I came here at the beginning of the week for a regular manicure. I knew I had a few social commitments where my nails would be on display. Usually, I can get by with a cut and file, but after doing some chores around the house, a few of my nails were oddly shaped, so I thought that I would leave it to the professionals. The salon has a calm feel and I was taken to the manicure chair after only a short wait time. The polish selection is tightly edited which works for me, as facing down a large wall of polish can at times be overwhelming. I decided to branch out, with a greenish-gray shade for autumn. The nail technician listened when I said I wanted my nails cut short, and minimal cutting to the cuticle. The polish itself lasted almost a week and a half, which is almost a record for me. I plan to return here for the mani-pedi special on Tuesday-Wednesday. read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Quality, natural service. They don't do anything fancy, but are consistent. My pedicures last for months

Aida did it again! She's in intricate, takes care of my natural nails, and always as my gelX perfectly. She's super sweet, very friendly but yet also allows you to just relax. They serve tea or wine. read more

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Got a no chip manicure, walk in. They were able to accommodate me without prior appointment. My girl was so sweet and got the job done. She entertained my second guessing on color choice and was very patient and helpful. It was a quiet space. Not crowded. 2 coats of funny bunny and one coat of bubble bath. read more

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I arrived in Chicago a day before my conference began and visited Pure Rain as a walk-in. Sometimes salons advertise that they "welcome walk-ins", but they don't really mean it. The staff at Pure Rain mean it. I was greeted warmly & the salon had a very clean & calm atmosphere. My technician was friendly and extremely thorough & professional. If I lived in Chicago I would make this my regular nail salon. Just a great overall experience. I would gladly support this salon again. Pricing is extremely reasonable. Thank you for a lovely experience:) read more

Came in to get a full gelx set while I was in town for a wedding. Got my nails done on Friday.....it's now Monday (barely 3 days later) and today alone, 4x nails have come off without any effort on my end while I was working at a desk and sitting on my couch. I've had press on nails that have lasted longer. What a waste of money. read more

This was my first time here and it was an okay experience. I did the lavender pedicure with added foot massage and gel polish! They offered a nice variety of available time slots! They also had a nice variety of colors! I was disappointed they didn't have individual massage chairs, I always love sitting in them when I get a pedicure. Also, I paid for extra massage time but the pressure wasn't as much as I had wished. In addition my heels are still cracked after having them scrubbed and what not. Price point was typical and the treatment was nice, the minty cream with hot towels on top. Overall, fine service with fine prices. I don't think I'd return for a pedicure specifically because they don't have massage chairs. read more

Very clean, quiet, and calming salon! Fairly priced and good service. I got a pedicure and it was done efficiently and well. You can tell the employees here take pride in their work and are treated well. read more

Got my nails done when I was here visiting my friend. It's nice and relaxing salon with quality service. She was very detailed and made sure my cuticles were clean. I have very thin sensitive skin but she was managed to clean it without hurting me. I also got a cute simple nail art. Just look how nice and clean it looks. Can't stop staring ate nails. Thank you read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU VALUE YOUR TIME AND ARE A POC. I debated writing this review because, while my nails look nice, the experience did not sit right with me, and I feel compelled to address it given the price I paid and how nail salons are consistently hiking their prices.. I made an appointment for the evening and arrived 20 minutes early. By the time it was my turn, I had to wait an additional 30 minutes past my scheduled time for service. What was the point of making an appointment if I was going to be made to wait? While I was sitting there, a white woman walked in and was offered water and given all the gel color options by the receptionist. I was not offered water once, even after waiting 30 minutes, nor handed the selection of colors. The treatment was appalling and highlighted the obvious disparity in customer service. When I finally got to the technician, I requested a fill for my gel extensions. He acted like he didn't understand me and instead explained something irrelevant--how to put my nails under the UV light (seriously, lol). As a result, I ended up getting a regular gel fill instead. I know he rushed through my service because there was only an hour left until closing, but servicing me at my scheduled time would have made a huge difference. Overall, I can't recommend this salon, especially if you value respectful and equitable treatment. It's clear they have a long way to go in terms of customer service and inclusivity. read more

I have always loved Pure Rain Nail Spa and I still do! The salon has gotten a makeover which looks fantastic. It's light and airy with a lot of white and lavender. The street front windows allow a ton of light in and it also makes it easy to watch the street scene nearby. I saw Amy on this last visit. I LOVED her! She was so friendly and personable. We chatted during the entire service. It was so refreshing to have light conversation during my relaxing service. My manicure is perfect. I love the shape of my nails - just as I had requested. She expertly applied my polish on the entire nail. My pet peeve is when they miss the sides. Amy did an incredible job. I don't live in the neighborhood but will try to become a regular here. My very pleasant experience makes me want to return! read more

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One thing to know- Aida will not uphold your appointments and is unprofessional. I went online and booked an appointment that specifically said for her to be the technician. This appointment was confirmed. When I went to the salon, I was told that Aida decided to take a last minute appointment with another client at 2:30 pm. My confirmed appointment was at 2:45 pm. As a result, they attempted to have a different technician do my nails. It was very disappointing to have such unprofessionalism from Aida and for the salon to not recognize how rude it was to not uphold a client's appointment and preferences. They didn't even offer any resolution, just kept blaming it on the fact that their English wasn't good and didn't understand. I decided to leave. I expected better from this place! read more

The picture speaks for itself. This was less than 24 hours after my service. I've never had gel lift this bad. After reaching out for a refund (because I didn't want to have to go through this again) I was left with no response. read more

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Fantastic salon! I've been a regular here for nearly two years, and they never disappoint. I usually go for a polish change, and their citrus scrub is incredible--it smells amazing! The atmosphere is also charming and beautifully cozy. read more

The salon is beautiful and clean inside. It feels luxurious. The staff is so nice. I've seen Aida twice and she does a great job! I like how their booking website includes their name and photo so you know exactly who will be doing your nails! read more

This place is Garbage for nails. I paid $70 for basically press on nails. By the evening of the same day, 5 nails popped off. I super glued them, then called them the next morning to tell them what happened. They told me to come back. (Please note I had to spend money on train tickets there and back, both times.) I went back and the same girl said she'd fix them. She did the same process on my nails as the day prior. I thanked them and left. Picked up my purse to leave, another popped off. $70??? They are crooks and have no clue how to do nails. read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - I will NEVER recommend anyone to get their nails done here. Note: 4 are super glued on. And see through - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This salon is very nice! Always clean and sleek and staff is very professional. I bring my 4 year old here for girls' day and she absolutely loves it. They make sure to give her the organic nail polish since she's young and staff is always kind to her. I always get gel nail polish and they always last long and look gorgeous. Love coming here and would recommend it to anyone! read more

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I've been a loyal customer for 7+ years! This shop has gone through at least 1 owner change but I've always enjoyed it. I especially love that they have Dazzle Dry polish--IYKYK--quick-drying, long-lasting & no nail damage. read more

went in and had my appointment attended to even earlier! amazing pedicure and prices are fair! beautiful attention to detail and kindness all around read more

Nail tech cut my toe down so low that they got red and started bleeding. The manager said she's very sorry but there's nothing that they can do. I will never come back here even though they have great deals. Don't be fooled ladies. read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Location is super easy to find and accessible for my relatively new to the city self! However, I am disappointed and a bit confused by the service I received. I had the no-chip pedi and mani, pedi service was great and 6 days later no complaints. The finger nails however are quite disappointing. Though no chipping has occurred, one of my nails came all the way off the next day. The nails have all lifted and it appears to be like a bubble is forming under all of my finger nails. I went back in to have the one nail that originally came off repaired, today it is lifting almost completely off alongside just about every other nail. The no-chip gel nail is not a great option, not only is it over priced but it's a terrible manicure. read more

I appreciate the services, staff, and ambience. The spa is clean, charming, and relaxing.

Very nice staff and a good selection of colors but my no chip peeled/lifted off my nails after 2 days. They also advertised a Monday special for $60 but then charged to remove my polish from before. I went back and they fixed the nails that had peeled for free but then a few other nails peeled, in the end everything but my thumbs peeled and all my nails got weird divots in the sides and broke. I hate leaving bad reviews for small businesses, but I spent too much $$ for that to happen. UPDATE: Pure Rain contacted me right after I posted my review and I went back and got a regular mani free of charge, they are super nice and were very pleasant about the whole thing. I also love the pedi I got last week, so I will give them another try when my nails grow out! read more

I got a acrylic set done here and they were really uneven and the nails started to break and pop off within the week. I have gotten this same service done from many other salons and that has never happened before. read more

Love that they do dazzle dry nails here! I got that done on my first visit and the entire process was normal & very quick. They also have a great color selection. Price for dazzle dry is $34 which I think, since it's still not very popular, is decent. The salon is clean and inviting, and my nail tech did a really great job with my nails - I loved the shape and the care she put into painting on the color. Would definitely come back again! read more

I would give 0 stars if it was possible. Do not come here. Lady took 1 hour just to remove my dip nails and moved at the speed of a sloth. Then when she finally got done with my nails, put this top coat on that started burning my nails. Then that top coat kept having a weird reaction and melting off my nail and turning into some weird texture. Then she kept painting over it with the same top coat that was melting??? Worst experience ever. Took 3 hours and my nails still look weird. read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - You can see the weird texture it left. - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Been using services provided by the staff here, and not only are they competent and professional, they are sweet people! I've been to nail salons where they treat their customers like they hate their jobs, but everyone here is lovely- I enjoy my "me time" here every time I go- I get the no-chip/pedi combo and am usually out in well under 2 hours of time is important! The no-chip generally lasts me 10-14 days and would be longer, but I try and go before my feet get mangle-looking. read more

I've been getting no chip manicures every 2 weeks for 5 years, and this is the worst mani I've ever paid for. Dust in the dried polish, huge gaps and uneven cuticle lines. Don't bother there are many superior places less than 3 blocks away. Huge waste of time as this took over an hour, I didn't have polish on as I had taken a break.... How can a mani this poor take so long? read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - Awful no chip - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The quality of my nails are horrible after coming here. I got a gel polish and the color is flaking and coming off. It has only been one week and one of my nails color went completely off. I don't think she even put a top coat on. read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - nail polish - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I can't say enough positive things about Pure Rain Nail Spa. My daughter and I stopped in on a Wednesday evening, inquiring if they had availability for two walk-in mani pedis. They didn't have availability for that evening, but graciously made us an appointment for the following morning--which worked to our advantage. At 10am on a Thursday, we had the entire nail salon to ourselves for the duration of our appointment--very relaxing and enjoyable! The facility is very clean with tasteful decor. Mani and pedi stations are very comfortable. We felt right at home. The staff really sets this salon apart from other nail salons we've visited in differing locales. Everyone that helped us was highly friendly, polite and accommodating. The nail technicians were very talented, paying exquisite attention to even the most minute detail. My cat eye no-chip (aka gel) manicure was one of the best I've ever seen. Not everyone can get this type of manicure right. During our manicures, we wore collagen gloves which made our hands very soft. Though we live out of state, we'll be sure to frequent Pure Rain Nail Spa whenever we return to Chicago. Location BONUS: Hero Coffee Bar is right next door. You can grab amazing coffee to sip while you get pampered. read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - Left: Cat Eye No-Chip Manicure + Pedicure with Hot Stone Massage. Right: No Chip Manicure + Pedicure with Hot Stone Massage. - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I came to this place on a rainy day for a no chip mani and pedi because I always needed a lavender coffee at Hero place next door. There was no wait and they took me in right away. They offered quick services and the prices seem standard and worth what you pay for. They did a quick stone massage and like, idk what it was, hyaluronic acid skin treatment gloves. It was quite nice. They have many options in colors for nails. AND my nail technician and I were both watching Friends, which was playing on the television. It was the episode where Rachel moves out...Haha...cool. It was my first time here, and they apparently do BYOB and have Monday and Wednesday nail specials. So...keep that in your calendar. The ladies here are sweet and can even articulate themselves away from pervy streetgoers. ...not saying they come in all the time, (remember it was my first time) but the front desk handled it well and also made sure patrons were safe by addressing them by first name. Very sweet. Will come again. Thanks Ladies :] read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - MINT MINT NO CHIP NAIL - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I have been going here since I moved to Chicago 3 years ago. I refuse to go anywhere else because of how excellent the services are. They are clean, timely and do top notch work in a lovely environment. I like them the most because they prioritize about caring for your actual nails regardless of the service. I always walk out with exactly what I want! Including some photos of some of my favorite sets :) read more

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This place was so disappointing. If you are not a white person then they'll treat you like crap. The ladies would be really rude and like couldn't wait to get me out asap. But they kept catering to a white person. For me the Nail work was so mediocre. Is like someone that doesn want to provide the service and it's forced to do it. You could just imagine the level of service provided. If you are person of color BEWARE!!!!! read more

For years I went to this place every two weeks. Not anymore. Print out the prices before you go in because they aren't posted in the store and you get a different price each time. The last time I called for an appointment, they told me that they no longer did the Monday special (It's posted on their website). A French no chip was going to cost me $65 (according to their website, it should be $43 for the no chip and $10 extra for the French). A regular pedicure would cost $55 (the website price is $38). The thing that made me hung up was that they were going to charge me to remove gel that THEY put on two weeks ago. It's obvious the workers are gouging their customers and putting the difference in their pockets along with the gratuities. It's hard to be more disrespectful to your customers. read more

Literally 1 DAY after and nails are chipped. If you want to spend $75 (pre-expected tip) for a "spa pedi", 30 second leg massage and gel paint with uncut cuticles or any true manicure applied aside from the color coat, then this is your place. Won't be mine. What happened to the days of actual manicures, THEN acrylic tips applied for $25?! We're all getting hoaxed paying $100 w/tip for shat paint that lasts 2 weeks or 24 HOURS. Ridiculous. read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I was visiting from NYC and I needed a quick mani/pedi for a wedding downtown Chi (so this is my tourist 2 cents). This is a cute location, they had tasty warm white tea in the seating area. I didn't have an appointment but they were able to squeeze me in before the after work rush (the rush started around 5pm). They don't offer the powder gel that I'm used to, but the lady at the front desk made some comparable suggestions. I got a basic pedi and no chip mani. The prices are moderate for the area but I'm pleased with the end result. I gave 4/5 bc I'm used to a aroma therapy rose petals, a short shoulder massage at the dry station or a cocktail during the pedicure. Overall great service all around and a clean facility, I'd go back if I were in town and needed a solid mani pedi for an occasion. read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - Choosing a no chip nail color for my worn out nails. - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I came here during my lunch break for a no chip mani. Lucy did my nails and I am really pleased. Their manicures are different from others I've had before. I loved the moisturizing glove and hot stone massage. Will definitely come back again read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - No-Chip Manicure - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Last week I attempted to make an appointment using the online booking option through Yelp. That didn't work out well, because I only received a response telling me to call the nail salon to make an appointment. So, the lesson there is to call the nail salon directly and you will have no problem. Try to make your appointments in advance because the slots do tend to fill up quickly. On Wednesday's they have a $35 special for a regular mani + pedi. I made an appointment for a 10am slot (which is when they first open) and arrived a little early. The entire nail salon was being thoroughly cleaned. This sent my little germaphobic heart to heaven. I didn't get the name of my nail tech, but she was amazing! I came in with my feet and hands looking like the Hunger Games, but she truly put in the work and turned them around 360. The pedicure water was the perfect temperature and she was thorough. They also have a nice selection of O.P.I and Essie to choose from (along with another brand which I can't recall at the moment). The manicure and the pedicure both included a hot stone massage as well. The environment was pristine, very relaxing, and they had the movie "Something Borrowed" playing in the background. I really enjoyed my time at Pure Rain and I will be a regular customer - I already booked my next appointment. Truly happy to have found them! read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I really wanted to like this salon. The ambience is great and the staff is very friendly. It was truly a relaxing experience all three times I've been there. However, their no-chip does not last long. All three times I've been there, my nails are chipped within a few days. This is especially frustrating since they are one of the more expensive nail salons. I kept coming back because I really wanted to give this place a chance. To be fair, they will gladly fix any broken nail for you. But in my case, another nail chipped a couple of days after I went back in for a retouch so what's the point. I can't keep coming back every time another one breaks. If you are looking for a quality no-chip that will last at least a week, don't come here. read more

Pure Rain Nail Spa - I got this done on Saturday 03/03 it is now 03/07. This didn't last more than 4 days. - Nail Salons Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Never coming here again. My French tip nails turned green one day after leaving here and they used some fake materials. Also, I asked for acrylic with gel on top and they only do gel, which was fine, so the lady bonded my acrylic with gel but these nails looked absolutely HORRID. It also took her 2 hours to do my nails. No stars if I could. read more