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    Cathy's Nails

    3.9 (82 reviews)
    InexpensiveNail Salons, Waxing
    Open 10:30 am - 7:00 pm

    By appointment only

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    Services - Cathy's Nails

    Nail fill-in

    Toe nail fill-in

    Hand nail fill-in

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    Hand and toe nail fill-in

    Manicure

    Manicure and pedicure

    Pedicure

    Nail polish change

    Hand and toe polish change

    Nail polish removal

    Hand and toe polish removal

    Nail repair

    Bikini wax

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    The business hours were posted, and the "Walk-ins Welcome" sign. If you support this business, then you support racism
    Jo Jo E.

    This place is racist. My man and I came and waited from 10:50 am until 11:30 am. We called the phone listed on the business hours posting, which states the hours of 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. There was a voicemail that provided another number. We then placed a call to that number and got the voicemail message. We tried to send a text asking at which time the establishment would open since they had yet to open it at the time posted. FINALLY the owners arrive, they walk up, and they have stopped at McDonald's. They have food and iced coffee. They walk up and DO NOT speak to us. They literally ignore us and open up their business. I walk inside. The business owner John asks, "How may I help you?" I told him the services my man and I were interested in. The owner then states, "The only thing is we have an appointment." I then ask if him and his wife are the only two ppl that would be working? He said "yeah it's just us." I then ask this man."So what are you suggesting with letting us know that you have an appointment?" I ask. Are you suggesting something? He then states; "yeah come back later." I say ookaay, what time later? This racist pig ask "are you sure you will come back?" I had to ask him why would I not come back? We have been waiting outside since 10:50 am. Man, this man ends up lying, saying this is an "appointment only" business. I have pictures attached where this business says they welcome walk-ins. I leave and tell my man what happened. He brings to my attention that there is a sign that states, "Walk-ins are welcome." We started looking at alternate places. I go back inside and attempt to throw away some trash in a trash can inside the business instead of just throwing trash on the ground. This man refused to throw my trash away inside of their business.

    John did my nails and I got really bad fungus DO NOT BOOK HERE, I am so disgusted   They do not properly clean their tools!!!

    FUNGUSSSS, I came here to get a full set by John and when I popped my nails off I had fungus, these people are dirty; they don't properly sanitize there tools.

    Positives: The prices are good. Overall they do a very good job and T is very good at nail art. I've liked this place but realized I'm hanging on by a thread just because they're so cheap. Negatives: The vibes are OFF. They are not friendly. It always feels awkward, like maybe they've been fighting or something. I always ask for straight toe nails and they still trim the corners, I have an ingrown toenail and this just makes it worse, as they should know. They don't use the AC in the summer. Massage chairs are totally broken Dealbreaker: Those things are forgivable but I can no longer ignore how FILTHY this place is. It is not sanitary. Period. Check out the photos. I had a cut on my foot so I was hyper aware this time. They use the same pumice stone ON EVERYONE'S FEET. After they use it in yours, they rinse it in the water that YOUR FEET ARE IN. A pumice stone is porous and cannot be sterilized. That is, if they even tried to. And I know they did not sterilize it from the person before me. Keep that crusty old thing away from me. The brush they use on it to "clean" it is gross and crusty too. As you can see from the other pictures, the place is covered in dust and hasn't been cleaned in ages. Unfortunately I just can't sacrifice my safety for this place anymore.

    Zerica M.

    I called at the very last minute to see if they had any walk-in appointments available and Tracey was able to do a full set of Gel-X nails right away. I let her know that my nails are thin and very sensitive and she made sure to use the machine on a low setting and really took her time by being very gentle on my nails and cuticles. Her husband finished my nails by painting them and made sure to ask me if I wanted any extra coats of polish and if I was satisfied with the way he was doing my French tip. I was really impressed with how they both wanted to make sure that I was satisfied with my nails and how patient they were in the process. I also loved the way my nails turned out. I will definitely be coming back in the future.

    Brisa M.

    So in love with my nail set! It was my first time going to Cathy's nail salon and John did an amazing job :) Tracy did my pedicure also did an Amazing job. I will for sure be going back.

    Light pink French tip

    I've been here a few times now and they have outdone themselves every time. This is one of my fav sets they've done on me and I'd recommend Cathy's nails to anyone in the Northridge area.

    Zoe H.

    BEST NAILS EVER ONLY. only 45$ and they are so smooth and applied fantastically. also very fast. 10000% recommended

    Used to go here for about 2 years before the pandemic, then once it opened again, there was new management. I kept going back to John, I was happy with his services. Sometimes I noticed he would transfer me to his wife Tracey to finish the nails. I would always go around 5pm. Usually, I was the last customer. One day, I was the last customer, John was still working on another client's nails, and told me to start with his wife. Tracey seemed to be done, and was sitting, looking at her phone. She may have been bothered that she was asked? Not sure. Anyway, she grabbed the drill and started taking off the color. Right away, I noticed she was going really fast and kept talking and looking out the window. She's running through my fingers, just flicking through them. Next thing I know, I am feeling sharp pain and see there's a bunch of blood coming out of my finger. She literally took a piece of my flesh off. She then proceeded to stop the blood immediately with this tiny green bottle, apologized many times and kept going. At that point, a couple minutes later, John asked me to switch back to him and kept saying my finger was ok and it was fine, it was an accident. Of course it was an accident. I don't think she woke up that day and decided to take off a client's flesh off. BUT the reason it was an accident was because she may have been bothered she was asked when she was clearly done for the day? Because it's the end of the day, and she wants to go home? I.DON'T.KNOW. & it doesn't matter the reason. Point is, this should have never happened. Don't schedule someone, and don't agree to help if you're not going to do it wholeheartedly. In my almost 20 years of getting nails done and being near drills, this has never happened to me. It took everything of me not to create a huge scene. Also not sure if I should have paid? Or paid full price? Regardless, I did & they didn't hesitate to take the money. This review is late, but decided I should warn others. It's been a little more than a year & obviously won't go back. It's too bad because I liked John's attention to deal but really disliked that he would transfer me every once in a while and every time Tracey didn't seem too content about it.

    Yulisa R.

    It's the best place I've gone to. Gary does some spectacular nails. The reference I give him always does the same to me as what I ask him in the photo. He is very perfectionist and kindly.

    DND#432 - matte burgundy with sparkle
    Anait K.

    I was lucky to have Gary work on my short nails. He prefers to work with longer nails as there is more room for designs. I loved his work. He did thr perfect shape if you have longer nails you have more options

    Just got my nails done by the owner Angie. I usually have longer nails but even with short nail like this she still did a fantastic job
    Ly N.

    Beautiful set for xmas! I need just some nice touch for my natural nails and she went out of her way to give me nail art! My fren came with me and she got some elegant color

    Mariana M.

    Love how my nails turned out the lady literally said copy and paste from the photo I showed her! Great price too love it here

    Bathroom with seat covers
    Rebeca M.

    It's my first time coming here after going to the same nail shop for about 10 years. The main reason I left was because the girl who did my pedis left and I had to follow her here. She has the most tender hands with your feet and knows how to take out ingrown nails (mine don't get bad, but the corners start to hurt within 3-4 weeks). I had a gel mani and pedi done. I brought my boyfriend who also gets a pedicure. I'm so happy with how everything turned out. The guy who did my manicure took his time and made sure to get every cuticle and left my hands looking beautiful. The whole experience was very relaxing and I love that they actually took their time, not rushed through the process like other places who are just pumping customers in and out of their salon. They are by appointment only for the time being, which is honestly better IMO. I texted the number they have listed on their Instagram to make my appointment 2 days before. I will be coming back here from now on! P.s. it helps that they have a nice clean bathroom ..

    I took this pic a day after my visit and I'm just gonna say that the ladies were really sweet but this mani ???

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    Ask the Community - Cathy's Nails

    How much for gel manicure?

    $30

    How much is a pink and white set?

    $50.

    How much is a fill with gel polish? How much do you charge for nail designs per finger? How much would it be to have designs on all my nails?

    A fill with gel polish is $35+, and design on every fingernail is $5 and up. Total of both hand should be $50+

    Do you offer any outside manicure service?

    We do not offer outside manicure as a safely precaution to our clients. The chemicals we use could be flammable and can result injuries.

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    Review Highlights - Cathy's Nails

    This is the perfect place, ask for Dip powder you are gonna love it and last more than 15 days, and Angie is so lovely and truly cares about her customers .

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