Allure Nails & Spa

Allure nails and spa is the most unprofessional nail salon iI have ever been to in my entire life!!! I walked in with my mother to get a manicure and pedicure… which by the way is over priced here at $ 30 dollars. This place has the most unprofessional manager who did nothing but try to degrade me because I am young. He only took my mom to do her pedicure. He Never had the decency to properly explain that he might not be able to do my pedicure. So someone else walks in and they are taken to do a pedicure and suddenly there is not people available to do my pedicure… I waited 20 minutes before being aware of this situation. Then the manager comes by with a cocky attitude and says I can only do a manicure not a pedicure. I proceeded to to explain that he should have let me know about the situation before hand and I could have taken my business elsewhere. He got upset and said that I shouldn’t be telling him how to run his business. Clearly he’s never heard of how the customer is always right… so steer clear of this unprofessional establishment!!!

I had a pedicure and a manicure here, on separate occasions (not combo). The pedicure was good — feet looked good and the polish lasted a couple weeks. The lady working on my feet was very thorough with the scrubbing and filing, although she was kind of distracted talking to other technicians. I wasn’t too bothered, though, since I had no place to be at the time.
Manicure was less satisfactory. I asked the person for a round shape for my nails, and what I got was neither round nor even. Polish didn’t go as close to the cuticle as other salons — it didn’t look crappy, but I’ve had much, much better.
Location is convenient for those of us that live out on the West Side of JC. Clean, open space with a nice selection of colors. Walked in both times and had to wait about 10 – 15 minutes for an open technician.

Don’t ever go there for gel color/​shellac manicure. I got it and nail polish started chipping after 3 days. I went back to the salon to show owner & he told me to make appt to fix. The soonest I could was actually a week from the day I got them done. By the time day 7 rolled around almost all the nail color was separating from nail bed and they were chipped bad. Anyone that has ever gotten a gel color manicure before knows that it lasts at least 2 — 3 weeks! I came her because it was closer to home. So I got all the nails «fixed» with much attitude of course from manicurist and you could tell she was complaining in her language. I basically told her to take it easy because she was being rough. Very bad service and on top of that they wanted to charge me again! Say what?! They apparently use cheap products and get nasty with customers when you point that out. Needless to say I will NEVER go back there and recommend you try another spot for friendlier service and long lasting gel color. By the way, 3 days after getting nails done for 2^nd time, 2 nails have cracks and 1 has already chipped off the corner. Waste of money!

I concur with the other comment regarding it being one of the nicest salons in Jersey City. On time with appointments. Clean. Very friendly, English speaking techs. Very attentive owner. Reasonable prices. And I will admit that for selfish reasons, I kind of like that most people I know don’t go because of the «neck of the woods» it’s in. No problem for me — keeps it less crowded. I highly recommend them and especially Lisa. Oh, and they treated by young daughter like a princess during her mani/​pedi :)

I’m a little new to the Jersey City area and have been in search of a nail salon. The various places in JC I’ve tried did not deliver quality service or professional/​polite demeanor. I’m a stickler for these things, as I have worked in customer service for quite some time…
My first time at Karena’s Nail Salon & Spa (rt. 440 by Pathmark) was two weeks ago… I’m returning a second time, today. My experience was awesome! The service impressive and the women were polite, engaging, and very professional. My pedicure was thorough and acrylic fill-​in was gentle. They had a variety of great-​quality nail polish in all colors. The lady who serviced me (I’ll be sure to get her name today) made sure that my nails did not lift from the acrylic (as they sometimes do… especially if you wash your hands frequently)…me and a friend of mine even saw a lady drinking a glass of wine during her pedi… talk about spa-​atmosphere! The price was about average ($ 40 for pedi and fill-​in) and worth every penny. I’ll follow up with a review after today :)

I hate to let the «secret» out about this place but they’re awesome. And I also hate to let this be known as well, but Kim is great. She was the one who introduced me to shellac and I’ve never been back to regular polish since. The owner is also very nice and maintains a well-​decorated and clean salon, unlike most nail salons in JC. I’ve been coming to Karena when they were still in the Kellogg St. location. I don’t come very regularly, but I haven’t been anywhere else to get my nails done since I’ve started going here.