Lauren’s Nails

I really hope u did not discriminate against African American client that was told to come another time when only two white women was in there. it’s all on fb. if it’s true it’s not good for business

They are very nice here but I can’t give them a good review because of a couple repetitive issues. I have twice had nails done where they used old nail polish that had thickened and was caked therefore taking hours to dry. They were kind enough to fix it when I returned but I don’t have the time to get my nails done once every week and definitely not twice. They also file the tops of nails which leads to nails looking attractive in short term but in long term really weakens the nails and leads to more cracking and splitting. The massages are wonderful.

Overall this was the best mani and pedi I got in Boston so far. Knocking off one star as when i walked in they gave me a brand new girl who had no idea what she was doing (you don’t train people on customers u train them on other people who work in the salon). I asked the owner to switch girls and it all wolfed out for the better. Overall pretty good experience.

I stopped by Lauren’s Nails for a quick manicure prior to meeting a friend for post-​work drinks in Beacon Hill. Alin did a great job on my nails! She also gave the best mini hand/​arm massage I’ve had in a nail place! I felt so relaxed.
The equipment in this place looks a bit old and dated, right down to the nail dryers. The salon could definitely use a bit of a facelift. However, it’s a convenient location and for $ 13, you can get a great manicure and mini hand massage. Plus the polish selection was impressive and provided plenty of Essie color options.

I’ve been going to Lauren’s Nails semi-​regularly since i moved to Beacon Hill three years ago. I’ve only gone for manicures and lip waxes. Sometimes my manicures have been average but the majority of the time, my manicures (regular and gel) come out really well. I also tend to go during the week like in the morning when they’re not as busy. And I would recommend for Nghi for any nail services… she is awesome! She’s super friendly, takes her time and my nails always look great!

Disappointed. Clean enough but was baffled by their nail dryers which must be antiquated. I sat for 10 minutes and my nails weren’t dry. Manicurist said I should sit thru 2 – 3 cycles. Who has 30 min for their nails to dry? I sat for 2 cycles and edges started chipping next day. I get this same OPI color at another salon and no issues. Dryer? Top coat? Not sure what the problem was but I won’t be back.

Love love love love Lauren’s! The place is clean, well priced, the manicurists are friendly and they really take pride in making their customers happy. Went to another nail salon this weekend (out of town) and they butchered my nails, can’t wait to get back into Lauren’s chair.

I walked in for a mani pedi. STAY FAR AWAY FROM this place!!!‘m! My nail tech «Jenny» used The same tools (without washing or sanitizing)!!
Where the heck are their Standards???

This place was decent about 10 years ago. In the past few years I’ve been back a few times to both Charles St and Newbury and every time I think, I’m not going here again. Today was kind of the final visit.
I went for a pedicure because I was in the area, but they must have been understaffed because one lady soaked my feet, then passed me off to someone else who massage them. Meanwhile, the first lady kept looking over the shoulder of the second lady and reprimanding the her on her technique. Which was awkward.
Then the first lady came back and proceeded to put on the polish. When I explained to her that no one had applied the cuticle softener or cut the cuticles yet (she had only removed my existing polish and scrubbed the bottoms of my feet), she said she had. Which was a weird thing to claim, because she hadn’t. I mean, I was there. She may have forgotten or thought the other lady did? Either way, she then proceeded to paint over my nails and old cuticles. So after I showed her how you could see ratty cuticles covered in polish, and she continued to claim she had cut them. So bizarre!
I gave my tip to the second lady who was yelled at, and hope she was able to keep it all.
All in all, its only nails, and its fine, but I won’t go back. There are better less expensive places around.

Can’t say I will ever go back to Lauren’s. Came here for a mani/​pedi and it was sub par. They start doing the mani while you’re getting your toes done so you can’t even relax and enjoy the pedi. The pedi itself was the worst part. The girl barely scrubbed my feet — they are still rough! One positive is that the staff was friendly.

Usually I like this place but I went in today and right from the start the lady had a nasty sour puss on her face, was so rough with my manicure and pedicure, I tell her to be careful of a blister on my ankle, she glares at me, soaks my jeans, I tell her to fix a crooked nail, she intentionally ruins it and tells me it’s my hand and not the nail. As I am under the dryer she comes over, rips my hand out of the dryer presses down on it very hard leaving an imprint and says it is dry and you can go
Home now and I said can you spray the drying spray and she said no go home and I said what and she raised her voice and said no go home now! Lady was wearing a gray sweater with a pink sequin bow on it. I will NEVER go back to Lauren’s nails. The RUDEST LADY IVE EVER ENCOUNTERED

Terrible terrible terrible. From start to finish. My friend and I went in on Thursday; I for a shellac soak off and regular mani, she for a mani. First of all there were two girls just sitting but when it came time to take care of us one of them disappeared. At that point the available girl should have started on my soak off to keep the timing more even for my friend and me but instead she started on my friends nails. Whatever, c’est la vie. When someone finally materialized to take care of me she started soaking off my shellac then wandered away and someone else came back. I’m used to these little nail salons doing this but the new girl immediately gave me the 3^rd degree. She asked why I wasn’t doing shellac again and I said doing it too often was damaging my nails. She then SNORTED, ROLLED HER EYES, and muttered «damage» under her breath. Get lost sister, I don’t need a nail technician with an attitude. She went on to do the WORST filing job ever. All the corners were sharp so I asked her to round them out a bit. Which was met with more attitude. She rushed through the polish job and I could tell before I left that the tips were not sufficiently done. Yesterday (Friday) I already had 3 chipped nails by the end of the day. I’ve learned my lesson about going back to have these types of places fix their mistakes. I will just have to remember to never again go back.

First of all– If you’re too busy, or you’re training new staff tell customers it’s free or you’re too busy to take a ‘full set of tips’ and a shellac french!
Second of all, if your customer is telling you they want they’re nails narrow don’t tell them «you’re hands and nails are like mine– fat! very ugly!»
Third of all, and I repeat, if you’re too busy DO NOT TAKE a FULL SET AND A SHELLAC FRENCH.
She had 3 people work on a french, and she completely made my nails fatter and uglier then they already were apparently!
Hands, and terrible nails, down-​worst experience ever. I’ve been to some dumps for a discount before– and yet have never been more upset…
Any suggestions where in Boston I can get my nals fixed, please help me out I have a wedding in a week.

This place was so cheap I thought they had made a mistake. $ 22 gets you a pedicure complete with a hot stone leg massage; I’ve never found a pedicure below $ 30, and those all offered fewer perks than this one! Nice staff, very fast work. Great color selections too; some places you go only have 75 shades of pink, but this place had an inventive array.

Hands down the cheapest manicure I’ve ever had ($ 12)
It’s looks good we’ll see how long it lasts.

Horrible! I came in for a simple manicure and the woman made a mess. I had to tell her to paint my entire nail including the sides about 10 times. She also used chunky nail polish (old) and then I noticed they had brand new nail polish inside a glass case as you walk in. Meanwhile some of the polishes on the wall are old and globby. The polish was painted on thick and I then had to dry them twice as long. This place is very no frills. No lotion on your hands after they cut your cuticles, nada! Just cuticle cutting and straight to polish. I will never go back. For 12 bucks plus tip you’re better of going to one of the 20 other salons on Charles St. I’m sure they will give you more for your buck.

After trying a couple of other nail places on Charles Street in Beacon Hill, I am now committed to Lauren’s Nails. They do a great job, and they are great at getting you in & out quickly. Just the other time I was in, the volunteered to do the manicure at the same time as my pedicure, to help save me time. The manicures/​pedicures last, and look great!

After trying other $ 35 mani/​pedi places on Newbury, I realized Lauren’s is better than the rest. I go in once a week, and now have a regular nail stylist (Angel) who does a great job. She does a great job, but all the employees are wonderful. They take their time and make sure everything is right. Trust me, I’ve ruined enough polish jobs right after she finishes and she always fixes it quickly and without making me feel like a complete klutz.
The massages are much better than I remember as well. They’re only $ ¹⁰⁄₁₀ minutes and definitely worth it.

The service here was good, and they did my manicure and pedicure at the same time, which I really liked. It is also very reasonably priced and conveniently located.
However, they didn’t scrub my feet enough in the pedicure. My manicure started chipping about 4 – 5 days later, which is decent, but I wish it lasted a bit longer. This wouldn’t be my weekly salon.

This used to be my go-​to salon, but I found that the quality of your service totally depends on the manicurist. Some are really good, others aren’t. I found a girl I really liked, but after she left, I wasn’t happy anymore.
It’s normally really crowded and nights/​weekends, there’s a wait. Go elsewhere (I prefer Cambridge Nails) or Tiffanie’s Nails across the street, basement level. NOT Pinckney Nails (see review).