Amy’s Nails

First time going and they saw me right away. Super convenient because I can walk across the street. Got a pedicure from Maya who is not only sweet, but she does amazing work. She takes her time to the polish, gives a great foot rub and just overall really cares about her work and it shows. If you are in need of a pedicure, go see Maya.

Peter was great! He fit me in without an appointment even though they seemed pretty busy, he gave me a no chip manicure, and it turned out beautifully! The energy in the salon was great, the employees really knew their customers, and it was honestly one of the better experiences that I’ve had while going to get my nails done!

Peter is GREAT and always has room for me. They NEVER hurt me like other places have in the past. Clean and friendly. Love it!

I called my normal nail salon for an appointment but couldn’t get in for several days — no big deal, I was just off of work early and really wanted to get my nails done. I found Amy’s Nails online and decided to give them a call. They were able to get me in in the next 15 minutes, so I headed on over and wow, I’m so glad I decided to try them. I got my acrylics filled in, and I have to say my nails look immaculate, not to mention the technician took only half the time my normal salon does, plus they were cheaper. I’m really happy I found this place. Although I have only gone the one time and can’t vouch for all of the technicians, mine did a fabulous job. I’m not sure what another reviewer was talking about in regards to the place being outdated, because I thought the atmosphere was nice, and everything was clean. I’ll definitely be going back!

Very old place with a need to remodel, clean and improve ventilation — the smell of nail polish was way too strong, have never had that in other salons. Went here only because other salons were closed on Tuesdays. My tech did not shape my nails well and did not apply my nail polish straight along the edges. Just overall a disappointing experience!

Very disappointed by one of their newer employees. I used to go to Amy’s all the time and stopped going a couple years ago because I was able to do my own nails. However, with New Year’s coming up, I decided to go get them professionally done by my all time favorite place. I had a new lady doing my nails. I told her I’m going to a New Year’s party and I want my nails to be black and gold. I even showed her two pictures I found and said that my nails didn’t have to be exactly like the pictures and that these were just ideas. When she was done with my nails, they had a black base and gold glitter glooped on them. Something that I COULD’VE DONE MYSELF WITHOUT PAYING $ 30! Very disappointed!
If you go to Amy’s, request someone who has been there for awhile and know what they are doing! Aka Amy, Peter, Jennifer

Amy’s Nails is great! They do take walk-​ins but I highly recommend making an appointment. Every time I go to Amy’s it’s packed! The service is great and technicians are extremely friendly. If I told you who my technician is, I wouldn’t be able to get an appointment, so I’m not going to tell you. ;)
It’s by far my favorite nail salon in the Des Plaines area!

I live close by, so Amy’s nails always seems like a convenient choice. Never is. The only reason why I’m giving two stars instead of one is because I love one of technicians named Oka…
The nail polish choices are horrible, I don’t know what the other reviewer was talking about. Barely any Essie and mostly old. The place is in need of a remodel.
I came in for an appointment at 930 for a manicure and toe polish change. My technician, Jennifer, was extremely irritated and rushed through my toe polish change and sent me to the drying station to wait for someone to come for my mani. 25 minutes later, Amy asks if I still needed a manicure. Obviously ! At this point I had to go so I asked for a polish change instead. Amy was apologetic, but the damage was done!
Do not take appointments if you cannot take your clients accordingly. It is rude and unprofessional. Upkeep your salon and provide your clients with better polish choices, not dried ones that you constantly fill with paint thinner. I wish I could love this place because its down the street and Oka is fantastic.
Head to Nail Bliss in des plaines instead. Beautiful space, similar prices, great color and service options and professionalism that is unparalleled. I’ve never had an issue there in my two years visiting the salon and very much regret straying.

It’s a nice place, but you should probably have a reservation cause I’ve been turned down 3 times cause it’s always busy. It’s clean and the staff is nice. Love the fish tank too! Great place!

I love Amy’s Nails, I have gone there 3 times now and each time I have been very pleased with my visit. All the employees I have encountered there have been very nice and friendly, they take their time doing a good job with trimming and filing and do a very thorough job. The mani/​pedis there have been consistently wonderful, in fact much better than what I got on a cruise ship at very inflated prices.
They are very hygienic with autoclaving their tools and cleaning the work areas. I would not hestiate to recommend Amy’s Nails to my friends, I am always so satisfied with the work they do.
A mani/​pedi combination is $ 35 (April 2013) with embellishments starting at $ 5.

Amy’s Nails is my favorite mani/​pedi nail salon. The owners Peter and Amy get to know all of their customers and are super friendly. The salon is very clean and has a HUGE selection of OPI colors to choose from. Plus they always get in the newest shades. Once you go to Amy’s, any other nail salon won’t compare!

My first time here and it was a pleasant experience. Had my no chip mani & pedi done by Amy. She was kind and nice. The salon is clean and tools/​equipments are sterile (very important). Although this place deserves 5 stars, but only got 4 from me because it’s a bit pricey. I would definitely recommend this to others because the owners and employees are genuinely nice.

WOW! This place is just outstanding! I have been going to a couple neighborhood places for a few years now, never all that happy with the service, but just in need of anyone willing to do something with my worked-​too-​hard feet. I’ve not walked out of a nail salon THIS happy with the service in so long. Even though it’s a bit of a trek for me, this is the only place I plan to go to from now on. The salon is extremely clean and very professional and the technicians are friendly and courteous. I had the spa mani/​pedi and my feet are like a baby’s ass even a week later. They didn’t even have to use that god awful scraper thing like you get at most salons — she just took her time and buffed my feet back to their natural beauty so all of that cracked skin is completely gone. The polish has barely a chip to it six days later! The toe designs are awesome too — they really took the time to make my piggies look amazing. Any bad review on this place has to be the work of an impossible to please high maintenance housewife.

I actually work in the spa/​salon industry, and I still love coming to Amy’s. I’ve probably been coming here about 10 years now. Peter is great for acrylics (i used to wear them in high school) and I love manicures and pedicures from Amy and Kim.
Amy’s is far above other nail «chop shops», and I believe their service can compete with a higher end spa-​type manicure place. The service is superb and since they moved from their former location (in the same plaza, just moved a few doors down) the new pedicure chairs are awesome! They offer the new no-​chip manicure for about $ 30, which is fairly inexpensive for this new and very popular service.
Their stuff is SO CLEAN, they even use one of those dental autoclaves that sterilizes their tools and then seals them in a hygenic package.
Amy’s always goes above and beyond, and they are far above being just a «neighborhood nail place». They are some of the best around.

Because Amy’s is so far from my house about a month ago I cheated on my beloved Amy’s and went to a South Side establishment that was actually highly recommended. It stunk!!! I had to beg them to trim my «Chupacabra-​esque» toe nails shorter and then they whipped out the cheese grater on me against my will. Amy I’ll never cheat on you again!!! So clean, so friendly, so relaxing and an awesome job every time, no matter what tech you get. THE BEST!!!

I’m rarely disappointed by Amy’s. They are quick, very reasonably priced, and friendly. And — they do a fantastic job!
You MUST make an appointment on Saturdays. Most other days you can walk-​in.
This is the only place I’ll go. They’re great!

LOVE IT!!! just got my nails done a few hours ago and let me say it’s well worth it! I got a full set of gel nails and it was done with perfection and precision!
This is officially my new nail salon that I’m gonna go to now.

I went to Amy s Nail Salon last week. Amy is awesome! i had a mani pedi which were 35 bucks. The salon is very clean! will go there from now on! I recommend it highly!

I came here during a lunch break last week for a mani/​pedi ($ 35). Amy (owner) did my pedicure and she did a fantastic job, plus the massage chair and foot soak was nice (I can relax and get my nails done during lunch, woohoo). Jennifer did my manicure, and also did a very good job. Both polishes have lasted very well, 6 days and counting now, but as usual i’m probably up for another manicure soon (my nails grow too fast). Overall it was a very nice atmosphere. It’s clean, the staff and Amy are so friendly (I believe Amy and her husband own and work there), and there’s just a humble, down to earth feel about this salon that will definitely have me coming back. This is my new lunchtime mani/​pedi place :).

I’ve lived here 2−½ years and haven’t been that fond of the nail places I’ve been to and they have been more expensive than I’ve cared to pay. I drove by this place and decided to stop and try them out. They were extremely friendly, they were busy though they were able to fit me in and the price was great for a pedicure and manicure. They are clean and they used utensils that were sanitized and were sealed in packages. They are my new nail salon.