French Nails

To start: I’ve never had to pay $ 30 for a acrylic FILL IN., completely overpriced. On top of it, I wouldn’t of minded paying that much if the service was worth it. Terrible experience., she was very rough with my nails., made me bleed on four fingers. Didn’t even say sorry and continued to be just as rough. My nails are uneven, not completely painted and horribly shaped. Wouldn’t recommend AT ALL.

Nice staff but far less specialize nail tools than I am used to. My cuticle was cut in two places when I left.

Came here for the first time for a girls day out. Had a nice time there and my nails were done pretty well, however the service was mediocre. Most of the time the lady I had was rushing. Another lady happened to drop by while I was getting my nails done and she wanted hers done as well. Unfortunately, there was only two of them running the place, and so they told her to wait even though they had another appointment scheduled for someone else. So the lady rushed through my appointment to try to fit their other lady in. Was not very impressed.
Overall, this salon is a decent place to visit. I personally would go somewhere else. Wasn’t the worst place I’ve visited, but definitely not the best. Maybe they will do better if they hire more people?

$ 45 for a no-​chip manicure? Even the place I go to in Chicago is only $ 30 for the exact same service (with better quality if you ask me). Service took forever, nearly an hour for manicure only. When I tipped my nail tech 14% in singles, she counted the money in front of me and basically yelled at me saying 20% tip minimum is customary. What the hell?! I agree that 20% is customary but only for above average work and the manicure I got was very mediocre. An expensive manicure that is only so-​so is in and of itself forgivable, we all have off days. But because of the way I was treated I will never be back.

They use old products and don’t stand by their mess ups. They don’t know how to schedule and continually take walk-​ins and leave you sitting.
I will NEVER come back to this place and for that, I am sad. I used to come here a lot with my daughter and I have great memories until recently.
Very poor customer service. They should be ashamed.
DO NOT come here with a group and think you will all be taken of care of together. You won’t.
No chips are below average.

I write this from the trenches as I sit in the pedi chair (oops — I left my Unilocal etiquette at home — oh well), and they are a hot mess right now. I like this place enough to keep coming back (there aren’t a ton of options in this area that are better, unfortunately), but I certainly feel like it’s taken a bit of a nose dive since I first started visiting about 1.5 years ago. Not quite as pristine or organized as it used to be. The staff is overwhelmed and should be turning down walk-​ins, but they’re not. Thus, there are about 4 people waiting indefinitely and they are not happy about it. Like, it’s Mother’s Day weekend, and everyone should know better than to try to walk in at 2 pm on a Saturday, but like also, French nails should know better and get some more techs up in here. The techs are very friendly, they do a good job, and the place is clean-​ish, but man, you’d best have an appointment on a day like today. I feel particularly bad, also, because there’s this really pretty old lady here with lovely poofy hair and she has been sitting and waiting for an hour — legit. Her son (husband??? If so, get it, girrrl!!!) dropped her off and everything. And she literally ain’t getting any younger as she waits. I digress… Moral of the story is this shop needs to get its act together because it’s really stressing me out when I should be totes relaxing instead of writing a concerned Unilocal review. Ya know?

Don’t have the, do gels! Only one does gels and she will talk you outQ of it. What a mess my nails were. Besides that had a 4 pm appt and they kept taking walkins. Took 2 hours to finish my nails
NEVER. AGAIN

By far the worst pedicure I ever had! We had appointment and we still had to wait. The pedi was super short and it doesn’t even look like my toes where done. My polish is clumpy and 2 days later it is coming off. When we paid the lady asked for a tip for technician! First off you don’t ask me to give a tip and 2^nd your service was terrible. Don’t recommend to anyone, go elsewhere. I could have kept my $ 30.00. #nothappy

Never ever again! Made appointment for 11:00 for 4 of us. All were done at different times not the 11:00 appointment time. Pedicure from start to finish was literally the shortest pedicure I’ve ever had. My toe nails were cut so short they hurt…1 30 second message… friends feet got burned in the water it was so hot. I would never in a million years recommend his salon to anyone. Terrible pedicures!!! Only have one star so I could post my review

Got a mani-​pedi and it was just ok. On the plus side My polish & cuticles look ok. Down side she hardy touched the rough skin on my heels which is really the only reason I get a pedi. Also I had removed my last no-​chip & there was some base coat on my nail, rather than remove it she painted right over it. If I was in the area I might go again but for the price I expected more. Also no shoulder massage while my nails dried as I read in other reviews.

Excellent Gel French Manicure. Great attention to detail. Cost a bit for french nails, but it was worth it. High quality.
The manicure made my day!

My mom and I came in on a whim and will definitely be back. After years of frustrating and inconsistent manicure fiascos, I am optimistic that this will buck the trend. The staff was friendly and meticulous. The shop is cute and located conveniently in the heart of downtown Libertyville (next to the wine shop!) Love it. Great selection of shellac and regular polish.

My daughter and I came in for a manicure and a gel nail fill in. They did not do any type of manicure, did nothing withour cuticles, and spent the whole time lecturing us about how we should remove our nails and just put on polish. If gel nails is a service you do not want to provide, they do not accept appointments. I do not want a lecture. They did such a poor job, that within 4 days both my daughter and I had nails that started to come off. I would never come back here after being made to feel so unwelcome and receiving such poor quaility service.

I come here a lot with my mom and we both love it! Great to grab a glass of wine or champagne from next door and relax. They do a great hot stone massage for the pedicures, they are all very friendly and do a great job.

I went in for a pedicure and left with a manicure too! It’s a very nice little shop with friendly nail techs. The pedicure chairs are comfortable and the techs took their time and did a good job. The leg massage with the hot stones was part of a regular pedicure and it was amazing! And 39.00 for a combination mani/​pedi can’t be beat!

I received a very painful pedicure and the woman didn’t even massage my feet or legs. I will not return:(.

I was visiting Libertyville for a wedding and did not have a chance to get a mani/​pedi before I left Santa Monica. What to do? Go to Unilocal of course. The hotel I was in had one recommendation, but the Unilocal review was not favorable.
I made an appointment at French Nails based on Unilocal reviews. This was an EXCELLENT mani/​pedi, one of the best I’ve ever had. I got the hot stone pedi and it was exquisite! At the end of my mani/​pedi, while waiting for my nails to dry, I was given a neck and shoulder massage. Perfect!

Great place! 39.99 for mani and pedi. Great atmosphere. Hot stone massage with the pedi felt great! They even rubbed my shoulders while my nails dried and offered free beverages.