***I went for eyebrow waxing and not manicure/nail services*** It was okay for $12. The set up is weird: the table that you lay on is in the corner so the person waxing your brows has to stand on one side and can't really see them side by side. The woman who did my brows was diligent and took a lot of time cleaning them up (not good for those who are in a rush but I was in no hurry). I had asked her to shape my brows so that they were even since one of them is thicker than the other, but since she was standing on one side I don't think she noticed that she had left quite a few hairs on one side. When I pointed it out she immediately fixed it. She put a very soothing balm (not lotion) on my brows after and said it was to help with the redness and prevent any sunburn. I am a woman of color so I don't usually get sunburned, but I appreciated her concern lol Side note: because the table was in a corner she had to lean over me and lightly rest her hands/forearm on my upper body. It didn't really bother me but be warned that they'll be really close to you. I wouldn't be opposed to going here again if I was in a bind. It has a very relaxed feel to it and isn't that posh like other salons in the area. I probably wouldn't get my nails done here though, I prefer them to be done in a posh salon ‍ read more

Look at the pictures and ask yourself whether you should visit this salon. I had a French gel manicure. Bacteria has entered my nail bed, presumably from unclean equipment. This has been extremely painful and required a double dose of antibiotics as the doctor was extremely concerned it could develop into sepsis, which can be life threatening. It spread very fast into my blood stream which made the doctor advise me that I may need to to Princeton hospital ER and go on an antibiotic IV drip. I will lose my nail in due course and may have damaged the nail bed. Even worse even though the owner and the son admitted responsibility and apologised, she told me it has happened a few times before. I would hate anyone else to experience this. I asked them to reassure me other customers would not be at risk and this has not happened. read more

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The place is dirty he is very very picky on the people that comes in and does there nails hod forbid York late he will refuse your service and is very rude and nasty and unprofessional he will tell you not to come back he is also biased towards you please laddies go to noble nails where they take there time they don't rush I had a gel manicure less then 30 minutes they don't care about the customers they want is money money money and then if I wanted to see differ colors on my nails he would tell the nail tech to charge me stop it fraud read more

Great place! Love the work and manger! excellent work on my nails and great attention to details.

I had a huge function that Saturday and since I'm from out of town and was close to this location, I decided to give it a shot. I had booked my appointment 2 hours before for that day and when I got there I was seated immediately. I told Lin I needed a fill from my previous dip nails I had done in Houston. She immediately started by buffing my nails but she got so close to my cuticles with the drill that she cut two of my nails which was painful. She then proceeded to put pink gel over dip powder which I didn't know the difference until she started curing them. They BURNED! Beware, I had a bad experience with gel. When it came to the details, you can see in the picture that she didn't being the white polish to the edges of my bails. Overall they came out decently and looked pretty but I won't go here again in the future only because I have had better experiences at nail salons. read more

Princeton Nails - Manicure (5 days later) - Nail Salons Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

I have been going to Princeton Nails for over a year now. Honestly everyone there feels like family now! I had to cheat on them once with a big chain nail salon in Asbury park and I legit cried because they didn't do my nails like Lynn does them at Princeton! read more

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Rushed me into picking a nail color, I asked to try a color and she just started prepping and painting my nails that color before asking me if the color was OK.... I guess the unofficial rule is you're allowed to try two polishes, and the third polish you ask to try is your color whether you like it or not. Then she didn't even do a good / thorough job. Barely cleaned up my cuticles. Painted just the center of my nail leaving gaps between the polish and my nail bed. Walked out of the salon with a manicure that looked 5 days old. Still tipped because I'm not rude but won't be coming back. Two stars because they were at least cheap--but you get what you pay for. read more

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This is a wonderful nail salon! The workers are so sweet and kind. My lady was so fast and did a beautiful job. Perfect color and shape! The price for gel manicure was totally reasonable. I am so happy and would definitely recommend this place and would go again! read more

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Two stars because the nail technician was really nice. But I should have been suspicious when there was no wait and no appointment needed on a Saturday afternoon. My nail polish started chipping after 3 hours. I took a picture of my nails after I took a shower that night. You wouldn't believe I had just gotten a manicure a few hours earlier. Also they didn't sanitize the stations before or after I used them. The whole service also seemed rushed compared to other places I have been to. read more

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Lynn took care of me today as a walk-in and did an amazing job! I love that they do gel extensions instead of acrylic. Way better for your nails. She paid great attention to detail and made sure I was comfortable the whole time. I also got a French pedicure and love how gentle she was. I'm always worried about letting people touch my feet because I've had some bad experiences but she did amazing. Definitely will return if I'm in the area. Thank you again! read more

Princeton Nails - Gel Manicure/Extention - Nail Salons Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Best nail salon! Lucy is amazing I won't let anyone else touch my nails except her. My niece and I are extremely picky and won't go anywhere else. Also I have my cosmetology license so I know something about nails and a salon like Princeton Nails takes great care in your nail health read more

The service is great and they were super accommodating. The manicures were awesome and stayed on for along time. Also the vibe was great. Finnaly they had lots of nice colors. read more

I got an amazing gel manicure. I was impressed with the attention to detail. And it's already lasted three weeks! Totally worth the price!

I was a walk in with no appointment and taken right away on a busy late Saturday afternoon. Thorough removal of dry skin on the soles of my feet after a good soak. Excellent calf massage. My toes looked great! Fair price ($32) for what I considered a good pedicure. All employees wore masks, not required for customers but virtually all customers were masked. I desperately needed a pedicure before attending an event later that night, so grateful to have found Princeton Nails. read more

This place had incredibly friendly workers who were really dedicated to their jobs! Would highly recommend this place. All the workers are very very sweet and work their hardest to make sure you get exactly what you want!! My gel manicure also lasted longer from here than they have anywhere else!! read more

Princeton Nails - My nails after a few days!! - Nail Salons Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Overpriced and they had two technicians work on me so I felt obligated to tip both! Came here with friends. While I understand the nail salon is located right by Princeton University, I think they charge an absurd amount for their mani/pedi combo. I paid $42 for my mani/pedi. They had two technicians work on me, one for my pedicure (she wasn't great and wasn't very nice) and another technician who worked on my manicure (she was more pleasant and actually looked like she cared about what she was doing to my nails). My nails chipped the next day...for $42 (and for tipping 2 DIFFERENT TECHNICIANS - CAN YOU TELL IM MAD LOL?), I expect my nails to not chip for at least 3 days. read more

Princeton Nails - Manicure chipped after 1 day - Nail Salons Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

I want to say first that the staff is very personable and my nails looks great; my concerns are more geared towards hygiene. Below is an outline of what I noticed and what could be improved - this isn't a slight towards the shop but steps that should be taken to ensure a hygienic environment is kept in my observation. Pedicure stations: 1. Bowls do not have disposable plastic liners 2. Bowls are not immediately or obviously disinfected after each client 3. Metal callous removers are used and not sanitized or sterilized in any obvious fashion but instead stored on a haphazard table between chairs; they are left out between baskets of supplies that are in need of cleaning 4. Chairs are not sprayed with disinfectant or wiped down after each client Manicure stations: 1. Stations are messy and unkempt 2. Chairs are not disinfected or wiped down after each client 3. Station surfaces are not disinfected or wiped down after each client General Comments: 1. Towels need to be replaced; they are hard and stiff 2. The woman who started my gel removal left the foil on too long and burned my skin; she went to attend another client and I was switched to another (which is totally fine, but man does the skin around my nails still ache from the acetone being left on them too long) In closing - my nails look great but I don't feel safe returning unless hygiene standards are raised. read more

I had a great experience here! Just a standard mani but they did a great job, and were so friendly. You might have to contend with undergrads bantering amongst themselves but par for the course for a place across the street from campus. read more

I have been going to Princeton Nails for about 2 years now. I have always loved their work and they have always had amazing service. Today, I went in to ask for a light pink chrome. I walked out with white nails. I had a few other minor problems throughout the appointment but I just brushed it off until the end when I had asked Kate to use a different chrome because it was not what I wanted. Kate had been rolling her eyes every time I asked her to fix something and at the end she had gotten very rude when I was trying to kindly ask her to change it. She tried to fight with me and tell me I was wrong. As a nail tech myself, I knew what I wanted and knew she didn't do it right. I'm very disappointed in the service today. The owner came out to talk to me and was very nice but all he told me was to go to someone else next time. I will consider going back but I will definitely not go back to Kate. read more

Not the best manicure. They used oil instead of soaking nails . Hand massage was about 30 sec per hand . read more

I was given a gift certificate for Princeton Nails for Christmas, so, as someone that usually does it herself... why not? I can't complain, the staff are polite and friend doing an overall great job. I'm not an expert but have had enough bad and good nail experiences to say that even though this place isn't somewhere to write home about they checked all my needed boxes. Pros - decently priced - wide options - friendly - local Cons - bathroom could be more maintained read more

Such great service. Friendly. Great detail and took such care at the end to help make sure that gathering my things wouldn't chip my new polish. I was even helped to put on my shoes! Mari was WONDERFUL, kind, and precise. Would highly recommend. read more

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My coworker kept coming into work with these gorgeous gel manicures from here, so I walked in during lunch last week. It was my first time trying gel because it's expensive. Thankfully, they have a student discount, so it cost $33. My manicurist was Maria & she was very sweet. She did not hurt me while cutting my cuticles & was sooo thorough on the polish application. My pet peeve is when the sides are not fully painted, but not one of my nails has that issue! It's the best manicure I have ever received to be honest. However, I have been here a few times before for regular polish manicures with less satisfactory results. I'm so impressed by this one though that I think I just need to hop on the gel bandwagon. read more

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Worst gel manicure of my life. It was by far the fastest too. The tools did not look clean and the space was cramped. My gel mani was left unpolished too so it got smugy and was not a smooth finish, very gross. Around the nail, the edges of the polish, were not very clean either... pretty good and unfinished looking. The color choices weren't great either. My GEL MANICURE chipped 2 days later. Oh and they are not the best for nail designs - I asked for a stripe to go horizontal across the too of each nail. It came out crooked and uneven in thickness. I recommend Nobel Nail in Princeton instead. Two stars because they were nice to us in there and I think they can improve on this. read more

Gel manicure was done really nice by Lucy! Got my toes done too but wasn't impressed cause i came home and saw that it slighly chipped and there was a finger mark on the paint which sucks. Would could hear again only to do a manicure if i came back. Student price for a Gel manicure and regular pedicure was $60 not including tip. read more

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Used to come here. They always did a fine job, not great, but not horrible or anything. Not too expensive. No major complaints. Then one day I decided to come here with my Korean friend. Two ladies were doing our nails and chit chatting as per usual. One of them nicked my friend's nail and awkwardly tried to cover it up even though we both could see she messed up... She turns to the lady who is doing my nails and says something in Korean to the extent of "shoot, I messed up," and the other lady replies, "Don't worry, it doesn't matter, they're students. You don't have to do a good job on them." Needless to say they hadn't banked on my friend understanding what they had said. We got up and walked out, and I haven't been back since... read more

I came here for a regular mani after work. I made a last-minute appt on the phone and I didn't have to wait to be seated. My tech was finishing up with someone else, so the owner herself started filing my nails so I didn't have to wait. Once the tech commenced her services, I found them to be rushed and impersonal. She literally slapped the clear finishing coat over top of my nails (and cuticles, and fingertips) and hustled me to the dryers to start her next client. The paint was so uneven that it felt lumpy to the touch, and I ended up removing it and repainting in the next day out of sheer frustration. I wanted to include a tip on the card, and the tech never asked me if I wanted to, so when I got my receipt to sign and asked where the tip line was, the tech gave me a major attitude and said that she had asked me if I wanted to put tip on the card when she had not. She asked the employee who was currently at the card machine to run a tip, and then loudly asked me how much I wanted to tip, and then voiced it out loud to the employee by the card machine!! I was so embarrassed, my face turned red. They also require that you pay prior to getting your nails painted, which makes sense, but it also means that you need to give your tip prior to getting your nails painted, making for, in my case, overly generous tipping. Long story short, I would go back to this place because it means that I can walk two feet to it after work and allow my nails to dry on the way home. I might return, but only if I am in a major time crunch. When you go, bring lots of change for meters. read more

It's cheap but not great. I needed gel polish removed and a basic mani. Polish was bubbled and cracked and chipped the next day. I asked for them to keep some length and they filed it all down to right above my skin. They also didn't really shape the nails because they're uneven too. I just removed the new polish and found more of the gel polish underneath. read more

Went in today and LOVED the service! I know Eugene personally and he's not one to 'throw a fit'. However because of the popularity of this salon, if you are late to your appointment and come in during rush hour, expect to there to be a wait. My coworker and I came and were taken care of very well, definitely worth it! read more

Princeton Nails - Minsun did an awesome job on my nails and made sure I left satisfied! - Nail Salons Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Would NOT recommend this place. Paid $42 for a manicure pedicure which isn't cheap and my nails came out horrible and chipped substantially the NEXT day. Firs ofF the nail polish was clumpy and thick. The lady tried to ignore it until I told her my manicure looked really clumpy. She said it was "my nail". Ok, sure, as though I've never gotten a manicure before and can't tell how it should look v. how it did look. After I told her it wasn't she put some thinning liquid in the polish. Ok. So it came out average at best - it looked THICK but passable. Then she puts a top coat on. It dries and my nails look matte and horrible. I asked her why they looked that way. She didn't know and put on another top coat on as though the nail polish wasn't thick enough!! Again matte. Another top coat. What?! My pedicure also came out matte. She couldn't deny how bad it looked this time. Multiple women now looking at my nails confused. They said it was a "new topcoat." They end up rubbing my nails and that solves the problem partially. But my manicure was soooo thick from all the layers she put on that it chipped substantially the next day. I tipped before they applied the nail polish on my card because I didn't have cash and I regret it. I'd have given them substantially less. read more

I normally get my nails done in New Brunswick/Edison Area. But since my car broke down and I needed one as my graduation and a photo shooting session was coming up, I had to find a spot in Princeton within walking distance from where I live. I called and asked about the price and was told a gel mani and a regular pedi was $50 for students. I was accommodated immediately. Lucy did a good job with my pedi but the mani was awful. First, Lucy was switched to do someone else's gel mani and another woman cleaned the cuticles. Later I found that there was a bad cut on my thumb from it. It didn't hurt but it was a piece of skin missing. The gel polish was apparently running low and drying out. My gel mani appeared even at first sight but there are actually a lot of small bubbles entrapped, which really annoyed me every time I looked at my nails. The worst part is that I gave the manager guy my card for payment and did not bother to keep the receipt. Only today I found out that he charged my $60 instead of $50. What a scam! Also the atmosphere there is so depressing- the manager and the korean ladies there were super serious and looked strict. They made me feel like that I was gonna get yelled at if I didn't behave properly. It felt like no one was allowed to talk there or they'd get in trouble. read more

Horrible! I went in there to get my nails filled. I live in Maryland and I am working at Princeton for the summer. When I called to set up an appointment I asked if they do pink and whites. They were very confused and then passed the phone off to some broken english asian lady. She said yes we do pink and whites. I asked powder not gel she said yes. So I go up there and she starts doing my nails no drill though. Most places use a drill to file down the hard arycil powder but they just used an emery board. Ok no biggie I though then she took out GEL not powder. I said I thought you use powder she said oh no we use gel it better for nails. Ok so my nails don't look great and they did massage my hand but I will not go back here. I should i listed to Ramona's review read more

Make sure you go when they're not busy! Went on a busy day/time, and despite making reservations, we waited 30 minutes for manicures (2 people). I've never had such a rushed manicure in my life. It was probably 10 minutes in and out, and the polish job was uneven and had bubbles. You also pay before you get the mani (which isn't a problem usually, since I tip generously for any half-decent job), but after this manicure, I wish I could've gone back and given a smaller tip. Maybe that's why the technicians didn't feel obligated to do a good job? My friend has a similar experience with her technician. read more

Received the worst manicure I've ever paid for here! I had heard wonders about SNS while living in Texas and decided to try out SNS here since I saw that they offered it. I would've gone to another nail salon but received a holiday gift certificate here and decided to use it. I came in on Thursday and the SNS procedure was good and I was happy with how my nails looked. Fast forward to Friday night and two of my nails have cracked completely, so I went in on Saturday to get them repaired. The nail tech told me that this happened because my nails had broken underneath, but this didn't make sense because 3 other nails had underlying cracks in them. I was happy that the 2 nails were fixed free of charge, but was afraid the rest of the nails would crack soon. Today is now Monday and 5 of my nails have cracked completely with the rest having cracks in the foundation; I've never seen cracks in less than 5 days when I get gel done. I got SNS because it is supposed to be stronger and longer lasting than gel, but that is absolutely not what I received. Why pay $55 for SNS that is supposed to last 3-4 weeks when I could pay $15 to get a regular manicure that will last more than 5 days. I was hesitant to try SNS here because I have been cut on 2 separate occasions here and had gel manicures lifting and peeling in less than a week. I do not plan on returning to get anything more than a manicure here and would not recommend anyone spend money to get SNS done here unless they want cracked nails in under 48 hours. read more

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I got the powder gel here. They did an amazing job, with the shape, color and stay, it is truly flawless. The person who did my nails was so nice and she seemed truly talented at her job. It was like a work of art. It didn't even take that long. The store was very clean and cozy as well as all the people who worked there were extremely hospitable. I would definitely recommend this place to all my friends and family and will keep coming here to get my nails done. read more

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I came in (Walk in) for my eyebrows getting waxed. It's a good price - 12 dollars. First problem, when she cools the wax she blows on it. And my FACE. Firstly, the woman needed a tic tac like woah, second it's flu season and she's purposely blowing on my face. So she finishes up, no pain or anything, she did a good job with that, but then I look in the mirror and they're different heights! I look like I'm raising my eyebrow but I'm NOT. And she made it thinner than I usually get it so I can't fix it. I'm going to have to walk around like this for weeks. Good price, bad job. read more

It was good with one nail tech, but I'm not sure about the whole place itself. It doesn't seem that clean and it's a bit small, but the gel manicure I got was pretty good! read more

I am very disappointed by my most recent and last visit to Princeton Nails. My friends and I went to get manicures a day before our graduation and made an appointment for 6 however none of us were helped until 6:30. My nail artist was extremely rude to me and did not do a good or complete job. None of the staff apologized for the wait or tried to make up for the fact that despite having an appointment in advance, we still waited a good 30-45 minutes to have our nails done. It was a very unwelcoming environment and it was very clear that the staff cared more about making money and doing a fast but poor quality job rather than satisfy their customers. I will never be returning to Princeton Nails after this experience. read more

The service is awful here. Staff is rude abrupt and conveniently pretend not to understand English when it suits them. I went in with my kids for pedicures. We were told only two of us could get pedicures. I went to prepay their pedicures with a debit card and was asked how much tip I wanted to add. I demurred and said we'd pay tip afterwards as the amount depends on the quality of the service. The woman at the register gave me back the card and said 'no service' refusing to charge the pedicures if I did not add the tip immediately. All in all the experience was disastrous. The pedicures mediocre and not cheap. With so many options in Princeton, don't waste your time with this rude service. read more

I went here because they took my sister and I together as walk-ins. But I will never return because while the gel manicure was cheap and decent the cleanliness is extremely lacking. When my nail technician took the tray of tools out of the "cleaner" there were still nail clippings from other customers on the tray. Didn't bother her one bit. Just started working away on me. Disgusting. read more