Majestic Beauty Salon

Best gel manicure I’ve ever received. I go here whenever I can. Pretty good eyebrow threading as well.

Got a deal at lifebooker, went for my appointment and they were closed. Was supposed to get the lashes, but now I will choose another place.

In addition to Tran A’s comment, I too was told when I come back, the charge for gel manicure is $ 25. I came back because within the area, it is cheap. After my manicure was done, they charged me an additional $ 5 for soaking. I asked why is it that you tell me now? The owner said its standard. I argued «places charge the soaking fee only if they don’t get a gel manicure after.» The owner argues again it’s a standard fee.
Appalled, I asked for an itemized bill and walked out. I have gone to several places in which I was never charged for soaking because I had a gel manicure done at the same place.
The place looks sketchy and now am convinced, it will NEVER change.

This review has been due for quite some time now. So, it has been 4 months since I last visited this place.
These were my first few days in NYC. I went for eyebrow threading to begin with. Victoria did a decent job at it.
What put me off at this place was their Brazilian wax. I went with a groupon for the Brazilian which was $ 30 plus taxes. I thought this was a good deal but the service delivered was sub-​standard. She would just rip off down there ruthlessly and I remember that it did bleed many times during the process. I’ve been getting Brazilian done for last 3 years now so I know how it goes. In the end, she didn’t even clean the residue at all. She just handed me over a box of tissues, dry tissues. I was left all sticky down there and that walk back to my home gave me rashes down there. And, that was the last time I saw of this place.
It is relatively cheap compared to the other high end places nearby but you can easily find places at this budget which do a better job. As for me, I found a perfect place for threading and Brazilian– Shobha. They are a little on the expensive side but these people take their clients seriously. And, you do get a discount for packages.

Victoria is amazing with eyebrows! Her brows are immaculate, and are what made me stop into the salon from the street. By the time she was finished, she had transformed my short thick eyebrows into the shape I had been struggling with waxers and threaders to accomplish. I will be back to my new threading find! They use Devacurl products so I will also be back to try the salon services as well

This place is deceiving. I bought deals for $ 18 shellac manicure and the manicurist said to me that anytime I come back, she will charge me the same price. Im thinking, oh thats a good deal to get me to come back. Next time I call to make an appointment and to make sure they will honor the price, I asked again over the phone. The guy who calls himself the owner said they never have this deal and that $ 25 for gel manicure was the cheapest. Uh, no thank you. Cause he just not only lied and $ 25 is not cheap, it’s standard, I can get that anywhere.

I got a gel manicure here about a week and a half ago, it has held up pretty nicely and I’ve gotten compliments on it.
It was kind of hard to get an appointment as they only have 1 nail station in the salon but finally I got to use it.
The technician was nice and patient and overall did a good job on my nails.
Only real complaint is that after I said please do not cut my cuticles, she did so roughly, even making one bleed. It wasn’t the bestttt gel mani I’ve gotten but it was fine. It was also speedy enough to go on my lunch break which was nice.
I would go back for a lunch break mani.

I booked a single process and blow out through Lifebooker. I’ve been getting my hair dyed for a long time and I’ve never been told that a single process is only for the roots. I told the man who did my hair that I wanted it all one color– same as the one on the ends. He proceeded to only color my roots, and when I expressed concern, he assured me it would all be the same color. I trusted him because I saw that he had a license to practice hair clearly displayed on the wall.
My hair was THREE DIFFERENT COLORS when I left the salon. My roots at the top of my head looked red (when I had asked for brown all-​over), I had my root color still, and then the rest of my hair at the bottom. It looked so horrible that I started crying in the stylist’s chair. He said that next time, I should get my hair dyed all over so this doesn’t happen. That’s what I tried telling him in the first place! He tried to say that a single process was only for roots– which has never been the case when I’ve had my hair dyed in salons via single process before (at least 20 times). If he had told me this before, I would have paid more to have the same color all-​over. Either way, it still would have come out red when I wanted brown. He actually felt bad, so he didn’t charge me. This was good, since I needed to pay someone else to fix it immediately the next day.
I will give him this: he gave me a good blowout. So, don’t come here for any color. Blowouts would be okay.

I wanted to like this place because it is close to the World Trade Center Path station and the prices seem decent but the manicurist cut up my cuticles very roughly and I had a painful open wound for a couple of days. It hurt so much to the point where I had to treat it with neosporin and wear a bandaid for a few days. Any activity like washing my hands or putting on my clothes if it rubbed against my wound causes significant discomfort and wincing pain. One of the Unilocal reviewers wrote that she has the same experience as me. I should’ve heeded that review and not come to this salon. The manicurist was very rough and seemed careless and I had the feeling that she treated all her female customers that way. If you don’t like your job or if you’re going to be a hater and let your aggression out on your customers that way, you should be either quit your job and get some professional help or be put to sleep. I actually left that ratchet a tip too. She said they will always offer the Lifebooker deal price which is $ 19, but I will never be going back. Ladies, do not go here. You may find a groupon or living social or Lifebooker deal. Do not take advantage of it. Stay away from this place.

I went here for a Lifebooker deal for a gel manicure and regular pedicure. I asked to get my pedicure done first since I forgot open-​toed shoes. Because the one manicurist had another client coming in they basically said no. She gave me a very quick gel manicure, but poked my pinky while cutting my cuticles enough to make it bleed. My nails were on the shorter side and she complained about it. When it was over there was excess nail polish on my fingertips and she said, «I’m sorry, that’s the best I can do. Your nails are too short.» They weren’t even that short. The sketchiest part of the appointment was when the owner asked me if he could mark me as a no-​show so Lifebooker wouldn’t charge him. Apparently they charge an arm and a leg, but if you can’t afford to be listed on the service then don’t do it! You can’t just cheat the system! This was not a pleasant experience.

I used my groupon here for a gel manicure a few months ago but am just now getting around to writing a review. I have been to many salons since but have not found one near the quality as what I had done here. My technician was very detail oriented and took her time. The manicure lasted for two weeks! The facilities were clean and all tools were sanitized. I highly recommend Majestic after my experience and will return for my next manicure.

I got a Lifebooker coupon for a gel manicure. It didn’t include the tax (not sure if this is how that always works) which is problematic because this is a tax deductible expense for me. My technician (Victoria) was friendly enough but she pretty quickly cut open my thumb cuticle and made me bleed. She dabbed antiseptic on it (fine) and wiped it violently with a paper towel which hurt. She didn’t apologize. I figured I would overlook it since my nails looked great, but an hour after leaving the salon I saw that there was pus coming out of the cut (which still hurt). I wished I had cleaned it out properly at the salon and asked for a bandaid — I think they should have offered and possibly given me a discount. I gave a good tip also.

I have been coming here for almost 7 years and absolutely love the people and the salon. The employees are warm and inviting and at this point feel like they are my second family. The service is impeccable whether its eyebrows, nails, haircut or lashes they do it all. I have been getting my eyebrows done by Rita for ever, she is an eyebrows threading master. Victoria and Lazar are wonderful and will have you looking beautiful when you leave the salon. All of the staff are very talented. I recommend them to everyone and they don’t disappoint. Great prices, great staff :)

I have been coming here for about a year now. Great service and nice employees!
Victoria is amazing — she does my Brazilian waxes and gel manis. She’s the best in town! Love her.

Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Do NOT go here. Trashy, tacky looking place. Dirty and they sell jewelry up front. Jewelry! At a salon. I had eyelash extensions done and after reading up more thoroughly on the procedure, I’m extremely concerned my eyelashes are going to fall out. They use cluster eyelashes and not individual and he didn’t even use eyelash glue. I sat in a salon chair and had my eyes open during the application. Do not go here and SHAME on Lifebooker for selling this deal. Waste of $$$.

I have never had a worse experience at a salon.
Lazar clearly has NO training for eyelash extensions and his main goal is to sell you on as many procedures as he can while you are in Majestic without any care as to your experience. I had to pay more than the cost of my extensions to have them removed at another salon the same day.
I went to redeem a Lifebooker deal for Eyelash extensions. I told Lazar that I wanted natural looking lashes but as though I had applied mascara. I explained that I had never had extensions before and did not have much context for how they could look. But that I had very important headshots in two days and the effect needed to be natural for close ups.
He applied them to my right eye and showed me. I looked like a circus clown. I explained I was very upset and they were not natural looking at all. He argued with me saying if I «asked anyone» they would say it looked natural. Given that it only took him 5 minutes to apply one eye, you would think he would offer to remove and put on smaller ones. Instead, he decided to trim them all the same lenghth with a nail scissor, then blamed me for them not looking natural because he said I wasn’t clear enough with what I wanted. He also told me not to be upset because they were «just eyelashes.»
He told me the glue was try and there was nothing he could do. And proceeded to apply to the other eye and again trim with a nail scissor.
In case you too are new to extensions, Lazar ABSOLUTELY should have had remover in the salon. But, given the dirty, unorganized nature of where the eyelashes were stored, I am glad I went to another salon to have them removed.
During the application, while my eyes were closed and I was vulnerable, he aggressively try to sell me on letting him do my eyebrows. I was very firm but polite the first time saying that I did not want him to do my eyebrows. He kept pushing during the visit and I had to defend to him why I used someone else for eyebrows. It was rather uncomfortable.
When it came time to pay, he told me that my Lifebooker deal hadn’t registered with him and I would have to pay outside of that. He told me I could cancel my LIfebooker with 10 days, he was sure of it. Even though I was near tears, he was very pushy when it came to tip.
Upon leaving I immediately checked Unilocal for salons that were still open and did removal. I went to one in Chelsea and they were horrified by the amount of glue used. They told me that the extensions had been applied far too close to the hair folicle and could have caused real blockage as my natural eyelashes tried to grow.

Tried to go with a Lifebooker for a 12:30pm appointment, when I arrived I was told my appointment was booked for 4:30pm. I checked my email, my text confirmation, and when I called Lifebooker for a refund, they also stated my appointment time was 12:30pm. I have a hard time believing Lifebooker only messed up the time on the salon’s schedule. When checking reviews on their site, it looks like this is a common excuse given if the manicurist is seeing a walk-​in.
Shady location & shady business practice, would not recommend.

I am inbetween one (for the quality of their services) and two stars (the aesthetician was nice and tried to be helpful but was really knowledgeable), and I am going with one star. I would avoid this place completely.
First, it really is a hole in the wall. Not that has stopped me before, but that’s really all there is to it. It’s kind of weird — when you enter, there’s a jewelry display to the left (makes me doubt the quality of the stuff) and a haircutting area to your right. Down below is where they do massages /​facials.
Second, while most of the people who work there seem nice, the man who works there (I think he may be the owner) is kind of curt and not at all nice. Not that he did anything wrong, but I got a weird vibe off him. He seemed gruff, and there just seemed something seedy, shoddy and suspicious about the whole thing.
I couldn’t believe what they normally charge for their services, but you can do so much better. I left with a feeling that I lost some cash and an hour of my time, but thankful that my life had been spared.

I have had shellac manicures from Victoria and ilyana (not sure about her spelling) but both have lasted! I am VERY hard on my nails since I work out with a trainer 2x a week and do a lot of weights/​boxing (great workouts… Not manicure friendly!). So I have tried gel manicures from other places and have been disappointed to see them chip after a week, while Victoria’s and ilyana’s last a week and a half to two usually. Also, they are both friendlier to me than a lot of the nearby manicurists (likely due to the fact that unlike many nearby manicurists there is no language barrier at majestic so both ladies can easily carry small talk for the duration of the manicure). I highly recommend going here. It’s not super upscale but for young professionals who can’t spend hundreds on manicures at a fancy spa, its one of the best regular salons around.

I came here with a friend to use our lifebooker deals for gel manicures. They only have one manicurist so we went back to back. They have the capacity to have more manicurists so I am not sure what the deal is with that. The manicures are done on the lower level of the salon. The main level features more of a barber shop type place. The girl who did our manicures was Israeli and really nice but I am not sure of her name. I am happy with how my nails turned out. Also, she said next time I don’t need to buy a deal because they will give us the $ 20 price for gel manicures anyway. Not sure if in general that’s what they are now charging or why she said that.
The place is unassuming and really doesn’t seem like a place you would go to get your nails done. But we had a good experience and I can’t complain.