I made an appointment for a manicure and pedicure. Gel polish. The salon is very nice and clean. The person (sorry, she didn't give me her name) did a good job but the pedicure wasn't even a full pedicure, just a polish change. The services cost an extortionate $1260 Hong Kong dollars. read more

If I could put 0 stars I would , Very unprofessional... you make an appointment and if your on time you'd still wait at least 25 mins after the proposed time . So the purpose of doing that is pointless . There's no price list hung up on the walls , they really just quote you a different price every time , they overly charge for shape , designs and etc . The quality of the nails is terrible , you could show them a picture for reference and you walk out with the complete opposite. Worst experience ever . The cleanliness of this place is very questionable , I won't be returning . I truly don't understand how they could still be in business . The lady Ddee complained and caught an attitude with me when midway of the service I was checking how the nails were coming out & contemplating on whether I wanted them or not ... which goes to show terrible customer service . As a paying customer who doesn't ever complain , I should be able to speak up about what I like and what I don't ... I paid $60 for poorly shaped "square "nails that look like ducks . I won't be returning here , thanks read more

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This salon never made you aware of their pricing and allowed my 10 y/o to make decisions about extra designs on her nails without consulting me first and then charging me for extra designs. Unaware of the price hike between regular nail polish and gel polish. And added art wasn't advised of difference of price. I have a small nail bed due to biting nails and the woman doing my nails called her co workers over to embarrass me about the length of what she had to work with. Then she barely put any nail on my nail bed and they look like black jellybeans on my fingers. After all that I was charged $70 for a full set of tips, gel and gel nail polish, all for a far from adequate result. Only good thing was the pedicure. She took time caring for calluses and removing ingrown toenails. Which I appreciated. I would pay $45 for a $30 pedicure when this is the end result. read more

Essence Nail Spa - Result from manicure $70 - Nail Salons Near Me - Wappingers Falls, New York

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Actually disgusting went in for a pedicure. Got a lady that didn't puff or barely cut any cuticles, no English and didn't know how to do French manicure. She handed me over to the owner I guess who then polished my toes crouched down ( French pedicure) you can imagine how the fuck it looked. Absolutely disgusting walked out and didn't give neither of them a tip. Never again. read more

Absolutely horrible I've never been to a most unsanitary place I've ever been to we had to leave because they burned my mothers feet I wish I could give it negative stars read more

Essence Nail Spa - Burned feet had to leave - Nail Salons Near Me - Wappingers Falls, New York

I've been going to see Eda for almost 3 years. She is amazing. Her nail shaping skills are great and she pays close attention to detail. This is my latest dip french manicure with her. Love her always look forward to my appointment with her read more

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I've been coming here for years and they've always done a great job! It's a clean and relaxing environment. read more

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I WANT TO RATE 0-. BIG FAT ZERO. But it will not let me post review without something. Why make appointments when you still have to wait over 1 hr , plus. Because you did not tell them at the time of making appointment who you wanted to do your nails. They should have asked you instead of yes you to death and rushing you off the phone at the time you made that appointment. I was very disappointed, I came back her because they did my nails the way I liked, even though they suck at pedicures. I'll never return again.. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED read more

Zero stars. My nail tech aggressively put her hands on me. I had the worst experience I've ever had at a nail salon. Prepping for my engagement I decided I would start getting my nails done again and was so excited! Today I saw Jackie and it was obvious she was rushing. She put the builder gel on so fast there were massive bubbles on my nails that once cured looked like holes in the gel. I asked if we could do anything about them and she said they would be fixed at the end, okay no problem. She over filed one side of the nail so all my nails were literally leaning to one side. I asked if she can file the one side to make them point more center. She would file for a couple seconds and ask if they were better. After about 4 times of this I just said it's fine I'll fix them later. She could not see that they were crooked and I wasn't sure how to keep explaining they were literally pointed to one side. I figured I'll just file them at home and eat the money id be paying for my full gel set. She painted them nothing like the photo I Showed. I just wanted a colored French. The color was uneven and after she tried to fix them multiple times... again... I said it's fine because you could just see every new line of polish she swiped on. Upon completion and top coat you could still see each and every bubble. I said is there any way to fix all the holes and bubbles? She said the top coat made them smooth, they're not bumpy. I said yes that's good but you can still see all of them. She just looked at them and didn't say anything to which I once again said.. you know what, it's fine. This whole time I'm thinking it's fine I'll waste $50-$60 and just fix them the best I can at home. I'm disappointed but I can try my best to make them look nice for my engagement. Then she said $70.. to which I replied wow $70 well then would you at least be able to fix them more? They're still crooked but can you fix the bubbles? She then got angry and said "you said they were fine?? You told me to file them more and that's why they are crooked." And basically blamed me when the side I told her to file still needed to be filed way more for them to compare to the side she overfiled. I tried to calmly explain that the side I told her to file was not the side that had an issue. She did not understand and GRABBED ME by my wrist and pulled my back to the table. Then asked a customer who seemed to be a regular for her if she saw an issue. The girl was very nice and said well it's her preference of how they look so yeah file them? She also seemed confused as to why she was being brought into it. She then said you don't have to pay I'll take them all off and then chopped all the nails off way shorter than my natural nails were and I left with short stubby nails that still have chunks of builder gel on them. Impossible for me to fix at home because I do not have a dremel. They are too chunky from the gel to paint or put false nails from the store on. I'm stuck with them for my engagement. I'm mostly mad about her grabbing my wrist and pulling me back to her table. How rude and unprofessional. Here they are now as I try to remove the rest of the gel that is still there read more

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WORST nails I've had in my life. Jackie the owner completely destroyed an SNS fill. She was rushing and is just awful at doing nails. The old nail polish from my last fill is still showing on parts of my nail. The nails weren't finished nor completely filed down and the nail lengths on each hand is uneven. The nails are gritty from the dust from drilling and dented. Absolutely horrible. Do not come here. read more

Just got my nails done by Anthony , he did an amazing French gel manicure! All the equipment is opened in front of you so you know it's sterile , and essence is clean and beautiful. Anthony was super friendly and nice , took his time to make conversation , make you feel comfortable , and I really loved how he did my nails . I will definitely be back :-) read more

Friendly service, nice salon, with acrylic fills at only $17. I was pleased with the service and relieved to not have anyone trying to file off my cuticles or using their own nails as tools to jab mine! And no one tried to sell me anything extra, I got exactly what I asked for, which is a big plus. So many other nail salons lately badger you with their sales pitches! I made an appointment and was taken within 5 minutes, so that made me happy too. They're quick, nice and efficient. I'll be back! OH and next door to "Bad Ass Coffee" and Walgreens, so it's a good location with parking! 7/28/14: unfortunately my second visit wasn't as good. The nail tech, Sonny, was picking at my nails too much with his fingernail and jabbing me so hard that I finally asked him to stop and told him he shouldn't use his nail that way. It can cause nasty infections! He also got a lot of residue on my fingers which he kept trying to pick of with his nails until I asked him to leave it alone. I needed a pedicure but decided to quit with the fills. Not sure that I would go back unless I could have Leon again. I really wish someone would tell the nail salons to stop the unsanitary practice of using their nails as tools on the clients! read more

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Well back again over a yr later. Kim recognized me!! I'm a Trk driver and came here several times over a year ago when in town. Now we don't come here that often... Waaa. I had a good pedi but the guy that did it forgot to do my toxin clean in my foot bath now that I'm polished.. Dummy. So snooze I loose and so do they($$).. Oh well. There seemed to be a bit of confusion with another customer also on which first : pedi or nails. Wow wonder what's going on here! She had an appointment and I was a walk in. Pedi was nice #3 with almost the works nice! read more

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Went there for a quick pedicure today and the lady ripped the side of my big toe nail off saying it was a "hangnail" which wasn't true and then spilled the hot liquid in the little baggies to soften your feet on my leg and laughed. After John left this place has fallen apart and is terrible and i will not be going back. Jackie only cares about the money she makes and her workers are not trained properly and not gentle enough for people that are supposed to care for our hands and feet. read more

I've been going here for about a year now and there was only one time I was disappointed because I let someone other than Ida or Jackie do my dip. Other than that one time, I've always been happy with the work. The salon is always clean, I'm always greeted when I walk in, and although I sometimes have to wait, it's worth it. read more

Went in today for a dip French manicure I asked for the natural French with a sparkle just on the tips. Never been more unhappy, she used dark pink instead of natural for the base French and grabbed a yellow 429 sns to put under the sparkle I have no idea why she decided upon yellow ... instead of white and when I mentioned I wasn't liking what was happened I got told well they're already done. She was clearly rushing my nails with only one other customer waiting.. my cuticles got destroyed and were left bleeding. And I won't even mention the other unprofessional part of the story.. I won't be going back and after years of going I'm really disappointed. I thought I was being punk'd. read more

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if i could give this place negative stars i would the lady's that work there are RUDE and made me have panic attack when all i asked was why their lash extensions gave me an eye infection. NEVER go there they are not worth it they are mean and nasty people that only want your money would never recommend to anyone read more

I was here on Sunday on June 4th with my daughter the first time, I had one girl doing my nails then the Owner said go to someone I will take care of her she was doing my nails...lets begin Here is what happened: she did my nails roughly and I told her please calm down please u r hurting my nails she did not respond so I let it go she finished my nails less then 6 minutes which I think that was odd (whatever) I got up and paid then walked out with my daughter so after that rush job my gel manicure DID NOT EVEN LAST A WEEK it started to peel off by Thursday which I was disappointed and pissed I said WOW I will NEVER COME BACK BECAUSE OF THIS don't care how nice the inside of the salon looks likes what matters to me if they know how to do the job right...unfortunately they don't so this is why I am giving them a 1 if there was an option for zero that would be my pick...because of this horrible experience I have decided to look else where and thank god I did because now I am a happy customer elsewhere....Beware don't come here and waste your time and $$$$ not worth the trip and aggravation because your blood pressure will go up...they have lost my business for good not a happy customer at all....WILL NOT RETURNING GOOD BYE!!!!!!! read more

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I went here with my girlfriend for a fresh set after quarantine and they did such an amazing job and managed to stick us in at the end of the day. My nails look amazing and a fresh set with french was $55+ tip. Definitely going back. read more

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Awful service... we waited for a good amount of time, my feet looked like prunes a man walked in and they took him right away because he was allegedly short on time. I told my mom I was leaving and then they started speaking their language... rude. Also they were using the dirtiest nail file. my mom freaked out and she was like okay I'm leaving. I would like to see cleaner supplies and nicer staff. Thanks. read more

I went here a few times and got mixed results for a regular manicure. The first time the girl took forever and my nails looked terrible. The second time the girl was awesome and my nails looked great. Today... I went in for a regular manicure with a friend and got the obligatory "pick a color, 20 minutes". Well, 25 minutes minutes later I asked how long and she said 35 minutes. This place is always inconsistent and there's zero honesty about wait times. Definitely not returning. I left and went to dream girls and was seen immediately. read more

I just don't understand how some of these nail salons the workers are rude. I stepped up to the counter and the staff kept working without greeting me .... Anyway , they redeemed themselves and did a really good job ... Dee is exceptional and the last time I was there a young guy did a really good job... I will return. read more

Horrible! I've been to my fair share of places around the area and this place by far is the worst! I went to have a pedicure and not only did I wait for 20 minutes to be seen I then say in the pedicure chair for 30 minutes. I told them I was going to leave and they assured me someone was coming. Finally when I did have someone they were unprofessional and the spa pedicure I was going to get with the 15 minute massage was more like someone rubbing my leg for 15 minutes and to top it off he burned me with the "warm" towel even after he asked me if it okay and I said it wasn't. The man spent more time rubbing my leg then he did even taking care of my naila very well. Recommendation: Stay Away! Not worth the wait or the price! read more

Terrible. Had an appointment at 1:30 with 2 friends... One got her nails done right away, and the other 2 of us had to wait 20 mins... Someone finally came over to do my friends nails, and I'm still sitting in the chair waiting... And then they make me get out of the chair to let someone else who came in later than us get her nails done first! Apparently appointments mean nothing to these people. I'm sure they could tell I was a little upset about this, so they finally get me to a station (my other friend is totally done with her nails now) and the girl rushed through doing my nails in about 10 minutes. I got a gel manicure, which usually lasts me 2 weeks... It's been less than 48 hours and there are MAJOR chips/big chunks peeling away already. Waste of time and money. (I was also only in town for the weekend, I don't live in the area, so I can't even go back and ask them to fix the crappy job they did.) Save yourself some aggregation and go somewhere else. read more

Essence Nail Spa - 24 hours after GEL manicure, which should have lasted 2 weeks. (Other hand looks just as bad, go somewhere else!!) - Nail Salons Near Me - Wappingers Falls, New York

Grossly overcharged for my child's mani/pedi. Couldn't argue because communication is very difficult in that place. Not happy, would not recommend. read more

These people are scumbags. They order grocery delivery to their store from instacart (don't want to pay union commercial delivery prices,) so someone goes to the store, gets their groceries and then delivers them for a pittance (instacart pays poorly and customers tips are the only thing that make it worthwhile) and then they don't leave any sort of tip. And they are rude as can be. But they expect you to leave a nice tip when you get your nails done?! Screw these rude cheapskates. read more

I waited 30 minutes soaking in water as they bought time. Poor planning, the employees are screaming and shouting orders. I sat and waited next to an employee he pretty much performed a 30 minute interrogation on a customer asking her a zillion personal questions. I never tried any nail salons in Duchess County as they all look below par. This was my first and last time. Note to management- Get organized versus just trying to take on as many customers as possible. read more

I used to frequent this place with my best friend and never really had an issue . But as of recently every time I go in to either get my nails done or my eyebrows I'm greeted very rudely or not at all . Yesterday was my last straw with this place. I walked in about 11am to get my eyebrows in . When I walked in no one even bothered to look up and acknowledge me . So I sat down and waited . Another woman came in and one of the ladies doing nails immediately addressed her and asked her what she wanted .... umm what? So RUDE!! I'm so over this place. I spend a good amount of money at this place in the past and I always tip nicely . I felt very offended by that . I will not be returning ! read more

Extremely rushed and sloppy work. You are better off doing your nails at home you will probably do a better job and save yourself the money. They left dip buildup under my nails and got gel top coat all over my skin that I had to peel off. read more

Jackie has a great team! Although they are incredibly busy, and at times you have to wait, the quality of work is fantastic. I usually go at least 3 weeks between fills! Try to schedule during the week as they are less busy than on weekends. read more

Consistently great service and quality at this salon. Wanted something different for Halloween. Showed my tech a picture and she was able to flawlessly recreate the look. Very pleased! read more

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It was a big and beautiful salon!! One of the prettiest nail salons I've ever went to! I got a gel manicure and it came out so cute and perfect!! read more

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ALL TYPES OF TRASH ! I've had nothing against them, until yesterday . Ppl always warned me never to go there. Jackie (the Owner) has always done my eyebrows good. And she did so yesterday , but while waiting for my mom to finish her mani/pedi, I noticed that Jackie doesn't get along with the workers well. She tends to argue with them. and always has some of them rush/don't have a decent conversation with the customers. And she doesn't argue privately. She does in front of all the customers. The Spanish worker there even had to tell Jackie to do her job. My mom hadn't even started either, when one of the male (new) workers(poorly experienced) sprayed water all over her. Another one of the good workers (new one also but a good one) was trying to tell Jackie that my mom wanted to speak to her, as the owner she should at least tend to the issue. She kept dismissing it and just saying "give her some towels" and tried making it seem as if the Spanish one caused the mess. And she had the African American woman working on two people. She needs to manage the business better or I can see that business coming to a close. Very soon. As I'm typing this I'm at imperial Nail Salon across the street which does a way better job. And the owner does a better job getting each customer dealt with for Imperial rather than at essence. Don't plan on going back read more

I did not enjoy this salon at all. I went in for a manicure and with no color and was in there for a way too long. I didn't think this was a clean establishment either. I still had color on my nails even though I asked for it to be removed. My nails were not filed evenly and the clear coat did not cover my whole nail. The clear coat came off the same day. The manicure itself was not good either. I will not be going back to this salon. read more

Went here today for a pedicure during my lunch break. I don't know the name of the man that took care of me, but he was great. I opted for the second tier pedicure (the basic + some extra stuff like a mud mask on my legs, a sea salt scrub of legs and feet and paraffin on my heels). He was thorough and didn't rush through the steps (even though what appeared to be a "regular" of his came in during my time, questioning the employees mercilessly about how long I'd be with him). He didn't waiver and gave me the full experience, which I appreciated. I really enjoyed the pedicure and my feet look and feel great! I would definitely return here in the future. My only complaints about this place actually have nothing to do with the salon itself, but the other patrons that were there. Ladies! Please put your cell phones on silent (especially when you are playing a super noisy game on your phone)! And certainly do not carry on conversations with people while on speakerphone! It's really rude. I'm paying to be there too - have a little courtesy for the people around you. I don't know if this kind of behavior is typical of the usual clientele or if this was just an off day. read more

They do a good job but the wait is too long for a regular manicure. I waited an hour and the manicure itself took a half hour. Take the time if you want read more

If I could give them a minus star I would. Called today "Memorial Day", asked them their hours. Told they were very slow and may be closing. I stated I wanted a pedicure. Was told to come in No Wait. 15 minutes later I arrived to be told now there was a 15 minute wait. OK these things happen. Decided to wait, 45 minutes I was still waiting. I can only deduce that they can't judge time, tell time, or "SPOKESPERSON" for the salon lies. I WALKED OUT.... If you have hours to waste, and feel like sitting I a salon this is the place for you. However, if you don't, I can not stress this enough go elsewhere read more

this lady rushed over my nails...made my cuticles bleed and then decided to go over it with nails file while bleeding with me complaining of it hurting...end result...nails are crooked and paint is all over cuticles on most nails....I also had a horrible experience getting my lashes done here..they are not experienced...and always asking my occupation what I drive & how much I pay for my hair...unprofessional I would not recommend going here I gave it 2 tries read more

Awful, I had been going to this salon for years but my last few visits I encountered some of the rudest behavior and the sloppiest of jobs. There are way to many nail shops in the area to support a rude owner and dirty shop. read more

Came here for the first time today after a friend recommended this place and I am really happy with the finished product. I got a regular pedicure and a gel manicure with a design. Santa did both and she did a WONDERFUL job. I definitely was not rushed at all and she was very meticulous with the job she was doing especially when it came to my cuticles and making sure that there was no paint on my skin at all. I will definitely be going back to Santa, I think she will be my regular nail lady. Oh and the price was great too!!! read more

Essence Nail Spa - Nails by Santa today!!! - Nail Salons Near Me - Wappingers Falls, New York