Pure Nail Salon - Brooklyn (NY)

3 /5 Franki King: I went on the recommendation of my mother and pictures I’ve seen from their Instagram account. Contacted them at first for an appointment but was told walk-ins are welcomed. They ONLY accept cash so ensure to bring cash. I was serviced by Ming for a hard gel refill. She removed my old set before applying the new one. Her nail care service (cleaning and cutting cuticles) was better than some of the images I’ve seen. Personally I was not happy how she applied the gel as there are some areas that the gel color is light/missing. Or it does not look like a natural set as the gel is 1cm from my cuticle. She applied the gelish foundation then placed my hand under the UV/led light. Next were 2 separate coats of the gel color—this is where sections were missing or light then followed by the hard gel. Once this cured/dried she placed the remover liquid to ensure the stickiness was off my nail then placed a hot towel followed by lotion. I forgot to mention she ask how long/short I preferred my nail and once she removed my old set she had me wash my hands at the sink. Also I would suggest you make an appointment depending on the time you show up. Within 15-min of sitting/waiting there was an influx of people that showed up which pushed all service wait time to 40-minutes!

2 /5 Ashley Vidal: If you’re looking to be over charged and have your nails destroyed, this is the place. The nail artist I was paired with did not really know the technique to accomplish what I was looking for, even though my inspo was literally from their own salon. At that point, I just wanted to be out of the salon so I bit the bullet and just paid. They charged me $100 for a crappy nail design and the nail tech left DENTS in my nails from improper use of the Efile. So disappointing. I think they should work on getting all the nail techs to be at the same skill level so when you are paired with one, it’s not a gamble. Will never return here again.

4 /5 Camille Renee: I’ve been customer for 3+ years now and I continue to return because of the consistent quality of service I receive. My gel manicures are always exactly what I request. In fact, see you this weekend!

2 /5 B. Bryan: I stopped going here. They ruined my nail beds — I had several rings of fire — and I witnessed too many unsanitary practices to ever come back (ie. reusing dirty towels between clients, not replacing the soak-off liquid, not wiping stations between clients, reuse of tools). Gross, quality was just better than OK, they randomly started charging $65 for cat-eye which is WILD. Pricing is inconsistent.

5 /5 Lana: 1) The inspiration I showed the nail tech. 2) My nails after they were done. 3) My nails almost 3 weeks later. Going back for another set. Other than the growth, these nails still look good after 3 weeks! Not one broken nail, barely any scratches, impressive!