I come here because i work down the street and every time i come in they get me in and out! i normally get my hands and toes done at the same time today nancy and helen did a great job as always they are so warm welcoming and diligent in their craft. read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Dip Manicure - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Anna is amazing and gave me the perfect dipped powder manicure! I definitely Recommend her and smiley nail spa read more

If you aren't currently going to Smiley Nails- you should. Ngoc did an amazing job applying dip power to my nails. She was so attentive to details and the outcome was beautiful. Even the customers sitting next to me complimented my nails and the fine work Ngoc had done. The entire staff is wonderful here, they're extremely accommodating and really do a thorough and great job. The salon is always clean, it has capacity for lots of visitors, and they have their own private parking lot right out from in downtown Walnut Creek which is practically unheard of. Go to smiley nails- you won't be disappointed. Thanks Ngoc and team! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

I absolutely love this place. All the staff members are so friendly. They make you feel so welcome that they even provide refreshments. Ngoc did such a wonderful job with my nails. The owner even gave such a relaxing message. This will definitely be my go to nail salon from now on!! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Dip French Tip by Ngoc - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Deena was so kind. She fixed my botched nail job from another salon, stayed late, and undercharged me . She did a beautiful job and I walked away with a smile read more

They have great service, so nice, and do amazing quality nails! I did a design and it turned put amazing!

Nicest powder nail I ever have. Ngoc did an amazing job . She spent more than an hour on my nails and the results was amazingly beating, will come back again! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Powder nail - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

I called pretty late around 530pm and they fit me in for a mani dip and regular pedi. They sat me down right away and offered a water or a sparkling water. They already had the water warm and ready after calling five min prior. The chairs were brand new so comfortable and the massage chair made it even more relaxing. After I was done they waxed my eye brows. Everything was perfect! I give them five stars for excellent customer service, the ambiance was beautiful, they really care and make sure you're happy before you leave. I'll definitely be coming back! Thank you all for accommodating me and for all you're hard work and dedication to making your customers happy. read more

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Ngoc did an excellent job on my nail fill! I'm super picky about the shape and length and they are perfect - exactly what I wanted! The salon is very clean and has lots of fun nail colors to choose from. I highly recommend this place and if you are picky like me request Ngoc she is awesome!!! read more

I will start with the positive: they accept walk-ins, I called and made an appointment though for 3:30pm. Vivian was my nail tech. She's very nice and friendly. She offered me a beverage. She tried her best to do my full set because I have an appointment for work at 5pm. They did give me a discount which I will give the reason why they had given it to me in the first place. The negative: my appointment was 3:30pm, I did arrive a bit early but didn't mind the wait. They didn't start on me until 4:15pm. The phone kept ringing and Vivian had to answer it multiple times even though there were other techs there who started on their clients after me. Because she had to answer the phone and also taking other workers' clients payment, it delayed me a lot. Originally I was getting French ombré but wasn't able to get it because no one there at the time could do color powder acrylic. So I decided to do solid gel color. There was a teen next to me who had dipped powder on her real nails, one nail tech had misunderstood what she said and so she started cutting off her real nails thinking she wanted a full set... poor girl was very shy but was very mad that her real nails got cut off anyways back to my nails: they are uneven, already chip or cracked (got a gap on each thumb ) within less than an hour. Sigh read more

Anna do not miss ongggg! She does nails the best and she's super sweet I love going to her read more

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Worst customer service ever. My appointment was for 10:15 and no one got started on me till 11. I came here for dipping powder manicure but they absolutely had no idea about the colors or how to do it. Some of the colors that I picked were missing and I had to go with what was left. Once my nails were done, they looked worse than what I came in with. When I requested to do a re-do or change the top coat, I was denied that service and told "nothing can be done now". If you have a service listed, please familiarize yourself with how it is done. I spent 2 hours 30 mins in this salon with unpleasant results at the end. read more

Just had a regular manicure. Was planning to just go with a natural subtle pink. She asked me if I wanted a design so I said sure why not. Showed her a picture of a design with swirly lines and she did so good! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Regular manicure. No gel. So good. - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

These folks are just awesome and I wish anyone who is looking for a nail place around here patronize them. I was at Peet's & they're back door to their outside bathroom was broken. They said to "go around" & well, I could NOT figure out what that meant or how to get to their outside restroom. After trekking many different directions, I happened on these nail folks & explained my bathroom #1 emergency. The lady looked at me & said "just use this one." Kind and gracious people. I wish all businesses were like this. And they do great nails too!! read more

Made an appointment with the owner. Showed up to the appointment and the owner wasn't even there. I didn't want dip powder but, the nail tech insisted she do them how she wanted them. I didn't want to fuss about it knowing I didn't like dip powder. She kept asking if my nails were ok as she was doing them. And, I would tell her here and there how I liked them. She didn't care what I liked and how my nails were uneven doing a French tip. After, I told her what I didn't like about my nails she would get upset. Why even ask if one is going to do what she wants anyways. And, yes I will be picky with my nails especially if I'm paying $70 for them. Would not come back. There's plenty of other nail shops in the area. Go somewhere else. read more

Love this place, very clean and the staff is professional! I like to go early in the morning on a Tuesday or Wednesday to beat the crowd.

This is my second interaction with this salon. The first was when I accompanied a friend who asked for a refund for her nails when all of the gel came off and the nail shape was different on each nail. My bad for even thinking of giving them a chance but I read recent reviews and figured what the heck. I planned my day accordingly, phoned and made an appointment for a gel pedi and dip mani for 11:30 a.m. that day. I arrived on time and was lucky enough to find paid parking out front. I walked in and was told, oh sorry, but we only have two people. The girl called and didn't show up. OK.......could you not have phoned me back considering you had my number because when I first called to make my appt your machine picked up and I hung up and you called me back at 10 and told me 11:30 was great. So within 90 minutes there is no tech to do my nails and you couldn't tell me. She offered to refund the money I put in my meter. I scheduled my day around this appointment and ended up having to go somewhere else as a walk-in and wasn't done with my nails until 1:45 p.m. Not smiling at SMILEY read more

Don't bother making an appointment here unless you want to wait 45 minutes plus after your appt time. This is the 3 rd time this has happened to me. Why do they bother to give you an spot when they can't fulfill the appt time. It's too bad because although pricey they do a good job. But I came here the day they opened and 3 times since and will not be back. They need to realize they will lose more clients by making them wait instead of actually sticking to their appt times. Additional ..... after making me wait for over an hour they should have offered the service for free . But nothing was offered . Really bad customer service, very poor relationship building . You've lost a customer read more

My fourth time at this nail spa. Anna did my nails today! I have very small nails and she still managed to get all of the details I wanted. Very sweet staff. They also managed to perfectly give me the nail shape and length I wanted. My friend also got her cuticles done and she's very happy with the service. read more

Smiley Nail Spa - nail art - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Super happy with my nails! The people working were so nice and considerate. I got acrylic with tips and couldn't be more content, no complaints! Affordable too! Will definitely be coming back. read more

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I made a reservation for 4 people for manicure, and my experience was pretty good, but my friend had a bad experience. So I am giving 3 stars for overall. 1. I did simple gel nails and it turned out really nice. The price range was pretty good. One of my friend also did simple gel nails with simple flower designs, it turend out cute as well. But I hope they have more colors and art pieces choices. *2. I think the business should give enough time for each appointment. When I called them, I told them that my friend will do acrylic manicure, but when we went there they sounded like they didn't know about it. So at the end, two of my friends who did acrylic manicure did not get the full service because the ladies were rushing out for the next appointments. The manager helped at the end but why do we get less service while we are paying for the same costs? *3. This lady who did one of my friend's acrylic manicure literally rejected all the art designs that my friend wanted to do. My friend eventually showed white clouds and star design which was pretty simple, but the lady just colored all with white and told my friend to do the other design. She was literally forcing my friend to do something else. My friend rejected because she wanted a specific designs, but the lady was complaining that it will take longer time and cost more money. Well, we are there to spend our own money, why would she worry and care about our pocket? So she asked my friend to come back another time or wait for the other designer for her. My friend said she will wait for the other designer, so the lady literally walked out for the next appointment. My friend eventually got what she wanted from other designer and got discounted the price. The manager helped us at the end a bit. He was nice. Few hours later, we found out that my friends' nails weren't really cleaned up, my friend said her nails are hurting. It looked like they glued her nail and skin underneath part. We are considering if we should go back and ask to fix it because she said it is hurting, or just go to other nail shop... Also, the manager told us to let them know that if we want to do the design or not ahead of time, but it was our first experience doing nails in the US so we didn't know (In East Asia like Korea and Japan give enough time for each appointments and it's normal to change decisions at the nail shop and do the art designs so I thought it might be about the same), or they should've asked us when we made an appointment. I know they just opened up the business after covid got a bit better, and they might be still working on the management? But the service overall was a bit disappointing, especially that lady's attitude. read more

Nails were rough around my cuticles, acrylics. Would opt for short gel nails next time ..

Terrible customer service and quality of nail. They rush people trying to get them out the door as fast as possible and try to convince you that they're the ones doing you a favor even if they do a terrible job making the nail look nothing like how you want. In this case the customer is not right and whatever you may want they'll tell you their version is better. They overbook as well and don't want to honor the reservation time and to come back later for a "discounted" price. If they especially don't like you they'll speak in native language poorly about you. Literally everything about the service was bad. Whatever it is that you want from your nails your going to get something worse that they will sell to you as "better" Don't waste your time here. Update of the absolutely terrible service: I called back at the owners request three times. 1) A woman by the name of Melina said the owner will be in later "call back later" without any time given. hung up 2)Called back again asking for a general estimate of when the owner would be in and Melina didn't respond. "you call back later. okay? bye bye bye bye" hung up. 3) transferred to "manager" demanding to know who I was and where I was calling from and that I was wasting their time and that they're so busy. read more

I love this place! All the nail techs are so kind and take their time to make sure they do a good job. I'm a nurse with horribly dry hands and dead skin around my nails. Every time I come here, they leave my hands feeling brand new! Sometimes it can be a wait because they're busy, but it's always worth the wait! read more

Anna is the best nail technician I've ever had. She cares and takes the time to ensure you are getting what you came for. I would highly recommend anyone coming here. read more

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First visit to Smiley Nail Spa. The nail spa has a bright and welcoming feel. My nails were done by Ngoc and pedicure by Yen. They were both so nice and welcoming and did an amazing job. Both took their time to ensure it was done well, and the nail shape is exactly what I wanted. I highly recommend. read more

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They always give me what I ask for! Very kind staff as well/ flexible! They accept walk in and appointments and never over book so you are never waiting for too long! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - I love this place! My nails always come out just how I like them, by far my favorite in Walnut Creek! - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Overdue review for 4/30 services. Best and most relaxing pedicure I've had in a long time...thank you Helen. Ngoc's dip mani; great, she took time to sculpt my nails so they looked natural. read more

I went in for eyebrow waxing - not only did they accommodate a last minute appointment for first thing in the morning, Tina was so nice and friendly that I opted to get a manicure while I was there. My brows look great and so do my nails. I'll definitely be coming back! read more

So happy I found this place! I went in for a gel manicure and pedicure. They were the nicest people and are attentive to detail. I get nervous because my cuticles are so sensitive and I felt no pain. I added the lotion and massage to my pedicure and it was a great decision. The massage and lavender scrubs they used were so worth it!! Thank you Noc for the massage and beautiful toe nails. Thank you Annie for my nice manicure. I will be back! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

This salon is great! The relaxed ambiance is calming and peaceful and they really do pamper you here. There is also a large selection of colors to choose from. Best of all, I was fortunate enough to find the fabulous Danny Tran working at this salon! Danny is by far the best nail artist I have ever encountered in the 35 years that I have been getting my nails done. His eye for design and his skilled artistry is second to none. Danny has a great personality too, he is kind, humble and funny and has a sparkle in his eyes. I am confident that once you try this salon, you will return! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Nails by Danny Tran - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

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I received a dip manicure and pedicure. Both looked so great. Service was so great. The nail salon is super clean and they used safety protocols for Covid. Will definitely be back. read more

Had a great gel deluxe pedicure at Smiley with Ngoc. Very friendly staff. Clean and sanitary salon. Good prices. Was able to walk in and get seated immediately. Will definitely be back! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

This place is so cute!! They have an amazing selection of polish and the staff is so friendly! Check them out!!

A couple weeks ago I had a full acrylic set done at another nail salon. I was pretty disappointed in the shape and thickness of my nails. I was contemplating just having them removed altogether, but thought I'd give a different salon a try. I'm glad I did! I called Smiley and was able to get an appointment on the same day. Ngoc did my nails and she did a great job. She fixed the shape and made the nails look a lot more natural. I'm really pleased with the service I received! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Best Nail Salon I've ever been to; hands down. I work near by, found the place on Yelp and called for a last minute appointment. I'm Vietnamese and come from a family of nail salons. I love and appreciate professionalism, genuineness, and skills. My new favorite! Needless to say Ngoc did my nails and I didn't get the name of the technician who did my pedicure, but both were amazing and did a beautiful job! I will be back frequently. Thank you Co Ngoc! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Dipped color for the first time and I love it! - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

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Great pedicures and manicures! Love the gel and dip. The people are extremely nice. Free waters, sparkling and still. A huge colour selection, especially for dip. read more

Smiley Nail Spa - This is dip manicure on my natural nails. - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

I was leaving for vacation and wanted my toes painted white. Unfortunately the stylist started painting them pink & when I noticed & said I wanted white- she said the pink would look better. I should not have accepted that response.. but I didn't end up protesting that it wasn't what I asked for. But after I left, the pink was so bland & it didn't even look like I paid to have a nice pedicure. I thought I shouldn't just settle since it wasn't cheap.. so I went back the next day and requested they repaint white like I originally asked for. They barely filed down the pink - leaving much there and just painted the white over it. After she added a couple of coats of white she asked if I liked it & I said yes & asked about a shiny top coat and she just responded yes. Like she'd already done it- but she did not add a top coat at all. For my nails I wanted a fresh new set and showed them a picture of what I was hoping for (white ombre). I said square/square no round. Unfortunately I got a pink chrome and round edged nails. Not near what I asked for. When she was filing round over & over I tried to tell them square-square but she just said 'too late'. Then their credit card machine wasn't working & after 5 minutes of them making calls to see if whoever could help them get it to work I had to go to the bank & get cash & bring it back. I paid good money for a new set & not getting what I wanted was super frustrating. I do not recommend this behavior and will not be going back. read more

Absolutely amazing place and a great massage! Well worth the visit! Everyone was so friendly. I'll be back.

I'm from out of town and needed a pedicure and decided to make an appointment here. The place is clean, staff is friendly, and they did a great job. Loved the massage chair. Definitely will visit again when in town. read more