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    Royal Nails and Spa

    3.6 (84 reviews)
    Closed 9:30 am - 6:30 pm

    Services - Royal Nails and Spa

    Manicure

    Manicure and pedicure

    Pedicure

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    Nail repair

    Bikini wax

    Waxing

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    Tara P.

    I got exactly what I asked for. My nail technician was very nice and gentle. He made sure to ask if I was satisfied with the shape and each nail design before curing. The price was very reasonable.

    Acrylic nails & design by Jim!
    Marisa H.

    I've been coming here for a few months now and today I got my acrylics filled and the color changed by Jim! I'm never disappointed! The staff is super friendly and they take requests seriously. Which is great because I'm very particular about how my nails are done! They have many colors to choose from, and they can do designs if you bring one in :-) I recommend making an appointment because their schedule fills up fast! They're the best nail salon that Saint Augustine has to offer :-)

    Connie A.

    The worst nail job I've ever seen. Shape is a mess, acrylic was globbed on, acrylic was left so thick and unnatural looking and not buffed down near cuticles. My poor daughter was too nice to say anything so she paid them and left to go have another salon fix this. Attached is the photo she showed them (left) and what they did (right)

    Day 1 Gel manicure with a gel "dip" -- aka no fake nails but strengthens and thickens the overlying natural nail
    Dea A.

    You get what you pay for. Be a good human, and bring cash for tips. They have their autoclave out in full view to sterilize instruments. They use disposable spa liners for the pedicure stations. The nail scrub brushes are even labeled dirty and clean. Plus the shop is immaculate. From the floors, to the bathroom to the aquarium -- this place is sparkling clean. To me, there is nothing more important than superb hygiene and cleanliness in a nail salon. Then there is service. The ladies and gentlemen are super polite and clearly talented. I love the set up they have at the manicure stations with 2 UV boxes -- one for each hand. I have never ever had a bad encounter with any of the technicians, for some reason everyone is in a good mood! I love it! Now to the technique. I work with my hands. I do crazy home remodeling projects with a new manicure -- from wood working to plastering to toiling in the earth. For work, I wear nitrile gloves nearly every day. Not exactly a recipe for keeping a manicure looking tidy. I'd get gel manicures on the regular in Houston, and the polish would start lifting after 10 days. My nails are just not meant to be long and doing regular gel manicures got them even more brittle. But all in the name of beauty, right? How Royal Nails does their gel nail polish manicures will last a solid 2-2.5 weeks before lifting. You get what you pay for. But... Then... I discovered by observing and having a nail repaired by Mai (that I broke nearly at the nail bed) -- this technique they call a dip. Not tips, like fake acrylics glued on. A dip. Your real nails get dipped into some kind of acrylic gel powder and built up layer by layer. It's a time consuming process, but totally worth it. Your natural nails are thicker than you are used to. But they are now unbreakable. I was totally skeptical. For the first time in my life, I went 3 weeks (could've gone 4) without a single nail breaking or polish lifting. Are you kidding me? This is amazing. A dream come true for someone who can't grow strong natural nails, won't do acrylic tips, and works with their hands. Now with getting a dip, my natural nails are longer and stronger than they've ever been. Finally, let's talk colors. Picking a nail polish color is already difficult. They have SO MANY beautiful gel polish shades of blues, greens, purples. Beautiful bright pinks, tennis ball yellow, every pastel color known to man. And... super cool holographic and metallic nail polish. Hi, I've always wanted glitter rainbow nails! How beautiful are these? $45 for a dip manicure including your choice of one of the 300 gel nail polish colors $5 for removing the previous polish Additional $10-15 for SUPER COOL holographic or metallic nail polish Remember -- bring money to tip in cash. That's what they have posted -- and it is the right thing to do. Pro tip: Call ahead for an appointment. They are popular and busy. Call at least a week ahead of time for a Saturday manicure or else it will likely not happen.

    Acrylic fill in + design :)

    I was in need of an acrylic fill in and I just moved here, so I decided to try this place since it was the first to pop in on Google. I was not disappointed at all - Thomas did an amazing job with shaping and designs! :) Side note: I left a bigger cash tip than anticipated because I had bills wrapped around each other and didn't realize until I got home (my fault). So just be responsible for yourself, of course, and count your money out because they don't count out change for you or in front of you. It was well worth it to go here though and as a first time client they were very kind and thorough with me!

    HannahRose T.

    If I could give this place 10 stars I would. Clean, professional, knowledgeable staff, and honestly the best manicure I've ever had. Dat (yes D-a-t) took his time, explained what he was doing, asked for my input, and just did a fantastic job all around. My nails are evenly shaped and painted perfectly with the dipping/gel combo. Don't be deterred by the bad parking and small building- the service is impeccable and I'll never go anywhere else. But, heads up, online it says walk ins welcome and that's not the case. Definitely make an appointment- ask for Dat. Note: photos are 4 days after I got the manicure & I have been swimming, weight lifting, working with children, & bathing my dogs since.

    What I asked for
    Grace A.

    I have come to this salon a few times before. Every time I have gotten good service and been pleased with my nails. I decided to come here again today thinking I would get a good quality service and be happy with the result once again. Boy was I wrong. In the pictures below you will see what I asked for. I asked for regular French tips with sparkles on top. The nail tech that did my nails just put down the sparkle top coat without putting on a white polish first. As I went about my day I noticed that the French tips were not even at all. I decided to go back to see if they could get fixed. I had to talk to 3 people before someone came to fix them. And when I apologized for coming back to complain, I was told I shouldn't have done that because they were busy. I felt like a burden. I paid $68 for a set of nails that don't have an even French tip on it. I am happy with the result after they fixed them, but the service was horrible. I used to love this place, but I will never return after this experience.

    Cassie H.

    Came in a few weeks ago for a gel no chip manicure and they really delivered. My manicure lasted almost three weeks before any of my nails started to show wear. They charge a bit more, if I recall I think it was almost $60 for gel with two designs but with how long they withstood my everyday lifestyle it's totally worth it.

    Eyelid from wax
    Carla Q.

    I was in town for a wedding and needed my nails and eyebrows done. I called and made an appointment which they were accommodating. I first had a Deluxe Pedicure and the girl was confused and started giving me a Royal Pedicure, the foot wax burned my feet, thankfully it wasn't on that long because I asked why were doing this when I only wanted a Deluxe. Then we went to do my eyebrows and she ended up burning my eyelid. I walked out of the room bleeding. We did my manicure last and she put on so many coats my nails bubbled up. I had no time to remedy the situation because I need to be at the venue. I would definitely not recommend this place to anyone. The owner was rude as well.

    BEWARE: Kelly the person in charge on Saturday was screaming in our face as new clients
    Amelia C.

    BEWARE: Kelly the person in charge on Saturday would not take us after we were 10 minutes late to our appointment. My father gave me a gift card to this horrible place and we have been trying to book for over 4 weeks. When we finally come in this lady is screaming and pointing in our face that she can only do one pedicure when she has 2 other employees in the back doing nothing. She stood there in front of all the clientele and yelled at us for over 10 minutes. I sat for over 40 minutes waiting for my wife to get her toes done while no one came in for appts and she still wouldn't take me. This lady is so unprofessional and wouldn't give me the managers name or number. All of the clientele looked shocked that she would speak to new clients the way she was. To say I'll never be back is an understatement.

    bad nail from other salon
    Alexis W.

    i recently had went to a nail salon for my acrylic set i showed her a picture of exactly what i wanted and i got something completely different i ended up leaving that salon in tears. i called this place in hopes they could fix it and i've never been so happy. My nails have never looked or felt this good. Thomas was my nail tech and i will only be seeing him from now on, he is truly so talented and listened to all my concerns and knew exactly what i wanted. thank you so much

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    Friendly and great service. Clean. I'm pretty fussy, but I have to say my nails looked great and they were very professional.

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