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    Kay's Nail Salon

    4.8 (30 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Services - Kay's Nail Salon

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    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

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    My daughter and I had a wonderful experience here together. I got a pedicure and my daughter got the best Gel x manicure she's ever gotten. Anna was able to paint them exactly like she wanted, and they look amazing! The salon is very clean, nicely decorated, and overall a lovely experience. Highly recommend!

    I've been coming here since they opened.They recently added many new colors, including the cat eye shades I love! It's nice to see them bringing in new options.

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    Kay's nails is a locally owned nail salon up near Noah's bagels in Berkeley/Albany. Great mani/pedi and very friendly service. Top notch!

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    2 months ago

    Kay and her staff doing an amazing job, took my kids and mother there we had a wonderful time! Really great neighborhood nail salon!

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    3 months ago

    My daughter and I have been to Kay's at least six times for mani-pedis and the service is consistently excellent.

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    4 months ago

    They did a great job and were very nice. The salon is also clean and polished. Highly recommend!

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    6 months ago

    Lovely service and a beautiful salon!! Everyone was so kind and the space is gorgeous. I had such a good experience. Definitely coming back.

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    6 months ago

    Really great place - clean, bright, relaxing and quiet plus the manicure was fantastic!

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    9 months ago

    Great new place on Solano, owner and staff are wonderful. This will be my go to for my nails & pedicures.

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    8 months ago

    They do an excellent job here. The place is lovely and clean with tasteful music. Ana is amazing!

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    8 months ago

    Excellent manicure/pedicure with friendly staff. Head there fast as it's 30% off services for a limited time!

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    The staff is friendly, the salon is clean and welcoming, and the attention to detail is excellent.

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    I have been getting my nails done every two weeks for almost three years, and I still feel lucky…read morethat I found Trinh on my very first try after moving to the area. Her work is consistently amazing. I love fun, creative nails and usually come in with inspiration photos. Every single time, Trinh delivers!! My nails always turn out better than I imagined. Sanitation is a big deal to me. I had a hard time finding a salon in my last neighborhood that followed proper sanitary procedures, and this place was such a relief. They clearly take sanitation seriously, and I always feel comfortable coming here. I have also had great pedicure experiences, and the barber and hair side of the salon is impressive to watch. Fast, precise, and everyone leaves looking great. Writing this review feels risky because I want to keep my appointments, but this salon deserves the love!! If you want beautiful nails and a place that does things right, this is it!!!

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    It's hard to write this review because I selfishly want to keep this place all to myself but they…read moredeserve all of the praise. I have been going to salons disappointed for years until Kim's. (See my other reviews for example) it might look like a regular nail salon, but the artistry is next level luxury. You might end up having favorites but every tech is incredibly skilled and cares about the details. The salon itself is quite simple, clean and brightly lit. My first time coming in I saw Jojo, then Hannah, then Cherry, all great work. Today I saw Lee who is also the manager and watching her work I was in awe. She was doing my builder gel mani while booking appointments, managing walk ins, checking out customers and answering calls texts, I don't know how she does it all without error but I can see why she's in charge. They are quite busy, so I recommend booking an appointment and coming during slower hours (it's never empty though!) sometimes I find myself waiting after walking in on a weekday afternoon or morning even because their customers always come back. No matter what they always find a way to get me in. They are very transparent with pricing, they will tell you how much everything is, add ons shape change etc. and it is good that they do this. This is not a cheap salon, they charge fairly for their quality of work. The employees seem happy.

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    I cannot thank Amy and the Nail Suite enough - and I genuinely can't stop smiling right now. I…read moretreated myself to a manicure with extensions and nail art, and my mom to a pedicure with callus treatment and paraffin wax treatment. Both of us had wonderful times! Amy was my nail technician and when I asked her for a very complicated nail art for my birthday she took on the challenge and absolutely went the extra mile for me, and she has my gratitude!! She checked in with how I was liking everything at each step, helped me pick out colors from their collection, and her hands were steady and perfectly executed the patterns I wanted. I cannot thank her enough - I took more time and focus than normal and she treated me so well. Each design made me smile so much and I am so glad I came up here from Oakland. My mom loved the luxurious experience and the private room for her pedicure and said the wax is a real treat, she will be choosing it again the next time she gets a pedicure. I was recommended the Nail Suite by a friend of mine who got her engagement photo nails done here. She was right to recommend!

    Amy did a fantastic job on my nails. I have short, wide nail beds and really flimsy, weak, bendy…read morenails. So it's not easy to make them look cute lol! But she did. I don't like getting fake tips anymore or gel x just because due to the way my nails bend, I always end up hitting them on something and hurting my finger, or they start to come off and become a total nuisance. To all you ladies with beautiful nail beds, I envy you! Anyways, she was able to optimize the shape of my nails for their length so that they are comfortable and cute. And the gel is on there securely. See photos. Definitely recommend this nail salon. It's also very clean, and the employees are great. Thanks!

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