AKIKO Nails Reviews, Prices, Services, Photos

I love coming to Akiko and I always book with Isa. Always the best experience and perfect, gorgeous manicure for a special occasion (see my vacation nails) This was her freestyle after I showed her a few inspo photos. Thank you again!

Absolutely in love with my nails! I showed Isa a collection of inspo photos and she came up with this beautiful outcome. I had a few planning errors because of my vacation but they were extremely accommodating, communicative and let me reschedule a day beforehand. If I’m ever back in nyc I’m definitely coming back here.

Bummed to say this since I loved my tech and she did a great job color matching/identifying the style I asked for, but overall the quality isn’t worth the price.

The edges are uneven and the apex of the nail with hard gel is nonexistent—so much so that I broke a nail within 4 hours of my appointment. While I was able to get back in next day for a fix I was a little shocked that they then charged me for it ($17 isn’t the end of the world but stings on top of a $210 mani).

Update: the other index finger nail broke and when I requested a fix they were entirely unresponsive. This sort of experience and service is truly disappointing given the beauty of the salon and overall environment so I won’t be coming back.

The overall result itself is not bad.

But I don’t think it’s worth $119.5..
When I asked the designer why the result differed from the nail photo I had shown beforehand, she explained because I had booked a single-color solid gel nail.

While it’s true that I made a reservation for a single color, if the designer had informed me that they would only be applying a single color when I showed them the nail photo I wanted, I might have chosen to change the color.

I was really disappointed that this wasn’t mentioned in advance.

Also, during the nail application process, she never asked even once if I was satisfied with the length and shape of the tips.

So I couldn’t express it due to a lack of communication, it was really hurt when she was refining the shape of the tips.

As you can see in the attached photo, the shape of one area is somewhat off.

I appreciate her hard work in providing the nail service, but due to the aforementioned points of dissatisfaction, I don’t think I’ll be returning.

For your reference, I will attach the nail photo I showed and the end result.

+) 10.31 : All the nail tips already fell off and my nails looks very damaged…

Kana did my nails and she was experienced, kind, and took very good care of my nails. the salon is very clean and chic. pricing is very clear on their website. will definitely return!