The NailShoppe of South Tampa — Local services in Tampa

So my biggest gel manicure complaint is that I've never found a nail technician that is fast AND good. They're usually either fast and the gel mani is meh, or they're slow as molasses the gel mani is great. The only fast and good gel mani I've gotten in Florida is in Punta Gorda, and the need to drive 2 hours there obviously defeats the purpose. In comes Tammy at The Nail Shoppe of S. Tampa. Tammy gave me an IMPECCABLE gel mani in LESS THAN 30 MINUTES (note that I didn't have a soak off, so that cut down on a little time, but still!). I have never been so excited when leaving a nail appointment. I often don't get my nails done because I'm too impatient to sit for an hour, but this was amazing! The Nail Shoppe is clean, everyone is courteous, and the service is excellent. They really offer such a heightened level of service and attention to detail - they have a phone charger at each pedicure station, and even offer a stylus so you can use your phone while your fingers are wrapped in foil for the gel soak-up. The color selection is a bit smaller than other salons, but there are plenty of options. $25 gel manis Monday through Wednesday. Highly recommend - I won't go...

I don’t typically provide reviews but since I relied on reviews in selecting this salon, I figured I would pay it forward. The reviews were glowing so I was expecting at least a decent mani pedi. I got gel on my hands and a regular pedicure. After the pedi, I noticed the polish was not even and asked for it to be fixed. It was somewhat (although now I see that the polish was unevenly applied, so I can see my toenail in some places). Mani was just horrible. Even after I asked for it to be fixed, the edges were completely uneven - it looked like my 2 year old had painted my nails. Instead of fixing it, I was given another coat which makes my nails look even worse with just a huge glob of polish. I didn’t see the prices listed anywhere so I’m not sure what if I was charged correctly, but my total was $50! Complete ripoff and waste of money. By the next day, my gel mani looked even worse- edges all uneven and completely discolored. Now I’m going to have to pay more to get this fixed. Would...

We were visiting from Houston and we wanted to get manicures and pedicures before our cruise leaving out of Tampa. We found this place which was in the vicinity of our hotel. There are a dozen nail salons in the area, but this one in particular had great reviews. We were instantly greeted by the owner and he offered us a beverage. We had a seat in amazing massage chairs and were handed white wine and menus. The nail technicians were very sweet and did a great job. The spa pedicure was $25 and included a hot stone massage which was wonderful. I loved the 80s music playing in the shop, Michael Jackson and Blondie are always fun. My girlfriend asked for a very specific style of nails for our cruise, and the technician did a great job bringing the idea to life. Her manicure was more expensive than what we were expecting and it was a little frustrating communicating that idea, but the end result was worth it. Thank y’all for accommodating our...