Awesome Nails no 2

Went in with a group of friends for an appointment to have our nails done. I opted for a gel nail manicure. They were very friendly but did not have enough staff for everyone in our appointment. The woman did not do my cuticles or clean up my nails at all before applying the gel powder and simply just put the tips on. Turned out okay — the polish was a bit stripy on some of my nails, but because my nails weren’t manicured prior to the nails being put on, did not look that great overall. For $ 50, I expected to have more. Again, friendly staff and atmosphere, but would not return.

Great nail salon, nice lady (her name was Tina), great service. Just moved to Richmond (originally from Montréal) and I had been looking for a good nail place for a while. So glad that I found this place. Less than 5 minutes from my work and their prices are amazing. It’s been over 3 weeks and other than my nails being grown out they are still nice. Definitely recommend this place.

I’ve been looking for a new nail salon for a while now and this place fairly close to my house and all the reviews were positive so I decided to give it a go here. My friend and I came in together and both wanted a set of acrylics Without an appointment, they seated us both and were extremely attentive to what we wanted. I got acrylics with regular polish and I was not happy with the end result. Before the nail polish was applied, the acrylic was bumpy, not smooth which resulted in the polish not being smooth after application. The polish is also extremely thick and not painted properly. A couple of my nails were not even fully painted; they completely missed the side. It’s been a week now since I got the acrylics and my new nails are starting to grow and the acrylic is lifting already. 2 stars because all of the ladies were extremely nice and helpful there but I definitely won’t be returning.

My regular nail lady of 1.5 years, and my schedule didn’t work out this month. I was in desperate need of a gel fill and needed it to be shorten before I break my nails. I was skeptical at first, but Maylynn? Did an AMAZING job. She was fast and didn’t cut me at all! My gel fill is usually liquid gel based, but here they use a powder and dips into something that turns into a gel, but I don’t really care. I have ocd and I neee things to be even, and she did an amazing job! Her filing skills were great and everything finger was even. Since it was my first time there, they had a special and Cindy gave me a 5 $coupon for my next visit.

Lily did my pedicure and it was great!!! :) Reasonable prices and my pedicure has not chipped in almost a month now. Would definitely go back!!!

I was in need of a pedicure and was too lazy to trek to my regular nail salon in mount pleasant. This was a great find, especially after my last 2 mediocre nail salon experience. Awesome Nails no. 2 is located on no. 2 road and Blundell. DO NOT get confused with Awesome Nails located on Blundell and no. 4 road (apparently different owners and bad reviews).
This nail salon was busy for a Monday morning and I was lucky that they were able to squeeze me in as a walk-​in. They are situated in a shopping complex close to Shoppers and Safeway, so there is plenty of parking. Nice selection of shellac colors and this place was spotless! I had Cathy as my nail technician and she was meticulous, polite and professional. She really took her time with my pedicure and did not rush at all. Started with a gentle foot scrub and a lengthy foot massage, which was heavenly! She made sure I was comfortable and even helped me adjust the massage chair. Paint job was perfect and my feet is super soft. $ 45 for a shellac pedicure + $ 5 take off. They even helped me repair one of my nail for free. Not the cheapest, but the service was well worth it and I would highly recommend Cathy.

I’ve been to Awesome Nails #2 a couple times. It seems even better now under the new management, not that I had any issues before.
My previous experience was satisfactory but nothing special. I was a walk-​in (also this time), and got one of my in-​between-​the-​hi-​end-​just-​for-​upkeep pedicures… and it did the trick. Those kitschy massage chairs didn’t hurt either since who doesn’t love a little deep tissue kneading out of the knots while getting pampered?
As much as I really like Dona Lucia (among some of the salons I frequent) I knew today was not the day for holding my legs ‘in position’ on the footrest throughout my session. Building on my core strengths could wait for another day…
But today at Awesome #2 was so much better than before!
Maybe it’s ‘cuz at work I’ve been breaking in new industrial steel-​toed shoes for the last two weeks, plus I’ve been on my feet constantly (unless I took a bathroom or lunch-​break); I’ve been moving around stuff and discovering muscles I never knew I had.
And today the massage chair paled in comparison to the excellent (& lengthy!) foot & leg massage I received from June.
June also provided professional & efficient service (even with the amazing massage) and the rest of the staff were all very friendly also. I floated out of there, but I will definitely be back!

Don’t get this salon mixed up with Awesome Nails on Blundell Rd. This location is much better. Lisa and Cindy are very very skilled technicians. They have a lot of experience in doing nails and can accommodate whatever you would like to do.