Spa O

Ive been coming here for awhile now and always enjoyed my services and the atmosphere is relaxing. A tab bit pricey but worth it. This time around i felt super rushed. The water for the pedicure felt as if it was kist sitting there for awhile super cold. Toes done quick and sloppyishh and i didnt even get my hands soaked as normally done with manis? Disappointed…

I only go to Spa O for my manicures. I’ve tried other places in the area and I am never as happy with the results. Lisa is a wonderful technician. My nails are challenging to work with, and she does an amazing job! It’s comfortable and relaxing, always clean and inviting. The entire staff is friendly. During the winter, they slip heated gloves on your hands, which is heavenly! And they were the first to offer neck massages, or a warm lavender-​scented neck pillow. I highly recommend Spa O!

Perfection! Alfie is amazing, you can tell he takes pride in what he does. He’s pays attention to detail but also gives the most amazing massages. Best foot/​hand/​neck/​shoulder massage I’ve ever had during a mani/​pedi — definitely ask for him if you’re not afraid of a «little bit of pressure». He also wrapped my toes before I left since I was wearing boots. Can’t wait to go back!

This was my first visit here, I would consider their regular pedicure an «Express Pedi» I felt rushed, the cushion chair was uncomfortable and felt like my feet were soaking in a sink. When she said put your feet in, I did and holy, sh** was that hot, I nearly burned my foot off! Maybe that is why they rushed me out! I will not go here again.

I’ve visited Spa O many times and I always like that they’re friendly and the spa is clean.
Great color selection and a nice chairs. During your manicure, you get a nice warm neck pillow that adds to the relaxation factor and nice warm hand warmers.
Great pricing, nice staff and great that they have a lot of space so that it’s usually easy enough to get an appointment. They could use a few more drying areas, but overall, great spot!

My regular manicure (not a no chip) is still intact after six days wherein I have washed dishes, taken baths, done extensive apartment cleaning, and many other rigorous mammal hand-​based activities. I’m in shock and awe. I’m never going anywhere else. Kathy is also really good at eyebrows, bro.

One of the best gel manicures (and brow waxes) I’ve ever had! Here are my favorite aspects of this salon:
–super friendly staff
–high quality products/​services
–beautifully relaxing interior
–LOVED the silent movie playing
–great music choice
–waxing room was nice
–very clean
–the salon offers two week guarantee on no-​chip! Can’t beat that!
–hot towels
–neck massage during manicure
I will definitely be back! This was the perfect fall day activity in Logan square.

Definitely one of the worse no chip experiences I’ve ever had in the past three years of getting this type of service. I was a first time visitor and didn’t necessarily get a warm welcome. They don’t have the nail colors available in swatches like every other salon in the city so you have to play the guessing game or test it on your actual nail. The tech didn’t soak my nails and attempted to cut my cuticles dry… completely insane.
It was at least an hour or more before closing but she was rushing and wasn’t allowing the full time for the UV light. Once home and in different light I’m not happy with the coverage or the color for that matter. FAIL! Oh and why do they have that many security cameras? This is not a bank!

Spa Dabin: It’s never the sign of a good manicure when you have to go home and reshape your nail. I was in for a no-​chip and my tech couldn’t figure out the shape of my nails. I wanted the same shape I came in with and when they were filed too rounded, I asked for more almond and she filed them flat/​sq… I corrected the woman again and she got closer to the shape, but what I didn’t expect is that they would all be lopsided. The rest of the work was fine and everyone was nice enough, but for twice as much money as my usual nail salon, the work was not on point.

I use to really love this place. I would even bring friends because I was usually impressed with the quality of their work but the last two times I’ve been It’s been disappointing. I thought the first time was a fluke but now it’s happened again: I’m rushed through my pedicure. I barely get to soak, I’m barely exfoliated; the steps seem shortened and sub par. I could have painted my nails myself and kept the $. I don’t feel pampered and it sucks I now have to find a new place.

I have loved Spa Dabin in the past and my friend and I have become pretty regular customers. I want to give this FIVE starts because of all of the wonderful experiences I’ve had, but I’ve noticed a HUGE lapse in quality as of late.
First of all, and this drives me crazy: they’ve started really rushing you to pick your colors. They give you about sixty seconds to look before they come over and ask you if you’re ready. The second time they come around they start pulling colors off the rack to try and rush you along. They’re relentless and it’s so, so rude. Especially because I had an appointment.
The last pedicure I got was a joke. So fast, nothing relaxing about it, skimped on massage and scrub. It basically felt like I dipped my feet in water and got my toes painted — the end. I really hope they’re paying attention to their customers reviews. I love the atmosphere, the location, the fair prices, but I intend to give Spa Dabin one more chance before I officially move on.

This was by far the fastest pedi I’ve ever experienced. I told the owner this and I think she took it as a compliment. Grace, who was very sweet, raced as if she was being timed. The $ 30 pedi lasted 30 minutes from the time I walked in to the time I left.
Additionally, the padded bench was not at all comfortable, I agree about the ‘feet in the kitchen sink’ comment, and the closed captioning was stuck on some weird loop where it kept repeating the same words on every screen.
I went in there to relax and was rushed in and out of an otherwise empty shop. Definitely not worth the money.

Spa Dabin is just okay. Their seating is uncomfortable and you essentially put your feet in a kitchen sink. Both pedis I’ve gotten (signature and spa) left my feet smooth for about an hour but clearly rough and unevenly pumiced, kind of ragged. I dislike how non working techs walk around like the spa is their living room (eating lunch, on their phone). I think their services are overpriced for a mediocre experience. I have no issue paying $ 35 or $ 45 for an excellent pedicure if it truly is an excellent pedicure with great relaxing ambiance. This place is just okay, unfortunately it’s the best we’ve got in Logan Square.

I’ve been going here religiously for 3 years and had a couple of hit or miss moments but after this last visit I’m officially done. This saddens me because I’m a very loyal person. You know I’ve had the same hairdresser for 15 years. My last nail tech was 10 years. So loyalty is important. Whether sick or not I’m there pretty much every two weeks and spend a minimum of $ 68 not including tip.
So I did the no chip on a Friday and by Monday it was already chipping because I don’t live in Chicago but the west suburbs I had to make a special trek for them to fix the no chip that had chipped on 5 fingers. Because they have a two week guarantee I made myself go and get fixed that Sunday. So by Monday night why had 4 new nails chip and 1 that was fixed on Sunday chip. So I had to trek back today (Wed) for them to fix the chipped no chip polished nails.
In being there trying to be accommodating I offered for them to take all of the no chip polish off as I had another appointment on Friday to have redone. There thought process was if you do that then it’s a $ 25 removal fee. Seriously? They felt that because I was two days from the 2 weeks they shouldn’t have to honor the 2 week guarantee. They finally fixed my nails, thank you Grace. And she was apologetic and explained what my regular tech may have done wrong that was causing the chipping of the no chip.
I gave two stars for Grace being so kind and the normal cleanliness of the place.
Sadly though it wasn’t in enough time for me to decide I had enough. I’ve spent in 3 years and almost $ 7,000 and instead of being apologetic they lost a customer who has brought not only me but 6 other people. While sitting their I called a new place just heard about so I’ll let you all know if better.

This was my regular spot for the 4-​ish years I lived in Logan Square. Bryan & Suzy are flawless — they do great work, sure, but j mean I’d hang out with them on the weekends too, they’re great.
Spa O (now Spa Dabin technically, but I don’t call the Sears Tower the «Willis» either so whatever), had a huge selection of Essie and OPI. Here’s how this would usually go:
I walk in, whoever is at the desk greets me politely and by name because they paid attention to the schedule and were expecting a human at that time. I, of course, called ahead, because it’s Chicago and you cant even eat a donut without a reservation yall. This is a legit place with loyal customers, that’s not their fault. Anyway, they’d tell me to pick out a color, I’d wander over to the wall and choose like 1,000 shades of dark red. The nail tech would come over and do a quick little strip on each nail, then help me choose and reassure me which were in fashion that season. I make decisions all day, a day at the salon means a mental break. They get it, they’re awesome!
There’s no free wine or massage chairs here, please make note of that! But honestly, they don’t need it. Their color selection is expansive, the price is about $ 40 for a regular mani/​pedi, their technicians do the job right (esp Bryan and Suzy!), they’ve got smut magazines and romcoms for me to stare at absentmindedly… they get my business! Icing on the cake: they give you a neck + shoulder massage while your hands are drying.
They’ve got my forever business!

Lovely place! Chairs are a bit hard to get into but the service was great. Pedi looked great and lots of colors to choose from.

My first no chip manicure and I’m so happy about it. After seeing the cute triangle design on Unilocal I went in to get the same, Bryan was really nice and although I picked difficult colors to do the design with– he made sure my nails looked great! Took my friend and I as walk ins no problem.

The venue was pretty small, intimate one would say and the spa pedicure was the best, BRIAN did a great job. However my no chip mani wasn’t the best. Not even a week later two nails chipped, personally not worth the $ 40. My biggest critique would have to be that they didn’t have color swatches for the no chip colors. Having nail polish bottles on display works for regular colors but not no chip since the bottles are tinted, it made it hard to pick a color. Over all this place is labeled a spa but is a nice basic salon.

I absolutely love going to Spa O. Becky is probably my favorite nail tech, however I haven’t had a bad experience with anyone there.
Things I love about Spa O:
You get a nice shoulder massage while your hands get a hot towel wrap during a mani
Any time up to two weeks you can get your no chip fixed if necessary (most places offer this but still something I love!)
The silent movies playing
The music — always very calming
The location — great to stop and get a coffee next door
I signed up to be a member and the deals are also great! I would recommend that. It is only $ 10 a year and you get monthly emails about exclusive deals plus a free mani for your birthday :)

I have been a purveyor of Logan nail salons for a while now, always feeling that one was a little more dirtier than another, or that one was a little more of a cluster when it came to actually taking clients. When the newly named Spa Dabin opened after renovations, I had heard it was better than ever. This is hands down, the cleanest and best nail salon in the area. They have an awesome membership where you can get a free manicure on your birthday, the play sappy movies on the TV, they all wear these adorable uniforms, and it’s QUIET! There aren’t a million people waiting, there isn’t dust and skin follicles flying everywhere, and they always have great discounts for services. I am going to be going here from now on!