Take away the fact that it's a given that when the Viet staff starts talking in their language they're talking about you, this nail salon is so far better than where I have gone.
The first time I went for a new set of gel nails here, it was on a late Saturday where I just came from work and was attending an evening gala the same day. The salon is easy to find and parking isn't busy. I always get to park right in front of the entrance.
Nice Nails is located in a little strip in Sunnyvale. At first, this place appears tacky and kinda untidy...well, so are the rest of them nail salons run by the same groups of people. Service is what matters.
Come in Con! Oh boy, was I surprised the first time I got service here. The manager Anna, got me seated and here comes a Vietnamese dude who starts checking out my nails. I was like, "you're doing my nails???". He said, "yes" I said, "my nails look ugly", he replied, "that's OK".
Hmmm.
So I start telling Anna and Con what I want done. Jaimie's Hair and Nails did a very unsatisfactory job on my French Tips and I was hoping this place - Nice Nails - can fix it. The lady next to me who was at that time drying her nails started talking to me and she showed me her nails - very neatly done and really nice. Anna did her nails so I was a little nervous that, one, Anna wasn't doing my nails and two, it was a man who was and it has never happened to me before.
Con was very gentle and did a really good job! After he finished with my nails, I couldn't wait to flaunt my hands. That's how good his work is.
Now, a week after, I needed a mani-pedi. I dropped by Nice Nails without calling and Con wasn't there. It was Chinese New Year Day and Con was off. Anna was inside the waxing room and she gave instructions to these two staff who were not doing anything at the time. They had a hard time understanding what I said and I got a little frustrated. I didn't want them to mess up my French Tips as one of them started applying acetone over my right finger nails. Later on, Anna came out and gave them specific instructions. These girls are Hua and En (sounds like an Izakaya/pho restaurant name) and they were pretty young-looking, I wondered if they had a green card or something. Hua and En broke into my toes and fineger nails. They both started asking me typical questions like "you not work today?" and "you have a boyfriend now?'. I tried not to look at them while they worked so I was just watching General Hospital on their flat screen TV.
Hua and En did a great job too! The mani-pedi was $25 and I gave them $5 tip each. The French Tips gel set by Con was $25. Not bad at all.
I cannot wait to go back to Nice Nails. I'll call before going to make sure they're not busy or so I'll know if Con is there. During the times I went, they eventually became so busy.
There's a huge selection on -tada!- OPI nail polish. Much to my delight.
This is definitely a plus.
Good job Nice Nails. They also taught me how to sau Chuc mung nom moi and how it's pronounced. I was so telling my friends that at work the next day. read more