Nails by Noel

Best nail salon! Noël does such a perfect job on my nails each time, and all around gives such a great service! I love going here!

First — these are some the most awful people I’ve ever even heard about. Just completely rude and disgusting. Do not walk in the door. You will totally regret it.

Stopped by for a pink and white fill. No one in the establishment does such a thing.

Best nail salon around. Noël and her staff are so nice and personable. They do a beautiful job and a regular manicure lasts for 10 days, whereas at other salons a manicure only lasts 3 – 5. Their prices are great, $ 14 for a Manicure and great selection of colors. Clean place and parking in the lot in the rear of the building.

Horrible technique… rude behavior… can’t keep a schedule! Had an appt tonight but they took a walk-​in ahead of me. I will never go there again and neither should you.

Noël, her husband and other staff members do a fabulous job on nails. I request to see her husband when I make an appointment. He takes his time, and really does a clean job. What I really love is that Nails by Noël is always the first in the area to have new colors from the OPI lines.

This is a small local shop. The staff is friendly, the shop is clean, and they take the time to get your manicure perfect. Nails by Noël is also one of the most affordable places in town.

I went to Nails by Noelle throughout high school. It was my go to place for getting my nails done and they always did an excellent job. Throughout college I would go every time I would go home and Noelle would always remember me and was excited to see me back. Now living half way across the country I wish I had some place as clean and consistent as Nails by Noelle. Do make an appointment – when you have one you will actually get your appointment started near the time of the appointment. There is nothing I hate more then having an appointment and then having to wait!

UPDATE: Not sure what went wrong, but not as good as they used to be. The last few times I’ve been in have been really disappointing, and it has been the same deal each time:
I don’t ever make an appointment, since I’m never really sure when I will *actually* leave work, and I hate being late for or canceling appointments. So I always do a walk-​in, sometimes even on my lunch break. And I TOTALLY understand that walk-​ins can’t always be accomodated. Heck, I would understand if they could never take me — my fault for not making an appt. But the thing I hate more than anything is when they say nothing, just look at you skeptically, glance at the clock, then proceed to push you into the back room and rush through a pedicure. I’d rather just not get in at all than to have them do a total rush job, act grumpy and murmur to each other in a foreign language the whole time, then charge me $ 35 for a pedicure! Just not worth it.
Incidentally, $ 35 seems like a lot even for a really good pedicure (this is NOT an upscale spa experience or anything — the back room is very dingy and the chairs are very close together so you’re basically playing footsie with the soccer mom next to you).
Sorry, Noël, you get a two star deduction, and I think I’ll be looking for a new nail salon :(
*****ORIGINAL REVIEW*************************************************
This little independent business deserves a 5-​star review. and more reviews, for that matter! It’s near my work, and I’ve stopped in a few times for mani-pedi’s, once for a quick lunchtime manicure (err, I mean off-​site meeting). Noël is lovely and it seems that most of the women that work there are either relatives or close friends. It’s not a super luxe spa environment, but they know how to do a great job, and a pedicure from there seems to last longer than anywhere else I’ve tried.
If you have the opportunity, ask for Phong (that might be spelled wrong). She gave me the best mani-​pedi the first time I was there, and also happens to be a pretty awesome chick.

Ever since I moved to the Greater Boston area, I’ve been searching for a new nail salon. So far, I’ve been to some ridiculously overpriced places and received a less than stellar refill/​polish job. Nails by Noël has been one of the better salons I’ve been to. Yes, it’s a small salon and there aren’t many technicians so I do recommend making an appointment. The prices seem average for the area.

This nail salon is situated in a cute little red house on a side street in charming, uppity Lexington Center. I like the homey setting, but I’m not sure was worth the $ 45 I paid (that was a bit ago). I don’t remember them having the «real» nail driers – and when my digits are wet and I can’t flip through a magazine, and I’m antsy to get on with my day, that’s a bit annoying.
If you’re in the neighborhood – and not in a rush – definitely give this place a try. Unlike Waltham, Lexington does not seem to have the same plethora of nail salons. That’s so bourgeois, dahling.