I love coming to Smiley Walnut Creek. Every single technician is awesome and they give the best service. Plus I always just pull up to the driveway give them a call and they open the gate. So parking is easy! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - I got so many compliments! - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

I highly recommend Smiley Nail Spa! Wonderful customer service. Dena took very good care of me, I got the Gel X set my nails look and feel so amazing!!! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - White Gel X set - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

I had such a great experience at Smiley Nail! Andy, Rose, and Kathy took amazing care of me--my mani and pedi turned out beautifully. You can tell they really take pride in their work. The salon itself is super clean, relaxing, and well-maintained, which made the whole visit even better. Everyone was so kind and hospitable--I felt truly welcomed from the moment I walked in. Highly recommend if you're looking for quality service and a warm, professional atmosphere! read more

came in last minute and they were able to take me before a trip had a manicure and pedicure. Deena did my toes. Andy did my nail and they are the best! Will come back with friends!!! Thankss read more

In town for an event and convinced my husband to join me for a mani-pedi. This was his 3rd pedi and 1st mani (virgin). Used Yelp to research our options. First place had no openings. Smiley could take us both as walk-ins and was off the main strip. More relaxing and no window gawkers here. Got the deluxe pedi as it was a long winter. Husband got extra attention and was shocked when he had two nice gals working on his toes and fingers at the same time. Plus massage chair. Prices were fair. Service was excellent. I tipped my gal an extra $5 over what he paid. She tried to return the extra 5. Explained it was due to he didn't get any polish! He got done sooner and went on our grocery errand. I stayed alone for another 30 minutes and enjoyed the extra massage while my polish dried. Tip - they have onsite parking if you call and ask them to open the gate! read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Shh, we live in another state. Don't tell anyone he was here! - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Great nail salon close to downtown. My nails last for weeks and don't chip. I recommend Annie, Deena, or Hollie. Great customer service and clean location read more

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

This place may be unassuming, but it's a hidden gem! The customer service is always fantastic--the staff is friendly, welcoming, and truly goes the extra mile to make sure you're happy with your experience. My manicures and pedicures from here last longer than from most other places in town, which is a huge plus! They do get busy, so booking an appointment is a good idea, but I really appreciate how accommodating they are for walk-ins. If you're looking for quality and great service, this is definitely the spot to go. Highly recommend! read more

I usually do gel pedicure and Deena was amazing with explaining all the services and suggesting what to do at the end. I will definitely go back. Also amazing hot stone massage read more

Poor skill. My manicurist started giving me a regular manicure instead of gel manicure. My cuticles are rough and dry and uneven. There are bubbles and cotton fibers in my cured gel manicure and she repeatedly filed and buffed my painted nails to try to fix the imperfections. There's paint on my skin, around my nails and gaps where she didn't paint on my nails and rough bubbles on my nails. Overall friendly, but will not recommend. Will not come back. read more

Deena is amazing wonderful person and does an excellent job very relaxing highly recommend ask for Deena

It is always welcoming and warm! The work is spectacular, and the massage is wonderful at the end of the day. Highly recommend. read more

Great full fell set by Deena with chrome and French tip. She is super nice and took her time doing them which I really appreciated. 10/10

I recently started going to Smiley for my nails and pedicures and I love it there! Ngoc and Annie are my go to techs! The salon is nice and clean and the pedicure massage chairs are the best! Super comfortable! read more

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

Great pedicure, very friendly staff and relaxing environment! I will definitely return for future pedicures

The best nail salon in the area! Everyone is so welcoming and friendly. They do an amazing job too! Deena did a full set of pink and white dip on my nails. Nothing was rushed and my nails turned out exactly how I wanted them. The salon is clean and calming. I highly recommend Smiley Nail Spa over the others in town! :) read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Pink and white dip - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

What brought me into this spa is the reviews.. I made sure to schedule an appointment in advance to help businesses "plan" for their day. They asked me to come in 30 minutes after my initial request- totally okay! I came in, was greeted within 30 seconds and asked me to have a seat. 34 minutes past my appointment time, I was told to now have a seat at her station and I did. At this point, I got up and extended my parking because if you don't know.. parking in WC is not easy and you will get a ticket. I'm now sitting at the station, and she says she'll return in a few minutes. 22 minutes have passed.., almost as if she forgot I was here. I really did not want to complain, because I get that sometimes things really don't go as planned. All I needed was clarity and if they couldn't take me, just tell me and I'd be happy to come back at a better time. They finally called me over to the other side. I sat down, and the lady said "next time make an appointment" (not in a rude way) but it's clear they didn't know what was going on. When I told her I had an appointment, she apologized. At that point, nothing really stood out to me.. My nails? Not worth it. read more

Awesome service. Great conversation made and all around respect. The quality of work was amazing, definitely recommend. read more

Smiley Nail Spa - friends nails done - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Customer service and nails are great!! Very friendly and accommodating even on short notice! Definitely my go to nail salon now!!!

Great service and my hard gel nails are fabulous. Deena did a great job. My pedicure was relaxing and perfect.

They did a great job with both my grandmother's pedicure and my daughter's nails. Very kind and took their time.

This was my first time here. My daughter and I got pedicures. The entire staff was so friendly and generous. Of all the places we've gone for pedicures this was our favorite. Will absolutely come back. Deena was such a sweetheart! read more

I went here for the first time last week and I was totally impressed! The service was amazing. Both Andy and Deena helped me, and they both were friendly, thorough, and did a great job overall. My gel manicure is still holding up great, and I'll definitely be back. read more

Everyone was so friendly and they did such a great job. They respected all my preferences and were very professional. Absolutely love smiley nails :) read more

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

This is my third time coming to smiley for my dip manicures. Tregnt did my nails for the second time and she did an absolutely amazing job!! Every time I get my nails done here I'm always so impressed with the detail and care taken!! My sisters also come here and we are always so happy regardless of who does our nails. Prices are also very reasonable given the area and quality! I recommend Smiley to everyone who compliments my nails. read more

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

I always call and set an appointment time. Ive been to both the Orinda and Walnut Creek location and the service is great at both locations. Staff is friendly. They sometimes offer water bottles. Pricing is reasonable and they've done a good job on my nails so far. Been there about 4 times now. read more

Smiley Nail Spa - Gel mani and regular pedicure! - Nail Salons Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Such a nice environment , and my nails came out exactly how I wanted thanks to Angel!

They did an amazing job with my nails and staff are nice and friendly. I have a new spot for my nails. spacious parking outside the store.

Thank you Deena and for the beautiful manicure you did on my nails today. I had Funny Bunny power dipped and I love how it turned out.

Wow, this is my all time favorite salon to go to. The quality of service is incredible and very fast response. Ms. Holly was my nail technician and she is AMAZING! I am so excited for my new nails. 10/10 experience. Definitely my new salon for the future. read more

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

Deena was amazing at my dip powder and very nice. Will be coming back since she was very precise and did a great job.

My daughter and I happened upon Smiley Nails in Walnut Creek, and feel so Lucy that we did. Booking our appointment was easy, and so was parking. The massage chairs are awesome! The pricing was fair, especially considering the quality of service provided. My daughter opted for a super complex design (eye roll). Fortunately, the results were fantastic. Me, I went for a standard mani/pedi, and I'm so pleased with the outcome. A special shout-out to the super talented Deena, who truly worked magic on our nails. We'll definitely be return customers. Thank you, Team Smiley! read more

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I called them asking if they had availability for a full set today and they said yes. When I showed up, I showed them the design I wanted. The man assured me that he could do it, so I was not worried. I would have gone somewhere else or asked for another design if I had known he didn't even know how to do an ombré. I had seen pictures of good designs they had done here on Yelp which made me think it would be no big deal to do this design. On top of lying about being able to achieve the design I wanted, he burned my cuticles with whatever he put on before the acrylic. Like a 7/10 on pain scale it was insane. Also, I requested multiple times to have tan acrylic and he just ignored me. I'm not white, my skin is not pink, the pink acrylic does not match me at all. My nails look absolutely ridiculous! The fact that they allowed me to walk out of the shop like this and took my money is insane. read more

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I just got a Hard Gel Manicure by the very lovey Miss Deena. She was thorough, attentive, and so pleasant! I was so pleased I invited my Mom to come down to get her Mani/Pedi and she loved her services as well. The free parking lot right in front of the store is quite convenient, too. Clean, sanitary, and tastefully decorated. Mother & Daughter approved! read more

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We're not even done yet, but I couldn't wait to place our review. The service is great! The work is quality. I love the massage chair, the pedicure I had for myself, and the deluxe pedicure my wife received by Holly, was great. We don't have a particular place to access this type of self care, but I believe we found it today. read more

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Wow what a pricey non existent gel pedicure. Do not go here. They put regular nail polish on and when said I want gel he just put it over? And all my toes are diff shapes. Waste of time and money. read more

This was not a good experience, and this will be a long review, so brace yourself. So I called and made an appointment for a gel mani pedi combo. I was very specific and shared that I needed to have them done at the same time, which they said was not a problem. The first concern arose when they sent me to the wall to select an OPI gel color for my nails. Those of us who wear OPI gel, know that the gel polish bottle does not allow you to see the true color, so usually the salon will have a set of painted nails for you to choose from. But, not here. When I asked for the nails to choose my color, I was told to just choose from the wall. So a nail tech started doing my full set and about 15 minutes in I asked when someone would start on my pedi. I was told to be patient and that she would be right over. After another 10 minutes I asked again and reminded them that I had to leave by a certain time for an appointment. She then called over a tech to start my pedicure. She removes my feet from the water and began filing the gel polish off my toe nails. Yup, she didn't even wrap them with the acetone soaked cotton balls to make the process easier and to preserve my nail bed. Once she removed all of the gel she then began shaking my toe mails, when she finished shaping, she was then pulled away, as I sat there with the other tech still working on my full set. After another 5 minutes, I inquired again about my pedicure begin completed, to which the tech responded don't worry I'll do your pedicure when I finish your nails. Shocked, I reminded her ghat I have another appointment to make. So she dropped my nails and started on my pedicure, by immediately painting my toe nails. I asked why she would paint them before doing my cuticles, scrubbing my feet or buffing my nails. To which she responded "don't worry". Once she finished polishing my toe ails, she then began scrubbing my feet, but at this point my feet had been out of the water for nearly 20 minutes. So I told her she can't effectively scrub them since they're dry. But that did not stop here. She quickly scrubbed my now dry feet. At this point I was so livid with the entire experience that I didn't notice until the very end that she never manicured my nails before doing the full set. So my cuticles looked rough and rugged though my polished nails were perfectly painted. Needless to say this was an experience that I wish I'd never had. I almost forgot to mention that when I asked for the price list, the cost she was changing me for a pedicure listed that inclusion of a sugar scrub, of which I never received, which lead to a long drawn out conversation about me being overcharged. Not sure if they'll get a second chance from me. read more

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Deena gave me the best manicure I've had in a long time. Will be back! Highly recommend this place.

So,I absolutely hate to leave bad reviews, but this was the second worst experience I've had at a nail salon. The only reason for two stars was because the manager tried to smooth things over and was very nice. First, I had a confirmed appointment at 9:30 and no one showed up until 9:45. Second, I've been getting dip nails for over 5 years, and I've never had so much pain with the removal process. Normally, the grinder is used to remove the top layer and then the nails are soaked in acetone to remove as much as possible with the more fine grinder used to remove the remainder. This person used the grinder all the way down to the nail, burning me multiple times in the process. And then she was going to leave residue from the old polish on when starting to add the new. It wasn't until I asked that they applied acetone to remove the remainder. Finally, I didn't get any sort of massage at the end. I had a great first experience with getting the dip applied a few weeks ago but sadly I won't be going back here. read more

This was my first time in this salon getting a dip manicure, and they were so attentive in getting them filed down, shaped, and evenly surfaced that I was very satisfied. I also really liked their honesty about doing the some of the line nail art with different polishes due to better consistency and amount. Because this manicure took a while, I didn't say anything about fixing the line nail art (because I would have preferred if the lines started at the end of my nail, instead of the gap), but for me, the pros of my mani pedi outweighed that one con, so that's that. read more

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Summary: 10/10 would recommend this nail spa. Deena and Sue took great care of me and my nails and the price was very fair. I'm here from out of town and had called three other salons in the area who were unable to fit me; I read reviews for Smiley Nail Spa and decided to give them a call and luckily they had time to fit me in for an acrylic fill and gel polish. The location isn't right on the street, it's tucked in the back corner of a parking lot attached to the mall the spa is in but there is a sign on the street to indicate you're in the right place! It was clean and quiet, with easy listening music in the background. The last salon I had been to didn't do a good job on my nails and Deena noticed that right away. She took off the old acrylic and added new tips, taking extra care to protect my fragile nails underneath. I really appreciated the time she took to do a good job and left feeling great - both ladies were kind and nice and funny. Because there salon isn't right on the street I think maybe they don't get as much business as they deserve so if you're looking to change up your spa you should give them a try! Tip: It's always best to call ahead and make an appointment. read more