I was a walk in, I was able to get May nails done with Tina. She did a great job. The place is pretty big, bright and clean. I would recommend trying it. read more

Decided to treat myself with a gel mani and came here on a weekday since they take walk in appointments. The place is huge and looks really impressive and clean when you walk in. Overall, I feel like the experience was just okay. While the salon looks luxurious, the experience of the manicure itself was just okay and I didn't feel as pampered as other places I've been. My nail tech was very nice and I enjoyed talking with him, but I'm disappointed that my mani is lifting after only 5 days. The prices here are on par with other salons that give more of a spa-like service when it should be $5-10 cheaper (or service should be elevated to be on par). I didn't have any gel or extensions on my nails but did notice on other clients that they were using an e-file for removal. I know some salons don't use those devices because they can damage nails so just a heads up for those who come in needing removal. I really wanted to like this place since the location is convenient and it looked nice but would be hesitant to go back or recommend. read more

Blume Nails - Gel mani lifting after 5 days - Nail Salons Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Neil does a great job! They're always very nice in there and accommodating. This is my go to w Neil! The music is good too. It's nice to have some atmosphere. read more

Try number one for a full set--I arrived 10 minutes early, 15 minutes after the appointment time I left because the ONLY tech who could do acrylic didn't show up. Manager uninterested. Try number 2, I had my confirmation of $55 for a FULL SET regular polish acrylic. It wasn't until I'm in the chair having my nails filed that the tech says "OK this will be $80" I think not! He said "but you want tips" Uhm YES, that is what a full set at EVERY OTHER SALON gives you. I find this to be bait and switch and have filed a complaint with the state attorney general and the BBB-not that the salon will care- read more

I would leave 0 starts if at all possible. The Good: I am currently sitting at the salon. It is beautiful. More polish then I have ever seen. 30+ pedicure chairs. And approximately 18 nail stations. And clean ~ that's a plus! The service: The 1st technician started my nails. After shaping and putting the gel on I had to stop him. Absolutely terrible job. (Photos below). He blamed that I stated I want my own nails and not tips. He was a bit irritated that I was not happy with his work. I asked him to stop and then had to insist that he stop... I then asked another technician take over, he removed the original work, and started over. The Ugly: The new technician started my nails then got up repeatedly (as in 6+ times) to go elsewhere. I am now sitting while he is at another station polishing someone else's nails. It is now 2 1/2 hrs later and he is halfway finished. I am extremely frustrated at this point, however sitting quietly because I just want my nails finished and out of here. I am trying to leave my anger out of my review so I will do my best to leave a review unattached to my frustration. There is an obvious communication barrier, not a problem but a fact. Several of the technicians do not have the ability to communicate their thoughts in English which makes explaining your desire for what your expectations are difficult. There is however others to translate this. My technician is gone again....When I noticed my nail tech at another station I asked what his plans were to finish my nails, and again he stated he will get back to me. I explained I am now here 3 hours for a dip nails. He states because I asked for new nails. I also asked if he feels that is a reasonable amount of time to be waiting. He states because I want new nails. Beware: when he put the new tips on he asked if I want 75 / 85 / 95. I thought he meant length. I asked just please cut and I'll tell you when it is short enough. He stated $75 nails. Some salons may charge by length. But I have NEVER experienced this, that you pay according to the length of your nails $75 / $85 / $95. I do not recommend this salon at all. There are many nail salons. Go where you are valued as much as your money. I wish I read the other reviews before I spent my money here. read more

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Left covered in paint and with 3 cuts on my cuticles. Absolutely unacceptable. A simple fill took over an hour.

Great and friendly staff. Always attentive to service and quality. I suggest the pedicure it is the best I have ever had.

this my first time trying this new place and it was at the recommendation of a coworker. When I was first put under the UV lamp, the nail polish started to burn. I said something and was ignored. I hadn't noticed it until I went home but the polish was bulging, uneven, not coating the whole nail. It smells like burnt plastic still. there are buffing scraps still visible. read more

1st visit- 8/7 acrylic fill $90 without tip. 2nd visit- 8/22 needed two broken nails fixed from last visit, fill and pedicure.... Over 3 hours later, my total was $170 without tip. Worst production ever, unfair pricing, awkward environment. Will give credit to the older gentleman did my pedicure. However, that's the part where you kind of want to relax and he was done in 20 mins.... The manager, Quincy, said he needed to keep getting up because he needed to manage the shop, but would stand at the desk for five or 10 minutes talking to clients. I don't like to leave reviews, but buyer beware on this one. read more

The technicians did not look clean or sanitary! Did not seemed trained to do nails. I asked for a pedicure. He filed my nails, which did not seem like he was experienced at all. Soaked my feet and did my cuticles. I stopped the pedicure because he did not seem to know how to do a pedicure. I was still charged 40.00. read more

I had an appointment and waited 20 mins. ok it's Saturday. Then I sat soaking my feet in cold water for 20 mins then made the best decision of the day and walked out. read more

Great job on my dip! Loved the hot towels and lotion, and appreciated the bottled water and their checking with my satisfaction throughout the shaping process! No rushing either! read more

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Avoid! I had my nails done and the price quoted was suddenly not the paid billed. I had two broken nails. All the remaining 8 long, natural nail. First they cut off my all nails because a few were broken. Then added tips to all 10 and wanted to add $50 for tips and an extra $20 for the dip manicure because they were not my "natural" nails. Also they did a piss poor job. My mother's nails were natural, so regular price, but poorly done, very thick and inconsistent and chipping on day two. read more

Blume Nails - One chip and one thick poorly done nail. Others have similar issues! - Nail Salons Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The A La Carte pricing is ridiculous. You want a little dot of glitter on your middle finger, that'll be $20. You want two lines on your thumb, that's $50 more. No pictures of the charge of length. It's just a guess and some numbers in a calculator. And the final product was subpar. NEVER AGAIN. read more

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Awful. Dirty. I got an infection. You've been warned. Don't go. Also, they talk behind by our back. Sad because bi wanted to like it.

Worst nail experience ever extremely expensive $95 for a gel fill no design at all super crooked not straight at all only ground down the very back not the whole nail. My friend was with me and she gets colored powdered they refused to grind down her nails at all said they could only do a soak off and full new set. Nothing was autoclaved You would think at those prices we'd be on that level nope Looks nice from the outside but it's not read more

Blume Nails - $95 gel fill - Nail Salons Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Wish I could leave 0 stars. Very unprofessional!! Made an appointment on there website which had the prices of all of there services listed. I guess they don't go by those prices... roughly $50 more than the website. And to top it off they did a terrible job. I didn't want to cause a scene but I wish I did! Tech was very distracted and disorganized. I also asked them to not make my nails super long and they kept talking to one another instead of me. I had to keep asking to make them shorter and even showed them a reference photo of the length I wanted. And when using the drum they kept burning my nail beds and actually cut one side of my fingers. Gel polish was super uneven and not worth what I paid!! Also at one point I was the only person in the whole salon and they were all talking in a different language. Which is very rude! WOULD NEVER GO BACK!!! read more

They do not honor appointments / they will schedule an appointment but when you arrive you will wait This had happened to us twice now . Furthermore they will argue with each other and think it's fine since they aren't speaking English. It creates a hostile environment rather than a relaxing nail saloon. read more

Incredibly expensive and not worth it. They charged me $100 for a dip manicure. Just seems so steep since I've never paid more than $75 at other places. I did not even get a design or anything! Just color with tips. read more

I was really excited to try out a new nail salon but unfortunately ended up pretty disappointed. The pricing is random at best. I'm used to upcharges for gel polish, but this place also charges extra for both shaping (anything other than square has at least a $10 up charge) AND length between $15-$50 (yes, you read that correctly!). Other places charge, at most, $10 total for this, if at all. Adding a minimum of $25 more than the $55 full set easily makes it far more expensive than other salons, but with a regrettably subpar service. My polish was also applied really thick so it inevitably dried down wrinkly. Would not return. Go across the street instead. Several reviews mention the manicurist getting up and leaving the station many times for seemingly no reason - my guy did not do this, but I can confirm the guy serving the lady next to me did this a lot. read more

Blume Nails - He put the polish on way too thick and it dried all wrinkled - Nail Salons Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Save your money and go somewhere else. I was a long time customer when Blume was at the block at northway and was always impressed when I got my nails done. However, my experience at the new waterworks location was awful. I had a sugar scrub pedicure. My toes were cut unevenly, the polish was not applied to the corner of the nail, it looked like it was done by a child. For the actual pedicure, the sugar scrub was done, but the nail tech never applied lotion- the most important part of the pedicure. The nail tech squirted water on my sandals and on the floor and didn't bother to wipe it up. When my nails were finished drying, i attempted to put on my soaked sandals on the wet floor without falling. I asked the nail tech next to me for a towel as I pointed everything was wet and she responded that I needed to just use the one on the chair. What a terrible experience with terrible customer service. And update 2 days after- looks like an infection is already brewing where I was cut. read more

Extremely overpriced. Charged $70 for acrylic fill and gel. They stated that gel is $20 extra and they charge more because they are in Fox Chapel and the rent is high. Not an excuse to overcharge. One and done. read more

The front manager is extremely nice. However, that was probably the only thing I enjoyed here. The nail tech was rushed and trimmed my nails so far down that it looked like I bit my nails and the surrounding skin. The nail tech desk area was extremely dirty in my opinion along with the hand towels. This gel manicure was nothing special and probably one of the worst manicures I've ever received. Unfortunately I will not be going back. read more

Never again. I did a walk in for a gel polish color change. They charged me $45. I will NEVER return. If my nails were not so chipped and my schedule so tight, I'd have walked out. The silver lining, the tech who did my nails was very nice. read more

I've never even been there before or heard of it, I think it's a great place and looks very clean , if I were you I would rather have nail salonist from here do my nails! they would do a great job with my nails. read more

Blume Nails - Some really good nails! - Nail Salons Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I am from Portland Oregon and was visiting my daughter. I wanted a full set and according to the posted prices, it should have been $55. Great price ..I thought. Firstly, they didn't understand that I wanted colored acrylic and not gel on top of the acrylic then, after putting on the first nail and asking what shape I wanted (almond - short) the tech and a couple other unfriendly women started going back and forth in Vietnamese. I was then told it was cost $100!!! I was shocked and told him I didn't want the service and proceeded to sit in the pedicure area where my daughter was getting her pedicure. I was then told that I couldn't sit there because it was for customers ( unbelievable): and that I could wait for her OUTSIDE! So...I left but not before telling them that this was the worse service I ever had and that I would let everyone I could know to stay away from this place. I see why they have such a low rating. Stay away! I only gave the 1 star because I couldn't go lower and there is one nice employee there named Neil who tried to smooth over the situation but the damage was done and even the other customers looked shocked at what transpired. Too many other places to spend my money. read more

This is one of the worst! The salon may be new, but that's where it ends!! I have used this salon for a few months, the first 2 appointments were fine then the next two visits the price was increased. 1st increase-the shape. Same oval shape I had for over a year and during the first 2 visits. Now a charge for shaping oval!! They were running a 10% off discount so they were making up the price for the promotion!! Yesterday's visit not only did they charge for shaping the nail now they charged for the length!!! I didn't have them cut them down because the time before they were made too short and it was only 2 1/2 weeks of growth so they were just getting back to normal length!!! Now they charged for not doing more work and cutting my nails!!! I will never use them again!!! I suggest you don't either!!!! read more

This place is absolutely filthy. The nail counters hadn't been wiped in weeks, maybe even a month. Dust and nail particles everywhere, on every surface, bottle, etc. I'ts hard to describe exactly how dirty this place is - even the floors. The nail tech DIDN'T use a fresh set of cuticle clippers on me - she used the ones from the previous customer - which I realized a few minutes in. She also cut me and drew blood. The other nail tech was openly picking her nose for several minutes and never washed her hands. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. read more

Absolutely ridiculous went in expecting excellent service . After standing for a good 15 min I finally got seated they had a weird black stand that hurt my wrist and she said she needed it to do my nails . After cutting me multiple times with the electric file she told me to go wash my hands where they had no soap and then I went back she almost put a color I didn't ask for on my nails . I proceeded to tell her that she never asked what nail color I wanted. I showed them the design pretty simple I think and they proceeded to tell me it would be an additional 70 dollars on top of the $55 for the acrylic set and $5 because of the "length" mind you they were not long at all . So I left I do not recommend this place to anyone ! read more

I went in for a regular polish manicure. Like most nail salons, they push gel manicures heavily. Although they have hundreds of colors the selection of regular polish colors is not great. They didn't seem to have the top selling/most popular OPI colors but conveniently, their equivalents are available in gel. Eventually I agreed to a gel manicure so I could get a color closest to what I wanted. I sat in the back of the salon and I'm not sure if someone was smoking inside or they were leaving the back door open while smoking but the smell was very strong. This happened multiple times throughout my appointment. Many won't mind it, but for me I found it very unpleasant. I normally wouldn't bother commenting on cigarette smoke but due to the poor gel manicure I think the whole experience should be mentioned. I had these done on 12/21and the photos were taken on 12/28. I work a desk job so the fact that these were peeling 7 days after is incredible to me. By 12/30 all of the nails were peeling and I was able to just peel it off by hand in one go. The entire blobs of polish came off in one piece. This means that they didn't prep the nails correctly and didn't cure them long enough. So essentially I was forced to get gel manicure and then it didn't last a week. I started to get suspicious at checkout because when you pay, you have to agree to a waiver that says you won't file a chargeback and agree that you're satisfied with your nails. When you check their website, it says they don't offer refunds and can only have your nails fixed within 3 days. My guess is that all of these policies are in place because they routinely provide subpar work. I have never heard of a gel manicure only lasting 7 days and feel like that completely defeats the purpose of a gel manicure. The salon itself was very clean and my nail tech was friendly. However I won't return and wish I could receive a refund due to their badly provided service. I wonder at the legitimacy of their positive reviews on Google as Yelp seems to have the negative reviews speaking to many of the same issues I've experienced. read more

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I walked in for a pedicure, no appointment. I was greeted and warmly invited to select from a wide variety of colors. I chose the gel pedicure because it lasts so much longer and the price was reasonable. Rose, my nail technician, was very good with my pedicure. She was gentle and would check in to make sure I was comfortable. Of course, the chair helped me relax even more. I'm excited to have Blume and especially Rose so close. I'll definitely go back. In fact I'll probably schedule my next visit so I can have Rose again. Thank you. read more

I went as a walk in and they were very accommodating. I got a gel mani pedi and both nail techs were super friendly and did a great job. The selection of colors is huge and the space is beautiful. Would recommend!! read more

My tech sanded my nails so far down they were pink- my skin showing through. My nails hurt and I put neosporin on them every night for two weeks. That was three months ago and they still have not fully grown in. read more

After a couple appointments here, I won't go back. I've interacted with 4 people, the manager Quincy who was awesome and goes above and beyond if you're not satisfied. He does gels SO WELL. Tony and noodle are very kind and give great pedicures. On the other hand, the only woman there, Jay or is it jade?? I would 100% NOT RECOMMEND HAVING DO YOUR NAILS. She was super aggressive filing, I asked her for two top coats and she made me feel stupid even when the manager said it was okay to ask. I told her what polish to use before we started and she grabbed a bright magenta color instead of the baby pink I requested.. I told her that wasn't the color and she got an attitude saying "WHAT COLOR DO YOU WANT THEN!!" And I said the color I asked for and pointed and she goes "ohhhh #296, that's right! See I remember the number". And when I asked for a second top coat, she said I didn't need it and she will do it her way. She made me feel like my opinion didn't matter and made me feel I was wrong/stupid. So then I mentioned it to someone and they got the manager and he came to the rescue and fixed it. I did feel uncomfortable because when the manager was fixing my nails she kept looking at me and it was so awkward- no one should feel that way. I will post a before an after photo of the woman's mess and then the manager fixing it and making it right. Please don't walk out of the salon if you're not satisfied, they will make it right. The two star off is for the woman, the rest is for the 3 guys I've interacted with making it a good experience - also they showed no language barrier, the woman was the only one.. that's also important to know. read more

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Treated my daughter to a set of nails today and I had high hopes for this place because it was big and spacious and clean and they seemed to stay busy. They charged me $80 for a set of acrylic nails with regular polish. Charged extra for almond shape ($10) and suggested medium length so that they'd be easier to shape. Then proceeded to charge a $15 upcharge for medium length. In addition, the nail tech cut up every single one of my daughter's fingers, badly. Will never go back. read more

Will not go back. Wanted a regular manicure, no gels. Nail buffing was too aggressive. Cuticle trimming drew blood. Hand and arm massage was arm only. No moisturizer applied to hands, and when finished with the "arm massage", instead of wiping nails with alcohol pad prior to polish, tech sprayed my entire hand with alcohol. For someone with dry skin already, this was not helpful. Polish application was okay, but 12 hours later had started to chip. Spa prices with no spa feel. read more

The people were nice enough but I was totally turned off by the ridiculous price gouging here. They charge extra for a "length" and a shape!! I have been getting my nails done for decades in New York City and Pittsburgh and have never heard of being charged for either of these. A shape 'maybe' I can understand - but a length?! I already had tips on my nails so what exactly and I being charged an extra $25 for? The extra few drops of polish being used? The extra 1 minute of filing required? And being charged for a shape is basically being charged for them to file your nails. Which is also ridiculous because they have to file your nails anyway. That's part of getting your nails done. That's like going to a hair salon and being charged extra for them to style your hair. I was seriously about to walk about when they explained these charges. There are places not even 10 minutes away that charge half the price and do just as good of a job if not better. Take your business elsewhere - do not reward this place for its ridiculous predatory pricing. With these uncompetitive prices I don't expect them to last long. read more

I would not go back. I read reviews before I went so as it had just opened I figured I'd give it a shot the lady cut me multiple times during my manicure. She was extremely rough. And to top off everything she took 2 hours to do it. A read more

I had a great experience at Blume! My technician, Neil, was ready at my appointment time and he was so thorough, professional and a pleasure to talk to! Love my mani and pedi. Will definitely go back! read more