Started going here about a year ago and I absolutely love going to Nail Design, this is the only place I trust for my nails! They always take their time and make sure everything is done perfectly, and I never feel rushed. The staff is so patient, detail-oriented, and truly cares about making sure you leave happy every single time. I recommend this place to anyone, they have charms on charms and can create the most detailed sets. I honestly cannot praise them enough! Another huge plus is their hours, they're open as late as 8 PM, which is super convenient. And as a little bonus, Taco El Norte is right next door, making it perfect for a girls' day. If you're looking for a nail salon that values quality and customer satisfaction, Nail Design is hands down the place to go! read more

This is a GREAT nail shop! My mom and I have been going here for over 7 yrs and we enjoy each time. The staff is respectful and nice. Highly recommend Mary and Tommy for manicures/ acrylics/gel and Jenna for your pedicures. They do an excellent job. I've used their services for my wedding, when I go on my trips and I want my hands dazzling, I go to them. :) read more

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Zhanna and Mary and fabulous. My nails last until I get them done again. I love this place. Prices are reasonable and they have the most color choice I have ever seen. read more

Mary is the best nail technician ever! She is very kind and professional. She is able to accommodate everyone in her salon and provides excellent service. read more

actually HORRIBLE!!! do not come here it is one unsanitary and two the service is horrible. My fingers hurt and my nails look horrible. I could have done a better job at home!! F*ck this place!!!!! read more

Avoid going to this nail salon! The "owner" and staff are rude and not professional. I get my nails done somewhere else but I decided to give them a try. Instruments are not sterilize and place doesn't look clean. This has been the worse manicure I have ever had... Don't waist your time and money. read more

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Thank you Mary! You and your staff always do a great job. Love my Purple Birthday Nails!! read more

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Although the strip mall Designs Nails is in looks a little run down, don't be deterred like I was! After a few years of living in Palatine I decided to check it out as it's 2 minutes from my house. Boy was I impressed! Tommy here is wonderful. He knows I come after a long day at work and leaves me to watch movies on my phone with headphones while he does my nails. there have been many times he's offered me a cup of coffee when he brews a pot, how nice is that. You really can't beat the prices either. I was shocked when they rang me up the first time and gave me the price. So inexpensive for such quality work! I make sure to tip Tommy 30-40% because he deserves it! read more

Designs Nails - Love the black nails!!! Perfect every time! - Nail Salons Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

I love this place,I been coming for the longest Thank you all , you guys are amazing Super friendly and helpful read more

Designs Nails - Amazing loveee this place. Thank you ......... - Nail Salons Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

The best nail place you can go too, every time they do a beautiful job and you never leave disappointed in the results. read more

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I have been a customer for a little over a year. If you bring in a picture of a design Mary copies it exactly!! Nailed it literally!! Mary has come in early for me to accommodate my schedule. My nails are in great shape and I get a fill every 3 weeks- Her work is so good. I highly recommend this place to others. read more

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Amazing service every time I go here. Best nail salon around. They know what they are doing. Wouldn't go anywhere else.

20 YEAR CUSTOMER HERE. I have been coming to Design nails over 20 years. They have great staff, and great work! Always using innovative new technology and tools too... I am one to take them a template picture for my nails and they always come correct! I definitely suggest an appointment as they are always busy. If you want to come in short notice on Friday or Saturday evening might have to wait... I mean thats a no brainer... Mary, Tommy, Mimi, everyone there works extremely hard!!! They work open to close everyday, always staying late, and sometimes working thru lunch/dinner. They have been in the community a very long time and help making us all look and feel great! Don't forget to acknowledge them as humans too! Would it kill you all to thank your tech, maybe bring them a coffee once or twice. Please please please I have seen to many times, people bring a picture in of extremely difficult nail set and get mad about process and price. Then don't tip either Do research of what your asking not everything is $20. The prices go up for every extra you are asking for.. I also see alot of complaining... trust the process they know what they are doing. Absolutely love Design Nails. Thank you again for everything you do!! P.S. I've read thru a few of negative comments and they are exactly the miserable ones I was speaking of. Know what you want, make an appointment. Be upfront and respectful.. No complaints in 20 years... Thank you for your time, and hope u all have a great day. read more

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Holly!! This woman deserves ALL the praise! If you want a pedicure with the best massage and I'm talking 20 min scrub massage, this is your girl! I've always gotten nails done here bc they're all so amazing with detail and it's all very affordable but I chose to also get a pedicure this time. I don't know if it's because I have a toddler at home, I work full time on my feet or pedicure care from this place has been underrated but I'm telling you this pedicure took all my stress away! Incredible job Holly! Thank you so so much!! read more

Tonight Mary did my nails and they look absolutely amazing for my upcoming trip to Hawaii! I'm very pleased with the shape, design and nail art ! Much appreciated! I will definitely be back! read more

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DISGUSTING CUSTOMER SERVICE , HORRIBLE NAIL QUALITY, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY... The "nail technician" who did my set ended up cutting and making me bleed while doing the service and she continued to put chemicals on my cut and be very aggressive when finishing the full set. She gave me a painful nail file cut when shaping. View pictures below before you consider giving this PATHETIC nail salon your money. This place does not even deserve one star. I went here because I saw on Yelp it had somewhat decent reviews. I called around 12pm, asked if they would have time for full set later that evening owner said yes no problem to come in later. I get there, show photo of basic coffin red nails. The "nail technician" who did my nails couldn't even do a basic set. Struggled with shaping and mad every nail uneven and lumpy, when I confronted her she got mad and began to speak in her language loud and Mary came over to fix the horrible shape her co worker had began. Mary "fixed" the horrible job the other woman did the best she could. Very rude customer service I should of just told them to soak the full set off but I did not want to do that as I was exhausted from work that day and wanted to get out of there as soon as possible considering the poor quality of work they did on my nails and horrible customer service in there. I wasted 2 hours of my life and $50 to these pathetic nail salon employees/owners. I honestly should of not gave them a penny for this trash they gave me. If the owner of this salon is reading this - please do not take clients that want nail sets that your poorly trained nail technicians cannot re create you are wasting other people's time and making your business look like a bigger joke than it is. Save yourself time and money stay away from this place. Unsanitary, giving clients open wounds and putting chemicals on them, can't even paint nails correctly. Horrible nail salon I have NEVER seen something this bad. read more

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Mary and her entire staff here at design nails are incredible. Not only do they value customer service but they are all very talented at what they do. They take walk ins but I would suggest making an appointment on weekends because they do get busy. But busy is good, that's how you know you are going to the right place! On top of nails, Mary is the only woman I trust to do my eyebrows. The amount of compliments I get in them is crazy! read more

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I have recently started going to see Mary at Design Nails! She is amazing and an absolute sweetheart! I highly recommend her and the rest of the team! She does my nails so cute I get stopped and complimented! She also them perfectly and quickly!!!!!! I'm usually a nail picker but she has helped me perfect my nails! read more

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The first time Mary was so nice. I called for a second appointment she said no open appointments, she then called me and said that she had a cancellation When I got there the place was empty except for one customer. I ask Mary where are all your appointments she says that they all canceled. Seems fishy to me. But anyways Mary did a good job. My only problem was she slapped my hands too hard like she was spanking me. Also Mary kept saying to relax my fingers, she bent and twisted my fingers Like they were made of rubber. I have arthritis in my hands. The next day my fingers were hurting. She claims I'm too sensitive. I'm not that sensitive I have the right to complaint if I'm disrespected. I have visited at least 6 nail salon in the northwest suburbs and they all have have some kind of people problem. I hope it's not because of my color. read more

Mary and her husband Tommy are absolutely wonderful. They do the best work ever and Mary is my go to for everything! I only go to her and only bring friends and family to see her or Tommy. She is so friendly, professional and detail oriented! She slays a casket or almond shape and loves what she does! I recommend calling a couple days in advance because she does book up quick! Otherwise you're in for a real treat! read more

Designs Nails - Mary is the ONLY one I let touch my hands and feet - Nail Salons Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

For Nails I know the answer is yes ! Especially Julie she is super good but takes more time than usual , I want to try doing Tattoo for my eyebrows, hopefully they will do a good job , if anyone tried them already plzzzz give me your feed back. Thank you read more

I would've given one star, but I will say the women in the salon were very friendly and the prices were good. However, I cannot give more than that. I was looking through their limited selection of paints for a pale yellow color when I settled on what I thought would fit that. When my nail tech (a man, not sure of his name) saw this color I selected, he asked if my boyfriend would be mad about the color (1, I don't care what men think and 2, I came with my girlfriend..). Then he told me that color would stop traffic and cause a car accident. I asked for a blue color as a backup, and he returned with a lavender (read: purple) color. He then proceeded to put this shade on two of my nails. When I hesitated, he told me not to look at it too long, like "when a boy looks at your face, first glance is good, but only for a few seconds" (I am not sure i heard this 100% correctly, but this was the gist.). He also asked about other nail places and proceeded to make demeaning and racist comments about the techs at other local salons. Now, I have left with the purple color that I never asked for nor wanted. I wanted to like the place but I am disappointed and, frankly, a little hurt by my experience. I will not be returning. read more

Mary hooked me up ..... this is a dip with tip and dime stones on the pointer ..... she can do anything and always takes her time to make my nails look amazing ..... always worth the wait read more

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Mary does such a great job with every set I get with her! Definitely recommend this nail salon! read more

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Holly butchered my originally gorgeous nails. Doesn't do dip properly and i have it all over my hands. Thumb doesn't have color all the way up the left side. All nails are clumpy and just plain ugly. And the other thumb is filed way down way shorter than all the rest of my natural nails. Worst mani EVER read more

Mary, Tommy, Mimi, the whole staff is AMAZING!!! I get my fills down here every 2 weeks. Mary does incredible nail art design!!! A++ read more

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Pros: They did a great job on my eyebrows and she really took her time. Cons: waxing area was messy and they double dip the sticks that go in the wax. They said they accept major credit cards but they don't accept Discover and that was super annoying. read more

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Service is so slow. They don't follow through with appointments, have poor communication with guest. I've only ever been to one other nail salon and that has been my go to for five years and to finally try a new place that's closer to my home and for them to suck? Traumatized, never coming back. If you're looking for a good nail place try iCare Nails, or even Modern nails. read more

Tommy and Mary are the best!!! Mary always always does my designs the best!! Every picture I show her she gets it a million times better! read more

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Honestly I've hated every nail salon. They never knew what I wanted. The lady I had I don't remember her name but she has glasses and black hair. She takes her time and is literally trying to make them look perfect. I'm stunned at how clean this place is too. I'll drive the 45 min to get here. read more

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I love this place ! First time I came in had no chip manicure Had a situation where one nail broke I came back they fixed it immediately ! I like the fact they honor their work Mimi did a great job so I decided to get a pedicure thanks Design Nails I'll be back for certain ! read more

I wanted ombré nails and many people suggested Tommy at Design Nails. He did an amazing job and took his time. He was very nice as well! I am so glad I listened to everyone's recommendations. I will definitely be coming back here!!! read more

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I was really excited and grateful that they take walk-ins as the salon I usually go to was fully booked for the rest of the week and I needed to get my nails done for an event that was coming up. I didn't catch the name of the technician (I think her name was Mary) but she was sweet and super quick. The whole process took maybe about 30 minutes max. The salon is located in a plaza that is a little run down but overall I am extremely happy with my experience and the best part was that it was very inexpensive. I think I may have found my new go-to salon! read more

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I've come in here twice. The first time was okay. Mimi did my nails. I needed a place that did acrylics since I got them done in Vegas for the trip and needed a fill. They were good but I asked if she could do a silver stripe. She said yeah no problem. But we had issues when trying to get the stripe on. She said she had never done it before so she wasn't sure. She was very nice about it though. There was silver stripe hanging off the tip of the nail and at the nail bed so before the end of the day it was peeling back. The crappy stars are from the second time I came. My nails had grown out while I had the acrylics so I thought I would try dip. I was attended by some guy who was playing on his iPad when I came in - whatever not an issue - the lady by the door (Mary?) told me that he would be helping me and to sit. Ok so I sit for a couple mins and he doesnt acknowledge me just keeps on his iPad. A little rude but whatever so he starts taking off the acrylics. I'm soaking them off and he goes back to playing on his iPad. He just kind of half ass comes back and squirts acetone into my cotton on my nails every time he checks and theres acetone running all down my hands and it's all over the table. At some point he sees me looking at it so he grabs a paper towel throws it over it and puts my hands in bags. So he finally starts taking the acrylics off but he again just kind of half asses it I could see pieces of acrylic on my nail left and he just moves on and starts dipping my nails. I had never gotten it done before so I didn't know what to expect he dipped each nail more than twice for sure and then would grind it down and mess something up and back into the dip. I could tell he was messing up cuz he would grunt - mind you at this point I'm pretty sure we havent spoken aside from him asking shape and me saying roundish and was gonna explain and he's like ok ok. Ok we're in the home stretch now and I notice the top of my right ring finger has a clear/white spot near the top. So I ask him whats going on here. He dips again and doesn't grind it down this time because I'm pretty sure he doesn't want to run into whatever garbage was in the dip... cool cool so I left with one thick ass nail and all of my nails different shade/thickness. Honestly they looked like milk duds. They're an okay place - not great - just stay away from the guy. read more

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not sure why such negative reviews!? Designs Nails has always been my go to, and I always regret going elsewhere when I can't make it out to the burbs. I haven't had a bad time with any tech, but Tommy is by far my #1. He takes his time and makes sure your nails are perfect before you walk out. My set today was just another solid reminder of why I cannot go anywhere else. I love you Tommy & Designs Nails, you have a customer for life read more

Designs Nails - Full acrylic set with pink no chip and white airbrush making a flawless ombré - Nail Salons Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

horrible customer service, they do always say their booked when there's no one in there. shitty pedicure which made me leave without a fill and my toes unpolished. was there over two hours just for pedicure . still charged me 45$ .left with no service, will never go back. Found a great place near by. 312 nails & spa. Nice place must try read more

Very poor work quality do not waste your money or time . Tee was the best nail tech over there after she opened her own salon this one is going down. They gave me a girl that sits in Tees table she has no idea what she is doing ! Went for mani she ruined my nails ! No idea how to file or paint nails Thank God they grew a little and i went to Nail Tech 9 Henry fixed my nails. Watch out for the girl that sits in Tees place if they sit you there RUN!! For those who do not know last table on your right when you walk in right next to drying table . See my pics right after my manicure. read more

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i got a no chip manicure done by Mary, she was so kind and really takes pride in her work. I was a last minute walk in and she didn't rush or make me feel like i inconvenienced them, she was happy to take me and took her time to ensure i walked out happy. This is absolutely my new nail place! read more

Designs Nails - Interior view, very spacious with 7 nail stations and 6 pedicure chairs - Nail Salons Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

Came in for a Mani/Pedi. During my pedicure she seemed to have forgotten what she did to one leg as she put lotion on one, and not the other. When buffing my heels and balls of my feet, she left them rougher than when I came in and when I asked her to buff them because they were still rough, all she did was put some Vaseline on them. During my manicure, I asked her to even out my nails. I should left it alone, because now my middle finger nail is completely lopsided. As for the cuticle removal, I'm honestly shocked. The skin around my nails has never looked so bad and torn up, it looks like I'm in desperate need of a manicure, not like I just got one. When she want to clip my cuticles, they did not look like they had been cleaned. She would clip my cuticles and put the plastic cover back over the clippers without cleaning them, and the nail clippers had something stuck in them (likely other peoples nails) that she had to pick out and then proceeded to use them. I didn't see her wipe any tools down before or after me. Honestly just shocked that people recommend this place. read more

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I live in the city, but was in the area and decided to try this nail shop. I am so glad that I did! Mary, (managing partner), is the sweetest lady with a truly skilled knowledge of nail design. She is fast, yet takes the time to ensure each nail is perfect. (I currently get the gel acrylic service). She gets the shape and the designs right every time. Not only is she a great artist, she is also the sweetest, kindest lady and a pleasure to talk to. The shop itself is spacious and nicely designed, with a tv to watch, several pedicure chairs, a quality drying station, and plenty of waiting chairs. Even though this is a far drive for me I make the trip since it is hard to find a great nail artist you really enjoy. I recommend calling ahead for an appointment as they are always very busy, but this is probably because they are awesome :) PS- check out my photo for reference, pastel pink polish with black leopard design. read more

Designs Nails - My new favorite nail shop! Mary is an extremely skilled nail artist and is also super nice and fun to talk with :) - Nail Salons Near Me - Palatine, Illinois