Lucy Nails

Prior to a beach vacation last year I wanted to get my hooves handled and made an appointment here on the recommendation of my SO. This is her local nail spot and not being picky with where I get my semi annual pedi, I went.
Location is small-​ish, but then again no space is wasted. The place is busy even during off peak hours — must be a lot of people working from home these days, who else has time mid day for a mani-​pedicure?
Given that this was for a vacation I went the whole 9 yards for my feed, pedicure, paraffin wax, little clear cote for the toesies. It was heavenly. Don’t judge me… don’t you dare ;)
Overall a good experience, my one critique is they’re a little bit busier at times then they could handle. There were a few occasions when I was left on my own waiting for the attendant to come back (water went cold, etc etc). But not enough of a negative to warrant a poor review. Definitely would come back!

Horrible. I never write reviews but this made me so mad. There’s a reason why their services are so cheap. I go in saying I want a full set of acrylic nails and immediately they start trying to up sell me with gel nails and shellac. When I told her firmly «no» then everything else started having additional costs. She charged me $ 5 for cutting 3 finger nails and $ 5 for wanting them long, which is hilarious because these tips barely go past my fingers. Then she cut me with the file causing me to bleed. All in all I feel very disappointed and will not be going back.

I went to get a pedicure at nine months pregnant. I thought it was going to be a relaxing time, but it started with my nail technician asking me when I was due, and then asking me if I was having twins (what every pregnant woman wants to hear). Another technician came over later and suddenly I had hands rubbing my belly.
The pedicure was subpar, and she cut my cuticles too short. She also smirked at me if I flinched because I’m a little ticklish. Not the enjoyable afternoon I had hoped for.

I came to this salon in 2 different occasions, first I did manicure shellac, it’s pretty good and Lucy the owner did a good with. So happy for her service that I came back for the second time on a week day! Not even one customer, and Lucy asked me to have a sit in the pedicure section and called a girl to the job I was seated for like 15 mins still this girl no where to be found and I’m just hanging on the massage chair without any water on my foot! I’m just literally left unattended for 15 mins!!! Finally this rude worker there forgot her name, when she saw me didn’t even say hi! She’s the worst pedicurist I have ever met, she done my toes in an aggressive way! Her service sucks and her work sucks!!! Not friendly at all! Will never go back to this place!

Girls was borderline rude. Shellac didn’t even last 5 days

The staff was lovely & the hot towels were a nice touch. My shellac/​manicure turned out really nice but my pedicure wasn’t thorough. My appointment wasn’t honoured but that’s to be expected at a nail salon and they made me feel comfortable & attended to while I waited. I would go back for the manicure but not a pedicure.

I was just introduced to this place by a friend who comes here all the time. Four of us were booked for mani/​pedi and unlike other places, they made sure all four of us had a seat at the same time. The ladies did an excellent job. The place is not fancy but it’s clean and that’s what’s important and the price for both mani/​pedi is amazing! I’m definitely coming back here.

Fast, friendly, and affordable.
Lucy Nails is great. They’re super clean and they’ll do their very best to fit you in if you don’t have an appointment. The prices are great, lots of colours, just excellent all around.
My go to neighbourhood joint.

Lucy’s nails clean and amazing quick and affordable services! Great area for coffee at Crema and gluten free bakery opposite!

I’ve been to Lucy Nails several times and they are the best mani/​pedi in the city. They take extra care with the cleaning and grooming, finish the pedicure off with a calf massage, and all this for 25 $. The place is pretty no frills, but given the amazing job they do, who cares?! Love this place.

Went here for the first time this past weekend. Fast and cheap, for sure, but the manicures don’t last! Mine started chipping the very next day!
I have been getting OPI manicures for years and they are usually intact for about a week. While I was there, I noticed one of the staff topping up OPI top coat bottles from a larger bottle that was most definitely NOT OPI branded. I suspect they may be using OPI bottles but filling them with cheaper, poor quality stuff.
I’m not going back — I’d rather pay more for a manicure that lasts more than 24 hours!

Horrible!
Rude staff. Did not do my pedicure properly and refused to correct their mistakes. I spoke to Lucy to let her know that I only paid for the service because it was performed but I was extremely disappointed at the service and the attitude of her staff.
I refuse to return.

I have gone to Lucy’s Nails on two separate occasions and the first time I went it was just good enough, so I assumed that maybe this was a one off, but then I went in on Saturday and received the worst service from a nails and pedi establishment. I booked my appointment towards the end of their day, but still an hour before close, so this would have given them more than enough time to do an appropriate job.
Firstly the staff person working on my toes barely acknowledged my presence and seemed extremely tired, so tired that I had to constantly request the basic things (can you add whatever softener solution to the water, can you show me all of the colours I requested, please re– do this and so on). I have never been to a pedi place where the entire job moved so quickly (I’m talking less than 15 mins and I could quickly tell that my nails were going to be less than impressive. I slowly looked around at the other ladies present there and noticed their toes were also substandard and poorly manicured.
After the quick job, I was then taken to the drying station where no one came to check up on me, with the exception of a very unpleasant worker who promptly told me and my friends «that we were done and could leave». This is no way to treat a customer especially not with all of the competition out there…
Lucy, the owner is actually a very nice and pleasant lady however her staff or rather the two (the one who did my toes and the other who did my friends toes) absolutely suck– poor customer service through and through. This place bring a whole new meaning to «you get what you pay for».

I have to say I’m shocked at these reviews as this place is weaksauce, in my opinion.
The lady who did my pedicure was outwardly friendly and I liked her well enough. But her work was rushed, inattentive, shoddy, just poor quality. Four of us went for the appointment and we were in and out of our seats, all of us, within 25 minutes. None of us felt that we’d had a pedicure that was up to standard. I’ve only ever had one other pedicure (I’m a man) and even I knew this was sub-​par.
My nails were not filed in any way. She touched the nail file to a couple toe nails but literally didn’t even TOUCH it to most of my nails. I didn’t understand how she chose which nails to knight with the touch of the file (she didn’t file them, just touch them — it was real strange to me), but she obviously worked according to some hidden design.
I asked her after if she was going to file and she didn’t bat an eyelash before she said «I already did EVERYTHING for you! Come on!!» as though I were teasing her! The fact that she wasn’t horrified that I was so unsatisfied as to question her work, and that she did nothing to try to address my concerns tells me all I need to know about this establishment and their standards.
I was relieved and horrified to see that she also treated her next customers exactly the same and also didn’t file their nails, and that the same applied to all four of our party — so at least it wasn’t personal.
I got a FAR superior pedicure from a student at Trade Secrets who admitted she was very inexperienced at pedicures. She did a FAR superior job. That’s telling.
Nice people though. If you’re going for quick, friendly smiles, this is the place. Assuming you don’t need your nails filed or your toenails buffed or anything else that requires care and attention.

$ 8 manicure in Toronto. Need I say more? I don’t get a spa treatment, though a minimal massage is still granted; they take off my old nail polish, shape my nails, trim my cuticles and then paint another layer, what else do I need from a manicure?
I treat myself to the pedicure too, it’s worth the $ 18 just to sit and soak my feet in warm water while I get a faux-​back massage.

Nice place! Best pedi/​mani for the price in the Junction. The girls and Lucy have an awesome sense of humour and are generally quite nice. The massage chairs are sweet and the nail polish selection is solid.
My only beef is the ventilation could be better.
Edit:
They can make you wait over 45 mins even with an appointment on busy days, which means they take walk-​ins without managing time. Or favour clients. My opinion of them has gone down…

$ 8 for a manicure!
I didn’t make an appointment and I didn’t have trouble getting in, but the place was fairly busy. It’s not posh, but my manicure was great and staff were very friendly. Definitely going back next time I’m in Toronto.

Fast, friendly, cheap, and they do a good job. Count me in!
The only downside is that it can be busy — so it’s good to reserve a spot — and it can sometimes be somewhat unrelaxing when you are seated beside someone who is yelling about their dramas on their phone.
Otherwise, awesome!

Went here for the first time after reading reviews on Unilocal.
Made an appointment — they are very busy. Lucy was able to accept walk-​ins if you walked in during a brief lull.
Decent selection of colors from Opi or China glaze.
From the outside it doesn’t look that appealing (no frills nail place) but the service, quality of pedicure (good scrub!) and only $ 18 for a pedicure!!!
Got in and out under 1 hour. I will be back for sure! I save at least 9 – 10 $ here vs my usual spots at Bloor west village!

Can’t beat the price! $ 25 for mani/​pedi, incl scrub, moisturizing massage and steam. They have plenty of fans. I had an appt and waited 5 min («pick colour»). I had the least chatty lady in the place, but all the others were friendly. They work hard and efficiently. Was out of there in 1 hour, incl time at the drying table. I messed up 1 nail (newbie) and she fixed for me no prob. All looks great!
It’s no frills (no air con either) but they seemed to take care to clean their tools and the steaming hot towels are awesome and spotless. The girls do yak a bit in Vietnamese to each other, so if that bothers you then this spot is not for you. Seemed like lots of regulars in there today… make an appointment!