Glamorous Nails

I am disappointed in the reviews given to this nail shop. I went based on Unilocal reviews and went home with the worst nails I’ve ever had. While the people were nice, my friend and I asked for a simple mani/​pedi where our services ended up completely different. My friend had a man do her nails and he was in a rush to leave so her nails had lumps on them. On top of that, they did not have the gel polish I wanted so I ended up with a random polish. The gel polish was painted so horribly that my fingernail was literally glued to my skin. I just now peeled it off this morning. I haven’t ever had someone care so little about their own work. I would think that someone who did this for a living would be a little more careful about how their work looked. My tab was $ 50, completely not worth it and waste of my money. I could’ve painted my own nails better, which is what I will do next time.

I love this nail salon. The women are all really nice and remember details about all of the customers. (The owner always asks about my daughter and how work is going, for example.) When they’re crowded or backed up, they let you know when to come back and slot you as an appointment so you don’t have to wait if someone else comes in before you return. Great color selection, great service, reasonable prices. I highly recommend this salon to anyone. I’ve been to several in town and now this is the only one I return to.

Went in to get a full set yesterday and they helped me right away. The service was pretty good although I was a bit skeptical because a lot of the places in Gainesville have bad reviews, this place surpassed me expectations. She did however cut me which I wasn’t too happy about but all of the ladies in there were very friendly and I would definitely return for future services. LOVE THIS PLACE.

Came here to get my acrylic nails redone because I had gone to Elegant Nails two days prior and I couldn’t stand how ugly they were.
Glamorous nails had a good color selection (Elegant nails refills their Essie nailpolish bottles with their own colors). The ladies are nice and will be talkative if you seem interested in having some conversation. If not, they’ll let you be.
Prices are fair and very clean compared to similar nail places off archer. It was very busy and the people who were there seem like they were returning customers. I would definitely go back. A bit out-​of-​the-​way but good.
I would just say with places like this if you don’t like how they are doing something SPEAK UP! Don’t be rude of course and have patience but you are paying for a service they are there for you.

My friend and I (female UF students) came here after we found the salon we had planned to go to was closed on Mondays (Why do so many GNV businesses do this??). I was a bit skeptical of the store’s appearance, which looks like any mall salon and not a spa, but I’m SO glad we came here. I’ve been to many salons that look a lot nicer that have charged me twice as much and didn’t have nearly as good of a service as Glamorous.
We both got mani-​pedis for $ 35 each and it was one of the best mani-​pedis I’ve ever had. For the pedicure, the woman (Ann) did an amazing hot stone massage and extended leg message, which other salons usually charge extra for. I usually gauge how good the service is by how long it takes, and it took well over 40 minutes and she did three coats with the nail polish I chose.
I rarely get manicures, but they did a beautiful job and I was surprised that it includes a neck/​back massage while I wait for my nails to dry. As for the workers, I didn’t feel any catty-​ness from them or perceive they were making snide comments about me to each other like I often do in other salons.
Definitely recommending this to my friends and coming back again!

I guess you get what you pay for?
I’m from out of town visiting family and have had my fair share of Asian salon experiences, and this one ranks pretty low.
I wasn’t expecting a spa experience. I wanted to get in, and get out, with a decent mani and pedi. While I was in and out of there lickety split, the nail services I received were sub par, and in a very dirty, unkempt environment.
Things to note:
No antiseptic anything was put in the water bath of the pedi chair.
There was no cuticle oil utilized for pushing back of cuticles, only water.
All the products used are in repurposed containers. I saw scrub in a pickle jar. No joke.
The razor used on me to cut calluses off my heels wasn’t swapped before use, making me think razors are shared on clients (BIG, no no.)
I didn’t see ANY autoclave machines in sight.
A serious language barrier. «Please don’t cut that toenail»…toenail gets cut anyhow.
Dirty.
They are heavily focused on massage, which I guess is OK? But still doesn’t compensate for the above issues, or the fact I walked out with poorly shaped nails and polish all over the area where the nail meets the skin.
Yuck.

I come home only once a year and I never miss my annual visit to Glamorous Nails. This is your standard Asian nail salon by appearance, but not by value.
A mere $ 32 will get your an hour of an aggressive massage chair, hot stone leg massage, calf massage, pumice stone, pedicure, manicure, hand massage, back massage, and constant reassurance of how amazing you look. I believe she called me a queen and my boyfriend a king, who actually got a pedicure too. I can’t tell you how many times he told me to glance at his toes over the next few days.
I’m always a walk-​in, and always welcomed with open arms. Don’t go to a spa when you can have the royal treatment for half the price.

I love this place, but it definitely doesn’t have the most «glamorous» atmosphere. With that said, they do a great job and give awesome massages. Plus, everyone is super sweet. I recommend this place, but don’t come if you’re expecting the total «spa» experience.