If you're reading this and haven't gone yet--please DONT. I rarely write reviews, but after giving this salon multiple chances over the course of more than a year, I feel obligated to warn others. I have tried every single person in this salon for both manicures and pedicures, and unfortunately the quality is consistently poor. At best, the work is careless; at worst, it has caused real damage to my nails. Over time, my nails went from healthy to severely thinned, brittle, and painful. Improper filing, aggressive cutting, and poor technique caused ingrown nails and hangnails, and my nails were left so thin they were essentially paper-like. I now have to "retrain" my nails to grow straight again because of how badly they were cut and filed. The owner is rude and dismissive. On one occasion, he actually criticized the condition of my nails--nails he himself had done two weeks earlier. Most recently, after a particularly bad service in January, the damage became painful. When I returned for help, I was told I should have come in sooner--even though I work full-time and the salon closes at 7 p.m. on weekdays. When I did come back due to pain, they clipped off my no-chip polish on my toes, attempted to fix the issue, failed, and then simply painted over it instead of redoing the work properly. A week later, I returned again to have everything removed. I strongly advise not allowing the older gentleman to work on your hands or feet. His filing was so aggressive that another nail technician immediately pointed out the damage. You could clearly see where my nails had been unevenly and incorrectly cut. The photos show the difference: the "before" nails are thin, white, and damaged; the "after" shows what healthy nails look like when done properly by a competent professional. Despite explaining that my nails were painful and damaged due to their service, the owner still charged me $45 just to remove the product. I take responsibility for continuing to go back longer than I should have--it was close to my home and I kept hoping it would improve. I regret that decision deeply. My nails are now so weak and brittle that it will likely take 4-6 months before I can even paint them again. If you care about nail health, cleanliness, or proper technique, do not go to this salon!! Please learn from my experience and save yourself the pain, damage, and money. read more

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I saw someone posting a sign about the nail salon changing, I went in and asked for pricing. I asked if they take reservations, she said, you can just call a head and we can let you know, if we can do the service at the time you need. I called this morning and they said, they had someone ready. I wanted gel-x ombré nails with reflective cat eye. I had a reference photo and I got exactly what I wanted. The staff is beyond friendly. I also got the hot stone pedicure, I enjoyed the leg massage it came with. There were a couple of times where I just melted into the massage chair. Honestly I'm definitely coming back again. read more

Lumia Nails Bar - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Been coming here for a year now and they always do an amazing job! Everyone is so nice and such a relaxing atmosphere. My gel mani always lasts 3+ weeks without chipping. I'm planning on doing my wedding nails here !! Highly recommend! read more

Lumia Nails Bar - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I live across the street. I came a few times when they first opened. After the promotion I did not return because it was just your run of the mill ail salons. It's been about 6 months since I was there. Came in (thought I'd give them another shot after the dust settled). I returned Saturday 2/8 for a full set. Cindy did my nails I left satisfied. Fast forward 5 days I popped in asking for them to be refilled as they did not file close enough to my cuticles thus they are lifting in the back. I was advised I should do an overlay!! Level nails, I advise you to advise on best practice prior to the service being done. And furthermore acknowledge when a poor job has been done and make it right. For this I will not return and I will be sure to share my experience so that others can steer clear of this establishment. One that has no pride nor cares about their customer or services provided! Well done As a new nail shop! Bring back the frozen yogurt shop read more

Lumia Nails Bar - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Tried Lumia for the first time - was a great experience and the staff was great. As I was in the salon the nails looked great at first glance, but quite disappointed not even 24 hours later. There are bubbles under most of the nails I assume from the glue not distributing evenly or not enough. Maybe this is common for gel X but u have not experienced that before. I also have multiple nails already lifting and peeling which is surprising. Really wanted to like this place, but not worth the price for the outcome I received read more

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Staff are very nice and place was lovely. Pedicure was nice. Only reason I gave it two stars! I got dip nail manicure like I always do. This was the worst I have ever had! Nails are crooked, uneven, missing spots of color, made me bleed several times. Took forever to get done. I would have had them corrected but I didn't want them hurting me anymore and if they couldn't see how bad they were then I don't trust them in correcting them. There is even blood baked under the gel top coat. read more

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I am IN LOVE with my nails. Got so many compliments. Meticulous, detailed work, zero chipping. literally in love thank you so much. Place and vibe is so clean and beautiful too. read more

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I'm slightly surprised with the poor reviews on Yelp as I had a wonderful first time experience at Level Nails Bar. It could be that they are working on improving their quality of services. I had an amazing experience at Level Nails Bar after going around and trying out many different nail salons in the area. I'm happy to have found a great professional salon with kind friendly staff that are able to do a basic manicure routine and nail art well. Got a builder gel set with cat eye French tip and nail art - took around 2 hours and 30 minutes (which I don't mind since sculpting every single nail with hard gel, shaping them and doing nail art takes a while). I was paired up with Nhi and she did such a great job shaping and sculpting hard gel onto my natural nails. They look beautiful and I'm obsessed. Will be coming back read more

Just got my nails done with Cindy. Thank you for the color recommendations and the attention to detail on my nails. I appreciate that Cindy took her time to ensure the color on my nails looked good and even before sending me on my way. I dislike going to a salon and the staff rushes on the color and it ends up uneven so I appreciated that. Free parking is also a plus. I'll be back! read more

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I love Lumia nails. I love all the Nail technicians they all do such a great job. I will be recommending Lumia Nails to all my Friends. read more

Lumia Nails Bar - I love Lumia Nails all the Nail Technicians do a good job. I will definitely recommend this Nail salon to all my female friends. - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Lumina is right in my neighborhood so I wanted to give them a try. And I'm so glad I did! I had no chip pedicure done here and it was amazing, the nail tech took her time & her massage was one of the best I've had. The space is gorgeous and spacious! Highly recommend will definitely be back read more

New to this salon. I followed a manicurist who moved to the salon recently. The salon has been open about a month and is bright and clean. The staff are friendly and welcoming. They have a large capacity of nail stations and pedicure chairs, which allows them to accommodate walk-in appointments. While I was there at least 5 people came in after work and didn't have to wait. They offer quality products and a talented work force. Try them - ask for Anna. DeniseT read more

Spacious, elegant & clean nail salon with ample parking and short or virtually no wait time. Prices are reasonable and there's ample selection of colors for no chip. Ask for Lee for a pedi and his lovely wife for a mani. Really, how is this place not more packed? Go and get pampered - before the secret is out! read more

Lumia Nails Bar - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My new go to place. Was weary at first because of the reviews but I can go three weeks in between manicures and they hold up so well, no chipping or peeling. read more

I live in the area and was looking for a place to go to that's closer when I need something done and can't get to my nail lady in Skokie. I WILL NEVER CHEAT ON MY NAIL LADY AGAIN! I love you Ni. I am sorry lol I wasn't greeted nicely like any other shop. It was like a chore to greet me. I brushed it off like an idiot. I waited 12 minutes and no one was in there, before I was seated. I saw and heard the owner/manager yelled at this man who was clearly homeless because he was in front of the store. He was there when I got there and on the other side when I left. She was really mean and the rest of the employees laughed as she yelled and walked back in. My gel mani aka no chip mani was terrible. This young man that did my nails who I assume is Danny, needs more training. I expressed that to the lady I assumed was the manager or owner. My nails look terrible and I got it done for an interview. My nails are uneven, filed all the way down and the color is bulky. I cannot scratch myself. Literally. I had to tell the young man to do it over because of how it looked. He continued to add coats after I told him it was bulky. He filed one of my nails down and I immediately told him that it needs to be done over. He did with no problem. He was very slow at doing my manicure. He polished two nails at a time and had me put my hands in the dryer every time he polished only two nails. Why didn't he polish the entire hand? Idk. The amount of cuticle oil he put on my nails was too much and he didn't get the access oil off. He then asked if I wanted lotion instead of putting it on and spraying my nails with alcohol and wiped down. I proceeded to pay because I'm one to pay for all services and then give my input. (You may say I should've not paid). I then talked to the lady I assumed was the manager or owner. She refused to tell me if she was one or the other. So I let her know what the problem was and I didn't get anything from her. No apology, no "let me do it over", no discount for next time, nothing. I told her he needs to be retrained. She didn't care. I came in at 10:06am and left at 11:12am. FOR A MANICURE! Don't go here. It's my fault for trusting a place that I did not look at the reviews and did not know. Hopefully the hiring manager doesn't see how ugly my nails are. I'm so sad about this. It looks like my 11 year old son did it. I don't fault the young man that did my nails, rather the lady that portrayed to be the owner/manager. read more

I have been a few times now. Pam has done a wonderful job for me. Hard to find a place that does Builder Gel. I will be going tomorrow and getting a pedicure as well read more

This is a review for a specific nail tech, not the overall business. I came in and a very helpful woman greeted me and sent me to a male nail tech. As i was picking my color, he was standing over my shoulder staring the whole time. I tried to take my time but felt very rushed to pick a color and ended up picking something I didn't love due to the pressure. During the appointment, i asked him EIGHT different times if he could make them shorter, which he repeated after "shorter, okay" and never once went to make them shorter upon request. 2 other female nail techs came over to translate and tell him, again, that I wanted them shorter. He told them okay as well, and never cut them down. He coughed in his hand and proceeded to immediately touch my hand again right after. My nails are so sore !! from how my hands were being treated, and I have more hang nails right now than I have ever had in my life. Genuinely cannot believe this person is employed. I should've stood up for myself harder but I would think after asking 8 times for something, it would be understood. The business itself, I can tell they have other amazing nail techs, clean, comfortable environment and good prices. I just can't believe I got stuck with this guy !!! read more

Wildly overpriced for a gel-fill in. I've paid about $55 at other salons in the city and was charged $70. I'm also not confident that the nail tech really used hard gel to fill in. The bottle used said nail glue on it. I will likely not be back and there are others salons in the neighborhood that are better and priced fairer. read more

Went in for a full set and pedicure. Pedicure was great I really have no complaints ! I showed them a picture of what I wanted and I will post both. So I'm just questioning that ??? I'm not happy about my nails at all and I don't know why I didn't speak up. I guess it was taking long already and he did one finger at a time and put it led light so I thought he had the idea and was gonna do something similar at least .. Nice people. &Clean place not sure I'll do my nails again .. read more

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Absolutely the most horrible experience of my life in this place. I went in for a gel fill in and for some reason the lady was selling me hard on dipping, which I have never tried before. I agreed to it, and I picked out the color I wanted. Throughout the first hand I kept asking the nail tech if that was the right color because it looked different from the one I chose. I asked her 5 times!!! She kept saying, yes! Its your color!! Well, first hand gets done and it's not the fucking color I chose! I bring out the color wheel and compare what I chose to what they put on me and they were like, "oopsie! We chose the wrong color!" After I asked the mail tech FIVE TIMES!! So their solution was to have me dip my nails in toxic acetone for 5 minutes then rip off the dip, (which is extremely damaging to nails) so.they could start over with the color I chose originally. I wasn't about to destroy my natural nails, so I asked for it to be done for free since it was there f*ck up, and she had the balls to tell me she would give me $5 off!! I said at the very least I deserve 50% off..I have to live with this color I HATE for the next month! She said she wouldn't do that either so I walked out with only one hand done in the wrong color! F*CK THIS PLACE!!!!!!! read more

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It was my first time here . I had a gentleman doing my pedicure. It was horrible he couldn't finish the job the nails look like they were done by my kids. He when to get help and finally Donna finish the job . She finish the pedicure and the manicure and it was fine. I express my concerns to the manager about the gentleman but she didn't seem to care much. I am not sure I would be back. Not the best experience. read more

The Gel-x is cheaper than most in the city , but you get what you pay for. The first time I had gel-x here, my nails started popping off after just a week. I gave them another shot, and went in for a new set last week. The gel polish I chose was lumpy and old looking, and a week later the polish began chipping like crazy. I've been getting gel-x for over two years and have never experienced chipping polish before. I won't be back unless they can get better quality polish and better trained techs. read more

Excellent service, great color selection and fantastic attention to detail. Maggie was superb!

great new place and amazing nail techs !! William and Ken did an amazing job and all of the staff were warm and friendly. This place is a must go ... it's large and VERY clean !! all the tools were clean and came out of a package to show that they had been recently sanitized. Would be a great spot for girls night, bridal, or baby shower, and has enough chairs to fit a large party from the moment I walked in. Everyone acknowledged me and thanked me for. they also have a great grand opening promotion and my nails were done better than they ever have been before I highly recommend you make this your new spot read more

Great nail salon! I have visited twice, great experience both times. Very clean, with many stations for manicures and pedicures. They have a great combo deal- I got a gel manicure and gel pedicure for $80! Can't beat that. I have been to many salons recently where a gel "manicure" does not include cuticle clean up, which is a bummer. This was not how it was here. Received a full manicure and pedicure! read more

I've been coming to this salon semi-frequently over the past few months and I have always had a positive experience! Friendly staff, really clean, and great quality pedicures and gel manicures. The one thing I would change is sometimes the music is too loud and at times an odd or repetitive playlist. If they could play more relaxing songs or even just top hits that would make the experience even better! read more

Horrible experience. The man that did my pedicure was being weird. I had a long floor length maxi skirt on with shorts underneath and he was acting like it was inappropriate to even glance in my general direction. He did my entire pedicure not even looking at what he was doing. He was looking directly away from me the whole time. He put a dirty towel on my lap that had dried crusty white stuff on it and I did not even need a towel because I had a huge skirt on, I was fully covered. I went with my boyfriend and my friend. My boyfriend had to text me to tell me that my skirt was getting in the water because the guy was not looking at me so he didn't notice. If my skirt is long enough to get in the water then there is no reason for the crusty towel. Then he put the hot towel on me and left it on me the rest of the service to cover my legs for modesty so I just had a cold wet towel on me the whole time. I was shivering. My bf and friend had their towels taken off and I had mine left on me the entire time on purpose. He rushed the service and skimped me. My friends actually got a full massage and the person was actually looking at their feet and what they were doing instead of looking away the whole time. Then I got gel x nails and my nail was already half way off my finger and I told him that. He said "no it's not, you scared me" then finally took it off later because it was literally just floating on the tip of my finger. It was also burning my skin. He kept saying "next time come earlier" when I called hours in advance to make an appointment and asked for exactly those services. If you're going to rush and do a bad job then tell me on the phone you can't do it today instead of having me come in and waste my time and money. I felt so uncomfortable that he was acting like my legs were so inappropriate that he had to act all crazy and cover my legs with dirty and wet cold towels and not look at what he was doing. Afterwards, my friends were saying that they had a great experience and their feet felt so good and soft. They noticed yet the guy was being weird towards me and was being crazy and not even looking at what he was doing. He might as well just put a blindfold on and do my nails. My feet were dry and felt like he didn't even do anything. My toenails look like there's no top coat on them. I felt bad that he was acting that way about looking at me so I didnt look at him on purpose towards the end because he looked like he was too uncomfortable about doing my pedicure so I don't know if he even put top coat on. It's not shiny and looks like he only put polish. I wish I spoke up and said something but I felt very uncomfortable that he was acting that way towards me. I wanted to leave before he even finished and I should've but I didn't want to make a scene. Horrible experience. Such a waste of time and money. Spent over $100 to sit with a dirty cold wet towel on my legs and busted nails that are already lifting off. read more

Donna & Cindy are amazing! They both do a very thorough job Donna did a no chip manicure for me & Cindy did the gel x manicure on my daughter. They were both excellent. Highly recommend!!! read more

This was my first and last visit at this place. When I sat down I immediately showed the employee a picture of the nails I wanted with the color, length and shape. She then started to remove my old ones and only after that informed me that they don't have the color I wanted or anything similar. It was a natural rose color, nothing special snd something I thought every nail place should have. I don't get it why she didn't tell me that upfront so I could have looked for another place, instead she started the manicure and kinda forced me to pick a color I didn't even wanted. After I asked her if she had a similar color for me she just told me no in a rude way instead of helping me find or mix any of the available ones. After I decided on one she sadly applied the product so badly on my nails that they now look smeard and patchy, and some even have dust in them. After more than a week I have two infected nails, one broken one, a few with a visible breaks and 4 where the topcoat came off. Sadly not happy with the result at all and a waste of money. Texted the place but never got a response read more

Omg! I cheated on my regular nail salon due to my busy work schedule, and I deeply regret this. This place is so unprofessional , and hardly anyone speaks English. A younger guy worked on my tips and was incredibly fast and sloppy. He smeared glue on my skin, and it burned, so I complained, but he didn't speak English. I spoke to another lady who recommended I take medicine. What!??? I told them to stop immediately and was transferred to a nice Spanish speaking lady named lily who did a nice job after I was deeply disturbed. The young guy was also very rough and was very inexperienced. Never again. read more

genuinely never leave negative reviews but this was a very poor experience. they seem to only have a product they claim is gel manicure, but it went on very thickly, unevenly, and unattractively, and has chipped aggressively after only two days. cuticle work was fast and inattentive. surfaces like the tables did not appear clean, hand soap at sink did not work. do not recommend. read more

Saw this new nail salon and went to try it! It was not a great experience. While it appears clean, the nail tech rushed to finish my manicure, used an extremely rough nail file and used her nail to clean up the polish that got on my skin. Many of the other nail techs looked like they were doing a job. It's hit or miss if you get a good mani. read more