Mediocre staff and service. I waited about 20 minutes to be seated. Once I finally got seated my manicurist would leave me every 5 minutes to go work on someone else. Price was about $30 for the gel manicure I got. read more

CK Nails & Spa - gel color looked nicer on the sample - Nail Salons Near Me - Palm Desert, California

This is actually a 4 star establishment... But boosting it to 5 to bring the average rating up. First off, the staff is very friendly. At first I felt they were a bit pushy/aggressive, but they're cool. They just want to get you seated and ready for your service ASAP to get you on your way ASAP. And I'm cool with that! They do a good job cleaning up my mom's nails. Happy mom = happy fam lol They're not always perfect with shape or application, but they're always more than happy to fix whatever you're not happy with. I never understood people that don't say anything at the time of service but then complain with negative reviews. If something bothers you, ask your technician to fix it. The techs here are always trying their best to make their clients happy. Above all... You just really can't beat the pricing. (PM me if you know of a place in the area with better prices on gel nails. Ha!) Yes the gels they use aren't the best, but none of the ones used in most salons throughout the desert are high quality. So why pay more for gels that aren't that much better? I've been getting gel nails since 2005 and have been very picky with the quality of the gels used on my nails, but when I found out that I won't have access to the best gels, I decided to look for the best prices. And this is it. Ask for a stamp card if you don't have one!!! You get a discount after 4 services! Yaaaaaas. read more

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Today I went in to get my eyebrows done. I asked the lady to keep them "thick" and it looks like she never even touched them! Their waxing was $8 and I tipped $1 out of common curtesy. I left with powder in my hair and dried wax on my face. I will NOT be returning read more

CK Nails & Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Palm Desert, California

Save your money. There are to many nail salons in this area to settle for bad service. Customer Service is bad. Not that clean, not attentive. Hate to write a bad review, but thought it was necessary. Good Luck read more

I was in a rush and they were able to give me a full acrylic set and nails gel pedicure in 45 minutes! They have the best selection of gel colors too! read more

CK Nails & Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Palm Desert, California

Traveling through the area , there are MANY nail salons to choose from, I rely on Yelp a lot in making my decision. ..very friendly staff, they were short handed the time I was there (yesterday) and extremely busy both with clients, walk-is & phone ringing but they handled everything pretty professional! I had a gel french manicure & so far I am pleased, can't tell how they will last for a few more days. I didn't give 5 stars mainly because the woman that did my nails was very pleasant but just didn't seem very clean herself (sorry to say) read more

Great! Super fast and the lady was super nice about everything ! I would recommend this place to anyone! If you stopping by Sedona and need a cheap, easy, fast, but good looking Mani/pedi let me tell you this is the spot! :) read more

The family who own this salon provide great service and do beautiful work. They are attentive to my needs and very gentle. I always am welcomed with a smile and leave feeling refreshed. read more

The best nail salon in the Desert... and they have this new detoxification pedicure that is truly amazing and has tons of health benefits... salon is really clean and they always do a good job without any issues unlike some other nail salons out here... INFINITELY better than NAIL(NOT)WORKS in the Westfield Mall.. Highly recommended!! read more

I have been going here for 8 years now. I never go anywhere else!!! The cleanest, friendliest and most afordable nail place in this valley where you don't have to sacrifice quality work. read more

CK Nails & Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Palm Desert, California

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My godmother has been coming here for quite some time and had always recommended this place. So after the worst nail experience I had decided to just wait a few months before trusting any technician. I had my godmother set up an appointment for 5pm. Calvin did my acrylic and Tracy did my pedicure. They were great. A very fair price for the services that I got. I will be, for sure, returning here and become a regular. read more

They did a fine job doing the dip but the color was completely different than what I selected. After he did two nails I said that it didn't look like the right color and he got the colored nails that I chose and they assured me when they were done it'd be the same- it was not. I said I don't like the color and they didn't offer to do anything other than paint over it, which defeats the whole purpose of paying the extra money for the dip. Won't be back unfortunately, the people who did my nails were nice and did a good job but when the color is totally wrong I think they should discount or offer me to come back in a couple weeks and get the colored changed. Also, the sign says they open at 8:30am so we were waiting outside and they didn't open until 8:50, waste of time. read more

I won't be coming here again. I've been here twice and each time they try to talk me out of the color I want and even denied me services. Both times the same man did my pedicure and he just looks so pissed off the entire time. It makes it hard to enjoy yourself. The cleanliness is also not up to par, their tools look plain dirty. I do not recommend this establishment. read more

I won't even give them One Star. Maybe it's me... But I expect a clean Salon and a nail tech that doesn't get up and leave to serve another customer and gives you another tech to finish. My tech answered his own personal phone while answering the salon phone plus held my hands like he was carving wood while his eyes were continuing to look around instead of looking at my nails. The lady next to me got up and left halfway through her manicure! Don't waste your time! Couldn't post unless a star was given! read more

The employees were very friendly and seated us for mani-pedis right away. We did go in the off season (July) though, and there was no one else there. They gave us complementary water bottles...this could just be because of the HOT summer weather though too. They had a lot of colors in regular polish, gel, and powder dip. The place was clean too. read more

Great place, clean and staff was very friendly. I took my teenager, for the first Time and she was very comfortable. Strongly recommend and will definitely be going again. read more

I will not be going back to this place. I ended up getting someone who was just training because everyone kept watching him and he wasnt allowed to apply my polish but he did apply the top coat of my gel manicure and it was lumpy. They applied 2 coats of gel polish I proceeded to point out that my Polish was lumpy and they added a third coat to all the nails just to even out. Within 4 days the gel Polish was already peeling off I've had gel manicures that last 3 weeks maybe even 4. read more

Why open at 8:30am if there is no one there who can perform the services offered? Went to get a wax only to be told to "wait." When I asked how long, he shrugged and said "I don't know." He seemed relieved when I said I'd rather not wait an indefinite amount of time. I guess some businesses just don't want customers. read more

Worst experience of my life! I wish i could give them 0 stars. The tech that did my pedicure was rude and had an attitude the entire time. When it was time for my fill, two more women WALKED IN (i had an appt) with Calvin (the owner) and he rushed through my nails. I requested a service and was told "it was too expensive" and to just get it regular. To top it off, their polish is soo old my nails started chipping before i left the parking lot. I wish i would've read the reviews first. The comments about racism is right on point. The two women that WALKED IN were white. Myself, black. My money spends just like anyone else's. Little did this shop know, i do this on the regular and i tip well. Today was the very first time I've NEVER tipped. Horrible experience read more

CK Nails & Spa - Polish is no good and my fingers were painted along with the nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Palm Desert, California

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First off, the nail techs were all very kind. I came in for a pedicure and was seated right away. The pedicure itself was not that great, the tech barely worked on my cuticles and cut my skin a couple of times with the nail clippers. The polishes are old and off-brand. I was also going to get a gel manicure but changed my mind because I can't stand cheap gel polish. The salon was not clean, chairs were dusty, it looked like it had not been swept in a while. Nail equipment and furniture just looked outdated. All this is tolerable if the services are good but like I said the pedicure was mediocre at best. read more

Great pedicure from Tom. Set of acrylic nails: horrible The person doing them was rushed and seemed miserable and the paint job is embarrassing. The people that work there seem like they hate being there. I will go somewhere else for my fill. My nails look amateur . read more

Tracy and Calvin are the owners and they do the best job on my nails! Tracy is the only person I trust with my eyebrow waxes. I don't go anywhere else. Call ahead and make an appointment or you may wait a while if it is the weekend or rush hour. :) thank you Calvin and Tracy for always making my nails look wonderful! read more

Really nice and friendly staff!! Tom gave my husband a well-needed pedicure and worked a long time on his feet!! No one he has ever gone to has worked as hard as he did!! We live in Orange County and have a condo here, so my husband will always come to CK Nails when we are in Palm Desert for his pedicures!!! read more

Horrible unprofessional place. The lady that did my nails was rude and she talked on her phone half my time there. She also clipped my nails and then let me sit there forever while she did someone else's nails. I had an acrylic fill with gel color. The filing and buffing process took 2 hours and then she painted fast and not good at all. The owner had to fix my nails they looked so bad. I will not return. read more

I had been going to this salon for a couple of years and the owner did my nails. It use to be a good place to go but, it has totally changed! The owner has decided to sell NuSkin products. I think he is burned out on doing nails because he is really pushing the product. The one treat I give myself is getting my feet and nails done. If I want to buy skin care I will go to the mall. I want to relax and enjoy. Not happening here anymore. Everytime I go I tell him I'm not interested but, he still pushes it. Also most every time I ask for something I want he says flat out NO. That won't look good or I can't do it. I am a nail tech myself and I know what looks good and what won't work. He just won't do what I want because he would rather cut the corner. Sad! They have trashed the place with all these NuSkin posters everywhere and it looks dirty. I'm done! Found a better place where it's all about what YOU the customer. Whatever YOU want and they're HAPPY to do it. No attitude just friendly the way it should be. They have raised their prices and have lowered the quaiity. I am not the only one that feels this way either. I have several friends that will not go back. I hope Calvin and Tracy wake up and see that they're losing customers. read more

I'm new in town a went looking for a nail salon. Been getting acrylics for many years. I had two visits to this place, first for eyebrow waxing and it wasn't bad. So I decided to come back for my nails. Here's what happened... I wanted a full set of semi long coffin shaped acrylics. Very rushed and the guy had a sarcastic pushy attitude. I asked if he could do something about my overgrown cuticles which he did, to the point where it was painful and I had a couple bleeds. He just wiped the sore spots and didn't spray any alcohol or antibacterial. But, the nails themselves looked good, until we got to the polish. I wanted a basic matte finish in nude or beige, cause I was going to put on designs at home. No gel, and I specified no gel cause I change my nail colors frequently. He insisted on gel and even went up and switched my polish to gel and brought the equipment over. I again, said no gel to which he said it's better. I asked how much more and he said "don't worry, I do for you". Ok fine, I relent. I also got a pedicure from another guy which was really good except for the part where he too insisted on a callous remover gel which I don't like doing cause I've been burned by the chemical many times. But he said he'd be careful and not leave it on long. Once again "no charge". Ok. He left it on long enough to where I felt the burning and had to tell him about it. I had burns and sores. UGH! After all is said and done, I go to check out with the lady upfront... that's when the upcharging starts. She adds the gel and callous treatments to which I said the gentlemen offered them at no charge. The guys had left for their break at this point so they weren't in the building. She had to call them to verify my claims; raised voices could be heard at both ends. Finally the lady is like fine no charge but next time I should know they are not free. Whatever, there won't be a next time. My acrylics didn't last the week. I don't recommend this place. read more

ive been coming here for years. Tracy and Calvin do the best job on my nail. Tracy is very attentive and they last a long time without peeling or lifting off which is a big plus. I love tony too. Hes great for pedicures. Very inexpensive. read more

definitely kid friendly......and very welcoming....service is excellent.....my massage chair wasnt working....well it worked but i couldnt adjust the settings....other than that the prices are reasonable. i am making ck my place to get my pedicures and manicures. read more

I've been here a total of 3 times. I am normally very faithful to my nail salons but my goodness did these people go downhill fast. The first time was pleasurable so I decided to give it another try. The second time the owners wife snapped at me when I asked how the new Sns nails I wanted worked, then the third time I went I wanted to do French with sns and the same lady had the audacity to tell me that she wouldn't do it because I couldn't afford it (I think that is my decision, not hers) then continued to piss me off throughout my entire service.. I will never return to this establishment even if I have to pay more elsewhere. read more

The prices are awesome! I recommend seeing Calvin, he always does a great job. I also suggest making an appointment because they can get quite busy at times. read more

I love this place! The people are nice and the prices are very reasonable. Calvin is the best one for acrylics.

very poor job, nail polish was painted over the skin, uneven application of each layer of nail polish and top coat. Very little scrubbing of bottom of feet. All in all, a total waste of an hour and a half. I won't be back read more

i was so pleased to find this salon. i was visiting palm desert, and knew just what i was looking for. it was so clean, reasonably priced... quick and they do a great job!!! i had a mani/pedi, and was out in 1 1/2 hrs. $30, what a deal :) the male owner did my finger nails, and his brother did my feet (sorry, i did not get names) i would suggest making an appointment,. but they do take walk-ins. enjoy! read more