Angel Nails

Used to come here all the time. Went natural for my nails for along time until recently. Called at 10:00 on a Monday for an appointment at 3:00 and they’re supposedly open until 7:00 but they said they were completely booked. All I needed was a reshaping of some bad work from another nail salon. Since it wasn’t a full price service they refused to find the time. I work in the beauty service industry and where there’s a will there’s a way. Not with this place. I used to recommend this place to everyone. After this review, I’ll never mention it again. Bad client care. NO nail salon is EVER fully booked. This one just got snobby.

I’m baaaack! As much as I loved how convenient it was to have my new nail shop down the street from home, as much as I loved changing up the colors, I missed my original classic French. And only May (the owner) can do what she does. She leaves them flawless every visit. They last me 4 weeks without a single lift or brake. I highly recommend her! The pedicures by Dina are amazing as well! They’re a little pricy but worth every penny. I LOVE MY NAILS.

best place in all san mateo, clean, very professional, excellent service. and great prices.

This is the best nail salon in San Mateo. I highly suggest always calling for an appointment so they can make sure they have time for you. They do excellent work with manicures and their gel nail is impeccable. Highly recommended!

I decided to come here because it was close to my home and I was able to make an appt with such short notice. I haven’t had a pedicure in a long time and the lady who did my nails was very nice and did a good job but it was nothing special. I showed her a simple design on my phone and she said she wouldn’t be able to do it so she did a small flower instead. It was cute but not what I really wanted. Their color choices were pretty limited too. Although they’re very nice here and do a good job this wouldn’t be my first choice.

I always have a great experience with Lin. She remembers me even though I only come to this place several times a year. Her massage is fantastic, and I love her pedicure with nice and clean finish.

I have been going to May for almost two years now. I have done stiletto, oval and now skinny square acrylics and sometimes will switch back randomly. She knows I might want to change my shape and asks each time what I want to do. She is magical when it comes to switching the shape or length and has a great eye for proportion of the nail to my fingers, which is so critical to me! I go in every 3 weeks and they look fantastic the whole time. I always get compliments.

Great place!!! First time and the Ladies Lían and May were excellent!!! Clean, organized and very friendly! Price is good and great job! Definitely coming back!

I have been a customer for over 10 years. May does nails and always uses high end products so they last a long time and do not discolor. My nails always look great and natural. I get lots of compliments on my nails. I’ve been getting my peds here too and both Dina and Tammy do a great job. Not only do I leave with baby soft feet but they give a strong little foot massage too! Highly recommend these ladies to always provide very good service but if you want fancy, this is not the place. It is however clean and comfortable. Pricing is comparable and they don’t try to trick people here.

All the girls are great, but I’ve been going to May for 15 yrs and I will NEVER go anywhere else!

May is the best for white powder gel nails that look natural. She’s quiet but diligent on her work. I recommend her 100%. My nails last for a long time (2months) when I’m too busy to go and they always look great.

Mae is hands down the best for pink & whites. She is so picky in her work and I love that about her! They always come out so beautiful, natural and feminine. For those of you who hate «fake looking sets… go see Mae!

This place is great. May does amazing gel nails. Great prices too. Do not be put off by décor.

Mani/​Pedi for $ 40. Magazines were current and non-​invasive middle-​of-​the-​road music. Good solid performance and I will go back.

AWESOME! I have been going to Angel nails since they were in their old location in Belmont. May is amazing… she is a perfectionist! My nails always look natural and last a couple weeks. Dina is by far the best to get a pedicure from. She is so sweet and kind… not to mention gives a great calf massage.
The new salon is clean and modern. They have 3 massage style pedi chairs. I always call to make an appointment but I usually do not have to wait long. May can usually get me in that day or the next; Friday evenings and Saturdays are an exception.

I come here to get the pink & white gel nails done ($ 45 full set; $ 30 refill) with May, who is the owner of the shop. Though I have only gotten gels 2 – 3 times before in my life, May does them different than I’ve ever seen; she uses really thin nail tips, and puts on white powder on the tips and pink powder on the rest of the nails. The result are super natural nails and it doesn’t look like you have fakes like the Jersey Shore girls. She really does your nails with super care (she examines her work throughout the process) and is really sweet. I recommend calling ahead to let her know you’re coming (usually its just May and another girl working so you want to time it so you don’t have to wait long), especially if you’re planning on going towards closing (they close at 7! Great for after work salon time!). Their pedis are in those super deluxe massage chairs (I think they have 4 of them) and are $ 25.
P.S… they’re located in the same tiny shopping center as a Valero gas station and a laundromat.

I always call last minute and they get me in quick!
My pedicures always last weeks, great job!

This review is based on her Gel’s
May does the best gels in the business. Period. I’ve been going to her for over 5 years and i’ve tried other salons no one does it better.
She specializes in pink and white gel. Other places do a white tip then just the clear gel over. EW no! Some places have the pink gel and the pink is NEON. Gross! May’s pink and whites are a an hour long process where she applies a nice soft NATURAL pink gel all over your nail. The part that’s supposed to be white she files down and puts in a white gel. I always get compliments.

This has got to be the worst pedicure I’ve had in a long time.
Starts out, 11:35am the water was scorching hot. Like she had to drain some out and add cold water.
She puts on her gloves, and begins with one foot. gets the red nail polish I had on all over my toes. Throws the cotton ball in what looks like the trash. She went to reach back for it and I coughed hoping to get her attention. I just shook my head.
She continues, with one foot and pours cuticle remover on my toes not my nails. Then begins jabbing at my cuticles. I was like ouch and she kept going.
So by this time I’m ready for my manicure. She reaches in a jug of «foot scrub» with the same gloves shes been using on me, and puts the scrub all over my legs, now its a pumice type scrub specifically meant for your feet, and this woman has it on my legs rubbing it in like lotion, I again gave her the crazy look.
I look down after she «scrubbed» my legs and she drew blood. I was livid @ this point tips been cut.
She then says «I paint nails now», I am like wait no massage? She says «I do after» WTF? So she paints my nails, doesn’t ask if I like the color, doesn’t make sure my nails are even nothing at all.
She blew on my toes, I was disgusted, her massage was nothing of the sort. She rubbed my calves and put hot rocks on my feet as if that’s a massage.
Now the sign outside says 30% off, so when I looked @ the prices and it said $ 25 I was stoaked to get $ 7.50 off such a horrible pedicure but when I asked about the sign she said its no longer valid. I said why is it outside then, she said «I remove by Sunday» I asked that she remove it now, she still didn’t get it… whatever — if the discounts posted you honor it dumb ass! But I wasn’t going to fight with her over $ 7.50 and she obviously didn’t understand a word I was saying as I barley could make out what she said.
Heads up the woman that did my toes was named May — she says shes the owner.
She also said «Ido yo nail better» Sorry but you freaked me out with the service you did on my feet you think I’m going to let you touch my hands? I think not!
If your OK with an additional 10 minute drive go see John’s Creations in San Carlos.

My co-​worker brought me to Angel Nails today and while the manicure was $ 15.00 and looks okay, it isn’t anything amazing.
My girlfriend insists that Angel Nails is a great place for acrylics (my friend has those and her nails looked gorgeous), but for natural nails, I prefer my salon in SF.
Yet, if you are looking for a no-​frills, get it done now sorta place and are in Belmont. This salon accept walk-​ins and we walked in today (Monday, 1PM) and they weren’t very busy. My girlfriend had an appt, but I did not and they fit me in immediately.