I love it here, great deal, nice people, and clean. My mom and I have been going for years.

I came to this salon thinking it was the best in town as per so many people had told me, but honestly I felt like I was being judged and felt unwelcome as soon as I walked in the door. The owner and the lady who sits next to her both looked at me as if I didn't belong there. If it wasn't for the super nice nail tech being nice to me and doing my nails as great as he did I honestly would have just left. I've never seen a salon where I was made to feel like I didn't belong before. People pay upwards of almost $50 or more for their services also which I think is a bit asinine and overpriced, but you'd think they would AT LEAST be nice and not judge people seeing as they seem to have a large clientele of "favorites" of whom they're "nice" to. It's just unfortunate, because my nails came out gorgeous, but because they made me feel so uncomfortable and unwelcome upon walking into their salon I refuse to ever go back there. read more

This is my favorite place to go with my sister-in-law for our monthly sister time. Clean, bright, never had to wait, and we always get sat next to each other. The price is comfortable for me; $30 for a pedicure + $5 if you want the callus remover (worth it to me). Very thorough so I really feel like I get what I pay for. read more

Awesome place. After having a couple of problems with different places in Portland (i.e. whole fingernails of polish coming off in a sheet one day after getting them done) we've found our place. My mom, my sister and I all got amazing nails - and though its on the pricey side, we definitely will be coming back! read more

I went for a pedicure, without an appointment and didn't have to wait. I got a basic pedicure and it was a perfect combination of relaxing and efficient (time-wise.) They didn't try to upsell me at all and the work was perfect! Parking lot is a huge plus. My nail tech was really attentive and immediately would restart the massage chair as soon as it turned off. It seemed really clean and friendly without being pushy! My new nail place for sure! read more

First time back here in a year. It was great. I had a geat gal named Nancy. Great service. I did a walk in with no problem. Thanks Nancy for a great job. read more

Terrible customer service. I had been going there and had ok service, but the last time I was in one of the male nail techs was so rude to another customer I thought i'd never go back but decided today to give them a second chance. Who did I get? the same rude male tech. He was awful. Worst manicure of my life! Huffed and puffed the whole time like he didn't want to be there and polish messy and not cleaned up. A total waste of 14$ plus a tip. Never ever will I return to Magic Nails. If I was the owner I would get rid of him. The other techs seem a little more friendly. There are enough other nail salons to go to in the area than deal with that! read more

I have been going to Magic Nails for many years. I always get great service. Everyone there is very friendly. I have never had a bad experience with anyone there. Every once in a while I might try a place closer to home but come back to Magic Nails. It is worth the drive! I love hearing about the worker's children and families. I just tried the new Dip manicure and love it! read more

I've been going to Linda for over 3 years now! I can go 2-3 weeks between visits without any peeling or chipping. My nails have stayed long and strong! She also will fix a nail at no cost if a nail happens to break between my visits. Always enjoy my appointments! read more

Unless you see Linda or Theresa, I would go somewhere else. I just paid $35 dollars for a pedicure that looks like it was done by a 5 year old. I'm not impressed. read more

Today I went in for a fill on my stiletto nails... the man who did them was not only rude, but did a terrible job. I kept asking him to please not make them rounded on the tips as I wanted them very pointy/sharp. He did not understand sharp and just kept doing them dull and rounded. Normally when I get a fill they reshape the nail and use a nail drill underneath the nail to thin them out...NOPE. He left them chunky/blobby looking. Worst nails I have ever had. Once I got home I reshaped them, thinned them out and made them pointy as I requested. Worst money I have ever spent. read more

I love Magic Nails, Theresa has been doing my nails for 7 years and I get lots of compliments. I won't go any place else. They do a beautiful job and are very reasonably priced. Plus there is parking!!! No stress of finding a spot and running out of time on meters. read more

I stopped going to another local nail spa because the service was just so rude. I usually have better luck at Magic Nails especially the woman who sits a table 7. She's super nice, fast and does great work. During my last visit, I sat at table 6 and the woman was so rude. After I rebuffed her multiple attempts to up sell me, her tone changed and there was zero customer service. She hurt me when filing my nail, jerked my fingers and tossed my hand away multiple times. Even after all of that I still gave her a 20% tip and she didn't say thank you. Looks like my search continues for a place that offers good customer service. read more

RUN RUN RUN!!!!! My husband and I called ahead and were told to come in for our pedicures. When we arrived we were pointed in the general direction of the spa chairs and told to "Peek a cahlah" . We sat for another 10 -15 minutes without so much as a glance our way. I know any other salon would have at least filled to foot bath to let us soak our feet while we waited. I really wanted to leave but my husband talked me out of it. Boy does he regret that now. He paid an additional $5 ($35 for just a pedi) to have his heel sliced off (probably because we never soaked our feet). He has been soaking and bandaging it ever since. RUDE and UNCARING is all I can say about this place. read more

horrible shellac; peeled up within three days! the manicurists clearly gossip and talk about you. the manicure lasted about 15 minutes and they cut my cuticles so far they bled. read more

I have been going to this salon for several years. I used to go elsewhere and never felt that the other places were friendly or nearly as skilled. When I found MAGIC NAILS it was a "nail changer." I now look forward to getting my mani-pedi every two weeks. The personnel are truly professionals. They pay attention to details.They are friendly and excellent at the art of nails. Sometimes I observe difficult customers that are rude and as demanding as children. The staff here don't let it upset them and do a great job even with those difficult people. I always love the results I get from my mani-pedi. Men and women are comfortable here. The Salon is clean and the massage chairs awesome. The pricing is right! I'll never go anywhere else. read more

I had been a customer for years but after my last visit I Wont be going back. There is no customer service and I witnessed one of their nail techs be completely rude and disrespectful to a customer. There are plenty of other options on the area. I would not recommend magic nails. read more

This is actually the first poor review I have ever left. I looked online to see magic nails closing time, it stated 7:30. So at 6 I headed to the salon, walked in at about 6:20. No one in the room acknowledged me, so I said to the women sitting at her desk consumed with her iPhone could I please get a manicure? She replied: were closed. I asked her what time they closed and she replied 7. As I was leaving I saw the salons hours on the door which also read that they closed at 7:30. Clearly she/they aren't too worried about their reputation of having good customer service/ keeping their business up and running. read more

I should have stayed away from this place. My grandmother is a longtime customer of this nail salon and had told me about how bad the customer service was lately. I figured let's try it anyways. We get to our 2pm pedicure appointment on time, the man who did my pedicure was great but the lady who did my grandmother's pedicure had to be the rudest person I have ever met. She was short and stern with my grandmother. As a a bartender, I work with people daily and know that customer service is the main reason why people come back to an establishment. After my pedicure was done, I went up to the manager to express my frustration with how my grandmother was being treated. He apologized but when I saw that I could mention something to the lady, I did and she rolled her eyes and walked away. When I went back up to her, expressed how I was thankful for the pedicures but her customer service was awful, she said "sorry you feel that way" and walked away. I've heard too many negative things about this place and now, I'll never be back again. Ya live and ya learn, right? read more

they got it done and it was fast and easy nice job didn't last as long as i wanted though. clean nice people easy to find

Ive had my nails done hundreds of times and have had a few bad experiences but nothing can top the terrible services Ive had here. I dont like to post badly about any business but my nail design was a mess, I got so much attitude when I asked the lady to fix it, my eyebrows are half done (still a bunch of hair left) and, to top it off, she spilled wax on my neck. Id only advice coming here if you are ok with leaving feeling miserable enough to never want services from a nail salon again. read more

I've had about six or seven shellac manicures here. I have not tried their pedicures. As they've gotten more popular, service and quality have both declined and I'm at the point where I'm going to have to try some place new. Theresa and Linda do a wonderful job, no mistakes and it lasts over two weeks. The other techs really struggle with shellac. I've had two of the other techs. If I don't get Linda or Theresa, I get a thick, sloppy manicure that is stuck on my nails for two weeks. In the evenings when it gets most crowded or when they are trying to close, they rush and you feel like a burden. This last visit was the end for me. The tech was friendly, but not at all tidy with the polish. My nails came out thick, dented, and messy. The final straw was when he took my used alcohol (from stripping the old polish) and used a funnel to put it back in the bottle. I know it's alcohol, but gross! If you're going to go, wait for Linda or Theresa - chairs one and two. read more

Very happy with the service and quality of work! They got my sister and me in on short notice for mani/pedis. They did great work and had us finished in less than an hour. I highly recommend coming here! read more

Apparently this place has drastically changed since the dates on the good reviews. I can't believe this nail salon stays in business. Perhaps it is because of the location (parking is not a problem), or because if you are short on time, they definitely give the fastest service in town. If you are looking for a good experience, relaxing or fun, this is definitely not the place. The staff is extremely rude and act as if your business is a bother to them. They actually treat you as if they are doing you a favor. Don't expect to come away feeling relaxed. Their attitude and service left me feeling very stressed. What they are good at is ruining an otherwise good day. read more

I got my nails done at Magic Nails yesterday and it was a horror show. I asked for a gel manicure and the color of the gel the woman used on me was old and melted under the light so she had to start over and scrape all the gel off then have me soak my nails in acetone twice. She scraped the gel off so hard with her metal tool that I barely have any nails left underneath my current gel and my cuticles were bleeding when I put them back in the acetone... I kept thinking "this is not good for me to have open wounds soaking in this chemical" and today my fingers are scabbing and red (trying to figure out how to post a picture on here)... What normally takes 20-30 minutes took over an hour and not only did I walk out of there in pain, she had me pay the full amount for the gel manicure ($25). I didn't argue because I just wanted to get out of there. Needless to say I will not be going to Magic Nails again! read more

Magic Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Portland, Maine

i made an appointment over the phone for an acrylic fill, after reading reviews about linda and her amazing work. i arrived early and was taken in immediately which was convenient, yet the rest of the experience was not so great. i asked the man who sat me down if he could do a marble design on my middle fingers with an olive green on the rest of my fingers, and he said only in gel and argued with me when i said i just wanted regular polish. i finally caved in an asked how much it would be for gel and he said $35 plus $5 for each marble nail. i contemplated this for a few minutes and finally told him that i would just like the green color i picked with a matte top coat, no gel. he immediately got irritated with me and started drilling my nails harder(he had already been being quite rough but got worse after this). he even started drilling my skin and nicked me in a few places. he was very judgmental as well, multiple times he asked me if i wanted my nails shorter and i said no, he shook his head. finally after he had applied the polish he sent me to the drying station and told me in 5 minutes he would put on the matte top coat. as he put it on he smudged multiple nails. i didnt even realize until after i left the salon because he wouldnt let me take my hands out from the dryer to look at them. overall the experience was pretty bad, i would not recommend them. read more

A group of us made an appt for a mixture of needs, manicures, pedicures, waxing, etc. When we arrived we werent welcomed with a smile, how are you, nothing...the staff barked at us to pick a color and then ordered us to chair numbers. I think only one of the staff members knew how to smile, she had the lightest hair color of them all and was so so sweet but none of us were fortunate enough to get her for our services. My biggest complaint was when my 13yr old daughter had changed her mind about having her nails painted to match her toes after declining once. Her nail tech got in her face and with an incredible amount of attitude expressed that he was clearly not happy about this. He was then told she could change her mind again if this was a problem and that we wouldnt take the service. I am very dissapointed as this was suppose to be a fun trip to the nail salon that all us girls crave once in awhile. Totally bummed! I would not recommend this salon if youre looking for quality service. If youre in a rush and dont care about personalized service then this place is perfect. read more

No waiting this morning. The man came up to me and told me to pick a color. I told him I wanted shellac on my fingers and regular polish on my toes, and asked if he could find the colors closest to what I was currently wearing (they are different types - regular vs. shellac - and they're the experts, right?). He said YOU PICK COLOR! I asked again if he could just select the closest ones and he stormed off before I could finish my sentence. Not a great start. A young woman promptly came over. She was helpful, attentive, and sweet, and did a good job; however, she cut my long fingernails short (any shorter and they would've bled... seriously) when I only wanted them slightly trimmed. She also didn't color the tips of my toenails but quickly touched up my 2 big ones at the checkout counter when I noticed. She didn't use a top coat after that, nor did she touch up the other tips, therefore, I don't imagine they'll stay looking nice for long. While paying with my debit card, she asked me if I had cash for the tip (this bothered me). I said I did not. She then asked me how much to put on my card. I tipped her 20%, thanked her, and left; however, I reserve the right to tip or not tip if I don't like the service. I felt pressured as everyone could hear us. I like to either leave the amount in cash or write it in myself. I always tip 20+%, and if I don't like the service, I don't return. I'd also like to point out that several of the massage chairs for the pedicures were ripped and taped. It looked shoddy. The fingernail station had nail dust all over it and there was some sort of curing light next to the one that she used on my hands that looked like it may have been for feet. It was dirty and grungy, and I'm thankful she didn't ask me to use it. I couldn't help but stare at it the whole time in grossed-out horror. I don't think I'll be running right back there anytime soon. read more

STAY AWAY!!! Worst experience ever! I had a pedicure today and have never been treated more rudely in my life. I do not know the pedicure technician's name, but she has long hair worn straight down, thin, mid 30's, average looking. She also sits in the front row near the register. From the beginning I should have walked away due to her rudeness. Every response and word out of her mouth to me was insulting and mean. Initially, I thought it might have been a language barrier issue, but she spoke perfect English and was just nasty, to the point that I was thinking I must be on Candid Camera or a Saturday Night Live clip. I have had manicures and pedicures in Portland for the last 15 years, and while I do not expect perfection, I do expect civility. At one point I looked right at the technician and said, "You are so rude!" She walked off and seemed that she couldn't have cared less. After finishing my torture treatment with this woman, I moved on to my nail technician, a young, good looking, man named Bo, or something like that. He was wonderful and tried to make everything okay, and he tried to apologize for my mis-treatment, by saying, "she's just that way... For me, though, it was too late. I did ask for the management to complain, and was told they come in every two weeks to check on things. This visit was a disaster. I feel terrible for the sweet, male nail tech who worked hard, but the salon is a train wreck. I spent $ 80.00 today at the salon and needed a margarita and a shower after I left. What a huge disappointment! I would have given this place no stars for a rating, but the system wouldn't allow for this... read more

Terrible service people here are rude nails started lifting within 3 days one of them broke the day after had an appointment scheduled still made me wait specifically asked for a set of gel nails proceeded to do acrylics anyways(screw what the customer wants, right?!) nails were sloppy chunks of acrylic on the bottom of the tips that catch on things the nails weren't the same length or shape on each hand the man who did my nails was horrible and a jerk after showing him a picture four or five times of the "stiletto" nail shape I wanted he proceeded to give me rounded nails I corrected him twice he didn't have a clue so I made him stop and asked someone else they showed him and he seemed very pissed off he let out a little grunt then said something under his breath in his language he was very rough with my hands and cut me with the electric file on two fingers my pinky finger started bleeding and he acted as if he didn't notice proceeded to then paint my nails clear and place my bleeding hand in the UV light gel dryer so I'm assuming they're dirty as well .. Yikes I was so upset I didn't let them paint my nails only clear polish and didn't tip I'm not cheap by any means but these people in no way deserved it going back to get my nail fixed over a 45 minute wait when they said it would be only 5 minutes kept taking in women for pedicures while getting my nail fixed the lady was rude and did a fast sloppy job screw this place not worth the price not worth the treatment a true nightmare never comming back I usually don't consider the reviews I check stuff out to form my own opinion should've listened these people are nothing short of ignorant and rude they deserve less than 1 star read more