The wax service was completely terrible and she tried to gaslight me saying this is how my eye brows are shaped normally. The wax and the creams are not sterile and whatsoever and I got such a terrible reaction. I hate how they look and now they're so irritated. The worst part was that she said this is how my eyebrows are normally shaped and the huge chunk she got wasnt her fault. I told her I just wanted it cleaned up not reshaped. She basically rushed through it all and didn't listen to what I asked for. read more

Central Nails - Super uneven irritated eyebrow wax - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

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I liked this place enough to come back. I like the friendly staff and how comfortable I felt during the service. I liked how long my manicure lasted the first time and that's telling of how well the manicure was done. The second time lasted even longer and I will be coming back! Prices are decent and staff are inviting. read more

I came in for a gel nail manicure and I had Wendy, she does an amazing job always. If you haven't been here, drop in and get your nails done. Customer service here always make u feel welcome, friendly ,kind and does good job. read more

I've always had bad luck with nail salons but I've been coming to central nails for about a year and I love this place! Very good prices and good at French tip which is what I usually get. I'm always picky about how the French tip looks but they did it amazing the first time so I didn't feel annoying having to ask them to fix it lol. They're all so sweet too, even the customers are nice so the vibe is just great all around. Also very time efficient, only took me about an hour for a mani and pedi. Would recommend!! read more

ZERO stars! Pedicure just includes clean up of toes, and maybe a massage and maybe a working chair and a bowl of water. You want callus scrub $5 extra you want some kind of scrub $5 (wasn't asked so I didn't receive it) weird tho because everyone around me got it without asking. Pro $30 pedicure gel $20 regular pedicure Accepts card Cons No menu No scrub No hot wax No hot towel No massage Some massage chairs don't work She didn't turn on the jets in my pedicure How does the first chair of the nail salon give you the worst service? How! Do better! If you're looking to just clean your toes this is for you. As a walk in DO NOT COME!!! read more

Very rushed feels like they just want to get you out. Lynn is not good with shaping what's so ever. Everything is ether something to short or something a different shape. Was very unsatisfied. When you try and point out the issues they just try and work around the problem not fix it. Not coming here again. You go to het pampered for a bit and this place is not relaxing at all. -very messy work. -does not meet your needs -is rushed through read more

Central Nails - An uneven and dirty work. - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Gel Manicure, $25 not including tip. It's an alright place if you'd like to just get a quick gel mani in for just everyday looks or a trip somewhere for a decent price compared to other shops. Located in the same plaza where the Red Lobster is! read more

Central Nails - Gel Polish Manicure (Long Lashing with Shine) - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Love this place. I've been going here for 8 years. I moved to San Diego but still drive for great service and quality work. Connie is my technician; and every time I call, she always accommodates and does an excellent job on my nails. 1.5 hour drive to see Connie is worth the quality work she does for my nails and feet. read more

Do not go here! 3rd time they infect my mothers toe!!!!! This place is not disinfect or sanitizer tools. read more

Central Nails - This is the third time my mother's toes infected. They do not clean or sanitize their tools! - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Worst pedicure I've ever had! Not only did it last less than 15 minutes, the place was filthy and staff was horrible. No lotion on our feet, no topcoat, no massage at all and they hurried us out of our seats. Don't go here! Both my mom and I went and her pedicure was even worse than mine. read more

Connie is the best!! So patient and she's willing to try any design no hesitation. Will be coming here every time with her! read more

Central Nails - Connie is the best!! - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Wendy did a great job on my nails. She did exactly as I asked and charged me $35. First time getting acrylics here and I will definitely be coming back! read more

Central Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

I have love coming to central nails. I live my amazing nail tech Connie she always exceeds my expectations. She kind friends and her work is amazing. read more

Central Nails - Full set - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

100% recommend! Reasonable prices and great customer service. Nails came out so pretty, my mom and I love them! read more

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Love this place so much! My girl Connie nails it every time!! thank you so much

Nails done by Boss Babe Wendy !! Shape: Soft Almond Colors: Nude Powder, Pink gel #540, Pale pink gel #7. Design Style : Fan read more

Central Nails - Short soft Almond ,Nude Powder, Pink gel #540, Pale pink gel #7. Design: Fan - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Connie from Central Nails is the best!!!! She is always super nice and makes me feel comfortable at all times. Not only does she provide excellent customer service she is also incredibly talented. The nail designs I ask for are always done correctly, neatly and beautifully!!! Highly recommend read more

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I am solely typing this yelp review on behalf of my sister's experience at this nail place. ~ -The nail techs simply did not give her the shape and size she wanted for her nails ( she wanted medium squoval nails and they gave her long coffin nails). When it came to choosing the color the nail techs kept choosing colors for her after she had already set her mind to a color she wanted. It took a lot of convincing to get the color she wanted and they still reluctantly applied the color she had chosen. In the end, she asked the nail tech for change and the nail tech had the audacity to tip herself with the change she was asking for. read more

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Service done by Loan Tran I understand English is not most of the ladies' first language but the lady that helped me didn't do my nails at all like I wanted. No communication either... I wanted a dipping powder manicure (on MY nail) but I got tricked into getting nail tips put on me (because she said she couldn't do dipping powder on my short nails; said she had to put a nail tip), then dipped in dipping powder, then putting gel on top.. none of which I wanted I let it slide thinking she's going to trim them down as short as possible to match my natural nails but as much as I told her to go shorter, she didn't. After an hour and a half (because dipping powder is a long process), she puts the final coat of clear GEL and puts my hands under UV light (which is what I was trying to avoid hence why I requested dipping powder). She then uses acetone to do the final clean and my nails were sticky, like she had done something wrong. She had to reapply the clear GEL three times and the third time they weren't sticky. I come home and not even half an hour later, my left middle finger clear coat is chipped... Ask me how much I paid for all this.. $35! Left a very unhappy customer and now I have to show my face there tomorrow to fix the chipped nail.... great... read more

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Connie, Connie, Connie!!! She is so great at what she does and I love that she is willing to try new nail designs that I give her. Thanks, Connie for everything! read more

Connie is the BEST! She always does such a great job and I get tons of compliments on my nails! Here is my latest for Halloween. read more

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I cannot believe this place has such a good rating. I went in at 2 pm for a new set and left at 5:30, bleeding and in pain. I broke a nail while on holiday in Anaheim so I came here because the reviews on all sites were good. I had just had my nails filled 2 weeks prior at my place in Australia but decided to just get a new set done. I don't know the name of the girl that was doing mine, but she caused so much pain. For starters, the lady tried to take my nails off with clippers and then went "oh I'm so scared" and then proceeded to rip my nails off. The difficult ones were soaked for a couple of minutes in a bowl of acetone before being ripped off. That acetone was then added straight back into the bottle. This became a common occurrence with all of their products. After removing the acrylic, she then used tips that were way too big for my nails and took 2 hours shaping them and they are all different. I have long skinny fingers so it's hard to make them look big but this lady made it happen. Not only that but she filed my skin. She cut me with the file and KEPT GOING! I honestly feel like I'm going to end up with an infection. The icing on top of the cake of this horrible experience was the fact she managed to get polish all over my hand. This was the worst salon trip I've ever had and I've had some bad ones. read more

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Hi I'm so super happy and it's all because I finally found my new nail lady!!! Lynn did an beyond spectacular job & really surpassed all my expectations!! Lately I have been going from place to place trying different nail salons in a effort to find the right nail technician. So far every salon had disappointed me but not Central nails! Lynn was perfect! She greeted me quickly and quickly got to work. Even my guy said she was fast! She corrected the shape of the nail and replaced the week nail. Lynn did the nails right exactly as I wanted and went above and beyond amazing! She is the Lady for me! Lynn is so creative that I'll be back soon!!! read more

DO NOT get your nails done here. I was very disappointed with how they left my nails. A very simple design yet so rushed and messy. read more

Central Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Saved me a bundle - see attached photos! +++++ Sanitary ++++ Prices $ ++++ Treatment of Clients +++ Cash Only Just to start off, I have been going to Central Nails now for the past two years. Recommended them to friends and family alike (: check out other reviews http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3711184581/central-nails-garden-grove *I have been waiting for them to become listed on Yelp! and now that they are, I've got to rave about their good business. +++++ I have come to befriend the owner Kim, and always get my nails done by Linda. For special occasions I would go with Lisa for my acrylics. Both Linda & Lisa made my hands and feet sparkle. After my pedicure by Linda I was literally walking on clouds my hands and feet were SO soft *hearts* *First off, I am Vietnamese and American born. Trust me when I say I know how everyone feels about nail salons run by my people. *Some ladies have found a way to ensure that their experience is wonderful - they leave their tip out in the open and treat their nail techs with utmost respect. *I speak the language and likewise refer to everyone as older sister or auntie. I mostly come here to get my pedicures, manicure nail polish changed, and on special occasions acrylics. ++++ They are very sanitary, take their time- their foot bath & massage chairs are heaven!!!, and do a careful job so be kind once you get to know them :) Kim's extremely talented with intricate flower designs for manicures. ++++ Like Thao mentioned before the prices are still very affordable: $15 French tip pedicures, $12 for spa pedicures. I got my acrylics without the pink gel (I already sparkle like model) LOL and did a natural manicure with French tip w/ matching pedicure for less than $30 w/ tip). ===The chick who gave a negative review and had a ruined gel manicure should have stuck with something simple - especially if it's a walk-in visit to a new place. Just sayin' - don't expect a miracle in Garden Grove, sugar. I would choose a more uppity place for my gel salons. FYI: Ulta salons have a deal this week for $25 gel manicures!!!! *Never gone here for fancy waxing but I know I would trust Linda. Whenever I am there clients get their eyebrows done by her, so she does a good job since Linda gets steady clients who treat her like family and Kim also speaks better English lol. *I agree with Thao to visit weekday afternoons or evenings like Tuesdays or Thursdays. Linda's days off are Wednesdays :P read more

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Wendy is just simply talented flawless pedicure and manicure and she is absolutely a kind caring person will be coming back just because of her great service read more

First time at this location everything was great they still did my nails although I got there about 15 minuets before they closed. The lady was polite and did a good job on my manicure and pedicure. read more

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Annie was my nail technician. She did an awesome job , she is very detailed and I love that i will definitely be coming back !! read more

Central Nails - Manicure with Regular Polish - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

I am really happy with the lady who has the station next to the door, she wears glasses. Is it Connie.? She always has pretty Toes, she inspired me to keep my feet looking nice. She is very professional. She should get a Foot Massage from someone because she works so hard. read more

Not happy with my experience. I came in for a manicure and asked if they had the dip powder French tip and was told yes they did. When I went in the lady that started my nails had never seen that type of gel and proceeded to try lifting off taking with it most of the tip of my nail. After she realized that my nails were real she then tried to get the gel off by wrapping them which didn't work well so she filed them . She then gave up and left me for someone else to finish -- I mean she had already messed up my nails why stop. When the other lady took over she further continued to file my nails. Finally it was time for the dip gel only to find out that they only dip the clear and then paint over the top . I don't like the regular gel as it would just peel off so not sure why I would be down for this. Needless to say I won't be back read more

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I totally forgot to rate this place on my 1st visit. I looooooooove this place. I got referred to this salon by a friend who is always rocking cute nails. Connie and the entire staff are amazing. Also, I got my brows and upper lip done without a doubt great results. Thank you !!! I can't stop staring at my nails! read more

Extremely rude and unprofessional setting. They have no sense of their customer's time. I came in on a Sunday, no appointment, asked how long the wait was and was told "you will be next". Meanwhile, there were a couple women who walked in and were serviced immediately, assuming they had appointments, but there was no reassurance on that from the staff. I knew that would add time, so after 20 mins of waiting I asked how much longer it would take, to which I never got a response. After 30 minutes, they sat me in the pedicure chair and had me soak my feet..for almost 15 minutes. No one assured me or came to update me of a time. So I asked for a towel to dry my now pruney feet, and put my shoes on. One woman asked me where I was going and I responded with how disappointed I was about the wait (now being over 45 mins), and that I was leaving. What bothered me more was that there was no empathy for how I felt. A simple "we apologize for the long wait" would've sufficed (and changed the whole tone of this review), but despite all the separate times that I asked for an update, there was either no response or a "soon" gesture to shush me up. Please save your money and go elsewhere. read more

This place doesn't deserve no 5 star. We went in to get our nails done and they turned out horrible. Me and my sister had seen that the first time they did our design they were not coming out good so we asked them if they could take it off. They said yes but insisted on putting it back on. We kept on saying no but ended up still doing it. read more

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You get what you pay for. I've had them done nicely by one woman but the last 2 times I've had another woman and they look like a child did them both times. Bubbles and paint all around my nail. I don't see how you can look at these and think you did an acceptable job. read more

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Wow, I've NEVER had a worse manicure in my life. Can I take stars away? I walked in, with 3 week old gel on my fingers. The lady who I was assigned to, gently filed some of the top coat and then put very little acetone on the cotton on my nails to lift the gel. She then quickly tried to scrape off the gel, giving it no time to process. So she did the same process again, giving no time to let the acetone work. She then asked if she could use an electric drill I unhappily said yes. She did, finally put a little more acetone on the cotton and again didn't give the acetone time to process. She finally got out a larger rougher nail file and filed off a good 90% of the gel because she could never get any of it to scrape off. As far as cleaning up my cuticles- I'd give her a 2-3. I'll be going home and cleaning them up more. Then let me tell you about polish!! Omg!!!! Every finger every coat she had to go back with acetone and clean up my fingers because she kept paining skin. Once my gel top coat was on, she just put cuticle oil no acetone to clean off the gel residue. I did that at home. Lastly, the arm/hand massage, felt more the she was just giggling my arm. The worst mani massage I've ever gotten. It's sad, I used to come to this place all the time when I got acrylics done and was always extremely satisfied. So since I was home on a weekday and off early from work I thought I'd go instead of going to the place I go to by work. Ngoc was the first name on her license. She's an older lady who sat in the very back. Needless to say, I won't be returning. **update** I was just feeling the edge of my nails, they are NOT smooth, very jagged and rough. Guess I'll need to file them a bit too. I can't believe I paid $20 for this. read more

I come during the weekday evenings; it's usually empty. The place itself is really clean. I love their spa pedis. Other places I've been to have either 1) clip my skin or 2) so gentle to the touch that I start giggling. At central nails they spend about 45 mins to an hour, but then again it's not during peak hours. They're careful and precise which I love. The massage chairs are very comfortable too. Pedis are $15. read more

I thought they were a great affordable place. I was an out of towner and they took me right in. they took an extra special long time on my mani/pedi which was fine with me. the ladies were really nice. read more

Today my manicurist was Linda. She did a great job on my pedicure and was very nice. All the staff were considering we came in pretty late (7:27 ish), got seated at 7:45 And didn't leave until around 8:50 which was WAAAYYY past closing time (ONCE AGAIN SORRY)... However it did not seem like they rushed or anything and was very careful. They did upgrade their nail polish/ gel nail selection and it looks BEAUTIFULLLLL. I'm content. read more

Central Nails - This is the pedicure services they offer (which I find to be splendid considering what you get). - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

I really enjoyed this place! Such a lovely set of woman working here. I got a full set with gel and they lasted such a long time now! It's been two weeks and no lifting or anything. I wish I took a pic when I first got it but am very surprised with the price and quality! All my past experiences with all nail salons have at least lifted some sort of way. I also have dry cuticles which does not help. I defiantly moved to this nail salon and with the added benefit of it being down the street for me. read more

Central Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Sooooooo happy Connie moved to a way chiller spot. I LOVE HER WORK! I always leave happy. Its not the most upscale spot, but it is clean an the produvct is good. I really enjoyed the service I experienced at Central Nails it was very convenient and very flexible I was able to make an appointment sameday, full service. The atmosphere was very comfortable the technicians were very friendly and the service was very affordable which is also a plus. Dont be suprised if u have to wait if u walk in with out an appointment...at the end of the day, whose fault is that really. read more