Smith Nails

Quiet spot. Great gel manicure that lasted just over 2 weeks. My new go to spot.

The staff here is very polite. If you are looking for a great deal of conversation while you get your nails done, however, this place isn’t for you. I’m perfectly fine with having my nails done in silence while the nail artists occasionally chat with each other. I opted to get the 10 minute chair massage while my nails dried and it worked out great. It was inexpensive, my nails look good, and my back has less tension. I do plan on coming again.

Awful! I came for a spa pedi
They rushed all the way through
They sat me on an old massage half broken very uncomfortable chair When I told them that the massage balls were stuck in my back they gave me towels to fix it
So if you go make sure you sit in the front chairs seemingly more modern
Or better yet go to a different place! I will!

I like that they are fast — I am not a big fan of massages anyway, but you can get them there. I have been to many salons, and their mani/​pedis last the longest. Good at waxing too.

Got a mani/​pedi here last week with my mom and partner. Pretty much everything about the experience sucked. It was confusing when we got there because no one greeted us and it was unclear if they could take the three of us. The place was fairly silent, despite being quite busy. The pedicure lasted about 4 minutes. No time to soak our feet, no foot massage… In/​out. This place is a factory.
The worst part was the manicure. The tools they use are NOT sterilized. The woman didn’t even cut my nails (just filed… I needed to cut them myself two days later) and each of my fingers was bleeding at the end.
All this for $ 35 ($ 30 mani/​pedi, $ 5 tip). It was a joke. Don’t recommend.

$ 10.50 manis; light handed manicurists; opens at 10am on Saturday = totally recommend

Great neighborhood nail spot, excellent service and pricing. Very friendly and their massages are top notch — no limo writes fake massages here. Lasting manicures and pedicures and convenient to both Bergen and Carroll st stops.

The ladies here are very sweet and take their time. The back massage as you dry was a happy surprise and my pedicure is still perfect after a week (even with being battered in winter boots).

I came into this place because I came to early to my sons school and needed to get nails done. The lady that did my nails was pretty rough on my hands she cut me like 3 times. Hardly spoke at all I understand that she speaks another language but, could have tried a little she seemed upset that she had to even work. The place is very run down and not that clean. All I had on me was my Visa card and half way through I seen they only accepted cash tips. So before she ran my card I asked could she add a couple dollars on my card for tip or I could get her next time no response. The. She handed my receipt it was 29.50 for a gel manicure I thought she added the couple of dollars she was not that good. But when I went to sign it she goes NO TIP??? And then started speaking to her coworkers of course in another language so I knew it was about me. I won’t be going back not a great experience I have places closer to my house that do a better job and more friendly.

SOLD!
I am super super picky about my mani-pedi’s. I mean come on! Over 20 $ to do something I can do at home perfectly? And you’re gonna half ass it and I have to tip you?
No, I want it don’t right (please), I don’t wanna walk away feeling like I could have done better and feeling bad about spending money I could have saved by not treating myself.
These guys are consistently great. Both me and my friend go, she has short nails and I have long nails; both of us receive excellent manicures. The do hit every point; great staff and you don’t feel like they’re talking about you while they’re doing your work, solid pedicures, nice and soft feet, great manicures, no cutting or ouchie mistakes, perfectly shaped nails, great polish (even the sides and tops of ur nails), great massage while your nails are drying (or hell stop in for a great ten min massage), and it doesn’t take too long.
For those of you with long nails: see Eric! This man has something close to OCD and your nails come out perfect!!!
Everything is clean and new and the girls have these cute little outfits
Oh and tons of colors and if they don’t have one you like just tell them and they’ll carry it for you.

Just moved into the neighborhood and tried the place out. While the gel mani/​pedi came out good, it took a really long time for the technician to do it (2 hours). What really irked me was that all of the technicians (6 or 7) got into some sort of fight about money and were yelling at each other across the salon for almost an hour. Definitely did not make for a relaxing experience and I found it super unprofessional to do in front of clients.

I came in here with huge swords on the end of my fingers, they were chipped, broken, the right thumb nail had split over the thumb so couldn’t be pulled off, I was sad, my friends were sad, I could no longer button up my shirts without help.
Enter Smith Nails, not only did these wizards restore my thumb nail, but they proceeded to cut, shape, smooth each nail to perfection and then paint them like a they were going to be displayed at The Met. Since having this life changing nail experience, I have got new and improved friends, a better paying job, I look like Gisele and I have been tipped to receive an award for my humanitarian activities.
This is of course all lies, but my nails look awesome because the ladies at Smith Nails are the absolute champions.

Wish I still lived in this neighborhood– this is by far the best nail salon in NYC (in my opinion). Nicest, most professional, and thorough staff ever! All the extras they do mean the world (as a customer) and make getting a mani and pedi an incredible experience. Also, they give great massages! I love this place and I adore the staff!

good essie color selection, average service, cramped small space. Not the place to go to feel pampered.

This place is not what it seems to look like. I got gel nail polish on my nails and the woman totally messed all of my fingers up to where someone else had to fix it and made both thumbs bleed. They do not do acrylic nails but the selections says «fill in». She said it’s one person who does it and he’s not here then says «oh it’s uv gel only.» I was wondering why it was empty when I walked in, figured it was because of the weather. I was wrong. I don’t recommend this place to anyone.

The service here is great. A manicure and pedicure cost me $ 31.50 (that includes tax) and I was out in an hour. The women are very nice and accommodating.
Definitely the best place around this hood.

Based on a review on Unilocal from earlier this summer, I went for a pedicure today. Foot spa which included callus removal and 10 min foot massage. Had calluses thicker than the soles of some shoes and now my feet feel like a baby’s. Foot massage was so good I fell asleep. Glad I didn’t drool in my sleep. Much.

I am sad to write this 1 star review. I live 1 block away from smith nails and when they opened I was thrilled to finally have a quality alternative to all the crumby ones on in the neighborhood. They were great the first few months but after they developed a steady clientele their quality service STOPPED.
The issues that have forced me to abandon this business:
1. I asked them for the wait time and they said ten minutes. ten minutes turned into 45 minutes. They didnt apologize and it seemed obvious they were intentionally misleading customers as when i was getting the pedicure they said the exact same thing to others and they also waited for a long time.
2. my last 4 or 5 manicures the polish have been imprecise (sides and parts of cuticles were left unpolished). They have overfiled (once to the point of severe pain), the manicures no longer last the week.
3. THE FINAL STRAW: i have overlooked their improper sanitizing of materials (using the spray bottle to kill germs in between manicures) but this last manicure the nail tech cut the side of my thumb to the point of pain. I thought nothing of it until it blew up, got very painful and yellow exudate was oozing out of it. I had to take IB profin to deal with the throbbing pain. I went to the doc and he said i have a Paronychia. I had to start a 7 day course of antibiotics.
I have been getting regular manicures for god knows how long something like this infection has NEVER EVER happened to me. i really hope they go back to the quality nail care they gave when they first opened.

Always friendly, great color selection and a long lasting mani/​pedi.
I have several vices with this place. The first is that just a «20 minute wait» can easily turn into an hour. The second is that the service is inconsistent. Sometimes I have a long 45 minute manicure that includes a very nice hand and back massage, and sometimes I am done in 20 minutes. This has nothing to do with the shape my cuticles are in either. Just depends on the girl (or guy) doing your nails.

Good thing I’m not that attached to my long nails cuz my technician just cut and filed them CLEAR OFF! yikes.
This place is clean! $ 10 manicure, woot woot on the cheap cheap. It’s convenient. It’s a generic as generic gets mani spot. Definitely fine for the location (I am living two blocks away), and wow, totally sure it’s spotless, but the vibeless scene isn’t much to give extra stars for.
They seemed a little confused about my wanting glitter on my tips but… c’est la vie.
The massage at the end was a nice surprise!
I don’t totally get where people are giving this place 5 stars, but I guess as far as generic cheapies, this one is one of the better spots… probably because everything in it is clean and new.