I go here to get my eyebrows done and its the best place for it. Lisa does such an amazing job on my eyebrows and is helping my eyebrows regain its arch after many botched trips to other salons who didn't do my eyebrows the correct way. Would recommend to a loved one. Read Less

Great salon! Went here the day (Monday) after Christmas bc my usual salon was closed. It's nothing special visually, but the work done was great (spa pedicure), and that's what matters most. Wonderful women staff, really loved the experience! I will be back. Read Less

I love going here. I went to a more "luxurious" nail salon in highland park but I find myself going back here. They have nice staff that dont half ass their job. True, you won't have classical music playing but the workers are great.. I would highly recommend this nail salon Read Less

I was out in NJ for training and this salon was the closes to my hotel so I decided to check it out. The place was clean & nice inside. The service was great & the color selection was awesome. Try them out! Dumbs up for me Read Less

It really really irritates me when a salon fails to keep their appointment. It's so disrespectful to a client. I was so relieved that a salon was open at 830 to get my nails done for a wedding. I ran over to make my 9am appointment. All technicians were busy. The reason I made an appointment was to avoid this wait. They saw me waiting and it's like they moved slower because they saw me watching. It's bad when this is my experience before the service. I'm not coming here again. Read Less

Decided going here one day before class...worst decision of my life. The fact that only 2 people were working made service horrible. I was tended to until an hour after I sat down. The one lady told me one specific price when I came in, for my nails, and then tried to argue with me that the price she gave me wasn't what she said and insisted on raising the price. That was my sign to just leave. Never again.Read Less

At first glance, there is nothing stunning about this salon. But you must hear of my A++ experience. THE SCENE:It's 6:30pm, girl is exhausted from a full day of 3-hour graduate school courses, meetings, and is so hungry that she could eat the next thing that crosses her path. THE DILEMMA:She has a really big promising date Friday night and is completely booked solid all week until then. She quests through all the land of New Brunswick to no avail. All the salons are closed... what is she to do? THE SOLUTION:She called New Star Salon and the lights of availability heaven began to shine on her. She went over right away for a mani pedi. THE EXPERIENCE: Lisa, the owner, was an absolute delight. Kindness, hospitality, and incredible attention (granted the girl was the only one there and had the salon to herself). Lisa and the girl talked and laughed the night away, got a gorgeous manicure and pedicure ($32), and was freed from the chains of callous hell. Though not very new, furniture is dated, and some of the polished are old... it's clean, customer service was on point, she had solid OPI, Essie, and Orly options, and I can't stress enough how great Lisa was. I finally found a salon I can frequent with worry. Read Less

I completely hated this nail salon & this was the first time in my life where I had to walk out. There was only 3 people working only one who could handle acrylics, I think her name was Lisa. To keep the long story short I asked for short nails with an acrylic tip & Lisa refused to do so because it wasn't "her style." While Lisa was doing my nails I asked her questions and she ignored me and was quite rude. The other nail technician stared me down while I grabbed the nail color of my choice as if I was going to steal the nail polish. I would never step foot in there ever again I wouldn't recommend anyone else to either. The place looked run down and quite outdated, please don't waste your money here! Read Less

When I walked in, the place was pretty crowded and made me wait about 20 minutes. Their price is $32 for a mani-pedi, which is a good price. Inside the place, it looks like a normal nail salon would look. However it could be updated. Their color selection was decent with Essie and opi. But they also had other brands I didn't know. They did exactly what I wanted, and I had a great pedicure (especially the pumice) and manicure!! Read Less

First time to the salon.  I went in for a mani pedi on a Saturday afternoon. The staff was friendly and helped me right away.  Colors are nice and there is lots of variety.  I choose an OPI.  The pedi was wonderfully relaxing and the woman who helped me, Daisy, did a great job.  Mani was also great and they made sure to do a good job and spent extra time ensuring my nails were correct without my prompting them to do so! I will definitely be going back again. Read Less

Ive come to this nail salon before and both ladies have done my Mani and Pedi on different visits. Besides the student discounts they do have a variety of nail polishes and they do a GREAT pedicure! The manicures are just as good. They even give you a nice little massage while your nails are drying on top of the mani-pedi massage. Its clean and quiet in here but that's how I like it. They all have there certifications so idk what the other reviewers are talking about.. I guess this place switched up their act because I like it and its in my budget. As for everyone else - you're paying for your nails to be done so if you don't like the way they're coming out then SPEAK UP. The manicurist aren't going to say no... There's been times at different places I didn't like my nails and I spoke up and they were fixed. ALSO these reviews are from 2-3 years ago and last but not least you're getting a manicure! Not fake nails or a gel Mani... If you take care of your hands it'll last longer... Read Less

Despite mixed reviews I decided to try out this place because there didn't seem to be many options as a college student with no car. The lady who did my nails wad adorable and sweet. We didn't talk much but I like it like that. My pedi was super and my mani was pretty good, but could have been better. I even got a student discount. Read Less

This place doesn't even deserve one star. It was dirty, gross, and not clean whatsoever. The lady working on my nails had an annoyed look on her face the whole time and she was basically throwing my hands around like she was annoyed she was doing my nails. The place was so dirty, I couldn't even take it. So unprofessional and expensive. Totally not worth it. DON'T GO Read Less

So, I went to this place with my sister since she was looking to get a pedicure. I have lived in New Brunswick for some time but haven't really gone in here. So we took the risk of giving it a shot hoping it might be good. When we walked in we did not get greeted we had to go up to the lady and tell her we wanted to get a pedi. When my sister was picking out the color of the polish the colors seemed old and like they haven't been used in a long time. We had to wait about 30min since they only had 2 people working there on pedis. When we were seated everything was going well but just that the customer service is not all that great. The lady that did my pedi didn't ask how i was or greeted me in no way. She didn;t even bother talking at all. When it got to the massage part of the pedi it wasn't even a massage it felt like if i was just putting lotion on myself it was just a rub. She also had this face like she was bored and just wanted to get out of there. When she put the clear color of polish for my nails it turned out that my nails look like a light pink color and I'm a guy and i just feel weird my nails looking weird. On my way home i noticed 3 nails where really pointy on the sides. When i paid they added $5 extra to my bill because I am a guy. My sisters experience was different from what i noticed only was that the guy or female i really don't know what it was i guess a guy in disguise of a female but it was a guy you cant miss that. Well he or she painted her nails and was all uneven and painted her cuticles. Can't really say anything else from here experience.Other than that the place seems quiet and calm but is in need of a serious remodel inside. They are using old equipment that looks like they are still in the early 90s. But I really won't be going back to this place unless is an emergency or last minute thing like today. Read Less

As a recovered nail-biter, my nails are a somewhat touchy subject for me; I've been growing them out for over four months now, and have been taking care of them exclusively at home, with the exception of one wonderful, gentle manicure at a different location back in November. I use strengthening treatments and do not buff them, and they have been in wonderful condition and growing out nicely. Today, I was in New Brunswick, and had some time to kill and chipped nail polish. This was, unfortunately, the first salon I happened upon, and I REALLY wish I had read the reviews before I went inside.I was treated rudely from the moment I walked in the door, and was actually sneered at for saying just a regular manicure (again, should have just walked out then). I think this is only the place to go if you want to get acrylics...if you just want your natural nails painted, DO NOT GO HERE. Actually, don't go here at all...and I'll tell you why. Once I was seated, the manicurist looked at my nails and asked me "Cut them?" Now...they weren't ridiculously long; not even the average length most people have their acrylics. I reacted with a very firm NO, and a request that she not use the dremel on my nails, as I didn't want them damaged. She proceeded to roughly file my nails with saw-motions across not only the tips, but also across the surface in every which direction. I had no idea how bad it was because of the angle at which she was working, until she switched hands, and I was too flabbergasted to stop her (again, should have left). when she wiped down the dust from my hands, I could see that the highest point of my nail beds were mostly hot pink from being over-filed. Then she "painted" my nails.I picked an Essie polish, which are high quality. I think it was Perky Purple; a neon matte color. I noticed, and was wary of the fact that she only used two coats, then sent me over to the dryer, but in the indoor light, while wet, it did not seem to be a problem. After drying, and going outside, I took a closer look in the direct sunlight. I was SHOCKED that I had just paid someone to make my nails look like they did. I immediately took pictures of my manicure, which I will be posting. I sent them to a friend, still shocked, and wishing I had the guts to go back in and ask for my money back because it was so awful. There were smudges of polish on my skin, wells of polish on the sides of my pinky nails, polish all over my cuticles, and several completely bare strips of nail, as well as uneven spots where only one coat reached. I do a better job by myself! My friend replied to the pictures and convinced me to go back in and get my money back. So, I went back in. I approached the man who had been standing at the front and started to show him the problems, and he suddenly pretended he couldn't understand me, and pointed me back over to the manicurist, who was working on someone else. I pointed out the smudges, the welling, the unevenness, and she just said "oooh messed up, got messed up..." to which I replied "No, it didn't get messed up, it wasn't done right!" but she wasn't listening to me, she was doing something behind the table, which I realized was her putting polish remover on some cotton...only after she started taking my polish off while I was still standing next to her, with her client sitting there with wet nails...!?!?!? While she did this, she started yelling back and forth with another manicurist in another language, and then passed me over to her, who continued taking off the polish, and sat me down in the next station. I realized I was not going to be able to communicate with them AT ALL, and just accepted my fate that they were going to re-do it. The only words the second manicurist said to me at this point was "Hands so cold!" Thank...you? The entire time, she was still clearly bitching about me with the first manicurist. She then made this BIG SHOW out of slowly painting each nail verrrrrrry carefully...but again, only doing two coats. She then brought me over to the dryer and patted my shoulder and said "stay still this time!" so....the first awful manicurist said that i needed everything redone because I had dinged my nails? Oh PLEASE. Just to be safe this time, I stayed under the dryer for two cycles before going outside....then immediately took pictures of my manicure AGAIN because it was WORSE. The base of most of my nail beds have bald spots where she pushed the color around in her long display of taking her time. One more coat may have done the trick, but we'll never know.Now, from all the filing down that was done to my nails, if I press the tips, gently, they bend in. I'm so upset by this. DO NOT let that woman get near your natural nails!!! I have a feeling I'm going to have to cut them back and grow them out again, or get wraps. Maybe she was intentionally damaging my nails so I'd need fakes??? I have no idea! Just steer clear of this place!!!!! Read Less

Avoid this place!New Brunswick doesn't have a lot of options when it comes to nail salons but please... there's a cute place that opened up just a block down from this place called Tip to Toe; go there instead. The prices are the same but you get more bang for your buck! Tip to Toe has licensed employees who are beyond professional, which is way more than I can ever say for New Star Salon.I've only been to New Star Salon once and found it to be dirty and unorganized. I hate fake nails and this place made me hate it even more. Whatever they used on my fingers turned a strange pale yellow color after about a week from what I could see under the polish they used. Never again. Read Less