Local Honey - Brooklyn (NY)

5 /5 Abbie Ruff: Super wonderful experience, everyone was super friendly and their work was exceptional! The pedicure specifically was really nice, they used some really unique (to me) spa treatments, so I felt very pampered. Definitely will be back!

5 /5 Will Li: I really enjoyed the cute and warm vibes of this salon! The decor is amazing and it’s nice that the place is super spacious. This was my first ever getting my nails done and they did a wonderful job being patient and accommodating for me. I really enjoyed talking to my nail tech Salina. She was thorough with my nails and kept asking me my thoughts on the nail art. I appreciated that she took the extra time to make the finer details on my nails to what I wanted. Would come back again, management was so sweet!!

3 /5 Ariadne Vasquez: I got an acrylic soak off and manicure. My appointment started a little late because she was finishing up a massage. I guess to make up for lost time, she rushed through the soak off. She underestimated how long my natural nails were and cut too deep. Nipping the tip of my thumb. My fingers feel all cut up. I do love the nail polish color and the quality of the manicure is great. *update* After removing the polish, I saw that my nails still had a thin layer of acrylic still on them. I’m so disappointed. *final update* Thank you to management for reaching out. I was invited back to the salon and had a better experience. All of the acrylic was removed gently and I received a relaxing manicure. They really do have a nice selection of colors for regular polish.

1 /5 Emily Anderson: Tipping etiquette needs a serious reality check in this city. I got a regular polish pedicure from Local Honey and paid the $45 for it, which is already a STEEP price for a regular pedicure. As I was leaving, my nail tech was busy with another client, so I left my cash tip at the front desk with the receptionist. I told this to my nail tech on the way out and thanked her. A few hours later, I get a text message from her, saying that she didn’t receive the tip. Before waiting for me to respond, she sent me the QR code to her Venmo and asked me to re-send the tip. I told her I’d left the tip at the front desk, and she just replied “sorry.” Look - the economy is bad and we’re all just trying to make our bag. But it gets to a point, you know? It’s bad enough to pay $45 for a pedicure when it costs $12 to get some acetone and a bottle of OPI polish. It’s actually insane that the technician has access to my personal contact information, and can use it to shake me down for a tip—which, I’m happy to give, but is ultimately optional. I’ll just start doing my toes at home and give myself the tip, no harassment included. Jeez Louise.