The Nails

SURPRISE an American who Speaks Korean! Decent place with all the aminities to enjoy a mani pedi, BUT RUDE STAFF! So I make an appointment for myself and my hubby, but as soon as I walk in the front station «manager» seemed pissed that it was 2 of us. As she summoned someone to begin my mani. It was a good 10mins. As my husband sat in the pedi chair, that it was ONLY Obvious common sense that I asked if maybe they can allow his feet to soak in the water until someone was available, I had to ask twice until my tech got up with attitude and filled the tub. Mani was decent enough. My husband complained other salons have gotten his nails cleaner. Then when it was time for my pedi I wanted a flat base color with a pearlized top coat, OMG the nail tech couldn’t cut my big toe nail straight, or comprehend that of all the designs, etc. people do all kinds of things to their nails, so why two types of polish is confusing to her IDK… That’s when the «manager» who happen to be the one doing my husband’s manicure didn’t know all the crap she was speaking to my nail tech simply because I asked for two different polishes, did he finally get fed up with her rudeness and told me what she was saying. HUH??! If you think my simply asking for her to cut my toe nail straight, and choosing the color I want on my nails is unreasonable then «The Nails» obviously dosen’t take their Unilocal reviews into account for their rude behavior.

Located in the brownstones complex. First time here and came in as a walk in 30 minutes before closing. I wasn’t rushed through my pedicure. Gloria was very thorough with my cuticles and gave a great massage. Keep in mind polishes are listed in alphabetical order which is good if you know your color. Also, they prefer you tip with cash, but accept card. Will come back for sure.

Im a very picky person when it comes to my nails and hair. I recently moved to new jersey and still traveled to new york to do my nails but one day i needed a pedi and gel manicure and wasnt in the mood to go that far to get it done. I checked Unilocal and The Nails came up with good reviews! I truly recommened this place. Is very organized, clean and the staff is very friendly. It has massages seat while you are getting your pedi done. Lots of variety of nail polish (brands and colors). i do regular color for my pedicure and gel manicure. Loved it!

thank God for Unilocal!after service started going downhill and my favorite nail artist left my old nail salon in Nutley as a result, i was worried i wouldn’t find someone quite as skilled at doing beautiful nails as him. and so my search started. but I didn’t have to look too far before I found the other reviews for this nail salon on Unilocal.and once again, Unilocal never fails!
not only did she know exactly what to do with my nails after i showed her the design online, but she barely had to look at it for a couple of seconds and the way that she did them turned out even more flawlessly than what i originally showed her. it’s so rare to find a nail tech who knows exactly what they’re doing, but she’s so far beyond that and gives the term nail artist a new definition! thanks for the masterpiece on my nails! i was so happy that i gave her a big hug before i left — and i’m already looking forward to my next visit! but not before i rock these fab barbie nails to a champagne cruise i’m going on (shh! it’s a secret for my mom as a late mothers day gift!)

This is the worst nail place in northern NJ! The manager is nothing less than NASTY — so mean it makes you wonder why anyone would go in there. I have used them twice since they are across the street from my former gym and NEVER again! And they do a horrible job! I hope you read this before you use them and reconsider. So many other better choices but it might serve you well to research in this area before you make a mistake like this place!

Love this salon. Always on time, no waiting with appt. And Monica hasn’t failed me yet. Give her a design and she can do it.

Very pleased with my first visit today. Very clean, staff was friendly and my nails look good. It’s across from The Gym, that makes my life easy. Will definitely go back again. Monica did a good job on my nails and Andy did an excellent pedicure.

They have forgotten what loyalty means, they forgot whose has been there for many years ! You must take care of customers who have been coming to you! No attitude when something is wrong fix it without a face or attitude! Way toooo many nail salons to put up with this! Money isn’t everything friendships and loyal customers are!

Clean, professional, many color choices for gel and regular polish. I will be coming back to The Nails for future mani/​pedis. Bonus that they are open on Sundays!

Solid nail salon at a decent price. Just got my nails done by Monica and pedicure by the guy there.
It was efficient and solid. I decided to go from square tip to rounded on a whim. No reason why. I just had square tip for two decades. Lol. But I was trying a new salon in my area. And went with my whim.
I actually loved how it turned out. And for the price and speed, I’d come again.
(They aren’t as meticulous as my normal nail tech. But the price differential for the level I normally get is huge. And my other nail tech takes hours.) But for quick and easy and solid. Highly recommend.

This is my absolute favorite nail salon. All local nail salons that I’ve gone to over the years pale in comparison.
Great staff, clean, warm & friendly environment. Their Green Tea Spa pedicures are absolutely amazing!

Manicure lasts really long time! Clean and new place. Great massages too. Highly recommend.

They are really good!
I was here three times and each time I left very satisfied! My gel-​mani and pedi always looks perfect. Bye, bye my old saloon :)

Just started coming here for the convenience. I work out at The Gym right next door. It’s new so everything is clean and new which I really like. It’s well ventilated so the fumes don’t linger. Plus they have an ongoing gel nails/​regular pedi special for 45. Can’t beat that. I usually go to Monica the owner. She always does an amazing job. Really precise with everything from cuticles to shaping to color application. I really like Lisa too. She’s really sweet.

So its been a week since I got a gel manicure and a pedicure from The Nails and I must say they did a really good job. I wanted to give it a week before I wrote my review to tell my fellow nail fanatics how they held up.
Lets start on how I found this location. My nail salon wasn’t able to take me that day because the girl I get wasn’t in so I asked if they would honor the $ 40 deal if I got my pedicure done that day and came back the following day when my nail lady was there. They said they wouldn’t honor it even after me being a loyal customer to them for over a year now so I said no problem I’ll take my business elsewhere. I looked on Unilocal for a nail salon near where I work and The Nails popped up along with many others, but this location stood out to me from the rest and I decided to give it a go. I called and made my appointment and arrived promptly.
As soon as I walked into the salon I could tell I was in a very upscale salon. The place was spotless, all tools were sterilized and individually wrapped as they took them out of the sanitation station. There was a woman named Lorena prepping my pedicure station as I arrived, I picked out a color from there large selection of Essie and OPI products and sat down. The chair was really nice and comfy with the massage settings on. Lorena took her time with my pedicure I didn’t feel rushed at all and we had a nice conversation. As I was getting the pedicure another woman came over and started to soak off my gels on my nails. I really hate the process of soaking them off in those little foil finger wraps so it was nice to have them done the same time as my pedicure to get a head start.
Once my pedicure was done I sat down at another station where we started to take off my previous gels and pick out a color. They had a great selection to pick from and I ended up picking a light baby pink. While looking at the color swatches I noticed they do gem accents on nails and asked my nail lady about it and the options. We first thought it would be cool to bling out my entire finger but half way thru I think she could tell I wasn’t into it and took them off with no hesitation or attitude which is very hard to come by. We came up with a really cute design that I fell in love with.
Now my nails are a week old and are holding up so well! Only one of my gems fell off but I am also very rough with my hands to this is great for me. Other times I have gotten gem accents they never made it past the one week point. Overall I am so happy with this salon and have been recommending it to all my friends and co workers even customers at my job are asking where I get my nails done. Can’t wait to come back!

Came here for the first time hoping to find a great new nail salon. I felt as though the nail tech was rushing through my entire gel manicure. I had to keep checking my nails and asking her to fix so many little things that she seemed to «not notice». At the end, the gel manicure looked nice so I was ok with it. Today, not even a day and a half later, 2 nails have already chipped! A gel manicure should not chip within 1 day. Very disappointed.

Was Verrrry dissapointed and more than once ! I live in the Brownstone complex, so it is very convenient to just walk over to the nail salon. After having a full set of tips done three times there at $ 90.00 each time (plus a 20% tip) I am more than sure that I need to get in my car and drive to another salon where my tips don’t fall off after 3 days. The owner offered to fix both nails that fell off, but since this was a recurring issue I asked for a refund instead. I did not want to spend anymore time there. After explaining that this was not my first bad experience there and that I would need to go to another salon to have missing nails replaced She asked me if I wanted a full refund, and I told her to give me what she thought was fair. I was given back $ 45.00
Just to follow up, a few days later three more nails broke off, while doing dishes, opening a door and eating dinner. The first two fell off while eating breakfast. I went back and this time asked for a full refund. The owner Monica was irate when I asked for the balance. Her response was that 5 nails were still on. Really? She then blamed it on the fact that I went on vacation ??? What? Then said that she sees me walking ” two big dogs” first, they are PUGS and second, I don’t walk them with my nail tips and besides, that is not when they broke. She was banging on the counter and yelling at me. She wanted to fix them. So, I told her that I did not want to have them done again, I don’t have the time to keep coming back, I would just like a refund. Why would I spend that time having them done over, only to have them break off again. She then wanted me to sit down and have her take off the 5 remaining nails to get full amount back.
Her anger was so much out of control that she took the money out of the drawer and said, «I don’t need your money «and threw it over the counter onto the floor and at my feet. I told her that what she did was very rude. I don’t feel it is fair to sit the first time for a complete set and within a week have to go back five more times.
When she threw the money on the floor I was shocked at her embarassing and unprofessional behavior.

I visited for the first time yesterday. I had a great experience and I will definitely be going back. The staff was friendly and attentive, and the prices were reasonable. I got a gel mani and regular pedi, and they both came out great. They use good quality polish.

Love my new nails, ready to go to beach on the weekend!
This place is very neat and people are very kind. Recommend with 10 stars!

I LOVE my Valentine’s Day designs!
This was my second time getting mani and pedi from here. My experiences have both been very pleasant. The staff are all very friendly and welcoming. The place is neat and inviting. I will definitely be a regular here and can’t wait for my next design!