There aren't many places that do dip powder on natural nails in Gainesville, but I think I found the best one! Tin took his time and I could tell he knew what he was doing unlike other places in Gainesville that I've tried. I also appreciate the cleanliness and the variety of colors they carry. read more

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I feel like Elaine from Seinfeld when I go here. Two nail techs were talking to each other and would stop to smile at me, then continue to talk to each other with intense fervor. Then, when I stood up to go to the pedi chair, my nail tech made another comment and all the nail techs broke out in laughter. One of these days I am going to record all of their conversations and hire a translator. Even if their convos had nothing to do with me, the appearance of impropriety is bad for business. read more

This is after I told the lady that the nails she had just finished filing were all different shapes twice ! She fixed them twice and here we are with all different shapes still. read more

Venus Nails & Spa - Nail Salons Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

Sooo Thursday I went to get my nails done on my lunch break. I explained to them that I didn't want any polish/color because I had to get back to work and that I would be back. The man still insisted on putting a clear coat on. So 2 days later when I came back (yes they ALL remembered me) she tried to charge me $10 for a "polish change" AFTER it was done. Usually they tell you prices before and if you come back within 3 days unsatisfied they "fix it for you". I asked her to take the polish off because she wouldn't let me leave then they said that would be $5 plus the $10. Mind you it's only WEDNESDAY of the next week and a nail has easily broken every day!! Wasn't even worth the $40 I damn sure wasn't about to pay $50 or $55!! I've never had this issue. Worst salon ever !!!! read more

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I stopped in yesterday to Venus Nail Spa Gainesville FL in Celebration Pointe for a soak off and layover on nails as well as a pedicure. I was greeted by the older gentleman and I use that term lightly. As I entered he ask which service I needed as well as color choice. So he started my pedicure first as he filed off my blue gel polish upon finishing he lifted the towel under my feet with all the blue powdery residue and shook towel on my legs as well as in the water for pedicure. I looked down at my legs now covered in my old nail polish! Really?? I have been to many nail spas that usually have a garbage can for such disposal well all of them . Then to add insult to injury after scrapping bottom of my feet shook that in water as well. By this point Im upset because feeling really disrespected. He cut down my toe nails shaping one round and the other big toe square on one side round on other as he appear to get upset when asking him to fix it while the other lady chimed in on conversation asking did I want my toenails more round? No I just want them to look identical. That simple. Nails...sigh he snatched my hands repeatly as i kindly ask him not to as he filed my overlayed thumb nails even that he filed one longer that other. Keep in mind I have a really short nail set. Nothing long and complicated for a professional look . Service is fast they get you in and out. The work I watched the ladies do was exceptional. Just needed to share my experience as a first time goer. Disappointed. I paid $103.00 for take off, overlay nails, pedicure with gel on both nails and toes. For that price I thought my guest experience would have been better. read more

This place really is a hit or miss! Sometimes I have a great service and my nails last 2+ weeks and sometimes I can't even go a week before they begin to chip. read more

Great atmosphere and service. Very relaxing. I got the basic pedicure for only $27. Will come again

Tin did a beautiful job on my ombré dip nails. He was skilled, fast, and super kind. I highly recommend Venus Nail Spa. read more

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I got a pedicure here and this place was clean and the lady who helped me was very sweet. I couldn't find a good red color on the wall so she brought me a few to choose from. The message chairs were great! I would definitely come back! read more

I went to Venus Nail Spa to get a gel manicure. I feel bad for leaving a mediocre review, but it's akin to the service I received. Don't get me wrong- the staff was incredibly friendly. However, I think that the manicure process does need to be improved. There were several issues that I experienced while receiving my manicure. First, they cut my cuticles to the point that they were lightly bleeding. I have never had this issue at another salon. One of the cuts throbbed for days and ended up becoming inflamed/infected. Second, they did not smooth out my nails after filing the tips. As a result, the thread from their cotton balls got stuck to my nails. This thread was not removed prior to painting my nails, despite me pointing the pieces out and trying to remove them myself. Lastly, my nails started chipping just days after getting my manicure. This might have something to do with the cotton threads and uneven filing. My gel manicures usually last at least two weeks before signs of wear and tear. After just five days, the tips of my nails started to chip and the polish around my cuticles started to lift. read more

I grew up going to this nail spa, and I'm amazed by how much they've improved the ambience while still maintaining excellent service. If you're going for standard nail polish (vs. gel), prices are on par with anywhere else in the Gainesville area. The technicians are practiced, everything is sanitized prior to each use, and the pedicure chairs are especially cozy. You can spruce up your pampering by getting a fancy pedicure with special scrubs, but I just go with the standard pedicure. Sometimes they rush a bit with aspects like the massages if the place is full, but you rarely have to wait very long if you're a walk-in, and you can't really have it both ways--either expect a long wait, or concede that it's just better to get the brief massage. I came on a Thursday around lunch, and people flowed in and out the entire time. The location is perfection on the outskirts of Haile Plantation. I try to stop by when I'm in town, and I never regret it! read more

Venus nail spa..I wanted to love this place. The inside is stunning and most importantly CLEAN. I started with a pedicure that was wonderful! There were many different types to choose from and I got the collagen one. But that's where the positive experience stopped. Half way through my pedicure, my manicurist came over. She took about 50% if my previous gel polish off and then left. I assumed she would take more off when I was done with my pedicure. Instead, my manicure started and she proceeded to scrap the remaining TON of gel polish off of my nails with her bare fingernail. It HURT..then she hacked up my cuticles and made at least two of my fingers bleed. I have never said ouch, or flinched that many times during a manicure. I have been getting gel for years, once a month (at a different spa) and have never had such a terrible experience. Then once she started polishing, it was a mess. Several of her hairs were stuck in my polish and she pretended she didn't see them, I pointed them out and she pulled but I noticed afterwards she didn't get them all and now they are gelled onto my nails. I couldn't get out of their fast enough, but when I got to my car and reinspected, it was worst than I could have imagined! Gel all over my fingers, skin and cuticles as well as blood that has now been gelled over so it will stay there. I am furious!! I spent $90 in there and I went back in and she proceeded to start picking the gel off with her finger nails again and it hurt. I just left. I couldn't even believe it!! Worst manicure experience! The two stars are for the pedicure only. read more

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This is old I guess. I got my nails done here at the end of February. I had some of my natural nails break so those got tips and the rest got forms with acrylic. The lady I got seemed to have no clue how to do forms. They came out sloppy and very thick. They started breaking within 3 days. My cuticles were cut and bleeding. The worst was I kept telling her stiletto shape, pointer, and she started yelling at me saying I had no idea what I wanted and it's impossible to make them sharper. Another lady came and got them to the pic shape. I now go elsewhere and get perfect stilettos every time. 1 star because I did get my eyebrows done there and they were perfect but I'd never let them touch my nails again. read more

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Overall I would give them 5 stars, but I recently made a trip to this place to get a full set on fresh nails. Price was awesome, but this time I had Anne do my nails at station 1. I'm not sure if she just wasn't focused but she cut my cuticle on two fingers, she put my index finger nail on crooked, and she didn't paint all the way to the cuticle. Therefore my full set looks like I've had it on for a week already. Normally this place is awesome and they take their time on my nails, but she just did a horrible job. She was really nice and provided good service to my friends and I. read more

Venus Nails & Spa - My pinky cuticle is cut, index finger is crooked, paint job after two days of wear. - Nail Salons Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

This is a terrible place, I had showed them a picture of what i wanted & it had NOT been what I wanted, They were rainbow & it looks like a little kid did them. Not to mention, that we were there for 4 hours. They have horrible staff & employees & are very complicated , I simply asked for no cutting or no filing & they continued. They also are very irresponsible with the tools they use. Take this into consideration. Thanks read more

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great service, extremely professional! keep up the great work! upon walking in i was greeted with hospitality and kindness! consistently asking to make sure if i liked my results or not and making sure to treat me with the most respect possible, my nails were done beautifully! thank you so much! read more

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There were so many positive reviews I thought, let me try them out. Well, I did along with a few friends. Only one person spoke English at the salon and we all got gel pedicures and gel fills. This cost us over $100. Each person. They charged to trim nails back, they charged for removal of gel polish. I've never paid that much in Gainesville ever and I've been getting my nails done for 25 years. One nail tech even got in an argument with my friend. She kept laughing and spoke in her native language to the other girls working. I gave one star just because of the appearance of the nail salon. Very beautiful and clean. Staff (everyone) rude and rushes each person to get to the next appointment whether anyone is waiting or not. I'll never go back. read more

It is time to go elsewhere. I've been coming to this salon for over a decade. Today, I finally decided to never return. The past three months I've encountered nothing but problems. On two separate occasions, I made appointments with specific nail technicians that either didn't show up or weren't available. I try and make appointments because it is hit or miss here lately. They have some very talented techs and some very sloppy ones. Yesterday I went in for a mani/pedi. I got regular nail polish this time (I alternate between gel and regular). It hasn't been 24 hours and my nail polish is completely flaking off (not chipping). I went in to discuss and the owner told me they could fix the messed up nails. I explained that I believed it was the nail polish that was the problem as I had never had this issue Before and the nail tech had to put acetone in the polish bottle just to make it work. I didn't want a reapplication of the same polish. Her response - regular nail polish isn't meant to last long. It isn't meant to last 24 hours? Sorry, this isn't acceptable. Needless to say, I just left. read more

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I've been going to Venus ever since I was 9 years old. I love the people there and I'm always happy and excited when I go to get my nails done there. The place is beautiful and clean. read more

I have been going to Venus Nails since my Junior prom and I absolutely love it! Every time I leave, my nails look great and I never feel overcharged. All of the technicians are very good at what they do and although I have yet to get a pedicure, I only see happy customers. I would definitely give this place a try! read more

I walked in on a busy Saturday and put my name down on the list. I was told it would be 20 minutes. 35 minutes later I asked where they were on the line and how much longer it would be. I was literally ignored. 5 minutes later I asked again and they sat me soaking in water for another 20 minutes. The woman came over to adjust my temperature, but at this point, a wait that was quoted at 20 minutes was now an hour and I no longer had time for the full pedicure before an appointment I had to go to. They said it would be another 10 minutes before someone could get over to me, but I couldn't trust this woman anymore because she lied about the 20 minute wait the first time. I got up from the soak and left. First time in my life I've ever done that at a nail place. I really didn't appreciate the fact that they lied about the time to wait to being with. They wasted over an hour of my time with nothing to show for it. I won't ever go back here!! Next time - BE HONEST about the timing, don't ignore your patrons, and act like you care!! read more

Came here for Christmas with 11 of us girls. We did make reservations... they were very accommodating to us. The inside is beautiful and the chairs are are great! They even recline. We brought watermelon margaritas to drink!! We will be coming back! read more

I always call and make an appointment with Hannah. She is absolutely amazing and knows what I like and we get along so well! Her sister Amy does my mom and my mom absolutely loves Amy! They are both so sweet and amazing! Highly recommend read more

Lovely salon, but they don't know how to do a manicure. The salon is clean and attractively decorated. They push the gel manicures because they can't make the traditional manicures last. Try painting the very tip or top of the nail. Coming from the east coast, I never had a manicure that didn't last at least 6 days (usually longer). What do the NE salons do better or different? 1. they use a better quality base and top coat (the used here was dull after one day). 2. offer a larger variety of colours. 3.They paint the top of the nail (over the edge) and that has lasting power. 4. They spend time on the massage. It is stronger leaving my arms and hands feel invigorated. In fact all of the women are trained in massage and they give you a shoulder massage while your nails are drying. 5. Offer a beverage -- doesn't help the manicure, but makes you feel pampered. I am in search of a great salon in Gainesville, one that knows how to do a manicure. Am I asking too much? read more

Their manicures are great, the nail techs are super thorough and very nice. Sometimes there's a wait, especially on the weekend, so i recommend making an appointment. read more

I went there to get My French nails done for both my feet and hands and my nail stylist was Amy. Great experience!! Amy was super nice and friendly. She has a cute accent. :) The nails lasted me way more than 2 weeks. I will definitely come back for Amy only!! :) read more

Love it here! The massages are awesome and their service is quick! Also love the price which is very affordable for the great service you get!! All the staff is very nice and welcoming! read more

I read the previous reviews online so I decided this would be a great place to get my nails done. For having such a prestigious location in Haile Plantation I expected much better service than what I received. One of the technicians' kids were running around the salon while I was there which ruined the whole quiet ambience I was wanting. I had acrylic nails done and they were very thick and sloppy - my technician got the acrylic all over my fingers. Within a week and a half the corners were lifting. The overall service was very disappointing. read more

I got a pedicure for my first visit to this salon. Most of the pedicure chairs were filled, but I got right in. The staff isn't the friendliest and the pedicure was just average. The location definitely helps their business, otherwise I don't think they would be as busy as they were. The lowest price pedicure is $25, which I guess is the going rate. I will keep looking for a better place. read more

My friends, family and I will NEVER be back. I went one time with some friends about a month ago and got a pedicure which I loved so I took my mom and nieces back today. We scheduled an appointment about an hour and half before. Then in the middle of getting all our nails done the lady told us we never had an appointment and they couldn't accommodate us now. Then I showed her a picture of how I wanted my nails which was all solid colors but one with little round cheetah print colors that I couldn't even mess up on doing she then laughed at me and said she couldn't do it. Then the lady my niece had said she couldn't do a pineapple on her one finger which is fine, pineapples are difficult on a small area. But then she put a sticker type of thing on her nail that is already coming off. Then I asked my lady to do the same sticker thing my niece got she then laughed at me again and said she couldn't do it. So then we finally left, all with ugly nails. And my one niece didn't get hers done because apparently we "didn't have an appointment" and they didn't have anyone to do hers. read more

Easily the worst eyebrow waxing I have ever received :'( I had gone here for the first time 3 weeks ago, and Kim did an amazing job on my gel nails. Super sweet person, took her time, and my nails looked great. Unfortunately today, when I returned, I did not have the same experience. I was rushed into the waxing, the lady did not listen to my request to just shape - instead taking off a large area of my full brows, AND left them uneven, and burned me with the wax leaving a line of red burned painful skin under my brow. I was upset but there was nothing to be done - just time will heal my skin and let my brows grow back. :( Right after this waxing I went for gel nails, and unfortunately also had a poor experience; the lady left my nails unevenly filed and not rounded symmetrically. I am extremely unhappy overall with this experience today and consider it a painful waste of money - lesson learned, ask for Kim or don't go. :'/ read more

I went in for a French pedicure picked out my package of $25 the tech was good then I went to check out it was $55 when I asked why he said that its extra for the gel polish which I never asked for. So I was charged $30 for gel polish that he never asked if I wanted he just assumed. I week after getting my toes done the gel polish looks dingy and is starting to crack. Never again will I go back. read more

If there was an option to rate it a zero--that is the rating I would give Venus Nail Spa. During 2018 Thanksgiving Holiday my daughter and I had pedicures and the tech spoke no English and all they did was to try to get us to purchase other expensive services. When we told the tech, we only were interested in pedicures, they became angry with us and did a banged up job (poor quality pedicures), just wanted to get rid of us. The techs were rude, and it was obvious they hated their jobs, and the owner is losing customers due to bad services, so to make-up for all the money they are losing because customers are dropping off like flies the owner just pushes these tech to sell more expensive services they no one wants! It's not worth it. There must have been a health fine as now they are using disposable supplies when they treat you as other customers were complaining of the unsanity conditions. There are better salons out there, so be warned, don't use this place, as they are losing customers and this business won't last long! read more

This place does not understand what it means to make an appointment. My friend and I had appointments for 2pm today. They didn't take my friend until 2:35 and me until 2:45. They just take people as they walk in and don't plan for people who have called ahead. That tells me they have no respect for you or your time. I won't be going back. read more

I've been coming to the salon now for several months after leaving Royal Nails, which I went to for a couple of years. The prices are pretty comparable but overall, the service at Venus is 100% better! As with other salons, some of the technicians do better work than others but in general, they all do a decent job. The salon is clean and from what I can tell, all of their instruments are cleaned and sanitized after each customer. They have several technicians there so your wait time will be minimal, the longest I've ever had to wait was approximately 10 minutes. All of their technicians are extremely nice and accommodating, they even offer free beverages to their customers. Since nail salons are a dime a dozen in the Gainesville area, I'm sure each salon has its pros and cons. Venus nails works for me, I'm sure they're not the best but I also know they're nowhere near the worst! The location is very convenient for me and I welcome the pleasant atmosphere and friendly technicians. I've never had a bad experience at this salon and if you're unhappy, they will do whatever it takes to make it right for you without giving you an attitude! It's obvious they are all about customer care and customer satisfaction, I just don't think that you can go wrong at the salon. read more

I've been coming here for a few years and found that the best time to come is lunch time on a Monday! I got a thorough full hour long pedicure followed by a thorough hour long gel manicure. My technician (Dung) was detailed and assured everything was done correctly. I came out with beautiful nails looking like I came from an expensive salon!! Would definitely recommend! read more

My sister scheduled a nail appointment a week in advance for my bridal party and my mother at this spa (5 people total). Our appointment was for 5:30pm. We went in at 5:30 for our nail appointment and they were already very busy but we thought this was no big deal since we had an appointment. My mom and I were getting acrylics and the other girls were just getting their nails painted and pedicures. So they check us in and then we heard nothing from them until 5:45. Around 5:45 they took 3 of the girls over to get their pedicures started. My mom and I weren't getting pedicures so we just waited. A little while later someone came up and asked us what nails we wanted and we told her we wanted to get acrylics applied. She took us over to two stations next to each other to wait some more. We sat there for another 15 minutes with nobody talking to us at all. Finally, a lady came over to my station and asked, "you want your nails done?" to which I replied, "yes, I'm here to get acrylics". She looked at me straight faced and just said, "oh" and walked away... Then like 5 minutes later she walks over to my mom and asks her, "you want your nails done?" and my mom told her she was also here to get acrylics and the lady again said, "oh" and walked away. At this point we are wondering if we should just leave as this is the only interaction we've had so far and we've been at the salon for over half an hour. The lady sitting at the station behind me turned around and said, "you don't want your nails done?" and I told her yes, we wanted acrylics applied. She then tells us that we should do dip nails and they are better for your nails (which I've heard is debatable but she's the nail expert not me). So we asked her why she didn't think we should do acrylics and all she kept saying is "you do dip, yes acrylic no good, you do dip". So at this point I'm exhausted and not really sure what's going on. She convinces my mother to do dip nails instead (I think my mom was just tired of arguing). So then a guy walks over and asks me, "you want your nails done?". I say, "yes, I want acrylics but she's saying that acrylics are bad and will mess up my nails... what do you suggest if I'm getting married in two days?". He says, "you do dip". So I agreed and walked over to his station. He starts to grind my nails and I told him to please be careful because I don't want them too thin and he just nodded his head and said "we have to do this" ... again I'm not the expert here and while I know that they have to buff the surface to get the dip to stick, you don't have to grind it down too far. He painted my nails with primer and then grabbed a little jar of liquid with a brush and a bowl of powder... I was VERY confused now because the jar with the little paint brush looks suspiciously like acrylic. My sister's nails were finished so she walked over to talk to me and asked me what I was getting. I told her, "Well I wanted acrylics but they wanted to do dip nails and told me I was getting dip nails but this looks like acrylic... maybe this is a new dip nail technique I'm not aware of..." then the guy says, "no this acrylic you get acrylic" and continues doing my nails. At this point I'm just laughing because there's nothing else you can do. I'm confused but just want to get my nails done and I'm stressed from wedding planning and want to just have something checked off my to do list! He asks what shape I want and before I can say he says, "we do square" so I just said ok whatever... He cut the tips off the nails and I asked him to go shorter, which he did for my two pinky fingers but the rest of my nails are longer than I wanted (I didn't know I needed to tell him that I wanted all of them about the same length as the first one he did... I guess maybe I should have been more explicit?) When he filed my nails to the shape my pinky finger bled from the nail file so I told him it hurt and pulled it away. He literally said nothing and just kept filing the other fingers just as rough so I had to keep telling him it was hurting so he wouldn't cut my other fingers. By the end I was so tired of arguing and being confused I just wanted to leave. My nails didn't look noticeably bad but they didn't look very high quality either (bubbles in the acrylic and globs of it under the nail tip...also wounded pinky from the nail file). That night my nails hurt a lot... it was like the feeling you have as a kid when you get your braces tighted.. the one where you just want to rip your own teeth out - but with my nails. Which probably means the tips weren't the right size for my nails or maybe this is normal for acrylics in general. Either way, I don't think I'll be back to this spa. I'm giving two stars because while my nails weren't noticeably awful, I didn't feel like they care about or listen to their customers at all. read more

I ask for my nails to look like this picture I found on Pinterest and they didn't even try

I went in last Saturday because I got a gift certificate from a friend. I have never thought of this spa because every time I went by it it just didn't seem like the group of ladies were very professional. But someone gave it to me as a gift so I figured it was because it was a decent place. When I walked in the women were friendly and seemed to want to listen to what I wanted. I wanted to try their spa pedicure with paraffin wax. Another woman had walked in at the same time as me and only wanted their cheapest pedicure (without the paraffin wax). As I sat there I saw a lot of inconsistencies between the two women doing the work since I was sitting right next to the other woman that had walked in. My technician didn't seem to be as thorough, even though I asked. I asked for them to use the callus shaver for my heels because I like it better. I was told that they don't use that there and used a different tool that looked like a pedi-egg but with a handle. As the pedicure continued the woman would not do certain things that even the woman paying less money was getting. But I tried to keep an open mind because she seemed to be trying to do a good job. Ultimately she finished my pedicure at the same time the other technician finished the shorter pedicure. All in all the experience wasn't horrible, but where it gets bad is that not two days later my heels have cracks, which I've never had before, and they are dry, rough and looking worse than when I went in! Why would anyone pay $32 for a pedicure that you have to get redone in a week? I normally go to Happy Nails by Target and their pedicures last at least 3 weeks! Yes, 3 weeks!!! I will not go back here and I would never send anyone. Oh and during the time they were working the two technicians you could tell were clearly making fun of another technician's work. Not a good work ethic if you ask me. Go to Happy Nails if you're looking for inexpensive, good pedicure. read more

They are the BEST, the remodel expansing is beautiful , no waiting at all, we came last Friday for group of 4 people no appointment and get to seat together right away , service is excellent , love it . read more