Dulce Toes
CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN PARKER
Dulce, indeed! Everything about this nail salon is sweet – the location, the nail art, the price, and most of all, the relaxation. I’ll admit that when my mother’s day flower bouquet showed up with a gift certificate for a pedicure attached to it, I was a bit disappointed that it wasn’t to Dulce’s main competitor. However, I do like to try new things so I soon got over it and I had a wonderful experience at Dulce. I’ll be back!
Dulce Sign
I entered the store, located right across from Camp Foster on 58, and was immediately whisked into a comfy, oversized chair for my pedicure. But this was not just any old chair…. it was a massage chair! Score one for Dulce! As the nail technician got busy trying to undo the havoc wreaked on my feet by two toddlers, I got busy relaxing. The nail technician popped Little Fockers into the flat panel TV on the wall in front of me and I hit the recline feature on the remote control. Soon I had the chair massaging both my neck and back, and the nail tech massaging my legs and calves. Bliss!
Another thing that stood out to me about this pedicure is that she did an excellent job scrubbing the calluses off my feet compared to other places I’ve been to on island. She spent quite a lot of time on this area and my feet are softer now than I remember them ever being on this little tropical paradise!
Dulce Front
The salon probably has seating for about six or seven pedicures at once (in addition to a separate area for manicures), giving it a nice cozy feeling. This is exactly the type of place I was looking for a few months ago to host an intimate little baby shower, but had trouble finding. It would be an excellent place to rent out for a small group of friends!
Another sweet perk is that at 3,500 Yen for the pedicure (including your choice of nail art from their book of many samples), Dulce is priced a few hundred yen below most competitors, even with the small amount of tax added on. Low price tag, high reward, and excellent customer service as well. The staff even offered to accompany me to my car with an umbrella when the skies suddenly opened up in a heavy downpour and I was caught without an umbrella! So give Dulce a try… it’s a sweet departure from the norm!
Hours: Mon. – Sat. 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (last appointment)
Phone: 098-989-0218 for reservations
Website: www.dulce-nails.com
Directions: From Camp Lester, head south on 58 until you pass the Camp Foster commissary gate/stoplight. Dulce will be on your right, so you’ll need to make a U-turn at the next stoplight (at the Ginowan Bypass where you would turn Right for the Okinawa Convention Center) and head back north briefly before turning left into their parking lot.
I have been wondering about that place we just got to island and I really need a pedicure I will diffently give it a try once we r all moved in.
We tried this place not too long after they opened a little more than a year ago. We were sadly disappointed with the nail art (2 out of the 3 of us did not end up with something close to our selections)and cleanliness. (they didn’t wash out the basins in between clients)
Reading your recent review may cause me to give them a second chance as your nail art is nicely done and you speak so highly of them.
Thanks for takng the time to write them up.
I started going to Dulce after my nails kept breaking from Cocok nail salon. Dulce was cheaper, easier to make an appointment and the staff was nicer. Some of their art does not look exactly like the picture, but you choose pictures from professionals in magazines. Everytime I went they were pretty close to what I choose and I like complex designs. I also tend to wait longer then normal to get a fill and at cocok my nails would always bubble or break, at Dulce is has not happed yet and I have been going there for almost a year.
Dulce does have better nail art to choose from and a spa chair, however they do not ofer stamp cars or tea
I called early one morning and surprisingly got a same day appointment. While it seemed like they did do a great job on the pedicure, the overall cleanliness of the buisness seemed a little shakey. The floors were dirty, the equipment(nail files, chair basin, and such)were disgusting and they didn’t have those machines that dry the polish so my design smudged right away. I’ll pay the few extra yen and plan my appointments in order to not deal with any of that.
I am surprised by the cleanliness (or lack thereof) comments – I am picky that way and when I went everything seemed very clean!
I went to Cocoks yesterday they did a fabulous job but when it came down to paying OMG I almost had a heart attack. $83 us dollars for a mani n pedi with nail art on every toe nails. I have never paid that much in my life EVER. I will not go there again n will try this place out. Thanks for writing about it
My husband and I went for pedicures today. The salon appeared very clean and it was very quiet and relaxing. I loved the massage chairs and the fact that the chairs are true pedicure chairs. My nail art was great. Dulce will be my new go to place for pedis. Thanks for the write up!
Went to Dulce’s today what a great place, was clean(very particular about that) the pedi was awesome, the design was fabulous and i took my friend and she got a much more complex design than mine and it was amazing…i have to say i have also been to Cocok’s and although i didn’t get a drink of sweet tea (really does that matter) i did have a 1 1/2 massage from the chair i sat in and great conversation with my friend Amanda. Was cheaper than Cocok’s and the quality of the design was just as good…maybe the leg massage was not as long..oh well…they don’t do as good as job in the US anyway…the girl was attentive and very detailed orientated…loved Dulce’s will be going back for sure!!!
Hey do you all know if dulce does gel? and if so how much? do they do the french tip?