Ima's Studio Nails & Skin in Edmonds, WA

Hi, This is confusing!! This address is now Studio Nails in Edmonds. No longer "Julie Nails." Nail Studio has been in business for 17 years. I've been going there for years (at the address listed above) for wonderful manicures and pedicures. The place is very clean. The people who work there are friendly and professional. So, to be clear the address listed here is for a different nail business. The current one, Nail Studio, rocks.

Unfortunately, I had a horrible experience here. My sister-in-law was getting married so we made an appointment for 4 people. Ima promised she'd have 4 girls working. When we got there their was only 3 working. Ima then went on to be extremely rude to the bride-to-be, blaming her for smudging her nails, telling her which polish to pick, etc. All of our nails (chellac included), chipped within 24-48 hours. The bride's nails all chipped within 4 hours and she had to go to a DIFFERENT salon in order to get them fixed. I will not be going back here.

Walked in for a random birthday manicure. Immediately acknowledged by the staff. Friend and I got gel manicures. She also got a pedicure. Very friendly owner. Reasonably priced for the area. 1st time visiting. $25 gel manicure and $75 for both pedicure and manicure.

Can't really speak to the work but I can mention that the service wasn't that great. Walked in on a Friday at 4pm with one customer getting a manicure and 2 employees watching the 3rd give the woman a manicure. When I asked if I could get a pedicure she looked at me and said "no not right now, maybe later." Well later did not happen as I promptly walked out. Probably won't go back.

My friend and I were grabbing a drink a few blocks away and wanted a nearby salon to visit beforehand to get a pedicure (my friend) and a shellac manicure (me). When we called to ask their hours/make an appointment, they said they were open until 7 but that they didn't really want to stay open that late. We agreed to make appointments for 6pm but then they asked if we could try to do 5:45 instead. They really wanted to get out of there! I can't blame them entirely though, who wants to work a full day on a rare beautiful Friday? My friend was able to get there on time, and I arrived a few minutes before 6 which didn't seem to be a big problem. The interior is very open, clean, and warm. They appeared to take great care in keeping tools/areas clean. The woman who helped me, was very friendly and tried to make light conversation, which in my experience is rare when I get manicures. She did a great job with my manicure, and I have since received a lot of compliments on it however; after just two days, the edges of the polish have started to loosen up and lift. I chose shellac solely because it lasts longer without chipping so this was my only disappointment. If I'm in the area, I would return for a pedicure or a regular manicure but I'm not sure about the shellac.