Essence Nails & Spa

If the ladies that work on my nails didn’t do such an amazing job, I would not come here. I make appointments so that I can get in and out quicker, but I always seem to have to wait at least 30mins after my appointment time. Today I’ve been here going on 40 now… the place is clean and the staff is courteous but the owner who does the scheduling should not offer appointments here if the system he has in place clearly isn’t working.

I am loyal to Essence Nails! I have been coming to the owners since before they had this location… more than 12 years. They have always made my nails come out perfectly. It’s beautifully decorated and clean — never smells like strong chemicals. Very welcoming. Both of my parents come here for service, church members, even coworkers who live across the river. I also love the ease of parking. They are reasonably priced with convenient hours. If you haven’t come, its time to try it. Their pedicures, waxing… you name it, they offer it. Come meet Tim and Amy and their skilled staff. Leaps and bounds above the rest

Very careful and skilled nail technician did an awesome job on my nails. Highly recommend this place.

Including myself, I went in a group of 4, and we made a reservation an hour ahead of time for mani/​pedis. When we showed up, they were ready for us. I am not someone who regularly gets my nails done, but I have tried many salons overs the years all over the United States. We had a great experience with Essence. We found it to be well decorated, inviting, comfortable and clean. The technicians were very friendly. I talked with a regular patron of 4 years, and she had great things to say about Essence. My technician, Anna, was a magician with the polish. To note, we did not go at a busy time, but it did fill up as our visit progressed. I can not attest to how they handle customers when they are busy.

Wow. That was so bad. The guy who did my nails was very rude and gave me attitude, told me I was wrong when I said how I wanted my nails to look. I told him to not file under my nails, and he told me I was wrong and kept going anyway. I told him again, and he decided to laugh at me. They are also crooked and un even. He kept saying I don’t know better, and talked really loud so everyone would hear him telling me I was wrong and didn’t understand him when in fact — he didn’t give a damn and laughed as he kept doing what I asked to not do! Don’t go there! Or at least — don’t sit with him!

This was one of my all time worst experiences at a nail salon! I should have known from the start it was going to be bad when the nail technician couldn’t get the polish off my toes and insisted I had shellac on. He must have been using water bc I told him I use pure acetone to remove my polish and sure enough acetone took it off w ease. From there he proceeded to file my nails crooked and when I pointed it out he told me my toes were crooked. I finally took the file into my own hands, but it was a lost cause bc he had filed my nails raw. I asked to get acrylic on my big toes to build the nail back up and I was completely ignored. Cherry on top, a sloppy paint job. Then my manicurist did not ask me what shape or length I wanted my nails and did her own thing. Before she started painting them, I asked her to go back and refile them square. She didn’t. At this point I asked to speak to a manager. The manager proceeded to argue w me over what a square looks like before finally fixes my nails and toes. Even though I left looking good, I will never ever go back! Took over 2 hours, the staff was rude, and they still charged full price despite their mistakes. You’re better off having your nails pulled off with pliers than being worked on by any of these technicians. But don’t worry, you’ll only have to ask twice before the manager will bring the acrylic to rebuild them! Consider this rating 0 stars.

I was treating my daughter and my son’s girlfriend to manicures before a wedding. We made appointments and arrived on time. We were not taken on time (I was taken 15 minutes late and the girls manis were started almost ½ hour late.). My manicure was rushed and the tech was curt and almost rude. Both of the girls were in satisfied with their manicures… one had more gel on her skin than her nails. What should have been relaxing and fun was nothing short of stressful! From now on I will stay with my favorite place in Anderson Township, Top Nails! Skip this place!

I was meeting a friend here for a pedicure last Sunday and came in not long after they opened. First, there were no customers in there except for one and 5 techs walking around. I explained I was waiting for a friend and we would both be getting pedicures they told me to pick a polish and I could wait for her to arrive. Due to traffic by the mall she was running behind, and I explained this and told them multiple times I didn’t mind waiting. I was pushed and pushed to sit down and «just soak my feet» by the nail techs. So I went over and sat in the pedicure chair to soak my feet… except she started my pedicure the minute I sat down. I asked her to wait, and she kept saying I’m just taking the polish off. It was incredibly frustrating, but thankfully my friend arrived quickly and she was able to sit down. One thing I will say is the place was freezing, they had no heat and it was incredibly cold outside. The techs all had jackets or coats on, and I was so cold it was hard to enjoy the pedicure. Also, not even a week later both my friend and I had our polish peel completely off at least one of our toes. Won’t be returning. You would think with a nail salon in the same plaza, across the street and multiple down the street they would try and provide a decent service and relaxing atmosphere. The prices were average, not the cheapest or most expensive I’ve seen.

I love this salon. I come here every 3 weeks to get my shellac manicure. I’ve been to several of the technicians and they all do a really great job. My shellac lasts very long, much longer than the ones I used to get at another popular salon in Cincinnati.

The service was ok. My sister and I were talked into a more expensive service than we wanted and the pricing was not clear in the discussion. I will definitely take my business somewhere else.

I live right down the street from this salon so its the main place that I get my nails done. I normally have a good experience here however I visited this week and was very disappointed. I will say that they were very busy however that is not an excuse for slopiness. My fill in took literally 20 minutes… that is just way to fast to do it right. Needless to say my nails are uneven and the paint looks horrible because of it.
I would recommend this salon any day that they are not busy.

Love this salon! Came here with my sister for a Mother’s Day mani/​pedi. She found this after seeing it on Google and received great reviews. They were more than happy to accommodate us in midst of many clients who had the same idea we had. We were in and out within two hours. The massage chairs were amazing. Definitely will be back!

This is one of the best Salons of its kind I have ever seen. It is beautiful and incredibly clean. They have the most amount of pedicure chairs I have ever seen… maybe 18 or so, including 2 pink butterfly chairs for little girls. I have pink and white acrylic nails done by Cam. I have been having this service for over 10 years. Cam by far does the best nails I have ever had!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this salon! I’ve been coming here for years whenever I want to get my nails done. Very friendly and extremely clean!