Gateway Nail Lounge in Denison, TX

i came to this salon super excited because 1. my sisters nails always look good when she comes here and 2. because i haven't had my nails done in 4 months. when i got there they were super quick to sit me down (i had an appt) and they gave me this older woman that had short brown hair, i didn't get her name. she barely talked to me which i'd assume it's because of language barrier. the whole time she was doing my nails i felt rushed and judged. i told her i wanted tapered square which apparently she didn't know what that was. i told her to keep filing FOUR times and by the forth time she got so fed up she handed me the file and i swear to god she shit talked abt me to her coworker.. even my friend noticed her doing this. after awhile she said that the shape i "wanted" was coffin and charged me extra. which isn't true because all of the other salons i've been to called this shape tapered square. pretty sure she just wanted the extra money. even after shaping they still looked horrible. i told her i wanted them to match the bottom of my nail bed, to make them narrow and sharp. she asked me if i liked them but i just gave up at that point and said yes (i was gonna try to fix them when i got home). not to mention she was so rough with my nails. she wasn't patient at all and gave me plenty of attitude. after awhile i felt so uncomfortable i just wanted to leave. i kept looking at my nails and wanted to cry. they looked like a set of nails from 2004 and done by someone who's done nails twice. not to mention she told me i have two different sized thumbnails to cover up the fact that she put the wrong size on them. my nails are NOT two different sizes. a couple of my nails were put on crooked, are lumpy, and one nail is grainy. i shouldn't of paid and just walked out. if you come here and they try to give you this lady, PLEASE ask for a different one.

Really wanted to like this place as I was referred by someone. The place itself is beautiful, however, the man doing my manicure and pedicure was extremely rough. My cuticles were sore for several days after for how rough he pushed them down. I left bleeding in 3 different spots on my nails. At one point, he was not even filing my nail, but my skin itself, leaving a painful cut. The gel manicure and regular polish pedicure began cracking in less than a week. Had high hopes, but won't be returning.

I'm a nail technician at gateway nail who worked 2 years ago. The owner still owes me $500 from working there. The owner, Phuc and his wife Han, yelled and cursed at me when I was working there and now refuses to talk to me or give me my wages that I earned.

This place is AMAZING! The atmosphere is so relaxing, a true spa experience. The pedicure I received was one of the best I've ever had. She did a fantastic job and I didn't feel like she was trying to rush through my pedicure, which is the case at many places I've gone to. I will definitely be back!

I'm giving 2 stars because the lady was kind & polite. I went in for a simple manicure. The exterior and interior was up to date and there appeared to be ample attendents. So, why not? Absolutley, worst manicure ever. Terrible with cuticle removal, uneven nail filing and thick uneven tacky polish application. Had my hands in the drying bin for 20 minutes and even 2 hours later, the polish is not dry... There are too many salons, go somewhere else.