Clean and very reasonable. Manicure with regular polish $19. Got mom right in. She did complain a couple times when she was doing her cuticles. read more

Ok, this is a long review. I walked in and was greeted by a woman employee who was actively working on a clients nails. she didn't get up, she asked me from her seat "what do you want" I said I wanted a gel manicure. she told me "okay" and to "sit over there". I know I'm a walk in, so I had no problem waiting. there were also two men working on pedicures for two ladies. after about 25 minutes a guy employee tells me to "sit down over there" and I get up and ask which chair, because they're numbered and he just pointed to a general area. he said "chair 6". so I sit down and wait some more. 5 minutes later he comes back with a selection of nail colors I could pick from. I had a design in mind, so I waited until he was finished with the other client to show him some pictures of the designs I was considering (I brought multiple options as I know my nailbeds are small, but I was willing to pay for someone to attempt nail art). He asks to look at my nails and lets out this half cough half laugh. he then starts talking to the lady employee that first greeted me. they start chatting in a different language and says "you do dip nail?" and I said sure! if that's what I need to make the designs happen then I'll try dip nails. then they start talking in a different language again. and this guy employee tells me "I only do simple nail" and the other lady talks over him and says " you come back another day?" and I said "oh, so he only does "simple" nails and I have to come back another day for another nail tech?" I lied and told them I'd come back, but I won't. I got up and left. no nails done. what a waste of time. mind you, the designs I had in mind were not extravagant, basic spider webs for Halloween. ghosts. pumpkins. that kind of thing. for a place that is literally called creative nails and advertises that they specifically do nail art, I expected nail art. no I will not come back another day and you will not be wasting anymore of my time. take your money elsewhere. I was left feeling embarrassed and angry. read more

I've tried a few nail salons near me and Creative Nails has been my favorite so far. Very clean and peaceful interior with gorgeous views of the mountains. The technicians were gentle but efficient and I loved that they were able to do my mani and pedi at the same time! read more

Absolutely love this nail studio! I've been going for about 3 years now! Very clean and friendly!

Had a great pedicure- definitely going back. Salon was clean and technician was very gentle

I had a really uncomfortable experience here. I came in with a gel manicure and asked to have it removed, then just wanted a regular manicure with no polish. From the start, the staff made me feel unwelcome, as if it was strange to ask for such a simple service. While removing the polish, the nail tech asked if it was gel. I said yes. Then two other workers came over and just stood over her, staring at my nails for several minutes, which felt awkward and unnecessary. The tech asked again if it was gel, and I again said yes. Despite this, she insisted it was dip, paused for a bit, then said again, "See? This is dip." I felt like I was being accused of lying about my own nails. It was frustrating and honestly rude. Instead of listening, they doubled down on being "right" and made me feel extremely uncomfortable. The customer service was poor, they weren't friendly, and I would not recommend this place. A little respect and professionalism go a long way, and unfortunately, I didn't experience either here. read more

Hard pass! Save your money and go some where else. They are rushed, no attention to detail, and over priced! read more

Creative Nails and Tanning - Asked for Gel French manicure. They are rushed and not detailed. OV prices for sure. Would not go back or recommend! - Nail Salons Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Excellent pedicures! My husband and I enjoy the indulgence and try to get there at least once a month. The salon is nicely decorated and is very clean. There are a few children's pedi chairs that are really cute. The owner is lovely and very accommodating. The techs are all very skilled as well as personable. Love going to Creative Nails!! read more

Great pedicure at Creative Nails! I spied this little place one day when I stopped at Breadsmith. I hadn't had a pedi in far too long and so I looked it up and it had positive reviews! So I called to make an appointment and they said to come on in! It was a great experience and I'll be back! A classic pedicure costs $30. I think I was charged an extra $1 for using my credit card instead of cash because my total for a classic pedicure and nail design would've been $36 and my cost was $37. The salon is clean and there is plenty of polish to choose from! The lady that did my nails offered a design and that seemed fun so she did some cute hearts on my big toe nails! Super cute! I have pretty toes for spring! I'm excited to have found a nice place to get my nails done! read more

My daughter and I came here to get our nails done. It was our first time here and we have been so happy with them. They did a really good job on our nails and then they stayed on so well! It's been 4 weeks and look at how good my daughter's nails still look. Normally our nails only stay on for two weeks. We're going on 4 now! Would definitely recommend! read more

Creative Nails and Tanning - Nails after 4 weeks - Nail Salons Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Outstanding Nail Salon in Oro Valley! After a disappointing experience at a nearby competitor, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of service at Creative Nails. Andy was very careful and thorough with my cuticles and the preparation of my nails for the gel polish. So far they are holding up beautifully! The nice hand massage at the end was an added bonus. read more

Amazing service, friendly workers, definitely a great price for what I asked for. New set with jewels, love it!! Thank you so much! Definitely recommend coming here, I'm from Los Angeles and needed a great nail salon. I definitely found it! read more

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Women are super amazing and friendly. The man who does nails was incredibly rude and rough. I felt very uncomfortable, however the lady who did my pedicure was sweet and kind and amazing. I still left a tip because it's a service at the end of the day, it was a 20% cash tip and I got scoffed at like it wasn't enough. Not comfortable as a POC. Will not be returning. read more

Very clean, pleasant environment. Got a great pedicure. I am new to the area and will definitely go back.

Absolutely love this place! Time and time again they deliver quality work! I especially love getting my nails done by Andy. He takes his time, sculpting the perfect nail and flawlessly executing the paint job. Today was my 6th visit and I will definitely be back again. You all are amazing! read more

Simply the best me and my moms favorite salon we always come here and the owner makes us feel so comfortable. 10/10 service! read more

Creative Nails and Tanning - Halloween nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Everything about this nail shop is amazing. The owner is so sweet and does wonderful nail art by hard. Me and my 2 daughters love coming here! And they find time for us no matter how long it takes. They stayed open until 8pm one evening for us!!! Pedicures are wonderful and everyone is so friendly!!! Definitely 5 stars read more

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Andy and Lena were both amazing and very thorough. Andy was kind and took his time. I very much enjoyed my dipped mani and pedi. read more

Creative Nails and Tanning - Dipped nails! - Nail Salons Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Extremely clean, COVID prepared and wonderfully polite nail technicians- you can't go wrong! This is my go to place in Oro Valley and the prices are spectacular for how great my nails look. I will miss them when I move that is for sure! read more

Creative Nails and Tanning - Acrylic Ombré - Nail Salons Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I went there today and the male that gave my pedicure was so rude. He cut the back of my heel from overly pressure on my feet. I don't raise hell with places. I paid for it but I will never go back. JM read more

I am new to the area and picked this place because it claimed to be "kid friendly." My two granddaughters are here visiting and we went to try it out. I myself left and ended up getting an ingrown toenail as the gentleman who gave my my pedicure didn't cut my toenails correctly. My youngest granddaughter had a bad experience and doesn't ever want to go back because the lady who did her mani pedi used the wrong nail polishes and not the ones my granddaughter picked out. Then she tried to keep my granddaughter under the light to dry them much longer than needed. I finally told my granddaughter that she could get up and go set in a chair by the door. My granddaughter is very quiet and well behaved. She told me that the lady didn't use the pretty nail polish color that she had picked out. I went to tell the lady and to kindly ask her if she could change the color of the polish. I would of even paid the extra money! Instead the woman started jabbering in her language and told me that I was wrong and that is the color she picked out! She was rude. I know my granddaughter would not pick an orange color as she likes pinks and purples. And what happened to the customer is always right, even when in some cases they aren't! Lol! In this case, if the lady would of just changed the color of the nail polish, I would of gladly paid her extra. But with her hateful attitude I will never take my granddaughters back, nor will I go back. read more

Great service and wonderful staff! They treat you like a princess and will spoil your kids if you bring them. Such a wonderful nail salon, so glad we found them read more

I love the job Andy does. No chips anywhere after 3 plus weeks. I've never been so happy with a manicurist. This is the dip-it solution. read more

Creative Nails and Tanning - Andy had been doing the dip it polish on my nails for the last several months. Here they are after 3 plus weeks. Chipless.. So nice! - Nail Salons Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I felt my pedicure was rushed. Customer Service wasn't the greatest. I didn't get a welcoming feeling like other nail places. She did an okay job on my pedicure. I'll come here but only if it's an ER type read more

This was my first time coming here, and I've only had my nails done once so I didn't really know what I was doing.. I came in with a picture of nails that I wanted and they were so nice and did such a good job! I will definitely be coming back and recommend this place to anyone looking to get their nails done read more

Creative Nails and Tanning - Gel nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Nails always lift, very unorganized, always make an appointment but they always seem to overbook and it takes forever to get seen. Asked for a design on my nails and was told they don't do designs, and I still got charged for one. Overall poor experience. read more

This was my first visit at this nail Salon. The services I received was a Dip manicure with a Pedicure. The Nail tech was through with my Dip manicure. However, I don't think my nail tech used the color sample I chose. The salon is clean but I would recommend bringing your own Polish if you are wanting a Mani or Pedi with traditional nail polish. The selection is slim and the polishes that we're available seemed old and thick or thinned out my polish remover. I don't think salons as a whole are investing a lot in teadional, basic polish because shellac and Dip are so popular. But I think if they are offered, organized good quality new polish colors are important to offer. The colors and quality of basic colors were sad and made it difficult for me to find a color and also find a color in good condition was slim pickings. The service was good not great. They did a a nice, high quality Mani/Pedi. The missing star is that there is nothing special about this salon. The basic color choices were old and the Dip colors to look through were confusing and disorganized. Still, a solid salon. You won't be blown away on any level but they get the job done. Your Mani/Pedi will look pretty and finished. The staff is not super nice. They do not offer a lot of fresh new polish colors and will not did not go above and beyond but were pleasant and did a nice job. I would recommend if you are close but this is not my Holy Grail nail salon. read more

Creative Nails and Tanning - Dip color more pink than sample but pretty - Nail Salons Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I personally will not be returning to this salon. My one and only experience was getting a mail fill at 3pm on a Tuesday- I was the only one in the salon- 2 hours later, they will still not done continuously re-doing my fill. I actually has to get up and leave without Polish even on my nails because they had not gotten to that step yet. Never had such a bad and dragged out experience. read more

I have been a customer at Creative Nails from the day Lena opened the shop. Lena is a very good technician, but her customer interaction can be very rude. This has happened so many times, that I will now find another nail salon. Karen M. read more

After my first manicure with Lena, the salon owner, I thought "Oh, thank God, I finally found someone who knows how to do acrylics." Unfortunately, the next 7 manicures went steadily downhill until yesterday when she hit bottom. First of all, as the owner of the shop, Lena answers the phone, greets walk-ins, and, from time-to-time, would interrupt my service to provide an eyebrow or lip waxing to a walk-in. Even though I had a standing appointment for the same time every two weeks, I usually had to wait between 10 and 15 minutes before I could get into the chair. And while I understood that in a post-pandemic world every dollar counts, those frequent interruptions and late seatings meant that I was in the chair far longer than I had time to be. Lena attended to the cleanliness of her station during our first visit, but then became less and less attentive until I found myself blowing other people's dust away from the table so I could set my phone down on a clean area. As far as the quality of her work, my request to her was simple: I have rather large hands and wide nail beds, so in order to create an illusion of grace, I like my nails narrow, squared, and not too short. If I could upload a picture of what she did yesterday, you would see nails that are wide, rounded and way too short. You would also see nails that are filed to weird angles - for some reason, she could never seem to file a straight edge. The final straw yesterday was a nail repair that she did on my thumb. Rather than apply the acrylic over a form to fill out a broken section, she did it freeform and, predictably, adhered the acrylic to my skin. She tried separating it from my skin using her nail, but when that didn't work, she filed the acrylic away from my skin and filed away some of the skin in the process. I'm applying antibiotic cream to ward off an infection. At the end of this disaster, she ran my charge, left me the receipt to sign, and while I washed my hands, she disappeared into the back. We both knew that was going to be my last visit. Here's what I don't understand: We all screw up. It happens. Yesterday was clearly an epic fail. What is so difficult about owning it and apologizing? "Gee, I'm sorry, I know you're disappointed. I will do better next time. This manicure is on me." It may be that she just didn't want me as a customer, but my guess is that words to that effect have never crossed her lips. When I first started going to Creative Nails, several people asked me where i get my nails done and I gave them her name. I feel like calling all of them back and telling them not to bother. Maybe they'll read this review and look for someone better. read more

I've been seeing Andy and Lena at Creative nails for months. After today's visit I feel compelled to share my experiences. My previous appointments were for pedicures. They were always wonderful. High quality work by very nice, caring people. Today I booked a gel manicure with Andy. OMGOSH, it was amazing! I asked for French tips. At several pervious salons, they always used a template for the tips. Andy did it all by hand....gorgeous job! Oh, and did I mention the mani/pedi given to my 8 year old granddaughter? Lena went above and beyond! She definitely made her feel like a princess. She's showing EVERYONE her sparkly fingers and toes. Thank you. read more

I've been getting my nails done here for nearly 6 years!! Prior to to this place, I never stayed loyal to a nail salon for more than a few months. Dan does my nails and he runs the salon with his wife, Helen. He does an excellent job on my nails (acrylics) and I get compliments all the time - as in people will stop me in random places to ask where I get them done. The best thing is he works super fast - you can be done within 30 minutes for a regular fill. They also run on time, they don't overbook nor will they take walk ins right before your appointment time. As in decor, it's a typical nail salon. Although 'tanning' is still in the name, they don't offer it anymore. LOVE!! read more

Dan & Helen are friendly and professional. They know how to form pink & whites the right way...using a brush and not some metal form. A back fill only takes 30 minutes, whereas other salons take an hour. They know what they're doing, so they get it done quickly, without sacrificing quality of work. It's also easy to communicate with them about what you want, which has been a challenge for me at other salons. If you go in for a pedicure, don't expect to be blown away though. They're assistant has done my pedicures and they're "eh", at best. There's no real massage of the feet and my heels tend to feel worse (dry and rough) only after a couple of days. On the other side, they don't push the up-sell for everything. You tell them what you want and they do it. But my review is specific to nails...they are the best that I've found in the Marana/Oro Valley area. Dan and Helen can have full schedules, so be sure to give yourself a few days for scheduling, but they do have late evening appointments too. read more

This was my go to for nails about five years ago and I'm Happy to say they are my go to again. After my fiasco with the other nail salon I decided to call them and ask them to fix my full set. They had me come right in and began filing off the thick powder and just redid my nails to a short length but very thin and natural looking. The lady there works fast and she was happy and friendly and interested in talking to me. She recognized me from five years ago and said she remembered me and I thought that was very impressive. The prices here are cheaper too and they do not use any type of nail tip or metal shape for the smile line on pink and white. They freehand the white and go over it with your choice of pink color and there are three choices. Then the best part: they file, file, file!!! You can't put on acrylic powder and not file and pretend it looks good. IT DOESN'T! It's refreshing to know someone knows what they are doing. read more

The best nail salon in Tucson. I get the pink and white with gel and all by free hand no plastic. I can always get an appointment and I get the best service and many compliments for my nails! Highly recommend it I've been coming here to Dan and Helen for twelve years now because they are the best. read more

Creative Nails and Tanning - Love my nails! Always get the best service and always available for me :-) - Nail Salons Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

My daughter (3 years old) and I went for pedicures and her a polish on her nails and had an amazing time! She is very shy and they had her laughing and loving every minute of it. My pedicure was great! Both woman were very nice and we will definitely be coming back!!! read more

I love going here to get a mani and pedi. I try to go here when I can. Since its just Dan and Helen I highly suggest you make an appointment. Helen has done my mani and pedi every time I go so I don't know how Dans work is. I have been a loyal customer for a while now. They gained me as a customer when I went an hour before closing and they stayed and didn't rush me. I even messed up my toes and they fixed it after hours. I love the pedicure because they use sea salt and hot stones. My french pedicure lasts about a month and she does a great job. The manicure is pretty average but my nails always look great when I leave. read more

My Daughter and I have been customers of Dan and Helens for several years. What always impresses me is that Dan is quick to answer the phone and get me in as soon as possible. I receive compliments on my "Pink and White" nails all the time. Dan's unique method makes them look PERFECT! I always feel at home when I go there and Dan's weird (lol) sense of humor is fun and keeps me entertained! Thank You Dan and Helen! Kristin A read more

It's hard to find a nail place that you like enough to frequent regularly. After a friend recommended this salon, we gave it a try. We needed fills done on our acrylics (that we had gotten done at a place that broke the skin on almost every one of my fingers. Never again). Dan and Helen are great! We made apps which I would recommend because they stay busy consistently. The owners talked and joked with us the entire time. The other customers you could tell were regulars and knew the employees well. We have definitely found our nail place. We won't be going anywhere else :) And to whoever said they are pricey is completely wrong. Everything was priced the same as any other nail salon and some things were actually cheaper! read more

Creative Nails and Tanning - Acrylics with a flower :) - Nail Salons Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Even though I didn't have an appointment they did my nails. And they came out very nice.I love them! read more

Creative Nails and Tanning - Love my nails!! Even though I just walked in they did em for me!! She did a great job!!! - Nail Salons Near Me - Tucson, Arizona