I have only been here twice, and both times I got the gel/shellac manicure-and have been beyond pleased with the results. I like to go here because I can drop my son off next door (@ RTK) and get a chance to relax for a moment. Today I arrived a little before 10, and I was the only one in the shop. I was greeted warmly, and seated to begin my manicure. While I was getting my nails prepped the older woman (Ava?) was cleaning all the foot basins on the pedicure chairs. Y Things were going along nicely when my phone rang. Awkward, as I usually silence it at a salon. But it was the ladies next door, apparently my child was wigging out and having a hard time calming down. I actually had to leave before my nails were done to get my child. I was expecting to have to come back later (at night) to get them finished (if possible) or redone. While I was discussing this, the older woman told me to just go get him and bring him in, they would finish my nails. I explained that he was just a little guy (2ish) and could not be relied upon for good behavior. She waved her hand and said nonsense - go get him. Two minutes (or less) later we entered the shop again. My boy was visibly upset, crying softly - being pretty pitiful. Ava had him sit in a chair right next to me, and began saying how cute he was. He gobbled that right up, and with technological intervention - he calmed down. My technician inspected my nails for any damage to the polish I already had done, then proceeded to finish my manicure. Ava never left my son's side. She wasn't supervising him (and I would never have expected her to) she was just there. Maybe incase he needed something? Or just to be nice to a little kid who was having a rough day. When my nails were done, I thanked both of the ladies profusely for their patience while I dealt with the problem. Ava said that next time just to bring him with me. I am touched that she offered. Though I'm not sure how other patrons might feel about that. I left a tip that showed my gratitude and they helped me get our bags picked up and situated. On to the details (you may not be interested in the story) Each time I have come the shellac has had to be removed from my nails. The first time my finger tips soaked in acetone with a towel covering the bowl. Some fumes were present, but I have smelt worse odors in a nail shop. The second time the acetone was applied to a small piece of cotton that was put one the nail, then wrapped up in a small foil tip. I much prefer the wrapping method over the soaking method, it seem to not dry my skin out as badly. Both of the removal methods had to use scrapers, but my nails looked better with the non soak method. Each time the nail tech worked on nail beds, cut down, and shaping with a boaard. Until it looked the way I wanted it to. The technicians did a great polish application that lasted forever with no chips missing. I will keep going to this place...... Of course I will always call ahead to be sure if I can bring my son. read more

Had an OK experience today with my pedicure. Just walked there since I was getting my car serviced nearby. I wanted white but there was an extra charge to get white on top of the price of the pedicure and gel polish. I just went to the book and looked for a color. When I was asked which color I selected, I kept being told that my choices were too light. I asked for a file down at the beginning but then when it was time for polish, I was asked if I was sure that I did not want a cut down. Lastly, a roach crawled on my leg while getting my toes painted sitting at the pedicure chair, and I flung it off but since no one else saw it I heard the tech say that it was maybe just a fly. I know what I saw, I know what I chose, I know what I wanted done overall. I just didn't appreciate the fact that my decisions and choices were second guested. Pedicure still turned out nice. read more

Went on a Saturday around lunch time and was quickly seated. Could use a little decor inside but I shouldn't complain. French tips came out great with a gel manicure. read more

Terrible service, and no one there knows how to do nails. A message to the owner, hire better nail techs. read more

Ava Nails - Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

i love this store they have best workers and they do very nice on my nails i will be back in the future

The woman that runs this place is so unprofessional and keep an attitude all the time. I'm in this salon very 2-3weeks $$$. I observed how she interacts with different ppl and I can say she got "words" and not "sentences" for ppl that look like me. I choose to spend my money where it's appreciated...period read more

Been trapped in the house for a little over a month while the husband recovered from some pretty major surgery. During this time, I had nothing better to do than to wish I was out getting a pedicure. Today was the day. I broke out my flip flops and got my gnarly feet into the salon. I've been to just about every nail salon in WF and had not found one that I was in love with yet, so we decided to check out the newest salon up in the Gateway Commons Shopping Center. We walked in and were promptly greeted by everyone inside. I confirmed I wanted a pedicure and picked out my nail polish from a good selection of high quality brands of polish. The owner quickly started the foot water baths and got the massage chairs set into motion. I plopped down and enjoyed the back massage while my feet soaked. The owners were friendly and chatted the entire time. We talked about Thailand (where Ava is from) and I tried to convince her to open a Thai restaurant in WF, although her husband wasn't going for it just yet. (I will keep working on the idea.) They were super friendly and accommodating. The pedicure was thorough and I was in the chair for about an hour. My feet were soaked, were cleaned, scraped, toenails shaped and clipped, legs massaged, wrapped in hot towels, and all polished up for $25. It was a very good experience and I will definitely return. *The only reason for 4 stars and not 5 is that there is a tiny bubble in the nail polish on my big right toe. read more

Ava Nails - Added from Business FB page - Nail Salons Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

I have been visiting this nail salon for about 6 months now... I have had a few of the ladies do my mani/pedi. I have chosen to stick with Rose because she does the best gel paoloshing I have seen. My nails alway last 2-3weeks. Everyone is super nice and welcoming. They greet you when you come in the door unlike some nail salons that don't even speak to you when you walk into their place of business. I would definitely recommend this nail salon. read more

Rose does a wonderful job on my pedicures. Eyebrow waxing as well. There are shields between the pedicure chairs. Everyone wears masks and they ask you to wash your hands immediately upon entering the spa. read more

We've been going here for YEARS and have been happy with service/results 9 times out of 10 . Love the people and the place ! can't wait till we can go back ! read more

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This is the MOST unprofessional nail salon I've ever been In. They definitely don't care about your business or value you as a customer. I came in 30 min before close to meet my sister and law and she hadn't even gotten started yet but was with a nail tech and they refused me service by the OWNER I might add. I cannot imagine why a business owner who actually valued her guests would do such a thing. I will definitely not be going back. They've lost a repeat customer! If I could give no stars I would. read more

Ava's is your typical nail salon, but I think it the best one in this price range in Wake Forest. The ladies are very nice, and the color selection is great. If you don't feel like being there for hours, they will do your manicure the same time as your pedicure...love that. Very reasonably priced, clean, and friendly. read more

AVOID AT ALL COST! This was the absolute worst pedicure I have ever had in my life and I have had many! I just moved to the area from South Florida and having had the same nail technician for the past 3 years I was pretty skeptical to begin with...The owner was the one who did my nails, or at least I believe she was the owner...she was an older lady but I think it's time she retired from actually doing the nails. Her hands were very shaky the whole time and it looked like she could barely see what she was doing, sometimes having to get her vision very close to my nails to see. She did a terrible job cutting my toes as they were all uneven. Then she filed them. If you can even say file. She literally place the file against my toes. Didn't even really run them back and forth across my nails and half the time missing my nails altogether. At this point I was cringing. Then she "cleaned" my nail beds. Ha! She didn't even really get into my beds and pull anything. Didn't cut back my ingrowns which I get a lot of and cause me a lot of pain which is why I get pedicures often. And would start to pull a cuticle and then stop and leave them in my nail beds. By this point I did not want to even pay for this service but the lady was so nice but unqualified. Then the paint job. Or the hack job if you will. The whole time she was painting she was on the phone. She got paint in all of my nail beds. There were pieces of cotton stuck on every toe that she couldn't even see well enough to remove. When she was putting my shoes on she smudged both my baby toes. Did not think to fix them. I had intended to get a gel manicure as well but told her I no longer had the time because frankly I was not willing to waste any more of my money at this establishment. She charged me $23 for that terrible waste of my time. I didn't say anything to her about it because there was no one else in the salon who could have fixed it and she sure as heck wouldn't have been able to fix anything. The job she did on me looked like all she had in her. I quickly paid and left without saying anything because I have a hard time being me. But that was a complete waste of $23. I then proceeded to drive down the street to New Vision Nail Salon and asked the poor technician there to re-do the terrible pedicure I just had. She was great! And did an amazing job fixing the first ladies mistakes! She even discounted me on the pedicure because she knew I had just paid for one down the street. Avoid Ava nails, go to New Vision or anywhere else. Unless you don't really get pedicures often and then I guess you wouldn't know the difference between a good one and a bad one. read more

What actually had a lovely experience at Ava Nails. The shop is relaxing and roomy. They were very accommodating for two pedicure walk-ins. The basic pedi package is quite nice and includes a lovely leg/foot salt massage as well as a complimentary beverage. The chairs have a user-controlled massage feature, the big screen quietly plays UNC-TV. This is only the second pedi that I've ever had in my life, so when my cuticles started to bleed from the clipping I was a bit concerned. My daughter had an even worse snag than I did from a different pedicurist. Not sure that this is standard procedure but I must admit that the soaking bowls appeared to be cleaned and sprayed after each visitor. After a bit of research, I guess this can be serious: I'm not sure if it's typical. So, there's the caveat to my review. Regardless, the ladies were super nice and set right to work. Our polish was beautifully done. read more

Ava Nails - Double Pedis! - Nail Salons Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

I don't typically write reviews, but in this instance I feel compelled to do so. Maybe I'll save someone else a bit of time and money. I had an appointment on a Saturday morning for 9, when they open. I arrived on time, but the store wasn't even unlocked until 9:07. No big deal, though. I get gel manicures fairly often and this is probably the worst one I've ever had. She didn't trim my cuticles at all and she seemed to lose track of what had been done to which hand. One thumb nail got 3 coats of topcoat while the other got 1, one set of nails got wiped with alcohol at the end while the other didn't, etc. I think gel is supposed to last 7-10 days, but I can usually go every 2 weeks with no issues. This gel completely lifted off all 10 nails 5 days later. I cannot speak to other services, but I would not recommend Ava Nails for any type of manicure and I will not be going back again. read more

They were super polite and the guy that did my pedicure took his time and gave a great massage. I would recommend! The only complaint is the massage chairs aren't great. read more

I normally don't write bad reviews, but I can't seem to get this horrible experience off of my mind. I took a chance on Ava Nails for the first time on Mother's Day mainly because they were the only place near me that was open until 6p. Once I put the baby down to nap, my husband pushed me out the door to go get a mani/pedi. I got there at 4:15p and they welcomed me in and did not hesitate when I asked if they had an open slot. It was not busy in there- 3 pedis and 1 mani at the moment. As I sit down in the pedi chair, the manicurist comes over in her short dress and sits in front of me and starts just pulling off my gel polish rather than letting them soak leaving my nails super sore. She explains that they're trying to close early due to the holiday and that's why they're double teaming. I didn't see any signs on the door, windows, or inside about the early closure. The man did not mention it to me when I entered. I couldn't have the massage function on from the chair since she was trying to do my nails, and it was causing me to move too much. All of the employees were complaining to each other the whole time I was there as more people came in behind me to get a service (the man did not tell them about closing early either). The manicurist called her family on speaker setting her phone on the arm of my chair at least three times while working on my nails. She set the light device on my lap when I needed to harden the polish. I'm contorting my body, trying to keep my feet in the position for the girl to do my pedicure while reaching my arms over for the lady to work in my hands, all while trying to keep the light from falling off of my lap. My nails would burn every time I put my hands under the light since she had pulled layers of my nails off. After she was done, the polish wasn't covering my nails near the edges... it was definitely rushed. And it was the most money I've ever paid for in my life for a general pedi and gel mani. For a new Mom, I rarely get time to pamper myself, and this was not relaxing at all. Never will I go to this place again. read more

Relaxing. Didn't rush. Great pedicure. Could get that leg massage all day long! Will be back! Heritage drop off is right next door if you want some P&Q. read more

I use this salon regularly, for over 5 years now, for both manicures and pedicures. They always do a terrific job! I have never had any complaints. I always get the regular polish (not dip, gel, shellac, or other method) and my polish lasts beautifully for over a week every time (and I work in a lab wearing gloves and washing my hands a LOT). I think this is a testament to how thorough their services are. read more

Awesome!!!! Best French manicure I have ever had!!!! Tammy did a fantastic job! Super cheap too!!! Deff coming back again! Thanks Tammy!!

My daughter's nails were poorly done. She asked if the technician could shape them round or coffin and she said no, she only does square. Horrible end product and my daughter's nails look like they have a week of growth. Do yourself a favor and spend your money elsewhere. read more

Just went in to get a nail fixed since they were closest to me. I was told that they couldn't repair it since they didn't know the exact color/name that it was. I suggested holding it to the ones closest to it and she declined. I don't think it was the color of the nail polish that she was concerned about... read more

The new management now does gel and acrylic nails. Tammy has done my nails twice and I have been very pleased. I have had a pedicure here as well that I thought was very good. My husband had his very first pedicure today and was very pleased. The staff is very nice and the service very good. read more

Best pedicure in years. Leg and foot massage were teriffic! I've found my new place!

Went Mother's Day eve, 5:00 I was very disappointed. I felt completely rushed, still have cuticle around my nails and it's already chipped?? Never left the pedi chair for my manicure. There was two people in the salon other than my daughter and myself and 7 workers..Won't go back. read more

My daughter and I decided at the last minute this evening to go get a pedicure. We called Ava Nails and they are open till 8pm. They said they could take us even though it was at 7pm, so we got in the car and drove the short 5 minutes to their salon. They were very friendly and offered a free beverage before they started. I've had my share of pedicures and these ladies were very good, the leg and foot massages were long and very good, I could have fallen asleep. The pedicure was done well and we really enjoyed the salon, it's very open and airy and the chairs aren't close together. We'll definitely go back. read more