Lee Nail Supply

I have been coming here for a couple of years as a DIY nail geek. Today was my last day, the lady that rings you up makes up a price (different from what is labeled) if you do not have a license. She is so stupid that while she up charged me on my polishes and sugar scrub, she under priced the multiple bottles of lotion, save yourself the interrogation from her and go down the street to Lynamy where the prices are better and they treat you like a human…

Would give zero stars if It were an option.
First encounter with this supply shop was with an online order. I ordered 4 pairs of nippers (as I didn’t want to drive 2.5 hours to Chicago to buy only 4 pairs of nippers as that’s all I needed (which was still around $ 40). A few weeks went by and I never received them. Called to speak with them and I was told, «The order would be shipped that day.» Another week went by and still nothing. Called back again and was told order was shipped a few weeks prior and there is nothing they could do. My address is a PO Box so I know no one took them out of my box.
Not too long ago I was in Chicago for supplies and and saw the store so I went in to check it out. RUDE RUDE RUDE PEOPLE. Also, NOTHING is priced so you have to guess what everything costs.
WILL NEVER GO BACK! If you want a great experience when buying nail supplies, go on down the road to Lynamy Nail Supplies. Much better experience and things are priced and staff is friendly.

Bad quality, overpriced, perverted salesmen is what comes to mind when I think of this place. They are very unprofessional and overcharge like no other. Then to make matters worse they do not give me what I want but instead try to sale me something they I am not even there to buy

My wife came into their supply shop to return an item she changed her mind on which she purchased two days ago. She did open it (original box still in tact and not damaged) but no where on their receipt or any posted sign in their store states you can’t return an open item. The woman and man she spoke to were extremely rude once they found out she wanted to return the item. She would’ve been happy if they stated no full refund but store credit is okay. They didn’t offer her any of those choices but stated they won’t accept open items return. HUGE mistake my wife buys a lot of supplies front that shop (NOT ANYMORE) but over such a simple item they just burned that business/​relationship bridge. You guys be aware of their shadiness, last time ever doing business with them. We will take our money elsewhere to their competitors.

Before I discovered lynamy I came here, a little more pricey but now I only come here if I can’t find what I want at lynamy. Came here yesterdAy looking for Everglaze polishes because lynamy didn’t have them yet, they didn’t have them here either oh well. They did have three carts of clearance things!

I heard prices for Essie bottle is 4.75.
I check online and its $ 4.75 too.
Why would I even buy it for $ 4.75 when I can walk to Lynamy’s and get it for $ 3 bucks.
Anyways, I regret buying Orly matte top coat and Sech Vite top coat here because my total came to $ 9 bucks.
$ 5 for Orly Matte Top Coat
$ 4 for Sech Vite Top Coat
Like seriously, These people are lucky I didn’t feel like going back to Lynamy’s bc I was in a rush and was trying to make it to the expressway before rush hour bc this place wouldn’t have gotten a penny out of me! They are expensive! (Even though you still get them for 50% v. s the drug stores.) Why go here when you can take a walk and go to Lynamy’s …I don’t know about Sunflower nail supply which is directly by this supply place but you can see which place suits you best to purchase your products. I would want to get more for my money if I can. That’s just me. I wouldn’t come back here again. I rather take that walk next block to Lynamy’s nail supply. Parking is crazy in that lot too so it’s best if you park here in this plaza and walk BUT if you don’t mind waiting in a line of cars for a parking space at Tai Nam’s… this is the spot to park in this plaza though!
And plus they charge extra $ 15 bucks if you use a debit card so have cash if you plan to buy here.

I’m a professional license nail technician visited this store today they were very nice except for the fact that I’m a black technician moving here from Atlanta. They shouldn’t judge a book by the cover not all techs or Asian or Vietnamese

I used to love this place!!! Since the last time I’ve been here they moved locations. Which is not a big deal, the new location is HUGE but very very cramped!!! (i feel like their nail polish selection got smaller.) The staff is very judgmental and not very helpful, if you come in make sure you don’t have any questions because a. there is no one to answer them b. good luck finding any employees and c. NO ONE CARES! I picked up an OPI nail polish and got yelled at because «only professionals can touch those» what??? i picked it up, and was looking at the color, there was no need to jump on me about that, i was not going to buy it because there is a big sign that says «Only licensed technicians can purchase OPI.» I used to go out of my way to come to this place… well not anymore!!!

I got really excited when a friend took me here. My complaint is that I thought it would be so much cheaper for OPI. The most annoying part is that there are no prices on anything. $ 5 for an OPI is good, but not worth a drive over there to save $ 3. I’d stick with Walgreen’s if you only looking for nail polish at this place.

This update is little late but updating my review as I had received a good follow up and customer service. I had called back day after after the initial phone call and reached a different employee. Explained the situation and asked if I could get the credit back on my card, and he said he will verify with the manager who did the checkout and asked me to call back the next day. I called back the next day, and from what the manager said, it seemed like it was a honest mistake, where she thought there were two extra polishes. They promptly gave back the wrongly charged amount back on my card, and I did not have to go back.
So even though the first experience was not the best, I’m satisfied with their customer service; when I need supplies, I will be going back to lee nail supply.

Went here to buy a few items, very nice people. Store looks very clean and big.

I went there after seeing all the raves and great reviews only to see the place was closed (got there at 7pm and the door sign said the place closes at 9pm) talk about being bummed out! I’m what people refer to as a «nail polish whore,» so I promptly returned the next day at noon. There was an oddly tall and big sumo looking bodyguard standing a foot in front of the main entrance so I just walked around him into the land of polishes only to have my hopes and dreams crushed. The cashier was beyond rude, as I was standing in awe of all the gorgeous polishes, the cashier uttered my death sentence, «Do you have a licence? We don’t sell to people who don’t have a nail license.» My face dropped as I turned to her slowly and said I didn’t but that I heard I could still buy some polishes at the store. «No. I don’t know where you heard that but that’s not true.» I looked at her like a dog who just got caught pissing on the floor, «So…I can’t buy… anything?» «No.» I walked back to parking lot passing the sumo body guard who looked at me and smiled sheepishly. I climbed into my car to drive away from the one place I thought I found happiness but had broken my heart instead.

OMG I loooooovvveee this place it’s heaven! Nail polish every where and the prices are amazing! The employees are fabulous, they are super helpful! Can’t wait to go again :)!!!

We’re in a fight! They only sell to people with licenses now. I’m so disappointed. If anyone knows of any places that don’t require a technician/​beautician license, let me know!

Purchased a nail polish that had clearly been used before I purchased it. I tried to exchange it for a new, unused bottle, they wouldn’t exchange it even though merchandise, especially cosmetics shouldn’t be sold once it’s been used.

Looking for nail salons, I found about about Lee Nail Supply on Unilocal.What a hidden treasure! I love Essie, so this was a real find for me. Throw out your old nail polish – it’s thick and crummy anyway – and treat yourself to some new colors and brands! It’s easy to park on the street (ok, you still have to pay for that).
They also have huge bottles of hand lotion, which is great for a lotion-​addict like me.
Go there and have fun!

After seeing yesterday’s Unilocal review for this place, and needing to buy some manicure sticks, I decided to check this place out today. I was very pleasantly surprised. The store is very neat and clean, unlike a lot of the other nail supply stores in this same area. The young man working inside was very friendly. The prices also seem very good. I picked up a pack of 100 wooden manicure sticks for $ 2, and a bottle of Essie polish for $ 2.95.

Great selection, great prices, ridiculously helpful staff. I’ll never buy nail polish anywhere else again.

This place is amazing. Essie polish is $ 2.95/bottle. Tons of other brands and the all of the professional grade supplies are really cheap. Nice guy that runs the place too. Highly recommend.

Came back to Chicago to visit for the holidays!
What better gifts to gift to my co-​workers — Nail Polish Colors!!!
I was in the area and dropped by. I bought DURI, OPI, and ESSIE polish. Definitely much cheaper then other retail stores.
The OPI polish bottle at Lee Nail Supply was $ 5, while at Ulta, it was $ 10.50. The mark up they charge was ridiculous.
Other products that I picked up included:
— Seche Vite Top Coat
— Duri Nail strengthener (I was told that this was the best in market)
— CNC sticky base coat
— Crackle (Something new that I wanna try. So you basically polish a color on, then put the crackle on top and its like a fun and hip design. The name speaks for itself. It looks like there’s cracked patterns.)
they have a bunch of cool stuff. Too bad my luggage is too small otherwise I would have picked up a carry case in which you can put all the nail supply stuff in. Next time.
The one guy in there was really funny and the sales people where super nice. Just ask them what you want and need, and they’ll help you find it. :)
I told them that I was out of town and they said they can ship products to me! Awesomeness!!!