Oberlin Nails & Spa

The best nail place in the area. I’ve tried a few before I went to this one and they did such an awesome work. This salon had almost everything that i needed and expected from the nail salon. The technician working here were very nice, spoke good English, and didn’t try to charge me anything extra. I did a gel full set for $ 35 which is a reasonable price. Highly recommended this salon to anyone. Thumps up!!!

This nail salon and the staff really caught me by surprise, their services were amazing, prices for such high quality nail and customer services were very cheap, happy to say I left their nail salon completely satisfied!

Absolutely incredible and superior nail services!!! If you want to have a good experience — Oberlin Nails & Spa is a good choice. Extremely love their massage chair, it’ super powerful, I almost sleep there. The technician is very friendly and polite, she doesn’t gossip and focus on her work. Good manis with average price. I would come back.

I live at Oberlin Court, so I was really hoping Oberlin Nails would be a great place! It is so convenient, but my pedicures have been very inconsistent. Last Friday was the worst pedi I’ve experienced.
The lady was clearly rushing. It was not that busy, so I’m not sure why she felt the need to rush. She did not even bother to ask what kind of pedicure I would like… I typically get the deluxe, but since she was obviously in a rush and not doing a great job, I didn’t say anything. Not a good way to get repeat business, for sure.

I decided to try this place because I work in the area. As soon as I walked in they told me it would be bout 10minutes for a pedicure. Well 30 minutes goes by and they had taken 2people back that came after me then a lady came up and apologizes I told her it was fine. As soon as a lady was finished with Her pedicure they said I could come back. I would have but I noticed they never sanitized the pedicure station. All they did was drain out the water from the last person that was there. I walked out. I do not recommend

I stumbled upon Oberlin Nails when I moved to Raleigh 3 years ago and am so glad I did! Lily the owner is so sweet, she knows everyones name and always has a smile on her face. Cindy always does a great job with my shellac mani and pedi, the massage is my favorite. Everyone makes a point to make sure you have a beverage, even if they arent your technician. While they close at 7pm on weekdays, there have been several times Im getting off work later than I would like. Ill call the salon at 7 and tell Lily im on my way– she has never told me ‘no’ to a late nail appointment. Truly great customer service. I cant say enough great things about Oberlin Nails!

Paid for a Deluxe pedicure and 3 out of the 6 treatments weren’t done. When I told the nail tech she screwed up, her answer was that yea, she did everything right. Psh

I’ve been looking for a place to get my nails done in this area so I decided to finally give Oberlin a shot. My technician did a great job with my pedicure, but it felt very very rushed.
There was no one waiting but I felt like she wanted to get me in an out as fast as possible– so it was far less relaxing than I would have liked. She also kept turning my massage chair off because it was «moving me» too much. my feet weren’t moving at all so I thought that was kind of strange to reach over someone to turn off a complimentary service.
Maybe I would like it more if I had a different technician. I’ll give it one more shot but if it was as weird as last time, I’ll be going elsewhere.

Have been going to this salon for 4 years now. Lily, Michelle, Christine always greet me when I come in and ask if I want anything to drink… GREAT service! My nails always look great, thanks to Lily. The pedicure chairs are so comfy and I can nap while Lily takes care of my feet. Very friendly, very clean/​sanitized. Always has a Grade A rating!!! and I give it five stars!

NEVER GO TO THIS SALON! It is VERY unsanitary. PLEASE, please, please keep reading so you don’t make the same mistake I did.
I just moved to Raleigh in February and was looking for a new salon to get my nails done at as I used to get them done regularly back home in Colorado. I went to Oberlin Nails and got a pedicure/​shellac manicure and within a week, I developed a rash on both of my legs. I thought it would go away and couldn’t figure out what was causing the rash. The rash turned into full blown fluid filled bumps ALL over my legs. I finally went to the dermatologist and they prescribed me antibiotics to hopefully cure the embarrassing lumps on my leg, however the lumps are now starting to scar.
It is partly my fault for shaving my legs before going into the salon but I have always done that previously at my salon back home and have never had a problem.
The staff was very friendly but they need to invest more time and money into providing sanitary equipment because I am absolutely appalled and disgusted with what has happened to my legs!

Asked for basic. Tried to charge me for deluxe. Tried to tip and receipt didn’t show the tip just a higher charge. Owner assured me the lady would get it. The pedicure was good but the experience was not.

The ladies at oberlin nail spa always take good care of me. I try to come for a polish change every few weeks and will throw a pedicure in the mix every now and then. My mom and sister come here as well. They are all sweet and all do a good job. Christine waxed my eyebrows today and they look great! This is my favorite place to come for a mani pedi! Don’t let the 3 star rating fool you.

I have been coming for over a year and cannot go anywhere else. Great staff, phenomenal pedicures (I love the massage part). Lots of regulars because people love coming back to see Lily.

I’ve never had a bad experience here. I always make an appointment with the same person. I fluctuate between manicures or Gel polish (Shellac). If I’m too lazy to do my own pedicure, (because I feel like I do a much better job), I’ll have my feet done also… This place is super busy on Saturdays, so make an appointment. If you get a gel manicure, make sure you ask the tech to get the polish as close to the cuticle as possible, so it can last longer. It can be done, it’s not going to harm anything… Alot of salons try not to do this so you can come back before 3 weeks. You can’t fool me though, I’m hip to the game…

Christine is amazing for waxing, but someone else did my nails (a gel manicure) and it peeled off after four days.

I’m used to having a nail salon around every corner of my apartment, and with that type of competition, a mani/​pedi usually goes for 21 total (not including tip). It’s hard for me to muster up the will to go out and spend almost twice that at a suburban nail salon.
This place is decent, but I do miss my complimentary shoulder massages while my nails dry.
Some of the colors are pretty watered down, but they do take their time and apply an extra coat if necessary.
I see a lot of repeat customers which is nice, the staff is friendly, but once my wedding month is over, I don’t see myself going there as often as I have been.

They messed up my friends eyebrows sooo bad that they could not be repaired by a eyebrow pencil. They turned them into triangles! The staff is very nice I would go back for a pedicure or manicure! Just do not get anything waxed!

I decided to try Oberlin Nails & Spa because it’s the next closest nail place by me. I came on a Saturday afternoon and the place was PACKED! Judging from the conversations I was overhearing, most of the customers were repeaters and were coming back based on prior great experiences. Awesome, I thought — maybe this will become my new staple too!
Alas, no.
Positives:
1. My french tips were impeccable. The best width, shape I’ve probably ever had.
2. My manicurist was concerned for my cuticles and told me several times to keep them vaselined. I thought that was nice.
Negatives:
1. The clear coat/​top coat that went on after the tips bubbled. I was placed in the dryer for quite some time before anybody gave me the time of day. I let them know about the bubbles immediately afterwards and my manicurist was nice enough to fix several nails. I’d never had that happen before and was a bit disappointed.
2. Something that the salon used had a reaction with my skin. The tips of my fingers peeled off over the course of several days after my manicure. While it wasn’t painful or itchy, the peeling was uncomfortable and unattractive.
3. Maybe it was because the salon was so busy, but I felt juggled around. It would’ve been ok if everything had gone smoothly, but when I needed help, I didn’t feel like my manicurist was around for me to talk to.

My manicurist was sweet but she did an awful job in painting the shellac on today. She had too many distractions (ie. Texting people and eating every time I got up to wash my hands) I wish I can load a photo of how my nails turned out; bumpiness in the paint job and several spots missed. My friend’s manicurist had to erase what she painted on and redo paint then the owner stepped in to recover what she could salvage. Hate to say it but would not recommend.

This is a great nail salon and super convenient for me, since I call the Apartments at Oberlin Court home. It has a steady stream of fans that come in after the work day and is nicely placed in line with Gigi’s Cupcakes, Massage Envy and Rita’s as a weekend/​post-​work relaxation destination.
It’s pretty standard as far as nail salons go (massage pedicure chairs, stacks of magazines, typical prices), but the manicurists are extremely nice and thorough. They also have a 10% off coupon on their website! I got a pedicure and manicure last time I went and was in and out within an hour. And that was only because I like to take my time to dry my nails before going out into the big, bad nail-​chipping world.
My manicure lasted almost two weeks, chip-​free!
Bottom line: I went out of convenience and will be back because the price and quality were right!