I’m so pissed I went there Friday the guy was super rough and it’s now been 3 days 4 of my acrylic nails have popped which is super painful and have destroyed my nails . Also called to tell them and they could care less Read Less

Perhaps I should have looked at the reviews before I decided to get a gel manicure here. Luckily, I happened to come in on a 15% off day (Tuesdays & Wednesdays), so I don't feel quite so bad about paying for what I received. I've had literally hundreds of gel manicures in my life & this one ranks as one of the worst. The place itself is really nice looking & new, the employees were pleasant enough.. Now about the gel manicure..I only get Opi gel, I prefer the colors and tend to think it's a bit higher quality than the competitors & doesn't peel or chip easily. I picked an Opi color, something cute called "I Can Hardly Pink," perfect for spring, Easter egg pink with a shimmery undertone. In my experience, when you get a gel manicure, the nail polish color used is in fact a gel polish. I'm not convinced that happened this time around. After the buffing, a clear coat was put on, to just barely cover any roughness from the buffing & under the lighting device my nails went-now usually, after this process, I would have two (or three coats depending on how light the color) of gel color polish, under the lights per coat & then a top finishing coat with one more go under the lights to seal the gel finish. Instead, a clear (almost gummy) gel coat was put on my nails before the color. Judging from the Opi bottle used, it was Not an Opi gel polish but a Regular Opi polish. As a result, the color is uneven on several of my nails & particularly on my right hand, where you can see my nails through the polish. My cuticle beds look great but my polish is really uneven as are my nail lengths. I was under the impression that the technician was new & perhaps practice will make perfect. I unfortunately will not be returning & will look for other options in my new hood or go back to the nail place in West Ashley that does a bang up job. Read Less

Not a bad place to get your nails did!  This was the first stop during a recent mother-daughter weekend in Charleston.  It was surprisingly quiet on a Friday afternoon, and my mom and I were able to get seated for mani-pedis right away.They have a great selection of nail polishes with your typical OPI and Essie brands.  The salon has recently been remodeled with it looking more "glitzy" inside.  They have a large chandelier and nice leather pedicure chairs.  My nail tech was super friendly and professional during the entire process.  We just got simple, no frills mani-pedis, but they do everything from gel to acrylic to SNS here.  Between the convenient parking, the professional staff and the decent prices, I would definitely come back to Magic Nails. Read Less

I have never written a yelp review before today, and like one of the other reviewers, I have a mixed review about this place.I was a walk in appointment looking for a pedicure and a SNS manicure.  My pedicure was great, the technician very nice.  Then I was with another one for my manicure... Granted I had never gotten an SNS manicure before, but had heard good things from my friends, so wanted to try it (for those that don't know, SNS is a type of gel manicure where they dip your nails into the color).  I don't think my experience is normal for this type of manicure, I think it was all about the technician.  She was awful.  I can barely type today because my fingers are so beat up.  She totally tore off my cuticles to the point where they were bleeding, and her file was so sharp that I have multiple lacerations to the edges of my fingers.  The worst part was, I was obviously bleeding and in pain, and she seemed to either not notice or not care.  I had to ask for her to use a paper towel to help stop the bleeding.  Needless to say, although my pedicure was great, I will not be coming back here due to my fear of having that same woman do my manicure. Read Less

Mixed reviews about this place. I've been here twice and first time was great and the second time was awful. The first time I went, I got a regular pedicure and got right in and out. Top notch service, decent price ($28 for a pedi), and the polish didn't chip at all for nearly 3 weeks. The second time I went in, I was looking to get a gel manicure and regular pedicure and waited over 30 mins to be seen. Once I picked a gel color, they assured me they had the matching regular polish to use on my toes so I wouldn't have to find one on the wall. The color I picked was a very bright, almost white coral color, and the color that ended up being painted on my toes was Pepto Bismol pink. I stopped the woman painting my nails to make sure she grabbed the right color and she did. Y'all, the color on the swatch did not at all match the polish coming out of the bottle. This salon only uses one brand of gel polish (I think it's called DND...what about OPI?!) and it's absolutely awful. The colors don't match the samples and honestly it's probably the biggest issue that I have with this place.After finally picking a new non-gel color, I got my toes and nails painted and left the salon nearly 2 hours after I arrived. It wasn't exactly the relaxing day I had hoped it would be, and I didn't even end up leaving with what I went in for (gel nails!) Long story short, pedicure was great. Gel polish is awful. Wait time is pretty terrible. I'll be trying somewhere new next time! Read Less

Dropped in for a quick pedicure now that the weather is consistently warm and those open-toed shoes are a staple of the daily ensemble.  Matter-of-Fact, I usually just drop in here and always have good luck with getting seen right away.  The staff are all very nice and professional.  They've had a little bit of a make-over inside and I like it!  The tubs are lined with a plastic insert and supplies are all sanitized.  They wear gloves too so it feels very clean, unlike some salons of the past of which I have heard horror stories.  They have a menu of services, but the pricing is all very reasonable.  They seem to really take pride in the work they do and service they provide to their customers.  Of course each station has the massage chairs.  This makes my day every time.  Such a small gesture, but it feels like such a luxury while I'm getting my toes did.  ;-)This salon is in the Merchant's Village Shopping Centre at the intersection of Harborview and Folly Roads.  Convenient location with plenty of parking.  They're open until 7 pm too so that works well for my schedule.  The pedicures only take about 30 minutes, so it's an easy lunch break as well.  This has become my "go-to" nail salon due to the convenience, friendly staff, clean environment, and quality work they do.  Maybe you'll consider them too. Read Less