My husband and I stopped in for some self-care and treated ourselves to manicures and nail art. The…read moreowner and staff were incredibly friendly, and even though the salon was packed on a Saturday afternoon, our wait was only about 20 minutes. We brought photos of the nail designs we wanted, and our nail technicians did an amazing job recreating them! We were both thrilled with how everything turned out. The salon was very clean, with a relaxing, calming atmosphere. Whether you feel like chatting or simply sitting back and enjoying the experience, you can make it your own. We had a great experience and are already planning to make this part of our biweekly self-care routine. It's a great way to spend time together while doing something for ourselves. We'll definitely be back!

I walked into this nail salon with hope in my heart, acrylics off my fingers, and a simple dream:…read moreremove the old nails, get a nice manicure, leave with my natural nails looking like they hadn't survived a tornado. Sadly... the tornado won. The acrylic removal began normally enough, until the technician started drilling my pinky nail with the enthusiasm of someone trying to dig for buried treasure. The drill got so hot I'm pretty sure I saw my ancestors. I very politely said, "Ow, that hurt." She very politely said, "I'll be gentler." And then she proceeded to drill like she was trying to start a campfire. Next came the shaping. I showed her a picture of what I wanted--simple, (trust see pics) cute, achievable. Twice she filed my nails, twice she asked, "Is this it?" and twice the answer was a solid, heartfelt, absolutely not. I explained it. I even used hand gestures. She looked at me with the calm serenity of someone who had chosen violence and ignoring instructions. But nothing prepared me for the manicure. Or should I say... "manicure." There was no warm bowl of sudsy water. No gentle soak. No heavenly lotion. No cuticle oil. Not even the traditional "let me pretend to massage your hands for five seconds." Instead, she did a quick file, a quick snip, and then asked--completely sincerely-- "Do you want a neck massage?" A neck massage. During a manicure. Ma'am, my hands were going through a crisis. The entire experience cost me $35, which feels appropriate only if the service included a surprise psychological plot twist--and in that case, wow, they delivered. In conclusion, the staff was friendly, but the service was like a comedy sketch no one warned me about. I left with confused nails, confused feelings, and a confused neck that did not, in fact, get a massage. I hope this review helps someone. And I hope someday my pinky nail forgives me.

I came here this week and had a fantastic pedicure! I opted for the hot stone pedicure. Coco was my…read morenail tech. She was very friendly and provided a relaxed pedicure experience. My feet look great! The salon itself is beautiful. Very bright and spacious. I felt welcomed by all of the staff. Everything appeared to be clean. They had a nice selection of colors to choose from. I would recommend this place and I look forward to returning.

I had a 5:15 PM appointment for a pedicure, but my service didn't start until after 6 and I didn't…read moreleave until after 7. At the end of the appointment, they wrapped my feet in plastic wrap and put my shoes back on before the polish was fully dry. When I removed the wrap later, the polish was badly smudged. I appreciated that they agreed to repaint them the next day, but unfortunately that experience was frustrating as well. The technician initially tried to repaint only one nail with a different polish that didn't match, and seemed annoyed when I pointed it out. There were also visible cotton fibers left in the polish after removal/repainting. Overall, the service felt rushed and the final result still didn't look great. Unfortunately, it wasn't worth the time or the money I spent. I won't be back.

This is my local go-to nail salon. I've tried many, many others over the years and most of them are…read morefine. Kind of hit or miss with the result (mostly good). Last year, a friend gave me a gift certificate to VIP nails and I've been going there ever since! I am happy with their color selection and the staff is nice. I never get too fancy so I'm not sure how they are at that kind of thing. I would have rated 5 stars... but, today I went with a friend who had never been there. We just wanted basic pedicures ($30). The girl who prepared our stations pulled out the pedicure list and on the top it said "basic spa pedicure". I said "just the basic" and my friend said "the same for me". It was very apparent that the girl didn't understand much English. It took me several minutes into our pedicures to realize we weren't getting the basic pedicure. We were getting the Basic SPA Pedicure ($50). I'm not saying that what we had isn't worth $50. I'm saying we didn't order that but either she didn't understand us or is trained to give the more expensive service when someone says "basic" without specifying "the $30 one". It's my opinion that this is bad business and deceptive. I have definitely learned a lesson today and it won't happen to me again, but anyone reading this should beware! I'll still go there but I doubt my friend will return. I'm a little embarrassed because I recommended it. She had a couple other issues with her tech that I didn't experience (we're guessing she's very very new) that I'll leave for her to post in a review if she wants.

Annie is fantastic! When I go, I get a pedicure and gel manicure. She is very considerate and…read morehelpful as I was having hip issues and she was very gentle and accommodating to my needs. She always does a top notch job!

I've been coming here for a couple years now. They've always been extremely nice! Every time they…read moreare always able to do the design I request. I love it here, I will continue to come here for my nails.

Don't recommend getting a French tip from certain people here. He did a very sloppy job with it,…read moreI've never had such a bad experience with this place, usually my go to spot but not anymore at least not from him. French tip is completely uneven on ALL nails as well as shape. Usually I've only had good things to say but not today.

I had one of the best pedicures I've ever had from Sunny. I highly recommend this place. It's…read morenothing fancy, but the quality of the pedicure was far better than any fancy salon. I've been to on the Vestal Parkway.

It's a tiny little place with good prices. The guy who did my pedicure did a great job. It was…read morerelaxing and my toes came out beautifully. I will be going back!!

General observations: The place is clean, the chairs for pedis are new and nice and have great…read moremassage options that aren't complicated lol. Their nail polish selection is decent, many OPI items (they do have a '$3 more' area i didn't look at too). They are 'feet sanitary' in that they have sealed packs of files and foot buffers. They use quick dry top coat for fingers so you won't have to wait long to be out the door. I did make an appointment ahead of time by phone. Glad I did as it was at least an hour wait for walk-ins. Ask for Patty! See details on that toward the end! The reason this review got 3 starts vs 1 is because of her. I'm not sure of her full technique and quality of work, but I suspect you'd be happy. Total agreement with reviewer Denise in general. I generally ask for male technicians as they tend to do a better job. I wish I'd read her review before I went! Denise's experience was very similar to mine - I had Jimmy. Less than 1 hr for mani pedi. Pedi: He didn't talk to me other than 'what toes' when i mentioned prone to ingrown nails. I asked him at the beginning to be gentle with my toes as they are sensitive and I've had surgery on them...he was not gentle. For scrub and lotion, he put it on my legs, spread it over them, then rinsed/wiped it right off...no rubbing in. My fault for not noticing before the paint was on, but my nails are not straight or shaped per my request..indeed barely used the emery board-like a light swipe once over them. Mani: Cold water to soak my fingers in. Put on cuticle oil then started in on them, no time to soften. Did not clear away extra skin around my nails. Did not buff the tops. Did not even attempt to get the edges that end up under your nails when you do a big file job. It was at this point he asked for payment. I asked to use the file to get the rough edges fixed and if he'd fix 2 nails that weren't straight when i was done. So i did...he was talking to another technician during this time in a loud agitated tone. I then pointed to the ones that needed to be fixed (I've done this during plenty of manicures and there has never been an issue) he did the same look he did when i asked about my feet...at the time of my feed i wasn't sure if it was a cultural thing of how he acted, but now i realize it was him being a d. He did a blank yet 'really?' look for each of these...long pause...then huffed and did something. They still weren't straight so i asked him to do more. Again...attitude, etc. Next step would be to wipe nails with acetone to remove oils and nail file dust...he swiped over 3 nails then started with base coat. At nail 4 i asked him to please wipe my nails so the polish would stay. Again, the look, aggravated talking to someone, asking again what i wanted, huffing, talking to someone, then he storms up and says she's going to finish you and huffs off. In comes Patty. I'm feeling bad...I'm never rude or hoity about my requests, always friendly and light, I never want to offend anyone...yet here I am. I told her i was sorry i upset him, that wasn't my intention. She was fine, she asked what the problem was and what i wanted. She wiped down my nails and did a take her time, nice job of painting my nails. Funny enough, she saw the extra skin around my nails and cleaned that up as she went, taking care and detail. I think she even commented to Jimmy about it. She was patient and did a nice job. So, in agreement with Denise, if they don't want the bad rep to continue - they need to get rid of Jimmy!

I just wanted a simple light callous removed from wearing boots all winter. He took a cheese…read moregrater to it vigorously until I made him stop.

I've only been here once but I definitely plan on going back. I got a mani pedi last week and it…read morecame out great. They were able to fit me in within five minutes of walking in and the price was very reasonable. The only reason I didn't give them 4 stars is because the nail technician I had was obviously rushing to finish my mani-pedi. I didn't appreciate the rush but despite that the outcome looked great.

After reading the reviews, I was a bit nervous in going here but needed a place that was open on…read moreSundays. I thought, perhaps they are wrong since it seems to always be busy and I was right!!! I got a acrylic fill and a spa pedicure as a walkin and was able to pick my color and sit right down for my fill my pedicure was a 5 min wait as they only have a few chairs. I had 2 different techs and both were great!!!! Very kind and took wonderful care of me. Even finished with lotion massage which many salons charge extra for or don't do at all. Each also checked to make sure I was ok with everything. Pricing was great too! Only issue I had was it was a little cramped but that's because it's in a store and you can't fault them for that.

This place came highly recommended however it was nothing but a disappointment. I went for a…read morepedicure and picked the milk pedicure for $58. I asked for gel, two different nail techs said it was $10, but they charged me an additional $20, $10 for each foot. The milk pedicure had a 15 minute stone massage with was 30 seconds of hot stone in each leg and 13 minutes of rubbing lotion on my leg. The overall pedicure of subpar and the shaping of my toenails have made them look like nubs. On top of that, there was no hot water and had to have cold water for my pedicure. $81 to have a basic pedicure, my shoulders pinched for two minutes and water/snacks handed out. I would have been better off paying $40 for a basic pedi elsewhere and the other $40 for a half hour massage by a professional massage therapist. Would never recommend this place to anyone.

I used to love this place. I recommended it to many, but it's become an assembly line of patrons…read moreand new employees seem to circle in and out just as often. Appointments do not matter much. They seem to quickly give everyone a seat for mani or pedi - and there you wait. I used to get the powder dip. Taking this off involves a quick buzz to buff off to rough up the surface then a soak with polish remover. To save time, the man buzzed down to my natural nail. I felt the heat of the tool and it hurts! The lady next to me jumped in painful surprise just after me. Same experience. This used to be gratis when you get a new service - last week it cost and extra $10 and my nails were beat up! They were too busy or forgot about the gratis massage --- which was a unique touch that I love. They moved me off to the drying table which the rarely do, but did because they wanted to get the next client in the chair. They want you to pay before the job is done. This is great when you have the experience you are accustomed to and are ready with your tip. Once home, I could see the shabbiness of the job. My nails are not smooth, irregular filing towards the sides and feel bruised. I was there for nearly 2 hours and it was not time well spent. I'll give this shop another chance. I recommend making an apt with your favorite person whose service you can depend on. And btw, they also raised their prices. Charge extra for credit cards and do not tell you or advertise. Hoping for a better visit next time.

I've gone to many Nail Salons in this area. Unlike Lovely Nails, the other salons have the TV…read moreblaring with annoying shows. There's no way out! Or, they talk among themselves, making me uncomfortable because I don't speak the language they use. Then, of course, as Elaine Bennis did on Seinfeld, you wonder if they are talking about your ugly hair style or clothes! They also talk to you which is difficult when the accent is strong & they are speaking through masks. This is why I love Lovely Nails. Not only do none of things happen, each employee does a beautiful job & they are very patient & with a friendly greeting when you come in. The wait is longer than most but that's because everyone in the area loves them, too! I've never been disappointed with their services. I recommend you check them out if you haven't already. Cost is very reasonable.

Worst nail salon Ever. 1st time my nails were ok but the second time was the worst experience ever…read more They were thick, bumpy nail polish all over my nails, and underneath my nails onto the skin. None of them were even with the size and the length. Some of them were very thick with a big bump at the end. Had to go to a new salon right after I had them done there for $60. Beware don't go here. I would've given minus stars but you have to give at least one and it doesn't deserve that.

I had a wonderful experience with Katie! She listened to exactly what I wanted and was able to…read morefulfill the vision I had for my hairstyle! She was very friendly and is clearly Very talented! I highly recommend her!!!

I called today to make an appointment. I had heard a lot of buzz about Evolution. I thought they…read morewould be great. Their phones don't work there and they have never heard of cellophaning.