I don't usually get my nails done in Lincolnton, but wanted somewhere accepting walk ins while I had time between clients at work because I needed a fill in. A friend recommended Bally and after reading reviews and googling prices ($24+ sounded good for a fill in and I expected a little more for gel polish), it seemed like a good fit. I walked in and picked my colors and was immediately seated for my fill in. The nail tech I was seated with, I think her name was Jasmine, but I could be wrong, never even greeted me. She immediately started working on removing the old color. Not only did she constantly get my fingers with the dremel, but she left some of the old color along the edge of some of my nails. I pointed it out and not only did she tell me it wouldn't show through when she was done, but she STILL LEFT IT. When it was time to actually do the fill in she never asked me if I wanted to keep the length, then kind of acted annoyed when I stopped her and told her I needed them much shorter. When she shortened them she didn't compare with the other hand to make sure they were even. Once she started the actual fill in, she didn't even go all the way back on one thumb, which left a pretty large gap and weird hump. I had to tell her to fix that, along with another large hump in the tip of my other thumb where she didn't take her time and make sure she shaped them well. When it finally came time to paint my nails the polish was very thin, which I have never seen with gel polish. After two coats she was going to do a clear top coat and I had to stop her and ask her to go back over them one more time because the color was so thin you could see through it. When she finished she coated my hands in so much oil that I had to wipe them off before I could touch any of my belongings. When I went to pay she told me it was $43. I didn't get any designs, just solid colors with an accent nail on each hand in another color. I wasn't thrilled, but paid it and left. When I got back to work in brighter lighting I noticed how awful they truly looked. They are thick, the shape of the nails are weird with bubbled looking edges, there are streaks and bubbles in the actual polish, they look messy, the old color does show through AND she didn't paint all the way to the edge of my nail, and the lengths STILL aren't even after I asked her to fix it. If she would leave her ear buds out, pay attention to what she's doing and actually ask questions about what her clients want, she might be a decent nail tech, but I'll never know because I will absolutely not be going back and if I had realized how bad they were, I damn sure wouldn't have paid until they were right. That's an hour and a half and $43 wasted on a shitty nail job. My 9 year old could have done better. Edit:::: I went back today and asked for a refund so I could go to my regular nail place to have them fixed. They offered to fix them, but I absolutely did not want that because they messed them up in the first place so I don't trust them to do any better the second time around. I told them that and they refused to refund. I also asked for a price breakdown because $43 for a fill-in didn't seem right.... their website said $24 and up, but apparently its $28 for a fill-in, $10 for gel polish that was so thin it HAD to have been thinned with acetone and $5 to cut your nails down. I have NEVER been charged to have my nails filed down during a fill-in. That's literally part of a fill-in service. I will never go there again and if you want your nails to look good, I wouldn't advise going there either. I've added photos, but they sadly look even worse in person because my camera wouldn't pick everything up on the bright color. read more

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The customer service is nonexistent. The smell is overwhelming.. I eventually walked out.

I came into town, was in desperate need of a pedicure, and happened upon Bally's. I had Mike who was extremely kind and did an amazing job! If I'm ever in town again, I will most definitely will be returning! read more

Pedi was a good experience the chairs are awesome and the guy did a good job massaging my calves best price and nice quiet ambiance.

I came into Bally's nail for an acrylic set and pedicure. They applied the acrylic on SUPER THICK to the point where it ruined the look and style I was going for. After my rock hard set stayed on for two weeks, i went back to them to get the nails taken off. The same woman started to soak off my nails when she asked me who had done them and where. So I promptly told her that she did them there and she just said "Oh well they are very thick haha". We did several rounds of soaking off and her drilling my nails, maybe 10 times she would soak, wipe off the acrylic and then drill my nails. After so many times I had to tell her my nails were burning and hurting from the drill. So she got as much as she could off with a different drill tip and told me wash my hands. Then she filed them AGAIN with a nail file, My fingers hurt so bad at this point. Once I paid and left, I sat in my car inspecting all of damage and redness. I was so disappointed, The photos I attached are a MONTH of my nails growing out and you can see how thin my nails are where she drilled them down to nothing and where my new nail is strong and healthy. If I could give a 0 Star I would. read more

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They need to just slow down. I was cut on accident 3 times before they did my dip nails.

always Friendly service! pedicure was Beautifully done! Atmosphere always amazing! read more

I had another awesome experience at Bally Nails today! My nails look amazing and I am very pleased. No matter who does my nails, they look great. Their prices are the best around! read more

PLEASE READ BEFORE GOING THERE! I went there a few weeks ago for a fill in. I was trying out a new salon because my previous one was severely overpriced. When I walked in, there was 2 people there and 3 workers. I was told there would be a 40 minute wait even though one of the workers were just sitting on their phone. Once I sat down and they started working on my nails, the young women stopped in the middle of filing my nails and started working on another person. after waiting for around 30 minutes she came back and finished filing my nails but she was very aggressive and was hurting me. she asked if she was hurting me and I replied with yes but she continued as if I was perfectly fine. she also stopped multiple times while doing my nails to watch the tv and id be sitting there for a good 15 minutes before she would turn back around and continue. she did poorly on the design on my nails. not even a week after getting my nails done, they started lifting and I started getting a horrible pain on my nails. Not just one nail but 3. The pain was so bad that the smallest amount of pressure made me nausea. Ive been doing my nails for a few months and they have never did this until I went to this salon. Another thing was that once the women told me to go under the drying light they never told me how long to wait for. after waiting for about 30 minutes I just got up, paid and left PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THIS SALON! read more

Finding a decent nail salon in lincolnton is difficult. I came here last minute for a fill in. I left with 7 of my fingers bleeding. I let the nail tech know that he was hurting me numerous times, but he just laughed. Not sure if it was the language barrier or if he thought I was being a whimp. Either way a fill in shouldn't be painful. read more

I hate to even put one star, they deserve no stars. I went to get a full pink and white set and not even a week later they were lifting. I went in to get them fixed and they tried to tell me that it was "normal". Uh no, that is not normal and when you have air bubbles in your nails there is a potential for water to get underneath and cause fungus. Instead of fixing it, she just filed down my nails even more. What good does that do? They also all laughed at me the entire time since I was the only person in the salon and were clearly talking crap about me in their language. They were extremely rude and unprofessional. read more

The way that my nails were filed caused me to get in ingrown toenail which I've never had before. I was devastated as I just moved from another area and was giving this place a try. Would not recommend. read more

Thought I would give this place a try since I missed my nail appointment with my usual nail tech. I wish I would have read the reviews first.....I will not come back. They do not speak clear English so it is hard to understand the price. As the serviced continued the price increased. I had to file my own nails because the woman performing the service on my nails made them very crooked or unnatural looking. I was told to pick out my polish but when I came back she had started a pedicure on another guest. Another lady came over to apply the color I chose. I asked if she could file my nails a little more before she applied the polish. She gave me a dirty look and said it was the shape of my finger and that my finger is crooked. I told her I get my nails done every 2 weeks with no issue they have not been crooked before. She then rolled her eyes and started rubbing the file across my nail but she was not trying to shape them at all. Finally I asked for the nail file and shaped them myself! They looked much better after that. I Then asked if they had a matte top coat instead of the shiny top coat. She sat there with a blank look on her face.... I waited but she did not respond. Then I asked her did you hear me? She sign loudly and said "Yesss." ans rolled her eyes. At this point I was getting annoyed. I looked at her straight forward and said "Well you didn't answer me so that's why I asked." She never looked up at me or answered my question she just kept painting my nails. So I asked again but this time a little louder, "SO DO YOU HAVE A MATT TOP COAT?" She still did not look up or answer me. Thankfully the woman who started my service came over with the top coat. She started explaining why one was better than the other but it was hard to understand what she was saying. Meanwhile the old man sitting next to the woman painting my nails are talking very fast in another language amongst themselves. In my opinion it was not worth the $43.00 I spent. They seem to have forgotten they are in the service industry. I usually leave 20.00 tip when I go but today I left with my tip in hand. I can't wait to back to my nail tech hopefully she can fix it. read more

Bally Nails - They look better after I filed them but still not what O asked for - Nail Salons Near Me - Lincolnton, North Carolina

I have becoming here for years to get my pedicures and am always happy with the service I receive . The people that work here are very sweet and fun to be around . read more

I went there to get my nails done and the man who did mine had the dirtiest nasty nails I should of walked out as he did a horrible job on my nails.I would not recommend this place at all. read more

Went to bally Nails for a pedicure and came out with a fungus. My niece went to get here eyebrows done for the prom, and came out with a bad burn to here brow. They have the nerves to have minors signing what they call a legal document. read more

This is by far the worst place I have ever been to. This place has been here for so many years that I took for granted that they must be good. Boy was I wrong. I had a mani-pedi and full set and my eyebrows done. The nails were horrible big and chunky french manicure, not feminine at all, she got polish all over my toes and I kept telling her but she acted like she didn't see it all over my toes. Then she free handed my eyebrows and they don't even match up. I will Never go here again and suggest no one else does unless you want a very bad manicure and brows. I don't even want to give them 1 star. read more

please don't let the old man do your nails!!! Both times he made the worst mess! He attempted to do the gel polish...a three year old could've done a better job. There was polish all over my skin and he refused to correct it. Said it was my fault because my nails were not long enough! Absolutely horrible! Don't waste your money! read more

Excellent establishment!! The young man, Mike, gave me the BEST pedicure I've ever had. My polish looked airbrushed! The lady, Michelle does the BEST acrylic set in town and Kim did a wonderful job on my brows. I come here almost every week. Very friendly people and they are very professional. read more

Worst experience ever! I will never go there again. I went in for a gel polish change. The tech did not soak my nails long at all like she was supposed to, instead she filed and scraped the polish off causing damage to my nails. She was very rude. She did not know what she was doing. My nails ended up jagged and uneven. The gel looked awful. She didn't even get all the old polish off my nails and tried to fix it by putting more polish over the old to hide it causing my nails to look even worse. They offered to redo my nails. I had my child with me and didn't have time. I asked if I could come back the next day and they told me NO! Then they offered to take off the jacked up polish and refund my money. I told them again that didn't have time!! The tech that did my nails has NO business doing nails at all. I do not know how they are still in business. They actually don't even deserve 1 star. read more