[[HIGHLIGHT]]This place is incredible. Best manicure of my life![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The attention to detail was amazing and the appointment was one hour for a full set. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I truly have never been so impressed before.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Betsy did my nails for me. read more

New Age Nail Studio - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Worst manicure I have had. Very poor service and my nails have all already chipped 3 hours later.

If you're looking for a completely dry manicure in the middle of Chicago winter, then you may really like this place. My experience, however, was hands down the worst manicure of my life. No pun intended. I came in from the cold, sat down, and the tech immediately started scraping away at my dry, cold cuticles. No soak, no softener -- just cold, hard steel. [[HIGHLIGHT]]She proceeded to make several comments about how hard my cuticles are, as if the technology doesn't exist at a nail salon to soften cuticles before treating them.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Several fingers started bleeding, which the tech treated as something I did wrong. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There were several points in which I almost told her to stop and I'd finish elsewhere, but I ended up surviving until the end.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Absolute waste of time and money. Avoid avoid avoid. Literally every other nail salon I've ever been to in my entire life is better than this one. read more

This is the worst nail studio i have ever been to. I got a full set of gel x nails and after a singular day, nails starting coming off. Two days later, every nail was off except two. I went in and asked to get them re done free of charge and they said they had a 7 day policy so i could. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I went in and the lady at the desk told me there was no availability for me the entire day and to come back the next day.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I explained how i had just been here and my nails were all off and looked awful at this point with just two on and then they agreed. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The lady who ended up doing my nails was mad she had to do that as she was just walking out the door - whole experience was awful.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Two days later another nail of my brand new set popped off. Then a few days later another one. I went in to get them fixed and had to pay $20... No apologies or anything. I've gotten gel x many many times and not once has this happened, they usually last two- three weeks. read more

I was a walk-in appointment on a Saturday afternoon for gel polish (with design) on natural nails. Even though they were busy, the wait was only a half hour. Sylvia was my technician. She did such an amazing job, really took her time, and had an attention to detail. She also stopped at every step for me to check and make sure I liked it and didn't want anything changed. She also used a fresh pack of tools for my manicure and everything in the salon seemed very clean and well-maintained. Completely recommend: 10/10. read more

New Age Nail Studio - Exactly what I wanted! - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I got a really nice manicure here! The salon is conveniently located on State Street, not far from Chicago Avenue. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Most of the time, there's no wait, and all the technicians are friendly and welcoming.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Highly recommend if you're looking for great service and a relaxing experience. read more

After looking up places on Yelp to get my nails done on my Friday alone in Chicago, i found this place. I stopped at a few others during my walk but they couldn't take me for various reasons. Finally I made it here and was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful decor and luxurious ambiance. I opted for a no chip mani and a no chip polish change on my toes. The service was relaxing and wonderful and my tech was kind and was efficient with a great attention to detail. This place gave me hands down the best manicure I've ever had and probably the most expensive. But it most certainly worth it. I will definitely come back next time I'm in Chicago and in need of some pampering. read more

New Age Nail Studio - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I am suuuuuper particular about who does my nails! My mom has been going to this shop for a few months. She kept telling me to try them out! Well today I did! Betzey does my mom's nails and she also did mine today. They offer you complimentary bottled water here....complimentary wine too so I hear! Which I thought was a cute touch! Betzey was on time for her appointment she went to the back to get me a fresh pack of nail utensils! I noticed they did that with every customer. She took her time and did them right. It took her about a little over and hour and a half. They don't use the standard gel or acrylic. They use a different try of technique. It's called Zen builder gel. Betzey applied builder gel to some tips and like painted the gel on them. It such a neat process that I have never seen before! It's much stronger than regular gel polish base coats, and the formula is a much thicker consistency to a normal base coat. They say my nails can last up to three weeks. I really love the way Betzey did my nails!! I totally recommend her!!!! I can't wait to go back! I paid $80 for my nails they are totally worth it!! Edit: One nail came off two days after my appointment. So my nails have came off! Mind you I got my nails done 6 days ago! My mom never had a problem sooo I don't know what happened. They were kinda of thin. My mom actually has an appointment tomorrow so I will be going in to show her. I keep you guys posted..3/2/2023 Edit: so I spoke to Betzey and I guess the owner and they were cool. She said next time just give a call and let them know right when it happened. Welll I did one better and just came in. So Betzey will redo my nails next week! They had great attitudes about it. I will keep you guys posted! 3/3/23 Edit: I went in yesterday. I had a 11:30 appointment. Everything went well my nails were redone and seems like they will last! Thanks Betzey!!! 3/11/23 read more

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[[HIGHLIGHT]]I always go here for wax, but this was my first time doing my nails here because I haven't gotten a manicure in a very long time.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I wanted to go for something fun and shiny, and [[HIGHLIGHT]]Nuri helped me pick the color I landed on. Nuri was fantastic. So thorough.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] She really wanted to make sure to do as many layers as she could on my gel mani so they could last as long as possible! [[HIGHLIGHT]]It was a pleasure getting my nails done by her, and I look forward to my next manicure with her.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]The team at this salon is so kind.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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Such care and attention to detail! I was visiting and needed a quick fix for my nails and the acrylics and color look amazing!

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Not really sure what I wanted and they gave me a beautiful manicure.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] One of the cleanest manicures I have ever gotten and [[HIGHLIGHT]]the stylists were so friendly and gave amazing advice about overall nail health.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Lana did wonderful today on my regular pedicure! She had great attention to detail, was patient and polite! Never had a problem here at New Age Nail, and I definitely recommend for pedicures, dip nails, or even an eyebrow wax. Also for colors-- they have a lot of neutral OPI colors, so if you're into chic colors they have lot's of options that other salons don't have read more

New Age Nail Studio - my pedicure: color= Lincoln Park After Dark - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I came in on Sunday, august 27th today is Tuesday, august 29th and my no chip polish is chipping. a Simple no chip polish and they tried to upsell "builder gel" and it was JUST AN ADDITIONAL CLEAR COAT. they failed to mention the charges and for this supposed simple polish was $73 NO NAIL ART OR EXTENSIONS. they can't give refunds bc it's based on the individual or something and offered a free service but why would I go back?! to get streaky polish? SO DO NOT GO HERE AND SAVE YOUR MONEY. there's so many other salons, I happened to go here bc it was during my walk and it's in gold coast-- so figured sure will give it a try. NEVER AGAIN. I honestly don't even need to write a review... the photos speak for themselves- $73 for what??? This? LOL read more

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I am new to the area and have had trouble finding a salon that does dip. I thought new age would be convenient since it was close and a friend of mine had a good experience here. My experience turned out to be one of the worst manicures I have ever received. Although staff was nice, within a day an entire dip nail chipped off. Fast forward to 5 days after the manicure and I only have 3/10 nails still intact. I have NEVER had a dip manicure chip let alone fall off like this within 2-3 weeks of having my nails done. I got my nails done on 02/09, today is 02/14. Not only has the dip polish fallen off but my nails have never been so brittle. These were my real nails and now they are ruined. What a waste of money and time. read more

New Age Nail Studio - Entire manicure chipped or fallen off within 5 days (02/09-02/14) - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

[[HIGHLIGHT]]I walked in to get a pedicure on a recent business trip to Chicago and had a great experience![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Bexi gave me a superb pedi! She was very detail oriented and showed great care. My feet and toes look and feel amazing! read more

I cam here last Friday, It took three hours for a dip mani/pedi. After my nails were done, the technician looked at the final product and then asked if I could stay so she could restart, because they were covered in lumps. I said no because it was almost 8 pm at this point. I have had 5 nails chip within 48 hours and now they have began to break off. I've been growing my nails out for months, so this is very sad. New Age offers free services to fix a manicure that chips within a week. This manicure was so bad I won't even be taking them up on this service. read more

Do not trust this studio to give you a semi decent full set. I got completely screwed and was fully disrespected by the woman doing my nails as I'm sure she could tell I was worried about how the final product was going to turn out. It was bad then and you'd have to be blind not to see it. I was practically forced to tip her, she was extremely pushy even when I had just paid $80 for awful nails. Then I went back which took a full week to get in with someone who was not her. I asked for coffin originally so that's what I wanted, instead of starting from scratch "because it would be unhealthy for nails" (even though this is the product the advertise as non damaging). So my nails were incredible short and they ended up looking like cat teeth. Also they didn't even last two weeks then. I really wanted to like this place because it's so close to me but it's a no. read more

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I went here for the first time on a Sunday afternoon to get a gel pedicure! The whole process was professional in all aspects: The nail technician wore gloves and ensured that the water was the correct temperature, and that the equipment had been sterilized. Furthermore, the nail technician provided amazing attention to every detail while providing the pedicure. I will definitely be back...it was a real treat and definitely worth every penny! read more

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Went to this place to try out as I am new to the neighborhood and it conveniently located, during my visit I had a gel manicure and pedicure and it was horrendous. The color was uneven and the service I was provided lacked good manicure skills with cuticles and nail shaping. The nail technician was very personable and conscientious but unfortunately this is not enough to compensate for the awful quality work. read more

I have been to Niki multiple times now, she has not disappointed me. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They make you feel so welcoming.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

Friendly and welcoming staff when I arrived without an appointment. I didn't have to wait and had excellent services. The environment is clean, comfortable, well lit and spacious. The staff is very friendly and accommodating and multi lingual. I love the quick dry finish, my nails air dried in under 10 minutes and look great. Thank you! read more

Lots of leftover cuticle skin on my hands. Honestly could paint my nails better myself, but I come in specifically to get them throughly trimmed. Disappointed and wast of my $58. The front desk was not very welcoming and warm upon entry. They have you fill out a form with your information that they have to manually clear out once you complete it, but if they forget then the next person checking in will see my full name, phone number, and email. Feel like they should handle personal information more professionally. Also my technician wiped her nose, with her mask on, but still you should not be touching your face like that right in front of me. When I asked her to wash her hands she looked really confused, but I think it was a perfectly reasonable request after being forced to wear gloves for my entire pedicure that she wash her hands after touching her face. read more

New Age Nail Studio - Poorly trimmed cuticles - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Aijan is a wonderful nail tech! She is quick, but clean and her lines are perfect. Making an appt is super efficient online, best nail appt website I have come across. read more

New Age Nail Studio - No-chip manicure - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

[[HIGHLIGHT]]The nail tech Nuri was extremely rude.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Went in with an appointment for a dip color change. Nuri told me I needed a manicure and she can't do it without one so I agreed however then continued to tell me I should never do dip and it is terrible for my nails and to switch to gel. She also would not disclose hoe much the price difference was even when I asked multiple times. When she changed to gel she started using acrylic instead which would have been $80 instead of the service I wanted for $42. I ended up being over charged for my normal gel and was not listened to with what I wanted. I am disappointed with my service and would recommend to go elsewhere. read more

I am adding this review because 2 days ago a friend and I had a very unsatisfactory and honestly unprofessional experience at this salon. We told them it was our first visit, we gave them pictures of what we wanted, and still were completely insulted with the results of our dip & nail art manicures. And my friends pedicure was more of "blotting on" the color instead of "painting" the nails... it was just ridiculous. I asked for a refund, I sent pictures and requested a "fix" appointment for a time and date to fix the polish before I go out of town this Thursday - and I even left a voicemail - and still no response in over 48 hours since the appointments. I'm so disappointed and so sad and it's just such a crazy experience to have to had paid for with an absolutely horrible turnout. read more

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There's nothing worse to a customer then to walk into a place and feel unwelcome. I came here tonight at 6:05PM, knowing they close at 7:00PM. And specifically asked, "Do you have time for a pedicure and a buffer natural manicure?" Yes, was the response and two women who looked like thru were just being served a life prison sentence started to work on my hands and feet. This is not how you treat a customer spending $75 + without even a tip. This place 1) is in the middle of some kind of remodel and looks unkempt 2) was deserted with one other customer. The staff, including the receptionist, who was barely polite enough to greet me let alone anything else was just miserable. -Forlorn, upset to have to be working there and not remotely friendly at all that's how I would describe this staff. I'm shocked! I remember when this place opened after Europa books went away and they were so great. What has happened to this place? The (Senior Nail Artist) woman who did the manicure basically closed me out the minute she finished and insisted I tip her via Venmo immediately. The second woman was upset that I asked for attention be paid to callus removal and I said I would pay extra, to which the look on her face was like I shot her dog. I came here since it was nicer then Center Nails next door as it was clean, really clean not this sawdust looking place that it now resembles. What a shame. You're in the Gold Coast where customer service is demanded but regardless you should treat people better. After this experience, I don't think i would want to come here again and give them my money, clearly they don't care anyway. If the owner reads her Yelp reviews I hope she takes this to heart. I don't make it a practice of being so critical but I came here to feel better and relax. I just feel annoyed that I walked in to begin with. Pleas read more

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My group and I had very mixed reviews of this nail salon. 3 out of 4 of us got the nail services we wanted, the fourth however, the bride, had an awful time and paid $170. It was bad enough her first manicure turned out a warped and horrible French manicure, when she had asked for an ombre French manicure. I will say the manager was very sweet and fast! And managed to redo the manicure, before we needed to leave, in 20 mins, she was great! The pedicure was done by the first person who had done the bad French manicure (because we all started with the pedicures first) and the pictures below are of the bad pedicure. We hadn't noticed until it was too late and we were back in Indiana, how poorly it had turned out. This is not acceptable and she is getting her toes redone here at home. If you are planning on going to this salon, be picky and pay attention! read more

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Was just bragging about how my manicure has already lasted 2 weeks and I have cooked, washed dishes, cleaned, on the go. Everything about this salon is amazing. I've lived in the area for a while and walk by everyday. I usually go to a shop on Dearborn but New Age has won me over! Also, a glass of complimentary wine with my service was so nice on a Friday after work. As well as a mask for my hands! Ruby did my nails and she was very sweet and friendly. She also took her time on my cuticles. The atmosphere is also quite nice and relaxing! I can't wait to go back. I am giving it a 4 because I did have a nail (extension) fall off but they took me right away the next day no questions asked! read more

This place is horrible!! They're rude and disrespectful. The young guy that works the desk played with me and wouldn't honor my appointment. He allowed me to waste my time and money coming 3 times only to tell me the person I reserved wasn't available. He told me the system was down and I couldn't receive confirmation. Horrible horrible management!!! read more

Terrible experience. Went here on Saturday for a dip manicure. It is now Tuesday morning and more than half of my nails have chipped and two have come completely off. I have had dip on and off for two years and have never had this issue. I got dip because I dont have time in the next few weeks to keep up with my nails. Now I have to spend more money and time getting this fixed. UGH. read more

New Age Nail Studio - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I do not suggest going here. $35 gel removal and it wasn't even removed. Very overpriced. read more

New Age Nail Studio - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Loved this spot! Brought in a pic of a nail design and Zen brought it to life. Easy online scheduling, on time with appointment read more

New Age Nail Studio - Nail art - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I usually don't leave reviews but I absolutely loved my experience here. I made a last minute appointment for 5:30 pm on a Saturday with first available tech which was super easy to book on their website. I had originally booked for extensions with dip powder. They had called around 4:45 saying they were ready for me whenever so I could pop over earlier if I wanted. I live in walking distance and wasn't busy prior so I headed over early and got there around 5. The inside was small but very clean and smelled like a high end spa (only complaint I have was that the lights were very bright fluorescents i'm just weird about that but i'm sure it's not a bother to most.) Annie was super sweet and asked to see a picture of what I was looking for color/design wise so she could help I showed her a photo of a very deep cherry red and she did great picking a color match it's not exact but I think I like this color even more (OPI "I'll Have a Manhattan".) She suggested that I do builder gel instead of the dip due to my nail size. She was very candor that it would be more expensive than dip but I had never tried builder gel and trusted her so I went for it. I absolutely love how my nails turned out and the whole service only took a little over an hour for a full set. I will definitely be rebooking with Annie! read more

New Age Nail Studio - finished product - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Had a gift card for here, never been or heard of New Age before. Booked an appointment for a no chip. And requested the attached picture and they declined saying that wasn't possible, so I left. Don't plan to use the gift card based on my experience. If you want a basic polish without getting the slightest bit fancy, then this is the place for you. As a girl who is trying to find a nail place in the city that can keep up with the growing nail art craze - I'll be looking elsewhere read more

New Age Nail Studio - Picture of what I wanted - Waxing Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Extremely nice staff but I'm assuming they're not well skilled with long nails and tips. My nails are not shaped coffin as requested and the paint job is bad. The staff is patient and willing to work with you but that's just not enough for their prices and I can't recommend this place. read more

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Spent $55 on a no-chip manicure only to have the polish change shape, come off, and get all over me at dinner just 4 hours later. Went back to get it fixed and it was determined the gel didn't fully dry. Got them re-done, here we are 8 hours later on the same day and the polish is starting to "move" and change shape which is exactly what happened in the first place. The ladies are nice but the polish they use for the no-chip and/or the UV light they use to dry the polish is not good quality. I can get a gel manicure for $35 including tip at other places that lasts me upwards of 2 weeks. read more

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I came in on a Friday because I had an event the next day but by the time I got home all of the shops close to me would be closed. So, I gave this shop a chance and I wish I'd just done my nails myself. I had a young girl who did my nails and she took off the old nails I had on and as she took them off and began to file my real nails, she filed them so much that I began to see cracks in my nails which means they are going to eventually break. She also put on 2 fake nails because I had 2 nails that were super short so she had to give them length and one of the nails is on crooked .. add to it its not even a week later and I've lost 3 nails! they've all broken off! My polish is holding but all of the nails I told her were chipped have broken off.. I will not be returning (not sure why this review said CA I am from Chicago) read more

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This was my first time at New Age. I was running late, but everyone was still so nice to me and my nails look amazing. The salon is so cute and clean as well. Thank you New Age!! I saw Betsy - she was incredible. read more

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Overall, the nail salon looks cute. I had an issue with a specific nail tech - Silvia. I have had my nails done (extensions & powder) for many years but this is the worst they have looked. Extremely thick and not desired shape. I asked to fix few things during the appointment and she said no, because she didn't have time and just kept on working on my nails. Very rude every time i pointed something out. It has been a little over a week and they look like I've had them for 4 weeks (they look extremely grown out by now). Would not recommend. They are also 20+ more than any other nail place in the area. Not worth it. Will be going back to 312 nails even though it is a 20 more min walk for me. read more

*Book in advance with a specific, quality nail tech.* I have been to New Age multiple times, despite the high prices, and never had an issue until today. I just experienced my worst manicure resulting in three cut cuticles, bleeding and burning/stinging. Be sure to book your appointments in advance with a specific, quality nail tech that you trust and have had positive experiences with in the past...don't leave it up to walk-in roulette. read more

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