Top Nails

I had a good experience here. My nails look great and the manicurist was very friendly. They do however speak a lot of Vietnamese so if that’s something that annoys you I wouldn’t recommend. Reasonable pricing, my French manicure was $ 18 and the regular manicure would have been $ 13

I always book with Kathy. She has very good manners and doesn’t talk much but in English. I found the shop to be clean and professional.
I can highly recommend Kathy. She’s super and does a great job! She really cares.
Parking is always very easy too!

EVER WONDER IF THE NAIL LADY IS TALKING ABOUT YOU? THE ANSWER IS — YES, THE LADIES HERE ARE!!!
I’m Vietnamese and fluent in speaking and understanding the language. I’ve gone to many nail salons and usually the nail techs are just telling each other stories. That’s not the case at Top Nails — they’re totally talking about you!
I’ve gone to this salon off and on for the past 10 years and everytime they’ve done a decent job. Today I went to the salon and was seated with Lucy. Lucy has done my nails before so I was pleasantly surprised. I didn’t remind her that I’m Vietnamese because I just wasn’t interested in making conversation today. Everything was fine, until she started cleaning up my cuticles. She cut me and I started bleeding and she didn’t even notice. Then she went to start painting my nails — that was when she told the lady doing my pedicure (in Vietnamese) that I have parrot nails! WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? I know I should’ve stopped her to tell her off right there, but I was in so much shock!
I’m clearly Asian and I would think that she would want to clarify what type of Asian I was before deciding to talk smack on me and make sure that I didn’t understand her language. That’s the least she can do, right?! Aside from Lucy talking sh*t on me, she also cut me. I was looking at my nails and she’s like what happened? Then I reminded her that I’m bleeding and she told me it’s going away! Okay…
After they completed my mani/​pedi they moved me immediately. I can understand that too but then she just threw my sandals down. This was an all-​in-​all rude experience. I will never be coming back to this salon again. There are plenty of other salons in the area with higher quality work and more deserving of customers.
The owner of the salon knew I was Vietnamese and even verified (a few times) that I was by reading my name on the credit card. Yes, I totally have a Vietnamese last name, and yes I totally understood everything everyone was saying in the salon.

I have been coming to this salon for a little over a year now. I am a perfectionist when it comes to my nails and Kathy does an amazing job every time. Kathy pays attention to detail and is very thorough. Julie always does my pedicures and she does an excellent job. Great service and very nice people.

AVOID THIS NAIL SALON!!!
I’ve been getting mani/​pedi and spa services for the past 15 years of my life and this nail salon is by far the worst I’ve experienced. I decided to come here because my usual nail tech is Costa Mesa is on an extended vacation and I wanted to skip the drive… BAD IDEA! I should have gone to my tried and turn spot.
I set my appointment with front desk receptionist, which was no problem because they don’t seem to be like the busy nail salons I’m use to. Upon my arrival I was treated very poorly and rudely by the same front desk receptionist. She didn’t ask my name or any details about the services that I wanted. I was placed at regular nail station as oppose to a massage chair (I thought to myself WTF, I want my massage and hot water pedi). The following is an explanation of my experience and my boyfriend is beyond pissed that I even paid these people.
Pedicure…
The pedi tech brought out a basic bucket with plastic lining and told my to place my feet inside. She didn’t ask me what kind of pedi I wanted at any point. Her tools were NOT sanitized in an autoclave and did not come out of a fresh package, just a box at her station. I was so over the pedi, the lack of cleanliness and professionalism that I just asked her for a basic pedi. End results are a pedi that looks like my little sister painted my toes with her hello kitty polish. Poor job, only two coats, no clear top coat, dents that look like the color isn’t even, and streaks and bubbles. I was not even offered spa sandals NOR did she put my sandals back on my feet… She also left the paper between my toes. (How am I suppose to put my sandals on myself after my manicure?!) After she was done and packed her station, I didn’t see her the rest of the time I was there. So yeah…
Manicure…
OMG… Heads up if you’re a person who likes to have on trend and designed nails… RUN! I always get almond shape mid length nails with a design on my ring finger, which when I called to make my appointment was no problem (I know to tell them my shape and that I want design because of the time it takes). Once I sat down with my male nail tech he asked me what shape I wanted and then said it would be $ 10 additional (I thought well damn why did the receptionist not say that and I was offended because the way he said it was as if I could not afford it, UMMM, I pay $ 80+ in Costa Mesa, so I have no problem paying $ 35 here!!). This was the dirtiest manicure that I’ve ever had. And by dirt I mean UNSANITARY AF! NONE of his tools were clean, the towel under my hands looked used, he did not dust my hands off or clear of the file dust that was literally everywhere including all over my clothes. My hands were covered in so much acrylic gel and glue I didn’t even know to react. Apparently he never used matte top polish before (WTF!) and he decided that it was appropriate to not only snicker BUT also talk crap in Vietnamese (I know enough words of the language to understand when someone is being negative). It’s not my fault that this salon can not keep up with nail trends. I wanted a simple line design that he tried to convince me to change to flowers! I decided to skip the design all together because it just causes too much aggravation. I give my nails 1 – 2 weeks of survival at the max. My almond shape is too thin and poorly done to last any longer than that. The polish has started to chip and it’s only been a full day. It took me 20 minutes is the shower to scrub off all of the residue.
Conclusion…
I paid $ 54 for a crap mani and a preschool pedi. Clearly the lesson learned here is that you get what you pay for. Cheap = cheap. No, I did not tip them and I wish Unilocal allowed negative star reviews. I will NEVER recommend this place to friends or clients (I’m a wedding planner) nor do I feel that my review is harsh. For you ladies who may believe that I sound like spoiled princess, you better treat yourself to a high quality salon that takes their services serious. I don’t know how this place stays in business… never again. PHOTOS ATTACHED :-|

I have been going here for more than 10 years. They started out great, and it was a fair price for a good pedicure, which lasted about 45 minutes. Sadly, the price has increased and I can count on them rushing me out of there in 25 minutes TOPS. Since I go to a salon to relax, it incenses me when I feel rushed to get out of the chair! Truly a «Don’t let the door hit you, on your way out!» Great disappointment, since this has always been my go to. Better off at a Happy Nails… and that’s not saying much! And they REALLY hate when you use a card to pay for services, but I’m not a cash girl, so too bad!

Do not recommend. Excessive talking in Vietnamese. They burned my feet with hot water for my pedicure. Burned my fingers with lotion to soak my manicure.

The girl that did my wax did an awesome job but the front desk lady I don’t know what her deal is she’s got issues she’s not happy with her life

I am using my brother’s Unilocal account as I don’t have one. I don’t normally take the time to write reviews even though I use Unilocal’s reviews when seeking out new businesses.
My brother gave me a gift certificate for a manicure & pedicure from this salon, which I used last week.
Before going, I pulled up Unilocal and read the reviews and was a bit disappointed in the somewhat average reviews given. I was surprised my brother gave me a certificate to a salon w/​such average reviews, but when I asked him about it he said that there wasn’t enough reviews to make a judgement. He got it for me anyways since it was so close to home for me and would be convenient since I had a small baby to consider.
Anyways, I am glad he got it for me. It was a treat I don’t often indulge in esp. w/​a toddler in toll. I didn’t make an appointment since I never know my baby’s sleep schedule. They were able to service me with little wait time and attended to my hands and toes beautifully. The atmosphere in the salon at the time was pretty mellow even with a constant flow of customers. I was very relaxed during the service & felt very pampered.
I guess my brother was right in thinking that there wasn’t enough reviews to make a judgement.
Hopefully, I will have a chance to revisit the salon (hint to my brother) in the near future to write an equally positive update. So Top Nails in Mission Viejo, keep up the beautiful service.
I love looking at my fingers while I am typing these last letters.

A group of my friends and I came here to get some pampering after brunch and we were all very pleased with the excellent service and results. I was especially happy with my manicure because the last time I had gotten my nails done a few weeks prior at Burke Williams Spa — literally that same day the nail polish started to chip and break off which was very frustrating since that manicure was very expensive. I came back again a few weeks ago to have a mani/​pedi done for my engagement shoot and can say that even though it’s been over two weeks my nails look perfect other than they growing out which is normal with no chipping thanks to the advice of getting gel. I am not sure why there are some older lower star reviews other than I understand the salon previously had a different manager/​manicurists that are no longer working there. Although the price may be slightly higher the quality is much better than most of the other nail salons I have been to.

Stopped in here because it was convenient. We were greeted and taken right away. However, they were very pushy. Kept asking me to add on and to upgrade my mani pedi. It was the fastest pedicure. I didn’t even have time to enjoy it. I will not be coming back.

I’ve been coming here for over fifteen years. Friendly staff, clean, and fair prices.

I was really skeptical to go here considering the Unilocal reviews. The man greeted me and was very nice. I was sitting in the chair when the lady who was going to do my toes came up. She didn’t say hi or anything. She did a good job on my toes except she cut my toes nails kinda crappy. When it came to the massage she didn’t put any muscle into it. I may or may not come back. But it’s super close to my apartment.

I would give 0 stars if I could.
This place is terrible. From the moment you walk in, the rude older lady at the front treats you terribly and the entire staff just stares at you with a blank look making you feel uncomfortable. (The hostess at the front should greet customers with a smile and welcome them to their business — not drown them in her disgusting burning incenses and turn you away). They are not helpful at all and they do a terrible job. I came here on a whim to get a fill with a gel color. The gel color was done poorly with streaking and an uneven paint job. I didn’t even bother to let them know I was unhappy because I knew they would just sneer and continue to jab my cuticles. I got a pedicure at the same time and the girl doing it continuously picked my cuticles! I get pedicures every few weeks and this is something I have NEVER experienced! After the gel on my toes they rub the nails with acetone and it stung so bad because she left tiny cuts all over my toes! Avoid this place! Even if it’s just for a typical mani/​pedi.

38 for a «regular mani pedi» is pretty pricey for a «regular» ordinary mani pedi. Nothing special going on here. I was in a hurry and needed a pedi stat so I couldn’t go to my usual place. I’d say skip them. There are so many nicer nail places in the area to choose from.

2 stars simply because the girl doing my nails was sweet but there’s no way I’ll come back. Their gel manicure plus pedicure was a total of 60 $ and nails are already chipping. I came here with my sister, and they made her take off her nail polish… I was like ok… Isn’t that why you go to a nail salon?! So you can get pampered? Anyways her nails weren’t so great either, the guy doing her nails put two coats on one hand and 3 coats of nail polish on the other hand, her nails looked off. Not a good nail salon overall.

I’ve been to a good number of nail salons and I’ll have to say that this is by far my favorite. I normally check ratings on Unilocal before going to any spot and this one definitely wasn’t on the top of my list considering the little reviews and ratings. But since my cousin and I needed to go somewhere to get ready for her birthday dinner, this place had to do.
Upon arrival, we were immediately helped and seated. I came for a mani/​pedi & my cousin came for just a mani but since there was such a great mani/​pedi deal for high school students that she took it. The icing on the cake was that they gave her free nail polish because it was her birthday! The overall process didn’t even take long since there were multiple people helping us. We were in and out in less than an hour.
Overall, I loved the service. They took very good care of the both of us. A «must go to» location!

Expensive. They’re pretty sneaky with the extra charges. My regular «mini» mani-​pedi was $ 50 (for the record the place I go in Irvine is $ 35 for GEL mani & pedi) and I ended up paying $ 71 before tip. I got French… Some looked like the white rubbed off with the top coat and they’re all chipped two days later. I’ll keep driving to Irvine.

Love my gel nails. Good color selection. It’s a pretty nail salon; nothing special. But the price is decent and my nails last for a pretty good amount of time.

My girlfriend Liza got her nails done for her birthday and they came out fabulous so I asked her where she got them done and she referred me to Top Nails she said Tom for fingers and Kelly for toes.
Sophia and I had been planning a girls spa day so we came here for our spa treatments. We opted for a mani-​pedi which were both delightful. We were running late and called for the address and to let them know that we would be late. When we walked in the lady behind the front counter looked at us and said «Sophia & Denise». They were expecting us and had two chairs and our nail technicians awaiting our arrival.
We picked our colors out, both beautiful reds and yes they are OPI that is what most of their selection consists of OPI polishes. Then we were seated in the most comfortable spa massage chairs. The foot bath was full of wonderful hot water and once I was settled Kelly turned the massage chair on for me. I was in heaven, no seriously Calgon take me away…
She began to clean and file my nails and asked if I would like a sea salt soak for $ 3 extra. I went for it, I never usually spend the extra money, but what the hell it was girls day out. She cleaned and massaged my feet and legs and made them nice and soft.
Kelly then asked if I would like the paraffin wax for $ 6 extra for the feet and same for the hands. I had her do it on my feet only and it felt great! She placed my feet in bags with hot wax and let it set and once she took the wax off she massaged my feet and legs again. Kelly then asked if I wanted flowers 2 for $ 5 and of course I said yes once again. They came out so beautiful, very detailed.
All the meanwhile I had another man (I did not catch his name) working on my hands. Cleaning, filing, massaging, it was almost sensory overload and ohhhh sooooo relaxing. I melted into the chair the entire time. The overall experience was AWESOME! We were there an hour and the whole time they were tending to us and our nails it was so great.
Another thing that really I loved about the services that we received was, when they asked if we wanted the extra spa treatments they just asked. There was NO PRESSURE, unlike other nail experiences that I have had. (
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Thank you Top Nails! I will definitely be back!