Happy Day Nails & Spa

I came here Saturday with my friend to get a manicure and pedicure. The man who did it was really rude and aggressively grabbed my hand and was rough on my cuticles. When I went for a pedicure, the women doing it removed the corner of my nail causing a nail infection to form. I told the women several times to stop cutting so closely to the corner and she just went ahead and took a chunk of my nail off. Now I'm dealing with an infection and a painful toenail. I do not recommend this place even though the prices are decent.

My friend and I visited this salon today. They got us in without an appt at the last minute and were very nice. We both got full set ombré nails. I had mine done by Kevin and he was amazing! Very careful and did a great job!! I will definitely be a regular from now on! Highly recommend this salon😊

This was my first time visiting this nail salon. Tony took great care of my nails!! He removed the old set replacing them with beautiful gel nails that look natural. I have gotten so many compliments which is rare because I keep my nails short & simple. I will definitely come back and also recommend Happy Day Nails.

Found this place on Google maps and was optimistic based on the pics and reviews. Came in without an appointment for a dip mani with design. I didn't think it would be a problem since they advertise special services on the wall and ombre powder was listed. Three times I tried to explain ombre with foil, even showing pic. The tech looked as frustrated as I felt. Needless to say, the ombre didn't happen and instead of little flecks of foil on my entire nail, I got huge chunks (my nails on the left, reference pic on the right) Overall, it was an okay manicure and reasonably priced, just bummed I didn't get what I wanted.

Please be warned! I thought twice before sharing my experience at Happy Day Nails & Spa because I was concerned about how my review could potentially harm their business... but after some research I decided that my review is worth a mention and could potentially save YOU from having the same unsatisfactory experience. I think my photos are self explanatory. But these are 4 of my main complaints. What I asked for: French tips (green on one hand and black on the other) Price: $65 + tip 1.) MMA (illegal) monomer is not allowed to be used in nail shops in California. EMA (legal) monomer turns flaky when removed properly. MMA turns goey and sticky, it’s messy to remove and harmful. Most shop shops use force or the corner of nail tips to yank off an old set. This can lead to infection and it’s very painful and harmful to the nail bed. When I came in to Happy Day Nails, I did ask if they used MMA and they said “No only EMA”. I believed them and Unfortunately I made a bad call with this nail shop and will not be returning again. 2.) My nail tech applied MMA monomer on my natural nail (assuming as a primer?) before adding the kids glue and attaching the tip. This caused some reaction because my finger tips were burning. (Similar burn to when you get gel on your skin and put it under a UV lamp). Except this reaction did not need a lamp. YES, I did speak up and complained about the pain. His response “it’s the nail tips, they are different”. Whatever that means... I have c-curve nail tips at home for when I do my own nails and I have never seen this done at any nail shop and I’ve never felt that burning sensation during nail tip application. My guess is he filed my nails to much and the monomer caused the burning sensation. 3.) As you can see, my French tips were all different sizes, they were uneven and the nail shape was not even close to the ones in my inspo picture (which I did show them). I asked them if they had experience in French tips, specifically if they knew how to do an acrylic moon cut and acrylic colored tip.. I specifically said I did not want gel for the tip. I even showed him a video from tik tok (me thinking it would be easier if I just showed him rather than tried explaining.. there was already a language barrier, I simply thought a video would make more sense). He took a quick look and went back to business while reassuring me he knew what he was doing. I told him it was ok if he did not know how to do what I was asking for.. I would have simply asked for a basic single color set. 4.) I’ve been to this location at least 4 times (mainly for pedis) but every time I come by it is a whole experience... i understand the location is in a rough neighborhood with homeless popping in n out. That’s to say, if you’re coming here for a peaceful and relaxing experience... please find somewhere else to go. I have witnessed prejudice and discrimination towards black people specifically women with darker melanated skin. Refusing service or talking back to clients for no specific reason. On one occasion I was sitting next to a woman who was visibly upset at the service she was receiving (in hindsight, she did what most of us would never do and that’s speak up) but her nail teach blatantly ignored her request to start over and went as far as to refuse to continue his service and kicked her out. To say the least, I left my nail appointment more anxious than when I got there.