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Central Nails

3.5 (52 reviews)
ModerateNail Salons
Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Services - Central 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

Toe polish change

Hand polish change

Hand and toe polish change

Nail polish removal

Toe polish removal

Hand polish removal

Hand and toe polish removal

Nail repair

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they took great care of me

amazing work! sweet people, great results._________________________________________________

Katelyn T.

they do great with cuticles with no pain at all! they are very careful and meticulous! I had a wonderful experience

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Kendra F.

Loveee Tu. I have been going here since January 2015 and if I have a choice not to, I will not go anywhere else ... Unless Tu isn't there. She does my eyebrows so well. The clean up is nice and I'm always complimented on my eyebrows. My nails are always done to perfection. There's a large variety of colors and the prices are cheap. The only reason I'm giving a four is because there can be a wait if you're not there by appointment or you come in when it's busy. Sometimes even with an appt there is a bit of a wait, but there are only three people working in there.

Location is not good but the work is really good. I got a pic for my nails, but they did it better than that. Had to wait a lil longer but I guess it's worth the price we pay and the service I got. Not from Bay Area but was really good price as per Bay Area and they did a really good job. Got Lots of compliments

Acrylic fill with shellac and design $28 =]
Sonya A.

It seems like I've been to every nail salon in a 4 block radius from my job! I needed a fill and decided to give this place a try. I actually remember coming here once before when I was a student at Cal, but hadn't been back since. There were 2 ladies working. There are a lot of people that drop in and I think it's better to make an appt. But you should still expect to wait...I've learned to expect this of any nail salon! It's a business driven by quantity so if they tell you to wait 10 minutes, just think it's more like 20 or even 30 minutes lol! I got a regular acrylic fill with shellac and a design for $28!! Plus $1for credit card use. I was very happy with the price and even happier that they came out well. My nail tech took the time to apply alcohol, oil, and lotion to my hands even though she had customers waiting. I would go back again. As far as aesthetics...I mean come on people, it's a small shop in downtown Oakland, can't expect much...so don't and you won't be disappointed. My review is based on a comparison to similar shops in the area.

They took a customer who walked in AFTER someone else had already been sitting for more than 30 minutes.

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this is as good as it gets- nice people, clean, quick, really affordable.

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Me and my girlfriend was downtown Oakland looking for somewhere to go and all the nail shops we got to were closed for the night..

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I booked an appointment via Yelp and I appreciated how quickly they responded and provided clear…read moreinstructions on how to get there. The shop doesn't have a street-level storefront so you have to use a code to get into the building/upstairs. Really clean and aesthetic space with limited number of stations. I think there were only four pedicure stations and five nail stations in total. I really like the selection of colors and styles but just wanted to do a simple regular pedicure and gel manicure for this visit. My only question was pricing. It's not clear how much each service is and I didn't see a pricing list in store. There's a 10% discount for first-time visitors but somehow I still paid the same as another customer who got a gel mani/pedi when I only did a gel mani. I didn't bother questioning the beauty technician because she did a really good job and gave me the 10% discount. Would go back again (and just pay more attention to the pricing)!

I've definitely found my new nail spot after moving to oakland. I found this place through yelp and…read morethe nail techs were responsive and I was able to make an appointment and come in next day. This location is in the old bank of America with lots of other suites. There is a paid parking lot next door or you can find street metered parking. There is a code you need to get into the building that they gave me prior to coming in. I showed them my inspo pic and they got the color and everything right. They were very detailed with my nails & my pedicure. The nail salon is cute itself & I love how they play music. I will definitely be back for my next fill!

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