Nice job done on my nails, pretty flowers were added to my ring fingers & the staff was very nice. I had a really good experience,

It was wonderful and very friendly. The young staff were enthusiastic and did their jobs very well. I will definitely come back. read more

California Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Lynchburg, Virginia

Be prepared for them to make up whatever price they want at the register. Went to only get gel taken off my nails and trimmed down. $36. Last time I went they charged an extra $18 in "tax" AFTER they told me the price and I handed them my card. Such a mistake coming here again. Will never step foot in here again. Be warned. Do not come here. read more

Been going for several years, & I'm never unsatisfied!!! Alex and Michelle are amazing! Thank you for always doing amazing work. Highly recommend.... read more

California Nails - Newly done today by Alex. - Nail Salons Near Me - Lynchburg, Virginia

They recently renovated and did a lovely job! They honor appointments instead of giving walk ins preference, however also saw they sat a walk in right down with a technician who didn't have an appointment. Price is compatible to other salons and my fill lasts 3 weeks. read more

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I go back again and again! My daughter also enjoys going, and they are great with her. I've done mani, pedi, waxing & lashes, and they all turned out really well. They're quick and talented, and the place is sparkling clean. Highly recommend! read more

Horrible service. Didn't get the style I asked for. Was charged $90 for a $50 work. The main lady that was doing my nails kept getting up to assist another client even though I have been there an hour plus read more

Ive never done this before and me and my wife did this for anniversary. It was very unique experience. My wife said that it was the best experience she has had out of the dozen places she has been in our area. Highly recommend for couples therapy. Had my wife rolling laughing at me when they were working on my feet. Not gonna lie it tickled. read more

me and my niece was in the today and she didn't get half the stuff done to her feet that I got done to mines and we voice our concerns and got cuss and they had nasty attitude we will not be going back read more

CROOKS.. DO NOT GO HERE!! Save yourself time and most of all money. I've been here 3 times. The first time I got the ying yang dipped nails done and you can see from my bank account, they were $65. Lasted a while and I was happy. I went back the second time to do my nails and I asked for Dipped. Michelle insisted on acrylic saying they were as good as dipped. That is the pink and purple nails that are in the pictures. I also got a pedicure. The only thing that got me was my full set and pedicure were $115. I almost died!!! I didn't get designs just 3 different colors. But they do an amazing job and a nice, clean place! Just won't be able to do it every 2 weeks! So Thursday, 3 days later my thumb nail broke. Then Monday December 13th my middle finger nail broke too. I attached a picture. It was $115, with no nail design, I could not believe it, they were not even good. So today I got the blue and pink ones. You can see where a the 4 nails with blue and pink are bleeding together with a couple having spots of no color. I asked him how much they would be and if it would be the price on the board. He said no and that the price would be whatever his wife says it should be. I asked why the blue and pink were bleeding into each other and he replied with "that's the way it is supposed to be. " I lost it when it came time to pay. Just these nails, no design like the first time when I paid $65. I got to the counter and it was $100. I asked if he was serious, he said yes because of the design. I said it's no design and your charging $100? He took 2 pictures too, I guess because he was proud for not doing a great job and ripping me off. His wife said it was because they were long and a design. What design? He drew crappie lines on 4 nails. I will never go here again. They were screaming at me trying to justify changing me $100 but it was wrong. They told me to never come back and I laughed. I've posted this on Facebook and have people saying they had the same issue people on here say the same about the charges. I'm reporting them to the Better Business Buruea and pasting on Instagram and Twitter as well. They can't do this to people. Look at my bank info. $65 was for the ones where every nail had a design.... they are crooks Please share! read more

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I just left with cuts on my toes, painful cuticles, and toenails so short that I look like I have baby toes. This was the worst pedicure experience I have ever had. The massage chair punched me in the back and hips for an hour; there was no setting to adjust the firmness. I turned it off repeatedly, but they would turn it back on. Michelle was rough, grabby, and snippy with her customers. She cut my mom's feet twice, and the young lady who started my pedicure cut me once. They both clipped and pulled at my cuticles so much that the sides of my toes are bright red. Guess I'll be headed to a wedding this weekend with ugly toes. read more

California Nails - I'm so frustrated that I had to pay $25 for this horrible job. - Nail Salons Near Me - Lynchburg, Virginia

Friendly nail technician, and a nice, clean job! To me, a smile, and neatness are important. That being said, I expected a better (or an actual) hand massage for a $30 gel mani. He kind of just squeezed my fingers quickly. I'm also kicking myself for not requesting a 3rd coat. The color on the gel sampler was a purple-mauve if you can believe that. What I got was almost clear. I'm not too picky about colors, whatever, they all tend to turn out more sheer than they are on the sampler, so you just have to prep for that. I like that my nails are classy. I would go back, but I have yet to find a nail salon in Lynchburg that will give me a great nail experience for the price. read more

California Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Lynchburg, Virginia

asked for coffin and got round and asked for v shape french tip and they covered my whole nail and i wanted a little long and they are so short read more

Took my nail off of my nail bed when removing acrylic... I left without paying and they tried to say it was my fault for not telling the nail tech and asking for another one. I continuously said it was hurting me. If she didn't feel qualified she shouldn't have done it. Worst experience of my life. read more

I went in there 12 days ago to get a pedicure. The guy kept cutting my toe. I yanked my foot away from him several times and puttl it back in the water so he couldn't touch me. His boss sat right there and watched the whole thing happen. Eventually I had to get up put my soapy feet in my sandals and leave. Now it's 12 days later and my toe still hurts because he cut me. I never plan to go back. Now I know why I was the only customer in the whole place. read more

1st the overall work wasn't horrible. However the nail tech started to cut my toenails without asking me if they needed to be cut. I had already cut my nails to the length I wanted it to be because I don't like for them to be extremely short. However I didn't have a chance to tell her that before she started cutting. Next when she did my gel polish she put more base gel on my skin then the nail. It burn something bad. Instead of starting over since no polish had been placed on it she decided to do cut and file my nail which hurt and left my nail with this weird hump and polish missing see attached picture. Lastly she told me my total was $55 but that she would give me $5.00 off. The sign said 20% off. Maybe she thought I couldn't add. So not only did she hurt me but she cheated me as well. However, I gave her a tip of $5.00. I did so because if you are willing to cheat your clients you must be desperate for money. I will never go back to this shop again. This was my first and last time!!! read more

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Good Day All! Observation 1: I had an appointment and still had to wait 30 minutes to be assisted. Observation 2: there were only 2 nail techs with a business full of clients. On a weekend??? Alex would work on my nails for 10 minutes and then work on someone else for 10 and then come back to mine. Utterly ridiculous.. No professional personal care, it was like a production line. Observation 3: Alex was very rough and painful when working on the nail because he was rushing. I understand sometimes pain is beauty but dang at a nail salon? It was not warranted. Observation 4: when waiting the woman was very rude to another client. She said ' I asked you what you wanted and you said 'yes' now you have me to redo" she became very upset with the client and stopped working on her for 10 minutes and started working on someone else. When she returned she continued to be rude again and repeated the same rhetoric. My nails look nothing like I asked. Alex started to become rude with me until I stated I was just asking a question and understand what he was trying to do. They seem like they do not have time to be pleasant and provide the spa like treatment and desired services. I was charged exponentially for wanting an additional coat of polish which made the color pop. When I questioned why I was charged for a base he simply said because it took my time? Time for what? To do your job? This place is a rip off because my nails were half ass painted and I will have to go to another salon to get them redone. Also my nails are not even and they are slanted?! I will never go back to this place. If you want value for your money and want an professional expert job then go elsewhere! They take your money for subpar performance. At least they could have offered wine or other beverages for the costs. Warning!! Go to another place if you want your nails to look professionally done and looking GREAT. I get it they are short staffed and it's a small business but act like and treat your customers like you desire their business. You are not the only show in town! Thank you! read more

Wonderful! They were very professional and did a great job! My feet floated out the door. Very clean environment and the chairs were new....overall the experience was everything I expected. Will come again . read more

Received a pedicure on Wednesday and by Thursday my gel polish was already coming off all over! Horrible job!! Worst pedicure I have ever received!! read more

California Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Lynchburg, Virginia

Thinking it's NOT a good sign when you are the only in the salon on a Saturday. Not a great pedicures.

I have been to many nail salons in town, including the most popular. California Nails is by far the best when it comes to pedicures. The deluxe pedicure is my favorite and it's so relaxing. The girls spend way more time on massage than anywhere else. So much so that you wonder if they've forgotten about your other leg sometimes :). They just got new chairs, too which is nice. No matter where I go, I always come back here! read more

My mom & I had pedicures last weekend. It is disorganized. The nail polishes are not all salon quality. Usually a pedi lasts at least 4 weeks. Mine hasn't lasted a week. The lady who did my pedi was professional and nice. My mom had a man who hurt her and didn't speak enough English to have her correct what was wrong. I understand minimal English... But "none" is not acceptable in a service business. We had the feeling he was saying nasty things by his tone and attitude. May not have been... But not conducive to a relaxing atmosphere. I would not return. read more

Great atmosphere. Excellent service. Loved my manicure and pedicure. Attention to detail. It was perfect. Very happy customer. I highly recommend. read more

California Nails - Excellent service. Love this place. - Nail Salons Near Me - Lynchburg, Virginia

My friend and I went there one afternoon while in town for school at LU and they did an okay job. I wasn't overly impressed; my technician didn't listen to me when I asked for square shaped nails (I asked and received a gel manicure) and she got a lot of the lacquer on my skin under the nail. read more

Initially, I thought the $25 pedicure was ok, but the polish didn't last a week. Terrible! Avoid! Run away!

We were in the area for a visit with our LU student and looking for a place to get a mani. This was the closest nail salon and we decided to give it a try. My husband got a manicure and I got a gel manicure, both by Michele. She did an awesome job and my nails looked perfect! She took her time and was very personable. Michele, her husband and sister just bought this shop about 2 months ago and are offering $5 discounts for first time customers. Students always get a 10% discount. Come on out and support this new business- you won't be disappointed! read more

Nice people but they have little skills with painting design. Very old school, they dried my nails with fans. The husband did my fill in & it was terrible. It looked as if a child did my nails. I will never go there again or recommend their services. Terrible terrible! read more

Ok I'm not sure how this place received more than 1 star. 1st mistake on my visit, I'm getting a toe nail polish change and as the lady is putting remover on the cotton, she's letting the liquid run allllll over my feet, so now I'm freezing I've literally NEVER experienced that. When I first got in, she asked me to pick a color, I clearly said "just white all over" but she began doing French tips. When I corrected her, she had the audacity to smack her teeth and then yell at me. "Why didn't you say that the first time?! You said tips" excuse me mam, I never said tips, I said white all over. She proceeds to paint over the work she's already done and so now you can see the tips underneath. I can tell she was angry because she made paint mistakes ON my feet. Then she angrily demands me to slide up in the chair. So now it's time to dry. She takes me to a waiting chair and places a small fan in front of my feet. I have never seen anything like this in my life! I'm used to sitting at a table with the dryer underneath. I'm from Richmond, so maybe you guys down here in Lynchburg just do things different but i wouldn't take my dog here. Service was horrible, the lady was very nasty. I can tell she felt bad because she kept coming over to me trying to fix it by doing little stuff here and there to clean my feet up. So, I felt like I was in HER way. read more

California Nails - See how I have paint on my feet. How do you get paint on my feet?? It was just sloppy - Nail Salons Near Me - Lynchburg, Virginia

I would not recommend this place. Their phone may ring off the hook for business, but their customer service skills are awful. Without waiting in line we were there for one hour and twenty minutes getting a fill in and color. The lady beside couldn't make up her mind and I suggested to do one of each and pay the difference. So she could see which one she liked. The lady doing the nails yelled, NO! I not do that for you. This place wasn't the cleanest and was very slow service. Even when your a not a regular customer, you could be treated like a local. Linda if that is her real name is RUDE. read more

WORST pedicure I've ever had in my life! Not only did they do a terrible job but they have horrible customer service too! All the nail polishes look like they've gone bad and half of them aren't even salon quality! When I was looking through the polishes I truly wanted to just walk out but I was scared I'd get chased out of the store. Once the man started doing my pedicure he was making me bleed and I kept jerking my foot back as he was hurting me and he asked if it hurt and I said yes, and he goes no it tickles. Instead of massaging my feet he slapped them and my legs and I really just wanted to say what are you doing? The final straw was him rubbing lotion into my pants. My pedicure isn't chipping but instead the whole thing of polish is falling off two days later. Save your money. read more

The nails that I got don't necessarily look bad but they aren't what I asked for at all. I asked for gel extensions because I wanted a little more length and something harder on my very brittle winter nails but what I got was just plain shellac and she filed off my nails completely. I don't understand how that happened but I didn't want to say anything since I had never had gels so I didn't know the process and I didn't know she wasn't doing the correct thing. The nails I got look alright, kind of sloppy but I'm just disappointed I didn't get what I asked for and I basically have no nail at all. read more