I had a co-worker that swore by BISOU, and after visiting the studio I’m a believer. During my appointment, I was surrounded by regulars who were booking their next month’s visit while they were seated at their current appointment. It’s no surprise that it’s almost impossible to get an appointment that’s not one month away. So if you want to check BISOU out, I would suggest booking right now.
Read MoreVanity Projects is a great example of balance between a good interior and good work. If you are looking book your first nail art appointment, this would be a great place to start. We recommend using their online booking and scheduling your appointment at least one month in advance. I’m super happy with my new flame nails and love how my nail tech owned the trend.
Read MoreBefore our appointment at Akiko, Jess and I had a rather traumatizing experience at a different salon that will remain unnamed. It was overbooked, poorly run, and we ended up sitting there for what felt like 5 days, but was actually only like 3 hours. Our time at Akiko was a breath of fresh air. The studio was spotless, the staff friendly, and the results were wonderful.
Read MoreVanity Projects is a great example of balance between a good interior and good work. If you are looking book your first nail art appointment, this would be a great place to start. We recommend using their online booking and scheduling your appointment at least one month in advance. I’m super happy with my new flame nails and love how my nail tech owned the trend.
Read MoreRounGe is the NYC location of a Japanese salon chain, so needless to say the experience reflects the salon’s roots (even their email newsletter is in Japanese). You can probably credit that to why the name makes so sense. The staff’s high skill and smooth, relaxing experience makes this studio one of our favorites.
Read MoreIf you’ve been following our studio journeys a) thank you so much, we love you and b) you might have remembered how Nabi and Allison tried to go to Yukie Nail before, but when they arrived they were told they didn’t have a reservation. Now, after my recent visit to Yukie, the verdict is in.
Read MoreI had been following Coco Nails (or Coco Nails Art) on Instagram for awhile and I was impressed by their designs. My friend Jessica wanted to get her first set of nail art, and since she works in Midtown I decided this would be a great time to see if Coco lives up to their gram. As I walked into the studio off of 33rd street, I was happy to see the staff was moving Jessica to a different manicure desk, keeping her away from the draft of the door. Afterwards, we had dinner at Bareburger (which is apparently unnecessarily expensive) and Jessica was proudly holding up her water glass to show the world her beautiful nails. She said, and I quote, “I get why you spend the money, I am hooked!”
Read MoreFor a final price of just under $100 with tax, I was satisfied with the result. At first I was a bit surprised at the price, since Marie Nails is a classic Manhattan studio, but if it had been any more it would not have been worth it considering the quality.
Read MoreSakura Nail & Spa is a quaint Japanese nail studio on the Lower East Side. Although it was high-end and clean, their steep prices and willingness to let me walk out with a less-than-perfect manicure significantly brought down the quality of my experience.
Read MoreMy trip to Peony Nail was impulsive - I was in the city and in desperate need of a manicure after an appointment-gone-wrong at another salon (which will remain unnamed, because I ran out of there so fast that I don’t remember).
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