Exotic Nails

I’ve been coming here for 16 years. Tommy is the best!!! A friend of mine introduced me to the place our freshman year of high school, and I’ve been coming here ever since. Unfortunately they do not have any type of membership program.

I’ve been going here since I got back from my country and I loved it but the last two times I went they didn’t even worry about cutting off my cuticles! They didn’t even ask if I wanted my nail to be square or rounded it was just an over all mess! Not satusfied AT ALL with the person who did them! Not going back just because of that one person!

You certainly get what you pay for. I called on a Sunday afternoon asking for the price of an acrylic fill and the man on the seemed to chance the price on me a couple of times in our short conversation, but since I was going to be in the area, I decided to make an appointment and come anyway.
Walking in, I have to say I have never been to a salon with a vending machine and chips for sale, but this one really has both. That certainly was less than a good first impression. I was seen about on time. My biggest reason for coming in was that I needed an acrylic fill and repair on my pinky nail because I had damaged it to the point where the real nail was broken underneath. I was in visible pain and kept trying to communicate my desire for her to take off that nail and replace it or something, but she kept insisting it was a hangnail. She continued to do the manicure anyway. As I was getting my manicure, most of the other employees were finishing and one brought out her lunch, a drumstick, in the middle of the salon. How about no. Anyway, after my manicurist finished my second coat, she disappeared. Didn’t check on the finish or to lotion or anything. Never had such an experience before.
Two days after this manicure, I went back to my regular salon to get that same nail checkout out. Turns out my «hangnail» was anything but, it was damage to the nail bed, which was only made worse by the thick acrylic that the women at Exotic nails put on. As a result my nail fell off and I am unable to do anything about it until it grows back and heals.
So needless to say, I would never go back to this salon. Such a terrible experience, there are so many other salons nearby, even next door.

bad experience… Went for eyebrow waxing and left with uncomfortable burning sensation to skin. made owner aware of the stinging, peeled and now reddened skin and didn’t get an apology only told me to put petroleum oil on it…

Please don’t ever go here, I usually go to the sexy nails next door but for some reason I decided to go. First there was an air bubble on TWO of my nails and I had to go back. I’m a college student and I was only home for two days. So I returned to school on Sunday with both nails fixed and on Wednesday the gel nail polish (should last 2 weeks) chipped on both of my index fingers and today, Thursday the polish on my thumb chipped. I don’t do anything strenuous on my hands that should cause my gel nail polish to chip! This is absolutely ridiculous and if I was home I would go and demand my money back!

This is my second time coming to this nail salon. The first time I went I got a gel manicure and it was only $ 25. Fast forward two months later I came back, this time for a acrylic fill in with gel polish all of this for only $ 25!
Honestly you cannot beat their prices! Yes the place may not be super clean and organize but hey, so isn’t your closet. Lol but I came here because My gel polish was chipping and I’m teaching tomorrow and jacked chipped nails are unacceptable. Plus I didn’t want to pay $ 65 for a fill and gel color at Nail Story in Montclair!
Omg they have a HUGE selection of Gel colors! It’s overwhelming lol. But I love how Taley (my nail tech) took great care of my nails. She was very patient too. She really knows her stuff! I told her what I wanted and she did just that.
Another thing I wanted to mention was what happened when I called the store yesterday. I called the store because I wanted to know how much they charge for gel pedis (30 – 35). But I also wanted to know if they had the permanent gel (they do). When I asked the guy how much he told me ($ 45) but then he asked me if I have acrylic. I said yes, then he said «there is no need to spend the extra money and get the gel set, plus color. Just do a fill in with gel color, it’s the same thing, and it will save you money.»
HONESTLY: when he said hat I was sold! Because usually nail salons try to suck your pockets dry, I was impressed and thankful for his honesty.

The environment is not so impressive… I’ve been to nail salons that are much more clean and organized. It seems like they don’t really care how clean the place looks. Also, the lady who did my pedicure was on her iPhone the entire time, face timing with someone. Very unprofessional. I will not be coming back here again.

I’ve been going to this nail salon with my friends since high school. Despite the overwhelming number of nail salons in my town, we would always make the 10min drive to Fair Lawn for its amazing price!
So, even after moving out of my hometown, I still drive over to get gel nails. It’s about $ 25, but if you want a little more than just colors, it can go up to $ 30. I honestly don’t know any other nail salon in the area that you can just show up without an appointment for a great price!
Also they massage your hands with this Olive Oil (?) lotion, and it just smells AMAZING. They sell a small hand lotion sized bottle and a big at-​home bottle at the store as well.
Overall, I didn’t give it 5 stars because has this smell of chemicals… Unless you are super sensitive, it’s tolerable for that 20/​30min appointment. If you live live in the area, its definitely worth a shot!

Worst experience ever! Will never go back. The woman filed my nails raw! Horrible paint job, not helfpul. A 2 year old could paint better. They honestly do not care about their clientele. I’m sure it depends on who you get but I’ve tried a few and all were not good. The women were having an argument made for a very unpleasant mani/​pedi instead of relaxation. Rude unprofessional staff to say the least

Worst manicure I have gotten in my life. The girl started trimming my cuticles without soaking them. She then proceeded to cut one so deep that it started bleeding uncontrollably. She then proceeded to assure me that she didn’t cut that much and asked me if I had a «bleeding problem». She didn’t clean the dirt under my nails, just left it there. She then did the gel color. When I told her she has to trim cuticles after soaking then, she told me she does this after the color. What?!? How does then make any sense? She also didn’t push my cuticles back at all. She did an ok painting job, about the only good thing I have to say. She was completely spacey. Still in shock she had the gall to insult me with her «bleeding problem» question. The place overall has terrible ventilation, smells horrible. I will never recommend and would not tell anyone to go here.

Well first off they need much more ventilation in their store. I felt like I was high driving home after a mani/​pedi. But the real reason I have only one star is their pricing. It was discriminatory and illegal. If have walked out if I’d have looked at the pricing before I got my services, something I typically do, however I just assumed this place would have been fair with all the positive reviews. Why you ask is their pricing discriminatory and what in fact makes it illegal??? They charge men and women differently for a mani and a pedi. While some of you think this is okay for the same reasons this establishment does, men have bigger hands, takes more time, etc. You couldn’t be more wrong. Are we to assume I have bigger hands and feet than all women on the planet? And the fact is women take longer because more typically they put on polish and clear and the majority of men do not! If I had time I’d instruct my lawyer to send a demand letter on the basis of making me feel discriminated!!!

This place is great. I just moved here and was really nervous about finding a new reasonable nail place that does a good job. Kim did my nails and toes twice so far. She’s so sweet and takes her time. They have a gel color match for almost every regular nail color which is big for me because I do gel on nails and regular on toes and it drives me nuts when the colors are close but no cigar. I also love their tables with the built in uv lamps !!!

I just got a gel mani & regular pedicure for a vacation I’m going on. It’s been two days and my pedicure has already chipped on my big toe. Something that has never happened to me before. It also looks like I could’ve done it myself. My manicure however is great, and hopefully will last longer than the pedicure. The man who did took a long time and made the french exactly how I like it. I personally will not go here again for a pedicure, but may for a manicure.

Let me say the price is right and the people do their job. I come in for gel mani and a regular pedicure. I have Tally do my nails. My nails last for three weeks and they have a nice selection of colors. I would recommend this place to anyone.

This is the fourth nail salon I’ve been to since moving to New Jersey from Wisconsin. I finally found a place that I want to go back to. I got a UV gel nail fill with color and it was $ 35, which is the cheapest compared to the other three salons. I really like my color and my nails are shaped nice. There are lots of colors to choose from as well. I don’t like having a limited choice of color and that’s what happened with the other nail places.
I’m giving this three stars because when you walk in the salon it overwhelms you with a chemical smell and its not very clean. Also the lady that did my nails spoke in her native language 95% of the time and when she did talk to me I could hardly understand her. I don’t think she understood me either.
But in the end she was nice and did a great job on my nails. I’m glad I don’t have to look for nail salons anymore. There are so many to choose from it’s hard to pick a good one out.

I got my second ever gel mani here, and it was a huge success. I went to Jenny, who came highly recommended, and it was almost three weeks before I saw the tiniest of chips. I actually didn’t remove the color for almost five weeks, as that was pretty much the only chip I saw, and I had a similar color at home I used to paint the grown in areas at the bottom of my nails. The price was reasonable — it was cheaper than the place I’ve gone to for years, whose gel mani chipped on me in under a week.
I took off one star because this nail salon REALLY smells like chemicals, and that made me a little anxious.
Next time I need my nail color to last, I will definitely go here, even though it’s like a 15 minute drive.