4Ever Nails

I have had the good fortune to have had some pretty outstanding manicures in other countries but Sydney seems to have taken the route of the NY style cheap and cheerful Asian operated nail bars. That said, of the ones I have tried in the lower north shore, this salon has a more professional team with thorough and clean services. Pretty meticulous and they consistently do a great job.

With the proliferation of nail salons in the lower north shore it’s surely going to be a challenge to pick a good one, and whilst I know I SHOULD be making my choice on all sorts of rational criteria like «Do the technicians wear face masks?» or «Is there a strong smell of ammonia in the salon?», I am afraid to say I dropped in to 4Ever Nails for one good reason: it is the closest possible option to home.
It’s also new — it only opened mid 2011 and had some great opening offers. That said, the service was pretty good — my pedicure lasted a good two weeks (though I did have to remind my technician to paint the end of the nail, which I find delays the inevitable chip), and I was introduced to Shellac on my fingers. It takes a little longer to apply this ‘instant dry’ alternative, though as the ladies pointed out to me, the extra application time equates to the time you have to wait for the usual lacquer to dry.
Will I be back? Sure. It’s easy to get to and the service was efficient. Might ask them to turn down the massage chairs though — the mechanised pummelling got a bit much after a while.