I have been looking for a new spot to go to in Eden Prairie. I saw mixed reviews on google for Happy Nails but wanted to give the store the benefit Of the doubt. Upon arriving, the lady who did my nails was extremely rude and short and when I tried to make conversation she completely ignored me. Unlike most nail salons where all the nail utensils are soaking in solution, she had hers in a cup on her desk. The brushes were dirty and completely covered in nail dust from a previous client. After my nails dried I noticed four of my fingernails were messy and the nail polish had been applied wrong. I mentioned it to her where she rudely said it was my fault and that I must have smashed my nails against something. Instead of re doing my nails she painted over the marks so it was very bumpy. She told me to put them under the nail driers and than she disappeared in the back room. Once my nails were done drying, I could not find her in the store to show her my nails were still ruined. Will NEVER return, Rude, unclean, and the worst nail service I have ever received. Read Less

For 27$ I got a nice gel manicure and it only took about an hour. I had Holly do my nails she’s not overly talkative and let’s you relax while she does your nails. The shop is a real hole in the wall and it was empty when I went at 3:00 on a Saturday afternoon. Overall it was a good deal and I’ll probably go back again. Read Less

I love this place. I ended up here because the place I usually go to was too busy and this was close by. I normally get gel manicures and the occasional pedicure. I love the way they take off gel polish (no foils at the end of your nails - thank you), and meticulously apply it. It would be nice to have some heat in the nail dryers (for toes) in winter, because the last time I had a pedicure and feel that would have helped it dry faster. Read Less

Super frustrated. On the sign it says 20 dollars for a fill and 3 dollars per repair. Nothing on the sign says anything about gel manicures for acrilyc to be 15 dollars. She made me pay 42 dollars for a full with two repairs! She claimed that she "repaired two other nails" by just popping them off. Total rip. Never going again. Read Less

Came to Happy Nails for the first time to get a gel manicure and pedicure for my sisters wedding. About 3 days after getting my manicure, it started to chip off on almost all of my fingers. I returned almost a week later to ask if they could redo my manicure, since I paid good money and tipped well, and was very disappointed. I was reasonable, and told them I had been here a week earlier, and showed them that all of my nails were completely ruined. The male worker begin to argue, saying I must have gotten it done weeks ago, and he wouldn't help me. I asked if I could speak to a manager, and the manager wasn't present and he refused to give me a number to call. It was very unprofessional, and I will not be returning to Happy Nails. Read Less

Terrible experience, will not recommend. This is a place that I frequently visited until a few months ago but decided to completely stop after my last visit. First, the place isn't hygienic, water for pedicure looks filled with brown stuff. Next, incompetent employees. They have 1 guy whose palms are sweaty all the time and does mani/pedi. This is disgusting since his sweat drips on you.... gross.. Then they have him doing partial stuff and another older lady doing other stuff. At the end you have 2 or 3 people completing a simple task and the last time I said I was done with them it took me 3 full hours to do a basic mani/pedi at a time when they weren't crowded at all. The owner and her brother will serve white women mostly so if you are a Caucasian you may be ok going to this place. Highly do not recommend this place given their last 6 months of track record from my experience. Go at your own risk! Read Less

This place is poorly run it's cluttered dirty and they don't have enough staff to even handle clientele that comes in the door so they seemed rushed in a hurry of course it wasn't enough people there to work in the door so she did a rushed sloppy job on E and I am not happy they seem nice enough but this place needs to be inspected by the board cosmetology Read Less

Came for a manicure and gel pedicure. I love when they can do both at the same time, saves time for me! They got me in right away on short notice and did a great job on both. The salon seems clean and the decor is nice and updated. They have about 10 spa chairs for pedicures and 8-9 manicure stations. I liked the spa chairs, great massage...the only thing is this is the first time I had a chair massage your thighs and butt! I got quite a surprise when it turned on! Whoa! I could not figure out how to shut that part off. I feel like the prices are very affordable and plan on returning again. The only negative I would say is I called twice and they don't pick up their phone. Read Less

Terrible place. It's cheap and you get what you pay for. I'll never return. 1st: the place is dirty and cluttered. 2nd: my nails look awful. People don't understand English. I said many times no to cutting my nails and no to filing them, yet they still cut them. They are so short now. Numerous fingers are bleeding. I had fuzzies in the nail polish that they just tried to cover up. I kept telling the guy to get it out, but he doesn't understand English. I finally took a napkin and took nail polish off forcing him to start that nail over again. All he kept saying was: "go dry. " I didn't even have a second coat on or the top coat. I kept responding: "no, another coat." I literally argued to get the bad nail redone and to get a 2nd coat of nail polish. Are you kidding me? This should never happen. I got 5 minutes under the dryer, the guy came over, looked at them, said they were dry. We all know that 5 minutes for regular nail polish isn't long enough. I did not have patience left nor interest in another argument, so I just left. The moment I got into my car most nails smeared. Not only I wasted money, but am entire hour there for such terrible outcome. Please don't make the mistake of going there.Read Less

So upset m been going ftell as ramp made appt for 2. Got there early. My person was 2 minutes away feet soaking. They said he was also there. 30 minutes later..still not there. My daughter was almost done with pedicure. I left Very disappointed. They lied to me the guy never showed up even after I specifically booked my appt with him. Never going backm . Got there early..no pedicure. . He's on his way. 10 minutes later...still on his way feet soaking now for 20 minutes. Still not here. 25 minutes.. still not here. My daughter is done Read Less

I go here exclusively because Holly does the best job on my nails. I get the pink and white nails. They always look perfect. They also do a great job with pedicures. They are also very competitively priced. I'm always happy with the service I receive and the results.Read Less

I go to this nail salon exclusively because Holly does the best job on my nails. I get the pink and white nails. They always look perfect. They also do a great job with pedicures. They are also very competitively priced. I'm always happy with the service I receive and the results. Read Less

I was really hopeful that this place would stand up to at LEAST a 3-4 star review, but my pedicure is horrendous (and that is after me asking twice that they clean up the polish, which was all over my nail beds.) This place was hopping on a Sunday, but I was happy to have an extra long soak (30 minutes) before they started working on my feet (I'm fairly confident they forgot about me.) The man did a 3 star job on the massage, cut, cuticles, and exfoliation portion but I was only getting the basic pedi so I could let that slide. But the polish job is just terrible, I'm super disappointed and left no tip because it wasn't even worth the $20 (with a coupon.) Do yourself a favor and skip this spot in lieu of another chain nail place in the area. Read Less

I went to Happy Nails on Saturday.  I went to their website first, happynailsspa.net, to see what the cost of a gel manicure would be.  It was $22, which is a lot less than other places.  However, when I arrived, it was actually $27.  I figured, it's only $5, so I got my manicure.  The girl didn't make eye contact with me one time, and the guy next to her was the only one who spoke to me the whole time.  All of those things I could overlook, however, it's Thursday and my gel manicure is already peeling!  She only did two coats of color, where most places do 3 or 4 and last at least 10 days with no peeling.  Honestly, there are a million places to get a gel manicure, just go somewhere else!! Read Less

I used to go here all the time for manis and pedis. It isn't very expensive and it is nearby. But the last time I went, my gel manicure peeled in about 3 days. I haven't gone back because I don't want to waste my money. I will have to find a new nail place in the area! Read Less

Had an appointment for a pedi at 11:00 today. By 11:30, it had still not started, while all the walk-ins ~ who came in AFTER me ~ were finishing up. So, I walked out and went to Exotic Nails Corporation in Eden Prairie and had a GREAT experience. Read Less

I chose this place on a whim. I needed a pedicure BADLY, and I pulled off hiway 5 near a Walgreen's, reasoning that the shopping center behind it was likely to have a nail salon.That's how I found Happy.I went in, and was assigned Juliette. Juliette had tons of personality, was talkative (which I like) and we had a fun rapport and chatted throughout the pedicure. She actually upsold me to a Deluxe (which NEVER happens), just because she was doing such a great job on the standard pedicure. I should say here that I really like having my toenails done because I can't do as good a job myself--but I am usually not very impressed by any of the other work on your feet that they usually do. It might SEEM great at the time, but my feet are usually still scraggly when I check their smoothness when I get home. I feel like on my feet and callouses, I do a better job than most places, and I often wish they would offer an option for Toes Only. That was absolutely not the case with Juliette, at Happy! She did a great, and very thorough job on everything, I still have the callouses I need for my athletic pursuits, but everything from the calves down is smooth and wonderful. Not only would I go there again, I will book my appts with Juliette. (And it's not in my neighborhood!)I also had her give me an eyebrow wax. The mirror there was in kind of a dark area, so I didn't know until I got home and looked in my lighted mirror, that she had also done a very fine job of that as well. I hesitate posting this review because now it might be hard to get an appt with her when I want to!(Only giving 4 stars because the salon, while fine, is nothing special in and of itself. If they had offered me a bottle of water, that would have been a nice touch.) Read Less

This place should be called Zombie Nails! When I walked in  I got the vibe that it wasn't a happy place at all. Should have gone with my gut because this was the worst pedicure i have ever had in my life!  So bad I had to cut it short and get the heck out of there. So the guy barely told me his name and would not even look at me. I smiled at the other girls and no one was friendly at all. I always cut my own toe nails because I don't like other people doing that and I think it lessens the risk of infection. So the guy soaks my feet and removes the cuticles. Then he starts doing the lotion leg rub (which I could do without). Then he gets ready to paint my nails and I pointed to my heels. I mean come on, what is a pedicure if they don't scrub your feet and get the heels smooth and soft?  That is the biggest reason I get pedis because I need to get rid of the rough heels. He then said that would be $10 more. I argued that that has always been included in every other pedicure that I have ever had. He say "no, that is extra service-you pay ten dolla"  I said enough with the lotion rub an handed him my polish and said just paint my nails and we are done.So he goes and gets a cheese grater and starts on my heel... then asks if I want the other one done too. I told him no, just paint my toes and I am outta here!  Then he wants me to sit down and dry the toes so I go over to the dryers and there is a sign taped to the hand dryers: IF YOU PLAN ON TIPPING OUR EMPLOYEES APPRECIATE CASH. Boy they have some balls! I had cash in my pocket to cover the pedi and tip but after this horrible experience I couldn't bring my self to tip this poor excuse of a pedicurist.   Beware...There are a million other places out there where they are friendly and welcome you in and offer you a beverage. This place couldn't care less and is definitely not ever getting my business again. I don't know if this place has new owners since the last review, but this place is nothing like the others described. It should be called UNHAPPY NAILS!!! Read Less

Had the worst experience at this place. Have been in there several times for gel nails and it takes them 2 hours for a 40 minute job. They help everybody but you. They are so distracted and take everyone who comes in the door, no matter how it affects you. I would NOT recommend going to this place if you have a life. Holly is rude and irresponsible. She literally hurt me doing my nails. Read Less

This is the only place I go to get pedicures. Out of all the times I have been there (10ish times), I have only had a "not so great" experience twice. Once one of the ladies kept suggesting a special foot treatment because my feet were "so dry." She asked like 3 times, so that got annoying. Another time I had a small piece of my toenail not clipped all the way and it would push in on the side of my toe (painful!) but I think that could happen to anyone. They always do good work, so I would recommend it. Read Less

My best friend and I went in with her daughter that is 5 yrs old for a pedi/mani.  My experience was fine. However hers was completely different. The french manicure was crooked, the lines on her french manicure (underlined black to match her dress she was wearing the next day) was so crooked it looked as if her 5 yr old daughter did it and on top of it they took her daughter and put rhinestones and a flower on her nails without asking the adult then had the nerve to charge her for the service! I had her go back in and complain after she showed me how horrible everything looked when we got into the car. She came back out with nothing on her fingers and toes! The nail salon insisted that they remove all polish before she left!!!! That and she was only discounted $20 after all of the money she spent.  Mine was great...hers was bad.... Read Less

Was in desperate need to get some too-long, too-gross acrylics taken off my fingers, and I found this little place close to work!  I stopped in during lunch time, and was in and out within 15 minutes!She did a wonderful job, and was careful not to ruin my nails underneath.  She buffed and shined them and they look good as new!  Love the cozy atmosphere...go during the lunch hour...I didn't have to wait at all and they accept walk-ins! Read Less

This is easily my favorite nail place and if I ever go anywhere else I end up regretting not going to Happy Nails.  The prices are competitive and I love the pedicure room, its so soothing and the chairs are really nice.  My favorite part is the hot towels they wrap around your feet, which I haven't found many other places.  I always really enjoy my visit to Happy Nails. Read Less

I agree with the others, as this adorable family owned nail place seems to be an Eden Prairie secret, and a great place to go for a deal.I have been frequenting this place, every since my high school dance  days.  Holly has gotten to know my family well, and they are always very friendly and accommodating at getting everyone booked at their specific time of interest.  They recently remodeled, and the place looks great!  There are an overwhelming amount of pedicure chairs now, and they are always staffed will enough people, as it tends to be hopping every time I'm in.  My fave deal of theirs is their Mani & Pedi deal for a mere $30.  I went last week, and they were able to do both at one time, and I was out in a little over an hour.  I will never again go to a salon like Rachel W. stated, as $50 for a pedi alone is quite ridiculous.  Twenty dollars less, for a quality manicure added in the equation?  Now that sounds like the perfect beauty bargain in my books.  Also, can we talk out the name of the place?  Happy Nails makes me a happy gal. Read Less

I have been going to Happy Nails for years and have never been disappointed. A lot of nail places come and go but this place has been successful. It's nothing special inside and tends to feel a little crowned when it gets real busy. You might even question yourself when you first walk in the door but be assured you'll have a good experience. With some recent updates and addition of chairs it's taken on a nice "new look". It's a "family" operation and Holly is the owner. All the staff are very friendly and aiming to please. They offer coupons in local advertisements but usually those prices are not any different than what's offered in the salon. Mani-pedi combined is $30 to $35 depending upon if you go the "deluxe" route.  It's a great deal and don't see why someone would want to pay $50 plus in the higher end salons when you can get the same end result. Read Less

I honestly can't believe there isn't a review for this place yet. Shame on my fellow Eden Prairiens! Happy Nails is a hole in the wall, not gonna lie. It's a relatively small space and you are up against your neighbors while getting pampered, but I think it's worth it.The staff is great, they are extremely friendly and never forget a face. My mother, sister and I have been coming here for years and it's only getting better.A few months ago Happy Nails started undergoing renovations - while it is slightly frustrating that everything isn't perfect yet, you can tell there is a big difference about the place. Pretty much overnight they went from having about six pedicure chairs to having more like twenty, including two small pink-butterfly chairs that will make any little girl feel like a little princess getting the royal treatment.I have specific people who I go to for specific treatments. To be honest, my manicurist, pedicurist and eyebrow shaper are three different people. It's a lot of trial and error figuring out who is best at what, but it seems that all of the locals have figured it out as well. If you want perfectly shaped eyebrows request for Locke to do them. She may be petite, but that girl has skills when it comes to the perfect eyebrows. (She also does the best nail designs)A perfect little hole in the wall, Happy Nails promises a relaxing experience and beautiful nails.. unless a soccer game is on the flat-screen because all of the employees tend to yell at the television. Read Less