I have tried nearly every nail salon in the past 6 years and this salon is consistently good. I have acrylic nails and my complaint with most salons is when they make them too thick. I have also experienced too many salons who drill the heck out of your nail beds until they are tissue paper and hurt like heck when removing a tip. 50 shades is good and gentle too. read more

Henry did an excellent job. Probably the best pedi massages ever!!! The owner was super attentive too. Thanks.

New owners. Yay!! Much better. New Chairs. Quiet and relaxing Trang is fantastic

Neat, clean professional & wait time so reasonable. The staff are friendly & treated me so well! I felt so special. I arrived just before my appointment time & Stacy talked to me as she went about setting up for the day! Lily your are a fantastic owner! 50 shades is the only place for me! read more

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update: went to this place again. I don't know what possessed me to, but I did. Wanted a dip manicure with tips. Guy who did them did one hand and removed it all because it looked awful. He was finally done (if you could call it that), I looked at them and was like honestly I want these taken off they look bad, he put gel polish over top the dip, the dip was cracked underneath and uneven. I had them taken off and another technician did acrylics instead. They claimed that dip powder never hardens and it's hard to work with. The people at this salon have no idea what they're doing and it shows. None of them have been trained properly using dip powder which is why they try to push liquid gel on customers. The technician that did the acrylics was alright. The only nails that look reMotley close to the shape I prefer are the two pinkies. The nails are not even length wise. Also too much room between the cuticle and the start of the acrylics. Also, the atmosphere among the staff is terrible. They run around yelling about who gets what customer, they sit there and talk bad about their coworkers under their breath to the point where customers can hear them. They take personal phone calls while working on customer. Just a very unprofessional and not relaxing atmosphere for a nail salon. Moral of the story...do not go here and waste your money. You will be disappointed. Honestly shocked this place is still in business. read more

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Well overall it was good but they could of did better on two of the toes and they did not get all the dead skin off and they didn't paint the whole nail read more

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Under new management ! Got a discount code texted to me and went to check it out! So happy I did , friendly staff and professional ! Will definitely be back! read more

Please read this is clearly a sanitation problem or technicians not knowing how to place and apply nails!! These are not the best quality photos but I got my nails done a week ago and they felt sore and hurt after a couple of days. I finally popped one nail off today and PUSS was coming out so I started taking off all of them and a lot of my nails got infected and had puss coming out from under the nail. This is never happened to me and is so disgusting I'm going to have to go to the doctors now. This is also my second time here I wanted to give them another chance because the first time I went I had nails fall off about the 5 day mark. Don't go and waste your money because something like this could happen to you read more

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My daughter and I were at the salon today to get pedicures and my daughter got a gel manicure The pedicure were ok as far as relaxing but my daughter got the gel nail polish and only a couple of hours her gel nails started to bubble and peel also the technician Tom made a mess on the outside of her nails and did not clean the polish off her skin around the nails I had sparkle mail polish on my nails I sat there for 20 minutes for my nail to dry on my foot they didn't instruct me to go to the nail dryer to dry my toenails until after I smudge all the nail polish off my right foot When I came into the salon an saw the place was empty I should've realized business was bad I do like the owner of the salon but her employees do a rush job and are more interested in having you upgrade your service so they can make more money then giving you quality service I was disappointed read more

I absolutely love this place. They are so sweet and caring. The quality of my nails and pedicure turned out amazing! I would 100% come back! The place is so pretty inside too! Stacy and Lily were amazing! The massage from Stacy felt incredible read more

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I haven't had much luck at nail salons lately. After I chose my color, I was immediately seated. While my nails turned out just fine, the customer service was lacking. The tech wasn't friendly. The only conversation we had was when she asked if it was my first time there. She seemed irritated and rushed even though it wasn't that busy. She switched between me and the lady beside me often. I don't like when techs do that. I prefer to wait a little longer than have a tech go back and forth. When she got the color I chose from the back wall, I realized I didn't like what it looked like in the bottle. She seemed extra irritated when I wanted to choose another color. I won't be back. read more

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If I could give less than 1 star, I would. I have had many pedicures, some better than others but this one ranks as the worst, no doubt about it. Not only was the pedicure and treatment itself subpar, but afterwards when I spoke to the lady that did my pedicure at the back of the store as to not make a fuss, the exchange was unsatisfactory. She sat down to do my pedicure 10 minutes after my sister began her pedicure with someone else; the pedicure was so rushed that mine was finished first - 21 minutes, $39 for 21 minutes. Upon starting the pedicure, I was not acknowledged at all, not even a "hello" was offered. I was left with old nail polish still on my toes, toes with different nail lengths, and nails without full polish coverage. When I spoke with her privately, she immediately became defensive, without offering any resolution and charged me full price. The old nail polish was on there because the previous polish was "under the skin", the application was shoddy, no explanation given and she repeatedly said "we are the best, we do our best". Unfortunately for me, the fully paying customer, this was not the case. Choose another salon. read more

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Well let me say I had the WORST experience and highly recommend not going here, and should have read reviews and pictures before deciding a new spot. Got a pedicure was rushed he did an OK job but not really! The chair was old and broken. Wanted to Relax and did not at all. Then the owner who sits right in front wanted to do my nails so 2 different people! It was a Sunday they were overbooked and I had to wait! She starts to put on a full set cuts me twice At this point I'm bleeding. She wasn't going to my cuticle and was leaving gaps between the nail so I had asked her can u cover my entire nail she got mad started talking Chinese and then said to me in English I can't because it will crack.... ok well I have had my nails done before and had my entire nail covered. She proceeded to put on thick heavy acrylic mind you I'm still bleeding as she's putting on glue to my skin to seal the bleeding was a complete nightmare she was the owner she was rude and I left with the thick acrylic cut down I then had to go home and rip off, basically my entire nail bed ! This place is awful she is an awful owner she had no compassion or even cared that she was f*ing you my nails and that I was bleeding because of her! I would stay away! Run! Awful Awful Awful! read more

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They couldnt grasp the fact that I didnt want sheer nails. I got my nails done for prom and im thinking about going to get them redone because its awful. Me and my friend made appointments for two acrylic sets and both of our nails have black holes in them and bubbles. Mine are bumpy and crooked and the glue was stuck to my skin. They also didnt cut my cuticles or clean my nails. I told the lady all I wanted was straight and non bumpy nails and I got the opposite. They look fine from far away but for me to have to go home and put glitter on top of the black holes and bubbles is annoying. The polish is literally falling off after I got them done on sunday its only been 2 days and the polish is breaking off read more

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First time going here, I was passed around by students to remove my dip powder and then a man came out to finish. They did not say a single word to me, but he was really engaged in his conversation with another employee about how manicure clients is not where the money is at and that they'd rather be doing someone's pedicure because they make more money that way. That really made me feel great as a first time nail client all while still being completely ignored by both of them while they carry on the conversation. Today I got the wish.com version of what I hoped for on my nails I showed up for my 12:00 appointment, got ignored until 12:20, told to sit and soak my hands to get the product off and some one would be there soon. They literally had me soaking in acetone until 1:05 (so 30+ minutes of my hands sitting in a dish) before a student even touched my hands. So one hour in, my nails aren't even started yet. I asked if they knew when some one would get to me, they said dip powder takes hours to soak off and that usually they recommend you come in two separate days to take off and then put more on. LOL what???? Then, 1:15 the owner starts my nails, doesn't really say anything, doesn't ask me what I wanted, Is annoyed when I asked for the blue ombré inspiration photo and told me she could do that no problem. She starts, and as you can tell from the photos it was bad lol. She kept sighing in annoyance, rushed me through, left product ALL Over my nail beds and hands, and gave me the most embarrassing manicure of my life. Also, instead of gently tapping the powder off, she was literally slapping and knocking my hands. I told her I was on my hour lunch break...and this was a 2+ hour ordeal. But did that stop her from dropping everything to read her text messages? Nope And this, was $60. . I literally paid, left and went some where else to have these removed immediately. I am still peeling product off the front and back of all my fingers..... never again read more

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I got a pedicure (awesome) btw but then a dip nail by Louis seemed like a tweaker my nails look like the have globs of paint on them look Terrible I m not really sure what to say except don't go there for dip! Here are photos won't let me add photos read more

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Hands down the worst pedicure I have ever gotten - and I'm 63!!! Left with jagged nails, absolutely horrible polish job and now this evening two of my toes are actually aching from the cut and cuticle trims - and my feet and nails were not in bad shape at all prior to the service. When we walked in and all the chairs were empty, well we should have known there was a reason why. read more

I called in the morning to make an appointment for a Mani/Pedi today at 3:30. The person who answered the phone told me yes and to come for 3:00. I agreed. I arrived on time and when I walked in, there were several people waiting and the. the person denied ever telling me to come in at 3:00. She told me there were 4 people ahead of me that were there for 2:30. Asked me if I wanted to wait. I asked her what was the point of booking appointments and that no, I did not want to wait. I called ahead to avoid having to sit and wait. I would not recommend this salon. Another person was coming in when I was going out and I told her what just happened. She left without even trying to go in. The wait would've been too long. It does say on their website that appointments can be made. read more

On vacation wanted a pedicure, so I looked up salons near me. Found 50 Shades and booked an appointment for me and my friend for 9:15am. Arrived at 9:10 and the salon was not even opened. Waited until 9:30 when someone finally arrived. The pedicure itself was not bad, but the polish applied was a horrible job!! Both my friend and I left with missed spots and smudged toes. We paid $50 plus a $10 tip each, and left very very disappointed. Also, I had a chatty Kathy who would not shut the heck up. I went there to relax not to engage in conversation with this stranger. With that said; if you're in the Myrtle Beach area in SC find a different place. read more

Everyone was really nice and friendly! Gave me a fancy mask to wear. CINDY really did an awesome job on my French tip NAILS! Took her time and listened to my Special requests. LISA made my FEET look beautiful! Thank you. Clean and Friendly nail salon! read more

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the worst gel polish ever, chipped after two days. Not sure staff is well trained. Will not go back.

My daughter and I wanted to have a girls day. She 4 and Penny took care of her. Penny was absolutely perfect! She was patient while my daughter warmed up to her. Helped pick out her color and made her comfortable. She was a saint and highly recommended!!! The woman who did my nails.. I don't even know her name. She barely said anything to me. She didn't ask what length or shape I wanted. I couldn't help but to feel like she was rushing but the salon was practically empty. She kept stopping to text then told me to pick out my color, which I decided on a gel and she came back with the wrong one. As I was trying to pay she told my daughter "it's time to go! Mommy's ready for you to go!" Now I'm down $100 with nails that look nothing like I wanted. So unless you specifically ask for Penny, I suggest not wasting your money here. read more

I would give no stars if I could've went in there to get two of my nails painted that's it because the paint chipped off from the previous place I went she kept saying that the gel wasn't drying right... Let me walk out of the salon with my two nails looking like this when I had my bachelorette party that night read more

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The staff are very nice. High quality ingredients. Inside is very clean and nice. Technicians very skilled and do great job. I found my new go to nail spa for sure. Lily made me a delicious Vietnamese Coffee during my pedi and Jenny did a really good job on the green tea pedi / massage. I felt like a million bucks when I left. Good price too. read more

50 Shades Nails & Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

first time here, I got the 50$ special where it included an massage with my pedicure. the massage was great and so were my toes , until I realized when I got home that they weren't even dry after the fact I sat under the dryer at the nail place for about 25 minutes. My toes are very mushy because of all the oils they used in the massage, to the point where I can rub them off with ease and all the nail polish will come off. I will suggest if you get the 50$ pedi have the tech dry your toenails from all oils before applying the nail polish. read more

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I had a horrible experience here, one of the workers (obviously not properly trained, most likely not even licensed) Injured my finger (visibly bleeding and swollen and sore the next day ) and I insisted on a refund (not even requesting full price because i acknowledge product was used) and the owner Lilly has contacted my job several times trying to get me fired because I've written bad reviews about her unprofessional salon. She was calling me names to her clients such as fat, a slut, and I have only visited the salon once. This place will most likely be shut down soon because of the poor ownership and erratic behavior of the owner. I heard they have a pending lawsuit already and aren't even licensed to do lashes and waxing. Save your money do not go here unless you want to be harassed after a bad experience. read more

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If you think COVID 19 is a hoax, this is the place for you. Patrons are required to wear masks-employees, not. Zero evidence of any cleaning or sanitizing. Spent 2 hours there and not one person washed hands, no nail stations were wiped down, no drying station sanitized, no pedicure chairs wiped down-nothing. I watched an employee use a towel to wipe down surfaces in the salon-with no cleaner, the same towel was only being rinsed out in a pedicure bowl a few times. No sign of hand sanitizer, wipes, or any type of cleaner. Won't be back. read more

My sister just came back from this nail salon SOBBING! This used to her favorite place, she went here ALL the time. I just can't believe it. Her nails looked like a 3 year old painted them. She told me that the nail tech kept yelling at her for watching her do her nails, and kept moving her hands so aggressively. She said the nail lady was RUSHING to get them finished. The nail tech only did ONE COAT for each nail. She would do my sisters nail and put it in the lamp then do the next nail put it in the lamp. Do not go here! You're better off painting your nails at home. She was charged $30 for this. I cannot believe it! read more

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THE WORST GEL MANICURE OF MY LIFE. I should have known better after reading some of the reviews but this was horrible. The gel "manicure" took all of 15 minutes. I had to remind the tech to cut my cuticles, which she did not even do, she simply yanked them dry without any soak, push back, etc. I also had to ask her if she put top coat on both hands... turns out she only did one and said "I forget this step a lot!" so had to go back and do it. At the end, I also had to ask for lotion. Horrible, horrible, horrible!! My nails look so janky, uneven, lumpy and thick. For $35, this is a complete rip off. My nails look like a child did them. DO NOT GO HERE. read more

brought my wife to get nails done while i was next door getting haircut. didn't seem like they cared about customers and the owner lily really treated her staff like trash.. she was yelling and treating one of her employees who was pregnant like this poor girl was the owners personal bi+ch... come to find out the next time we went back that the poor young pregnant girl who was great at her job. was fired for taking few days off for dr. appointments.. pretty bad,horrible,sad that a employer can treat staff so horrible and then to fire this young girl.... if your looking for nails done dont go here. owner is heartless!!!!! (if this young girl reads this and wants legal help against this salon/owner let me know.. my husband would be more then happy to explain sc employment laws and help you file complaint with courts... read more

I recommend going to Cassie that works here at fifty shades! She takes her time and doesn't rush she is also very persistent and neat with her work! I've being coming to fifty shades for 5 years and she is by far my favorite! Very sweet definitely recommend her if you're looking for a nail tech or a salon! read more

Excellent pedicure that included hot stones. Clean, new salon... I also had a manicure dip and that service turned out great. I called ahead for an appointment, since it was a holiday. They were busy and I was able to get right in. I would recommend this nail salon if you are visiting the area. I was very satisfied. read more

I rarely treat myself to a manicure, and I rarely complain, so this review is difficult to write. I asked my good friend for a salon recommendation; she said to call 50 Shades Nails & Spa and make an appointment with Lily because "Lily is the owner and she is the best!" I made an appointment 10 days ahead of time and I was excited for my special treat to myself. When I arrived, I was surprised at how brusquely I was greeted; I was told to "sit down and pick a color". A technician sat down to do my nails and asked me what I wanted done. I requested a gel French manicure. I expected the technician (Lily?) to cut my nails first, then shape. She did not. She took my hand and roughly filed my nails without even looking at what she was doing. To be honest, it was quite painful. I finally asked, "What's your name?" and she replied, "Emma." So, definitely not Lily, with whom I had made the appointment. I was disappointed and uncomfortable. Emma was rough with my hands and the end result is unacceptable - polish missing from parts of my nails, too much variety in the shapes of my nails, and the French tips are uneven and inconsistent. At the end, the technician asked me if I liked the work she had done. I said yes for two reasons - there was no way I wanted her to do my nails again and I couldn't wait to get out of the salon. I will never go back. read more

The last time I went there, the owner got into to a major argument with my nail teck involving me, screaming at him while salon was full of customers! Totally classless, If it wasn't for Victor I would have walked out. I was totally embarrassed. Suppose to be a relaxing time not stress filled. Lilly should not be managing this lovely salon. My nail teck, Victor, is awesome and so far advanced for her salon, she should be lucky he's there. She's trying to run an uptown salon with very poor customer relations. So sad. read more

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Just got done with an amazing manicure by Lily! Thank you for always making my nails look great! Can't wait to return again soon! read more

50 Shades Nails & Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

The best experience ever. Cindy is fantastic! She is patient and takes great pride in her work which is superb!! She is very nice and personable as well. The shop is clean and every precaution is taken in these times. They use plastic covers in the tubs for pedicures. Lily is very welcoming and has so many colors to choose from. Give them a try...you'll be glad you did. Mary K read more

I had my nails done. Asked for an acrylic pink/white fill and she proceeded to do a gel instead. She assured me I'd like it better and told her again for the acrylic. Walked out with the French gel which is already wearing off after 3 days and $45 later which only took 35 minutes to complete. I have a hard time when people don't listen to what you want and do what they want yo do to do a fast job sloppy job. I wouldn't ever recommend this nail salon. read more

Top notch spot in a pinch! I was visiting the area with friends fir a birthday and a few of us decided to get pedicures last minute. 50 shades was the only salon that worked to fit us in immediately (on our schedule) and provided top notch service. I had JJ. She was newer to the area but what a breath of fresh air! The citrus pedicure was wonderful and the massage and scrub was better than many higher end places I've been to. The owner, Lilly, was also engaged and the clientele really made this location feel like a community. I recommend!! read more

Worst manicure ever! This woman was yelling at everyone in the place. Mean, nasty, dragon! Would not listen to me when I kept telling her I didn't want my nails cut short!! Told her she was hurting me and she said to relax! Now I have three cut fingers. She was in such a rush to get the next client in her chair she didn't even give me time to collect my rings, watch and purse after she sent me to wash my hands. I won't be back, and if you don't want bloodied fingers do not go to Lily at "50 Shades"! read more

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I went to get the SNS powder dip nails. When filing, the lady made 3 of my fingers bleed and did not do anything or say anything until I had to tell her that they were bleeding. After looking at them, it seems like she filed my nails down into the nail bed. The nails themselves to do not look the best. It was originally supposed to cost $48, but they gave me a $3 discount and said it was because my hands were small. Nothing for making my fingers bleed. I would not go back or recommend this place to ANYONE. read more

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