit and miss here. Also, «solar nails,» which the nail tech told me were higher quality than regular acrylics turned out to be a scam. Google it. It’s a brand name, not a type of nail. Turns out they slapped a gel top coat on my plain old acrylic nails and called it a premium nail and charged me an extra $ 20. The new salon that removed these does this same service for $ 10 and they did a much nicer job on my nails. Plus they were up front about their services. Turns out I had also been fitted with way to big of tips and they weren’t applied properly, this the lifting. Check out Suite 101 Salon. Almost the same prices with much better service.