
Nail Wave
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About Nail Wave
Nail Wave is a nail salon on N Tryon St E in Charlotte that takes walk-ins only, with no appointments booked. Customers sign in on a list and are called when their turn comes, so waiting outside or in the car is common while the line moves. The salon works exclusively in gel polish, with no regular polish option, alongside fill-ins with designs, manicures, pedicures, and eyelash services including cluster lashes. It opens Monday through Saturday and stays closed on Sundays. The space can get busy and loud at peak times, and waits can run long enough that customers check on their place in line. Card payment carries a debit surcharge, a detail worth knowing before paying at the counter.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cluster lashes, walk-in sign-in list, gel nails only and debit card surcharge.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cluster lashes, walk-in sign-in list, gel nails only and debit card surcharge.
Customer Review Summary
Cluster lashes come up most often, with several reviewers naming specific techs they return to for the service and one calling the results the best lashes in town. Close behind, nail work draws steady praise, including a fill in with a design, a pedicure, and gel manicures that reviewers say hold up, with one noting nails lasted almost three weeks. The walk-in, sign-in-and-wait system gets repeat mention, with several appreciating the call-when-ready setup that lets them wait outside. Complaints center on the wait list itself, described by one reviewer as a constant source of arguing over spots, plus a reported two dollar debit card surcharge and an incident of staff switching languages to joke during service. One reviewer's gel nail popped off the same day it was done, and another calls the shop loud with regular profanity from customers. A separate reviewer dismisses the business outright without detail. For pricing, one reviewer felt they got more than they paid for.
Customer Review Summary
Cluster lashes come up most often, with several reviewers naming specific techs they return to for the service and one calling the results the best lashes in town. Close behind, nail work draws steady praise, including a fill in with a design, a pedicure, and gel manicures that reviewers say hold up, with one noting nails lasted almost three weeks. The walk-in, sign-in-and-wait system gets repeat mention, with several appreciating the call-when-ready setup that lets them wait outside. Complaints center on the wait list itself, described by one reviewer as a constant source of arguing over spots, plus a reported two dollar debit card surcharge and an incident of staff switching languages to joke during service. One reviewer's gel nail popped off the same day it was done, and another calls the shop loud with regular profanity from customers. A separate reviewer dismisses the business outright without detail. For pricing, one reviewer felt they got more than they paid for.
Featured reviews
- Josette Davis
“Reminds me of home. Nails last almost 3 weeks. Ricky does his thing every time.”
- Carolina Benitez
“They run a terrible business here ! Wouldn’t even waste a penny there”
- S B
“I think the ladies and gentlemen do great work here. the only thing that I don't like is when they choose to make a joke about a service or you they switch languages. Ricky has selective hearing when someone is wrong. He will ignore u..just rude.The list is always a headache because they can't keep up and ppl have to constantly ask there place & argue about being skipped. They refuse to get up to date with technology. Maybe a sign in kiosk would help.. honestly if it wasn't for Kelly I would take my business elsewhere because I've been in more luxurious places that offer unlimited drinks or even a bottle of water for free for the same prices and no extra charge to use debit.I would like them to know that there is a such thing as translation via phone. If used we do know what is being said in their language lol ijs Also charging a surcharge to use a debit card is illegal. They charge $2 extra to use your debit card”
- Alexis Johnson
“These people are like family to me.I've been going there for over 3 years.And I will never change it until I move out of north carolina Nancy is amazing with my eyelashes. Will is wonderful. At my nails at my feet. Everybody else is right alike.”
- V Thompson
“Nancy does my cluster lashes. Sometimes Kelly does is Nancy isn’t there. They’re both great. There’s no appointments. Walk in only. I do like that they let you sign in and call you when it’s your turn so I can wait in my car if there are a lot of people there. They are affordable and pretty nice. The nail quality isn’t the best depending on the tech but it isn’t the worst either.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
- On-site services available
- Has toilet
- Accepts walk-ins
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- Accessibility· 1
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
Location
Nail Salons near Nail Wave
- 5.7 mi away
soft gel manicure, deluxe pedicure, gel x tips
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nail Wave | 4.4284 | — | cluster lashes, walk-in sign-in list, gel nails only |
| MODERN NAILS BOUTIQUE SALON | 4.1301 | 5.7 mi away | soft gel manicure, deluxe pedicure, gel x tips |
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