Em's Nails Bar — Local services in Bellingham

update: emily kindly reached out and offered to redo my deluxe pedi, which i very much appreciated.

went to get a deluxe pedicure with a friend and had a thoroughly 1 star experience. we made an appointment for 4pm, but no one seemed ready for us. it took us a while to get started and the person helping me puts on my GEL NAIL POLISH before any of the deluxe pedi treatments. so, after giving me a gel pedi, they continue with the foot scrub and foot wax treatment which ended up taking chunks of my polish out (unfortunately i didn’t notice until i got home or i would have pointed it out to the staff because it is completely unacceptable). on top of that they completely skipped the callous and heel scrub treatment 😍 also when you get there for a deluxe pedi make sure to choose a color from the bottles on the shelves or it will be extra (which i didn’t know, and i was very unhappy to be saddled with an unexpected extra $15 after my mediocre experience, bringing the total to $65). i don’t usually leave one star reviews, but given that they didn’t give me the entire deluxe pedi and my gel nail polish was chipped before leaving the shop, i felt the need to bring it up. i hope this protects anyone else from paying way too much money for a not-so-deluxe pedi and...

Hands down the best nail salon in Bellingham! I need my nails looking top notch for business… Trang gets me the perfect oval shape and look every time. She actually enjoys doing the feminine oval shape, and her passion shows excellently through her work!

I typically get the gel manicure and regular pedicure. Gel lasts for 3-5 weeks with no cuticle pull. Pedicure lasts 4-6 weeks, especially when getting the French pedicure. All I use is Burt’s Bees cuticle cream inbetween visits and my nails continue looking gorgeous. Best of all: they look and feel healthy. I constantly receive compliments from friends, family, and even complete strangers on how great my nails look.

Ask Trang to do the “glazed doughnut nail polish” that Hailey Bieber brought into style… For gel manicures, it’ll be one of your favorite looks that’s great for any time of year. Trang does a ton of fun, creative seasonal nail art as well. Brace yourself for the endless compliments because they look amazing and are incredibly versatile. 10/10 highly recommend and I refuse to go anywhere else. Trang is definitely a master of her craft and Em’s Nail Bar is truly a special gem...

overall good experience and beautiful nails 😊 i came in as a walk in with my mom and wasn’t able to be seen right away but came back later and two lovely ladies switched off doing our nails, super kind staff and they even stayed late 😭🫶🏽 saying “you guys came back for us so we stay late for you” 🥹 i loved the nails and overall experience with my mom we got a free beverage as well which was super nice! i only have few critiques, that being I wish my mother would’ve gotten the same exact treatment i had gotten, one nail she wanted re-done and was worried on didn’t come out the best and I had a similar problem, but it was re-done and at the end of our visit during the massage process it was very nice but again, I had gotten a full hand and forearm massage which was lovely but when I looked over at my mom she only had gotten a hand massage, i had gotten a photo taken of my nails after which made the experience feel so special but my mother didn’t. i loved the overall experience and we did like the nails, i just wish she was also treated as special as i was. i definitely would go again though in hopes my mom gets that special treatment...