Lisa’s Nails On Newbury

The manicure honestly wasn’t that bad for $ 12…I had a chip 2 days later, but I wasn’t expecting much for the price… and neither should you!
The really amazing thing is the eyebrow threading! The price for that is comparable to what you would find in NYC, and I will definitely be back for that as I haven’t found a decent threader here who will charge a fair price. If you’re into threading, I would definitely give a go… but save the manicures for a 1-​day occasion where you just need it to hold up for a night or into the next day and nothing further

Whatever you do — STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!
There are at least four other places on Newbury if you really want to get your nails done while shopping but whatever you do don’t go to Lisa’s.
Went in on a Sunday morning and my first impression was good. The place was bright, open, and clean. However, as soon as my gel manicure was done, I looked down at my nails and was immediately disappointed. The polish looked swirly and not clean up close. But from afar, the looked fine. So I tipped the women and left.
On FRIDAY, only five days later I noticed multiple nails chipping (on my gel manicure that is supposed to last 2 weeks). Now it’s the following Wednesday — 9 days since my manicure and at least two of my nails have the polish almost completely off.
What a complete waste of money! Don’t let the sign of «$ 24 dollar gel manicure fool you» this gel manicure was only worth about $ 10 at the most!!!

Lisa’s Nails was fast and cheap but you definitely get what you pay for. Whenever the manicurist messed up, she painted over the polish instead of removing the polish and starting over. It left the polish clumped and uneven on my nails and I was forced to remove the polish when I got home because it looked so bad. I will not go back.

This place is quiet (no loud chatter), has super comfortable chairs, and they give amazing massages with their pedicures. They were super friendly and inviting — I will most definitely be going back.

Beware — they recently raised their prices but there’s no signage in the front of the store… only a small one over the drying station (where it’s too late to change your mind).
Don’t be duped like I was. $ 10 for a polish change is absolutely ridiculous. I could go down the street and get a full manicure for the same price.
Also the service is extremely rude. No greeting, no eye contact, no smile. This isn’t the first time I’ve had my nails done at Lisa’s but it will be the last. The price hike and consistently poor service just isn’t worth it. Save your money (and frustration) and walk 2 blocks to the next place.

Lisa’s Nails was just OK. I went here with a friend for the $ 35 mani/​pedi special. We were walk in appointments. We were greeted upon entering and told to pick polish colors. Although they had a number of colors, the selection still seemed limited. My pedicure was fine although it seemed rushed. The man that did both my pedi and mani was a little rough and not slow or relaxing like I would think a pedicure should be. He did the manicure while I sat in the pedi chair which meant I had to lean forward the whole time. He did this so I could still talk to my friend (who wasn’t getting a mani), but she could have sat with me at the mani stations as there was plenty of open seats. The manicure was definitely subpar since it was done while I was sitting in the pedi chair and was just overall rushed. I went last night and the polish on one of my nails has already chipped.
I usually go to Town’s Nails on Charles St in Beacon Hill and will definitely stick with them from now on. Lisa’s was sufficient, but not particularly friendly or very interested in quality work.

not the best pedicure or eye brow waxing I’ve ever had. it was a very rushed job for the pedicure but still an average job. the lady who did my pedicure was sweet. the technician who did my waxing said in Vietnamese «uh oh the wax is too hot» & she didn’t know that I also spoke Vietnamese. it was $ 13 so that’s cheap but still I prefer if the skin around my eyebrows doesn’t get ripped off. I wouldn’t come again for a waxing. maybe a pedi if I’m in the neighborhood & really need one

Worst manicure ever. The nail technician worked far too fast, paid more attention to the conversations around than to me, and left me with flooded nail beds, a scratched-​looking finish, and ragged cuticles. I don’t think they are as sterile as they need to be either.
Heading to my regular place to get this awful manicure redone… that’s how bad it is.

Quick and friendly and they have the $ 35 dollar special for mani/​pedi which is a good deal.
I had a wonderful massage on my feet with my pedicure from Huong and she was so friendly and sweet. My husband, who I made go with me for just the basic (no color), didn’t get a very long or relaxing massage… which is kind of ridiculous because we went in together, I was getting color and he gets nothing on his nails or toes so they should make up for it being the same price by doing a bit of extra massage to even out the time… Kind of ridiculous. They get paid the same for doing half the work…
Nothing special but works for what it is. Easy in and easy out. Wouldn’t recommend for men, as stated above.

A fine $ 13 manicure, but I miss Thy’s nails, which it replaced. While, the manicure and polish job was fine, I already have a chip a day later. I was afraid to try the gel mani ($ 32) as other reviews warned against it.

They recently moved across from the old location. The new location is not as good as the old, it looks more crowded and not as clean as before. I am not sure why they moved. I go there qutie often because its close to my work. They usally have a quick service and reasonable price. The manicures doesn;t last as long, it chips fast but it could be just me not taking good care of it. Overall, i dont mind this place and will again.

I went last night for a pedicure and gel manicure. It was only okay. They have a lot of colors and a great collection of gel colors, that was probably the best part. It seemed clean-​ish but the tools they were using didn’t seem like they were sanitized between each use. I had to not think about it and just try to relax. My pedicure was okay, she didn’t do an extensive job exfoliating my feet, and my gel manicure is also just okay. I wouldn’t really go back again unless it was the only option. For $ 50+ dollars I would expect more.

Awful, just awful. I went in for a gel fill and they just did the worst job. They left all sorts of crud, gel and nail bits, under my nails and the top coat is cracking already (its been hours, not days). I basically just pooped away my money so learn from my mistake and save yours. Go elsewhere.

Just did my nails few days ago and it was a nightmare.
I decided on my lunch break to go get Gel manicure since its quick and I only have 1hour– boy was I wrong! i went with white– looked like Marshmallow by Essie and after seeing my thumb i knew it wasn’t going to look great, after she was finished my nails looked awful, they were smudged, she didn’t go over the entire nail, and had bubbles when i pointed it out to her she seemed not to see the problem but i insisted she needed to fix them since its gel and i expect them to stay one for few weeks.
it was now almost an hour and i needed to go back to work so she told me to come back after work and she’s going to fix them, she did just that but they are still looking weird and not acceptable– She seemed mad and rude and made the whole experience even worse — with that being said I will not be going back there to get my nails done in the future

Quick, friendly service for a decent price. I would definitely go back.
I got a pedicure. Sometimes, they cut the nails uncomfortably short, but she did a great job and I love it when places exfoliate your legs along with your feet. The place was clean, which is always a comfort. It has been a week and they still look perfect.

Wandered in here after finding out Thy’s had moved (boo!)
Was greeted right away for my pedi, but was very rushed. Thy’s used packaged clippers, files, etc and new toe separators and brand new files… Lisa’s…not so much. I did like their selection of nail polishes, but I was paranoid the whole time that nothing was clean. Plus, the girl doing my nails kept coughing like crazy without covering her mouth, it was grossing me out.

I’ve been to Lisa’s a few times and been really pleased with the results. I found the color selection to be great — they even call out the new/​current line of OPI polishes with a special sticker — and everyone to be super efficient. They are not afraid to remove ingrowns either (which ok, I know is a little gross to talk about but we all have them!), which in my experience has been hard to find in Beantown.
I also have to say the $ 10 chair massage is WELL WORTH IT. It was amazingly firm and I felt a lot better afterwards!

This was my WORST newbury St. nail salon experience ever.
First they didn’t have the summer color i wanted, so I chose a similar color.
next all the magazines had the covers torn off so it was hard to find one, plus I didn’t like the selection.
So, i got a mediocre pedicure, had to ask for her to cut my toenails shorter, the massage was about 12 seconds, blah
I wasn’t paying attention when she started to paint my toes, I look down and the polish is so almost empty that it has a chalky texture. I said that bottle is done, can you finish with a new bottle. She didn’t answer me however she got a little tube of something and went into the back room to put it in the polish.
Needless to say the polish was still gooyey. I told her when you put Acetone in the bottle the polish doesn’t last.
she told me «she make pretty», and I tried to explain 3 x’s that the polish will not last.
That was last thursday– the polish chipped and looked awful, so I had to go somewhere else today (Wednesday) a week later and PAY for a polish change.
I DEF WILL NEVER GO BACK…
terrible terrible terrible

I paid a spontaneous visit to this salon on a Saturday afternoon. They took me very quickly but unfortunately the service was pretty bad. Although I like to keep talking to a minimum when I get a manicure, I do at least expect that the person doing my nails knows enough englsh to answer my questions about their shellac mani… this was not the case. Another manicurist was able to explain the process for me and helped me choose a color.
BEWARE if you’re getting a Shellac mani here as they do not use Shellac throughout the entire process (basecoat, color and Topcoat). Since your nails have to cure under UV light, if shellac base/​top coat aren’t used it can be VERY difficult to remove the product… I learned this the hard way (let’s just say there was a lot of sanding involved)!
Overall, I wouldn’t go back. They may be suitable for a quick mani, but given the location and price, I expected more from this place.

This looks to be the newest nail place on Newbury street. Amongst the $ 35 mani-​pedi signs all over the street, this one had a $ 30 special for both going on. The salon looked nice from the street, in the first floor of a brownstone. I decided to go in and check it out. I brought along my boyfriend so he could get something too.
We got in there and it was packed. A lady directed us to the back for me to get a color, then a lady near the pedicure chairs told us to sit down. I noticed them filling the pedi baths with tea kettles. I thought that was odd, did they not have hot water plumbed in? It took a few minutes before anyone could get to us, meanwhile the water was getting cold. Then 2 women came over. The girl who had me was better in English then the other. She was translating to the other what to do. She was friendly but my pedicure was very fast. I didn’t get much attention to any spots that could of used pumice. It consisted of a quick soak, cut, scrub and polish. No real personalization and barely any massage. While the polish looked nice, my feet felt unfinished. Meanwhile my boyfriend just wanted a scrub and massage, the lady doing it was very unenthusiastic, giving strange looks as she did it.
The manicure was done right at the pedi chair which was odd having to balance a bowl of water on a small table and leaning over. I asked for a french for $ 5 more. For the most it looked OK, but a day later I’ve got some chips. Also the water used for my manicure was cold. I’m not sure whats going on with the hot water. The whole time they heated it up in kettles. Very strange.
The atmosphere was very bright with fluorescent overhead lights. It could of been dimmed down a bit. The stations and chairs were all brand new. I liked the drying stations with mini pop up personal tv’s. You can tell they invested a lot into the start up of the place. I was told it opened in September so things still appeared new.
Having been to other places on Newbury street many times, I can’t say this was worth it. In this case they clearly are banking on the extra business with the cheap $ 30 combo but there is no attention to what you need cause they are getting in as many people as possible. I was out of there fast for both services. If you are looking to treat yourself to a quality job I would go elsewhere for more $. You get what you pay for here.