I love going here to get my nails done. The quality is great and staff are very friendly.

Located right beside Starbucks in Garrison Woods (Mardaloop) I love this place! The only reason it's not getting the full five stars is because of the atmosphere... It's pretty plain and not even remotely spa like, but they do a great job at a great price! I'm not good at the whole "appointment" thing when it comes to nails... So for me walking in to an always busy studio and being told yes they can fit me in (even though they juggle quite a bit) makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside :) They are the most reasonably priced and thorough that I have found in Calgary! And if you are looking for good name I will give you 3! Sylvia (who I think is the owner) Lynn (who has been there forever, and is great) and my favorite "new" addition would be Tony (that's right, a boy!! But he is great in spite of being a boy!) read more

Canadian Hippy Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

So, I feel really bad only giving this place 3 stars, but I have to. I went in to have some hair removed (where shall remain nameless) and it was the worst experience of my life. It hurt more than any other wax I've ever had. I almost stopped halfway through because of the pain. The lady waxing me went over the same spot so many times I'm pretty sure she just started taking layers of skin. I was sore for two days, which isn't normal. I'll give her props because she was extremely thorough, but to the extent that it almost seemed amateur. The reason I feel so bad giving a poor review is because the lady was SO nice. Seriously. She made me feel so comfortable and welcome. It was like she had been my waxer for years before, even though I'd only met her that day. She talked to me the whole time about her business and family, and even about her time spent in Vietnam. It was nice to talk to her. The prices at this place are pretty good too. $45 for a brazilian wax; $10 for eyebrows; $25 for a leg. The nail side of things seemed a little better too. $35 for full acrylics... not too shabby, eh? My waxer said the reason they charge little is because they care more about the customers than over-charging people. She said the lower prices bring the people back. That's probably true. Sadly, though, the wax was bad enough to send me elsewhere next time. I'll admit that the hair is all gone, but at a far to painful price. Yowza! I won't be going back to have another wax. read more

Canadian Hippy Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I came for a shellac pedicure today. My experience was really great!! I found the place to bright, clean and smelled good. I found the woman to be quite thoughtful and thorough with each step. My tech wore gloves and was careful with all sterilization efforts. My polish was placed mindfully and results were perfect. I will return happily. Thank you! read more

Anyone seen comedian Anjelah Johnson's stint on nail salons? Well if you have, then you'll know exactly what to expect when getting your nails did at Canadian Hippy Nails. You don't come here for ambiance or in hopes of being swept away in some oasis; You come here when you want to get your nails did and you don't want to break the bank in the process. Canadian Hippy Nails offers some of the cheapest mani/pedi combos in town. For $45/person, you can get BOTH a mani and a pedi and it takes them less than 45 minutes to do BOTH. At one point there were 3 different women working on my hands and feet. Yes, they are chatty and no they don't offer translations, but they do a FANTASTIC job and like I said, they do it at some of THE best rates in the city. I was very impressed with their work and I can't wait to book my next appointment when I plan to take full advantage of their $35 acrylic nails deal. $35 for acrylics you ask?!?!? YES! Like I said - best prices in town! read more

Great prices, good colour selection, but bad experiences. I've been here 3+ times with my girlfriends for shellac manicures. I love the selection they have for colours, and its what keeps me coming back. There is one staff member that works there that is extremely rude. While doing my cuticles he made me bleed. Instead of apologizing he got mad at ME, and made me feel horrible. Not everyone has perfect nails, and he made me feel incredibly self-conscious. Everytime I go back I try really hard to have a different staff member help me, as everyone else is fine. If it wasn't for the cheap prices and great selection of colours I'd never be returning. read more

There are no hip, hip hoorays rushing past my lips after I examine my manicure/ pedicure from this place. We went here as I thought booking a group appointment for 5 people (a pre-stagette outing with just the bridal party) wouldn't require more than a days notice. I was wrong, every place I called wasn't able to accommodate us, unless we went in 2 hours apart from one another. The bride-to-be found this location and after I scanned the other reviews on yelp, thought it would be a decent spot, they also said they could accommodate our party at the same time. Now Canadian Hippy understands accommodation a little differently, people kept walking in while we were in the midst of our appointment and they kept accepting new clients. Now my math wizardy isn't the best but when a nail salon has 8 clients and 3 technicians what do you get? A long wait and a half done job! Two of our party sat in the foot bath for a good 30 mins without being tended to as they started catering to the walk-in appointments. When we were seen to, the buffing and polishing wasn't done very well, they didn't get us to rinse our hands in between so all our nails had little bits of gunk underneath the polish. The one birdesman who opted to join us, didn't get polish for his manicure, but even the cuticle grooming wasn't done well and his nails were trimmed unevenly. I felt like we were in there forever and we basically were. I also am a little freaked out about the sanitation, they would microwave the tool sets, but I didn't see much effort (or any cleaning!) of the foot baths. At least give me a false sense of hygiene! The price is right, but there are other places in Calgary who offer the same or cheaper rates, like Diamond Nails and they do a much better job. read more

I was very much looking forward to getting my pedi before going off on holidays. Needed to have cute feet right?! I can only give them 2 stars because even though my experience was good, the result of the pedi was unfortunatley not :( The place is very clean and bright, the staff is very nice and personable. They were quite fast which may be why the result wasnt really what I expected it to be. My feet looked good when I left but a day or so later I noticed that they hardly removed any of the built up skin on my feet which left me sad. I know I only paid $35 for the pedi but I did expect that at least my feet would look smooth and nice for longer than just a few days. I dont believe I will go back, the only reason I get pedis is to have my feet cleaned up, I'm not even that serious about the nail polish that is done as well.... I'm glad I tried them out, but I will go somewhere that will do a better job even if it means paying a bit more for the pedi. read more

I have been to Canadian Hippy Nails a few times now. I have had the shellac manicure, gel nails, and acrylic nails. The Shellac manicure: Overall it is 4 stars. Very good and lasted 3 weeks! They put multiple coats, which is what I expected and shaped my nails nicely. They almost forgot to put lotion on my hands and give me a massage so I had to remind them. The gel nails: Getting a full set was pretty good and lasted a while. They do however placed tips first, and then use white acrylic powder to do the white tips. I don't think this is the correct way at most recommended places like Frilly Lilly. The gel fills are a bit painful. I didn't like that. The acrylics: Now let me tell you, I have had acrylics for over 20 years (decided to try the new thing with gel and shellac) and it never HURT! The way they perform the fill is one word "shortcuts".... If your acrylic is lifting, they will place glue to stick back on... WRONG. the correct way is to remove the acrylic (using an artificial nail works the best to do this) and then place a new tip and acrylic. When doing a fill, they use the filer and grind a line into the acrylic to create the new line for the white powder for the tip! I don't like this method either but seems to be how fills are done. I prefer if they would remove both the pink and white acrylic (if there is no lifting) and place primer, then new pink and white powder. My results after getting my nail fill is cracks in the pink part of my nails. Then they break off..... not happy. One plus - the people there have been very nice. I just think they need to change their technique and not do shortcuts. read more

The absolute worst nail salon I have ever been to. First of all they werent just talking in vietnamese but literally telling at each other. It was the most awkward experience. They lied about the price of acrylic new set when I initially called and asked they said 40 but when I went in it turned out to be closer to 60. I sat there waiting for the top layer to dry off and the lady working on my nails went to start a pedicure. I watched her put gloves on and start scrapping someone's foot then come back to finish working on me with her dirty gloves still on her hands. I was so disgusted I didn't say anything buy I left very unhappy. They did a poor job, it's only been a week and a half and the ails are lifting and look absolutely horrible. I will never EVER return hete. It's beyond bad. read more

Canadian Hippy Nails - The mess - Nail Salons Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Went here for a last minute Brazilian wax as it was close by my house, and it was the worst experience ever! The appointment took almost an entire hour - which typically for a Brazilian is 20min. The women doing my Brazilian refused to wear gloves (EW) and kept asking me to help with holding and stretching things down below - very weird as I've never experienced anything like this and got wax all over my hands. The women doing my Brazilian seemed like she had never done this before, got wax all over the table, got it on my Socks. And after spending almost an hour getting this wax not all the hair was removed. The appointment was going so terribly I was contemplating asking her to stop and just get my wax finished somewhere else. Was not happy at all, very upset I had to pay for such a terrible service, would not go back for any service ever and would not recommend this place to anyone. read more

I got shellac nails in light pink. They look great and only cost $20. However it smelled very strongly of chemicals and gave me a headache. They were talking about me in their language the whole time. The lady doing my nails would say something and the other ladies would turn and stare at me, I found it rude because it was obvious that they were talking about me. read more

I found this place very very efficent ! i came in around may of this year and I wanted to see if i could get a manipedi done last minute before a vacation out of the country. walking in i thought i wouldn't be able to get fit in since the place seemed fast paced and that there were about 5 staff working as busy as bees but i did not have to wait long at all they took me in right away! the lady that did me was very kind, and gentle, and although you can sense an obvious language barrier while being there, she still made me feel welcomed by asking me how i was, and she even talked to me about herself in about less than an hour (minus dry-time) my feet and hands looked gorgeous~ i felt that $45 was not enough for the amazing job she did, i didn't even get charged for the beautiful design she put on my toenails! the only problem that i encountered was that my pedicure chair massage function didn't seem to work properly, so perhaps they should consider a replacement of things?? not sure. but aside from that, i was very impressed, and i will definitely come here again perhaps with some buddies :) read more

Well where do i begin... My friend and I came here to get a regular manicure and we ended up leaving this salon with nails that looked like crap. We booked an appointment at 3:30 and had to wait an hour until we were able to get our nails done. When we were getting the actual nails done they were alright i guess. Thinking this place was gonna do our nails well it turned out our nails looked terrible. I guess the only good thing is the price was alright. read more

This is a mill style salon. They played an army war tactics show on the TV while I was there. Not my idea of relaxation and pamper. My manicure lasted two days. My pedicure started to chip off in 4 days and the polish that was left had to be almost sandblasted off! There are many other salons in the city to choose from. Try them first! read more

Went in for a mani/pedi today. Not only did it take over 1.5 hours (with an appointment had to wait 25 minutes beyond the time scheduled for), I brought my own gel (base + colour + topcoat) and was charged an extra $30 for it - which was totally ridiculous and was only communicated to me when I went to pay. Never again would I step foot in that place again. read more

Was there this morning. $30 for a manicure and shellac. Seems pretty cheap. Well, overall the experience is pretty cheap too. Service is not great, nor is the manicure or shellac application. Just plain horrible! Save your money and go somewhere else! read more

Do not waste your money. I normally attend a different salon, but they were booked solid and I was desperate. A friend said that Canadian Hippy Nails was an alright salon, so I gave them a shot. I went in for an acrylic fill on Wednesday. When I arrived there was 3 women working in the salon, and only one customer being tended to. I was seated at a station and asked to pick a colour. After about 5 minutes, another customer entered and wanted to have her nails removed. When they asked her to come back later, she stated she would go somewhere else. I was then asked to move out of the station I was in and to another station so she could sit down and be tended to. About 10 minutes later the work has finally begun on my nails. The tech began filing the original paint off, and trimming the acrylics down. I have never experienced so much pain during a fill. The tech was filing the acrylics down so thin I could feel the heat on my nail beds. It seemed like she thought she was removing the acrylic, rather than prepping for a fill. After she finished, I was moved to another station where another tech completed the fill and painted my nails. I paid for a fill and shellac colour. $47 with tip. When I got home I noticed bubbles in the polish. On Thursday morning I woke up to 3 nails with chipped polish. On Friday afternoon, one of the acrylics completely broke off. On Sunday I went to my normal nail tech who informed me that not only was the polish on my nails NOT shellac, the tech at Canadian Hippy Nails had filed my acrylics down so thin that there was barely any on my nail beds. My nails were so thin that the tips could all be bent. It cost me $34 at my normal salon to have the paint removed, another coat of acrylic added, plus fixing the nail that broke off, and then proper shellac added. I am so disappointed with this salon. I have my nails done every 2 weeks and have for the last 4 years. I have never received such a bad fill. I recommend literally any other salon in the city. read more

Will never go here again. I went and got the gel french tips. Today one of my nails cracked. I noticed this this morning. Went in to get it fixed after work. Didn't get the same person who originally did them. She totally hacked it. It's gel is not even at all. Its not the same length as the rest and she didn't even file it to make it level and straight across with the others. I had to come home and fix a "professionals" job. So inappropriate. Why she shortend it is beyond me when all she had to do was take off the gel coat to get rid of the crack. IF YOU WANT TO REPAIR A NAIL AT THIS PLACE I SUGGEST YOU DON'T. IF YOU WANT FRENCH TIPS AT ALL I SUGGEST YOU GO ELSEWHERE. Not impressed. I didnt give you guys $65 to make my nails look hideous. Sorry. read more

Loved it! I needed a new nail salon as the one I go to was too far but they did a great job. So I tried them and what I loved about my service (gel fill), was my nails were a WRECK, a total disaster. Mary did a great job, was very thorough and shaped them very nicely. What I liked most, is she kept using my name and my name is not usual. She said it right and talked to me, making me feel very welcome and more importantly like she valued my business and wanted to make a connection. I am in sales so to see someone in the salon industry let me know that they want my business and don't just rely on doing a great job means a lot. Price was great, service, options, and relationship building were great. I will be going back from now on. read more

Don't waste your money or time. For a nail place to be in such a nice trendy part of our city, I expected more. I had to teach the "nail tech" how to do a proper pedicure. She not only was using the tools provided to her wrong, but she ended up scraping my nail so hard that it is now damaged. She didn't even know how to paint nails properly. We paid and left knowing that we would end up having to go get our nails redone at a more reputable salon. The cleanliness of the salon was sub par, and had an odour of which you would experience at a dog grooming salon. read more

DO NOT GO TO THIS SALON! I got a bad toe infection the day after getting a pedicure here and have to go on antibiotics for a week to get rid of it. This was clearly due to the salon not cleaning their utensils properly. Absolutely NOT worth it to save money if you're going to risk an infection. Extremely unimpressed, I will never come back. read more

WORST! I got my nails done here for the first time April 26 2012 not only was the manicurist a complete jerk, he did a full set of UV gels and 3 of then were CROOKED! I even pointed out they were crooked and he said: "it's the way my nails grow" which, is absolute BS. Considering I've had a beautiful manicures for far less $$ and way less attitude!! The worst part is when i called to complain, they sais i would need to pay to cone back in to have ot fixed! NEVER COME HERE! read more

I came early for my appointment but had to wait at least 15 min after the set time. I asked if I could be helped and they did not acknowledge that they let me sit there and wait. No apologies for starting late. My nails looked nice, but started to peel after one week. Will NEVER go back. Not professional, and no manners. read more

So I've written here before on the poor service here. I'm writing AGAIN because i think people should know that you get crappy service, i had an appointment, i had to wait 20 minutes and she took someone in front of me, and was doing this ladies nails at the same time as mine, back and fourth. And i was just getting one nail fixed! That broke! I have had multiple nails break and crack at this place. The first time she charged me 10 dollars. When i came in again to get my one nail replaced, she tried to charge me $5! I refused. Also my nails are uneven and not all filed the same. Un top of this, after i got the one nail fixed, another nail broke on the way up to Edmonton! I got it fixed at this place in West Edmonton Mall. I am not making this up! Also, when i try to articulate to the lady what i want and be upfront, she is rude and says' "yes, i know, i know!" Honestly the government should regulate these places!!! Do not go here!!!! You'll spend more money getting your nails fixed! read more

I Came across this salon next to star bucks and I found it very unclean and the nail techs were very chatty ESP the guy there Tony very stuck up. I agree with Sapna g I felt like they kept talking about me everyone was always looking at me then talking I felt very awkward in there It's cheap but I rather pay a little more to get a good job done on my nails and pedicure I found the colors they have was very old I feel bad rating them so low but I came home a few days after I got a infection on the bottom of my feet I just want people to know this before they go to this place and have the same thing happen to them. read more

I give this place -5 stars. Went as a family girls day with my sister, sister- in-law and nieces last summer. Overall the pedi and mani's we had were sloppy and the worst was what they did to my sister. she had several bleeding cuticles on both her feet and hands and they cut her with the blade, and blamed it on her dry skin with absolutely no appologies!!! I had been there before and it was ok so I thought I would give it another try since it is so close to home. NEVER again and I tell everyone I know not to go there. It has also gone way down hill in terms of cleanliness to down right gross. There are so many better options. They couldn't pay me to go there! read more

I will NEVER return to this nail salon/spa again after my experience today. It's a shame because the quality of my pedicure and manicure are very good. But, when I was to pay the total was an outrageous $194 for both, my friend, and I's nails. When asked for a break down of why the price was so high, the their nail artist told us that their current brochure had been printed 10 years ago and was no longer valid, therefore we should trust his word. So, I paid the balance, with no tip, as I had waited 45 minutes after my appointment time to be served, had a chunk taken out of my finger from the nail artist, and my friend did not get what she asked for no matter how much she explained it or showed pictures. I am very disgusted with how we were treated. THIS IS ILLEGAL AND WILL BE DEALT WITH read more

Last time I got my nails done I was absolutely maddened when I left! I had been going to Hippy Nails for over a year and was always happy with my nails, however an older lady with short curly hair did mine last time and ruined the whole experience for me. Hippy Nails has lost my business because of his lady. She was so rude to me, cut my cuticle, burnt me with chemical, cut my nails way too short she could barely file them and was very rough with my hands! She was very demanding and every time I slightly moved my hand she would yank it back towards her. After I gave her $0 for her horrific service she was even more rude and didn't even say bye. My nails turned out OK, however the filing she did was all inconsistent and my nails weren't the same length of shape. After she did my shellac there was an air bubble on one my nails so I politely asked her to redo it which didn't make her happy. She just simply filed the bubble off of the shellac and put a top coat back over top of it. NOT at all happy with my service from this lady and because of it they have lost my business!! Whatever you do, do not go to the lady that I went to. read more