Blend Salon

My first visit and I had a wonderful experience; great team and service, lovely mani with shellac and worth every penny! Im from London and am super picky when it comes to my nails… after a search for a month, I think I found my spot in SF!

Had a great deluxe combo mani/​pedi. The 2 ladies who worked on my nails made me feel welcome and relaxed. They were thorough and attentive to their work.
The place is clean and bright.
Great price for the service too.

I had the most pleasant experience ever! I highly recommend this salon. Very clean and super relaxing. This is the best mani/​pedi that I have ever experienced. All of the staff was friendly and simply wonderful. I am here on business and they made me feel so welcomed. Great service!

I was surprised by the $ 10 gel removal fee… I usually go to a place in the Marina and they only charge me $ 3 for removal. The manicure was mediocre. Will not be returning.

I had a great experience here. Arrived half an hour before my reservation, and they were happy to start in on my mani-​pedi just as soon as they finished with the customer they were already working on. I had the basic mani-​pedi for a more than reasonable $ 37 plus tip, they give you a price break for doing both. Nancy did my mani and it was the best – nails perfectly shaped, cuticles trimmed meticulously and just the right amount, and the dry, ridged nail surfaces of my 50-​something hands were lightly buffed until they looked nice & glossy and moisturized. No polish, which is what I prefer. My hands look 10 years younger.
The pedi was done by the other woman working there and was a bit perfunctory by comparison. Barely any massage at all and the skin on my heels still looks a bit dry. But the cuticle work was good and polish applied meticulously. These ladies are fast, I was out the door in less than an hour.

I’ve been coming here to see Danny for over 15 years. Danny moved with Tina upstairs when she opened shop and David & Friends closed. No one touches my hair but Danny and lord knows he’s been through so many style changes and color changes, perfect every time.

Cute, clean and professional nail shop (and adjacent salon.) Its not well marked, but take the elevator upstairs to the third floor for a relaxed and friendly nail salon about a block away from Saks Fifth Avenue, but with terrific bargain prices (particularly, given this is Union Square!)
My daughter was itching for a manicure and for $ 14, she got a great one. She’s got her own flair, so she opted to layer white polish with silver glitter to create her signature look. I was happy with a terrific gel manicure that will last me a couple of weeks. Nice magazines and a friendly crew. Call first, as its a pretty small space with 4 pedicure chairs, four manicure tables and when we were there, just two technicians. We came mid-​day and mid-​week, and we were asked to come back in 30 minutes, but I’m sure if you book ahead, you’ll sail right in.

Love this place. Especially Nancy who always does my nails! The salon is clean, cute, bright, and airy. Everybody is nice. Gel nails and basic pedis are the way to go.
I recommend making a reservation before you come as they are popular and usually only have 1 or 2 nail technicians at a time.
Love Blend

This has become one of my favorite nail salons to go to of all times. Definitely my go to in SF for sure.
Helen is awesome! Will definitely come back here next time as opposed to any other nail salons on Sutter (etc.). Nails turned out well and what a nice person Helen is.
Make sure to book in advance so that you don’t need to wait or be told to come back later. :)

Love this nail salon! Consistently giving me the best mani and pedis! I don’t even wear acrylics anymore because these ladies really take care of my nails. I’m the type of person who is really rough on my hands and constantly on my feet. They take good care of me. They are CLEAN! They give a great massage and don’t cut corners. I recommend making an appointment because the wait can be long, just as I said these ladies are thorough. I used to go to Linda’s on ocean (check out my review)
and holy crap they are so much better. Great customer service, polish selection and positive vibes. Highly recommend if your tired of your ghetto neighborhood nail salon! Btw they are on point with timing too, I don’t sit there for like 3 hours hahaha!

I don’t get my nails done in acrylic or silk wraps to often but when I do have always come here. The ladies are so nice and they do a lovely job, i’ve gone to a couple of other places just to try in the area but they don’t compare. The prices are great and the lady that did my nails, Nancy, was very fast, she knew what she was doing, and they looked great. Will most certainly always come back to the Blend Salon.

Feeling super guilty about my first 1 star review but it has to be done. I know no one ever reads the long ones, but a week later I’m still so bothered that I have to let it out. I would have been TOLERANT about my experience, except with the terrible customer service and mediocrity of their work, I won’t.
Made an appointment, and went in with my cousin. Asked for a gel mani and basic pedicure and a simple design/​a couple stones but came to the conclusion that they couldn’t, but it was too late when we realized this. (Btw, all this is while my cousin and the owner exchange numbers so that my cousin could do henna for the owner’s daughter and etc ((to set the tone that we were super friendly after enjoying a beautiful SF day while my cousin visited from LA)).
After we all finished up and my nails looked nothing like what I wanted, I felt bad because of the pressure of us being the last people in and I didn’t want to complain. She did a painted design on ONE nail that isn’t even visible because they don’t have anything to work with (isn’t painted designs a total must at salons now?), and I ended up paying $ 100. $ 100 for a gel mani, with one wack painted design on one finger, a few stones and a BASIC pedicure.
And even at that point I didn’t care, I got mad when my cousin and I decided we were unhappy with our nails the next day because we could see in actual day light that they did a legitimately bad job. I decided that I will get my ONE nail fixed because if I spent that much for reasons that I’m still trying to figure out, I should be able to get ONE nail fixed.
So when we called, she told my cousin yes to her nails but NO to mine. She said that she asked me if I was happy with my nails, and I gave her approval so for that reason alone she wasn’t going to. And I told her, we felt the pressure of being her last clients there so we felt really bad because we knew she had to leave to her family. I explained that all I want is one nail fixed and made plain, and she wouldn’t budge.
I didn’t fuss with her, the money wasn’t the problem, but their customer service is so cheap and old school mom and pop business style. I’m not even exaggerating when I say I’ve seen better customer on the streets of 3^rd world countries. I let her know I was going to review on Unilocal and she didn’t care at all. Aside from this finger fixing thing, my gel mani was crap too. She didn’t sand down the edges of the gel around my cuticles, and I’ve had to file it down MYSELF because my hair could get caught in it AND it still looks bad, and one of the 3 little stones I had fell out after 5 days. Lol. It’s a week later and I don’t think I’ve ever been so bothered by customer service because of my mellow attitude.
This all makes me miss my nail lady at home so much. I’m from LA, and living the beach has produced a mellow mindset that I have, but I’m still not over it a week later. I didn’t know there was even a such thing as a nail salon who would say no to fixing a client’s nail???
I hope the owner actually makes some changes soon because this is the only 1 star review I’ve ever left. I didn’t ask for a refund or anything except just fixing one nail because I want to like how my hands look after spending $ 100 on them.

This place is pretty hidden. If it wasn’t for Unilocal,I don’t think I would ever discover it! The ladies here are so nice and they always ask if you want anything to drink. I got a regular pedicure with Nancy. She was very meticulous to details and she constantly checked in with me to make sure my toes weren’t hurting (I got a big bruise on my big toe so it’s very sensitive to any touches). We both talked in Chinese and she was very personable and sweet. The pedicure costed $ 27 *yes a bit pricey* but I would come back again for their top notch service and attention to details.
P. S. They have a wide range of O.P.I. and Essie nail polish. A definite plus!

One of the best manicures I’ve ever had. Would definitely recommend these ladies. They take care in their work and genuinely care about their clients.

These ladies are wonderful!!! It’s $ 35 for a pedi and mani and I’m super excited that I found it. I’m from Atlanta and I came to visit San francisco for my spring break. I wanted to get my nails done but every where I looked it was $ 100 to get both done. The lady that did my toes was so nice. She is a perfectionist and didn’t want me to leave until my nails were perfect. This mani/​pedi was the best that I have ever had just because of the service!

Great nail salon in Union Square. Due to it’s location, a mani & pedi costs a little bit more than in other residential neighborhoods but the quality of the salon and service makes up for it. I had a pedi with Helen and a mani with Nancy. They had me in and out in 45 minutes. The salon is very clean and features strong massage chairs, though the foot spa is a bin as opposed to a tub with jets. I loved how my nails looked after wards. I’m very specific and both technicians listened and delivered. This will definitely be my go-​to spot in the area.

My BFF and I were looking for a place to get a Manicure and Pedicure before
our Nike Half Marathon.
I quickly did a search on Unilocal from my trusty iPhone which led us to Blend, Helen, and Tina.
Helen is incredibly warm and inviting. I love the way she manages the front desk and welcomes new customers.
We opted for the Deluxe Mani/​Pedi after a review of the Menu. The pedicure had lovely rose petals and citrus floating in the water. I chose a beautiful, Metallic black and gold Dolce an Gabbana nail color.
We were given wine while we waited. Helen offered us wine while we enjoyed our pedicures. we were there for 2 hours and thoroughly enjoyed the pampering.
t’s been a month now and my Pedicure is finally in need of a revamp. My manicure lasted 2 weeks. I work in RWC and am trying to figure out a way to come back regularly :)
You won’t regret getting services here and the prices are completely reasonable!

I use to go to a salon right next door and when they didn’t take me on my birthday, I called Blend Salon and begged them to take me for a mani! It was past 7pm and the ladies at Blend saved me! I came in and was still given the VIP treatment. They offered refreshments and didn’t rush me when I was picking out my color (which mind you, takes me FOREVER)! Nancy did my manicure and she did an amazing job. I’m VERY picky about my nails. I’ve now gone every week for a little over a month now. My nails come out fabulous each and every time. Everyone mistakes my nails for gel!

Awesome spot right off Union Square and just up a flight of stairs. A sweet little oasis overlooking the urban setting. Very comfortable pedicure chairs and the service couldn’t be beat– they are so sweet and make all their patrons feel welcome.
I plan to make this my consistent «after work» spot when I don’t want to be found by anybody but the cheesy faces staring back at me from the pages US Weekly.

Super nice people!
Super sloppy nail design execution.