Holly and Hudson is fabulous! I've been to several nail spas and H&H are at the top. Everything is clean, the staff is super nice and well dressed. All of the chairs are nice and in operational. Additional benefits... easy parking and Starbucks is very close. read more

Horrible customer service. Horrible quality. Not good at GelX or gel in general. Front desk manager is very rude and lacks customer service. This place used to be good years ago. Spent $400 for a horrific experience. read more

Hello love my girls They are so nice but I wished that when i get my services done they never have Champagne .For the cost of services they should have it for the clients read more

No, they lack good manners to talk to the customers at the front desk!!‼ and they are not great at gel nails! Inconsistent.... read more

The nail techs are fantastic!! I've been going here for over 10 years and don't understand why the owners have degraded the nail polish selection so egregiously that the employees have to bring their own stash of polish to appeal to clients . They have plethora of browns, grays, blues and greens to choose from. Last I checked, these are not classic polish colors and do not appeal to the majority of your clientele. Shame on you for making your gals buy their own colors to help their clients. Seems cheap to me! read more

Bummer This was the outcome of a gel manicure Would not recommend. It was disappointing to spend the time and then the outcome was bubbly and looks awful. read more

Holly and Hudson - My gel manicure - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Diane burned me! The day before I was leaving on a vacation to Europe I decided to have her wax my lip and chin and brows. I what blisters all over. When she began to wax, I whined and said it hurt and the wax was too hot! She ignored me and I suffered! I was in pain for days and my face was embarrassing. People stared at me wondering what happened?!! Never again! read more

Holly and Hudson - Burn from wax - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Today I came in with my açai bowl to get a nice little French tip pedi only. The service was phenomenal. The manager was so on top of everything. She was checking up on me constantly she even put my back massager on which I don't think any other Nail place is that on top of making sure their clients are receiving the absolute best experience. I will absolutely be coming back here. Lily did an amazing job. I believe that was her name I had called in right now to see what her name was to make sure she gets the credit that she deserves for being so kind to me. She was so kind. She even made sure that I was satisfied in every single detail and I have yet to experience that as well, so this is definitely by far of my favorite experience at a nail salon and rightfully deserves a good review read more

Booked a gel manicure, showed up on time, had to wait 30 minutes in the chair and no one informed me what was going on or whether I'd be getting my service. I asked after 30 minutes and they informed me that it would be a few more minutes while they finished up another customer. I left, unfortunately waiting 35-40 mins for a booked appt is not ok read more

I absolutely love Holly and Hudson. I go here often, always getting the Gel X nails. The salon is neat and plays nice music. Today I had the pleasure of having my nails done by Lindsay, who was easy to talk to, amazing at nails, and overall made my experience very enjoyable. read more

Walked right in! Visiting in town and needed my gel removed and a quick manicure. Natalie was a perfectionist, fun to talk to but not too chatty to allow me to relax. My hands & nails look and feel fantastic! Thank you! read more

This was only my second time visiting but I'm throughly impressed. My gel manicure from here lasted 4 weeks. They are very speedy and do a great job. Classic, classy vibes. read more

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I had a horrible experience i this location. The technician was a liar and double charged me without even doing the job for my daughter. They are asking for Zelle payment so that you can't do anything after your transaction has been processed. Please be aware. She took advantage of my trust for this place that I've been going for the past 15 years and the manager facilitated the unethical behavior for her as well. The manger told me that these technicians are under 1099 therefore they can charge their own price !!!! How would a customer know that?! When I went back to address the issue, the manger was hiding despite my request to talk to her and the technician called police.I was not even talking to her due to her extremely low manners and lack of honesty. i knew police won't due anything as my husband is a sergeant and I know how things work, this was a business dispute and police wouldn't do anything about it. I was under the camera and she wasn't even able to accuse me of anything such as harassment or .... although she tried to take that route not knowing that police would look for footage of the cameras and I told them to pls do so! But police knew what was going on and who are they dealing with however please be careful with these people! They are capable of anything without even knowing how things work. Some low class, greedy technicians that are capable of doing anything for just $10-$20. I'm letting everyone know so that no one experiences what I had to deal with over a kid's manicure! a service that is for $15 she charged me $30 plus didn't even remove a single cuticle just did a horrible , lousy painting on her nails. I'll attach pictures as well. Please be aware and let other know as well. we have a beautiful family community here in Newport Beach and we don't want these type of low life people to take Advantage of our trust And loyalty for their business! read more

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I have been coming here for a number of years and highly recommend Amanda for pedicure and Lisa for manicure. Such kind and caring people and do an excellent job. The locations convenient and prices are not the most expensive in town. Lots of good options with OPI polish, gel and dip. I am the kind of person who isn't too creative with my nails and like the same thing almost every time. White gel pedicure lasts a good amount of time and my feet feel great after. Very relaxed and welcoming group. Parking is easy. Call ahead for an appointment for ease of experience. read more

Holly and Hudson - OPI color options. - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

My wife had a terrible experience today she had a gel manicure today from Clynn and she was very rude to her. My wife asked her to polish up to the cuticle and she gave her an awkward expression and said Oh my God . Will never return and tell everyone we know about this experience!! read more

Nice enough people but I tried returning a couple of times to hopefully get a better experience but unfortunately, it gets worse each time. They do continously try to upsell you throughout the experience. With just mani/pedi and a sub par massage, they are definitely the pricey side and with tips is like $240. This is the second time I had to go to another salon to fix my nail the next day. The conclusion is that there maybe 1 or 2 decent technicians but 80% are untrained and my mani and pedi is a disaster the minute I walked out the salon. read more

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My nails look great but when I book a gel manicure for $45 and end up paying $60 because the technician thought I needed hard gel without asking is not appreciated or acceptable in my opinion. read more

I highly recommend Leah when coming here! She made sure to be careful and precise when drilling my nails and was very thoughtful! She paid attention to every detail and made sure I liked them every step of the way. My nails look amazing read more

I have been seeing Holly for a few years now and her gel x manicures are fantastic. She has a great attention to detail, doesn't rush through, and ensures a great manicure every time. She also makes a custom natural color that is wonderful. I've never had an issue with breaking, chipping etc and my nails generally last about 3 weeks! Can't recommend her enough! read more

Holly and Hudson - Gel X manicure - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Love this place! Yumi is the best for gel x nails. I can wait over 3 weeks depending on designs I choose. read more

Holly and Hudson - Always love getting my nails done here! Yumi is the best and kills it on the French nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

A great spot for a mani-pedi -- stopped by for a friend's birthday and got a gel manicure and the 'Papmer' pedicure and it was SO. NICE. The technicians are super friendly and nice and the manager walked around to check on us and help answer any questions. The lotion and scrub for the pedicure was AMAZING, honestly one of the best I've ever gotten! They have such a cute selection of nail colors and were able to find the perfect match for gel nails when I selected a regular polish color. I dinged up my big toe a little and they fixed it up with zero issues. It was such a lovely afternoon and I'd highly recommend! read more

The ladies here are consistently nice and do great , the artist put little hearts on my nails , I loved them , just in time for Valentine's Day . read more

Holly and Hudson - Beautiful Nails By Miss Leslie - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

I've been coming here for the past couple months and every time the experience is worse and worse. The final straw was getting a manicure from Clynn, genuinely the most rude and disrespectful experience. She tried upselling me multiple times throughout the entire process and made fun of me with her coworker assuming I didn't have any money to spend on her additives. She ignored me anytime I tried making conversation unless it was to ask me for a tip. In general, you'll be waiting a decent chunk of time before even being helped but that won't be communicated to you. I've sat there before for 45 minutes before being addressed. The work is sub par, will get the job done depending on who does it. But the customer service, the lack of effort in their services (massages and scrubs) , and the environment that they create makes you feel like a burden for being there. read more

The person in the front in charge is absolutely unprofessional. We walked in and asked for two separate services, one being urgent. She suggested I start with pedi first and then someone will take care of removing the gel from hands. In the middle of my service she denied that she had anyone to take care of removing the gel, which was the urgent one. It just didn't make sense. She just wanted to take us in and refused the service we asked for. Absolute no for me. read more

I just took my daughter there to get her Gel X nails removed and the woman proceeded to rip the gel x nail off! She didn't soak it or anything and my daughter was trying to grow her natural nails out underneath. Now two of her nails are damaged. Would not recommend coming here! read more

Yumi and Kim are fabulous!! Book nails with them!! I love the music and comfortable chairs here!! read more

Holly and Hudson - Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

The service is AMAZING! The manager Annie was a terrific making sure all was perfect. My. Hands and feet are gorgious! Helen gives the best neck massage. Kylee did anawesome 45 Gel manicure. Michelle rocked my pedicure read more

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Overpriced, rushed service!! -- don't waste your time 1 day after, finger polish is already chipped! Made an appointment days before for me and a friend to get a mani/pedi. Sat us right away at our appointment time which was great. Gave me their color wheel, and the 2 colors I chose they were "out of." Had to chose another color and they decided to use a different color on my toes without confirming with me that it was fine. The girl doing my pedi, didn't offer to trim my toenails NOR did the girl who did my manicure. The gel manicure was rushed & feels super thin. She didn't ask me if the color was correct, then filed my nails after she painted them and left ripples on the top of my nails leaving them feeling rough. Pedicure....immediately stepping outside I looked down and my big toe was half smudged off. They quickly fixed it but honestly looks horrible (see picture). $83 later ... won't make another appointment here read more

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I can not in good faith recommend Holly and Hudson for a number of reasons. It seems like if you have a dedicated nail tech some people love it. However, after dropping in, being swindled to up charge SIXTY dollars for dip after refusing multiple times, the service being painful and not turning out well it's not worth it. In more detail: i came in for dip nails and toes. The toes were great. The nail tech insisted i do dip instead. After about 6 back and forths I said fine and at no point did she tell me it's a $60 up charge (which i only found out at checkout). She had such a hard time with the dip that she did about 5 layers, only to try (and fail) to sand it down. They were still thick in some areas and so thin in others that she had to do GEL ON TOP. It was so bad that even the pedicure technician was asking her what she was doing and trying to figure out how to help (only furthering my stress unfortunately) On top of it all, she did not do the massage guaranteed, cut my cuticles so bad my hands hurt to move and THEN asked me to Venmo her (rather than use a card?!). I should not have had to pay, much less tip for this god awful experience. read more

I have been coming to this salon for over 10 years. The service is amazing. Kristine is an expert at making my nails beautiful. Amanda gives me the perfect relaxing pedicure! Both last for weeks! The salon is clean, inviting, and they always have beverages. Highly recommend! read more

I keep going here, it's always had issues here and there (rushing you, chipping within 5 minutes of leaving) but lately I've had nothing but bad. Gel polish that chips the very next day... something isn't right. Not to mention they are more expensive than surrounding nail salons, they don't have a good color selection, and they don't take their time applying. Once had acrylics removed here (they had also applied the acrylics) - and it was so painful the person who did the removal literally used a credit card to ply them off because she was in such a rush. I can't believe I went back after that... But the last one was really the last straw. Asked for a shimmer nude and they didn't do a nude base coat just the top coat x 2 layers - I said while she was doing it that it didn't look right so she added another layer and it looked like I had nothing on. Then it chipped the SAME day and this was gel. Terrible. read more

Prices have gotten ridiculous especially for the work that's being done. Chipped nail every time after a new set not sure if it's the product they are using or what and they still charge you to fix it. read more

Holly and Hudson - Just got them done 2 days ago went in to get it fixed and they tried to charge me so I left. - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

My nail lady was playing on her phone at the same time she was doing my nails! Then they ask you to pay and tip before they even paint your nails, I tipped 20% and clearly that wasn't enough as she didn't do a good job! Constantly telling me I needed to get gel after repeatedly saying I just want regular at this time, then when she finished just got up and walked away and didn't say anything. Really not impressed with this place I won't be returning. I am also shivering in pain every time they file my read more

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I recommend because I love Queenie! I give her 5 stars and the shop gets 3. She does a wonderful job!! She really takes her time and makes getting your nails done a personable experience. Queenie always does a really good job doing my gel nails. She always has a smile and an eye for details. I leave two stars off because the shop itself could use some sprucing up and they literally advertise themselves as a "first class spa experience" It seems like the manager or owner doesn't care about it that much. I have had three different chairs and they don't work properly. The salon itself needs more ambience if I had not met Queenie I would just think it is a generic salon and not have gone back. I will continue to go as long as she is there. read more

Holly and Hudson - Nails by Queenie using OPI Mod Pink - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Nice service, very pricey but beautiful spa.. I wish I got offered tea but not sure if they aren't giving our bc covid.. Phoenix handled my nails with care and shaped them perfectly. They are my real nails so I dislike when they are treated too abrasive. Only critique would be the top coat peeled in one week and left my nails looking like they had film over them. But I will be returning again to Phoenix and im sure she will provide the proper care! read more

Holly and Hudson - Real nails shaped and handled with care - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

I was a little worried coming here because of a number of bad reviews but I couldn't get a 9am appointment anywhere else so I took a chance and was pleasantly surprised. I had a great experience from start to finish and I'm not sure why the place has bad reviews. I don't do anything fancy with my nails -- it's pretty much just short nails and polish. I got a $55 pedi and a $20 mani and yes they did ask me to pay before polishing but I didn't mind that at all. I don't like reaching into my bag with wet nails. I had a perfect nail salon experience. It was just what I needed and I would come back. The ladies were nice and did a great job. read more

Holly and Hudson - Basic mani - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

I usually go to their spectrum location and always loved my nails/pedicure. Came here for a pedicure with whoever was available, in this case her name was KIM. What a painful and unpleasant experience. Not just did she dig into my toenails until they were bleeding, she also didn't even react when I told her to its hurting?! No water offered One minute massage and scrub? I was stupid enough to tip and didn't even get a thank you I was in and out of there within 40minutes and a half ass pedicure at their usual high price I will definitely not come back read more

Got my fresh set of acrylics with gel work on them. And super happy about it The lady at the reception is the sweetest and let me in without an appointment. She understood what I really wanted and asked the right person to work on my nails. The nail technician knew her job and she patiently worked with me. Thanks again! :) Now let's see how long the acrylics stay on ;) read more

Holly and Hudson - Acrylics with gel paint - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Holly and Hudson has been my nail salon for almost a year now. The last two times I've gotten my nails done by Evon. She is the absolute BEST!!! She knows exactly what I want and is able to do it no problem. She's is very professional, patient, and super sweet. I highly recommend Evon to anyone who asks me who/where I get my nails done. Thanks Evon for doing another fantastic job! read more

Holly and Hudson - Nail Salons Near Me - Newport Beach, California

At the outset, let me say that I'm no stranger to nail care. I've had decades of acrylics and switched to gel only for the last few years. I've been going to the Newport Beach location for about 3-4 months, every 14-18 days. I know the process. Since I'm very busy, I generally book an appointment the night before, or morning of, with "available tech." I've had excellent service up until yesterday. My appointment was at 2 to remove old gel polish and to put on new gel polish. I was seated immediately, but the tech never actually got started until about 2:15. She started with the nail grinder, which is typical. Except that when she used it on the first nail there was a kickback [indicating her control wasn't good]. But this can happen, so I dismissed it. When it happened the 3rd time I asked her if she had much experience with it. I couldn't understand her answer. This "kickback" happened with at least 5 nails and each time the "kickback" damaged the end of the nail. By this time I was cringing in my seat, waiting for that grinder to rip my skin. was wearing a mask that day, which I normally don't. Good thing I was. Over the next 40-45 minutes she continually had my fingers in bowl of fluid and constantly was applying acetone, dipping in bowl of solution, applying acetone......... Never did she apply that sticky substance from a bottle to help remove the old gel after grinding off the first layer of old gel polish. The acetone smell was awful and she was getting nowhere getting the polish off. I did tell her I didn't want her to use the grinder anymore, but I assumed she'd use a file or that triangular scraper. No file. She really put heavy pressure on the scraper. By three oclock she finally had most of the old manicure off, along with the ends of my nails, requiring her to cut them down really short ad then even them to a somewhat standard length. By 3 PM she hadn't even started with gel polish which takes considerable time - and I was out of time. The fumes had really gotten to me. I told her to charge me for a manicure and put a clear coat on. I paid and left. A while later I called to complain....not to get my money back...but ask them why they, given their prices, would hire such an inexperienced person. I got nowhere - they weren't listening, or maybe didn't understand. They did offer to have me come back in and they'd fix it. I was out of time and my headache from the fumes was really bad. I had a migraine-like headache with nausea until the following evening from the fumes. There was no excuse for this. Management: you need to make your staff wear name tags. And you certainly need to hire experienced people. read more