Nails Connection

I’m also a Lan groupie. I followed her here from another salon. She’s the best. I’ve been going to her for years and won’t go to anyone else unless I absolutely have to. Oh and I make sure to allow time for a massage, especially when I’m getting a pedi!

So happy I came here ! This is a great clean salon with great prices. Lan works here now (I’ve been going to lan for years at another salon) and she’s fantastic ! I wouldn’t go to anyone else, she’s a perfectionist and always makes sure I leave happy. Definitely check it out you won’t be disappointed.

Nails Connection is recently under new management with Lan. I’ve been going to her for many years. Lan is a true professional. She listens to and understands her customers requests. She cares about results and makes sure every mani/​pedi is perfect. The facility is clean, comfortable and everyone is nice. Great polish choices as well. I highly recommend Nails Connection.

Worst manicure and pedicure I’ve ever received. My pedicure was decent until they started painting. Worst paint job ever. Then, the woman put flip flops on my feet that had clearly been used. I was disgusted. Then, they completely forgot that I had also asked to have my nails done so I ended up waiting. I have acrylics and I thought at the beginning they were doing a great job with the fill in, but then they cut four of my fingers near the cuticle when filing it down. Then I was asked if I wanted them to be cut down to which I replied «yes please I like them short down to almost the tips of my fingers.» They ignored my request and did not even file them down. I made a comment about it but it was ignored. I now have long claws on my nails that look ridiculous. I asked for a French manicure, and the French tip looks sloppy and unprofessional. I had to explain to them that I wanted a thick white tip rather than a thin white tip they were trying to put on my long nails! The women were very nice and friendly, but I was very unimpressed with their services. Will definitely not be going back. $ 55 +tip was way too overpriced for the low quality job that I received. I certainly do not recommend this establishment.

Great nail salon with excellent service! I’ve been going here for years and have not had one issue.

I absolutely loved it here. I was greeted by two lovely ladies when I walked in and asked to pick a color (immense collection of polishes, by the way).
After finding a color, I sat in the chair and began to relax. The young lady doing my nails asked me if I wanted my nails cut down and/​or filed, I gave her my response and the experience began. She was fabulous with my nails, paying great attention to each one, instead of conversing with me (thank goodness). I like to get my nails done in silence and she totally picked up on that. The pedicure took about an hour and afterwards, I was brought to her table to begin my nails.
Ta-​da! There was a cold water waiting there for me and lollipops at the dryer station (I did not notice on my way in)! I was super stoked as I was terribly thirsty and when I asked if I could have the water, the young lady responded, «of course, that’s for you.»
That’s when I was sold! Not only did she do a fabulous job with my nails but it only cost me $ 34 (excluding tip). I walked in at 2:10pm Friday afternoon and left at 3:50. I loved my experience and I would recommend this salon to anyone looking for a place to go to!

Everyone is very friendly, the place is clean, they have a good selection of polish colors, and my pedicure turned out fine. The price is right, too — I think it was $ 24 for a pedicure. They give you little bottles of water and they have a «buy 10 get one free» card which is a nice touch.
The only drawback, and it’s sort of a big one, is that the store is not very well ventilated at all. I could taste the acetone/​nail salon smell for at least an hour after I left and it was a bit unpleasant to breathe. I sort of wanted my pedicure to move faster just to get out of there into fresh air. I know nail salons smell and that’s part of the deal but this seems excessive.
All told, I’ll be back but I might wait until it’s cool enough out for them to at least have the door open.

I came in for a fill today. The women there were nice and all but my nails came out awful. In the process of filing them with the drill they cut me three times, it was very painful. The thickness is all off, some are very thick and some are very thin. Same for the width, at the base the acrylic is very wide, which looks silly with my stiletto tip. I think she just gave up trying to shape the part of the nail by the cuticle so I have acrylic in the bed of my nail. It was $ 20, the place that I usually go to in Cambridge is $ 16 and they do a much better job. I won’t be coming back, better just to stick with the person who I know won’t cut my cuticles and does a great job.

My 3 day old gel manicure I got has started to peel off in large chunks, which is what’s finally driven me to write a review. The manicure experience was so rough I have cuts in multiple places, and one of my cuticles looks like it’s becoming infected.
Also, she cut my nails so short, for no reason. They were all the same length, nicely cared for and just needed a trim. Yeesh now I have short stubby nails with peeling polish.
Onto the pedicure — while the polish isn’t peeling and looks nice, the experience itself was kind of miserable. The water was cold, when I asked for warmer water I was ignored. My sister and I were ordered around by crabby manicurists and the whole thing was a bummer.
$ 70 we each paid for gel manicure and pedicure, and we left feeling stressed out. It’s rare that my sister and I get to spend time together — is it that hard to be pleasant?
In retrospect I wish we’d bought $ 140 in cookies. That would have been a much nicer experience.

Unfortunately, I went back today to find that Vicki sold the place to new owners. They raised the prices and changed the layout of the location. I was not impressed with the paint job on my manicure and pedicure (there is paint on my skin and uneven coloring on most of my nails). I also didn’t feel that I was being taken care of, but rather that I was being talked about. This will no longer be my go to nail place… I have to look for another!

I go here more than I go anywhere else. That said, it has it’s ups and downs.
First, it IS OPEN ON SUNDAY. Some internet source said it was closed and it is in fact open. Which brings me to a con: they don’t answer their phone or have hours on a recorded message.
Pros:
— They do a pretty good manicure.
— The place is clean.
— The people are friendly.
— It’s $ 12 for a manicure.
— I like that it appears to be female owned and managed. There are a few salons nearby where it seems like a domineering man runs the place and I don’t like the vibe.
Cons:
— The woman with short hair (wish I knew her name) is aggressive and has cut my cuticles on multiple occasions. Each time she has wiped the blood away with her finger! To me, that’s insane and frankly should probably be a deal breaker for me and this place.
— It smells like chemicals about half the time. I’m sure that’s a function of whatever other processes they’re doing but they could use a better ventilation system.

I have been going here for a year and thought they did a good job. But today the owner physically abused her eight year old son while I was there. His screams of anguish and fear are still ringing in my ears.
I won’t go back there.

It was what I needed it to be… I needed a last minute mani/​pedi and this was close to work with almost no wait.
Not the best mani/​pedi ever, but the price was decent ($ 30 for both) and there’s fresh polish on my nails.
Bonus — The lady who took care of me was also very nice and personable. I will almost definitely go back.

This is my first visit to this nails salon and I cant describe how dissapointed I am for this place. Everyone was extremely nice however they didnt do a great job at all. I had my eyebrows done as well as a french manicure and regular pedicure. $ 47 in total + tips which is not bad at all. However the lady that did my eyebrows and manicure did such a bad job. My eyebrows are uneven with baby hair all over the place. I still have a lot of cuticle left on my finger tips since she did my mani in aprox 10mns. She even shaped my nails when I was still on the massage chair and have my toes done. And I am the only customer at the shop that time which I dont understand why she has to be in such a rush. However the lady did my pedicure did such a great job and was very careful to trim all my cuticle. Her name is Hoa i believe and even though she was quite slow.

OK, it’s not Canyon Ranch, but the price, quality, convenience, and friendliness (quiet friendliness; I believe they are Vietnamese), compensates for the less-​than-​luxurious décor. We are visiting Brookline and I’d just had my hair done at twice the price of my usual. This was a treat. (Prices are listed in the window.)
Ann gives a thorough, careful pedicure and my husband liked his as well. If I lived here, Nail Connection would be my place.

This has been my regular nail salon for years, and I’ve always been happy with the service. The staff is friendly and willing to chat or leave you to your magazine as you see fit. The spa pedi is a MUST, as is a nice long sit in one of the massage chairs. I don’t regularly get a manicure, but when I do, it lasts a good amount of time. The equipment is well maintained and clean. Please note that the location has moved since the first review, and there are a couple of T.V.s included in the décor now. Most recently, I discovered that I managed to chip the paint on a couple of toes, so I wandered in to see if they could fix them for me, which they did free of charge! This isn’t the cheapest salon, but it is well worth it!

Again, I find the prior review to be wholly inaccurate! While I wish I was surprised, I’m not. Fantastic pedicure! Went as a walk-​in and didn’t wait at all. Was there for about an hour and the woman took her time and great care. The two other women on either side of me also didn’t seem rushed and were there for similar times if not longer than me! There was also a woman getting her nails done who apparently brought her friend just to talk to and they laughed the whole time and it didn’t appear to bother the technician (she also decided she wanted additional embellishments made on her toes after her manicure was done and they did it without any issue). I’d come back here anytime… No question! I found myself wishing I had more cash for a tip than I’d brought with me.

I stumbled into this place the first time back in December right when the weather was turning on Boston. I just couldn’t bring myself to fight the elements to get to my usual St. Mary’s Nails on the other side of Brookline. The appearance of the place makes you wonder what you got yourself into, but they are very clean and very friendly. I was impressed by how hands on (no pun intended) the owners were. They were obviously very invested in the success of their business so I decided I would try them again. After fighting YET another horrid day of ice and snow in Boston I went in with ugly, battered feet. I will say my mani and pedi from December had lasted far longer than they normally do, which is great, because it can get costly if they don’t last 4 – 6 weeks. Last night I got the spa pedicure. Oh My Gosh! After a long week it felt amazing to sit with tingling peppermint scrub on my legs and feet while they were swathed in steaming hot towels. I actually LOVE the fact they do your nails (I never get color on my fingernails) while you’re in the pedi chair. The main thing I hate about having to go to the nail salon at all is how long it can take. This makes it much faster yet they still do an amazing job. They don’t have the color selection most salons have so either bring your own or deal with what they got. Every time I go in I’ve used their iced baby blue and it looks great. Because it was Vietnamese New Year we all had homemade egg rolls and wonton soup. It was the perfect way to end the week. And my feet feel brand new! I will defnitely keep going back.

I’m yet to find a nail salon that I love enough to keep going back. In need of a pick-​me-​up, I wandered into Nails Connection for a mani-​pedi. Can’t say I was blown away by the atmosphere… fluorescent lights dangling off the walls, a few beachy pictures taped up, some miscellaneous Asian décor, you get the idea. I had to wait about 20 minutes or so, but no big deal. What I didn’t like was that I felt rushed. They started my manicure, then moved me to the pedicure chair, and finished my mani while starting my pedi. I hate when they do that! I want to sit and thumb through a trashy magazine while my feet soak, not move my arms around awkwardly so you can kill two birds with one stone. They did a good job with both the mani & pedi (I had the spa pedicure which included a mask, scrub, etc. — not sure I’d do it again, but felt like trying something new), but then they tried to sell me a nail product for $ 18 which I later found online for $ 7.95. Next, they put me at the dryer, and then rushed me out the door (even though there were several other dryers open, and no one waiting). I asked if she was sure my toes were dry, and she assured me they were, then slipped a baggie over each of my feet and sent me on my way. As soon as I got in the car I took my shoes and the baggies off to find my toes all f’ed up! Grrrrrr. Needless to say, the search continues.