Top Best 9 Nail Salons in Buffalo, Erie (part 3)

Kentrice Gadley They work is great they are very over priced for the facility to look and smell the way it does the whole building smell like mildew there is visible water damage everywhere the towels they warm up for your pedicure smell like mildew really needs an upgrade for the prices they are charging

Tricia Grannum They burned my skin with nail glue, and cut my fingers, trying to pull the glue off. Then proceeded to pop off rhinestones when I complained and ask for a refund as the service was horrible, and the man doing my nails did not know what he was doing. My nails are lumpy and thick. There was acrylic all over my fingers and glue all over my fingers. I wouldnt recommend them to my worst enemy.

Patricia Edwards No complaints. My nails are in the third week and I am still getting compliments.

Doris Corley I loved it that their prices were posted and they were clear and reasonable. Clean environment and professional Behavior by the nail stylist.

EVANGELIST PINGLING I like the service they offer and the price I pay. Nice natural look for my birthday.

Michelle Jewell Omg I wish u would have read these reviews before picking a random place without a wait. Showed Ann the picture of an ombre sparkle blue nail inspired by frozen...she said I can do something similar...when I tell u this lady sped thru painting that she didnt go down to my cuticle or clean the sides up and after burning and having black on my sparkles I tell her she tries to convince me its silver sparkles. Looks like I was playing in charcoal. Picture speaks for itself. Save your money.

Kay Lay HORRIBLE!!!!!!! Nasty customer service!!! They rush your services!!! I paid 90$ for a 2 minute pedicure and rushed all different sizes full set! The lady told me she couldn’t fix my nails after the other lady who what I’m assuming from the interaction between me and her and the other lady couldn’t speak or might’ve been deaf! I had such horrible service ! I do not recommend anyone go here to get their nails done. They make you pay before the service and then proceed to do a horrible job! Don’t go here! They suck !

Kayla Colon TERRIBLE!!!! Waste of $100 I had to go to a whole other salon and pay more money to get them fixed. Do not recommend!! Careless, disgusting customer service (nail tech Ann was fighting and throwing things at husband during service) Not a safe environment and honestly the worst nails Ive ever received.

Deborah Powell Such a disappointment. I payed 160 for a full set and pedicure and my services were rushed. The quality is just not up to par. I had to do my own pedicure once I got home. I kept asking them to fix it but gave up after realizing they dont truly care. Downtown needs a new salon. The service here is absolutely awful. I feel like the victim of a scam. So many steps skipped.. LIKE HOW DO YOU NOT CLEAN THE CUTICLE DURING A PEDICURE??? I almost want to call the police.

Virginia Haskell Went to this place today since I decided to spend the day downtown and spent $90 for a french manicure and white toes. My pinky toe has nail polish just splattered on and they cut my cuticles up on my fingers. I do not recommend anybody to go here

Felicia Bray Between Nancy and Cathy you can’t go wrong! I’m glad I went based off of pictures. Very precise and detail oriented. I’m so glad to have found this spot

Myranda Empric AK nails is undeniably the best nail salon in Buffalo, NY. I have been going to this salon for 4+ years and tell all my friends and family to switch over to here as well. My acrylics are always done flawlessly. My nail tech specifically went out of her way to find an acrylic powder that worked best for my nails. She can match any design and most of the time… makes designs better than the picture I show her. Absolutely incredible service and I look forward to my appointment every two weeks!!

Kari Antonio I was referred to A&K Nails and I can not say enough. Kathy fixed my nails as the prior nail salon did such an horrible job that I was embarrassed with the way they looked and Kathy made them beautiful again! The prices are fair annd no expensive. Everyone was friendly and I know I will definitely be going back!! Thank you Kathy for fixing my nails and making them look amazing again!!!

Maria M AWFUL! NEVER COME HERE! I got my nails done a few hours before going on a trip. Spend 105 for nails and toes without a tip- 125 with a tip. THE NEXT DAY my nail fell off! I was opening a cabinet and it fell off. AWFUL JOB! Less then 24 hours and my acrylic tip breaks off. I could have used a fake nail from Walmart and gotten better results! COMPLETELY AWFUL! If I could give this zero stars I would.

Fiona J Super fast and high quality acrylics. Easy to book an appointment the same day, and they were very nice. She helped me take pictures with my nails after the appointment and it was really a good experience.

Kelly Camacho I used to go to Luss in the Niagara falls boulevard but they get so many customers that it always takes several hours and the prices are high. They give out free drinks but not consistently. I liked JJ Nails, it was super easy to make an appointment, I got in and got out in under an hour. Quiet & clean atmosphere. Prices are great.

Latasha Young Charged me $80.00 for a Pedicure & Gel Manicure. Both began chipping by the next day! Never had that happen before. My gel usually lasts for weeks/months, elsewhere. Returned two days later for them to fix it. They did, which was nice, but now it’ll be a week tomorrow I had them done. They are chipping even worse now on both my hands & feet. Allow me to backtrack a bit, $80 for a Gel Manicure. No Acrylic, & it started chipping the very next day. After the Tech “fixed it,” she never gave an explanation as to why that happened so prematurely! I did my own little digging. I think it’s the Polish. Very, very thin as if something was added to it maybe. I’m not sure. Either way, won’t be taking my Money again.

No name I ended up going there around the time that they would be closing. instead of letting me know that they would be closing soon, they took me without saying anything and completed my nails within the 10 minutes that they had until closing. I’ve never seen a worse nail job. it looked like how i did my nails when i was in first grade. it literally looked like someone put fresh nail polish on and then washed their hands right after while it was wet. there were huge streaks in the color. they didn’t wait for the acrylic to dry and then they didn’t wait for the nail polish to dry before putting on the clear coat. it was only supposed to be a fill and a solid nail polish color. i’ve never been so embarrassed to have spent money on something. i would have rather they had just told me that they were closing and to come back. i was starting a new job the next day and that’s why i wanted them done. i wanted my nails to look cute and they ended up looking completely busted. doing a good job is more important than getting a quick buck. you should never take anyone if you don’t have time to do a decent job. this nail shop is about 30 seconds from my house and it sucks that i have to drive farther to another shop just to get a decent job.

Nicole Garrison This is the best nail salon Ive been to and its definitely underrated by far. Im from the Lancaster area and Ive always been ripped off either with poor quality services or trying to get a nail design that doesnt look anything like the pictures Ive shown them. However Mike and the rest of the staff here are fantastic and everyone is so wonderfully nice. Im always impressed by there work and there pricing is great. I highly recommend this place to anyone for any of the services they offer. I gladly take the 25 minute drive to go there because its definitely worth it!

Layla I believe some staff members here are extremely prejudice to say the least. After 4 appointments, each one worst than the last I decided to never return. If you are black, expect subpar and inconsistent treatment/work. They do not value or treat customers based on customer character or on how well you tip. Quality and service is based on SKIN. In 2024 I can’t wrap my mind around it. It is very transparent they seem to only care about how the white customers feel. Even though I tip more, I’m always on time and I am very pleasant. The girl at table 9 has the potential to do 10/10 work but has fell short a few times. Her husband Ben deserves 0/10 for the last appointment I had. A simple overlay with gel polish. It was sloppy, uneven, thick beyond belief and downright offensive. The photos were taken 15 minutes after my appointment. They look far worse in person. Ben, you should be ashamed of yourself. On the plus side, I ordered a nail kit from Amazon and I’ve added Acrylic nail work to my list of hobbies. DO NOT recommend Exotic Nails. I’m taking my experience to social media. Hopefully you all will have a staff meeting and improve.

Chelsey Got me in same day on Saturday . Took me within a minute of walking in . Very clean and nice . Vicky did my full set and nail art . Im a sahm of boys , finally had a break . So beyond impressed by her nail art . Definitely coming back .

Dynasty Rivers Did one hand great. On the other hand messed up three nails, said he “fixed them” then got an attitude (towards other employee) because I said they were still wrong. Nor did what I actually asked. Shape looks funny

Dallas Campbell HAD AN APPOINTMENT for Saturday and got taken right away, I showed a pic of what i wanted and a pic of my dress and he did something totally different (which I didnt mind) from the pic i showed him and they came out so much better than i could imagine! I absolutely love my nails and cant wait to go back! Thank you so much!!

Lyneasha Holmes I usually get my eybrows done here which the do well,but i will never get my nails done here again,unsatisfied .Visable brush lines and lumpy .I also had multiple people doin my nails Update- one nail broke the 2nd day i got them and on the 3rd day another broke,noticed those two nails where very thin

Nevaeh Alway My nails had hair and all types of stuff in it very rushed cut me multiple times shaping terrible 1.5 -10

Katrina Jenkins Great services, nice customer service , To flaws about this place 1. They only accept cash(get with the times people) and atm is high 2. They cannot paint to save their lives. I’m so not kidding zooming in on my nails clumpy, missing spots, streaking. When asked to repaint gets attitude because they know they can’t. I suggest designs at this location. Great pedis also just Never ever let them paint ur toes because a 2 year old can do better.

Temika Robertson Only the men in this salon do a good job which is azz backwards. Today the owner did my nails and they look horrible. I kept having her fix this and that but they still look like ish!

catherine burgos Great job they did everything I asked! Update*** After third time going I can safely say these people like to increase charge by judgment of appearance. And dont bring your man in there!! Theyll charge you double/extra each time you go in. Claiming theyve always had those prices "for a long time". THEN after the owner walked away, the one girl tried to charge me MORE for the tips painted rather than the whole nail! I lost it at this point! $100 later!!! NEVER AGAIN!!

Felicia Jones If I could leave a 0 star review trust and believe I would. Price gauging is real !! I used to pay 25/30 for my nails . Not only was my nails 60( 50 plus 20 % for gratuity) ALL MY NAILS ARE BREAKING OFF. I literally just had them done 06/22/2023 these pictures are taken a week apart on the date of 06/29/2023. Please don’t waste your money here. And I would like to mention all of the nails broke exactly at the part you glue the nail tip on. I don’t do any extensive work AT ALL. Majority broke completing simple task like opening the door, showering and washing dishes.

Leah Rene I’ve been there quite a few times before, and it was always satisfactory. However, this last time it was low on the quality scale. I asked for coffin shaped nails, and what I got instead looked like crooked, misshapen haphazardly cut tombstones. I mentioned the obviously crooked acrylic nail on my pointer finger, and I was told that it was “supposed to look like that until after it was filed” … I fixed them myself a couple days later

Oda Mae They’re putting expiration dates on gift cards. Dont left this place fool you in NYS gift certificates are good for nine years. Report them if they don’t honor it. KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS!

Merc Jordan This is my go to nail shop, the ladies are very nice and do a good job. Gel pedicure and manicure is $80, which is a lot of money however, it does last for a month or more and if I was to pay for the same procedure on a cruise ship it would cost $150 and up. I’m saving money by getting it done on land. They offer many other services and I recommend them if you’re in the area.

Mariya Pakiya I like Hannah she’s great but there’s another woman that always ends up doing my nails and she has to be coached on everything and she gives a bit of attitude. My nails have broken within 2 days of getting done each time and I tried to give the benefit of the doubt but how does a nail break by just picking up wet clothes? The acrylic was so thin! I won’t be coming here anymore and I’ve been going to this shop since I was a kid. If Hannah can’t do my nails, then I just refuse to go anymore.

Natalie Perez The WORST pedi I’ve ever received. I see why there was no business on a Saturday and the workers kept saying how “slow” it was. The women were rude, the pedicure was rushed even when there were no clients waiting. They cut my toenails at a diagonal and when I complained, they got defiant and demanded a tip from me. They didn’t even push my cuticles back. She actually charged my credit card with a 20% tip and I had to demand she refund the tip or I was calling the Police. I had to pay $45 for a pedicure that looks atrocious. I came home and recut my toenails. DO NOT GO HERE.

Renee Ward I was charged70 dollars for a foot scrub , cuticle trim ,soak and lotionI cant have hot towels or massage on my legs. My daughter that also had a pedicure had everything done and was charged 30. Its a beautiful place but i was charged way to much . We wont be back!

Lee The people there weren’t bad, but I have an issue with the service and what i wound up getting. I got my nails done three days ago, and when I went tempeh had one person who did acrylic’s (that’s fine) but there was also only one person who did designs (a different person) and so i had to pay $30 extra for them to change people, not including the price for the design. I showed them the photo of what I wanted before I payed that amount for them to switch, and it was only after that that i was told that they couldn’t do that design. (even though i showed a photo first and they said they could) And the quality of the nails themself isn’t great. The designs are very uneven and scratching off, and the gel polish used on top of the nails is chipping off of the nails due to simple everyday tasks and wear. (this has never been a problem at other places) Although the staff for the most part was kind, I wouldn’t recommend this establishment to other people looking to get what i got done, and I don’t think I’ll find myself back there again.

Reed Stevens Gina does a great job. My wife loves it here and their commitment to safety and service is impressive.

Michelle M Best gel manicure I have ever gotten. The staff are all very friendly and did excellent work! Highly recommend the owner and also Chandah very sweet people and excellent service, very happy and will return!

Megan Gerrity 70/30 chance of a good experience. I cant really complain because I come back out of convenience. If youre a regular the service seems to be better. Everyone appears nice. Anyway, the manicure I got today was rubbish. Old polish left on nails, cut/filed too short, barely cleaned up the nail bed. Didnt have me rinse before applying polish. After watching a haphazard application filled with bubbles, I asked to stop applying color and just to leave the nails natural. Misunderstanding led to a clear coat application, which was fine, except the one hand it began to peel off and even after observing that, didnt fix it. Not the first experience like this, but like I said, roulette of nail salons. I wish I could say you get what you pay for, but the price changes every time I go ¯⁠⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

J.Zinfandel Gel nails look so poorly done. She gave us a price list to point what we wanted then tried to charge double when we got to the register. I showed her the list and pointed and she literally laughed and said “no, you pay this”. Never going there again.

Robin Mccreary This visit was a joke. Almost all my fingers were bleeding and was charged for an overlay" what ever that is. And I asked for a fill. When I told them how horrible she did the lady yelled at me and put her hands on me. I asked them to call the cops or give my money back. They would only give me 20 of the 55 back. Im disgusted. If you want to be overchatged for bleeding and horrible looking nails, go here. They look like kids nails

Alexander Sin Received pedicure during my first trip here. Tina was very attentive and acted as if she really cared about my feet!!! Royal Treatment!!!!