Elite Nails

So I went to a real professional and I find out the way Elite Nails had put my acrylic tips on wasn’t even ‘legal’ is the world of cosmetology. Now that I look back, there were probably 10 to 12 people working, yet only 5 cosmetology licenses are hung up at the entrance. The amount of damage that was done to my nails and cuticles is horrendous. I am so upset with myself for not saying anything when it was all happening. I should have known better when I watched the man take my pedicure tools, rinse them off and then seal them in a new bag. Fearful of hurting any feelings, I didn’t say anything. I am not the type that normally complains, however, if this could possibly prevent someone from going through the same thing as me, it’ll be worth it. When I returned to see how many licenses were on display, that same man who didn’t properly sterilize the equipment shooed me out and tried to prevent me from examining the licenses.
Maybe some of the employees in their do a nice job… All i know is I will not be returning to find out and I alerted the Michigan Board of Cosmetology to my experience there.

Tina is the best! She does an excellent job of acrylics and lacquer polish.

I have been going to Elite Nails since November of 2014. At first I got excellent treatment and was very happy with both of my pedicures and fills. Both Van and Kevin have done my nails and I was very happy with both. About 2 months ago both Van and Kevin left and they have newer people in there. I have not been happy at all with the new people. An older lady has done my last 2 pedicures and she was actually falling asleep during my last one! She would be sanding my feet and just nod off. She was also very slow and it took double the time. Very unprofessional!
I continued to go back, but after my last visit I am finding a new place. Last night I had another new girl do my fill and shellac. She used the grinder to file down my cuticles! It hurt so bad and she not only went too deep on my nail bed (leaving it red, which means no more French manicure), but she made 4 of my fingers bleed. Which got me thinking, if my fingers are bleeding and touching the grinder, then are other peoples blood also on the grinder? I am really hoping I do not get a nail infection. I will be finding a new nail salon. I have heard that Van and Kevin are working at other salons in the area and would really like to find out where they went, they are awesome!

Good nail salons are so hard to come by! Honestly, I haven’t found one I would return to. A friend and I stopped in to get shellac, both in the color black. The woman doing my nails was a tad bit rude. She asked me if I wanted to get my eyebrows done THREE TIMES. I told her each time I wasn’t interested.
The lights for setting the shellac were really hot, almost to the point of burning my nails. It was $ 30 which I thought was a little high. When I went to pay I was told they only take cash tips. I had no cash on me so I told her I would run to the ATM and come back and she rudely walked away.
I came back, dropped off the tip, and went happily on my way. Two days later the polish on my thumb started to lift a little.

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw a nail technician briefly run used tools under water for less that 10 seconds, dry them, place them into a new bag, seal the bag, and carry that over to the next customer as if they were new or properly sanitized tools. I not only watched this once… it continued to happen. Some of the technicians quickly brushed the tools before placing them into a new bag for use, but not enough to actually clean them. I am disgusted and will NEVER get my nails done here again. This is one of the worst pedicure experiences I have ever had.

Love this place. Clean and friendly. Highly suggest them. Been going to them since they opened.

Not a whole lot of options for a quick pedicure in the area, but they fit the bill!
They also open really early, which is nice considering most salons don’t open until 10 or 11am.
My pedicure took around an hour or so, but it came with a scrub, hot stone, and massage!

My sister and I went here to get our nails done. We both got shellac. My sister also got some design done on her nails. I would never go back. The lady who did my sister’s nails was very nice and talented. However, the guy who worked on my nails was more concerned with the football game then with doing his job. He kept stopping to look at the TV and at his phone to check the score. He did not speak a word of English so I could not make any requests since he would just blankly stare at me. He was horrible at doing nails. The color was uneven in all places. It’s darker in some nails then others. In some nails it’s a different shades in the same nail! My friend who works at a nail salon said that he should have done three coats when working with shellac. He barely did two coats since he was so concerned with the game. Very unprofessional and rude. It also seemed like they were making up prices as they went along. When we asked how much, they spoke to each other in a different language, and then let us know. Will never be back.

Kevin does my nails and Ben does my pedicures and they are both very good and would recommend them to all.

Very nice, clean business. A man named Kenny did my nails, and he was very thorough and did a great job. He fixed a very crappy set of acrylics from another salon without having to remove them and apply a new set. Just a note: They accept credit cards but are unable to add the tip to the card, so be sure to take cash for a tip. I was so happy with the place that I drove over to National City’s ATM to take out cash and went back to leave a tip!