Personal Caboodle Nail Salon

Go elsewhere if you get acrylic nails. I’ve wasted my money here 3 times thinking they’d do a better job. The only person that did a good job was Tom but he wasn’t working on those three other times I went. The ladies that worked on my nails did a messy job with the nail polish, shaped my nails weird (they tried to do coffin but they looked nothing like it) and the acrylic nails were not placed correctly. Wish I had pictures to post. If you’re willing to spend a little more drive up imperial to Brea to Bella Nail Salon, they do a perfect job on acrylic nails

If I could give more than 5 stars I would!
This nail salon is the only place I go to and is truly my favorite. Kim is extremely kind and makes you feel so comfortable. She has had over 30 years of experience and works hard to make your nails look flawless. She carefully spends a lot of time on my nails making sure every detail turns out perfectly!
I like this location because it is located in a convenient area and there is always plenty of parking! Inside is charming and very clean. Also, they always use the individual sterile packages for their tools for each customer. I received a mani and pedi and am in love with my nails! They have a huge selection of colors and if I can’t choose, Kim will help me select a shade for me! I also appreciate the fact that her services are affordable because i am currently a student.
I look forward to my next visit! :)

My favorite place in Downey. I always do my nails with Catherine. She truly understands the beauty in natural long nails, she keeps my nails long and healthy. Zooey is great at my pedicures, she is very detailed which is a plus! 2 ½ years and still my favorite place.

Very satisfied! Came for a pedicure & gel manicure. Right when you walk in, it smells really good, not strong, but whatever sense it is it helps you to relax. Everyone was very friendly & they have a really good selection of nail colors! Christy did my manicure & I love it. The hand/​arm massage she have me was so good I would come back just for that! Also, Helen have me a very thorough pedicure. When I’m back in they area I will be back!

By far one of the best nail salons I’ve ever been too! They did such a great job and they had tons of OPI and ESSIE colors!!! Would definitely recommend:)

By far, best nail salon I’ve been to in Downey. Very cute and very clean. A little small so I’m thankful I went in when it wasn’t busy. Great selection of gel colors. Technicians were attentive and took their time. I didn’t at all feel like they rushed me. The prices were comparable to most other salons. I’ll definitely be back and recommend this place to others. Would have have 5 stars but the only thing that would have made it perfect was if they had something other than CNN on the tv. I would have preferred something lighter on. But overall great experience and my nails and toes look great.

I called and they gave me a price over the phone, when I got there they changed the price. I told the lady that she had stated something else over the phone and she said no. Then I asked if they had a Unilocal for their business and they said no.

Walked into this salon was empty asked for pedicure and full set of nails then halfway through my pedicure they tell me I have to wait because they had an appointment they forgot about. Then more walk in come in & they serviced their nails. They only have two people available to do full sets. Too high of a price range for that kind of service. First thing I asked when I walked in. Never coming here again.

This is a ry awesome nail spot! Drove by it a couple times but decided to come by. They close at 7 but I called at 6:40 and they let me come in for a gel mani and pedi and even stayed until 730 to help me! Great service very friendly and did a great job coloring my hands and toes! A little pricier than most places but it’s worth the price! You get what u pay for! Will definitely be making this my new nail spot!

I have tried so many different nail salons and none even come close to the quality, talent, and sweetness of the people here! They are eager to make sure you get exactly what you want and make you feel so welcome! They all do fantastic jobs and designs, but if you want something especially intricate, Lisa is your girl! I’ve posted some pictures of the nails they’ve done for me over the years! It’s also very clean and new sterile packages of instruments are opened for each client. You can also have your own instruments stored there if you’d prefer. I HIGHLY recommend them!

I had been here before a few years ago and was in desperate need of a pedicure because I had 3 ingrown toenails. I didn’t catch my pedicurists name but she was very gentle getting them out. There was very minimal pain; a little tiny bit of blood but only because my ingrown was so deep.
I got the gel pedicure and it was 35 dollars. It’s a little more than I’m used to from other places but the tools here are sterilized and put in their own little pouch. I don’t mind paying more for cleanliness.
I would definitely come back here! I would even buy my own caboodle! I wasn’t offered but that’s ok because I wasn’t going to buy it today anyway :)

CHRISTY IS BACK!!! Hallelujah!!! I am so happy! The drama is over and most of the workers are back. Best decision the owners made. Sadly, I think they lost a large amount of customers when all the drama happened.

I’ve gone to this place multiple times and have never had a problem until today. Now I can certainly understand that not matter where you go you’ll have to wait. But when they tell you that you’ve been intentionally skipped after waiting for an 1hr and 22min because your process is going to take long is outrageous! Why didn’t they just tell from the beginning?! «Hey we are unable to accommodate you today but would like to set up an appointment for you» when I aked the lady how much longer I’d have to wait she told me they wouldn’t be able to help me. Excuse me?! I’ve already waited for over an hour!!! Let’s just say that moving forward I won’t be visiting this place unless my regular lady is there.

i hate this place. i gave it a try three times and each time i was not satisfied. this place cross contaminates all their tools she used a liquid on me and once she was done she put it back in the bottle. i always had to come back because my nail would chip. i only went because its so close to me but this place is bad and expensive.
overall when i complain they say its my fault, but they do fix it. what a drag.

Ive been very happy with kristy im a Hairstylist and my problem is my nails lifted easily if not done right and havent, had that problem with kristy very happy

I came here to get an acrylic full set, the lady who did them did a very nice job, got the shape I wanted and everything. But a week later the tip broke off my thumb so I went in to get it fixed. The girl who did it did it very fast, wrong shape & it felt bulky and heavy on my thumb to the point where it was uncomfortable. But I figured it was just because it was fill or whatever. But later on, my thumb started giving me this burning/​itching sensation and it started to blister and the skin started peeling. Not only that but then my pinky nail broke off. So I took them all off and now a few days later all the skin on my thumb is dead and peeling off. It looks so disgusting. I’m not sure what went wrong but it’s never happened before and I will never come here again.

Today, being a holiday, my usual nail place was closed. I called several places and they were all busy except this one. So I decided to try it. I’ve been to way better places. I mean, I’m not saying it was bad… I just wouldn’t go back. I called in ahead of time & they took me right away– so that was good. Usually when I get my nails done I like a little conversation… I got none what so ever. Just the news talking about terrorist attacks.
I guess one of the things that really bothered me & made me want to write a review was how every time I put my hand into the light for my gel manicure. it wasn’t timed and she had me take my hand out a few seconds later after she finished with my other hand. I felt like they wouldn’t properly dry like that. But whatever, maybe I’m just used to it being different at other places. They didn’t give me time to let my toes dry either, they guided me out of my massage chair as soon as they were done. It wasn’t horrible, but I definitely want to find a better place.

Came here today to get a full set. My mom found this place on Unilocal.I decided to go with the flow and try it. I showed the lady the style of nail I wanted and design. I wanted negative spacing and even showed her a picture which she said okay. Before she started she asked to see the picture again. She then was asking me how to do it. I explained that it’s simply negative spacing, an area where it’s clear, no polish goes on. She looked puzzled and kept getting herself confused by asking what color I wanted. I told her the same color I chose. I told her how to do it and she still does it totally wrong and doesn’t even look close to the picture. I said forget it just paint them all the same color no designs because she was taking FOOOOOREVER. Then when she was finishing she was being rude and rough! How is that my fault that you don’t know how to do nail art!!! Go take some classes from people that do. Then I go pay for my nails. $ 50 for a new set with God damn polish!!! Are you kidding me?! Was the nail file made of diamonds!!! This isn’t even a nice salon! Lol. What a joke. I do not recommend and I will NOT be coming back.

I tried this place after being to lazy to drive to my regular place and looking at Unilocal as I drove by… But I wish I wouldn’t have.
The service here is something you expect from your hole In the wall common nail place with nothing worth remembering. I will mentioned I liked that they opened the utensils from the sealed bag in front of u.
I got a gel manicure and a pedicure.
Prior to going in my nails were cut squared, but apparently the manicurist assumed I wanted rounded nails and proceeded to round out my nails. That’s not even the issue because hey people make mistakes. Each person they helped after me they asked how they wanted their nails shaped. They attempted to upsell me with some silver glitter which I agreed to but once on my nails I realized it didn’t go with my orange polish and asked them to remove it. Right after they started to talk on their language very aggressively. Talk about uncomfortable
My biggest issue was with the lady whom did my pedicure who I assumed was the owner/​manager but I can be wrong. (Keep in mind I get my toes done every 3 weeks) when she was «cutting the cuticles» she kept saying that it was a lot of skin, and that she had to cut it all, but she wasn’t taking anything off. She also kept shoved the pointy instrument deep into the side of my nail that 2 days later my toe still hurts badly. I had told her it hurt and she would just say oh ok keep pretending to cut and then shove the point in again. The lotion massage lasted less than 90 seconds. And this is not me exaggerating.
I learned my lesson with this experience, I’ll never cheat on my nail place again!

Okay this is my second review on this nail salon I came here back in May and I was really really excited about the work that was done. About two weeks later I came back and the guy who works there did my nails I didn’t leave really happy I thought that he put too much polish on my nail the tips of my nails looked uneven or bulky (speaking of polish not shape) that was wasn’t really NOT a well done job I was kind of iffy about going back.
Nevertheless this time I went back and I kind of made sure that I did not get the guy again, Christie actually did my nails this time and I love them I would recommend her she really is good she pays close attention to the detail my nails don’t have that bulky look and even when she started to try to take off the nail polish from the last time my nails were in the foil for like 20 minutes because it was that much nail polish. But on my nails she did such a superb job I’m so happy with the outcome.
To make it clear I only get the gel manicure ($ 25) which is normal for gel.