Shortest pedicure ever! My daughter and I sat in the chair at 2:15 and the entire pedicure was done by 2:30. No leg or foot massage either. The only good thing about this place is the bar. read more

This is a really nice salon, but as every salon, some manicurists are better than others....I always ask for Maria who never disappoints!

Although the atmosphere was very welcoming and they had a full bar, I wouldn't recommend it. I was told a completely different price than I was actually charged. Ask for short very natural looking nails and Sia The Nail Tech applied way too much acrylic making them look very thick and bubble like even after I asked if she could reshape and fix them 3 hours later they still look nothing like I wanted them to. They were all different shapes and sizes and I am so disappointed that I even paid. Never returning here. read more

Well I went to this place 3/15. Dan did my nails. That wasn't,the problem. The only thing I think he could have improved was he could have taken the drill to the underneath the nails. I'm nuts about what they charge. A gel fill is 35.00 then you have to add on $10.00 for the nail polish and then $5.00 for bringing them down. So for a gel fill that's $50.00 for a fill . What is this Ruth Chris Steak House!!! They're nuts. People work to hard for their money. They do not have anything in the brochure about the extras . Bad bad read more

I gave this place a second chance. While it is a nice atmosphere and I believe they are efficient at getting people in and out, the quality is very poor. Especially taking in to account the price. I went in for a fill-in with gel polish and coffin shape. That cost me $50 all together. The gel polish began to lift not even a full week after receiving the service. I had a very similar experience with a pedicure. I will not be returning here. read more

Lee Spa Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

First time visiting salon. I am really picky about salons that I go to. I was really impressed when I walked in the door. The salon is large with lots of stations. My nail technician was awesome. The salon is really clean. I was able to get right in but after talking with my technician she recommended making an appointment because it can get really busy. If you want to check it out ask for Soriya ( pronounced So Re Ya). read more

Lee Spa Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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I would not recommend this nail salon for the simple fact that there are more affordable salons with better service all around. I had a couple good experiences, but then they quickly went down hill. Once I came with my mom who was visiting from out of town and we got pedicures that literally only took 10 mins. Recently I went just to get a polish change, I found out that it was $14 just for a polish change and it was sloppy. She tried to tell me I needed my cuticles cut and that was the reason it looked sloppy but that didn't make sense as I had just gotten a GREAT pedicure from another salon 3 days ago and just decided I didn't like the color. I have never paid that much for a polish change. Overall, there are definitely BETTER nail salons with reasonable prices - this place is not worth what they are charging. read more

My nails still look great a week later (regular manicure for $15). The manicurist was friendly and did a great job and it was fun to have proseco from the bar during the wait! The salon is clean and friendly and well-staffed so wait times aren't bad. Highly recommend for a fun afternoon! read more

I was disappointed by Lee. While the pedicure room does look nice, and overall it is a clean and pretty space, I was really not happy with my manicure or the service. The person doing my nails was fairly rude to me. He asked me how I take care of my eyebrows - whether I wax or pluck (hint hint, do you want to buy a wax). I responded that I pluck (hint hint, I do not want a wax). He then told my that my brows are really hairy. I am not big on negging, either from a pick-up artist or a nail artist... if I want a wax, I'll buy one but making me feel self-conscious is NOT the way to please a customer. I also came here specifically because they have the two-week manicure (the shellack manicures) but they chipped off after three days :( I'll take my business to somewhere that the two-week manicures actually last two weeks, and where me and my brows will be left alone. read more

Ack, I've twice had just flat-out rude service here. The second time, I swore I'd never come back. The spa is clean, but that doesn't make up for poor customer treatment. My friend and I asked for paired pedis, the water was drawn up and we sat down. Her technician began right away. Mine was nowhere to be seen for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, my water was getting cold. When she did arrive she was on her phone nearly the entire time. And I don't mean answering a text message or two. She actually spoke to someone, cradling the phone between her shoulder and ear while trying to administer a pedicure. Terrible! read more

Lee Nails.....lets start where my first set the nail tech said you get this sns dip on your nails it's healthier for you look good right I leave and gotta come right back the next day taking time I don't have because there set it cracking and breaking a day old set and I'm not rough at all with my nails $90 I was livid now I'm here again after my second set literally i Barely get to enjoy 3 days of my $130 mani /pedi and it's cracking with a broke nail already after this I'm not coming back read more

I've been here twice and don't plan to return anytime soon. Five years ago I stopped in for my first set of fake nails for a friend's wedding. The guy doing my nails cut my cuticle and then proceeded to smear the blood into the nail and laughed to his coworker about how he couldn't believe it when he cut a second cuticle. I left a little tramatized. I expected it to have been fixed, but he wouldn't, and I didn't have enough nerve to speak up because I just wanted to get out of there. More recently, I stopped by on Sunday for a mani/pedi with a friend. Her guy was really hardworking and did a great job while the girl doing mine could have cared less. She didn't ask me much about what I wanted, and I was too busy chatting away to realize I didn't like the cut of my nails before they were already halfway gel'ed. complaints about the girl doing my nails aside, I was shocked when I heard how much my nails were going to cost. I'm used to prices around $30/pedi and $35/frenchtip gel mani. The total was $93! It was $25 to get gel toe nail polish. Seriously? Usually it's like +$12 for gel. NOPE. Again, I could have checked the website before I went, but the only menu's they have for prices were what they hand you for pedis and you're just quickly picking a basic, so you don't look long. Also, normally there's a little bundle discount. It's a scam. Fast forward 3 days and my nails are already bubbling on the sides of a few. I am giving them 3 stars because they have a sterile set of tools that they open in front of you for each client and I saw them clean my friend's pedi foot bath well after she was done. So, they appear pretty clean, and my friend's guy seemed good. read more

It pains me to right this update because this placed was my spot last year, but sadly Lee Day Spa has really gone downhill. The atmosphere is still one of the best i have experienced, but the quality of work needs a lot of work. I started noticing this slowly at first, when my pedicure wasn't as smooth or the time someone forgot to paint one of my toenails. Small minor screw ups so I left it alone. However, as I started spreading the word to more of my friends they would always come back and tell me how much they disliked their service. The prices are high because the nail salon is located in a high rental location, so they are always pushing for the higher priced services, which is something that I hate. If I say I want basic mani/pedi that's the end of it. But the worst is the shellac, I have seen it last not more than a day on one person and a week for another but the price for Shellac here is not cheap at all. When I asked the manager about this, she told me that some people are better than others and there's no guarantee that it will last 2-3 weeks. That didn't give me much confidence, so I had to move on. I hope this place gets their act together and goes back to the quality service I remember when I first moved to Durham. read more

Do not go here for waxing, period! I had a full leg and Brazilian wax here, and it was one of the most painful experiences of my life. It wasn't especially effective, either. :'( I'd never been to this salon before, but I'd seen some positive reviews (on another site), so I went with high hopes. The waxing room was small, cramped, hot, and looked like at one point it had been a supply closet. The cosmetician was not especially professional, and she was a bit rough in her treatment of my *ahem* delicate areas. At the end of two hours, I was neither happy nor well waxed, but I couldn't wait to leave, so I paid and ran out. Had I been in less pain, I think I would have complained and asked for at least a 50% discount on the Brazilian, since I still had 50% of my hair. I am not new to the waxing process: I know what a good wax is like and I know what an average one is like-- and now, I know what a bad one is like as well. I haven't been back (too traumatic), so I can't say what the quality of their other services is. They may be great at nails, but please, don't get waxed here. read more

Over-priced and the service is rushed/sloppy. For a gel manicure it was $40 which seems to be on the higher end compared to other places in the area. I don't mind paying that if time is spent making sure all the cuticles are clean but I was literally in and out in 30 minutes. Won't go again. read more

Yikes! $28 for a pedi? I chose the Basic pedi but they don't tell you that they have two basic pedi's and they charge extra for a lame foot massage and a hot wash cloth. Those two things are included everywhere else but here. Overpriced!!! read more

I have been coming here for the past three years and recently visited another nail spa in the triangle in order to meet a friend. I left so disappointed from that experience--the service fell so short of the standard I'm used to at Lee Spa Nails! I just went back today for my usual gel manicure and saw Kevin. He was so welcoming and really took the time to make sure my manicure looked perfect in every single way--it looks beautiful! I would definitely recommend Lee Spa Nails to anyone still looking for their go-to nail place in the triangle :) read more

I have had 1 good experience and 2 bad experiences here. I will probably bring my business elsewhere. The first bad experience happened when I went with my friend. The person who did my pedicure was okay, but the guy who helped her was rude, and after she said she didn't want her foot massaged because it tickled, he purposefully tickled her at random times during the pedicure. Not relaxing! The second bad experience was this past week. I went in with a friend and we were told that there was a 20 minute wait and to come back. No big deal--we wanted to run to Nordstrom Rack so we went over there and came back 20 minutes later. We were told to pick a color when we got back and sit in 2 of the chairs. They got our water going and everything seemed fine--until we sat there for 20 minutes without anyone else helping us. At least 1 person that came in after us was helped before us, and after 20 minutes our feet were prunes in cold water. We decided to walk out and go somewhere else. The employees were not apologetic at all. We wouldn't have minded waiting longer, but we wish they would have told us up front instead of having us sit with our feet in water for 20 minutes. With so many great nail places around, I would suggest choosing a different one. read more

I hate to write an update to this, but as another yelper pointed out, things have slowly been changing... I had referred friends and coworkers to this location as I had previously bragged how amazing this place was a year ago. Back in November, my coworkers and friends would return to me and tell me an entirely different experience. The quality has depended on if the manager is working or not. I would find my experience was different if she wasn't present. Slowly at first, it seemed like they would cut corners to get the work done. I didn't want to complain because sometimes it was as good as it ever was and other times it wasn't. Then it started to get worse and in November I stopped going all together. This was after one of the guys there told me he would not honor their online special (which I had done countless times before during the week) for $35 manicure and pedicure which you can get Monday-Thursday. He told me I needed to print out the coupon...which was odd to me because previously I had just mentioned that online special was what I wanted to get when I walked in and no one had ever given me any problems over it. This time, the guy insisted that he would not do it because I did not print it. When I pulled it up on my smart phone to show him, he said it didn't matter and that I needed to print it before I came in to get it and that they would not honor it even though I had the special pulled up on their website on my phone. When I kept telling him that I had never had a problem over it before, he told me it has always been that way and I should have printed out the web page if I wanted to use it. That had me pretty upset considering all the business I'd done here. read more

So, I went to this place with a friend at her recommendation. While she was pleased with her mani/pedi, I had a TERRIBLE experience getting a severely overpriced Pink and White set. The woman was super pressuring about getting the more expensive Gel set, and more than two hours and numerous attempts at touch up later, I left with crooked, uneven, splotchy and just plain ugly nails. In addition to being shoddy work, the lady doing the nails, didn't even attempt to try to shape them the way I wanted. Im going back tomorrow to get them soaked off and get my money back. STAY AWAY! read more

I will never visit Lee Spa Nails again. As a new customer, they first required me to "join" by paying $1.00 before I could get service. I was getting my gel nail polish removed and new polish added. First, they do not provide painted sample nails so that you can really see the polish colors. You have to choose using the tiny caps on the gel polish bottle, which is terrible. Second, I assumed when they offered me a drink menu, I would be given a complimentary drink. It was not until after my glass of wine was delivered to me that I was told there was a $6.00 charge. Ridiculous! I am offered complimentary drinks from my other nail salon, La Vie nearby on Hwy 54. Thirdly, I did not see until after I left that I still have the old bright pink polish from my previous manicure still showing at the edges of my now, nude colored nails! The Tech didn't even get all my old polish off! Too expensive, poor presentation of the gel polish colors and poor workmanship. Never again. I'm returning to my fave place: La Vie! read more

My main pedicure headquarters :). The only reason I am not giving Lee's Day Spa 5 stars is my shellac never comes out exactly how I want it. But if you're looking for a basic mani pedi, this is your place. read more

I went in for a mani pedi and was told it would be a 25 minute wait. 40 minutes later there was no end in sight to the wait. I explained my husband and kids were at home waiting for me and could they give me an update on the time and they said they couldn't help me. I left. read more

Worst pedicure ever. It is as if they are running a factory and all they want is your money. I run a spa and this just was by far the worst experience. She didn't even touch my cuticles. RIP OFF! read more

I've been coming to this nail salon for years but the new owners/managers are just horrible. Also, they did s Groupon deal like the former owner used to do (same price etc) but added in lots of limitations in the fine print. So if you were and existing customer, you prob got duped like I did. Having drinks at a salon is still a great idea but these new managers at Lee have seen the last of me and/my friends I tend to come with. read more

I really had a fabulous experience here. I also had a Living Social coupon, but I didn't have the same problems someone else had about needing to have it printed out- I showed it to them on my phone and they had their own little system where I signed my name in a book and they wrote the number on a post-it I would give to my nail tech. I was greeted at the door by a really nice woman who took down my LS details and escorted me to my chair. The room where the pedicures are done is really big- at least 14-16 chairs, so it seems like it would be a great place to come as a group.The lighting was nice and dim and they had nice relaxing music playing. The thing that really blew me away about this experience was how communicative everyone was to me during the process. I came for a French pedicure and to get my eyebrows waxed. During my pedicure, my technician, Ka, was always asking things like "How's the water?" "Let me know if I'm hurting you", "Let me know if the pressure here is too much", "How do you like the lines on your French pedicure? Thick? Thin?" - It was really nice, because a lot of times people will sit there in the chair and assume they just have to grin and bear it. Even when she was working on my calluses, my foot jerked (because it tickled a little, not because it hurt) and she stopped and looked up to make sure I was ok, even though I never said anything. She wasn't overly talkative in general (I was just in a mood to read my magazine and she was down with that) but was very clear on what I should do with my feet- "Ok, switch", "Ok, keep them both in the water I'll be right back", etc- none of this "tap your leg and have to interpret the wordless clues" stuff. Then, even MORE impressive was the woman who did my eyebrows. She asked "So are you just in for a cleanup?" and I told her I wanted them thinned out a little bit since they hadn't been done in a while. Then she HANDED ME A MIRROR and told me to show her with my fingernail exactly how thin I wanted them. After I did that, she brushed them out and, while I was still looking in the mirror, traced it out again with the handle of the brush to have me confirm how thin they were going to go. It was so thorough and impressive, I have NEVER had someone do that to me before and it's always a bit of a gamble. She even said "I just think communication is really important in these situations"- I totally agree! I will definitely be coming back here, even though it's a little out of my way. read more

Love this place and the people!! John is fabulous at dip!! It lasts forever! Definitely check this place out!

This salon is beautiful but the service is sloppy. It was my first time in this place so I got a classic manicure and a classic pedicure total $55. The technician barely massaged my feet, didn't file the nails and almost cut my feet with the waffle scrubber thing. As for my manicure, they are not the same shape and the polish is lacquered on in globs. I'm pretty disappointed with the job and won't be back. read more

I just got gel nails done three hours and it's already peeling. The women who did my nails rushed through it. I was literally in her chair for ten minutes. All this for $40. I won't be returning. read more

Lee Spa Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Went with friend to get a manicure. It was busy and we were told it would be a 20 minute wait. We waited about ten minutes and we were seated. I then waited 45 minutes, while my friend was getting her nails done, before anyone came to do my nails. At that point my friend was just about done and I opted not to get my nails done. read more

It's one thing to be pricey and worth the $, it's another thing to get paint on my cuticles and my daughter's and not fix it. I'm never impressed and I keep thinking it's going to be better the next time. We'll have to find another place to get her a mango smoothie & a pedicure! read more

Thai and Maria give the best pedicures!!! Hands down the best technicians there. Everyone is friendly. Very nice atmosphere and very clean. Also Maria is a beast with my wife's eyebrows. Check them out!!!!! read more

When I first moved to Durham I would come here when I didn't have time to go all the way to Chapel Hill to my normal go to nail salon. 6 weeks ago I had my first child so it was an obvious choice I go to the place right next to my house rather than all the way to Chapel Hill. I am so humiliated with how the staff treated me here today. As I mentioned, I have a 6 week old son. I am a single mom and full time college student on a very frugal budget. Getting out of the house with a newborn is a TREAT and getting my nails done is a LUXURY. Today I went to get a manicure in preparation of mother and son pictures we are having done this weekend. If any of you are parents or have ever been around children you know how unpredictable a child's behavior can be, especially the eating schedule of a newborn. In the process of getting my nails prepped for painting my son woke up and needed to eat. I politely excused myself from the technician (who stated she has a toddler and second child on the way and should understand when a baby is screaming out of hunger - you feed them) and proceeded to nurse my son in my car. I returned when he was done eating but mid second coat my son decided he was hungry again (he must be going through growth spurt because he just got done eating 6 oz). He started to cry and I needed my hand to help hold his head as he had pulled it out of the baby wrap and also find his pacifier. The technician demanded my hand and became extremely impatient when I was taking a few moments to try to comfort my son. I will let you know if you are not familiar with this place that it is massive, there are many booths, many workers, and there was nobody waiting to be helped. As a fellow mother I am completely appalled at her behavior and lack of understanding. I have never felt so uncomfortable in a place where I am a paying customer as I did today. Clearly my baby crying was embarrassing them. NEWSFLASH, babies cry! All of them! And they need to eat too! I am ashamed that the $35 I spent to treat myself has gone to such a non-understanding establishment. I can assure you that the fellow guests would not die as a result of a newborn baby crying for the few minutes that was left of my manicure until I was able to relieve my son. Or better yet, stop painting and allow me to comfort my son and then proceed to finish. I am DISGUSTED by your behavior. I will NEVER be returning to your business. Shame on you. read more

5 stars for Lisa, 4 stars for the establishment. One man did my nails not too great, just missed some polish around the edges and didn't go to my cuticle enough- resulting in less time between fillins.Overall satisfied. Lisa is wonderful when doing my eyebrows and very gentle with both waxing and nails. Dee provides outstanding service when serving drinks and is so friendly. Will be back soon! read more

The only reason I'm giving this place 2 stars is b/c I'm happy with the paint job. Monica, the manger, is VERY rude. I bought the living social and she told me over the phone to print it out which I did. I brought the printed out voucher but my name was not on some "master" list for all the people who bought the living social. She told me that I needed to look through the list myself and when I told her I was not going to do her job she accused me of saying that she couldn't do her job. She would not accept my printed out voucher and told me I could pay regular price for the pedicure that day. Then she said I could call living social and have my money refunded. At this point I walked out, called living social, and they verified to her over MY cell phone that the voucher was legitimate. I will NEVER go back there again because of her. The technician who did the pedicure was very nice. I hate they they are losing business b/c of one manager. read more

This was one of my favorite places for mani and padi for over a year but the quality has deteriorated significantly since then. They seem to have a big turnover among employees and I found that new ones just don't do their job well. Didn't enjoy the process several last times and will be looking for other places in the area. read more

I've been here twice, once for a pedicure and the next time for a manicure. They did a very nice job both times. However, they don't seem to understand the concept that people are coming here to relax. The night I was getting my manicure, they were cleaning and vacuuming around me. It was about 30 minutes before their closing time, so it wasn't that my manicure was causing them to be there late. Definitely not a relaxing environment and makes it unlikely that I'll go back. read more

I go here with my fiancé who gets mani-pedis. I get the standard $29 pedi. The waterfall-wall is great, and the massage chairs take some getting used to. If it's off there is no lower back support at all. The new chairs make putting your feet in the water awkward. The chairs are too far forward or something, I don't know how you mess than up. My fiancé got lucky and the first person she worked with was awesome and she requests her every time. I have tried about 5 different people and think I have finally found my person. Problems with people in the past: Too much talking (I'm trying to relax!) I don't want to be rude. Not good or not enough foot massage. Let's face it, we all love pedis for the massages. One woman in particular kept digging too hard and actually hurt my toenail. I like going back because my fiancé enjoys it so much. I recommend always making a reservation on the weekends. I've never had to wait more than 10 minutes. And having champagne is nice too. read more

Got a groupon to this nail salon and I was not disappointed. This is the Mecca of all nail salons, it's soo big and organized. I got the basic pedicure and it was nothing special but the guy did a good efficient job And was very friendly! I'm very big on customer service and this place gave me good service, nothing exceptional but good. They have an array of colors to choose from and Essie nail polish which I love because they have great colors. They also have a full bar area which looks like a bar you would see at a restaurant bar or club! They also have a party room that you can rent and get mani, pedis, etc if you wish. Overall I had a great experience and would recommend this place. I can't speak on their nail services but I enjoyed my pedicure. read more

I've tried 3-4 different nail salons in Durham and this is by far the best one. I wasn't happy about the hour wait I just experienced - I was told it would be 30 minutes. But I requested the person who did my nails before and it was worth the wait. Ty does an amazing job. If you've been and had a so-so experience give him a try. I haven't gone to anyone else there so I can't attest to others service or skills but he's worth giving this place a second chance. Make sure you have cash for gratuity - they don't let you put it on cards. read more