Unique Nail II

I’m forced to give this salon 1 star because the owner doesn’t care about her customers and employees. While the workers are skilled, the owner is rude and makes customers wait while she attends to her friends. The place is overpriced, and coming here at 7pm means someone will rush through your service even though they close at 8. When I complained to the owner about service at my last visit, she just ignored me. I will not be back.

This is my go to nail spot, for right now. I always ask for Sisi (not sure how she spells it) for my gel manicure. And I call at least an hour or so in advance to schedule an «appointment». Doing this I’ve never had to wait. Not once. I like simple designs and french tip variations and she’s always patient with me in picking the right color and will copy the design right from the photos on my phone. And they only charge $ 10 extra… even when I get designs on all 10 nails. Price wise they are pretty in line with the cost in the area, which tends to be higher. (I paid $ 65 for a gel with no design and regular pedicure.)
If you are paying less than $ 20 for a pedicure or $ 15 for a mani, you may need to revisit how well the staff are being treated… Just because the ladies are scrubbing your feet doesn’t mean they don’t deserve to be paid fairly, really.
I did get a manicure from one of the other technicians and while she was very sweet, and did a great job shaping my nails, she went in a little too hard on the cuticles, to the point where she cut or bruised me numerous times. In her defense, I normally ask that my cuticles not be cut at all as my fingers tend to peel when too much cuticle is removed and this time I didn’t… Otherwise, the manicure was spectacular, though not as good as Sisi.
Their pedicures are okay, nothing fancy, but they get the job done. I really only get them so my feet don’t look nasty during the summer… I gave four instead of five stars for the cuticle situation and because the pedicures are really nothing to write home about.

A business will never receive a positive review by treating customers like we are the lucky ones. Pedicurist was rude, consistently and aggressively yanked at my ankles and toes to position them and didn’t do a very good job to boot! The worst part? $ 25 for a BASIC pedicure.
I visited this establishment because of its proximity to my home but I’ll be certain to walk the extra 10 minutes to a better salon next time. Lesson learned.

I’m tough when it comes to nail salons bc I don’t understand how so many places can have workers who give you attitude when they’re the ones scrubbing your feet. It’s as if there aren’t another 17 nail salons within 1.5 miles, especially in Hoboken– come on now. I walked in and asked for a lip wax they had me sit in the wax room for 10 minutes before telling me ‘oh we can’t provide you services for another 15 minutes our wax lady isn’t in today” okay… someone else will gladly take my 10 $ thank you such as European Wax (fantastic).
It’s to the point that I would rather spend money to go to a quality nail salon with great customer service that makes me feel like they appreciate the dollar I’m giving them. these nails salons really crack me up– your scrubbing my feet for crying out loud!

I am surprised at the low rating that this salon has. I live right around the corner, so I began going here out of pure convenience, but my mani/​pedis actually last a long time and they have a great color selection for regular polish. I think the establishment is always looking clean and the staff are always pleasant. They do a really thorough job on cleaning up the cuticles and heel callouses (no extra charge). I have kinda high standards for the massage received during a pedicure and that is where this place is lacking, so I only give them 4 stars. (PS, not important to me, but there is a parking lot).

So. I’m new here, my first review on this app. I’m new in town, just moved to Hoboken.
I had to do my manicure/​pedicure but I’m so afraid of trying new saloons so I postponed it till I couldn’t anymore.
I started looking on Unilocal reviews. I need hair colorist, manicure/​pedicure/​waxing. So my first salon was this «unique nails II» (funny name, unique. II?!?) anyway.
Let’s start with the begging. I called for an appointment, the girls accommodate me really fast. One point for that. 5 o’clock, entered the salon, the girls were looking at me as if I had 3 heads, coming from out of space. Customer service ZERO, poor cleanliness, so. sad atmosphere. I felt awkward. Unwelcome, the girls were so bored, the tools were not properly sterilized, they were not sealed, not nothing… Ohhhh I hate this feeling, and I have to pay money for this! 30 $ for a pedicure, plus shellac removal. I tipped ZERO!
I travelled the world, one thing I noticed and the American culture is missing! If You’re not happy, you don’t tip!!! They have to know if you are satisfied or not. One star for the appointment and the other for the foot massage and nail polish application. That’s it. Oh and the girl who did my pedicure is Sarah, somebody was praising her, nothing to praise about.
Ladies if you are picky and you know your standards just don’t give it a try. It’s not worth it. I hope I’m helping somebody with this review, cause honestly I really need quality over quantity. Hoboken is full of Beauty salons. I will try another one and another one. It’s not always about the salon. Maybe the girl is not that good, but it’s the etiquette of the salon that you get in the end.
Good luck out there!

By far hands down Sarah gives THE BEST pedicure within Hoboken and Jersey city. Place is very clean, quiet and friendly. Cleanest pedicure and holds up better than any other.

I have had good and bad experience here.
Good on some days and bad when they are swamped.
They are polite, place is nice and have a good collections of colors.
When they are swamped, you should try another place or come back later.
Last time I visited, they were swamped and when reminded about manicure (15mins wait), got a much hurried manicure. in record 5 mins. sloppy buffing, uneven coating.
$ 12 for 5 mins manicure?
While I like this place for being conveniently located, next time they are swamped, I wont be staying.

Inexpensive and good. I tried a few nail places in Hoboken, this place is by far better than nail story and a few others.

I have been going here for years. Mostly because I like their pedicure chairs and the women scrub the heck out of and massage my feet well.
Today, was by far the WORST experience I’ve ever had. The lady assigned to me to do my Spa pedicure was horrible! I happen to be 7 months pregnant and my feet are swollen and hurt. A child could have done a better job than her. First of all, the water in the foot bath was scorching hot. I burned my left foot upon putting it down. The lady seemed to turn cold water on, then said «it’s ok now». Nope! Still boiling. I screamed my foot hurt so bad. So now my swollen hurting pregnant feet were now burned. She kept touch the burnt part and I had to tell he not to. She didn’t seem to understand English so the pedicure guy next to us had to translate. Then came the ‘scrubbing part’ this woman was basically petting my foot with the grater that she should have used to get rid of the dead skin. It was like a wet noodle touching my foot. She had no strength and it was awful. I then told her to forget the spa pedicure and just do a regular pedicure and that I was not paying 50 bucks for THIS. It was the worst regular pedicure I’ve ever had. Felt like a polish change. I left there after paying 25 bucks with a burnt foot and still swollen hurt un-​massaged feet. There are girls that work there that should only do manicures and girls that should only do pedicures. They should never swap them. I asked for the manager when I left. They said she wasn’t there. Everyone looked at me with blank stares and no one apologized. m going yo have to find a new place to go from now on.

Solid nail spot that does a good job, but a bit pricy. $ 12 for a manicure with zero massage action and my usual $ 3 upcharge for 7 day nail polish is $ 5 here.
Place is clean and staff seemed nice and there’s parking — BONUS!

Ive been coming here for an year now. It is located in a strip mall with a PARKING LOT! What a great spot? i regularly go. mostly every other weekend. There service is FABULOUS and everyone’s so nice and attentive! You wont be so disappointed with their design either.

Just got a $ 35 «wham bam thank you ma’am» mani/​pedi. Literally still sitting here while my nails dry feeling stunned. About 5 mins into my pedi, as I’m getting settled in enjoying the massage chair, 1 of the women ask if I’m getting a mani too. I answer yes & before I know it she starts rushing doing my mani right then & there. I can no longer enjoy my pedi or the massage chair as I had to focus on switching out my hands & keeping them still in mid-​air so she wouldn’t cut more than my cuticles. Not to mention she asked to shut off the massage chair because my hands we’re moving too much for her to polish my nails. Can you even imagine?! It was like they were both on speed doing my mani/​pedi. Seriously?! For this amount of $ you’d think they’d kiss you before they bend you over! They didn’t even give me that half-​spirited mini massage when they sit you down to dry your nails. They were too busy packing up to leave at 7:45pm. Both women who did my mani/​pedi were gone before I could blink. It’s now 7:52pm, their hours state their open till 8pm & everyone that works here has already rushed out the door leaving just the owner anxiously waiting for 2 of us to finish drying our nails. Complete rip off.

Not worth a $ 40 gel manicure. They did a good job but had horrible customer service and a $ 40 gel manicure is absurd. At one point every single staff member was on their phones and at one manicurist let her cell phone continually ring out loud.

Rude. Zero customer service. They get the job done if u can deal with their attitude. Walked in and everyone ignored me. After a couple minutes acknowledged me; so I asked for a mani/​pedi. They ignored/​conferred with other technicians for another minute or so. One women told me a 20 min wait. I told her that was fine, in which she immediately hen told me no… Unbelievable.

I walked in a few minutes past 7:30, asking for a pedicure. Instead of a «hello» or «how are you?» they looked at me like I had three heads, and an old, fat lady customer looked at her watch as to agree with the large group of frustrated employees, who were already clearly busy staring at different areas of the salon. They talked among themselves to figure out who had the misfortune of performing my pedicure.
The woman, while «nice,» rushed so much that she splashed water all over the place, ran everywhere she needed to go, and spilled some nail polish on my foot. She seemed to be under the constant glare of the angry older lady walking back and forth and listening to music on her phone.
Everyone left about 20 – 25 minutes early, except the one who was doing my pedicure and the other angry lady. I knew they could get my pedicure done in time because most places rush my pedicures. And of course, including drying, my pedicure finished right on time, at closing time, which is half an hour late to them. When I left, I let them know that they should change their hours if they don’t want customers coming in past their non-​advertised closing time of 7:20 — 7:30. Too many nail places out there; I won’t return.

I’ve been here a few times and it’s just mediocre. However, I think it really depends on who you get. Today I walked in at the same time as another woman and while I sat and got a very average pedicure (barely any massage at all on the calves and feet), I was quite envious of the lengthy massage and meticulous attention she got. She even had her feet «scraped» and I didn’t but we both asked for «basic pedicure». How is that fair? I’ve also noticed that if you’re Asian, they would assign you a non-​Asian person. It’s as if they don’t want to work on their own people. All this and it’s pricier than other nail salons. Never going back. I miss Foxy Nails!

Unique Nail II charges $ 35 for a manicure and pedicure. The pedicure includes leg exfoliation and a little bit of calf massage, too. The salon was clean, the technicians were nice, and they had a lot of polish colors to choose from. Overall, this is a great deal.
My manicure did begin to chip within 24 hours, without me doing anything particularly rough with my hands. I think this happens because the polish is applied so thickly that it can easily break off in one big layer. My toes still look great several days out.
While Unique Nail II accepts credit cards, they request that you tip in cash, so be sure to bring some money for tip.
Now that we’ve gotten the review stuff out of the way, does anyone besides me find the name Unique Nails II hilariously ironic?

I’m a little baffled as to why this place is rated so highly on Unilocal… I stopped in for a regular pedicure last Saturday when my go-​to nail salon (Spa Aura) was booked. After reading several positive reviews on Unilocal,and considering Unique Nail II is within a 5 minute walk from my apartment, I figured it was worth a shot.
Unfortunately, the experience fell very short of my expectations. Granted, I wasn’t expecting a spa-​like experience — but I didn’t find the pedicure particularly relaxing or exceptional. The place was understandably busy on a Saturday, but the interior is so small that it felt overcrowded at times, and something about it felt dingy and not clean. They don’t seem to use a new set of tools for each client, which is also a red flag for me.
Several previous reviewers had raved about the quality of the leg massages, but I did not notice anything particularly special in that area. In addition, the pedicurist was overly focused on trimming my cuticles to the point at which she DREW BLOOD on two toes — leading to my hypochondriac fear that I was going to develop some sort of bacterial infection. It was also kind of painful which lasted for two days afterward.
Finally, the cost of a regular pedicure is $ 25 — $ 5 more than what Spa Aura charges for their regular pedicure, which is ten times more enjoyable, not to mention cleaner and less injurious. Go to Spa Aura and save yourself some money and frustration.

Probably my favorite nail salon in Hoboken. Décor is nice, newish pedicure chairs, cute modern streamline looking manicurist stations. Service is always very nice and even if there is a wait, it is never very long. $ 25 for a pedicure is ok, not the cheapest, but not too expensive either, and the manicurist are always nice. Finding a nail salon in Hoboken with free parking = priceless. Also, Dunkin’ Donuts next store is a great place to get an ice coffee to sip during a pedicure.