First let me start my review by saying that the ownership has changed hands, so the previously…read morehighlighted Rita and Steve are no longer there, however...QUEENIE is fantastic! I can't say enough good things about her, she was very sweet, warm and friendly. We had an excellent conversation for the duration of the services, and her services were meticulous. I did book on a Monday at 1PM which is their quietest time with most people back in the office, so I highly recommend making an appointment on a Monday/Tuesday before 5 PM, because after that she says that they get swamped. They are also moving in one week to a brand new glossy high-end condo first floor location, not too far from their old King St. one which was very close to me, hence my trying them in the first place. Boy am I ever glad that I did, and this will be my new go to place! I should also mention at this point that I'm actually an Aesthetician/Hairdresser myself, having owned three Spa's over the course of my career before a back injury. I'm a fairly good judge of work standard, and an OCD perfectionist, leaving the salon and not finding a single thing that I had to tidy myself which is very rare. I see from alot of the reviews that finding a great place Downtown is a real struggle, and while they are located where King Street meets a small side street named Princess, I think I heard the word Sherborne in there somewhere, but I could be mistaken. Fingers crossed that they carry on this high level of customer service and quality work over to the new space, which I assume will become incredibly busy at sidewalk level with giant new windows, brand new, and high foot traffic. So back to the services, not only did I find the mani/pedi fabulous, not rushed whatsoever (lasted for about 2 hours if I'm correct), it included exfoliation, a lovely massage and even hot towels. But wait for it, if it's even possible, it got even better. Pricing! I received a full manicure/pedicure with regular polish for $40. If I had chosen to add shellac to my fingers and toes, they have a special for $60. (As well if paying cash, no tax.) I couldn't believe it! I got this amazing service meticulously done, not rushed, left fully dry, including the tip For $50! (At that price I could afford to tip her 25%, and if I had more cash on me I would've given her more). I highly recommend this place and specifically Queenie. Again I do hope all of this transfers to the new place, but if you're reading this today on a Tuesday and can get in there before 5 PM. Now is your chance!

This salon is amazing! Best designed, the nail technician really pay attention to details ! Very…read morefriendly staff! Will come back for sure!

M Salon exceeded my expectations and I would go here if I was local. We booked online ahead to get…read morea timeslots and they were flexible with us having a later timeslots than our assigned time. I was visiting Toronto, my friend and I was looking to get our nails done. I knew I wanted Japanese gel and that how we stumbled on M salon. Getting to the Salon was not too bad. Note it is on the 2nd floor. They have 2 tiers of monthly designs if you don't know what you want, so make sure to check the Instagram to see them. Or bring a a Pinterest design and they can make it happen. Also to prep have a shape in mind as you can change the shape and color. They also have plenty of charms. I had Kazumi and I was HIGHLY recommended her, she is so energetic and such a sweet heart. She check in the whole time, so don't shy away from giving them feedback. I did pick a monthly special with a lite custom design for an extra add on. If you get a monthly special it takes about 2 hours. They say the nails will last 3-4 weeks but I feel they will last longer if you take care of them. I highly recommend this place to get self care going and get your cute nails done.

I'm getting regular manicures with Mila, and I've never had so many compliments on my hands. She is…read moreskilled, gentle, professional, and very kind. M Nails is the sort of place that leaves you feeling better after a visit. I can't recommend it highly enough.

So, I paid $85 after tax and gratuity to have a full set of biogel done (+$15 extra for the white…read moreairbrushed tips). I was mentally prepared to spend more considering I'm familiar with yorkville being $$$. When I came in, I told my nail tech that I normally get shellac done because I don't like my nails too thick. He acknowledged what I said and started buffing down my nails. It didn't hit me that he thinned out my natural nails too much until after he applied the biogel and had me put my fingers under the lamp to let it cure. Now I feel like I have pretty high pain tolerance but from previous experience, I don't think my fingers nails are supposed to hurt, none the less feel like they're ON FIRE under the lamp. It was so unbearable I pulled my hand out multiple times and asked him whether it's normal, that my finger tips felt like they were burning. He said that "it's normal" and that "the burning feeling goes away after 5 seconds.. ". That should have been a red flag for me but I didn't say anything, I sucked it up and let him carry on. I mean, end product, my left hand's nails are unevenly set, they're extremely thick, some of the nails are shaped oddly, and it's not something I can fix because of the thickness of the gel. (I mentioned all of this before I left the nail salon, he told me that there's nothing he could do.) Considering the price, and pain, I feel like the least he could have done was fix the shape for me. To the man who did my nails, the airbrush tips look good but I really don't believe that burning feeling is normal. Getting your nails done should not hurt. Anyways, would not recommend, would not go back. Very disappointed.

Great location - right by Bay Station, Great Service, and price was reasonable…read more I was in the area and needed to get my nails done so I searched on Yelp to see what location was convenient for me. I didn't book an appointment and just did a walk in, thankfully they had someone available to do a pedi and a new full extension set with shellac. It took about 2 hours hours. During my nail session, they turned down two walk ins because they were fully booked! Vivian was my nail technician for my full set extension with shellac and did them exactly how I wanted it. I specifically asked for short claws and very thin. They're perfect! Cost me $60 For my pedi another lady did them (didn't get her name) I just did a pedi with just regular polish and that cost me about $30 and it wasn't anything special. Overall I would go back only for a nail extension. I tipped them $5 each and if you pay with debit/credit it's taxed and for cash I'm sure it isn't. Definitely recommend!

Family Run Business is amazing have been coming here since…read more2015 and I have never looked back clean fun atmosphere and they care about the clients and the service they provide nail designs are done by hand and last for weeks my happy place is Hannah Q

I only trust this salon with my nails. I always feel so welcome and relaxed with each visit…read more Reasonably priced and super talented!

Owner recommended I try the bio nails and she was very correct! Very well done and lasted 4 weeks…read more Even w the growth, they still looked good. I would I would have gone with 5 stars but the cost for almost double what I pay elsewhere

Hi guys! I've decided to be a bit of a #beautyblogger. I've been having such a hard time finding a…read moregood nail salon and artist to do my Biogel manicure. I was looking for reviews online on google and here, and there is hardly anything available. So, I've decided to share my experiences here. Hopefully, they will be useful for someone. On Tuesday, I tried @ananekebeautysalon. I went there to get my Biogel manicure refill. They are in Yonge and Eglinton area. This place was recommended to me, and it had such good reviews on Yelp, and BlogTo. Plus, with a personal recommendation, I thought it was going to be my go-to nail salon. Maybe it's just my luck but this is not going to happen. I do not remember the name of my nail artist. Here is a list of things I didn't like. 1) She took forever to do my refill, literally over 1.5 hours. I don't do anything complicated on my hands. Usually, it's just a French manicure which I was getting this time. She kept messing up the white lines on top of the nails and redoing them. And then again. And again. And again. ‍ While I did appreciate the effort to get it right, this is the first time somebody had to redo several times half of my nails. By the end of it, I wasn't sure that the lady knew what she was doing. 2) The lady didn't file the edges of my nails properly. I didn't notice it in the salon, but I noticed it later that day when I was already on my way home. 3) She was doing such a bad job filing my nails and cut so much skin next to the nail bed on one of my fingers that it hurt for a few days. 4) On Friday, four days later, the white gel polish started chipping on several of my nails. This is ridiculous. This is biogel. It last forever and can survive alien invasion, nuclear war, and zombie apocalypse. This is the reason why I do it: biogel is the only thing that doesn't chip on my hands for three weeks. I don't know how this lady did it that it started chipping so early. Not a happy customer here. Sadly, after this experience I can not recommend this place to anybody. Please avoid it. ‍

I visited on May 25th and wrote this that day but did not post it because I was torn as most of the…read moregirls were so kind and it was a less busy salon. I also wanted to go back and receive the paraffin treatment that I did not receive and paid for included in the $65 spa gel pedi package. It was promised to me upon leaving on the same date because the way the services were rendered was all over the place and with three different people after the "experienced" nail tech refused to do the spa part, like if it's below her or something and she refused to rub my feet specifically because I watched her do other people! She was acting weird with me from the very beginning and I was kind to everyone!! So she got one of the less experienced girls to do it, and instead Anita stepped in and did it. The owner, Anita said to come back in 4 weeks for it. Well I went back on Aug 3 and put in the notes that a complimentary paraffin treatment was supposed to happen from the last time. Mind you, through the app they set up a profile for me from last time (May 25th appt.) and when I went to rebook this month I noticed the pricing breakdown as $50 for pedi, $15 for spa, and the highest price $30! for nail art (double French or something like that) Okay, what I had asked for vs. what I got was only thin lines drawn on free hand by a thin brush with many colours across only three nails, one being my big toe on the right foot and the other two middle toes on the left, then all other nails were different colours cute summer colours including the trending turquoise. By no means were there intricate designs or even jewels put on but the price was bumped up to $95 for a pedi?!? The design was difficult for this particular tech I guess, as she tried to persuade me not to do it the second time I came while rolling her eyes and making funny faces like I was hassling her by asking questions. Of course I inquired about the bump in price, and she then agreed that I could pay the same price. Keep this in mind as you read...also the MANI-PEDIS W/ NAIL ART page of the website is totally cringe. I'm almost certain the nail tech wrote it *rolls eyes*. Needless to say I won't be back, they are an inexperienced salon (read about my experience in NY for comparison) if you like that, then go here! Anita is kind but has the ability to switch up on you depending on the nail tech attitude. I think she really runs the place...lol. Anyway, I digress. Enjoy the read below. It's long but please do take a deep dive if you have time. Trust me, it will help you decide. May 25th visit: Hhhmmm, so let me start with the positives. Most of the staff are very kind, except one who I could do without, then the rest tend to follow behind whatever she says even though you are treating everybody kindly. But hey, some people mistake kindness for weakness, especially when they are insecure about what they bring to the table. But hey, I did my best to keep my cool and not her back the same weird attitude she was giving me. This person, who I assume has a certificate from George Brown (so does the owner, hanging on the wall) is the nail tech and her nail art was just okay. I think she was more pleased with it than I was but if I send a message with a photo and ask if you can do something and the person in the other end replies "Yup, no problem", well that's what I'm thinking. Anyway, the girl that did my nail art was very unsure as to IF she could even do it. I asked if I could pick something else then but she said she'd try in this iffy way, it was weird. Honestly, it was subpar as well as her customer service. I mean if you're not going to talk to me I'm not talking. Like this is your job, not mine. She talked up the women she was doing before me and after, so that was a choice. Not sure what her problem is. Here's me trying to engage her by saying oh it looks nice. I ended up acting pleased because she had an attitude and seemed like she liked her subpar work more than I did. I just went with it, I didn't feel like being rude as it was my birthday. But when she ripped the toe nail splitter off my left foot, I had to give a slight warning and under my breath and I said "don't p*ss me off" so that she knew she should relax. PLUS she kept switching the curing machine abruptly from one foot to the other foot, but at times not turning it on. So ladies if you're not paying attention, then your gel nail polish is not getting cured properly and most likely won't last long for the money you pay. I also had to tell her that the machine was not on. She was just very abrupt at times and i don't like that! She was rude and passive aggressive, for what reason? I'm not sure. I probably should have given her less of a tip and the owner more since she was more attentive but I wasn't sure how they were going to split it. Enough with the cattiness, the owner and all other staff were very pleasant and I left a good tip. To be continued...

Very attentive. Very friendly, small shop, maybe 4-5 pedicure chairs but only 2 people working. Not…read moreenough polish options. Able to make appointment quickly, same day. It was $60 for gel pedicure including gel removal.

My third time here and I'm so impressed with the quality of their work and patience…read more I thought I had been getting bio gel done this whole time at the other salon I went too, little did I know it was acrylic and it was damaging my nails (not to mention making them yellow). Jane and Judy have been so kind and patient with my nails as they work to remove the acrylic as my nails grow. I've been fortunate to go in Saturday evenings for a walk in, and always get taken. I appreciate the care and attention to detail they use. Ps - you get a 10% discount for using cash!

Quick & efficient service and relatively cheaper than most places downtown. I've been going here…read morefor over a year for shellac bio gel manicures and shellac pedicures Get 10% if you pay cash!

I have never had such amazing customer service as I did at Pinky Nails on Yonge Street! The staff…read moreis super friendly and accommodating, and they really treat you like you're a VIP. The salon is brand new, looks great and sets a very relaxing atmosphere. Very clean, also. The work itself is solid; I got artificial gel nails and they are all even, the exact length I wanted, and smooth. I opted out of getting the shellac and just went with regular polish, but it still hasn't chipped and was perfectly applied (no polish on my cuticles / around the nail). I left the salon feeling 100% satisfied and pleased with my decision to check it out. Definitely 5/5 stars, would highly recommend!

The quality of the work is poor. The deception in color of fingers matching the color on toes. Oh-…read moreit will dry the same color. Went because of they had the brand used on my feet elsewhere. Showed me a different brand they said was the same. It was not at all. Went to complain after the weekend and was given some story about work done and I said it was ok. The girl told me it would dry the same. It did not . Trusted them. Asked for a partial refund when asked what k wanted- told no refunds ; work already done. Lies. Beware despite other positive reviews. Waste of money. Never going back.