AA Nails & Spa

Came here spur of the moment with my mom. We both got pedicures. Staff was friendly. Service was quick and professional. Seating has massage chair which I always look forward too. Tv was on watching Rachel Ray talk show. Perfect for watching while getting your pedicure done. Only thing I didn’t like was the strong wiry brush used to scrub the top of my toes. It was rough and hurt. But it was over quickly.

Got right away and the guy spoke English reason for 3 stars. But I came in for a simple polish change on my toes. The man had long thumb nails and as they use the tip of their thumb to hold your toe his finger nail was digging into me. I picked a summer white. Thankfully I didn’t god red because he had to use the brush and acetone to fix the color he got on toes and cuticles (still is on my cuticles) If it had been a red you know you can not make that look good by doing this. Also the pedicure chairs have no shelf or hook for purse so you have to keep on lap. I will continue my search for a good nail salon.

What a great salon. I was insanely happy with the manicure I received here. I broke one of my gel nails during my vacation so I decided I needed a fix and a fill. The previous fill I got wasn’t that great because the nail place in Uptown kind of sucks, so the guy who did my manicure told me we were going to start from scratch.
He basically filed off the gel and applied something I’ve NEVER seen before. It was gel, but it had several steps of application of some polish and then DIPPING the finger into a vial of powder that sets into the gel. It was amazing. This process had five steps for each finger from start to finish, but the gel set immediately and was just ready once he was done. The gel came in various shades of white to pink so you could choose and then he had another powder for the French tip.
I’ve never had such a great manicure. Ever. I had never heard of this system and I don’t even remember what it was called but I have not yet found a salon in Chicago that offers the same thing. The gel nails were super close to the cuticle and I barely had any noticeable growth for over two weeks. The nails were shiny, perfectly shaped and just the right length.
Seriously, this was the best faux set of nails I’ve ever gotten (gel or acrylic). This unassuming nail place is in a strip mall so you might miss it since it’s overshadowed by Target. I’d make an appointment before coming in just because this place seems to be popular with the retirees in the area and it was pretty busy when I stopped in on a weekday afternoon in the summer.