This is by far the best and most professional nail salon you will find in the Greater Rockford region. How do I know? I have been to dozens over the years and found the service to be subpar and many of the nail techs unable to communicate well for one reason or another (language barrier, rude, etc.). I ended up with single color polish at these places and never a complicated designs...:( Often the quality was poor at other salons as well, unfortunately. Fortunately for me, I discovered Lavish Nail Bar. At LAVISH, I have been impressed for well over five years now. Most of the techs here that I have seen do gorgeous nails for everyone--and they make sure they are doing what you want along the way. They all speak English as a first language OR speak very fluent English to where you can have a full conversation (if you want) while you get your nails done. This place is clean and makes every customer wash their hands at the start of the appointment to limit the spread of germs. What a great idea! They definitely have a strong cleaning protocol, as this is a clean salon. Their vent system works good too, as I am sensitive to fumes and don't have problems here. This is not a salon that smells bad or strong like chemicals one bit. I always make appointments and get served right away. However, they do accept walk-ins. I see many walk-ins get serviced within a few minutes or right away. If it is a busy time of year or the weekend, this might not be true. I always go during the week in the afternoons and see almost everyone get in after a short wait or no wait. They are popular though so I would always suggest an appointment. The owner and his wife manage a PROFESSIONAL nail salon. They are such a great duo. Their employees all seem to have fun and are happy to be there. I have seen many of the same faces working there for years, and many, many repeat clients so they must be doing something right! If anyone one stars this place, they must have extremely unrealistic expectations and give every other nail salon in town negative stars b/c I don't see how it is possible to rate this salon anything but a 5 or a 4 (if you have any constructive criticisms to offer). However, they have been in operation for years now. They know what they are doing. The owner seems to know everyone by name as they walk in the door. I am so impressed. This is a very courteous, respectful salon that goes above and beyond to make their customers happy. How good is this place? I have had people recognize the owner's work on my nails. "Do you go to Lavish?" they ask me. I have had dozens and dozens of people ask me where I get my nails done and many I have referred to Lavish (and they go back!). There are not many places around here that can turn an idea or design you find online into something as good or better than the picture you bring in (please note that this applies to the owner who has been doing nails for many years and is at the top of the game. I see the other nail techs do amazing, complicated designs too, but I can only speak for the complexity factor that the owner offers- who is a true artist and creative genius to be able to imagine in his head all the layers involved for some of the hardest designs that he has pulled off with flying colors. He only books himself by appointment (as far as I know) but even if he is not able to personally do your nails, I have seen him inspect the work of the other techs to maintain a high-quality standard, and I rarely see anyone leaving with a plain jane design (unless simple is what they were wanting). He has trained his techs well and I have seen some shadow his work even. I have witnessed them do nails for children, the elderly, and the disabled. I have not seen people complain. Just happy people leaving with fresh pedicures/nails. They are respectful to women and minorities here. They have a diverse clientele and a diverse staff. Everyone (without an attitude problem) should feel welcomed here! read more

Emma always does an amazing job on my nails, she constantly checks in to see if I'm doing okay, if she's hurting me at all (which she never is), and she always takes care of me. My nails turn out perfect every time. I've been coming consistently for months and can say that it's not a fluke. Everyone here does a good job and is so kind. Pictures are my real nails she freestyled for Lollapalooza. They had been done a week prior. read more

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My first visit at Lavish Nail Bar was great. I had an appointment with Fionna who was right on time and did a consult with me to tell me what was best for my damaged nails. I am extremely pleased with the gel nails that she applied. The atmosphere was nice and I chatted with Fionna and another young lady who worked there. The shop manager was very kind and friendly and eager to hear how my visit was. I really like that they have everyone wash their hands when they come in to promote good health and safety. read more

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Was shopping at TJ Maxx and decided to get a pedicure on a whim. I really liked the location as I frequent this drip mall very often. I did not have an appointment, but owner got me in immediately Young girl, very unsure of herself was assigned to me. Nice, but she was clearly not trained so I got w I 1st pedicure I've ever had. She missed more steps than she did. I will never go back here. I wasted my time and money! read more

Ive been going there a couple times now, but won't be going back...I walked in the other day and the man sitting in the front was so rude to me. It was on a Saturday and he asks me if I made an appointment which their website clearly says they accept walk-ins, however, there was a customer in there and he embarrassed me, by saying well it's our Christmas party tonight so we closing early, we told you that make an appointment. Well that place lies all the time to me, thinking I'm stupid, but they have no clue who their messing with. Needless to say I found a great place to go get my nails done now and forever. Will never go back there again and I told my friends never to go there, which a couple of them did but did not like the language and jokes they were saying in front of customers. Very rude and ignorant. read more

I used to love this salon, but I stopped going. You never get the person you make an appointment with, and you keep having to switch seats. This is especially hard when I go with my mom who has dementia. I was going there for over 2 years and I would have an appt and still have to wait while other would walk in and be taken care of before me. I got sick of being treated like that. There is also no online appointment system- it's all made on the phone and the owner uses a paper appointment book. He's messed up my appointments a few times (not surprised). I really wish these things were improved upon. read more

DO NOT go here!!! Please save yourself the time and trouble. This the the worst salon I have ever been to. 2 hours for a pedicure...it was painful. The worst quality, it looked like a kindergartner did my nails. The gel was not taken off properly. It was sloppy and messy. read more

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Sad to downgrade my previous glowing review, but sadly my manicure got many chips and started peeling after only 4 days! NO! Was sad to have my dreams dashed of this being my new go-to salon in Rockford, area. This never happens with my no-chip manis, so I'm really disappointed! I live out of town and had already headed home from my holidays in the area, so I wasn't even able to get my chip repaired (nor did they give me a card or anything with my polish colors on it just in case). I contacted them to get a refund on the mani but have not heard back yet. read more

I used to come here frequently, but then they stopped taking walk ins. You had to make an appt, so I stopped going because I would forget to call and then I would call and they had no openings. It's been years, but decided to stop in again because it's close to home. Everyone was wearing masks, they asked me to wash my hands as soon as I walked in. Because of COVID-19. I chose my polish color for my pedicure, the water was nice, she clipped, filed, snipped my cuticles, massaged with lotion then painted my toes. It was very relaxing, all while sitting in a mechanical massage chair. read more

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First time here when I walk in Thin seated me. After that not even a minute later he is asking me to do him a "favor" . odd. he asked me to grab the books with the color on them, I sit down again and look at the colors. as i'm waiting another girl walks in and is seated next to me. He then asks me and her to switch seats and then after he finished the client he was working on asked me to move a THIRD time. read more

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I went for a pedicure and full set. However, the pedicure took two hours, so that's all I got done. The water was cold until I said something. Then, it exploded out of the drain in the drain and soaked my shoes. The polish was old and looked awful. By this time, I was two hours in and had to leave, so I ended up with a clear coat only and poorly removed color from the old polish. I was offered nothing for my poor experience or soaked shoes (that I couldn't wear out of the salon). I basically paid $50 to soak my feet in a foot bath for two hours. Do NOT recommend. read more

Love getting my nails done at Lavish. Atmosphere is fun, techs are top notch and never leave the salon unhappy. I highly recommend. read more

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When we are able to go back to get our nails done again all of us will be flooding Lavish because they are the best by far no doubt due to COVID-19 I haven't been able to get my nails filled and this is how they look at almost 3 weeks needless to say they do great read more

I treated my mom and nieces to pedicures and eyebrow waxes over the holidays and had a great experience! Prices were great, but the service was even better. The nail techs were super friendly and professional. They took their time with Mom to make her feel special which meant alot as she rarely treats herself. The pedicures came out great and our eyebrows looked great, too. The business is really cute and very clean. The manager checked on us several times to make sure we were okay and that we weren't waiting too long. We really appreciated that attention to detail. Next time I'm in town I will definitely come back! Highly recommend! read more

Literally the worst and most expensive mani pedi I've ever gotten. I stopped by this salon because I just moved to Rockton and was on my way to target to return some items and it's across the street. They accommodated my walk in so I'll give them 1 star, plus I think Yelp makes me. However they acted like I was such an inconvenience walking in that I just asked for a mani at first instead of the pedicure that I also wanted. I get dip manicures, have been for about 5-6 years now, but this salon does it "different". They do clear dip and then paint no chip polish over it. They neglected to tell me that until I was halfway into my manicure. That to me is the equivalent of a no chip polish-the reason I get dip is that my nails still chip with no chip polish. Plus the clear dip application the tech did on me is so thick and awful, I'm a nurse and I don't want fake gross looking nails, I want to look clean and polished. And then the no chip she applied was uneven and lumpy. THEN the owner came around and had the audacity to tell me I ABSOLUTELY HAD to come back in two weeks for what they call a "dip fill" or else my nails will grow out and water will get under and I will get an infection. UM WHAT. 100% blatant scam or total health violation-my money is on both. I had already agreed to a pedicure at this point (they asked me at the beginning of my mani even though they acted like they barely had enough time to fit me in for that, I really needed it so I said yes-should have said no) and at the end of my mani I thought to myself how bad can you mess up a pedicure really? Well that whole part went fine until it was time to do my no chip and the tech kept bumping the UV light into my uncured toes, so she had to take the polish off and redo it multiple times. Plus it's thick and lumpy like my nails. The whole thing cost me $111 so I'm pretty dissatisfied and I just want people to know. read more

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The manicurist did a decent job, but the the only polish I was offered was that DNC stuff.They didn't have OPI or China Glaze or something of that quality. I can't get two weeks out of a manicure there and the color selections are not as nice. read more

Dropped in on a Saturday morning and got in quickly. Extremely friendly staff. Loved my no chip mani pedi. I'll definitely return.

The lady that did my nails went on break while I sat there for a good 20-30 minutes. She then proceeded to drill my natural nail off leaving me with inflamed nails. I called ahead and asked how much it would be to soak off an acrylic set, they said $15. When I got there they recommended a clear coat, which I figured would only be $10 maybe $15. Midway through I asked how much my total would be so I could grab the proper amount, and they overcharged me and my total was $45, for a clear coat. read more

Love this place so much. Tammy is a goddess who is too good for this world. She is so patient and kind and funny. Awesome place, cannot recommend enough read more

I went in today for the first time and I was blown away!! April did my nails and let me just say she delivered!!!!! Super sweet as well!! I couldn't believe I found my nail tech!!!! If you are in the area or looking for a nail salon this is the place you want to go to!! Any design you could think or want they will get it done and have you looking like something off Pinterest. read more

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I asked for a really simple design. I left with acrylic nails so sharp they cut me and so lumpy. This place used to be great. Really disappointing. read more

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Just stopped in to see if I could get my nails and toes painted quick on my way to the airport for vacation and they were able to fit me in right away which was super awesome! Lesley did my toes and nails and she did a fantastic job! I showed her a picture of what I wanted done and she nailed it(get it)! She was super personable which was a bonus. I will be returning to her from now on! read more

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I'm in love. My nails have never been this long or blinged out. I let Tin do whatever he wanted with my nails and he chose the coffin shape and the color as well as design. These are the fanciest nails I've ever gotten. I also got a deluxe pedicure by April and she was super gentle and kind to me. She made sure I was okay with ever step and walked me through the process. Perfectly rounded cuticles and amazing polish. I was so pampered I never wanted to leave! Thank you everyone so much for the fantastic and professional job. read more

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Worst nail salon ever. We went a group of 6 to get our nail done for vacation. We went home and we all had the owner to get a store credit and come back after our vacation and get our nails done because we don't have time to come back to get it fixed.He said He would let us go back to the salon to fix it but we had no time because we had to leave for vacation, and he was very rude!!! read more

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Wife got me in there for a Pedi with her. I sat down in this massage chair and had my feet in a hot water bath and they even brought me some booze. I was doing good, I didn't even care about getting anything done with my feet but this girl comes over and cuts my nails and then chops up my feet with this cheese grater. Then massaged my feet with some type of grainy lotion or something, I didn't care the sh!t felt good to me. I passed up on coloring my toes and I just sat there enjoying the massage chair while I waited for my wife to finish her Pedi. The only thing I wasn't a big fan of was there was this lil dog running around in there getting under people's feet. It was running into my wife freshly done toenails and stuff. I'd hate to think of what it did when it was time for it to take a dump lol. But all in all this place seems pretty legit and I wouldn't think twice about going again. read more

I went to Lavish nails for just a basic pedicure. A basic pedicure I was told is $25.00. They had a huge sign in window that said 30% off all pedicures only.. So it should have been $17.50 she charged me $20.00. When I got home I called and a male employee answered I told him I was charged wrong. He said that there is some kind of tax so it brings it to $19.00 and some change so they just make it an even $20.00....are you kidding me. First of all no tax is suppose to be on a service. So I guess you can say I got ripped off. The only good thing I can say was it was a nice place but I won't be going back. . read more

The first time i went here, my nails turned out amazing! As for recently... they ended up looking awful and i had to go home and fix them myself. I had a picture for reference and i showed it to the lady doing my nails and she said "I got you. no worries" and it was the farthest thing from what i wanted. She had to redo my nails multiple times because she seemed to not know what she was doing. The "french tip" she did was also very uneven, and I would have preferred a pink acrylic base so you didn't see as much of my nail. I got told that my fingers were crooked when i've never had an issue with that at any other salon. Also, the station I was at was very dirty and she got nail polish all over my hands. When I said i was not happy with my nails, she got mad at me for not speaking up sooner, which I get, but she was very rude about it. I also ended up with a gem on my nail that I didn't want nor ask for. Overall, I will not be going back here nor will I be recommending this salon to anyone I know. read more

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I really wanted to love this place but I just couldn't...the girl that did my pedi was so sweet but after I left, I could see through my polish. The girl that did my no chip mani didn't say much to me, she talked to the worker sitting next to her mostly. When she was done she didn't ask if I liked my nails she just told me I was done. I could see visible blemishes. Yes, it was homecoming weekend so I understand it was busy but I hoped for better customer service. The girl that did my daughters mani/pedi did a good job. The owner seemed very organized and handled the crowd well. Don't think we'll be returning though, I would have expected more for the $140 we paid. read more

Love this place . I took my kids and Aunt here for a Saturday pedi extravaganza and loved it . Equipment is clean and order . I'm very concerned about hygiene and they sanitize tools between customers which is a big plus. I've had many staff but have to say that Blake so customer centric . read more

This is my go to nail salon now, great service, atmosphere, and very sanitary. The palace was very clean and well-kept. They had a wide range of colors as well. My nails came out perfect and as I imagined them to be. The last place I went to hurt when they were doing my nails, but this place was gentle. Overall, I enjoyed my experience and will be returning. read more

Place is clean and looked promising... my regular spot was booked so I gave this place a shot! Huge mistake. Asked to the deluxe pedicure and left much to be desired.. asked for my nails to be trimmed short and it got barely trimmed.. the lady seemed scared to use the file barely filed any of my toes.. the massage was nonexistent.. I would not suggestions place to anyone.. long story short I ended up stoping down the street to get a second pedicure since they didn't do anything to begin with. read more

I have very mixed feelings about this place. My best friend swears by them, however when she booked an appointment for me to get a manicure and a pedicure the day before my wedding, I ended up incredibly disappointed. The staff there is super friendly and it's a fun and relaxing environment. However with my appointment I ended up with the most inexperienced new staff member they had. I asked her to to draw a design on my thumbs, and it took forever. She kept wiping off what she painted on and this happened about ten times before the design was sufficient enough to keep. While I understand that everyone needs to learn somehow, I don't think I should have been charged full price for having someone who was that new and inexperienced. Additionally, she cut some of the cuticles on my fingers and also on one of my big toes too short and they became red and inflamed. I had been here previously a handful of times before and this was by far the worst manicure pedicure experience I have had there. This is also the worst experience I have had from different nail salons in the area. read more

I've been waiting for almost 45 minutes with my feet soaking WAITING for someone to do my 10am APPOINTMENT pedicure. What is the point of making an appointment when I end up waiting FOREVER!!?? read more

This place does not value their customers. Last week, I came in for an appointment to get one nail fixed. I drove 40 minutes to get there, and got stuck at a few lights on 173 for two cycles. Because of this, I was less than 10 minutes late. After driving all this way for ONE nail, they turned me away, so I had to drive another 40 minutes back after not having the nail fixed, and wasted both time and gas. I mentioned what happened to a few people, and they were all shocked that Lavish handled the situation so poorly, so I decided to reach out to them and express my concerns. They did not acknowledge my concerns, but told me that's just the way it is. Apparently they have a 5 minute "grace" period, (I was only two minutes over the grace period) and they turn people away after that if they don't Google the number and call them while driving. (which is illegal; if a cop sees you typing on your phone you will get in trouble!) I understand a big delay could cause scheduling issues on their part, but there should be a certain amount of leniency when dealing with customers. Especially if they're only two minutes over the grace period and came in for one nail. The nail art they do is cool, but they never listened when I told them I like my nails super short and always left with very long nails. They also fall off really easily. I am giving them one star because being decent to customers is the bare minimum for any business and they failed to do that for me. read more

I didn't enjoy my experience! My no chip nail polish chipped in less then 2 days!! And my toes got smudged and i let them dry for over a hour and they still smudged i was very disappointed read more

I've been going here since they opened, usually during the day. Friday night is understandably busy. One Friday night my daughter and I made appointments for manis and pedis. We did end up waiting a bit and decided to forgo the manicures so we could get our errands done in time. We just rescheduled the manis for the next Tuesday. The owner was very kind and took care of my daughters no-chip to show his appreciation. They're great at eyebrow threading and tinting as well! read more

My daughter and I got no chip manicure and pedicure at Lavish as a special treat for her over her college spring break. We had never been there before, and will not return. We were happy with our experience there, and each of us gave our staff person a $10 tip. However, my daughter's chipped in two days. She called and asked the manager if he would refund her via a gift card to be used on future services $5. She felt this was half of the $10.00 difference in price between a no chip and a routine manicure. She was willing to "split the difference." He said no, but she could come in and he would fix the chips. However, she lives 2 1/2 hours away, is away at college. Therefore, this was not an option. I went in and showed him a time stamped picture of her chipped nails. He still said no. He was willing to lose two customers and all our referrals to keep $5. read more

I called for an appointment and was told to just come in. I wanted a no chip and pedicure. I'm pretty sure the person who did my pedi had no license as she was folding towels and cleaning when I came in. They were busy and while mine was being done another person from the back was asked to take polish off some of the people in chairs. The pedi was awful. I then waited 30 minutes for a mani and ended up walking out. There were several people who had appointments asking when they would be seen. Everyone who had a pedi was sitting around waiting for someone to start the mani. read more