Nouveau Nails

Pam and Nina are by far the best in the shop. Their work is top-​rate. They don’t smile or chat, but you’ll get a great mani-​pedi.

I’ve never had cleaner, so perfectly shaped nails than I do now!
I received a gift certificate for this nail salon for my birthday, and I can also say that I’ve only gotten a mani/​pedi maybe once or twice before in my life. I liked it here! Yes, the workers are a little abrupt and don’t talk much, but the woman I had was genuinely good at her job, took the time to care for me, and did an excellent job! The calf massage was definitely unexpected, but very nice! I wish I could attach a picture of my nails; they have never been so perfectly squared and painted.
With that being said, I got a mani/​pedi and it took roughly an hour, and was told they usually cost $ 35 (not a bad price for what you get). The woman working on my nails was very thorough, seemed generally interested in me when we did talk (I’m not much of a talker anyway), so I had no problem there. She seemed more motherly than the other workers.
If you want a good, clean, relatively inexpensive manicure and/​or pedicure, then come here. Don’t come if you want to socialize, or be overly pampered; come if you want something good, in a fast time frame. They do their job well, and I really do love the way my nails came out. A++

I was a bit sketched out on my visit here (first-​timer). Not only is the salon super small and crammed, but nothing really looked clean and the staff were unwelcoming. After the woman next to me got up, I never saw them clean out the foot tub– I’m REALLY hoping they did at some point before someone else sat down (and that I didn’t get any diseases in there). The woman doing my nails cut some of them crooked, but at least the color came out nice. They are very inattentive. After you pay they basically forget about you– they don’t help you transition to the drying station or even turn it on for you or say goodbye when leaving. Won’t come back.

Turn off the TV or turn it to something neutral. It’s awful – shop too small for it. Owner so rude, eats in front of you. Price slightly higher than all the Coolidge corner competitors – nail stylus, golden nails eg. Atmosphere awful. But mani and pedi both very good. I go once or twice a year when I need it to be good, but I can’t stand the atmosphere and price, and so I go to those other places all the other times. It would be so easy to fix what’s wrong with this place – why don’t they?

Super small and over priced for such poor quality. Golden finger is down the street and does a way better job for less. I asked my manicurist to fix one that I had smeared a little and she gave me attitude and fixed it even more poorly than it had been done to begin with

I had a terrible experience at Nouveau Nails. As other reviews said, the manicure was not great, chipped almost immediately, the nail technician barely said anything, the manager/​owner guy was rude and played games on his phone the whole time. Then to top it off, I had brought my own polish with me so I could touch it up at home and I accidentally left it there. I went back the next day and they were so rude saying they don’t remember me (day before) and that they don’t have my polish. So not only did I get a terrible manicure, I can’t even touch it up because they stole my polish. I will NEVER go back.

Don’t let the appearance of the place fool you (as it does somewhat resemble a bowling alley).
I have been here twice for manicures and both times I left with great results! They were quick and professional and didn’t try to push me into getting more than I came in for. Nina gave me a fantastic manicure the first time I went in there — I don’t think my cuticles were ever cleaner and the polish lasted for almost a full week! The second time, I feel awful because I forget the girl’s name, but she was nice a friendly. When I was picking out colors, she wasn’t pushy or overcrowding, but did — in a very kind and professional manner, suggest colors for me that she thought would work better than those I was initially considering. She was very right with her suggestions! I will definitely keep going!

I agree with the review below. This place is definitely a brothel.
Im currently sitting in this place and it’s pretty dirty, muggy and uninviting.
The color is turning out decently well but I’m wondering if I’ll need to be on antibiotics by tomorrow from the number of diseases I may have just contracted.
Not coming back anytime soon…

I’m not convinced that this place is not a brothel.
That said, you get what you pay for: $ 35 for a mani-​pedi? Pretty cheap, I’ll take it. Although, as I’m thinking about the review I want to write, I’m simultaneously questioning my decision to patronize this place.
So I’ll leave with this: the workmanship is decent and fast; you can be in and out with your nails fully done in about 35 – 40 minutes (unheard of!). BUT be sure to stop by the conveniently located CVS or Walgreens on Harvard Street to pick up some hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol. It’s just the smart thing to do.

Nouveau Nails is so average in so many ways: the lackluster environment, the owner/​manager who plays games on his iphone, the lack of conversation, the somewhat expensive prices, etc, etc. I wouldn’t normally go back EXCEPT that.
I got a manicure and pedicure with Kelly whose work and friendliness is bar none. She makes all the difference. If it weren’t for her, I probably would not come back. She’s done my nails three times now, and each time, she listens to my requests, asks if I’m happy with the result and while she’s doing my nails, and remembers the little things I’ve told her in previous conversations. Plus, for whatever reason, her French pedicures last for a long time!
Bottom line: make an appointment with Kelly only (or your own favorite manicurist/​pedicurist there), because I can’t really see what’s so much better about this salon over other places that provide the same services. The other ladies at the salon all seem to do a fine job, but Kelly is the best!

While the workmanship here was ok, the whole experience was just blah. I went in for a manicure, got the usual pick a color, then sat down. The stations were old and run down, there are only 2 of them when there are about 6 pedicure stations on the left. The girl who did my nails did an ok job. She did my cuticles painlessly and the polish came out nice. The whole manicure she was just not personable though. She did not say one word except for when it came time to pay. She did joke around to her other salon peeps in their language the whole time. So tacky and quite a turnoff when you know they are looking at you and the other customers while they talk. There was another gentleman in there, maybe the owner, who was hanging out with his shoes off sitting in the pedicure chairs-​kind of unprofessional.
I wouldn’t go back. The place could use some modernization. It was not vented enough, it reeked of acrylics and the dryers were so loud. It didn’t look like the cleanest place either.

I go to Nouveau Nails a lot because it is convenient to my apartment. Though the décor is admittedly not the best, I think the women there do a fabulous job, especially on pedicures. They are very thorough and do the absolute best and longest leg massages I have ever had. These are more than worth the price of the pedi, which isn’t bad by the way ($ 25)!

I have had acrylic nails for about two years plus now. Before you judge me: I get them done because if I didn’t I would chew my nails, my cuticles and my lips. I know gross, right? Hence why I have my nails did every 2 – 3 weeks.
Since I moved from C-​Bus, OH I’ve been trying to find a good nail salon. For as many as there are in Brookline/​Allston/​Boston I have not found one as amazing as the salon I used to have in Columbus. Then I had an epiphany.
I made an appointment at Millennium Nails on Harvard St at 9:30 in the morning. I arrive there at 9:25 and they are not open. And it wasn’t like there were people milling around and they just hadn’t opened their doors yet (the hours posted said they opened at 9) no. There was no one there. At. All. Frustrated, annoyed and bitchy I stormed off.
A few hours later I just decided to call Nouveau. I’d been here a couple times before and when I had them done, they were really good. I’ve stormed out of here a couple times prob due to low blood sugar and the size of the place (it’s really really small!). But, for acrylics Lisa does an amazing job.
I had pink and whites done in Ohio but I didn’t really want them done again, I’d rather just get a regular fill. Lisa was really helpful and listened to what I wanted. She made my nails look great and didn’t charge me an arm and a leg like I thought she would.
I’ve never been for a pedicure or anything besides acrylics. But, I think it’s safe to say if you need a fill go to Nouveau. Oh, and make an appointment! It’s really small and they fill up quick!

I have got pedicures here many more times than I should have, because they are way too expensive for the usually crap job they do.
Unfriendly and sometimes just rude; the people make this place super unpleasant, its also smelly, and had ugly décor, and doesn’t seem to be the cleanest.

Go to Nouveau Nails if you want jacked up toes that require a visit to the podiatrist and antibiotics. This is the truth.
A day after getting a pedicure from Nouveau Nails I started feeling this pain in my big toe. Sort of throbbing and when I touched the toe it was very tender and some sort of puss came out of it. After gagging over this I called my PCP who sent me directly to a podiatrist. It looked like a piece of my skin on the toe has been clipped, but I wasn’t sure. Two days later I’m in to see the podiatrist and it turns out I had an infection (explains the puss), and my toenail was discolored and nasty. I had to go on a course of antibiotics, go back to the podiatrist on two other occasions to have the nail reshaped and it was really a bad experience.
I vow never to go back to that place again. I went because it was cheap and convenient, but after paying x3 office visit copays to the podiatrist, missing work (thus being forced to use «vacation time») I can say that this was probably the most expensive and worst pedicure of my life. I strongly caution you on going to Nouveau Nails.

They gave me a good manicure. I liked it… and will go back.
Whenever I get my nails done, I always feel like they are making fun of me in another language. This happened here, but i’ll still go back.

I’ve gone here several times because it’s close to where I live. However, I won’t be going there again. The people who work here are so inhospitable, they make you feel like you are imposing on them by giving them business.

One of my coworkers admitted that she had never had a pedicure before. GASP! So, three of us decided it was time to take her for one, for the first time.
Nouveau Nails was great! All four of us got our nails done at the same time (we had an appointment) and the store was quiet and relaxing. We kind of took over.
The staff was friendly, and we all ended up with cute lil’ piggies. Even our first-​timer is now hooked (and wants to go back for a manicure).