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5 Star Forever Nails

3.2 (81 reviews)
ModerateNail Salons
Open 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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Nail fill-in

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Hand and toe nail fill-in

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Worst experience getting my nails done ever. I went in with decent hope as I asked for coffin with a french tip. The dip is so bumpy and the shape is completely uneven and you can see in the pictures. My biggest concern was the obvious uneven french of my pointer fingers. I went up to the counter to pay after sitting 2 hours, which is much longer than it should have taken, and was now on a time crunch to get to work. As I was talking to the receptionist upfront about my dissatisfaction with paying full price for my nails, the lady who was doing my nails came up to me yelling and starting to grab on me and my hands. She persisted to do this even after I encouraged her to stop multiple times. She insisted my nails shown in the pictures were fine and made me out to be irrational. Please keep in mind I was not talking to her when this happened. I had to asked her to "please get away from me" before she decided to step away from me. But this was after her colleagues encouraged her to do so, not when I asked repeatedly. Now, uncomfortable, I just wanted my money back. They refused per "company policy" and offered to fix it but the same woman, who was just grabbing me and pulling me after I asked her stop and yelling at me, HAS to be the one to fix them. I asked for someone else and they refused. I asked to get them redone and they told me the same thing. I'm sure they may say that I was being unreasonable but I was not. I was perfectly calm and collected. The people in that salon are poor at their work as they explained the woman who did my nails was "the best". So, unless you're willing to critique every small error in your nails every step of the way to have your nails be DECENT. I suggest you keep your money and take your business elsewhere. Relax Nails on guadalupe is less than a mile away and so much more professional. How disappointing and embarrassing for a business.

Emily G.

Worst. Nail experience Ever. I asked for thin dip and I got the thickest, most uneven nails. And the color is cloudy and horrible looking. And when I told them I wasn't happy the proceeded to tell me it's the color and they would add another color on top as if adding more dip would be a good idea. I didn't feel it was fair to pay 55 for the service and the owner told me if I didn't pay she would cut them off and basically chased me out with huge toenail clippers!! I'm appalled that they run a business in this manor and treat customers this way!!! Now I have to pay another 50 bucks to have them taken off and redone

Right hand where she just half haphazardly shaped everything. Slanted shaping with gelx remainings at the tip.
Annie Y.

I genuinely had the most disappointing experience at a nail salon. I used to go here relatively often because of its convenience and they did a standard job but I will not be coming back here anytime soon. Unless you want a basic manicure or pedicure with regular polish, I do not recommend this place. Today I went in for a gel manicure on my real nails with a french tip and a gelx nail removal. I was initially quoted $10 for the removal and $40 for the gel manicure part. I left the salon with uneven ridged nail beds, flaired up tips, and uneven nail shaping, and my nails hurt to touch. Anecdote: During the initial nail removal process, the tech followed simple procedure and was friendly. Asked me about my race, offered me water, and my gelx nails were soaking in acetone for easy removal. The shaving tool was used three times total. - The first time was before the acetone was applied for easy removal which went fine - The second time was after the acetone was removed. During the second time, she switched the tip of the tool a few times to up the intensity but applied the tool unevenly on my nail at certain points and it got to a point where I vocally had to express my pain because I could feel it going deeper into my nail bed. - The third time, I had requested her to remove the tips of the remaining gelx. I had looked at my nails and noticed that the gelx was removed from the base but not from the tip which created a noticeable flair in my nail. When I showed her where it was, she had seemed really frustrated but did realize that it was unevenly done. As she was doing it, she focused the tip of the tool on my real nail bed instead of the tip with the actual gelx. When I vocalized it, she expressed frustration and in fear of becoming a difficult customer, I had apologized and just moved on. *At this point in time, I was already mentally considering just doing as simple manicure and having all my nails cut short to my fingers because I could not anticipate the rest of the session going well. As we were moving onto the next hand, she had asked if I was happy with my left hand and I did not know what to say because the honest answer was no. So when I had said, it is still uneven but it is okay, she just stopped her service and started to speak to the rest of the nail tech in Vietnamese. After a few minutes of this awkward frustration between both of us, I just suggested that I will just get the removal if that would be easier. From there, she just half haphazardly shaved and shaped my right hand in around a 1 minute and ringed me up. By the time she rung me up, the price for the removal went up to $15, which was a $5 increase from her initial quote. But I just wanted to get out of that place so I just sucked it up and paid. I apologized and said thank you for what she had done despite my dissatisfaction but I was countered with a passive aggression. I hate having to write this review because I have had some positive experiences and she seemed nice as a person. But I was genuinely just so disappointed in the service today. In the situation where she was unable to take it off or if she was unfamiliar with taking off gelx nails, I would've been easily as satisfied to be passed off to another nail tech. Instead, I had to leave with my nails in conditions worst than the way they came in with unnecessary and very avoidable damages. TLDR: Shaping: 1/5 - uneven shaping across fingers, flaired up tips, shaved nail bed down to raw, different indention points on nail beds, and clear damages Nail Removal: 1/5 - the job was done as the fake nail was off, except for the tip Service: 1/5 - poor communication, friendly at the beginning, asked for your opinions but it doesn't seem valued, passive aggressive, price upcharge despite the upfront quote (not communicated), half assed the service towards the end, didn't ask for length before cutting Cleanliness: 1/5 - poor ventilation throughout the salon

Dip Powder
Shayla N.

I always go to this place especially since it's super cheap! I know, I know, it looks sketchy but you get the quality you pay for! It's la little nice treat for yourself Okay, I just went back recently. I finally got my nails dipped and it looks amazinnnnng!

Julia W.

DO NOT GO HERE. They literally don't even do your nails. The place isn't clean at all and they do not speak English. Look at my nails. So bad.

Missed the first 2 calls from them and then called back because I didn't know who it was.

1. Never agreed I was satisfied on the call or in person. 2. My review very accurately reflected my experience. I have no purpose in lying and the fact that you (Daniel) continue to try and discredit me if anything proves that truthfully you just don't want anything negative said. I didn't need clarification and when I was called if you wanted to 'clarify' that was all that needed to happen. If you want to 'ensure' a better experience, stop commenting and trying to disprove something I lived and focus on how you can prevent poor experiences for your future customers. As I said before I will give you the benefit of the doubt and HOPE there is miscommunication within your company. 3. Before you waste anymore of your time or my time, go back and read where I said to stop trying to comment and discredit me. If your goal is to get me to change my review, it is not going to happen. I have never had a salon experience so bad that I have written a review and seeing how my situation is being handled I am pretty happy I have shared my experience. And for every new attempt you make at trying to discredit me, I will add to my list. Attempt 1: September 17, 2023; Claims I "never visited" Attempt 2 : September 23, 2023; Claims my experience wasn't "accurate" and then tries to explain to me how MY experience went. I see it is a pattern that you (Daniel) try to tell off customers who speak out about their bad experiences, and while some might be valid for you to respond to mine is not one. You were on the other side of the shop doing someone else's nails at the same time I was getting mine done. So unless you have immaculate vision and hearing AND I have amnesia, it's wild that you think you can tell me what did and didn't happen. Though if you would like to continue to go back and forth then be my guest.

Almond/round square nails using dip powder.
Ash M.

Really enjoy coming here! Convenient and relaxing. Nail techs have always been welcoming and kind towards me. They have a wide range of colors, designs, and styles. I have gotten dip powder here, and I loved it! Great nail salon especially location wise for UT students. Definitely recommended!

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Minji J.

I'm a senior at UT graduating this Spring! I've been coming to 5 Star for 3 years off and on. I have to say they are a pretty good spot to get a good simple set of nails and a mean pedicure! Especially, it being walking distance in West Campus. Is it the cutest place to get your nails done? No. But, the service is good, the staff is polite, and I'm happy with my nails when I walk out the salon! And, I am pretty particular with my nails and they always do a good job! I wouldn't come here if you are looking for nail art/ designs. But it you usually get a simple one color this is the spot!

Basic manicure
Nancy N.

I have always passed by this nail salon since it is in the heart of west campus, and I decided to stop by today. Immediately as I walked in, I was greeted with a bunch of smiles and offered a complimentary drink. Everyone was a joy to talk to and it made my experience really enjoyable. I'm usually very indecisive about what color I want to use, but the workers were very helpful with assisting me. I was very pleasantly surprised since a great nail salon was so close to campus. I overall had such a wonderful experience, plus workers are so friendly and I left more than satisfied. I had the pleasure to have Tammy as my nail technician and I can't wait to come back to see her and everyone else next time.

Dana A.

Loved! Vivi helped me pick a color- honestly terrible at picking best colors! She chose such a pretty color. I did a normal manicure. She put down a base coats, two coats of paint and top coats!! She was meticulous with the edges and I'm so happy with them. Will definitely be coming back!!!

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Jasmine V.

I chose this place because of its location near campus. The women were very respectful and friendly. They took their time and didn't rush They play Netflix, play music, and have a WiFi password you can ask for. The overall scene was great, but not so much my nails. The shape and color was great I loved the nails walking out, but they cracked after two days and for it being $50, which is way more than I usually spend, I was rather disappointed. Their service was perfect, but the end result wasn't worth it Maybe will go back for other services

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All my nails fell off the day after I had them done at this salon. The woman doing my nails made me bleed.

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Absolutely amazing! Wonderful kindhearted staff that did a fantastic job on both my hands and feet !

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Vivi was thorough and made sure she made my nails perfect! I love the job she did!! Definitely will be returning!!

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