T & J Nail Designs

Love this place! Best pedi’s in the Somerville area.

I’m lucky that this is my local nail salon. The polish selection isn’t the greatest, but I bring my own so it doesn’t bother me. Yes the setting is lackluster, but the most important part is that Larry gives the best manis and pedis I’ve ever had. Superb attention to detail, and he and his wife are so kind. Sometimes they’re empty and can take a walk-​in, but sometimes there is a «rush» and there’s only 2 of them so best to call before you head over to make sure they can take you.

Lynn and Larry are the best!
Lynn has been giving me pedicures for years and she always engages in conversations. Larry loves to complement me… your so beautiful! They even have me on caller id and if I call and if I get no answer, Lynn calls back. Lynn does a fabulous job with pedicures and I love the massaging chairs.
I have been coming here for years and I would recommend it to anyone.

Larry and Lien (?) are excellent. When I come in, I’m made to feel right at home and always have prompt professional service. I’ve been coming here for years and would recommend it for anyone. My shellacs typically last for weeks. I’ll own I’m pretty terrible to my nails, leaving the shellac on till my nails grow out, but I know that I’ll be taken care of when I come in. Make me feel a little less guilty.

I foolishly thought that my first bad experience was a fluke and went back a second time. NOPE! It was just as bad as the first time. Both times I was getting gel, both times I asked that he be particularly attentive to my cuticles and skin build up around my nails, both times he sped through my manicure so quickly that there was still a lot to be cut around my nail beds so I asked again, both times he held his hand in my face to be quiet and then didn’t do anything.
Additionally, the space is not appealing, I won’t be back.

I am a nail biter… A nail destroyer! I turn to acrylics to pretend I have fingernails, as I present myself to the world.
I just moved to the area and after seeing positive acrylic review for T & J, I booked an appointment.
Larry is meticulous about every step of the acrylic application. No nail is neglected (and I’m impressed because my super short nails are hard to work with during initial application). As an added bonus, he’s pretty friendly and I assume he has a smile on under the acrylic face mask!
He delivered exactly what I wanted in about 90 minutes. He had a little more trouble with the French tips than the acrylic powder and filing process, but he corrected every mistake. They look great. I spent $ 45 plus tip for the set and polish.
The space is small, maybe 5 tables and 2 pedicure chairs. Call ahead to make sure they’re not busy. I didn’t notice any UV lights for gel (if that’s your thing).

I love coming to this place. It’s $ 40 for a mani/​pedi which is pretty affordable. I never used to get my nails done unless someone else gave me a gift certificate but now I get it maybe once every five or six weeks. There’s plenty of free parking and Lien (the woman who does my nails every time, I love her) is always very friendly and she makes the time pass quickly. I also love how gentle she is because I am a bad nail biter and finger chewer and I spend all day touching paper so my hands are dry and my cuticles are ripped up. But she always goes out of her way to be very gentle. The pedicure always lasts forever too. Definitely recommend this place!

Quick, convenient and good job. Regular manicure
$ 15. Parking in lot across st.

I came in here around 2:45p with no appointment and was immediately seated for a manicure! The woman who did my nails was very professional, and despite a slight language barrier was very friendly. My nails look great, and I will definitely be back!

You know those places that you don’t want to tell anyone about because you want to keep the good ones to yourself?
Yeah, this is that place. I’m not quite sure why I’m sharing this with you all, but Larry’s the man. He is a professional in every sense of the word and is pays very close attention to every. single. detail.
I’m not sure what the pedicures are like but the acrylic manicures are the best I’ve had. Hands down.
Do with that information as you will…

The shop is run by the nicest couple who both give really solid manicures and pedicures. I’m so lucky that this is my local place!

Lien and her partner run the most consistent, hard-​working, customer oriented nail salon around. Lien takes great pride in her work and celebrates her victories over my stubborn feet. Best place around the Porter Square area.

this is easily my favorite spot for a pedicure in the whole city. lien and larry are professional, courteous, and kind, and are always ready to work you in to fit a little self care into your schedule. i’ve had a lot of pedicures in my 15 years in the area, but none better than the ones here. the light-​filled space, comfy chairs, and sweet demeanor of the staff mean i won’t go anywhere else now. they are the best.

I love this place — Lynn and Larry, the owners, are fantastic. I had a really hard time finding a nail salon I liked when I first moved to the area, but once I found T & J, I stopped looking and have not gone anywhere else since. (I have been a customer for about 2.5 years.)
The owners are very kind, friendly, and accommodating — they really make you feel special when you are here. They have a wide array of color choices, and the salon is clean and well-​maintained. The price-​point is great as well, and the salon is conveniently located across from the Porter Square Plaza. I highly recommend T & J.

Limited parking but a nice location in which you can make appointments! The customer service is good and they do their best to make you happy!
This isn’t a full spa nail location! They focus on mani and pedi! Cute location but a little small! I like they understand and speak a little English! That is a good and big deal to understand your customers!!!

This isn’t my normal nail salon, but I was in the area running some errands and had time to kill. I decided to get a mani and toe nail polish color change. It was mid-​day Saturday and there was only one other person. This normally makes me a little nervous but Unilocal always steers me the right way.
The place itself is clean although a bit dated. Their polishes look older and there isn’t a huge color variety. If you were looking for the latest OPI collection of colors, this wouldn’t be the place for you.
The man who did my polish change and mani could not have been nicer. He was friendly, quick and did a great job. I wasn’t worried about instruments being clean or anything. A nice change!
The final result was a great manicure that hasn’t chipped even 4 days later and a toe polish change that could have been better. My toes take forever to chip and they chipped the very next day. I think the older polish might have been the problem. All for just $ 25.
If I was looking for a solid manicure then I would definitely head back there again. Come for the basics and stick with that!

Ok this is probably my new go-​to nail salon. I say probably because I haven’t gotten a gel or shellac mani/​pedi here yet, but the regular nail polish service is wonderful! Just got a mani and pedi with an OPI polish.
The gentleman who took care of me was very thorough and even went back with the cuticle clippers when I pointed out a few spots that I felt still needed work. Both my hands and feet were scrubbed with a salt/​sugar scrub, which left my skin nice and smooth. Additionally, I was treated to mid-​service hot towels for my hands and feet. And then, to top off the whole experience, I received a few minute shoulder massage. It wasn’t a great massage, I’ll be honest, but it was a nice touch all the same.
The interior seems a little bit all over the place, but there are 3 mani stations and then maybe 5 or 6 pedi stations along with a little room for waxing. They have an awesome selection of regular nail polish but are a little lacking in terms of what they offer for gel and shellac. Prices are about average and are consistent with other similar salons in the area.

They did a good job with shaping, but the OPI gel mani only lasted four days without chipping, and it completely trashed my nails. I’m sure they’d be great for a regular mani, but pass on the gel!

It is a cute local nail salon. I made an appt 2 days in advance. When we got there, they had to turn away alot of walk ins. There was only two people on duty.
When I booked the appt they said we can get our Shellac manicure nails done at the same time, but when we got there only one guy can actually do the shellac. So instead of an hour long visit it became a 2 ½ hour visit.
I gave this place 2.5 stars. We were able to do the manis together so it wasn’t to bad to wait, I just had to wait for the shellac portion of my mani.
My friends French Shellac Mani came out really nice and she loved the guy. She gave him 5 stars.
The lady who did my mani, cut a little to much cuticle off which I was a little on the fence, but it was okay since she did not cut me.
Then when it was my turn to get the Shellac done, the guy said that my color was a hard color to apply, since it was Bronze, but stated that He’ll do it for me, but it will require extra coats and just take more time. Okay, fine, I really like the color.
When I was done, it was sloppy, polish all over my cuticle but what really got them the 2 stars was he missed the tips of my nails, so when I looked at them, you can still see my natural nail. So i asked him to fix it, and make sure I can’t see my natural nails 0₀
His statement, Oh that color was hard to apply I told you. Yeah! and you said you can make it happen. I was expecting it to take longer but a good job. And the Guy blamed me for choosing the color.
Now A day later, I have two chipped nails, and it took about my friend a week before hers started to chip.
So im guess the Shellac polish is old and they need to get new polish.
So i will not be going back, but at least it wasnt a horror show. Just a bad job.

T&J Nail is a nice small nail salon. I made an appointment the same day for my friend and myself and they were able to accommodate me. I was a bit weary because according to Unilocal,they were less expensive than other salons that offered shellac. Other salons also charged an additional amount for shellac removal… really? $ 10 is what the other salons charged. So overall, I would’ve paid over $ 40 at the other salons, $ 10 to remove the shellac that is on my nails, and then tip… yikes!
So I wasn’t sure what to expect when I came in. Did I sign up for a sub-​par quality/​service/​cleanliness? NOPE! The staff was very friendly. The place was clean. The equipment they used appeared to be sanitized as well. I had an older guy do my manicure. He was very nice and gentle during the process. I’ve had other places really cut back my cuticles to the point where they feel raw or I was even bleeding. Not this guy. He was good. And even though I was his last appointment for the day, I didn’t feel like he was rushing to get the job done.
When I was the leaving, they asked that if I were to make an appoint for a shellac manicure that I make sure that I ask for that specifically. I think it’s because the process to remove and reapply is a longer process than a regular manicure that they want to make sure that they have the time to do the shellac manicure. I totally get it. We were there 15 min past the time they were suppose to close. It’s a good note to myself next time when I make the appointment. I would definitely go back and I’ll definitely make sure that I let them know what I need done. :-)
Oh AND it only cost me $ 33 for the whole thing! Of course I gave him a nice tip too. I would definitely come back. And I strongly suggest that you go there too!