If you're looking for a spot to take your young kid for a mani/pedi Forever Beauty & Nails is a good pick. I made an appointment for two and they were ready for us as soon as we arrived. They have two smaller chairs perfectly sized for littles and they sat me across from my six-year-old. The staff is kind and accommodating to kids and adults alike--I witnessed an array of folks come and go during my visit, all seemingly satisfied with their services. Would definitely return for a mani/pedi with my daughter. read more

The nail tech who took off my gel manicure was so aggressive that my nail bed was extra sensitive and in pain... it was mellow in there so k don't know why she was rushing. Never coming back! read more

I'm very disappointed with my experience at this salon. I received a waxing service and unfortunately my skin was burned during the process. I experienced significant irritation afterward, which was very uncomfortable and concerning. This is the first time this has ever happened to me at this salon, but I believe they need to be more careful and take extra precautions during waxing services. I'm now worried about whether the burn may leave a scar or cause lasting skin damage. I hope the salon takes this feedback seriously and makes sure proper precautions are taken to prevent this from happening to other clients. read more

Forever Beauty & Nails - "Chin wax" - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

Great place for a pedicure. The thing that has eventually got me to dislike this place is that the manicurist always try to convince me to get something else besides what I came in asking for. I also got cut today on my finger while getting my nails done and cut last time I got a pedicure.. Secondly, I literally grew my eyebrows completely back to get them perfectly arched and when I got them done today the lady literally gave me NO arch at all. Told me I still need to grow more of my eyebrows to get a better ache smh. Never coming here again for nails or eyebrows ever again. read more

I had a really disappointing experience here. I went in for a manicure and pedicure and was quoted $105 for the manicure gel x and $45 for the pedicure. When it came time to pay, the lady charged me $150, then charged another $45 and said it was for "tip," and THEN still asked me for $20 cash each for two people. At that point I honestly felt cheated. I don't understand why I was charged multiple times on electronic payment and asked for a cash tip on top of it. It felt very sketchy and made me extremely uncomfortable. On top of that, they didn't even do what I asked for. For the amount they charged, the service should have been way better and the pricing should have been transparent. I won't be returning, and I don't recommend this place to anyone who expects honesty and professionalism. read more

Worst nail job ever! I had my nails done at this place on Sunday, June 1st. By Saturday, June 7th, they were already damaged. I attended a party that weekend. My friend looked at my nails and told me I should go back and complain. Sadly, I didn't have the time to do that. By Monday, June 9th, all nails were damaged. The gel is detaching from the base; it's crackling or chipping. I usually get my nails done at a place in Piedmont, and it lasts about three weeks. This place won't be seeing me again. read more

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Host was extremely rude and dismissive as soon as I came in. The service itself was below average, the clean up portion was not okay, did not even ask to trim down, had to ask myself and she only cut down 4 of my toe nails... it took longer to paint my nails than to actually clean up. When she was painting my nails, she was putting so much pressure on my toe that her nail would dig into my skin. I asked for a French tip, the line itself is extremely thick. This is beyond a quick service, I would not recommend if you're looking for an establishment that prioritizes detail, customer service and good quality work. read more

This place has been recommended to me by several friends. The service was good, but please note that a full set is approx $60, but the cost to fix a single nail is $10. read more

I judged this book by its cover. I came in with low expectations based on reviews and the not so modern aesthetic. However, my gel manicure was done meticulously and my nails are still chip free 8 days in. Holly (I believe the nail tech's name) went in and did a great job with cuticles. I get crazy hang nails and usually have to nudge the techs to cut more, but not Holly. The hand massage was really well done and service was nice enough. Again, the spot is bright pink and not in a fun Instagram way. The space is bright, but a little shabby. I noticed on their services menu they do waxing, threading and micro blading. For a quick nail fix in the neighborhood, it got the job done. read more

Gorgeous design work. Amazing attention to detail. I could tell that they all wanted to make sure we got what we wanted. We felt very welcome as gender non-conforming people, will definitely be back! I got gel, cat eye polish, and chrome designs on all 10 fingers for $60. I have been charged much more for less design work, so i am happy with the price! read more

Forever Beauty & Nails - Cat eye base, chrome designs. - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

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4.5 stars I used to frequent a different salon but after stopping in at Forever Beauty I switched over! I'm a regular here now because it's easy to get an appointment and everyone is incredibly nice. The wait isn't ridiculous even when I'm listed as a walk-in. I knocked half a star because some technicians don't get my nail perfect, but most give me just what I need. Parking is tough to get in the area especially during weekdays. It's overall a great vibe here! read more

I loved this place and was coming here regularly because I felt their prices were fair and Deb is great. But for the first time in my life I got a green finger fungus after coming here... not sure what that's about or why that would happen. Okay no biggie! But this last visit my ultraaaa shorttt white tip square set was randomly $72 I have never in my life paid more than $55 for such a simple set. I guess they charge removal and additional for white tip? When I asked what was going on I was told if I was "on a budget I should call before coming in" very condescending language. I own 5 business in Oakland- I work hard for my money- and I'll be buying a UV light and gel set for 25$ on Amazon expeditiously! Lost a client who has gotten her nails done every 2-3 weeks for 12 years straight. Cute set- not worth it. read more

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The customer service in here is superb ! I didn't get my toes or nails done because I was in a rush but I did get my eyebrows done. I believe it was the owner that did them. She did an amazing job!! She cared about keeping my thickness and natural arch and told me she can get my eyebrows back to their natural shape because previously people were taking too much hair off. I'll definitely be back ! read more

My roommate introduced me to this spot. My first experience was pretty good. Quality manicure and pedi. I thought the place was clean and liked that the business was woman owned. Unfortunately my most recent experience was horrible. The tech mocked me when I asked for oval instead of almond which she insisted was the same thing. She also informed me my color combo wouldn't work and insisted I use this nude that is very unflattering. She burned my cuticles with the nail drill. Did a rush job. Same with my pedicure. My acrylics were so horribly done that after eating a burrito salsa was under my top coat and stained my acrylics permanently. This service is inexcusable for a $110 service. read more

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Great service. The staff is Friendly, they use good quality products and it's a convenient location.

I have been a customer since Lisa and her BFF first opened. This is where I go to have my gel manicure and pedicure. This is where I was first introduced to Gel and I am very satisfied. Being an interior designer it is a pleasure to come here amidst the pink and white cuteness of the salon. It's relaxing and pleasing to the eye. I love the cleanliness of the salon as Lisa is a "clean nut" and I appreciate that- She is a good business woman....love her! I have never seen two business partners who work so well together!! They run a professional business...my forever salon read more

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So fun! Love the experience and foot massage was soooooo nice! Love love love I'm always going to go here now

I'm sooo disappointed. I've come to FBN a couple times before my last visit with minimal issues, but this dip powder job is just terrible. I got my nails done Friday night and this is what they look like Monday morning- chipped, cracked, and he didn't even cut my cuticles! I love the woman who does eyebrows here, but for almost $60 this job is unacceptable. Won't be coming back. read more

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I love this place! I was visiting family in Oakland and this is my niece's favorite nail salon. I've been in on my last two visits for a pedicure and both times were an amazing experience. The BEST foot massage ever and the space is cute and has a special section for little kids to make them feel special and pampered. Everyone is super nice. I look forward to coming back in on my next visit! read more

Nice staff, nice decor, but this was simply the worst (gel) manicure I've received in many years. I have cuts, cuticles that were cut so jaggedly and ineffectively, and a lot of mess around and under the nails. My nail beds are painful and washing stung them. Beauty treatments like a manicure and pedicure should be relaxing and rejuvenating; instead I'm uncomfortable and in pain. So much polish mess under my nails. Kept waiting for them to clean this up, but they had no intention of doing so. She told me I was all finished so then I finally pointed out the uncomfortable mess under my nails. The technician tried to use a file and cuticle scissors to clean it up and she cut me. See photos. read more

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Poor customer service argues with customer around basic manicure ! Owner rather than giving her staff productive feedback to actually cut nail bed when doing a pedicure deflecting and stated that nothing was wrong ! Basic pedicure you cut cuticles without customer having to beg and without excuses terrible will not be back read more

There are a few guidelines about coming here to optimize your experience. Essentially, you must be a proactive customer because thay have a particular business model. 1. Have an appointment or come when you have nothing else to do that day. WHY: They will stop working on you if someone with an appointment shows up. I witnessed one woman, who may have had an appointment herself, experience this. A few minutes after she had been abandoned mid-manicure she stated she had somewhere else to go and was willing to pay a pro-rated amount and leave. Someone else jumped in to continue that work, meanwhile abandoning another customer, to address this. The original person returned and said she had no choice because the other person had an appointment. ??? 2. Come when they are dead or you have nowhere else to be WHY: See above and the wait can be long 3. Ask about each menu item or review the brochure if no one is at reception when you sign-in. WHY: I selected the wrong items to retain my masssage chair for my whole treatmentx 4. State that you do not want your cuticles cut WHY They might do it anyway unless you stop them. The person working on me was willing to stop. I had to persuade her to apply the infection prevention fluid to both fingers she did that to. Edit 1: Please note: It has been 24 hours and my cuticle area still hurts from where she cut it. Edit 2: Nearly 48 hours pain was because she snipped skin such that it peeled. Literally, I had to remove skin. It is my understanding that cutting cuticles may look nice but ultimately is unhygienic. Edit 3: Small injury but ugly with a bloody spot. Two chipped nails so far. One is chipped at the bottom if you can believe it. Edit 4: Just over a week has past. My nails and fingers look way worse than when I went in. I asked not to have cuticles cut -- just push back. Sne nipped me and I had to demand the disinfectant. Well cuticle didn't get pushed back. The edges around my cuticles have peeling skin. 5. Ask about their discount punchcard for services above $30. WHY I've never spent less than $30 the few times I have gone over the past 9 months. Yesterday was the frist time it was mentioned. I told the person taking payment and she gave me a second stamp. I appreciate that. 6. Only do color changes on your fingers. Either do your own manicure, like I usually do, or go somewhere better. I periodically try out new places. For all the challenges I listed it retains its distant second status to Natural Nails Plus on Grand. read more

Forever Beauty & Nails - Chipped nail. :( I'll try to disguise it with glitter. - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

Dep did my nails so amazingly great! Extremely happy!! I will ask for dep next time. She listen to what I was asking for and did my nails beautiful. Really happy. read more

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It's just horrible, bad service'! The girl worked on my nails was so rude and she did just horrible job. I paid $55 for this poor nail job. Please do not go there it's the worst place I have ever been to. read more

Forever Beauty & Nails - Horrible gel manicure came off in the same day!! - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

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I can't even lie, I am the pickiest person when it comes to my nails :( I always feel so bad for the person who has to deal with me but I just know what I want... lol. Anyway's I just moved to the area so I need a new local nail shop because I refuse to sit in traffic and commute, I found this place through one of my coworkers and I ended up making an appointment on my day off, I was very very satisfied. I just wish my nails had a bit more of a curve but other then that they are all the same length, shaped perfectly and even the right amount of bling. Needless to say I will be back. Thanks Nana for the lovely acrylics :) read more

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Good service overall. I like my nails and got the dip powder this is my first time using it after having acrylic nails. So far 3 nails cracked on the right corner after 3 days of wear which is a bummer. When I was there I also got to see them respond to a lady who was trying to finesse her way out of paying. I think they handled it well and honestly did better than me because I would have gone off and gave her the boot. Hopefully they at least put her on a block list cuz she ruined the vibe and day of a lot of staff and patrons. read more

Forever Beauty & Nails - Dip powder blue nails super cute other than the cracks. - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

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I love this place. The owner is super friendly and always chats me up whenever I'm in. I really really love how all of the nail techs here do pedicures. They always give my toes the best nail shape. Sometimes I have to get acrylic on my toes and they make it look so good! The ambiance is hella cute too. It's all pink and girly inside. I love how clean it feels, especially with Covid it feels like they go the extra mile. They do intake questions, take your temperature, social distanced seating, and there's even a partition for the pedicure chairs!! read more

I had one of the better experience getting my nails done at this shop. Lisa and the staffs were super friendly and accommodating, and my nails came out to be so beautiful. They didn't make me felt rushed nor did they try to pressure me into getting additional services done. Lisa listened to my request and made her recommendations. What I appreciated was that she left the decision up to me. The shop is super cute and clean, which is a plus for me. Definitely will come back. read more

Forever Beauty & Nails - Mid length oval ombré - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

I really wanted to like this place. I don't understand how my experiences differ completely from the other reviews. I got unacceptable services the times I went there, including today. I asked them to remove the callouses on my feet and paid extra $7 for the service, which I thought was included in the $40 pedicure. As you can see from the photos, they did Not! I feel scammed and will not return. Avoid this place at all costs! read more

Forever Beauty & Nails - Cathy, the person who did my pedicure, failed to remove the callouses from my feet, which I paid for. - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

I've visited this location twice now, once during their opening week, and most recently this past weekend. Both times I got their regular pedicure and found it to be a meh experience. This recent time, it was honestly just a bad experience. I came with a friend and my nail specialist ran off to the back room for ten minutes while my friends service started. She ended up getting up 3 times during my service. She was pretty lazy about everything; she didn't want to trim my nails shorter or file them, I had to ask her to go back and refile bc there were pointy ends and unevenness. She was really really lazy with her "massage" it was very difficult to communicate with her bc she didn't speak English as well. She was very aggressive with my cuticles and both of my big toes are bruised on the side I don't think I'd come back, especially with so many nail options around Grand lake read more

The pink nails were the ones I wanted no different color or anything he only said they he didn't have butterflies and only had glitter butterfly. And the white nail is the results... The shape is also cricket And the French tips are unevenz read more

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Loved this establishment! Everyone was friendly and professional. They did a wonderful job for the gel nails and pedi set. I will def be coming back! read more

Forever Beauty & Nails - Gel Nails after 3 weeks! - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

My friend recommended this place and I honestly think it's great! I called ahead of time to reserve a spot for my two friends & I and we didn't wait longer than a minute before being seated. I went in for gel removal from my toes, regular pedicure, and dip powder. The seats were very comfortable, the woman who did my pedicure was very gentle and did a great job. The pedicure included a soak, scrub, and light exfoliating on my feet & legs. Though I brought my own sandals, I was given a pair of pink disposable sandals after my pedicure was done. At the end of my visit I was also given a stamp card Gel removal was $5 Pedicure $30 Dip powder nails $40 +French tip $5 read more

Forever Beauty & Nails - Pink tips are dip powder, white tips are gel, yellow nails are gel - Nail Salons Near Me - Oakland, California

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If I could give 0 stars I would ....This place is very unprofessional the second they knew it was my first time here they didn't tell me how much my set would be. I asked the lady doing my nails again for short full set French tip and she tried to charge me $67. The week prior my sister was here and paid for a medium/long French tip full set and was $65. This place is a scam I told them to stop doing my nails and they still charged me $40 for just acrylic being added to my nails. She tried to charge me $12 for French tip because she said I wanted them high and it would be an additional $5 on top of the $7. I've never heard of that before. My feet were ok too thick but by that time I was over it and ready to just leave. Then proceeded to say my sister's nails were ugly and not done right but she had just gotten them done in the same shop! 0/10 would not recommend. Not to mention my feet came up to $59 when it was supposed to be $56. ITS THE PRINCIPLE. read more

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I moved to Oakland in August and my first mission was to find a nail shop. A friend of mine suggested this place and I decided to check it out. I arrived and discovered an adorable pink shop with soft piano music playing and a happy vibe. Pink walls, pink flowers, adorable pink business cards (with rewards for coming back!), and the staff is dressed in pink scrubs. There's also an adorable pink butterfly station for kids spa services. They have a large variety of gel polish colors and offer wax services, microblading, and lash extensions. The deluxe pedicure, my favorite, comes with a clay mask, hot stone massage, and paraffin wax! Amaaaazing. I also love that the staff here is incredibly friendly. They greet you like family and check on you throughout the services. They've done a great job with maintaining safety due to covid 19 as well. I was 6 feet apart from anyone else in the shop, separated by a plastic barrier for every service, and my temperature was checked upon entering. There is hand sanitizer available and throughout my time here, there was always someone wiping everything down. Awesome place, I'm so happy they are open again! read more

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Had a long overdo pedicure with two of my girlfriends yesterday - what amazing service for an incredible price!! My friend brought her 5 month old son and many of the staff stopped to play with him (safely of course). There were clear barriers to keep everyone safe during the ongoing pandemic, but you still felt pampered and comfortable. The massage and scrub that come with the classic pedicure were so luxurious!! There are a lot of nail salons around Lake Merritt, but this shop sets itself apart by its great service and fantastic pricing! Will definitely coming back! Pros: wonderful service, very affordable, wide selection of colors to chose from, clean, great location Cons: parking is not great, but comes with the territory read more

Lisa is the ONLY person allowed to touch my brows ! She's so knowledgeable and down to earth ! I love her ! My whole family now goes to her as well ! My little sister just got her brows done for the first time ever and Lisa did a beautiful job! I'll be back next week! My boyfriend and I also get our pedis done here , the staff is really good! read more

So far so good. I have come a few times now and always leave satisfied with the service. The price of $32 for a manicure/pedicure is fair. I don't know how they do it but my finger nail polish stays on and doesn't chip for a few days which is a miracle for me because my nails are so soft. My manicures for almost all other places chip within 36 hours. The place is bright, cheerful and clean. Each time I have had one person work on me at a time so I don't feel like I am on some kind of assembly line. I also appreciate the calm and quiet environment. read more

I love the service here. All the workers are really nice and accomadating! First thing I noticed about this place is that their interior design is BEATIFUL and it's very clean. I usually wax my eyebrows and upper lip, but was recommended by Lisa to get it thread instead, and I loved it! Does not hurt as much as I thought (I have really low tolerance for pain) and was told by Lisa that it actually last longer. I also got gel manicure and pedicure. I thought I was going to at least spend roughly $100, but was charged around $70(that includes their 10% from their soft opening). I highly recommend this place! Parking- It is a busy street so most of the time it will be hard to look for parking, but across the street in the Plaza of where trader joes is at have a parking garage that is free parking. read more

Service is ok, just be aware that when calling for an appointment the person who picks up is extremely rude. It is not the first I've called and I always get the same attitude, this was the last time I did and sadly I won't be coming back just because I don't want to deal with this kind of behavior read more