A nail place with a terrible color selection and technicians who are inattentive and speaking to one another in another language the entire time. RUN from this place. Let your nails grow wild before you lower your standards, ladies. read more

this place is overpriced, the people are rude, and they do not do a good job. after only one day, my nails have already chipped (and yes, i have taken good care of them). the person who did my nails was not friendly and did not pay attention to how well she did my nails. she couldn't tell that my nails weren't painted evenly. it might have been a better experience if they were at least friendly but i ended up just wasting my money. i do not recommend this place. read more

I have been getting my nails done for years and I realize some of the reviews here are negative but I like this place for their speed and getting the job done. It is busy sometimes but what else are successful businesses going to be like. Then again I am a patient person. It isn't busy all the time but bright side; I at least know I am not the only one who thinks this is a great salon to go to. Overall, I enjoy going there to get my nails done and I feel they do what I want and I am overall satisfied with their services. read more

Gwen was amazing! She did exactly what I wanted and it turned out amazing! 100% pain free! She is so sweet and we talked the entire time! I will definitely go back and see her!! Ken is great also! read more

Service is subpar. They speak in their native tongue out loud. They make it seem like they are talking about you. Which they usually are. Be careful, they have only a few techs that are skilled. They'll try to get you to go to others. Diane is the only one worth the drive Gainesville....but I won't be going back because out of all nail shops in Gainesville it's ridiculous to have to wait for the only decent one. Too many options out there. read more

I have regularly gotten manicures for the last 10+ years. I moved to Gainesville about 2 years ago and tried a few nail salons, but I always ending up here getting the work of other shops fixed. Yes, sometime there is a wait, but there is a wait for a reason!!! Their work is worth the wait. The shop is friendly, CLEAN, reasonably priced and, most importantly, CONSISTENTLY GREAT work. The only place I will get my nails done in Gainesville. If you don't want to wait, make an appointment or don't go at peak times, but i just always risk it & walk in and leave extremely happy. read more

I have been going to this nail salon for a few months now. Started with acrylics but have since been keeping my natural nails with gel polish. Various techs have done my nails and each did a wonderful job. There is often somewhat of a wait without an appointment (most I've waited is about 20 minutes), but good things come in time and it is definitely worth the wait! read more

I've lived in Gainesville for 12 years and have struggled to find a good nail salon (I've tried manyyyyyy salons and they've all been subpar), so I always get my nails done in S. Florida when I go home once a month. A friend recently recommended Diane here at Nails First. My friend always has great nails, so I trusted her and visited Diane. Let's just say she did not disappoint! She was highly professional, efficient, gentle and did top-notch work. 10/10!! My nails turned out flawless, which rarely happens. Diane is also very friendly and conversational, which I also liked. As you can see in some of the photos, the salon itself is nothing fancy, but the nail techs are highly skilled (specifically Diane). I will definitely be coming back here many times in the future! Thanks, Diane and Nails First! read more

Hands down the worst manicure and pedicure I have ever had. May was my nail technician and she completely rushed through both the manicure and pedicure. I was out of there in 30 minutes, which is absolutely ridiculous when getting two treatments. Definitely NOT worth the $36 it cost me. I absolutely will not be back! read more

My favorite nail salon in town. I'm very satisfied with all my visit here. I love their new dip powder products not only does it lasted for a long time but it really help my nails grow. Their prices are very reasonable. read more

Love this nail salon! Diane did my nails last time with a new product called DIP powder. It lasted so long! I loved my nails!

So my usual nail place was closed on Sunday and I really really wanted a manicure. I decided to go to the mall and try this place out. Let me just say I LOVED LOVED LOVED the way they did my nails American manicure was perfect! The line was the perfect thickness and the color was flawless. My nails looked like a work of art. I believe the guys name who did my nails was David...but I'm not sure. He was kinda buff and not that tall. He was very nice. The reason why I'm giving it 3 stars is because even though I loved my manicure so much I was incredibly upset to see that my polish didn't last a day. The paint started chipping the very next day. By Tuesday three of my finger nails have only have the polish left. And no I didn't clean or anything that would have messed with the nail polish. I considered it a waste of money and not to mention that had never happened before. It made me think that maybe the stuff they use is really cheap... I don't know. However I will say I'm going to try again and see if this time the nail polish will stay on longer. I'll keep ya posted! read more

I've been here a few times. It's open on Sundays but it's usually busy but rarely a long wait. They aren't the best but they aren't the worst place. read more

I stopped in and asked to have three chipped/broken nails fixed. I already had a nice French (uv gel) mani from my normal manicurist in Boston. I don't think they had the right soaking potion because she just about ripped my nails off with a power sanding tool. The french tips were sloppy, my nail edges were serrated and it wasn't totally dry when i left. That's what i get for doing it at the mall, I guess. They were rude to boot and even the $7 I paid seemed like too much. Blech. read more

Nothing is better than having someone do your nails for you, unless it's at this place. Quite horrible and not worth the $25 for a pedi. Might as well have done them myself, blind folded. read more

Went to this place couple weeks ago to get my nails done for rush and I don't think I would come back again. My pedicure was done in 15 minutes. When I asked for something the tech looked at me like I am speaking alien language. It was better than when the tech that worked on my fullset. She spoke a little English but the whole time trying to convince me to do the gel color on top of my acrylic. I have never have problem with my polish chipping on the acrylic. After 5 minutes of trying to tell me I need gel she started on my nails and for the whole time she still try to convince me to get the gel polish. Finally I gave in just because I was tired of listening to her. I asked her to match the color to the one on my toes and she sweetly told me "what ever you want I do it for you". I wanted to tell her so badly that I would love to just have the polish on my toes on my hand but I didn't want to create a scene. I ran out of there so fast before she pressured me into the eyebrows or anything else. My gel polish still chip within a week but not before it turned into an ugly beige color. Another thing, if you look for a place to relax, this is not the place either. The whole time I got my nails done the tech kept screaming to greet customer even though we were all the way at the back of the salon. She nicked me couple times when she did that. read more