This is by far the best and most professional nail salon you will find in the Greater Rockford…read moreregion. How do I know? I have been to dozens over the years and found the service to be subpar and many of the nail techs unable to communicate well for one reason or another (language barrier, rude, etc.). I ended up with single color polish at these places and never a complicated designs...:( Often the quality was poor at other salons as well, unfortunately. Fortunately for me, I discovered Lavish Nail Bar. At LAVISH, I have been impressed for well over five years now. Most of the techs here that I have seen do gorgeous nails for everyone--and they make sure they are doing what you want along the way. They all speak English as a first language OR speak very fluent English to where you can have a full conversation (if you want) while you get your nails done. This place is clean and makes every customer wash their hands at the start of the appointment to limit the spread of germs. What a great idea! They definitely have a strong cleaning protocol, as this is a clean salon. Their vent system works good too, as I am sensitive to fumes and don't have problems here. This is not a salon that smells bad or strong like chemicals one bit. I always make appointments and get served right away. However, they do accept walk-ins. I see many walk-ins get serviced within a few minutes or right away. If it is a busy time of year or the weekend, this might not be true. I always go during the week in the afternoons and see almost everyone get in after a short wait or no wait. They are popular though so I would always suggest an appointment. The owner and his wife manage a PROFESSIONAL nail salon. They are such a great duo. Their employees all seem to have fun and are happy to be there. I have seen many of the same faces working there for years, and many, many repeat clients so they must be doing something right! If anyone one stars this place, they must have extremely unrealistic expectations and give every other nail salon in town negative stars b/c I don't see how it is possible to rate this salon anything but a 5 or a 4 (if you have any constructive criticisms to offer). However, they have been in operation for years now. They know what they are doing. The owner seems to know everyone by name as they walk in the door. I am so impressed. This is a very courteous, respectful salon that goes above and beyond to make their customers happy. How good is this place? I have had people recognize the owner's work on my nails. "Do you go to Lavish?" they ask me. I have had dozens and dozens of people ask me where I get my nails done and many I have referred to Lavish (and they go back!). There are not many places around here that can turn an idea or design you find online into something as good or better than the picture you bring in (please note that this applies to the owner who has been doing nails for many years and is at the top of the game. I see the other nail techs do amazing, complicated designs too, but I can only speak for the complexity factor that the owner offers- who is a true artist and creative genius to be able to imagine in his head all the layers involved for some of the hardest designs that he has pulled off with flying colors. He only books himself by appointment (as far as I know) but even if he is not able to personally do your nails, I have seen him inspect the work of the other techs to maintain a high-quality standard, and I rarely see anyone leaving with a plain jane design (unless simple is what they were wanting). He has trained his techs well and I have seen some shadow his work even. I have witnessed them do nails for children, the elderly, and the disabled. I have not seen people complain. Just happy people leaving with fresh pedicures/nails. They are respectful to women and minorities here. They have a diverse clientele and a diverse staff. Everyone (without an attitude problem) should feel welcomed here!

Emma always does an amazing job on my nails, she constantly checks in to see if I'm doing okay, if…read moreshe's hurting me at all (which she never is), and she always takes care of me. My nails turn out perfect every time. I've been coming consistently for months and can say that it's not a fluke. Everyone here does a good job and is so kind. Pictures are my real nails she freestyled for Lollapalooza. They had been done a week prior.

Ben always does an amazing job on my nails since the first time in May 2025 I've been going once a…read moremonth to see Ben and get my nails done

took them almost 2 hours just to shape my nails and then had to ask the manager help her out…read morebecause she ended up making my middle finger to short.

Absolutely amazing thank you everyone was kind and very skilled hairdressers…read moreI definitely recommend and will be visiting again Thank you

Love Maria Lungo! She works magic on my hair! Super sweet! She listens to what you would…read morelike....offers suggestions....all spot on!

Nora is a proficient top notch nail tech and all of her staff are of the same professional quality…read more The salon has a friendly, personal vibe and they stand by their work. Highly recommended!!

I stopped by in an emergency to get a drop of glue for one of my nails that fell off, and the lady…read moregave me my own mini nail glue! So kind and helped save the day!

I've been coming here for a few years now! Best customer service, very clean salon, and talented…read moretechnicians. Truly amazing at their art In pedicure/manicure!

This used to be my go to nail shop! I am beyond disappointed with this last visit. My nails look…read moreoutgrown and I haven't even left yet! I talked to the tech and told him I would like the polish to go up farther he was very nice and tried but by that time there was already a coat of polish on. There was polish left on my finger tips! I have never left an establishment where that wasn't cleaned off I don't think I'm asking to much but you be the judge

I'm new to Rockford and was hesitant about finding a new nail salon. Isa was fantastic! My nails…read morelook fabulous! She listened to what I wanted and took her time. I will definitely be back.

I booked my appointment two weeks in advance. After I booked I called and left a message asking…read morethem to schedule Me SPECIFICALLY with someone who can do ombre nails. When I got to my appointment that was the first thing I mentioned. The girl had no idea that I wanted ombre nails but she said that we SHOULD have time to do them. As I'm getting my nails done there are signs that the tech is new to doing nails. No biggie, everyone has to learn. Except when it came time for the ombre part of my nails she could not do it. I don't know if it was an experience thing or what but bottom line was she couldn't do it. I ended up with a solid color. The nails themselves came out good besides that and again I'm not faulting her cause everyone is new at some point. But the person in charge of scheduling should have scheduled Me with someone with more experience who wouldn't have had done ombre nails with no problem.

I love going there! Everyone is so friendly and they always do a top notch job. They go above and…read morebeyond to help me get just what I want.

This place is the best! Everyone is nice and the quality of the service is top notch! The…read moreenvironment is very inviting and clean!

Went in for Carmel highlights, I got bronze highlights. She used the excuse I had box die in my…read morehair. Well every yr I go get Carmel or blonde highlights after using box die an I walk out of the salons with what I ask an paid for. She had to put a toner in it so now it's darker. So what I went in for an I paid $85 for an walk out with is nothing close to what I ask for. Cuz now I hav reddish brown an bronze highlights. Also I showed her a pic of what I wanted an how far apart I want my highlights that didn't work out either cuz there to close. A waste of mine an Jaymee time an money.

I've been on the search for a new salon since moving out of the city of few years back. This salon…read moreis off the beaten path but wow, it's so cute inside and I think I have found my new hair dresser! Jaymee was amazing! She took the time to really talk to me about my hair and the cut was perfect! I'll be back to do color and will update my review.