Garden Nail & Spa

ack! i’ve never had a nail technician cut my toe until today. i walked out with no service and a bloody toe.

Absolutely horrible i cant even begin to explain my experience with this pathetic excuse of a salon. I went to get a pedicure. The pedicurist didnt know how to paint my toe nails she left them looking like complete shit. The coats of polish on each toe were uneven, when she put the plastic wrap on my toes she didnt bother to check to see if they were dry. When i got home and took it off they looked like this!!! Dont ever go here its absolutely horrific!

Overall, the place was super pricey $ 35 for acrylic tips but due to where I was at the moment I needed a place close by, they did a good job but i was in pain when the lady was buffing my nails and cleaning it, I was bleeding as well, kept on telling her to go softly, she would for two seconds but then went back to the same old pain. I felt like she was rushing it but she did a good job with my nails they are nicely shaped and clean except for the cuts.

So overpriced. They charged SEVEN dollars to remove my gel when I was getting another manicure there!!! That amounted to $ 19 for a regular manicure. Absurd. I would not have gone back after paying almost $ 50 for mani/​pedi there once (and this is a regular neighborhood place nothing special) but it’s right near my apt and I needed those gels off. Never going back again. That’s twice I was ripped off there. Nerve. I do think the girls doing manicures are very sweet and they do a good enough job.

I have been to this Salon Several times, it is a bit pricey but over all really good Manicure and Pedicure. The review I am giving however is for the eyelash extensions. I have had eyelash extensions for several years and I decided to try them here. BIG MISTAKE. They lasted all of 3 days and by the afternoon of the 1^st day they were already falling out. They were attached unevenly and completely incorrectly. They started detaching from the root but were still glued to the lash so I had to physically pull them off because the fake plastic was stabbing my eye lids. Very Painful experience and I lost more of my real eyelashes in just 2 days then I have in the last 2 years of getting them done else where.

I spontaneously walked inside of this nail shop today to receive a gel/​shellac manicure after reading the reviews on Unilocal.I’m new to NYC meaning that I had only online reviews to rely on. I was extremely pleased with the ambiance and décor (it has a floral, garden feel) in the shop. The nail tech was attentive and diligent with my manicure. I’ve now found a «go to» nail shop in Brooklyn.

I just moved to the area and decided to give this nail salon a try. It was pretty packed on a Friday afternoon so I would prolly avoid that day again. I thought the color choices were really lacking but I had a good mani pedi. I would go again if I wanted one of the colors I had before.

Horrible service. The nail technicians did not acknowledge me when I walked in and did a horrible job on my nails. I am overall disappointed.

I never write reviews! But this experience is completely terrible. I went there for a leg and bikini wax and they DIDNT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. Inexperienced work and not delicate at all. When the bikinis du was doing her job I almost cried and I usually bear a lot of pain, when I looked what she was doing I discovered I was bleeding and she had injured my skin with her rough pulling and messy methods.

Despite the high price, due to its close proximity to my apartment I frequent Garden Spa. It doesn’t compare to my usual, cheap Manhattan spots… But a girl’s gotta get her nails done.
That being said, the space is gigantic (l hesitate to say almost too big), clean and airy. It’s a modern, minimal look with occasional vines hanging from the walls and radio softly playing in the background.
Overall the employees are all incredibly friendly and hardworking. I usually like to go to the older women because those two take their time and care. The Korean owners are super accommodating and even stayed open late one Sunday night for me :)
The 10 min chair massage ($ 10) is golden. If you have a problem area, definitely mention it and they will focus on it with care and great attention. I think they have a mani/​pedi/​10 min massage for $ 38.
The $ 25 gel mani is great and usually lasts.

Pass this place so many times but today I decided to support my local nail salon … Omg what a pleasant experience. From the moment I walked in I was treated at the door and immediately seated to receive my pedicure. No waiting, very clean and the price was good! I also got a back massage as I sat to let my feet dry but this girl was doing it so well I ask for the 10 min back massage. It was extra but I walked way feeling brand new. I would definitely recommend this place. !!! I’m loving it. It’s across the street from my salon so I will be back when I need to escape!!! Lol

The lady who did my nails was sweet but I thought she did a sloppy job on my gel manicure. Not impressed, probably won’t be going back.

Tina is really good here. She is thorough and takes her time to ensure she has it right.
Will come back if she is still here.

Since moving to BK, I have adopted this salon as my go-​to spot because of price, convenience, cleanliness, and most of the time they do a decent job. Regularly get gel manicures and their spa pedicure ($ 45). Note: Pay cash or they charge you tax on your CC. Wouldn’t say quality or skill is great, just not horrible. I am very picky and particular. You can tell them you want a square shape numerous times, but they all lean slightly towards round and depending on who you get, the cuticle cut job is variable. Never been cut, but some don’t take much off or care to push the nail beds back. Polish application is variable also. There is a man that works there (he might be part owner), and I recommend asking for anyone else; he is very nice (they all are) but he is thee worst. I had another lady correct my nail shapes after him.
Also, the images of nails with different designs in these Unilocal reviews… Not sure where the images came from as I’ve asked most of the girls for nail art and none of them (at least in the evening shifts) know how. So I always just get just a plain gel manicure.
I have also had lip and eyebrow waxing done here. I wouldn’t say they messed up my brows, but I stressed them on not taking off too much, so that is exactly what I got — just a wax job… No shaping, no trimming… Nothing more than wax on my face and a piece of cloth to pull it off. I just ended up shaping them myself at home.
Overall, I’ve always left feeling… just ok. Never great. If any of my services were bad, they do try to fix it, but never to the level I really want. It’s a lack of skill in my opinion. I am actively looking for another salon. Can’t quite find anyone like my nail girl of 7 years back in LA. LA does nails right!

I had a great gel manicure with a woman whose name I didn’t get unfortunately. She was very sweet and very thorough!
The décor was great, it is a very large space. A great selection of Gel Polish to choose from.
I’ll be coming back!

Silk wrap lifted in five days. Not worth the price to go here. Also saw two roaches, one which crawled on my leg. The nail tech seemed unbothered by this. I won’t be back.

Guys, this place is just okay…
I come here when I’m in a pinch because of the proximity to my apt. My manicure and pedicure always look decent but never amazing. The prices for gel here are pretty good for BK standards and down right amazing for Manhattan standards so I typically get my vacation nails done here.

Manicure + pedicure for $ 30 which is reasonable and they did a good job. I had one woman do my pedicure and another one did my manicure. Both were very sweet.
They had a huge selection of polishes to pick from. The polish I originally chose was goopy and old and without waiting for me to ask, she went and found a new bottle of the same color. I also couldn’t resist a 10 minute chair massage ($ 10) and it was very good.
The salon is huge and clean. Strange décor, but that’s besides the point. I read Unilocal reviews about the horrible manager so I avoided her and had no issues. Would definitely go back!

El peor lugar para ir hacerse las unas, no lo recomiendo. Mejor vayan a otro lugar hacerse las uñas, donde te traten bien y le den un buen cuidado a tus uñas. Nunca más volverá este lugar fui hacerme un retoque en las uñas acrílicas, la dueña me estaba haciendo las uñas y me estaba maltratando los dedos y cuando le dije que me molestaba me cambió a otra persona Sin decirme nada. Me dejo las uñas horribles me paré de la silla les pague y me fui, nunca volveré más a este lugar. Si pudiera poner cero en este comentario lo hubiera hecho.

Updated to 4 stars. While I’m not a fan of their $ 10 mani, their color gel mani for $ 25 is a steal! Hopefully it’ll hold up well. They have a decent selection of colors, and you still get the usual mani treatment (nails soaking, lotion and massage) many other places don’t do on a gel mani. Plus a back massage. Not a bad way to spend your lunch hour.

Stumbled on this place looking for a salon open past 5 pm, and I ended up finding a gem! Margaret was amazing! This was by far the best nail service I have received since moving to New York a year and a half ago! And the free mini massage while my nails dry was a pleasant surprise! I will most definitely be back!