Ivy Nails

Currently sitting here 12 minutes past closed. Worst experience ever. In an effort to get myself and my friend out sooner, they filed my nails so fast and hard they completely tore apart my cuticles and cut my fingers several times. I’ve been getting my nails done for 8 years now, same thing. I know how the process goes and cuts/​torn cuticles isn’t apart of it. We arrived at 6:30, plenty of time to get our nails done. They argued with us for several minutes that I should get gel instead because it’s faster for them. Not to mention she ripped a fake nail I had on, which ripped my natural nail even shorter. (I have long coffin shaped nails, but one broke so I had a fake nail on it so I could keep the length) Now my friends nails, they would not give her the colored gel polish she asked for because it took too long and her nails are uneven, with black specs. They would not even bother to redo her french tip and instead painted a clear polish over. They were also filing her nails extremely hard that they were hurting her. Worst service. Extremely rude. Will not be back. First and last time here. $ 90 NOT well spent.

Always an amazing experience, the artists here are so skilled at what they do. I’m always pleased and impressed by their work!

Had a wonderful experience getting my nails done. I had them done by Steven. He really wants you to be happy with your nails. I will definitely be coming back to see him. I made a appointment which got me in my chair right away.

Every single time I come into this salon I’m so so happy with the quality of customer service I receive. No matter who does my nails here I’m always happy and I’ve only been coming here the last few months! Every time I come in I usually don’t make an appointment but they are all so quick and efficient it usually doesn’t take very long to do my nails. I will continue to come here for years to come :)

Came in spare of the moment… Not sure why they can’t just do what you ask, it’s not rocket science, and I’m paying them to do it. Oh well won’t be back again.

Popped in right as they opened on Sunday morning. I needed a nail repaired and my nail polish changed up (nails done at a different salon). Right off the bat, really helpful with selecting nail colors for a specific design I wanted and seated at a station really promptly. They gave me the exact nail design that I wanted and matched the nail to be fixed precisely to my current set (some nail techs don’t take the time to do so). Overall happy with my visit, I will continue coming here.

Steven is WONDERFUL. I won’t go anywhere else anymore for nails. He is so customer centered and figured out very quickly what I like. His recommendations are great and he is truly an artist and a pleasure of a person who makes me happy to come back time after time.

Always 5 stars at Ivy nails! I have been visiting Maggie for all my mani/​pedi needs and always get exactly what I want. She takes the time to listen to what you want and get the job done right. She is consistent and takes pride in remembering exactly what I like. I’m all set to celebrate the 4^th of July after this last visit. Thanks again Maggie for another awesome job!

Usually when I want to do my nails its a sudden thing, so I come here because it’s right down the road from my place.
Each time I came, they do a good job but their attitudes stink!
Even came with my daughter and they weren’t so friendly faced nor patient w/​my soft spoken, beautiful daughter.
I catch shrugs and attitude, even when I tip good.
Tried it again after not going in for a while, with a girlfriend, and still the same reaction.
I kept talking to them nicely and asking little questions-​just a straight face and their side talk in Vietnamese with the people beside them staring and laughing.
My breath doesn’t stink, I have money, I tip good, I am nice, I support this business many times. but no more.
You stuck up people better recognize without people coming in you have no business!
Not coming in again, not recommending to anyone!
FYI they are not clean, you are supposed to use new filers/​buffers for nails not used with other peoples crap still on it!
They don’t use new towels for pedis.
That’s how people catch crap on their bodies!
You go here you can have nice nails 75% of the time with 75% chance of catching something.
I asked them every time for new filer/​buffer and no callus removal (first time they attempted it was with an old dirty thingy and I had no callus)
.hmmm maybe that’s why they didn’t like me, because I didn’t allow them to be cheap and use used tools on me.
Oh, and I even made sure I got my money worth and had them correct anything that wasn’t done right.
As specific as I was, I was very soft and nice about it.
However, here’s where I can be blunt, where I’m not making anyone in the salon feel uncomfortable-​and there you have it. You guys suck!

Ivy nails is awesome. Great service. Friendly employees and a clean atmosphere. I received a topshelf pedi and my nail lady even suggested a better option. My foot wax was a bit on the extra hot side but such is life when using wax. The best part? They have several people working at once. Wait time doesn’t seem to long, but I did make an appointment! Also they have a Netflix subscription and are willing to take recommendations– two of my great loves together. They don’t have reading material though, so if you’re into browsing magazines, BYOM

About Mani/​Pedis, Too hit and miss, sometimes they do a job you will really enjoy and other times you can leave feeling completely unsatisfied, prices are too high for them to do their job inconsistently, they can also have trouble understanding what you want to have done exactly.

They were open on Sunday, which was a plus. Got there a little after 11am. They were able to get us in right away and the place looked clean and well staffed. However if you are on a time constraint, don’t get a full set. I forgot how long they take to put a full set. My pedicure was great & the foot/​leg massage was awesome.

So if there’s one place you will almost never find me in is at a nail salon. My nails usually get ruined shortly after and then there goes money down the drain. My nails are not even that impressive. But anyhow, my friend wanted me to go with her so I said «sure!, what the heck».
I’ll point out that for some reason I was not able to check into this nail salon and although I was inside the salon it said I was too far away to check in. I tried checking in from the parking lot to see if that would work and I just had no luck with that either.
The salon itself was a decent size and lots of tables and stations for a pedicure. It is very neat and the staff is friendly. My friend and I went in as walk-​ins and were pleased that we were able to be attended almost immediately.
I went for a manicure. One thing I really liked is that the tables are side by side so it made talking with my friend a lot easier and we were both able to get our nails done at the same time. There were TV’s playing «Vampire Diaries» so I guess you can be amused if you like that show :-)
I chose to get Shellac polish which is like getting gel nails except as a manicure and supposedly this particular polish stays on longer than regular nail polish. The downside I see to this is that you have to stick your hands in a UV ray machine so that it can settle and dry.
I would rate this 3 and a half stars if I could. Honestly the lack of stars is mostly due to the price. Overall this cost me $ 35 before tip and I while I liked the color and overall experience, it looked like something I could do myself, at home. In the lower 48 I’ve seen Shellac for $ 25 and with much neater results.
I’ll still return to this place and maybe try something different next time. In the mean time, this is 3 ½ stars mostly due to quality and price.

I just went in tonight and had my nails done by Trang. She’s fantastic. She took her time on the leg massage (a huge plus I’m on my feet for 8.5 hours a day) everyone was extremely friendly. They got bonus points when they turned on the football game. I’m a recent transplant from California and while the prices were a little higher than I’m used to I think it’s well worth the money. Will definitely be a regular here at Ivy Nails.

I absolutely love Ivy Nails. I was looking for a place in town with reasonable prices, safe and clean practices, and careful attention to detail. I also was dying to try out stiletto style nails! The first time I came in Kong did my nails and did an amazing job. He was very careful to make absolute sure that the nails were all exactly the same length and shape. I loved the stiletto! I ended up coming back to get them filed down because I underestimated how hard it would be to type with such long nails. They filed them down and didn’t charge me! Today I came back to get fills and Kristen helped me out. She shaped the stilettos so they were even sharper than before and detailed a super cute heart-​tip design. I’m definitely coming back to her for nail art! Love this place! Acrylic full set with gel shellac was only $ 45. Such a good deal!

They do not accept AMEX, which is mostly the reason for my 4 stars. The place was clean & not too busy. I went in as a walk in for a gel manicure & I was seated right away & had someone who was available. I don’t know if it was luck of the draw, but I got Trang & she did an excellent job. She was slow and meticulous and took her time. I hate being rushed & she did an excellent job letting me enjoy the mani & gave a great massage.
What I didn’t care for was the lack of gel polish choices. They could definitely expand their polish choices. I also didn’t care for the other workers who were lounging around not doing much and on their phones and face timing family. I felt like this could have been done in the break room, out of view of customers. I will go here again though, but only try to go to the one technician I had and liked.

I have been going to Ivy nails for 2 years. I’ve tried other nail salons in Anchorage and this is the best by fa. I love all the people there they’re so friendly and I always do exactly what you ask them to do. That was a fun friendly atmosphere.
I have been there when they have been some people that are unreasonable asking for things that they shouldn’t the staff always handled it professionally. there are always those people out there that want everything for free. That’s just not reality.
Keep up the good work guys best pedicures in town and I wouldn’t go anywhere else to get my nails done. Or my eyebrows for that fact. You’re loyal customer Kathy

Whoever wrote a bad review for us are those who ask for too much service that we can not provided. Please understand English is our second language, we will try our best to give everyone the BEST SERVICE. Thank you for coming and we’re welcome everyone ;-).

Decent work and he had a lot of clean up yo do on my heavily damaged nails and cuticles. Massage too rough and language barrier prevented me from getting tips I requested. $ 107 for mani pedi gelish is awfully steep but he did work on me for 2 hours. They do not accept AMEX.

The woman who did my French manicure didn’t do a great job — nail polish was uneven on most nails.
Pedicure was great, but not for the price, and the lady had a grumpy disposition.
Overall this place offers services and quality that should be priced at 60% of the current cost.