California Nail Salon in Manchester, NH

If you are going to spend good money for your nails and want them to be done right, go to Boujee Nails and Spa instead! At Califoney nails you certainly DO NOT get what you pay for and they'll tell you they can do the nail art you want when they really can't. Back in August I went in and they had a really talented tech/artist (I forget her name), she did such a great job, was patient and kind. When she was done, I showed her  a pic of a set I wanted for an October wedding I am going to. The design involves lots of charms and she told me they could do it but I would have to bring in the supplies because they didn't have everything needed for the design. Fast forward to today (10/14/23), I walk in to get the design I want and brought all the charms, snakeskin foil and gem stones needed for the design. I told them that one of their nail techs told me they could do my design if I brought the supplies and asked again if they could still do it, they said yes. I was directed to sit at table 2, so I did. I do not know what the woman's name is, but she is RUDE and a terrible nail tech. We pick out the base colors, and she starts to remove my old set. I told her that I would like coffin shape and that I DO NOT like thick acrylic nails. So, what does she do? She literally GLOBS acrylic on my nails! When she is done with the acrylic part, she starts in on the gel polish. Again a complete disaster, didn't have the get colors and metalic powder we had already picked out, so I had to waste time picking alternatives. She slaps the colors on haphazardly and now it's time for design. Did I mention she told me that my nails were going to cost $150 because they would take her a long time, and then had the audacity to get up and go outside to chit chat with another customer! I turned to the owner and said "I hope she's not charging me for her to stand outside and talk, cause she told me the price of my nails is dependent on the time it takes", so he waved her back in. Back to design time, she told me to pick out the charms for her so I start picking out the charms needed. Abruptly, she gets angry with me and tells me to pack everything up and leave because my nails are taking too long, she doesn't have time for me, doesn't want to do my nails anymore and no one else does either. She literally told me it's already taken her 2 hours to put nails on and color. I was confused about why she just went bipolar on me and said "it's not my fault it took you that long just to do that" and "I was told by an employee here I could get this design if I brought all the supplies". She continued to berate me for no reason, like I was the problem and told me I owe $70. I said "Excuse me but my nails are half done and a mess, they look like shit. Aren't you going to at least clean up all the powder and foil left on my skin?" To which she replied, "you can just go wash your hands". I told her "I'm paying for a service, and you did not provide the service I am paying for, so I'm not paying $70, I will pay you $60". I get up, go wash my hands and head to the check out counter. This nasty creature had the nerve to charge $70 anyway, when my nails were chunky, lumpy, uneven, the wrong shape and half done. I refused to sign the merchant copy, and asked for my card back and she would not give me my card back till I signed. So I put an X on the line, then took my card back. She yelled at my that they have a camera, and to never come back. I laughed at her, told her that something is wrong with her, she must be crazy to think I would ever come back and that I don't give a sh*t about their camera. I immediately walked out and went to Boujee nails, where they treated me kindly and graciously fixed my nail emergency. The wonderful tech who helped me made me feel welcome and felt so bad for me about my experience at California nails. She literally laughed at the previous woman's work because it was so bad and said "dont worry girl, I'll fix you right up!". HUGE shout out to the HIGHLY SKILLED nail artists at Boujee nails for being so welcoming, treating paying customers kindly instead of second class citizens and for fixing my nail emergency created by California nails! The pic attached is what I wanted and brought all the supplies for, but didn't get at California nails....got it done flawlessly at Boujee Nails and Spa though!

I came in today (without an appointment ) asking for a pedicure, removal of acrylics and new set of rainbow color acrylic. They took me no problem , they were up front about costs and time which were all more then reasonable for what I wanted. My mail tech started with removal then to my pedicure why my nails were wrapped. I chose the hot stone pedicure...which was AMAZING my legs got rubbed with hot stones for way longer then expected it was so relaxing I almost fell asleep. She did amazing job on my nails I wanted 6 different colors of colored acrylic on each nail they came out beautiful exactly what I wanted.

Be clear, and concise about what you want; design and colours. Chi Geich is someone you should book with if you are looking for complicated designs, otherwise leave him open for others with design request!

Ngoc and the other females are great at natural manicures and simplistic styles.

Negative stars should be an option! This place was out of control rude. Heinous. My hands were covered in acrylic, the nails were cured onto my fingers. My girlfriends nails were sideways. SIDEWAYS, not crooked! They said one price over the phone and then charged all three of different prices for getting the same things done. Tragic. Don't go here. Please. Unless you know that one girl that does a good job, otherwise, useless.

Recommended by a friend and has yet to disappoint! Quick visit and good quality. I have been seeing Rose so far but everyone is very nice and seems good at what they do!