Forest Nails 2

I’ve been there a couple of times now, and I think they’re great. They have a big selection of colors, a friendly staff, the prices are decent (maybe even too low), and all of the equipment is sanitary. I’ve had basic manicures and pedicures ($ 11 for mani, $ 20 for pedi, I think) and both looked great and lasted a long time without chipping. Sarah did both for me last time, and she was sweet and funny. I will definitely go back.

As I paid for parking, my friend went inside ahead of me for a manicure and pedicure. I wanted to get the same service but I needed to soak off my acrylic tips that I had already cut down.
They charge $ 30 to soak off acrylic nails! I’ve never heard of such nonsense and the woman said its because it’s a lot of work. That day, everyone had a long wait except Jade Fountain a few blocks up but all of the other salons charged, $ 8, $ 10, or $ 12 to soak.
Needless to say, my friend took her feet out of the running pedicure water and we ended up both very happy once we ended up at Jade. Oh and since I soaked the entire time I got my pedicure done, the acrylic on my hands came off effortlessly with a nail file. «such hard work»

This review is only for my pedicure that I got done today Monday may 2^nd. I walked in and it was empty. The salon itself was nice and clean. They have a wide variety of colors, which I loved. They also carry shellac gel colors as well as other brand gel. I got a spa pedicure which was $ 36. Eh not really worth it. My pedicure was done in less then 20 min however the lady who did my toes did a great job. This Salon is a bit pricey that’s the only down side for me.

This is the best nail salon I’ve ever gone to, any place, anywhere! Sarah the owner is so cute and kind, a lovely person, great business woman, and wonderful manicurist. Cindy is my all time favorite manicurist ever — she’s a doll and her manicures and pedicures are amazing. She works sooooo hard and they are always perfect. I also love Anna, she does amazing manicures and pedicures as well! The salon is SO VERY CLEAN, modern, beautiful. I enjoy the experience every time I go and although I have «cheated» on Forest Nails 2 by trying other nail salons near my job in NYC, or in other areas of Forest Hills in a pinch, they were always horrible. Now I refuse to go anywhere else! Nothing compares to Forest Hills Nails service and experience. You must go! Thank you Forest Hills Nails!!!

Clean and friendly, solid mani/​pedi. My only complaint is a limited color selection.

I love this place. Best mani pedi in Forest Hills. They know how to cut cuticles which I am pain in the butt about. Beautiful work and place.

My husband and I came back here after having a good experience the first time. This time, I decided to get a mani/​pedi and my husband got a pedicure. While we were getting a pedicure, I was informed that there was a 1.50 charge per person for credit card purchases which we were fine with. Both of the ladies did a fine job however, when I was paying, I informed her that I did not have cash for tips and she allowed to charge my tips onto my card. But then she came back to me asking me how much exactly to charge. When I told the amount, she made a sigh and said that’s only 6 dollars. I then told her to add 2 more dollars to the tab and she took my card to charge. When she came back I noticed that she charged another 1.50 on top of my total bill. If you are keeping count, this is the 3^rd $ 1.50 she had charged on ONE card for ONE transaction. That is an extra $ 4.50 that she had charged at this point. I think that’s outrageous especially when it was all in one transaction. Due to this, my husband and I will not be going back and if you decide to go, I recommend bringing cash only in order to avoid their service fees.

This nail salon is awesome. The owner Sarah is a lovely woman, who is a great manicurist,
devoted, and treats her customers like family! I have been going there since its inception. All
of the manicurists are great! I have been using Olga, & she is wonderful & it is such a fun, relaxing experience. She has state of the art equipment, the Tuttnauer Autoclave Sterilizer!
The salon is run very professionally & why bother to go to Manhattan when you have the best
here?

Excellent service and they always do a great job! This salon is a gem within the forest hills and kew gardens area. The owner and employees are incredibly nice and accommodating. No matter who does my nails there, the work is consistently great.

The worst!!! Get gel manicures all the time in the city and Jackson Heights but since I live in Forest Hills decided to pick a place in the neighborhood. Went in last Friday before going on the trip for work with gel on my nails I got somewhere else (lasted little shy 4 weeks) and got a gel manicure. They seemed clean and nice, and litter pricey but I was happy so went ahead anyway and gave a very good tip. And hour after I got home my gel on my nails started bubbling. I called and explained and they assured me that when I come back from the trip they will fix free (most places will fix free under two weeks since that’s the whole point of getting gel and not a regular manicure). I went in today and as they are starting on my nails and removing the gel off (which was all cracked and bubbly) that I will be charged full price, blaming it on my nails being oily etc!!! Ha!!! This has never ever happened before anywhere else. I got up and decided to go to crystal nail spa! They could not believe it ! Crystal nail spa all the way!!! All my friends recommend other salons and they were right. Save your money and take it where is appreciated and you are appreciated as a costumer !

I just enjoyed my first pedicure here with Cindy! She’s kind, patient, professional and has the hands of a goddess– she rubbed ALL of my stress away AND transformed my beat up feet into a vision of loveliness.
Forest II is clean and offers a multitude of nail lacquer colors from Essie, OPI, Perfect Match, IBD Just Gel Polish, Color Club, CND Vinyl Lux and Shellac– in every color of the rainbow! It’s quiet and I found it very easy to relax and just be, especially in my massage chair.
I will definitely be back and I’m very glad I took the chance today to try them out. I recommend you do the same! GO!

This was the worst experience I have ever had. The woman who gave me a mani/​pedi had the nerve to tell me that I had to leave her a cash tip and the tip I was planning to give to her was too small (20 percent).
I don’t carry cash and when I told her that she told me I could go to the ATM next door for cash.
Need I say more?
Seriously this was just awful.
I do not find this funny.
I find it sad.

One of my favorite local spots. I used to exclusively get my nails done in Manhattan because I really did not like the local nail salons… they were either dirty, or rundown, the manicures would chip in a day’s time. Just not what I was looking for.
For me, getting a mani pedi is a spa day. I want to chill out, read some good magazines, and get pampered. Forest Nails is the holy grail, providing all this, and a clean, friendly environment.
All of the ladies who work there do a great job. My pedis last for 2 weeks without gel, and my manis for a solid week. And I do a lot of typing and damage to my fingernails!
They are all super nice and welcoming. Especially Esther and Olga. And the owner, Sara, is always in the best mood and recognizes frequent guests.
I really really like their spa pedicure selection too. The brown sugar scrub is so amazingly exfoliating, and their orange peel callus remover is great too for when I get stubborn runner’s calluses.
I haven’t actually done any threading or waxing here, but have heard great things.
And did I mention their rewards program?
#Doing it right

This salon is wonderful!
Esther is very professional and experienced. She re-​shaped my eyebrows and did fantastic manicure. My friends even noticed & complimented my eyebrows.
I am extremely happy with service and definitely coming back again.

Great and clean place to get Mani/​pedi/​wax for very reasonable prices. Extremely pleasant, talented staff, Anya is very experienced and great at threading eyebrows, face, owner Sara is very attentive, goes out of her ways to make sure every customer leaves happy and satisfied, I have been to almost every salon at Forest hills, no place beats the amazing work they do at Forest nails. Thank you very much girls, I will be defenetelly coming back to you often.

I have had my nails done here a few times and my daughter once. The manicures/​pedicures are great. My Pedicure lasted a long time without any chips.
I went today– September 24^th, for a pedicure and a 10 min back massage. I would have given this place 4 stars had it not been for the back massage. Terrible! She basically just pushed on my back while looking at her phone. (Which I saw only bc I got up quickly and she still had it open). $ 12 for that!

Horrible mani/​pedi by Valentin a would have tipped better if she decided to work at it. List my manicure 2 hours after! Not cool.

Had the worst pedicure here on a rainy sunday afternoon. My boyfriend decided to treat me for a little pampering. This place is right across the street from my house so I thought how convenient. I dont want to knock the entire establishment because I know this experience is solely based from my pedicurist. My bf got a regular MAN-​icure while I sat to get a pedi. Lets just say my pedi lasted 10 minutes (im not kidding) while i was done dried off and waiting for my bf who happend to still get his hands pampered by his manicurist. what is wrong with this picture??? It was such a waste of my time and my bf’s money. I was furious! Will never go back. hmmph…

I loved here.
Clean and cozy.
Daria was really nice.
All the staff there were nice and attentive and friendly.
Great service.
I would definitely go back there to get my meni/​pedi done.
I was so happy to find a place I like. Finally!!!
Meni/​pedi: $ 32.60

FOREST NAILS 2 IS FOR MEN TOO!
Without having to resort to hypnotherapy, I have recently embarked on the road to break my habit of nail biting (onychophagia) which I can only assume that learned from my grandmother when she was watching me while I was a baby. I’m not sure if it was cute when I was an 18 month toddler, but at my current age of 444 months, it just freaking disgusts most people. For the last two weeks I have been applying a particularly effective anti-​nail biting polish and I thought that a fair reward would be to get a manicure and a pedicure.
It’s a small shop on the strip, so you may want to call ahead if you don’t want to take the risk of waiting for a girl to free up so that you can get your mani-​pedi on. As luck should have it, while women were getting their manicures done at the tables, all of the mani-​pedi chairs were open. I climbed aboard the chair furthest from the door and prepared to have my virgin feet buffed and polished.
She started out by simply clipping of my nails. I have to say that their angle is much better than when I try to do it myself, because she didn’t draw blood from the Captain of the Toes (The Big Toe) or any of the the others. It’s safe to say that there was no «coup de toe» here! A standard pedicure goes for $ 22, but they hand you a card with a ton of options and after the gentle touch of her handiwork, she could have sold me on any of those extras. After a brief review of my callused feet, she recommended the Orange Peel to strip my feet of years of abuse and dry skin.
Orange Peel Pedicure $ 46.00
An orange peel patch is placed on the callus area for 15 minutes. It penetrates deep into the skin to soften and repair dry, cracked and calluses heels. They then buff the callus and finish with a special foot shampoo that prevents foot odor and fungus. Includes longer massage and heel paraffin treatment.
Standard Manicure $ 9.50 (She used my own anti-​nail bite polish)
Overall, it was a wonderfully relaxing experience which made my feet feel baby soft. From start to finish, the whole mani-​pedi took an hour, but I understand that it can take about 20 minutes longer for women as they need to have nail polish applied to their fingernails and toenails. I’m sad to report that my Pinky finger was a recent casualty of a random act of violence to be perpetuated on an innocent nail. In my mind it felt like a jagged hangnail and need to be removed. Aside from that sole victim, all of my other fingers still look great. Can’t wait to get back there to reward myself for breaking the habit by breaking down those calluses and making my hands smooth and pretty.