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    California Nails

    2.5 (31 reviews)
    ModerateNail Salons
    Closed 9:30 am - 7:00 pm

    Services - California Nails

    Manicure

    Manicure and pedicure

    Nail fill-in

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    My nails done by Morgan
    Michelle A.

    They recently renovated and did a lovely job! They honor appointments instead of giving walk ins preference, however also saw they sat a walk in right down with a technician who didn't have an appointment. Price is compatible to other salons and my fill lasts 3 weeks.

    More to my design and charged $55
    Vanessa M.

    CROOKS.. DO NOT GO HERE!! Save yourself time and most of all money. I've been here 3 times. The first time I got the ying yang dipped nails done and you can see from my bank account, they were $65. Lasted a while and I was happy. I went back the second time to do my nails and I asked for Dipped. Michelle insisted on acrylic saying they were as good as dipped. That is the pink and purple nails that are in the pictures. I also got a pedicure. The only thing that got me was my full set and pedicure were $115. I almost died!!! I didn't get designs just 3 different colors. But they do an amazing job and a nice, clean place! Just won't be able to do it every 2 weeks! So Thursday, 3 days later my thumb nail broke. Then Monday December 13th my middle finger nail broke too. I attached a picture. It was $115, with no nail design, I could not believe it, they were not even good. So today I got the blue and pink ones. You can see where a the 4 nails with blue and pink are bleeding together with a couple having spots of no color. I asked him how much they would be and if it would be the price on the board. He said no and that the price would be whatever his wife says it should be. I asked why the blue and pink were bleeding into each other and he replied with "that's the way it is supposed to be. " I lost it when it came time to pay. Just these nails, no design like the first time when I paid $65. I got to the counter and it was $100. I asked if he was serious, he said yes because of the design. I said it's no design and your charging $100? He took 2 pictures too, I guess because he was proud for not doing a great job and ripping me off. His wife said it was because they were long and a design. What design? He drew crappie lines on 4 nails. I will never go here again. They were screaming at me trying to justify changing me $100 but it was wrong. They told me to never come back and I laughed. I've posted this on Facebook and have people saying they had the same issue people on here say the same about the charges. I'm reporting them to the Better Business Buruea and pasting on Instagram and Twitter as well. They can't do this to people. Look at my bank info. $65 was for the ones where every nail had a design.... they are crooks Please share!

    I'm so frustrated that I had to pay $25 for this horrible job.
    Allie Q.

    I just left with cuts on my toes, painful cuticles, and toenails so short that I look like I have baby toes. This was the worst pedicure experience I have ever had. The massage chair punched me in the back and hips for an hour; there was no setting to adjust the firmness. I turned it off repeatedly, but they would turn it back on. Michelle was rough, grabby, and snippy with her customers. She cut my mom's feet twice, and the young lady who started my pedicure cut me once. They both clipped and pulled at my cuticles so much that the sides of my toes are bright red. Guess I'll be headed to a wedding this weekend with ugly toes.

    Stefanie B.

    Friendly nail technician, and a nice, clean job! To me, a smile, and neatness are important. That being said, I expected a better (or an actual) hand massage for a $30 gel mani. He kind of just squeezed my fingers quickly. I'm also kicking myself for not requesting a 3rd coat. The color on the gel sampler was a purple-mauve if you can believe that. What I got was almost clear. I'm not too picky about colors, whatever, they all tend to turn out more sheer than they are on the sampler, so you just have to prep for that. I like that my nails are classy. I would go back, but I have yet to find a nail salon in Lynchburg that will give me a great nail experience for the price.

    Amanda R.

    1st the overall work wasn't horrible. However the nail tech started to cut my toenails without asking me if they needed to be cut. I had already cut my nails to the length I wanted it to be because I don't like for them to be extremely short. However I didn't have a chance to tell her that before she started cutting. Next when she did my gel polish she put more base gel on my skin then the nail. It burn something bad. Instead of starting over since no polish had been placed on it she decided to do cut and file my nail which hurt and left my nail with this weird hump and polish missing see attached picture. Lastly she told me my total was $55 but that she would give me $5.00 off. The sign said 20% off. Maybe she thought I couldn't add. So not only did she hurt me but she cheated me as well. However, I gave her a tip of $5.00. I did so because if you are willing to cheat your clients you must be desperate for money. I will never go back to this shop again. This was my first and last time!!!

    Received a pedicure on Wednesday and by Thursday my gel polish was already coming off all over! Horrible job!! Worst pedicure I have ever received!!

    Excellent service. Love this place.

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    4 months ago

    Nice job done on my nails, pretty flowers were added to my ring fingers & the staff was very nice. I had a really good experience,

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    Thinking it's NOT a good sign when you are the only in the salon on a Saturday. Not a great pedicures.

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    Initially, I thought the $25 pedicure was ok, but the polish didn't last a week. Terrible! Avoid! Run away!

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    Amy Nails - The thumb is missing acrylic on part of it because she didn't know what she was doing.

    Amy Nails

    2.1(81 reviews)
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    I was in town visiting and decided to take my Mom and I to get our nails done. I had never been…read morehere before and was skeptical based on some of the reviews. But my mom mentioned this place so I thought I would give it a try. Pleasantly surprise when I walked in - incredibly spacious. One side is dedicated for pedicures and the other side of manicures. I imagine an ideal spot for large parties. There is a solid selection of regular nail color and gel nail color in the basket up front. They were able to take us immediately as walk-ins. Fantastic job! The gentleman working on me took his time, but it was worth it. He didn't want to cut my nails to avoid damaging so he took his time to file them until he got them where I wanted size-wise. The gel looked great - not clumpy or uneven. My mom was pleased with her service too. I would highly recommend if you're in the area. The prices are comparable to other cities I've been.

    Very unsanitary. There was a toenail just on the tub near the faucet and dirt. There was no bag…read moreinside the tub. I watched them use the same tools on my girlfriend on me without cleaning them. There was a bug crawling on the tub. I almost got up and walked out but I have horrible anxiety. i did say something about the bug, the worker killed the bug using the towel that was underneath my feet and they didn't change the towel until like 10 minutes later. Some of the tools he had in his cart had mold on it. Absolutely disgusting, will not go back.

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    Amy Nails - Here you can see how uneven the acrylic is, making my nail look lopsided.

    Here you can see how uneven the acrylic is, making my nail look lopsided.

    Amy Nails - Missing acrylic on part of the nail.

    Missing acrylic on part of the nail.

    Amy Nails - The nails are SO thick. She used WAY too much acrylic.

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    The nails are SO thick. She used WAY too much acrylic.

    California Nails - othersalons - Updated September 2026

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