Lily Nail

Mediocre. Came on a Sunday evening because they were open. Service felt rushed and I wasn’t happy with the way I had to dictate the way I wanted my French pedicure to look, only to have it look mediocre. My friend also wasn’t happy with her gel manicure experience. This place is not consistent. I wouldn’t come back.

I’ve gone here twice, both times for acrylic manicures, and have been extremely satisfied with my experiences.
I live right around the corner from here, so it’s convenient, and I would recommend it to anyone in the area! The employees are very friendly and attentive, and the salon is clean and comfortable.
My only complaint (very minor complaint) is that during my most recent visit, the woman doing my nails was a little rough when it came to cleaning them and pushing back my cuticles. She immediately noticed my discomfort and was much more gentle from there on out.
Overall, I’m extremely happy and impressed with my experience here. My nails have never looked better!

Come to this place if you want a khaki pedicure sans massage! #lamelily’s

I visited Lily’s for the first time this weekend with a friend and had a great experience. Great prices ($ 45 for pedicure and shellac manicure), friendly staff, and a wonderful mani/​pedi – what more can you ask for? Cam (or Kam. not sure) was the sweetest and I had a great time chatting with her. We were even able to walk in on a Sunday afternoon and get in right away. Can’t wait to go back in a few weeks!

A gel manicure and a pedicure for $ 45? Great for the Boston area! Add to that sweet and friendly staff who do a wonderful job? Perfect! I would definitely go again! This is one of the most positive mani/​pedi experiences that I’ve had in a while.

5 stars because I got exactly what I paid for: a quick, quality, no-​frills manicure.
There were no heated towels or free coffee, but when I left my nails looked better than they do when I leave my high (er) end salon that charges $ 25 for the same service. Also, it was so clean that any unease I had at stepping into a more «discount» nail salon disappeared immediately.

I guess I had a fluke awesome experience upon my first visit to Lily Nails, about 8 months ago. I was leaving a job in the Medford area, my toes in serious need of TLC. It was a Sunday after 5 pm, and I stumbled upon this salon, which was open, willing to help me, and took credit cards.
Oh, and they have free wireless.
I had the girl others have mentioned who had such a light touch I could barely feel her touching my feet. Not the best foot massage ever, but she did a nice job on my nails, and they had this cute coral color I’ve yet to find at any other salons.
Today, they were open on the holiday and I luckily drove right by on the way to another work appointment, so I dropped in afterwards.
My experience wasn’t bad; more average/​good.
Something was funky with the jets in the pedicure tub thing and my foot turned red– she said it was something to do with the heat of the water, but since it didn’t feel that warm to me, I was surprised.
She did an okay job on my nails, and I picked an obnoxiously uneven color for my hands, which she happily redid a few nails on when the paint bubbled a bit. And her attitude was awesome. I felt bad she had to deal with some bitchy bitches in the the salon. But, I did notice her own nails were nasty– super dirty, which immediately made me question the cleanliness at this salon.
I’ll likely give them one more chance to wow me, and I’d advise others to do the same– hard to know if my 5 star or 2.5 star experience is the norm.

So, I’ve been here a few times. It’s within walking distance to my apartment so it only makes sense. It’s easy to get to. Bam.
I’ve only got pedicures here. I’m not a fingernail polish gal, only when I have acrylics which is too costly for me at times so that’s a once a year sort of deal for me. I digress.
I’ve had the same woman, unintentionally for my pedicures. She is very nice but too light on the hands. Like she is terrified of touching you. Now, I understand having a fear of feet — I have that fear myself but to be working at a nail shop — yikes.
I’ll continue to visit because of its location but in the event I go elsewhere its because I’d prefer to get my feet ‘man-​handled’ so to speak when it comes to receiving a pedicure.
Cleanliness. You see the person cleaning the station you were just at while you wait for your toes/​fingers to dry. So you know that’s what’s going to happen every time so that’s pretty clean. The shop itself isn’t much to look at but does the trick in a pinch.

I can only rate pedicure, but I am pleased with Lily Nail. I went twice last summer and again last Saturday. The place is CLEAN. As others have said, they are not much on the soak and scrub routine, but the cuticle and polish work is good, and lasts me for 3 – 4 weeks. They have a small parking lot across the street, so it is easy in and easy out. Price is right. Good basic neighborhood service.

It’s small and personable. It’s not your big downtown or mall nail salon, but it’s Medford, therefore the prices are reasonable. The owner and her assistant do a good job and keep the place very clean

I decided to give them another try. It was better this time, and I appreciated that they took me as a walk-​in at 7:30 even though their sign says they close at 8pm. Nothing really special, but it was relaxing and enjoyable.

So if you follow the reviews I write, I barely even get haircuts, but I splurge every 3 – 4 weeks on a pedicure. I’m not really married to any particular place here in the Medford/​Somerville/​Cambridge area and am still willing to give many places a try, which is why I came to Lily’s. I recall having gotten a mani maybe 4 years ago here, but I figured that since it’s in my hood and parking on Boston Ave. is relatively easy to find, I’d give it a go.
It’s hard to muck up a pedi, I feel, and I had a pretty good experience. My polish, however, came off after only 4 – 5 days and I actually paid a lot more ($ 30+) than I normally pay for a similar or better service in the same area. I’d probably not be as harsh with the two-​star rating, but I *have* experienced much better, more sustaining pedicures at $ 10+ cheaper, so I guess here we are.

I’m just not impressed. I have gone here a couple of times for a pedicure and I always leave feeling underwhelmed. I wear flip flops all summer. ALL summer… for everything, including day long walking trips. My feet can start to look a little busted, so I try to regulate and get routine pedicures in the summer. I need someone to scrub my feet, buff ‘em up, clean ‘em up and make ‘em look perrty. These guys are just a little too… delicate. They don’t really scrub or soak your feet. It’s more like a light soak, they file your nails and then they put some paint on. And for $ 27… I’ll just do that myself.

Lily’s Nail is awesome! I’m always greeted by name — the staff are really sweet — the place is always clean and I almost never have to wait. On top of that they are very affordable AND they are open on Sunday! OK, so it’s not a posh spa — but they definitely get the job done, with a smile and without breaking the bank! :)
I think they only take cash — but there’s a BofA right next door, and they have a free parking lot across the street.