Bellissimo Nails

My favorite place for no chip mani and pedi! Michelle is a wonderful lady and I always enjoy fun conversation with her as well as her expert care of my nails… I am a customer for life!

I have been a customer for several years and just never thought to do a review. You know they do a geat job or I wouldn’t keep going back. I was there on a Tuesday this time and the mani/​pedi was $ 30. They can do the mani and pedi together but I asked to have the mani first to allow more time to dry. Michelle did the mani and she is an expert so it went fast and my nails are perfect. A young lady did my pedi and i think she was fairly knew as she took her time to do a meticulous job — not an easy task on my toes. My toes are perfect. Love the shoulder massage while my toes dried.

I give this salon a 2.5.
I wore acrylic/​gel nails for 10+ years while I no longer do, I have a pretty great deal of experience in nail salons and know what to look for.
I look for 3 things in a good nail salon, I don’t think I’m asking too much.
FRIENDLY — The owner, Michelle, that sits up front at Bellissimo is not friendly. She speaks in a condescending tone, and when I asked her to change the shape of my nail for a second time in one visit, she snapped and was shouting and throwing her towel and her (friendly) daughter had to come and calm her down. The owner’s daughter is very friendly. I have been to this salon two times, and Michelle has been the only one to perform manicures, so you may be stuck with her.
EASY TO COMMUNICATE WITH — When paying for a service, it is only reasonable to expect that the person performing the service fully understand the request before completing it. This owner is not easy to communicate with, not only per the language barrier which does not bother me, but she is quite impatient and will snap if she completes something the way that she thinks she understands and then you ask her to change anything.
DOES A GOOD JOB — The owner’s daughter performed my pedicure and she was very good. My heels were not the softest they had been, she seemed to follow the motions and not work specific to my feet. I had my first no-​chip manicure, and I was impressed. I was concerned after wearing acrylics for years that the polish would be too goop-​y and thick, and Michelle did a good job of keeping it as thin as possible.
At this salon, no-​chip manicures are guaranteed to last for at least 2 weeks. Unfortunately, two of my nails broke in 8 – 9 days, so I went back to have the manicure removed (as was recommended), and this is where my business was lost. Michelle absolutely rushed through the removal, polish was left on the edges of my nails (if you are unfamiliar, this stuff does NOT come off with polish remover like a normal manicure), and she could not spare 30 seconds to file down my nails or even throw on a clear-​coat for something that I had paid $ 30 for 8 days prior. Note that there were absolutely no other customers in the salon at this time. Small extra efforts like this go a long way and will maintain business.
As much as I love the convenience of this salon, the service here does not match the price that you pay. I do not recommend this salon and will likely never return.

I love this place! I live right by Bellissimo nails. They have great hours that work with my schedule, and sometimes I call because they can get busy on weekends so I let them know if I will be stopping in. Michelle and her daughter are «perfectionists» and they want everyone to be happy :)
Always a good call & prices are great.

Mt Prospect is so lucky to have this quality business! I have never had a better mani/​pedi! Plus the setting is lovely and immaculate. Finally, Michelle and her awesome staff go out of their way to be kind and pleasant and just make the entire experience wonderful. A++

Michelle is really sweet, but honestly the worst manicure pedicure I’ve ever had. I paid $ 30 for a 30 minute manipedi. The application of polish was HORRIBLE. I was in a hurry so I didn’t notice it, but it was streaked and spotty. I got my nails done Saturday and it is now Tuesday and they are all chipped, including my toes. The salon itself is not relaxing at all and I’m not sure how sterile it is either. They do have tons of polish colors though. Wish they knew how to apply them.
Save your time and money. Head down to Nail Bliss down the street on Lee and Oakton and enjoy a real manicure pedicure for $ 35. Worth the extra $ 5 I promise you.

I love going to Bellissimo. Michelle is very sweet, always tries to accomodate when you just ‘have to have my nails done today’ and the salon is very clean and peaceful.
i love the leg massage that is included with the standard pedicure (though some of the girls give longer ones than others). A great nail salon in a great neighborhood. Price is only $ 29.00 for mani/​pedi-​how can you beat that?

This place is very clean and quaint and I was overjoyed to hear that their manicure is only 12 dollars! I liked that they give you a hand massage during your manicure.
They even give you a back massage while your nails are drying.
I left feeling great and excited that I had found a place that I could be a regular at. However it hasn’t even been a week and my nails have already chipped. I expect manicures to last atleast a week maybe more, but I suppose that’s what you get from a 12 dollar manicure.

For the money ($ 30 for mani and pedi), you can’t beat it. Michelle is very nice and goes above and beyond to make sure you are a satisfied customer. They also give you a nice shoulder massage while your nails dry! The place is fairly new, clean and nice and quiet. I am a repeat customer that has been to the other spa downtown, which is nice but huge and kind of cold/​modern compared to this quaint place right across from the metra station.