Elite Nails

I love to go here — lots of extra time spent on my feet, really take their time to do the polish perfectly — super friendly atmosphiere == also LOVE to get the extra massage time and the spa pedicure with all the trimmings.

Elite just moved locations and are now on more centrally located main st. Might make parking more of a hassle. The new apace is decorated better, more simplistic and very clean with new equipment and furniture.
I always thought this place did a decent job for mani and pedi with reasonable prices. They always remember who I am, even when several years lapse between visits since I don’t live in the area anymore.
They did a great job on my mani and pedi yesterday and I got two massages!!! Not just the customary one while drying.
Would definitely recommend people in the area coming here.

Randomly stopped in because they were close to campus and open when I passed. The lady who worked on my feet was really friendly. The hot stones felt so wonderful and my feet have not felt or looked that good in a long time. I have two problem nails and not only did she make them look a lot better but gave me suggestions for helping the one that fell off and was having trouble growing back. She was a little rough in a couple spots but considering the shape my feet were in I am ok with the overall result. Love this place.

I feel very ambivalent about this salon.
I walked in, totally on impulse, because I had an hour to kill before the train back to NY. I said I wanted a «Spa Pedicure» and they put me in the chair right away. (For some reason, I didn’t ask how much, I just assumed around $ 20, because the sign outside said Mani-​Pedi $ 25.)
What followed was the best pedicure of my life. He worked on me forever! I got Saran wrap on my legs with some sort of mask, sea salt scrub, lotion massage, then he starts doing reflexology! I was sitting there the whole time thinking, «Oh my God, this place is amazing… it’s like a $ 50 pedicure, and I’m only paying $ 20!!!»
Except…it wasn’t. So after I’m all painted and relaxed and drying, he says $ 50. WHAT!!! And I look on the wall and see, Reg Pedi-​$ 20, European Pedi-​$ 35, European Pedi w/​Reflexology-​$ 50.
And I paid it, because I felt so stupid for not asking in the first place.
So you see my dilemma. Yes, it was amazing at the time, and he was very skilled, but I felt taken advantage of since he gave me a pedicure I didn’t specifically ask for.
So. I suppose the lesson here is to know exactly what you are getting, and you DO get what you pay for.

I went in as a walk in customer and had a pedicure done. While waiting for a manicure, they started taking other walk in customers. I guess they figured since I had wet toes I’d hang out for awhile. When I questioned them about it, they just made excuses. I paid for the pedicure and walked out. I won’t be back.

The UV gel nails here are gorgeous. However they only do regular french or pink and white, which I like. Also, they are very expensive, but that’s North Jersey.
Jean (I’m pretty sure that was her name) did my pink and white gels for the first time. I received nothing but compliments constantly, and most people thought they were my natural nails. When I first came in my nails were uneven and with the white gel Jean built extensions to make my nails even. It was time consuming, but she was meticulous and skilled. My nails were truly exquisite and I thought I don’t care how much this costs, I’m always doing this from now on. I’m pretty sure she gave me a discount from $ 120 to $ 80 for the set that day.
I came back for a fill thinking the white would be retouched, but it was not. For a simple fill of the pink gel over the existing gel is $ 35. The nails still look nice, but they don’t have that same wow factor. If you want to make them work and repaint the white and pink that is $ 50.
I was happy with my fill overall, but the gel was not applied to the base of my cuticle so my nails looked a week old. I like this place, but the second time the job was just too half-​assed so I have since gone elsewhere.
Pedicures are nice. The chairs are big and comfy. They cost $ 20 alone and $ 25 for mani/​pedi.
The only male I’ve ever seen works there gives amazing massages.