White Star Nail Salon

Very quick, clean and professional nail salon. Services range from Mani’s, pedi’s, waxing and massages. Every thing was reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend coming here, I’ll be back!

I’ve only had my brows done here, once, but Cindy did a really awesome job. This place is reminiscent of the brow places I’m familiar with back home in Trenton, which sadly, none of the places in North Jersey that I’ve been to yet can even hold a candle to in terms of quality and longevity. This place is the exception, all for a measley $ 7…$ 10 with the tip.

This is my new favorite nail place! It was hard to find parking. I went inside and i wasn’t met with the strong chemical smell one would associate with nail salons. It smelled very clean and sanitary. I asked the lady at the desk how much an acrylic set cost and she told me that they only crystal. I saw that it cost on the board was $ 50 but the lady said it was $ 40. I did research on what the difference was and websites said there was no difference and it was the same thing. The woman started on my nails right away, it was around 10 and it wasn’t really crowded. Cindy (the woman who started on my nails) went about the proper procedure to start my nails. She pushed back my cuticles and applied the tips. She then applied nail glue onto my nails and then laid a piece of linen onto it then applied another application of nail glue. I couldn’t see what the bottle said but she used something from a nail bottle to thicken my nail. She then applied the polish. The shape (coffin) was so pretty. She then did wax my eyebrows. Being someone who is very particular when it comes to my eyebrows, I was weary to have someone who I’ve never seen do eyebrows before, do my eyebrows. But Cindy did a fantastic job! I am most definitely coming back soon!!! I’ll give an update on how these nails hold up!

STAY AWAY! Worst salon ever! Wish I could give them 0 stars. Had a manicure few weeks ago. The girl paints nails worse than my toddler. Then another worker Cindy saw my nails, told the girl to move away and finished them herself, and did a good job. However since she didn’t take off original nail polish the girl put on, it ended up being so thick, my nails peeled by that evening. Today I called and asked for an appointment with Cindy. She said come in someone will take you. I said no, I only want appointment with Cindy and gave a time. She said ok. I come at that time and Cindy just started working on a client and can’t take me. Never coming back again and making sure no one else does either.

Excellent work.
I usually go to a spot in West Orange, but I decided to give somewhere else a go. This place was the highest rated in my area, so I crossed my fingers and gave it a shot. Glad I did! I arrived around 11a and was seated immediately. Maricella was wonderful! I just went in to have my gel polish changed, I like a French mani with black tips – simple, clean, classy. She worked quickly and thoroughly, and made my first experience there quite nice. I thought she actually did a better job than my previous set… I hadn’t realized how thick the polish was laid on before. I am hoping to see this set last at least the two weeks advertised, the last set barely made it a week (maybe I should wear gloves to wash dishes?) Anyway, definitely glad I decided to give White Star a try, I will surely be back (but hopefully not to soon!)

Been a customer of another salon for 6+ years. White Star will now be my salon of choice. Marcela was meticulous. I am so used to constantly correcting technicians; I was amazed to be able to sit back and just relax. The space is clean and the staff is friendly and professional. I’ve only visited a few times so far, bit have never had to wait for service. That’s a huge plus!

Very happy with white star. The manicure came out lovely; the place is clean, with a large selection of well-​organized colors. Manicurist was efficient and there was no wait time (went midday on a Tuesday). I took off one star because the dryers weren’t the greatest. Would definitely return.

This review is about the last experience I had here in October.
I came in to get a gel manicure done and I do not know what the technicians name was but she was an older Asian woman (not the owners wife) and she was TERRIBLE. First off she would do something on one hand and then the other, then go back and repeat it on just one hand (for example use acetone to clean the nails off then go back and do it again but only on the other hand or buffing my nails). When I pointed it out to her that she had done it again she just smiled at me, I’m assuming because of the language barrier or maybe age? I’m not trying to be mean by assuming that but it legitimately seemed as though she would forget what work she did on each hands and maybe that’s why she would repeat her work. I don’t know
Anyway, then when she went to paint the gel on my nails she insisted to paint one finger on each hand at a time. Meaning she would paint my index finger on the left hand, then put that hand in the UV light, paint my right hands index finger, then switch hands and middle finger. She was painfully slow and this switching made things even worse. I didn’t want to keep my hands in the UV light longer than necessary so I told her I didn’t want to do it like that, at which she said no. I should have insisted they do it the way I wanted but I didn’t feel like pushing it because they were very adamant that «it is better» (it’s not). I feel like even if you prefer a certain way or think it is better you should still listen to a customer if she prefers a different method. UV light exposure is not a good thing, when getting gel nails everyone emphasizes that you should limit exposure however you can. I don’t know why this place believes it’s better to do it one finger at a time.
The manicure itself was terrible. She didn’t cut my cuticles poorly or cause me to bleed or anything but the color was SO uneven. For example some parts were matte some parts were glossy, and the edges were all different. It looked like my 10 year old cousin had painted my nails and worst of all it was gel and dark (not to mention I had my hand in UV light for over 10 minutes) so it was stuck. I tried showing her what was wrong and asking her to fix it but she just looked at it and would say «looks nice».
When she finally finished she had taken 50 minutes and I was fuming. I think the manager could tell I wasn’t happy bc she came up to me after I paid and asked to see my nails, glanced at them and said «looks so pretty» to which I forcibly said «NO this looks terrible it is the worse manicure I have ever gotten in my life». Just for the record I NEVER speak to people like this but I was so mad that they were charging me and that I was now running late to the formal event I needed to go to that night (and also had TERRIBLE looking nails). The manager responded by saying sit we will fix it for you but I told her I was late and needed to go.
Fast forward to the next morning I walked in and the manager new exactly why I was there. She sat me down with a different technician and told her to buff out the top coat and put one more coat and UV light it. The technician spent 10 minutes looking at my nails trying to figure out what the hell had happened and speaking to the technician next to her about what to do. She told me she recommended taking it all off, and redoing the entire thing to which I said yes please do it. But when the manager saw us doing that she said no came over and showed the technician what she meant when she said to buff and then reapply. I wanted to take it all off but once again the manager said no. She didn’t explain why but assuming it would damage my nails more if I took off the gel or something (I don’t know because she never explained)? I went along with it, although I think I would have been much happier to just remove the whole thing.
The technician who fixed my nails was really nice so I ended up tipping her, but that was my last time at this nail salon. Even after «fixing» my nails it still looked bad. They really should have refunded me the money they charged.
A few weeks later I was getting the gel taken off in NYC and the technician asked me where I had gotten my nails done because they had done such an awful job. I say that to prove that it wasn’t just me who thought the manicure was bad. Even my guy friends who don’t understand a thing about nails asked my why my nails looked so weird.
I live in Newark and it is INFINITELY more convenient for me to get my nails done here but I absolutely refuse to ever set foot in this place again.

Finally got a fill in done. Okay job. Sue couldn’t file nails to save her life. She also took forever. However the polish has lasted for a very long time (after getting one chip fixed a few days later). My fill + color gel cost $ 45.

This place is great! As a gay man who gets my eyebrows done regularly, White Star is the only place I trust to do a nice clean job, without making them too thin. There is hardly ever a wait, end the price is very fair, I’ve never had a bad experience here, and so I make sure I tip well :)

I was happy with the service. My finger nails were shape good but feet nails could have been shape better. The price was a little high. I will be go back. Clean and quiet place to relax.

Definitely a upgrade from the other local nail salons in the Newark area. Very clean and spacious. They did a good job on my pedicure. What I liked best about this place is that you don’t walk in to a tight space overpowered by fumes. I was well ventilated and I barely smelled the nail products. I have no complaints I’ll definitely be going back. Another perk is that it opens pretty late (they stop talking people at 6:30).

Came here when i was in town for a conference at the prudential center. Staff was friendly and helpful. I had a really good pedicure. The girl doing it spent extra time on foot and leg massage which is always a plus. Only recommendation is don’t go on a weekend. The wait is ridiculous

They aren’t good with shapes been here twice, so ladies if you like your nails pointy or coffin shape I wouldn’t suggest here

I have been coming here for 4 years. I get my nails, feet, and eyebrows done and I am always satisfied. I made the mistake of getting a full set at a salon close to home b/​c I was tired from working a long shift and wanted something convenient and I hated them. Today, Cindy fixed the thickness and weird shape and my hands look beautiful! I will never venture away from here ever again and I can’t thank Cindy enough for giving me such beautiful nails.

I’ve gotten my nails done here so many times I can’t recall a number. From manicures to pedicures everyone is great! In my opinion Cindy is the best in it comes to doing nail enhancements. But on this particular visit I wanted to get my brows waxed. I was extremely hesitant because in the past I’ve had bad experiences. I’m so glad I took a chance & let Sue do my brows! She was extremely attentive & took her time! Now my brows were in horrible condition but she managed to use her magic & keep them defined & thick! I will definitely be coming to her again!

Totally love this place. The owner and staff are so attentive and great. The salon is clean and well maintained. Amazing gel nail polish, not that expensive. Definitely recommend

Last Wednesday, I came in to have a 10 minute upper body massage. The cost was $ 10.00. This was the best $ 10.00 I ever spent. I felt soo relaxed after this massage. It felt like I had been on a mini vacation. Came back to work, totally destressed. Ask for Chris. She did a wonderful job. Will definitely be back again next week. Diane C.

A couple weeks ago I visited my friend in New Jersey and we stopped by this nail salon! Great experience, and a couple weeks later, my nails still look awesome :).
I recently had a bad experience at this expensive (but supposedly amazing) nail place in New York City, so I was hesitant to get them done again… But this place was amazing! Everyone was really friendly– Cris helped us out when we came in and she was super sweet. And then my technician, I think her name was Cindy, was also so nice and she did a perfect job on my nails (I got a mani-​pedi). I’m a big runner so I have lots of callouses on my feet (ew, gross I know, sorry if that’s TMI) and usually technicians are too rough with my feet, but Cindy was awesome. Loved the OPI Gel selection, definitely worth the $$$! Will come back here whenever I’m in the good ol’ NJ!

Went in for. Gel pedi, then decided to do my nails as we’ll, got a design on my big toes, then lil diamonds on my ring fingers, 100 $ total, not worth it! I still looking for a spectacular place. Women was good on copying the design I showed her but I had to stay on top of her about being exact. The for some reason the polish on my nails looks like they’re was dust near the cuticle makes it look like shit.