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I hadn't gone for a mani-pedi since before the pandemic, but was in town for a conference and had a day to relax before things got going. I lucked out, and walked in during a slow time, and got very chill, thorough care from the lovely young woman doing nails today. They offered me a nice cold soda, and did a wonderful job. The owner was very friendly, too! Will definitely return next time I'm in town. :)
Sonia is amazing! She's a master at waxing! She's very nice and professional. Very sweet and makes you feel like family. She has amazing prices too!
From the moment I called Sonia to book an appointment, I knew I was going to get great service! I originally saw a Groupon for men's back waxing. I never had a wax before and I wanted to take care of all that bear fizz back there. Don't judge me! Hahaha. I wanted to confirm a time to book before I purchased the Groupon. Sonia kindly requested to pay in store because she was running a special that was cheaper! What A win! On appointment day, I was greeted with such kindness. We went right to work and she didn't hold back! Hahaha that waxing was nothing to play with. She worked fast and before you knew it, my back was baby smoothed! She mentioned she had other specials so I'm booking my first facial in a couple of weeks. If you looking to support a local business that's been part of the community for 17 years, please book with Sonia! Pricing is affordable and service is 10/10!
Two weeks ago I got a no chip and a pedicure here. The place isn't fancy, and there's only one manicure and pedicure station and less color choices than some other places, but this was one of the best mani-pedis I've had. The girl who did it was very sweet and thorough. And I felt like the foot/hand massage that goes with the mani-pedi was great as well! Tap weeks later, they've barely grown out. My nails grow pretty fast and I only have a slight bit of plain nail showing while my toes look perfect still. The price is really good, parking is metered and fairly easy on Clark or free on the side streets but can be more difficult depending on the time of day. I went at an off time on a Friday. I'll definitely be back. I think I found my place!
Day 5 since mani-pedi and nails are ragged, peeling, hang nails have formed. It's really too bad to have to write this small business a poor review, the ladies were very nice and kind, the owner gave out refreshments, but the final results are... it is what it is. My mani-pedi took about 2hours. One would think that taking this much time was due to careful precision, but unfortunately it seemed like a lack of expertise. There wasn't any nail polish to remove or cut. Filing was done in all sorts of direction, I kinda knew my nails were going to be torn. Getting those nail beds pushed was sort of painful and a few fingers bled from getting trimmed. If one had to be picky, the paint job was a bit shabby. Yes, some of it is my fault for not speaking up, but I also think I shouldn't have to when this is their primary job.
Amazing experience and extremely safe precautions were taken! I was asked at every step if felt okay, liked the nail shape, and the color. The ladies here were super nice. My eyebrows were also threaded super well- $10!!! Can't beat that price! She made sure I was happy with the shape and everything. I was able to tell her to make any changes and she did it!
I had a perfect experience at Sonia Salon, I had my nails done and a wax. Sonia went above and beyond to educate me about waxing and make sure I was comfortable during the experience. I highly recommend and will return.
DO NOT GET YOUR NOSE PIERCING DONE HERE Just noticed someone else complained (photo attached) The lady who performs the nose piercing is untrained. She uses bendable sterling silver. When she brought out bags of different size studs a bag tore and some of the studs fell on the floor rather than throw them away she picked them up and put them in the same bag as the other piercings which was very unsanitary. When she gave me the care instructions after completing the piercing she said if the nose piercing starts sinking into my nose to come back as soon as possible. I called her not even two days later because I was in pain and noticed the nose piercing was sinking into my nose. She said that this has never happened to her customers before yet if that was true why would she warn me of this being a possibility. When I called them to notify her that the piercing was sinking in, that I was in pain, and needed to be seen they proceeded to schedule me like a regular appointment even after I explained to them a second time the situation. They then called me back to push my appointment to a later time knowing that I was in pain. Since I was in pain and couldn't wait until the appointment I showed up early, the lady who did my piercing comes to me and looks at the piercing and still proceeds to make me wait till the appointment time. While I am waiting she complains to her employee that I showed up early and am disrupting her schedule. Rather than be empathetic and apologize she proceeds to put the blame on me saying that I had to have pushed the piercing in. As she removed the piercing she tried to push it out with her fingers. I was in pain so I was wincing and began to tear up. When she noticed this she asked me if I took anything for the pain I said no as I rushed here from work she then said "well if you're in so much pain you should've taken something" not only was she rude, she did not give my full refund. I paid $50 and she said that she was only going to give me $30 back because "I ruined the piercing". I told her it wasn't my fault so she proceeded to give me $40 back but not once did she apologize. I don't think that she handled this in a proper manner or that she owned up to her mistake and I don't believe that this company should be allowed to do piercings without the proper training or sanitation.
I've been coming here to get my brows done. The price is reasonable and it's quick, I came in last weekend to get threading and it was good, they only had 1 staff so I had to wait a little bit and it was fine, they did good however I didn't notice until I showered that it got irritated. I wasn't sure if it was because I haven't gotten my brows done in awhile which is why but, it didn't look good right after I noticed it. I'm also not sure maybe it's because the lady did it so fast that it caused to have a little scan on my right eye. It healed eventually but regardless of that, I would still recommend this place and would always come back.
Never posted any review before but I am so disappointed I wish I never paid! I could have done a better job doing it myself. The point of going to a salon is to have your nails better taken care of by professionals, to make them look better than how you do at home, but I got an amateur inexperienced one and she clipped my nails too short, cutting my skin on the side of the cuticle and it bled, uneven and so messy with obvious trimmed skin around. The way she applied the nail polish was uneven and goes beyond the nail line. Told her to polish them up, take off the excess at the edges and pointed them to it but it seemed to her that it looked ok. She kept knocking on my toes with her shoes under the mani table while doing the mani multiple times. I wish I hadn't purchase it at groupon and never went! It's so bad I wanna redo it myself. The worst I have ever been to!
They are so sweet. They offered me tea right when I walked in, and worked carefully and kindly on my nails. The environment was peaceful. I had a great experience.
Thank you, Sonia Dua, for taking what was supposed to be a gift of a relaxing evening (after dealing with 3 year old twins and a husband in the hospital, I needed this), and instead making it one of the most frustrating experiences I've had with a business. I received a Groupon as a gift. I'll upload a photo of the voucher so you can see the terms. It said "one choice of spa services". The only restrictions in the fine print were that you had to be a client who hadn't been there in the last 6 months, and there were extra fees for French Tips. Silly me, I assumed this could be used for something on their list of services at the spa. Apparently I was very wrong, as Sonia told me a hundred times last night. Looks like they had a Groupon for a manicure/pedicure combo, but that didn't print out on the gift voucher. I understand her dilemma--there's a printed voucher with her salon's name on it and terms that she didn't really agree to. That's a problem to bring up with Groupon for sure. But I'm not sure how it became my problem. The voucher should have been honored, especially if she ever wanted me to come back as a new client. She tried to call Groupon to have them explain it to me (really???), but they didn't answer. After going back and forth with her quite a bit and her asking me to call the person who gave me the gift to explain it to me (yeah, let me call them and tell them they gave me a crappy gift...I'll get right on that...), I finally gave in and said that I'd agree to just using the value of the voucher towards the other service. Since it clearly states on the voucher "The amount paid will never expire and may be applied toward any goods or services offered by the merchant". Nope, she was not having that either. Sonia stated that she would only get $16 for the voucher, and that wasn't enough. Here's the funny thing--the service I was asking for was cheaper than the manicure/pedicure combo!! So, I'm not sure what kind of pricing system is in place there, but it sure doesn't make sense to me. In the end, she refused to compromise in any way, so I had to head home even more frustrated than when I got there, the opposite of what I had been hoping for. I'd also like to thank you, Sonia (salon owner), for having this long, drawn out conversation in the middle of your salon so everyone there had to listen to us. Sorry for ruining a relaxing evening for you ladies as well! If I had been given an option to go anywhere else, I would have, but I wasn't allowed more than 5 feet from the front door.
6 years ago
Wonderful job! They were nice, professional, clean and safe! Everyone wore masks, and they had plexiglass partitions up. They offered wonderful, authentic chai tea or water when you entered. read more
3 years ago
Found this place on Groupon one of the few places that still use CND polish as OPI and Essie mess up my nail bed . Sonia did my eyebrows and Suma did my shellac manicure and regular pedicure. They offered me chai tea, biscuits, and tandoori panini. Would recommend checking them out! read more
I hadn't gone for a mani-pedi since before the pandemic, but was in town for a conference and had a day to relax before things got going. I lucked out, and walked in during a slow time, and got very chill, thorough care from the lovely young woman doing nails today. They offered me a nice cold soda, and did a wonderful job. The owner was very friendly, too! Will definitely return next time I'm in town. :) read more
5 years ago
Sonia is amazing! She's a master at waxing! She's very nice and professional. Very sweet and makes you feel like family. She has amazing prices too! read more
3 years ago
From the moment I called Sonia to book an appointment, I knew I was going to get great service! I originally saw a Groupon for men's back waxing. I never had a wax before and I wanted to take care of all that bear fizz back there. Don't judge me! Hahaha. I wanted to confirm a time to book before I purchased the Groupon. Sonia kindly requested to pay in store because she was running a special that was cheaper! What A win! On appointment day, I was greeted with such kindness. We went right to work and she didn't hold back! Hahaha that waxing was nothing to play with. She worked fast and before you knew it, my back was baby smoothed! She mentioned she had other specials so I'm booking my first facial in a couple of weeks. If you looking to support a local business that's been part of the community for 17 years, please book with Sonia! Pricing is affordable and service is 10/10! read more
Two weeks ago I got a no chip and a pedicure here. The place isn't fancy, and there's only one manicure and pedicure station and less color choices than some other places, but this was one of the best mani-pedis I've had. The girl who did it was very sweet and thorough. And I felt like the foot/hand massage that goes with the mani-pedi was great as well! Tap weeks later, they've barely grown out. My nails grow pretty fast and I only have a slight bit of plain nail showing while my toes look perfect still. The price is really good, parking is metered and fairly easy on Clark or free on the side streets but can be more difficult depending on the time of day. I went at an off time on a Friday. I'll definitely be back. I think I found my place! read more
Day 5 since mani-pedi and nails are ragged, peeling, hang nails have formed. It's really too bad to have to write this small business a poor review, the ladies were very nice and kind, the owner gave out refreshments, but the final results are... it is what it is. My mani-pedi took about 2hours. One would think that taking this much time was due to careful precision, but unfortunately it seemed like a lack of expertise. There wasn't any nail polish to remove or cut. Filing was done in all sorts of direction, I kinda knew my nails were going to be torn. Getting those nail beds pushed was sort of painful and a few fingers bled from getting trimmed. If one had to be picky, the paint job was a bit shabby. Yes, some of it is my fault for not speaking up, but I also think I shouldn't have to when this is their primary job. read more
4 years ago
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Amazing experience and extremely safe precautions were taken! I was asked at every step if felt okay, liked the nail shape, and the color. The ladies here were super nice. My eyebrows were also threaded super well- $10!!! Can't beat that price! She made sure I was happy with the shape and everything. I was able to tell her to make any changes and she did it! read more
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I had a perfect experience at Sonia Salon, I had my nails done and a wax. Sonia went above and beyond to educate me about waxing and make sure I was comfortable during the experience. I highly recommend and will return. read more
4 years ago
4 years ago
DO NOT GET YOUR NOSE PIERCING DONE HERE Just noticed someone else complained (photo attached) The lady who performs the nose piercing is untrained. She uses bendable sterling silver. When she brought out bags of different size studs a bag tore and some of the studs fell on the floor rather than throw them away she picked them up and put them in the same bag as the other piercings which was very unsanitary. When she gave me the care instructions after completing the piercing she said if the nose piercing starts sinking into my nose to come back as soon as possible. I called her not even two days later because I was in pain and noticed the nose piercing was sinking into my nose. She said that this has never happened to her customers before yet if that was true why would she warn me of this being a possibility. When I called them to notify her that the piercing was sinking in, that I was in pain, and needed to be seen they proceeded to schedule me like a regular appointment even after I explained to them a second time the situation. They then called me back to push my appointment to a later time knowing that I was in pain. Since I was in pain and couldn't wait until the appointment I showed up early, the lady who did my piercing comes to me and looks at the piercing and still proceeds to make me wait till the appointment time. While I am waiting she complains to her employee that I showed up early and am disrupting her schedule. Rather than be empathetic and apologize she proceeds to put the blame on me saying that I had to have pushed the piercing in. As she removed the piercing she tried to push it out with her fingers. I was in pain so I was wincing and began to tear up. When she noticed this she asked me if I took anything for the pain I said no as I rushed here from work she then said "well if you're in so much pain you should've taken something" not only was she rude, she did not give my full refund. I paid $50 and she said that she was only going to give me $30 back because "I ruined the piercing". I told her it wasn't my fault so she proceeded to give me $40 back but not once did she apologize. I don't think that she handled this in a proper manner or that she owned up to her mistake and I don't believe that this company should be allowed to do piercings without the proper training or sanitation. read more
I've been coming here to get my brows done. The price is reasonable and it's quick, I came in last weekend to get threading and it was good, they only had 1 staff so I had to wait a little bit and it was fine, they did good however I didn't notice until I showered that it got irritated. I wasn't sure if it was because I haven't gotten my brows done in awhile which is why but, it didn't look good right after I noticed it. I'm also not sure maybe it's because the lady did it so fast that it caused to have a little scan on my right eye. It healed eventually but regardless of that, I would still recommend this place and would always come back. read more
7 years ago
Never posted any review before but I am so disappointed I wish I never paid! I could have done a better job doing it myself. The point of going to a salon is to have your nails better taken care of by professionals, to make them look better than how you do at home, but I got an amateur inexperienced one and she clipped my nails too short, cutting my skin on the side of the cuticle and it bled, uneven and so messy with obvious trimmed skin around. The way she applied the nail polish was uneven and goes beyond the nail line. Told her to polish them up, take off the excess at the edges and pointed them to it but it seemed to her that it looked ok. She kept knocking on my toes with her shoes under the mani table while doing the mani multiple times. I wish I hadn't purchase it at groupon and never went! It's so bad I wanna redo it myself. The worst I have ever been to! read more
6 years ago
They are so sweet. They offered me tea right when I walked in, and worked carefully and kindly on my nails. The environment was peaceful. I had a great experience. read more
7 years ago
11 years ago
Thank you, Sonia Dua, for taking what was supposed to be a gift of a relaxing evening (after dealing with 3 year old twins and a husband in the hospital, I needed this), and instead making it one of the most frustrating experiences I've had with a business. I received a Groupon as a gift. I'll upload a photo of the voucher so you can see the terms. It said "one choice of spa services". The only restrictions in the fine print were that you had to be a client who hadn't been there in the last 6 months, and there were extra fees for French Tips. Silly me, I assumed this could be used for something on their list of services at the spa. Apparently I was very wrong, as Sonia told me a hundred times last night. Looks like they had a Groupon for a manicure/pedicure combo, but that didn't print out on the gift voucher. I understand her dilemma--there's a printed voucher with her salon's name on it and terms that she didn't really agree to. That's a problem to bring up with Groupon for sure. But I'm not sure how it became my problem. The voucher should have been honored, especially if she ever wanted me to come back as a new client. She tried to call Groupon to have them explain it to me (really???), but they didn't answer. After going back and forth with her quite a bit and her asking me to call the person who gave me the gift to explain it to me (yeah, let me call them and tell them they gave me a crappy gift...I'll get right on that...), I finally gave in and said that I'd agree to just using the value of the voucher towards the other service. Since it clearly states on the voucher "The amount paid will never expire and may be applied toward any goods or services offered by the merchant". Nope, she was not having that either. Sonia stated that she would only get $16 for the voucher, and that wasn't enough. Here's the funny thing--the service I was asking for was cheaper than the manicure/pedicure combo!! So, I'm not sure what kind of pricing system is in place there, but it sure doesn't make sense to me. In the end, she refused to compromise in any way, so I had to head home even more frustrated than when I got there, the opposite of what I had been hoping for. I'd also like to thank you, Sonia (salon owner), for having this long, drawn out conversation in the middle of your salon so everyone there had to listen to us. Sorry for ruining a relaxing evening for you ladies as well! If I had been given an option to go anywhere else, I would have, but I wasn't allowed more than 5 feet from the front door. read more
Background: No chip manicures. Three times. PROS -No chip mani Groupon Now! deals (check often) -Special $35 mani/pedi Tues-Thurs -Very convenient location, I live in the area -My 1st and 3rd no chip manis lasted me weeks. I mean WEEKS! But the 2nd one chipped in less than a week. I was able to return and have it redone with no problem. -They do free removals for no chip manis (usually a $5 charge) -No problems booking appointments--- well except this one time when the phone was ridiculously static-y. CONS -Staff isn't very hospitable upon entering. There's a brief awkward moment of silence whenever I walk in like they're waiting to see who will approach the customer first. -My manicurist wasn't very helpful even after I told her it was my first time getting a no-chip manicure. I had a hard time picking out a color and she seemed too disinterested to help me out. -They share no-chip supplies. Did not appear very sanitary at all. -One of my visits, I sat there in complete silence with my manicurist. And there was no music playing. Cricket...cricket. Overall they do a decent job, 2 out of the 3 times. I've been told to check out Nail Palette... I shall return for the comparison. P.S. Park off Ashland & Winnemac for free parking if you don't want to pay to park. read more
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Just an update because they have done some renovations lately! After a late winter break of wedding season no chip manis, I am BACK with spring! Just came here for the first time since November and the place is looking good but is a bit crowded with how they reorganized. However, if you read my previous review, you'll know that this isn't the most luxurious spot in town. It remains a solid place to get a reasonably priced mani or pedi. I am happy to report they now have the little nail swatches so you can see what the no chip colors look like without having to open bottles and demo on your nails (only to accidentally wipe it off on your clothes or in your hair). Yay Sonia! Keep up the good work! read more
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