Natural Nails

The service was horrendous and they have a poor color selection in their gel polishes.

Went there 2 times, for waxing and I got a pedi. In my opinion it’s over priced for the quality of work done. Both times I left Feeling unsatisfied with the work, and my pedi polish was left streaky. The ladies are nice but, there are too many nail salons for that to be a deciding factor. I recommend going else wear.

I’ve been to this salon a half dozen times for mani /​pedis. I always leave thinking, I can do a better job myself! I like the cuticle removed from my nails. That’s one of the reasons I go to the salon. Though the nail tach goes through the motions, I’m surprised at how much remains. I’ve even asked for more cuticle removal. That would envolve her taking off the polish. And the polish is shotty at best. Once, I brought my own nude polish for my toes and she put so many coats on my toes that after hours the polish was still tacky and ended up dented and rippled. Also, cash only. I had to go to QFC for cash after my first pedi/​mani but I’ve seen them run credit/​debit cards in the back? When asked «so you do take plastic?» the reply was vague and heavily accented. No DEBIT for YOU.

I took a family member’s recommendation to try this place for the first time. The establishment was clean and I had called ahead for an appointment. Even though I arrived 20 minutes early, they started on me right away!
Everyone was very polite and kind. The massage chairs were very relaxing and STRONG, better than others I’ve had. My nails look great– mani/​pedi in one hour!
My one complaint is that they say they are open 10 – 6 every day, but I was their last customer and they closed up shop ½ hour early! It might be because they know it takes longer than that to do the job, but I thought it was odd.

I’ve been to Natural Nails about a dozen times. Had face and leg waxes as well as standard manicures and pedicures. The salon is clean. The staff is friendly and engaging. They are fast, but the typically do not make you feel rushed (especially important during the massage). Remember this is a nail salon, not a spa. The services are high quality and affordable but they are «everyday».
They are getting busier so I recommend calling ahead (even on your way) to make sure they have room for you.
Bring cash, or swing by the ATM at QFC before you go.

They are at very convenient location for me, do good job, very affordable, takes walk-​in, friendly, their polish remover doesn’t eat up my toe nails underneath the polish,

Kind of lackluster. Wasn’t offered water, didn’t like that the tech handled money while wearing gloves to do my toes but them didn’t make any effort to clean her hands before resuming my pedi. LAZY exfoliation and plenty of conversations going on but none in English. When I asked of she’d be using callous remover she said no because my feet were already soft. Yeah, because they get regular thorough scrubbings, which is what I’m paying you for. Anyway, polish was well done but overall not a great pedi.

I’ve been to ultra high-​end and super divey nail salons in the 5 years I’ve lived in Portland. This is somewhere in between and my new favorite place to go. I might be biased because it is convenient for me, but there are other places near by that are worth skipping.
I’ve gotten my brows done 4 times by the same lady — consistently perfect every time and I am one picky person. I don’t know how she does it… but it never hurts, either!
The pedis are express and good. It isn’t a spa experience, but nor are we paying for one.
The staff is friendly, there is a great variety of colors to choose from, it is clean and well lit (which is a plus when you are getting any waxing services done).
I recommend.

The ladies that work here are nice but they didn’t do a good job on my pedicure. Had some sugar scrub still on my legs after she was done and the polish could have been done better. Plus at this time they don’t have a working card machine. So I had to walk over to QFC to get cash from the ATM. Which they didn’t tell me about till I was handing over my debit card. A sign or warning about the broken machine would have been nice.

This has become my default nail salon due to it being only a block away from my house. The ladies have always been more than nice, however the quality of paint job, precision, overall enthusiasm, and effort are all lacking. After spending quite a bit of dough for a manicure/​pedicure I was weakly massaged, and rushed through being their last appointment of the evening. I recommend spending you money elsewhere if your looking for a genuine experience.

I’ve been here twice. The ladies that work here are very nice and I’ve noticed they have a great rapport with regular customers that pop in. They seem to be on a first name basis.
I got a $ 26 shellac mani and I love it. Give ‘em a shot!

Do not go here if you’re looking for a regular place to go. The service is sometimes good (ok) or just bad. I go here every once in a while since I live across the street and need to get my nails done last minute.
They don’t seem to care about their customers. talk to each other the whole time. They might said a couple words to the customers.
Prices are reasonable. But I’m tired of going to nail salons where no one seems to care about impressing the customers.
Salons are suppose to be a place to relax and feel a bit pampered. This place NEVER makes you feel that way.

So I’ve had this place saved in my bookmarks to try for a while — today i had a chance. I was so sad to realize I’ve totally been here before many times! They have business cards with different names on them — no idea why.
My first experience here was great — really nice woman, very knowledgeable, plus she didn’t cop an attitude when i requested no cutting of the cuticle (hello less work!). Alas I’ve only seen her there the once (she had a sick baby last I heard).
My other experiences were fine nothing to write home about.
But I always have trouble with: no credit or debits cards — not sure why. I think they are on the high end for what they are. Don’t expect anything more than the basics.

Natural Nails is a good place to go, as long as you KNOW who you’re going to. When I came in for a broken nail the person they had help me HAD to have been in training because it took her 10 minutes to remove my broken nail. She tried to put acrylic over my natural nail, instead of glueing one on, then applying acrylic. And in the end I had a nail that was much longer than all of the others and bent to the left. Instead of walking in I suggest an appointment, most of the other girls do great nails… I don’t remember all their names but Nancy, and Mindy are two of the better ones.

Signs of spring in the air:
— Lack of three layers of clothing to walk to the grocery store
— Bloomage up and down the streets
— Constant twitterpation. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, rent Bambi. I won’t tell.
— Every occasion calls for Serge Gainsbourg, Belle and Sebastian, or Nick Drake on the speakers, preferably while twilrling your umbrella up and down a Parisian alley
— Sudden urge to pamper the tocks (TM = Melissa P.)
Aren’t I lucky that this place is about two blocks from my local wine-​givers and it’s perfectly reasonable to receive a pedicure in one of the massage chairs and walk home, eyes glued to my toes the whole time? At $ 20 a pop, plus mani, facial, and other services that make you go ahhhhh, it’s hard to not give into the elements.