The Squoval Nail

Is this location open anymore? I have tried to call during normal operation hours and no answer. I’ve even tried driving by multiple time to see if they were open and the place is always closed. Use to love the girls here and they did a quality job.

The ladies who own the Sqouval Nail are sweet and smart entrepreneurs. They care about the quality of the services they are providing, and care about the nail health of their clients. They engage with customers personally, and create a very relaxing and fun environment. Happy to find this gem in Edgewater! There has been a deterioration in the quality of some of the Highlands nail staples, so this is a great alternative.

My sister and I had set an appointment to take our mom out for a mani/​pedi for her birthday. We got there, and only one girl was working-​on a Saturday early afternoon!
Instead of us all getting our nails done, my sister and I had to sit and watch our mom get hers done. We didn’t have time to spend 4 hours for us to go one at a time.
The appointment never should have been accepted in the first place, if they weren’t going to accommodate us. We were clear while making the appointment that we wanted to get our nails done at the same time.
There was one other employee, who was busy playing on her phone.
It was a very bad experience-​we will certainly not be going back. We wanted to have a nice, relaxing day out with our mother, and couldn’t do so because of this place.

I bought a groupon for Squoval Nail and I’m glad I did, the two girls greeted me right away as I walked in, they were very nice. I had gotten a manicure and Mandi did an awesome job. My nails turned out beautiful. I can’t wait to go back for my pedicure. Squoval Nail is very clean, classy and nice spa feel. they use copper pots for the pedicures which is so beneficial to our feet.

I have been to this nail salon quit a few times and i love them. I never really like the nature look until one day i was there with a friend and one of the customer recommend doing gel and so i gave it a try and i will never go back to acrylic my nails are healthy and long. They really take there time with me and overall I’m satisfied

Stumbled upon this place on accident.. But I must say it was one of my favorite experiences. Since we walked in the two young ladies greeted us and were very friendly. We didn’t even wait long. I love the fact that they use copper pots. the owner went ahead and explained to us the benefits of using copper instead of the traditional. We were offered tea and even asked what kind of music we preferred. I absolutely love how they treat you like they’ve known you forever and they take their time so you actually have time to relax. Will definitely be back and I do recommend it. I tend to be very picky but this place will definitely be my only nail salon from now on.

Despite my bad experience I decided to go back. My friend gave me a gift certificate (the reason that I went last time) and you know how it goes… use it or lose it. I didn’t bother making an appointment this time and walked in mid-​day. They were not busy and were able to accomodate me immediately. The woman who did my pedicure was very friendly and did a fantastic job. During my pedicure they had another walk-​in that was close to an appointment time and I did notice that they turned away the walk-​in which is a good sign that maybe they are doing a better job acommodating their appointments first. It was a great experience and I left much happier this time around. If I had this experience the last time around then I would definitely recommend them.

I went here a couple weeks ago for a gelish manicure and a pedicure. The pedicure literally flaked off right when I got home. The gelish started to peel four days later. I went back in to get my nails redone and was told there would be no charge. When I left I asked how much it would have been so that I could leave a tip. I was told it would be $ 14 for a nail redo. I said I would tip $ 5. When they ran the card it came back as $ 19. She had charged me for something I would not have paid for if my nails had been done properly the first time. This time around the pedicure is already chipping and my gelish has peeled off the tip of four nails. It lasted four days. Not cool!

One year ago this place got a new owner/​manicurist. Many services are offered. I got my mom a silk for Mother’s Day with a Groupon. Christy, the new owner, is VERY good. Products are great. I will go again.

These girls are really great. I moved away from this salon and will drive across town just to get my nails done here. It’s really clean and I always have fun talking to everyone there while I’m getting my nails done. I usually bring my little girl and they are so sweet they put polish on her nails too without charging me anything extra. (Which makes her love to come too!) Most of all they do a great job and my gellish stays on forever :)
I’m glad I’m commenting now because a lot of these reviews are pretty ridiculous.
Any minor issues I would imagine have resulted from the bumps that happen when you own a business. The bottom line is it’s very clean, they are selective about the quality of polish and products that they use, and best of all no one is wearing masks. These girls are doing a great job. I will be seeing them again soon!

I bought a mani/​pedi from an Amazon Local deal and was looking for a regular place to go. This is not going to be it. The atmosphere was unprofessional. Some of the girls were friendly, but it seemed as if they were trying too hard. I was in after work on a Friday night and it was obvious that no one wanted to be there. All the girls left except for the gal that was working on me. I was pushed and pressured for an upsale to a different mani/pedi.and had to tell the gal several times that I was not interested and explained that I did not care for Gel Nails. The pressure continued throughout the services. The pedicure was done first and was ok. I still left with callouses on my feet. Her only topic of conversation was about how little money she made and how poor she was. The manicure rushed even though she stopped several times to try and call her boyfriend. When she wasn’t trying to get ahold him, or talking about how poor she was, she was complaining about how little she gets paid with the clients that come in with the deals. UM EXCUSE ME! I When she wasn’t and I left with scratches in my polish because she was in a hurry to get home to her boyfriend. I will not be back.

Made an appointment via their online system to redeem a deal chicken for a silk pedicure on 8÷22÷13. I made the appointment for Sunday, 10÷13÷13 — right before I am to leave town for a beach wedding and would really need the pedicure! I received an email reminder on Saturday, the day before my appointment. I show up on Sunday for my appointment and the place is closed! I rechecked the website and it said it had Sunday hours. I called to see if I could get someone live and the voicemail said open Tues-​Sat!
Okay, first off — I made the appointment two months in advance. That gave PLENTY of time for the salon to give me a call and let me know they were changing their hours and could they reschedule me to another day. I would have been accomodating in changing my appointment as I was quite flexible in the two months between making my appointment and when it actually was.
Second — I left a very confused voicemail asking what the deal was and asking for a call back to rectify the situation. I still haven’t received a call back from them.
Due to their awful customer service, I had to scramble and try to get a last minute appointment at another salon. Luckily the wonderful people at Über-​Chic right down the street welcomed me in same day and I probably received friendlier service.
Am currently trying to get a refund from Deal Chicken… no way I even want to try a place that can’t reschedule an appointment for a day they are open OR even call the customer back. Terrible!

I made an appointment for 6:30 and when I walked in the lady said I didn’t have an appointment for that day. I looked at her appointment book and showed her my name and she then told me I’d have to either come back the next day or wait another 45 minutes. I was pretty annoyed by this, especially since I was leaving town and didn’t have another opportunity to go back before leaving. The lady didn’t apologize or anything.
I had bought a Living Social deal for this place but am trying to get a refund since I won’t be back.
Don’t expect promptness or good customer service at this place!

I used to go here a lot when the previous owner still ran the company. I stopped going because I started doing my own gelish nail polish at home. I wanted to relax a bit so I returned almost 2 weeks ago to get a gelish mani and regular pedi.
**THIS WAS THE MOST HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE IN A NAIL SALON I HAVE EVER HAD!**
First, I walk in and the music is so LOUD that I can’t hear the staff try and talk to me. One of the girls was getting a pedicure, while the other one was providing her the service. Neither stopped what they were doing or got up to greet me — a PAYING customer. I actually had to wait while the girl finished the pedicure on her co-​worker, before I was attended to.
Second, the girls weren’t professional looking at all! They wore low cut clothing and short dresses. Umm, you have a job where you’re bending over and opening your legs to do a pedi — this should not be the attire a person in this field wears. I don’t need to get an eye full when I just want to relax.
Third, the manicurist who did both my pedi and gelish mani, was shaking so bad that I thought she was having a seizure. This caused her to have to fix both services numerous times, which in turn made the process three times as long. The pedi turned out okay and I still haven’t had any chips. However, the gelish was poorly done. As I stated earlier I started doing my own gelish at home, which means I was not trained or have any experience like these ladies should. I hands down have done a MUCH better job that what this person did. By the third day I have chipped and peeling polish. My thumb actually had a buildup of so much polish that it completely came off and looked tacky! I am extremely displeased with the new staff and ownership.
*Don’t waste your money, you will find a better experience somewhere else!
Needless to say, I won’t be going back. If I could give a zero star rating I would!

One Word… Awkward
From the moment I walked in the door for my appointment over this past weekend when I almost fell into the salon due to their dangerous entry way, to the check in process where they said I didn’t have an appointment and let me open the door to walk out scratching my head… after asking loudly are you sure? One woman who booked it remembered and told me to pick out my polish… OK… my instincts told me to run but I stayed and picked out polish as instructed…
They have polish bottles on the floor and below knee level… as well as mounted on the wall. I didn’t even notice the polish bottles to choose from on the floor until I sat down for the pedicure… the nervous young lady did an OK job on my feet, but the second I sat down she asked me to fill out a card with personal info on it for no reason, so I politely set it aside and was not asked more about it… I am sure it was a loyalty thing but who knows…
Another woman gave me a nice manicure, she was friendly and asked how I liked the salon and the décor… I tried to be as honest as possible telling her how awkward the doorway, the polish and the staff were so far.
Overall they seem to want to try but need a lot of «polishing» of their salon in order to survive when we have so many nice places to choose from in the area.

Unfortunately, not worth the price. It was my first time there with a friend and i was excited about the experience, however the manicurists we had for mani and pedi were inexperienced or just didn’t care. They had to retouch a few times after being asked and took longer than other nail salons. Final product was some what sloppy. Plus family members and friend kept going in and out the whole time we were there, it felt like a circus, not professional or cool. Maybe it was a bad day for them but i would not recommend this place.

I got a 2-​for-​1 Gelish manicure on LivingSocial, so I figured I’d give this place a try. While I liked the location and the staff, I was unimpressed with both manicures.
I initially went for the Gelish because it’s touted as lasting for 2+ weeks; both manicures lasted less than one week before peeling, chipping, and cracking. I had different techs both times, so I’m not sure this can be attributed to skill, either.
I would probably go back and try a regular mani/​pedi, but I wouldn’t fork out the extra money for the Gelish.

I had a great experience here. My manicures were professional and lasted the full two weeks both times. I had a Groupon for two Gelish manicures. They have a wide variety of colors and thy are willing to do whatever you ask in terms of polish colors, for the most part. I found all the technicians nice and professional, albeit not overly talkative. I had to wait one time for maybe 15 minutes past my appointment time, but it was no big deal. They are also really generous with their punch cards. I wish I got my nails done more often, but I don’t. I will probably make an appointment soon.

I’ve come here several times and been quite happy with the service and the staff members. The pedicure was great and lasted quite a long time (I’ll definitely be back), they are also meticulous on the gelish/​shellac manicure and it lasts nearly two weeks each time I get it done. I haven’t experienced the regular manicure just yet, but I’d assume it’s on par with the rest of their services.
The services they offer are based around being healthy (ie no cutting of cuticles, no harmful chemical polishes). They are a great little place.

Got a groupon deal awhile ago and decided to use it recently. Love the location since I’ve always really like Edgewater/Sloan’s Lake area.
Here are the pros:
— Offered iPads to keep you or your kids entertained while you get your mani/​pedi.
— Offered tea, water and coffee to the customers. (But did not offer to me and I don’t like to ask for things.)
— Offered formaldehyde free nail polish.
— Bronze bowls that’s spa-​like for pedicures.
— Did not try to rip the side of my toe nails off during trimming.
— Did not smell like chemical poison when you walk in. (They don’t offer acrylics, only manicure and gelish/​shellac.)
— Easy street parking.
— Clean tools and they replace the nail file strips and feet scrubbing strips after every customer.
— Nice décor, very spa-​like.
— Friendly nail technicians and somewhat nice staff.
— Punch card system so you can get free services after so many punches
Here are the cons:
— (Not for me but I heard some customer complained…) No massage chairs.
— Did not offer me regular nail polish but they did with the customers after me.
— Formaldehyde free nail polish chips off the next day from my manicure, but not my pedicure.
— Got my scheduling wrong but made me feel like that’s my fault when it was their scheduling person’s error.
— The end tips of my nails were not smoothed out, causing snags on my sweater and scratches on my face right after I left.
— They push really hard on the gelish/​shellac product but wants $ 20 more when other places charges WAY less.
— Friend of mine also got the groupon and went with the gelish option, it peeled off 3 – 4 days later when it was supposed to last 2 weeks. It was the owner lady who did her manicure.
I thought I got a great deal on groupon but after weighing out my pros and cons I probably won’t be back for a manicure. My pedicure lasted and since it doesn’t smell bad like acrylic powder I would come back for pedicures only… As for manicure goes, they should give you warnings on the formaldehyde free polish wall that this polish might not last. I’m still bummed that I was not offered the same stuff as other customers did, such as the tea/​coffee/​water option. I felt discriminated against.