Gator Nails

I highly recommend this place! Although I wasn’t able to walk in, they were able to get me in a couple days later. Definitely worth it. Robin was super nice and funny, and very meticulous with my nails. She made sure they were exactly the way I wanted them. Only $ 15 for a fill — and she put in a good hour and a half of work. I won’t be going anywhere else but this place to get my nails done.

This place is wonderful. I was a walk in (although I recommend making an appointment because they are generally always booked) and Robin did my full set. She was friendly, professional, and very meticulous which I appreciated. I have never had a manicurist put so much attention and care into my nails. She made sure I was pleased throughout the experience and I had a great time chatting! Would recommend to anyone

Despite their excellent word of mouth and google reviews, it took me 5 years of living in the neighborhood to make it to Gator Nails. I’m more of an impromptu mani-​pedi girl and they were usually booked when I called. I struck gold yesterday, when I took a chance and Ashleigh had an opening for a mani. Their prices are competitive ($ 10 for a regular polish, $ 25 for shellac) and the service is excellent.
Ashleigh was not only kind and funny, she had a wealth of knowledge to ease my qualms over shellac. She just took such meticulous care to make sure everything was perfect. Highly recommend to anyone!
Also, cash or check only

So rude — didnt get anything done. Walked in and said «hey, do you have any time for a pedicure?»… The girl looked at me and said «nope» and yelled back to another girl «got time for a pedi?» Both said no, didnt look up from their desks, and acted very standoffish and rude. Sorry ladies, there goes my business. Got my nails done down the street at zen nails and was perfectly happy.

I really miss Ashleigh. She changed the definition of «good manicure» in my book. Also she played Wind-​FM while making my nails look impeccable. What could top that?
Before I moved away, she gave me tips on what to look for when choosing a manicurist. I’m keeping those in mind in my new city, but so far, the results have been lackluster. If you live anywhere near Gainesville, and aren’t seeing one of the Gator Nails ladies, you’re making a mistake. Not to sound threatening, but seriously, just go. You’ll understand once you do.

i’ve been looking for a place to get my nails done in gainesville since i relocated here from boston in july. there are plenty of places around, but it seems that many of them specialize in acrylics. call me crazy, but i was holding out until i found somewhere that i knew wouldn’t wreck my natural nails!
gator nails didn’t come up on my initial Unilocal search but popped up i googled «where to get your nails done in gainesville» since it’s close to where i live. there were EXCELLENT reviews on google places, so with my interest piqued, i did some more investigating. their facebook page reassured me that i had found my place! the page has pictures of clients’ nails– long, short, natural, acrylic, shellac, regular polish– and they all looked fabulous!
fast forward to this morning. called at 10:15, booked an appointment for mani/​pedi for 11. called back to add shellac to my service, they made sure that a tech that was a shellac expert would be on hand. ashleigh was right on time and super friendly. i had broken a toenail (ugh) so she spent extra time and took great care to make sure my poor nubby toe didn’t look so… well, nubby. fantastic pedi, very thorough! i was also being a pain in the butt about want i wanted for my hands– a light pink with a silver glitter gradient on the tips. she wanted to make sure it was perfect, so she consulted with sandy (another shellac expert, i hear, also such a doll!) to see what we could do. i ended up going with a deep red to match my toes and it was done PERFECTLY. i’m serious. absolute perfection. i’m really particular about how my nails are shaped and she totally catered to that.
prices are competitive (i paid $ 50 for my shellac mani and regular pedicure which is standard in my experience, a regular mani/​pedi is $ 35– again, standard) and they accept cash or check ONLY. other services include waxing, facials, $ 10 mini pedis and $ 5 polish changes.
as far as i’m concerned, this is my new go-​to!