SalonBe

I’ve been a customer here for 6 years, booking regular appointments for mani/pedi’s and shampoo /​blow-​dry. Wonderful staff, very reasonable prices, high-​end salon feel, very clean.
Chris and Franky are the best! Best salon in Jersey City by far and I’ve been around :)

Came here last night for gel mani and regular padi. She was very patient and the nails came out perfect! Came back today for a blowout, Emily was great! I usually have David cut my hair but the hairdo turned out perfect, exactly the way I wanted. Like this salon a lot, always friendly, quick, the place is nice and clean and the designers are great!

Great service. Everyone in there are super nice. I have been a loyal customer for 2 years. I always come here to treat myself a spa day on my day off to a get hair cut and color, pedicure, and facial everything. I love the product they use for facial. Really nice!

Really great experience! Nice environment, nice people, and most importantly, nice service!

I have been here many times with my daughters. Went yesterday Chris is amazing had a massage one of the best I ever had. My daughter had Jane who also did an excellent job. I have always received good service here and they go out of there way to do a good job. They make you want to come back and see them again. The also pay for your parking. Chris went out of his time slots to give me a massage, they take that extra step for you., and their pedicures are also very good. We Love this place.

RUDE AND DUMB RECEPTIONIST /
This place has a very unprofessional way of dealing with problems. The customer is not right here. I’ve been going here for a year now. I love my stylist and the manager (I believe he’s Korean). When i came here last night 6:30PM, they told me that they overbooked but nobody informed me. One of the ladies at the reception area said she is calling another client to see she is still coming for her appointment. Luckily she cancelled, and they told me to come back at 7PM. I came back and they had me wait for 10 minutes, till my stylist i like mentioned that she cannot accommodate me. I was already placed in a awkward spot, but since i am so eager to get a haircut, i had accepted another stylist, who gave me a an ok haircut before. I left the salon very upset, and called the salon the next day to complain to the manager. A rude receptionist picked up the phone, and i asked the name of the manager, and see if i can talk to him. First, she placed me on hold and she hanged up. I called again and she said she cannot tell me the name of the manager. I said how come she doesn’t know the name of the manager. She rudely said «why am i looking for the manager, if i don’t know his name? ». She eventually said the manager doesn’t work there anymore. I am definitely not going back to this salon anymore.

I went here 4 times. Twice for a haircut. She cut my hair very nicely both times. The third time all I got was a bang trim and the hairdresser did a nice and professional job. It was not until the fourth time that I had problems at the Salon and will not go back nor recommend this place. It was a while since I got my haircut (I was busy and didn’t have time to cut it). My hair was very dry and they handled the situation very unprofessionally told me there is something wrong with my hair and that I had lice (which I knew was impossible). Instead of providing a relaxing treatment for dry hair they stressed me out offered me one of their cheap shampoos. I went to a different salon and they gave me a hot oil treatment and said that my hair is absolutely fine. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE AT ALL!

All I have to say is that I expected more from a place that is a $$$ sign.
The place itself is clean with nice décor. The people seem nice and attentive, but I didn’t go there to make new friends I went there to get a haircut and the haircut I got was probably the worst haircut I ever got.
I really do feel cheated. I told the lady I only wanted a wash and cut, I never said a thing about blow drying my hair but the stylist blew it out anyway. I thought to myself, alright, that’s okay I’ll treat myself to a high end cut and blow out. Boy, was I wrong. The styling of the hair was just OKAY — a little too big for my taste — but let’s talk about the actual haircut.
Once I washed my hair I saw the bad cut under the masquerade. It looked like I had two different haircuts, one was a bob-​like cut that ended with some weird face frame, the second were long strings of hair coming from under the bob. I looked like a jellyfish, a very messy, sad looking jellyfish. I was so embarrassed I wore my hair up for the rest of the week.
And I paid for this :’(I paid to pretty much waste money because a week later I went to another salon to get my poor hair fixed.
This teaches me to read reviews. So here is mine, I hope you find it helpful.

Expect rude. I’m not necessarily the easiest person to convince about doing things to my hair but when one of your people picks up part of my hair and says,“this hair is OLD, it’s at least two years old,”…appalling is the nicest of the words that went through my head. I never understand why stylists who have hair that looks less healthy than mine always insist that MY (feel
free to look at my hair in the picture) hair looks unhealthy… that’s like a morbidly obese cardiologist telling you you need to lose weight… doesn’t work out.

Had a great pedicure today with Joy! She was lovely. She was very attentive and thorough and did a superb job. She also gave me a lovely shoulder massage while my polish was drying.

The worst haircut shop ever! The shop manger is a bald rude Korean and the hairdresser Frank looks like a butcher and also acts like a butcher! Bad customer service and bad haircut skill! The most terrible experience ever! DO NOT GO TO THIS SHOP!

This place is only glamor and no substance. hygiene is maintained but value for money is very low. their basic haircut which is really basic costs 60 $ min .i have been here a few times purely for convenience as its located very close to where I live. The pedicure costs $ 30 and it lasted not more than 15 mins and only included filing and a gentle scrub and the color .they did not even use the stone or foot file nor anything on the cuticles. Please do not go here for a pedicure unless you do not have any other option !

I am living in the same building for a couple of years now. But never been to SalonBe mainly because of the bad reviews. Today however I was in need of a quick haircut and was late from work so thought of giving it a shot. What can go wrong with mens hair cut after all they charge same as the high-​end salons. Well the result was a disaster. I will simply post a few picture of my hair cut.

I’ve gone to this salon many times for hair and had great experiences. But I just had the most awful experience and will not be going back. I made a Spa Week appointment for a massage; when I made it over the phone, I asked if I could use a Spa Week gift card. The person I spoke to said yes, and I made sure to double check that the spa accepts the gift cards on the Spa Week web site before asking for a $ 50 one as a gift. It says on the Spa Week web site that they accept the gift cards.
But sure enough, when I arrived for my appointment and tried to use my gift card, I was told they don’t take them. They called over the manager, I think his name was David, and he was rude. He said his staff is trained and never would have told me that, basically calling me a liar. I said as much and he said no, but repeated what he’d just said and didn’t apologize that someone had given me misinformation, just said there was no way that would have happened in the first place.
I told him this was bad business and I wasn’t happy and would write so on Unilocal.He then tried to talk me out of keeping my appointment because he didn’t want me writing a bad review. I said maybe but that I had paid for a taxi to get here and it seemed silly to have paid that money for nothing. He said if I canceled my appointment, he would pay for my taxi. I said OK, then he said all he would do was pay for Über (not a taxi) for me to get home. I said that I had paid more than Über cost to get here and this wasn’t what we had agreed on, and he said that’s all he was willing to do. At this point, I was so upset with the whole experience that I left and didn’t take anything and left.
So now I have a gift card I can’t use for Spa Week because today’s the last day, and an awful experience at Salon Be. I will not be coming back here – I want a relaxing spa experience when I choose to pay for a massage and with people as rude as this, that is not possible.

I am updating my original review posted over a year ago. I have been coming to this salon loyally and can say that the two things I care about most when treating myself at the spa/​salon is covered: hygiene and quality (both products used and service). I highly recommend facials, massages and nail services here. Blowouts are decent as well. This is really one of the best places I have been for massage, facials and spa pedicures in a very long time. Also, they regularly run specials — so prices are reasonable for what you get (hygiene and quality). The only annoying thing is that unlike NYC salons, you usually need an appointment — especially on weekends. I really do appreciate this place and hoping you will too!

Well here goes… Just moved to the area. Was my second time at SalonBe. First time, I had Frankie, a rather surly, grumpy fellow who had a bad case of the sniffles. Decent enough dude haircut if not very friendly. All good. Just want to walk out feeling like I got a good trim.
Went back last week and got David. This is where things hit a wall. David, like Frankie, wasn’t friendly. But took it to a new level. He just didn’t give a damn. The only words out of his mouth were «What do you want?» and «Hold this» when he handed me the mirror. This became problematic because when he handed me the mirror to see the back of my head, there was a gouge about an inch up from the bottom of hairline.
When I pointed out his mistake, he said nothing. No apology, no nothing. I asked him how to fix it. No response, just turned my chair around and zipped up the entire back of my head to the length of the gouge. Without asking. Without apologizing.
It took balls to show me a huge error in the mirror and expect me not to say anything or notice, it took even bigger balls to just start clipping my head to «fix» it without saying a word. I ended the cut as soon as I could and the back of my head looked bad. Trimmed practically to the skin with an uneven line.
He was in a hurry to get to the next customer. I got a shampoo and complained to the lady, then to the manager and their suggestion was «maybe try somebody else next time.»
So, I’m done with SalonBe. Won’t be going back, don’t suggest you go either. My grandpa is a barber, has been one for 65 years. I know a good haircut, a good personality when it comes to this, and in the 4 years I’ve been living in New York (now NJ!) this was by far the worst cut I’ve gotten.
If David hates cutting hair so much, he should consider a new profession instead of giving customers a miserable experience.

Great Mani-​Pedi
My Fiancée needed a last minute mani-​pedi before a wedding we went to on Saturday. Without getting too wordy, she loved this place. They were all super friendly, were able to squeeze her in for an early appointment. When she arrived, they offered her tea and water.
As far as the actual results, it is now day 12 and the nails still look great.

At Salon Be, the hair services are around 2.5 stars, while the nail services are consistently 4.5 stars.
When I first moved to Newport, I visited Salon Be for haircuts with Faith, the junior stylist at the time. Faith is really sweet and passionate about her work. At $ 45 before tip, the haircuts were fine, but there was often something a little off about my bangs. My husband would also get his hair cut by Faith, which was just $ 25 for a men’s haircut, and interestingly enough, his only complaint was also his bangs.
Once Faith became a senior stylist, I switched to haircuts with Jessica, the new junior stylist. The actual haircuts were okay, but the blowouts were not great… there was nothing cool or current about how she styled my hair. It was pretty far off from how my hair was styled when I came into the salon. Not sure if Jessica still works here, but I’ve moved on to paying a little more for a better cut in NYC.
Salon Be is my go to nail salon. The space is very relaxing and spa-​like. The nail technicians are friendly, but not overly chatty. It doesn’t matter who you get as they all do a really good job. There’s a good selection of OPI and Essie products, and most of the bottles look quite new.
Yes, Polish Me Nail Spa near the PATH station is a little cheaper, but don’t waste your time there. The service doesn’t come close to Salon Be and the nail color starts chipping in less than 3 days. Salon Be’s manicures last 7 – 10 days without a single chip. They also do a much better job at making sure the color is even and applied to the edges.
One other minor thing… The cellphone reception in my building can sometimes be really bad, and when I call Salon Be to make an appointment, they often have trouble hearing me. Instead of saying «WHAT!!? HELLO?!», it would be a lot more polite and professional to just say «Can you repeat that, please?» Just a thought.

Got a gift cerificate here and I heard Chris is great! His work is absolutely amazing. My uv nail today came out perfect it. It was on point. The atmosphere was great, music and the lighting.
They should have like a happy hour time and get the music bumping.

This review is for the nail salon portion of the business.
I am floored by the consistent and quality work they do for a manicure. I’ve been paying $ 10 a manicure in Hoboken and it is GARBAGE compared to this place. This is my new manicure home. Not only does this place take the time to clean, file, and re-​clean each nail, but they are so skilled in how they shape and paint the nail. Huge color selection!
I am a freak about nail art/​polish and I am so happy with this place. They give you a nice short massage, which is just what I wish more places do. I just feel so pretty leaving this place!
This place is way more upscale looking, fairly priced, and takes a bit longer to do a manicure. But, it’s definitely a spa treatment type of feel that a lot of places advertise but fail to achieve. I highly recommend this place to everyone on the planet.