I am doing an updated review! Went here to get my feet done they did amazing! First visit, terrible nails! But I seen work on instagram so I knew they were capable! Next visit, went to get my acrylics they didn't want to do my friends nails because they were about to close even though they already did her pedicure. After this visit I was skeptical about this place still. Last visit, wanted a mani (full set)-pedi Did my full set without polishing someone came With an appointment so they sat me in the pedi chair along with 6 others girls waiting to get pedi. Waited A bout a half hour me and the other girls still never got anyone to do our feet. So I got up and paid for my unfinished nails ($33) & left. Won't be returning I don't Know why I gave so many chances‍ read more

My pedicure was not at all relaxing today. Technician was more rough than she should have been. Rough with the file, nail clippings and brush. How many times do I have to say ouch before she gets it. I'm stressed too early for a my day off. Water was scalding hot multiple times. Hated the application of my acrylic toenail. Looked awful so I said remove it and polish my nails. I'm so ready to go. read more

See all

I took a elderly lady to get her toe nails cut and she went to pay and the lady said 10.40 so she paid with her credit card and forgot to give a tip so she wanted to add on a 3 dollar tip and the lady didn't know how to do that so she asked this other lady for help and when I looked at the receipt it said 8 dollar tip so I went back to the desk and the woman crossed out the 10.40 and put 15.00 and she said that the tip was 3.00 so I feel like they ripped that elderly lady off. read more

if it is possible to give zero stars, I would. I went in for a regular pedicure and this woman hacked me up. she cut my nails way too low and cut my cuticles so bad it bled profusely. I hope I don't end up with an infection. DO NOT get your feet done here. I will only speak about my experience but I'm NEVER going there again. read more

See all

Literally so annoyed at how Mary did my nails. Cutting parts of my toenails without asking, nicking me several times. Overall anxious and painful experience. Will never patronize this place again. read more

I really and disappointed to write this. I went in for a dip manicure and pedicure. I started with a girl who machine filed the nail polish off my nails until the flaked and burned. After 3 nails she told me to go with a guy. The station was covered in mail powder and the tools had cuticles visible (noticed this midway). He started telling me I should get gel and I told him I came in for dip. He started to remove polish with the foil and cotton ball, but waited about a minute or two before trying to get it off. He didn't remove all of the nail polish under before starting. I asked if he was going to shape and he said later. The nails had weird lines from the way they'll were ground out. He put each finger in the powder and kinda left it there. Didn't flick off the excess. There were cotton pieces and such stuck in the nails. They were bumpy and Lou not snd uneven. I pointed out as much as I could, but it didn't fix them. It doesn't go to the edges and the back is thicker than the front. He said I needed a uv top coat and I said I've never had that with a dip manicure. So he didn't put any too coat in other than like the regular polish. The top is still soft. The girl at the front was sweet and insisted I tell the manager. The manager tried to fix up some things, but it didn't get fully fixed and the lumps and lack of top coat were still an issue. She offered me $5 off and I told her I already paid and she said next time. Unfortunately, I won't be returning. This is the first time I've ever truly had this level of level of quality. I am on the way to get them fixed now. read more

See all

If I could give 0 STARS I would!!! I was a walk in and asked if I can get a gel pedicure and can I get the same design on my toes just a different color. I told the assistant which person does my design and asked if she was available. She confirmed and said someone else would do my pedicure and the person who does my design would come over after. Pedicure was done within a 1/2 hr. Not their best work at that. Now I'm waiting for the nail tech to paint my toes and do my design. After waiting 10min,the assistant comes over and says the nail tech can't do my design because another client has showed up for their appt. I tell her,I still need my feet finished and I wouldn't have stayed if I couldn't get what I wanted. The manager holly says she can do the design. Now it's just a French manicure with neon colored ombré..after several attempts,she failed and asked another person to do it. He failed. Now I've been there for almost two hours. The third person tries and does better than the first two but it's still Messy. They said no one knows how to do the design but the girl who is now working on another client. Tells me they tried their best and charged me full price. I argued they wasted my time and just to get peoples money,they claimed they could get a job done,which they all failed at!!! Then Holly tried to blame me by saying I should've made an appt. Worst customer service!!! Holly tried to say she can only take off $5,I still need to pay for service. The service was horrible,customer service was horrible and I had to go to another nail shop to get my polish redone!! They treat people like they aren't in business due to their paying customers. You still need to provide a good service and admit when you've messed up. Come down off your high horse. I will not be returning and share this experience with all my family and friends who get services done there read more

See all

I honestly love coming here. My usual technician is dave and he is always great, very patient, and I always walk out loving my nails. This particular time I needed my nails fixed because I went to a different salon and walked out of that one with undone nails because they weren't great. Kevin was able to take me and he did an amazing job fixing my nails. I got exactly what I was hoping for, very quick and easy. read more

Lovely Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

Quality nails every time! I'm always impressed. Time and time again Mi does beautiful designs for me. read more

See all

Was not a great experience. I waited over an hour because the owner was on her way and never showed up and people that walked in after me left before me. I was in there 2 1/2 hours. The guy did his best but these gel nails are still a little lumpy. This is why they do not have good reviews. The owner should know better and from what people are saying this isn't the first time she's done this let your staff place people in shares not waiting for you. It's not fair to the customer to waste their time. I could've gone somewhere else. read more

Waited over an hour (had an appointment) to be seen in an overcrowded lobby while walk-ins were being accepted. After finally being seated by a tech, I showed him my inspo picture and he decided to take that and run with it. I was given possibly the most atrocious acrylic set I have ever seen; the acrylic was lumpy, the nails were different lengths, and the design was NOTHING like what I showed. I then was made to pay 75 DOLLARS for this god-awful experience (there were tears). Save yourself and go somewhere else for the love of everything good in the world. read more

The last two times I have come to get my nails done there has been horrendous service. First visit I called to make an appointment and the young girl who works the front desk gave me a time to come in. I arrived at that time and still had a 90 minute wait. I almost left but they assured me I would be taken next, which I was, but because they were so busy they encouraged me to only get my nails colored and not a full manicure. Again, fine. I was very clear that I did not want a gel manicure, just a regular manicure. The lady doing my nails was not paying attention and colored my nails using the gel nail polish ... then proceeded to have me dry my nails as if it were regular nail polish. A half hour later my nails were not only still very wet but they were incredibly sticky with the nail polish pooling on my fingers. They took the nail polish off and i left manicure-less. I decided to give them a second chance because i had a gift card. The gift card was for $80 - a gel manicure and a pedicure. A male named Kim helped me. He wore a mask the entire time which made it incredibly hard to hear and understand him. I was VERY clear with what I wanted - a dip powder manicure. I did not want gel because the light hurt my hands. When he began, i noticed what he was doing was not a dip manicure. When I asked him about it he proceeded to ask me if i've ever gotten dip before because this was it. I was confused because he wasn't dipping my nail into the powder but was putting some hard substance on my nail. It was clear and had no color. When I asked what it was he said it was better than dip/gel and then asked me to put my hands under the UV/LED light. I was confused and told him i specifically said i did not want that and he told me that it was fine and to take my hand out? Okay. I then asked him if this was the same price as a dip manicure and he said yes. Once this substance was on my nails, he then proceeded to try to color them with the dip powder. The dip would not stick to my nail now due to what he added. We then had to do a gel manicure which required the UV/LED lamp, which again I was VERY clear from the beginning i didn't want. Another employee had to explain to me what was happening because Kim seemed very confused ... from the beginning. My nail smudged while he was painting them and when I showed him he fixed it lazily. When the nail polish hardened snd you could still see the smidge he told me there was nothing else he could do. My pedicure was mainly uneventful, except for at the end he took out the plastic cover that is used for hygiene and then asked me to place my feet back in the foot bath. When I went to pay my total was $115. I was so shocked because in the end I got a gel manicure (that I didn't even want) and a pedicure. Because they only write the prices down on the piece of paper they could not tell me what the four different charges listed on the paper were for. All they said was a $15 charge was added for a cuticle cut. I have never been charged for the cuticles they cut during a manicure. When I spoke to a female, who I think is the manager, she laughed in my face when I told her I asked Kim if what he was doing cost more than the dip powder manicure I originally went there for and he said no. Coincidentally, when I asked to speak to him he was no longer there. Safe to say I will never go back here. read more

Lovely Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

I really love this place. I came here last minute from New York because I am leaving on a trip for London tomorrow and I needed my nails and feet done. Lena exceeded my expectations. I literally had to take pictures of my nails to go back to show the lady that I go to in New York where I live. My feet was done carefully. It was a very lovely experience I'm literally traveling back here before my birthday to get my feet done again. I need them to move this place from Connecticut to New York expeditiously! Lol read more

Fire Kevin. He ripped my nails off, cut my finger, and my nails aren't even. I had to stop him. Do not recommend!

terrible service! inconsistent prices ! tell you one thing and charge another. you're better off taking your money elsewhere

Vibe was old school 90's salon vibe. 3/10 Services as 4/10 We were just a random walk-in And I'm a male so it's a bit word to being with. read more

I got French manicure one hour ago and it already started to peel! After applying the last coat, they didn't even clean the edges with nail file.. The place is cheaper than other places, but still it's a waste of time and money to go there.. Also the place smells extremely chemical!! They definitely need to do something about their ventilation system! My throat still hurts because of inhaling that chemicals! read more

Lovely Nails - 1 hour later after getting my gel manicure! - Nail Salons Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

See all

Great service. Good prices, good customer service. Beautiful furniture. Amazing experience

I love Lovely Nails! I don't even understand the negative reviews-- somebody must have had a bad day. It happens! Lovely Nails is truly a lovely place. The prices are fair, the technical work is strong, the staff is professional, and there is a lovely community vibe which comes out in random laughter and snippets of longtime conversations that are evidence of lasting relationships between customers and techs. Come! It's worth it. read more

It's all about who you go to, everyone is good you just have to know who's the best in,what your looking for I love my nails Kim did an amazing job but it just the prices I feel like can be better ( not so expensive) read more

Lovely Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

I felt comfortable and they are friendly it was my first time there. I had explained Holly how i want my nails and she did the exact way i like my nails to look thank you Holly!. read more

Lovely Nails - Holly did a great job with my nails and toes - Nail Salons Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

I have never had a bad experience at Lovely Nails. Lena has always taken her time and does a beautiful job every time!! I have had a couple other ladies there do my nails. They did a good job too. I have no complaints. I love my nails every time Lena does them! She is so talented, love watching her! read more

Lovely Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

I went here for a pedicure when I moved to Hamden and didn't really know better. I'd say this was about 8-9 months ago. Either the pedicure technician was totally sidetracked or she was clueless. She used a pumice stone on the wrong parts of my foot. (Think like having a brillo pad rubbed on the top of your hand, compare it to that) This resulted in scabs and ripped skin on the bottom of my foot. You know, the annoyance of having that skin caught in the carpet while walking through my apartment a few days later. Not pleasant. I'll never go back. read more

The first thing Yelp has asked of me is to take into consideration that this business is doing the best during Covid. Ok I booked an appointment and it went completely wrong the lady was nice but brute with her work. Used the heaviest grit file only I asked for a dip powdered manicure. I didn't get the manicure and she file my nails to low! The nails aren't straight and the finish is lumpy. Horrible job. Not to mention every color I picked they didn't have... read more

Lovely Nails - Lumpy - Nail Salons Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

I love this place they have great service love the way my nails look and would totally recommend

My cousin introduced me to this place and after giving them almost 6-7 different chances to impress me, they fell flat. The service was poor and they did a horrendous job almost every time I went there. I always get regular polish which normally lasts a week and theirs was like 2 days at most. I tried with them at least. read more

The place is nice on the inside, but the woman working the front desk was rude. I went in for an eyebrow wax because the place I normally go to was busy, and the woman at Lovely Nails nearly waxed off half my left eyebrow! My eyebrows are pretty thick, so it takes a seriously unskilled person to wax off the majority of them. If you're looking to get your eyebrows waxed, don't come here read more

My friend and I made an appointment for a manicure and pedicure. I did regular polish for my pedicure and gel for my manicure. My entire appointment was rushed and my nails look sloppy and thick. I wanted to treat myself for birthday to a cute experience but it was honestly a waste of time and money. read more

this place was great. I came in for a pedicure, the wait was about 5 minute. Its very clean, great service. I got the super spa pedi, 35- with nail design 40. It comes w a citrus sugar scrub, followed by a mint-clay-mud mask for your legs- then some really nice tingly lotion. the foot massage was wonderful, Ill be going there again. It would have gotten a an other star but when i asked for advise on foot care all she said was put on lotion. read more

Lovely Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

Great value for the money ($40 for mani/pedi/eyebrow wax). Surprisingly, this place is decent looking on the inside, considering how cheap they are. I've heard that the guy (owner?) is a bit overzealous, so avoid him and get work done by the ladies. read more

Great prices. The girls are good and place is clean. Don't let the guy touch your toes! He totally cut my toe nails very awkward and too much and too deep! I was quite mad. I'm very particular. But I had shellac by Lee and she did a great job. I only suggest that they practice frequent hand washing after client contact. Didn't see any hand washing by employees at all. Colors are great too. read more

I went into the shop on 8/17 about 5pm to have the color on my toes changed and for a full set... I loved the way both came out. However, I went over to the front to pay and was told it was $30 for gel toenail polish change.. when the prices displayed indicated: $17/20. My total was $82 something after taxes. It has now been 6 days and four of my nails are lifting... Just finished helping my son with bathing and getting ready for bed.. now I'm missing a nail.. I'm very disappointed and most likely won't be back.. I know its a pandemic and money has been scarce but $30 for a gel toenail polish change on my toes and lifting nails is unacceptable. I thought sets last at least 6 weeks. read more

The staff was rude. I asked for a good foot and leg massage and I said I would pay extra. I basically just hadn't lotion rubbed on my legs. I took my 11 yr old daughter in and they seemed annoyed that she was a child. I am from the DC area and just found this place cause it was near the ice rink where my son was playing. When I expressed my displeasure the owner I'm assuming didn't even look up at me. I'm In the service industry and it was inexcusable. Do not recommend this place! read more

Worst manicure I have ever got. They ruined my nails. The woman who did it didn't even know what she was doing. I will never go back here. Definitely not worth the money. read more

This place was great! Great service, everything was clean, and there are lots of colors to choose from. I went for a pedicure, and the price was very reasonable at $25. I will definitely come again! read more

They are the biggest rip offs!! I have been to many nail salons in the area for a gel manicure. All of these places charge $25 for a full manicure and gel polish. This place it is $35 for a full manicure and gel polish and for $25 all they did was polish my nails. When I questioned them about this, they could not respond to me because they know they are ripping me off. I will NEVER go to this place again. read more

I had an appointment and walk-ins were taken before I was. They rushed, along with being rude. I got a gel manicure and it chipped within days. The service is poor and definitely not worth what I spent. read more

Great , Great ,Great place! can not express how great this place is, I have been here about 3/4 times and I have gotten gel/acrylic nail tips. The workers are very friendly. I loved going there when I lived in New Haven. Would love to go back when I am back in the area read more

My first visit to this salon was for a full set of acrylic nails and they came out decent. I thought I would give them another try so I went back for a fill, had a different nail tech do it and they came out better. My third time there was very disappointing. I waited over an hour when I was not even told a wait time. I was finally told to go sit at a nail station and someone would be right with me. I sat at the empty station and waited another 20-30 minutes. At this point I was just being moved around so it looked better for them and so they had an extra chair in their waiting room. I walked out and while walking out no one working there questioned me so I guess they did not want my business. I will not be returning to this nail salon. Terrible customer service. read more

I did not like this nail experience. She cut my thumb and it started bleeding and when she was filing my nails it hurt like a b*tch.