I love them. Been coming here for over 20 years. Sometimes it gets hectic but they like family. We work it out

This nail shop is terrible there nail polish is old out dated tech does terrible work

Besty dose my nails she dose a wonderful just and has great conversation would highly recommend been coming here over 15 years read more

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Overall, I'm satisfied with the gel mani pedi I got from Generation Nail. Julie did my hands and Tutu did my feet. Julie was great about removing the terrible nails I walked in with previously, even though it was an absolute pain. Tutu did a good job with my feet. I am giving 4 stars instead of 5 because I did walk away with a deep cut on one of my finger cuticles from the nail removal, and a shallow cut on the side of my foot from the scrubbing. Please be more gentle, ladies! read more

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This place is very unsanitary. Yeah it's in the good but god damn! The towels they use to wipe your feet and hands are so dirty and crusty. The nail tech that did my nails did a HORRIBLE sloppy job! No effort, careless. This is what I get for not going to my regular nail tech. On top of that they're rude AF. read more

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Jennifer, hooks my eyebrows up, best in the Deep East. But she talks wayy to much while doing your eyebrows - JENNIFER NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL BUSINESS!! Please stop talking so much - just do the eyebrows. Geesh read more

How long should gel polish last??? Purchased service on a Monday but bc I was short on time had to come back for polish. Prepaid for other services but bc took so long came the next day for lashes and finally a 3 day for nails. It has barely been 1 WEEK and my GEL POLISH CHIPPED and several nails have broken. When I went back Tom told me I would have to pay $21 again, they only guarantee gel polish for 3 days and it only last 11 days. I've had gel polish last almost a month without having to change. Poorest service I've ever received, instead of saying we'll fix and make it right he tried to charge me again. Save your money pay a little more and get better service. read more

Generation Nail - After a few days polish chipped nails started breaking. Been GEL POLISH for years NEVER experienced cheap polish or poor service. - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

Never disappoints. Ask for ADAM OR TINA. Both bomb. Nails in photo done by Adam. Only downfall to this shop is the parking. I'd recommend going on a week day. read more

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Been going here forever since I was a child. My nails are bomb every time. I mean they DONT MISS wit me. Can't speak for nobody else. Wear yo mask doe ! and make an appt that just works better so you don't have to wait :) read more

Generation Nail - Marble design they came out out hella cute. - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

Joe Is Amazing....All The Techs Are Awesome....They Take Time To Make Sure Your Needs Are Met And Are Always Making Sure My Hands And Frey Are On Point.......Thanks Guys read more

Generation Nail - Joe Is Amazing.....All The Nail Techs Are Awesome....Thanks Guys - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

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I always have Tina do my nails and she always does a fantastic job!!! Lynn and Jen always have my eyebrows popping!! I usually go on the week days because the weekends are crazy busy. read more

Generation Nail - I love this nail shop!!! I've been comng here for over 15 years!!! - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

place is trash, they don't know how to shape nails right and when you ask for them to fix it they just get mad and cut your cuticle.. then the lady starts chopping off my nails and tell me to leave and find someone where else to go.. look how fucken ugky this lady left my fucken nails.. cut my whole finger and left Arylic all over my fingers.. read more

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Well I came here because I wanted to support a friends family member. Sorry/ not sorry I will not be coming back. Went in for a gel fill and shorten. I have to assume the young lady who did my nails doesn't know the difference between gel and acrylic, because that's exactly what she put on my gel nail. She filled so much, chipped my nails underneath, nails uneven and on top of that she used gel polish on the acrylic. So bout time I got home my nails were dull and the paint had chipped. (I live around the corner) Well back to my regular tech with no more complaints about price. You really get what you pay for. (Kinda embarrased for them to see my nails in this state). read more

I went to Generation Nails for the first time. I asked for SNS powder nails and was quoted $53. I then saw the CASH ONLY sign and said I only have a debit card. They said that was ok for today. I never was told it would be an extra $2 for using the card until I was paying. Then when I was done, I was told that my total would be $58 because I asked for powder instead of gel, and then the extra $2 to use a debit card. So my total went from $53 to $60 when I was done with nobody informing me during my service when they knew exactly what I was asking for. I don't like the additional up charges when I was told a particular price. Instead of giving my typical 20% tip, I gave 10% due to the surprise up charges. The guy then told me that's all your giving for tip. I will not be coming back!!! Integrity is everything!!! read more

Needs a deap cleaning and new carpet . The workers there are super nice though. Unsanitary for sure

This was my first time coming to this nail shop. I was helped within 5 mins . The prices are reasonable . I love the way my eye brows were waxed . Will definitely come back if I'm in the area again . read more

Generation Nail - French pedicure & regular white nails with a charm for my full set . I loved it ! - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

Jenny is the truth. I see why so many people come and wait for her service. Worth the wait every single time.

I had the worse experience and my polish is very lumpy and my toe got a big cut really bad and swollen the lady dug very deep in the tool didn't look new it was old in used read more

Generation Nail - Never go the lady cut me bad on my Toe never experienced a place so rude like wow not to mention the paint all lumpy - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

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I love this nail salon. It's not the cutest, or the largest but the service is the best. When I say they do manicures, they do manicures. They clean around your cuticles so well. If you ask, they're very knowledgeable on care as well. I haven't been to a nail shop that actually does manicures and pedicures in forever. Nail shops now days forget they are not there to do designs, they're there to care for our nails. They have a problem with scrubbing the callus in which that's in actuality their job, not giving fake massages and polishing nails. This place did everything. They removed callus. They cleaned around my toe nails. I was in and out in an hour with no appointment. My nails are amazing. I spent 10x more at Pamper for awful service to come to Oakland and get way better service. For sure my nail spot. read more

this is the only place I will let touch my eyebrows. I've had bad experiences in the past with other places, even the older woman here so I will let my eyebrows grow back fully until I can find time to get here to allow Jennifer to do my eyebrows. If im not mistaken she's only here three days a week and she is in very high demand! There is always a line so I do my best to get here as early as possible! I've been coming here for years and plan on continuing. read more

I found my new spot, the area is intimidating but no problems, go on the week day so is not soo busy... My girl MOON did my nails n omg I love them... Mood color changing gel n amazing smooth not to thick but perfect ... Highly recommended read more

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The younger lady that does eyebrows is awesome she left my brows looking great. I would recommend to go in the weekday because it's not to packed read more

To be honest this is my first time ever writing a review and usually I don't feel the need to do so, but I guess the day has finally come. I went in today with my cousin right when they had opened because we did not book an appointment . Being the first two customers we had high expectations, but clearly they weren't met. So I went in to get a French gel manicure. Very simple. I ended getting the new lady and I didn't underestimate her but her boss obviously did. Usually I do not get French with the pink undertone but I had assumed that originally the pink she was using is a base color. It was not, so I told her about it how I want a clear base instead. The lady that was working on my nails switch off with the boss because the boss was supervising and saw the new lady doing a bad job and therefore I was hoping she would do a marvelous job and fix the mistakes made, BUT SHE DIDNT. my nails are unevenly shaped, paint job was terrible, and she didn't even take the original pink off completely. Very disappointing. My cousin had her done way better but she isn't completely satisfied either. My cousin also got her eyebrows done after but they came out One being longer than the other. This was my first time here and I did not like it. Do not come here unless you're trying to get let down. read more

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HORRIBLE! I only came here because one of my clients at work recommended it but I should have never EVER came here. The lady who did my nails did not know how to get the gel nails I had already had off. So she filed so hard my natural nails were on FIRE! She started to put the acrylic on my nails and wasn't even going to use the metal shape. Then, I asked for thick nails so she put a blob of clear acrylic on top of the glitter acrylic that I actually wanted thick. Finally she shaped my nails square square as I wanted but half of my nails are not straight across. I read the reviews on yelp before I even decided to come here and they were great, maybe I just got the worst nail tech, but either way. I wont be back. read more

I am up-fucking-set ! I have been getting my brows done from Jen for about 4 yrs now. I understand people go on vacation or what not but this was simply unprofessional and irritating. I called the day before to make sure she would be working the last two days before it said she was leaving for vacation. The guy who answered told me she would be workin til they closed at 6pm. I told him, since she doesn't do appointments, I get off work at 5:30pm and will be there before they closed. He said that was fine, just come before closing. Today I literally got off work early and while on my way there, in traffic, I called them and he said SHE WENT HOME EARLY! I needed my eyebrows done before my graduation pictures and now I'm stuck. This place is so unprofessional, everyone pretty much does what they want, and there's no order! If you were going on vacation, mind you she's said she would be gone 5/23-5/27, why wouldn't you work the full day before you leave? I am pissed ! Half the time she's never there anyways and now this! I will be going up there when she comes back to talk about this ! read more

I've traveled quite a bit in the last 8 years, so I get my nails done at least everywhere I go. NYC-it was good, not great. San Antonio TX, not good at all. Dallas- terrible. Walnut Creek-don't bother. Puerto Rico-very good! Bethesda MD-ok. San Leandro-just awful. Hayward-only if you have no other alternatives. And so on and so on...The best place in the world, so far, in my opinion is Generation Nails. They should put up a mall around that place. Yeah, it looks like shit on the outside, but it has the best nail techs in the world,,,that's right, the fricken world! I'll be in Paris next year...let's see how good they are. So far, Generation Nails-1, world-0!! read more

This place is a mess. It's old and needs some upgrades. Not in the safest location either. The people are ok and the prices are a little high. There's this one tech that flat out ask for a tip. So unprofessional. Will never go back. read more

I love Cathy , always helpful. She always has some great ideas for my nails . Best nail shop in Oakland. Hands down

Ladies one of the best places to get your eyebrows done!!! Make sure you go on a Tuesday Wednesday or Thursday. The girl who does eyebrows those days is bomb you won't be disappointed. read more

I got here for my eye brows and pedi. Jen is great with eye brows, been coming here since I was 16. Long wait so getting there when they open is strongly suggested. Used to come here for my nails but I do my own now. When I came here for nails I got acrylic full set/fill and it was pretty decent. Parking sometimes sucks but it's worth it. I have thin brows but Jen works magic in me! read more

My favorite nail shop and in my opinion also the best nail shop hands down. They always do great work, all the newest and latest designs. Majority of the nail artist do good work and the young girl Jenny do great eyebrows but she's only there on certain days. I don't recommend getting lashes here though but all the other services are good. read more

Told specific intructions to carry out. My gf and her mother had gone to generation nails. My girlfriend had asked specifically if generation nails does eyebrow threading and they said yes twice once in person and once on the phone to set the appointment. Well as you may guess they proceeded to act like they were giving eye brow threading until my gf felt hot wax on her face. She is allergic to latex and certain chemical compounds causes her to break out exponentially. There is a reason why my gf asked for threading, the hot wax irritates her skin. She now has 6 break out spots in the middle of her forehead. They not only waxed her eyebrows, but shaved most of it. They only used about 2 waxing strips, then shaved the rest which im thinking may have caused her breaking out problem but then again its hard to detecte what actually caused it since the wax was used on her face and she has sensitive skin. They did a job a 5 year old can do. She might as well have done it myself. Oh and not to mention when she was getting a pedicure she witnessed un hygienic protocols such as them lining their buckets with trash bags, then removing them and letting the left over dirty feet water drain on the bucket itself. As they were filling up my girlfriends water for her pedicure, she noticed skin particles floating in the water, instantly she wanted to leave, but since the bags was used as a liner, she wanted to trust it was clean since she already had made the appointment and they have already started on her mothers pedicure so she felt as if it was to late to walk out. They wanted a girls day and she didnt want to seem like she was being to pushy . My girlfriend gets her feet done every two weeks. Not once did my girlfriend ever witness this at any other shop. Ever! So why are they lining theyre buckets if they dont even let it drain without touching what everybody else puts their feet on? Oh and another thing. My girlfriend and her mom love getting their feet messaged when getting theyre pedicure done, they literally "Massaged" each their feet for not even 45 seconds each. She walked out paying 84$ total. Never ever again will my girlfriend or her mom show up there . They suck and are super manipulative. They lie to continue to get unwanted business. I want our money back. Id rate this place zero stars if i could. Nothing about their appointment was pleasant. Oh and may i add, they gave both of them hang nails. Very painful. read more

They're very rough, they leave your nails bubbly. I asked for a refill and they charged me as they would of if I asked for a freshly new full set. They rush as well and I even started bleeding a little. read more

I've been coming here for over 10 years for eyebrows. Jennifer is my go to gal. I highly recommend her.

I got my nails done by Tina and she did a horrible job. The shape was uneven and my nails began to lift the next day. She has a very bad attitude and when u ask them about something they did wrong they all act like they no longer speak or understand English. Don't waste your time or money. read more

I went to generations nails on Tuesday 5/28/2019 I just wanted a fill, the lady that did my nails did a horrible job, First she cut my nails way to short, then the shape I wanted she didn't do. First I said square then right before she cut them I wanted round, so after she got done doing the shape she showed me and it didn't look the same. The lady finally showed me all the shapes and said which one you like I picked the square and kind of round. I know a lot of people would say I changed the shape 2x but she didn't know how to do the ones I liked. I was getting so irritated because I been there for one hour and 45 minutes she was painting sloppy I wanted white with just both my ring fingers with pink glitter. I hated my nails when I left I was telling the men that the lady who did my nails can NEVER do my nails again if I come back I said she is unprofessional and act Like she could not remember what shape I wanted. The shape of all my nails are not the same. NEVER AGAIN. I WOULDN'T RECOMAND HER TO read more

ive been there for over 20 years and i will tell you why i have been all over oakland and hayward and richmond and i keep runnin back to generation tommy works magic and he carse so much about perfection,everone there is great but everybody has their favorite.they can fix anything read more

Worst place to go to if you have special event.The attitude was horrible on Sep.7th 2017.I've dealt with them in the past but they had seemed to get better with attitude over time.I had 4 people that had to help for Gel manicure,pedicure with design and eyebrows.First they want to sand nails with drill,that burns but they insist.Suggestion to soak nails while feet are being done.Had to request a new foot scrubber.Lady doing feet had the nerve to tell me that she knows how to do her job after i tell her my feet need to soak.The lady doing my nails left me soaking in the alcohol to only start on someones feet.When questioned and complaining to Tommy that this is poor service and im paying my money.So now he brings a guy over who is looking like he don' t want to do it.I already explained I was getting ready for my daughters wedding. The guy was smacking his lips when showing the lady what design I want.I started to just walk out.Not to mention she kept dropping the scrubber on the floor! Looking at me to see if I noticed.Yes I did! They had already pissed me off.These people act like your not shit but if I would of smacked one or other they would of called police.They really "Need" customer service/respect classes!!! .Nail Salons will say they can refuse service but if you are giving jacked up services because you can,its sad...They are in the hood but nobody deserves F'd up service.They get Donkey of the day.So far only the mom and daughter who do eyebrows have respect,but Jennifer can get nasty right along with the customer.Just because you get a lot of people does not mean you have great service... read more