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    Arete Beauty Spa

    4.4 (254 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

    Services - Arete Beauty Spa

    Eyebrow services

    Nail fill-in

    Toe nail fill-in

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    Hand nail fill-in

    Hand and toe nail fill-in

    Manicure

    Manicure and pedicure

    Pedicure

    Nail polish change

    Toe polish change

    Hand polish change

    Hand and toe polish change

    Nail polish removal

    Toe polish removal

    Hand polish removal

    Hand and toe polish removal

    Nail repair

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    Gel mani with blue/pink marble design
    Karen S.

    I don't do my nails often, but when I do Arete is the place to go. Folks there are nice and really devote the time in ensuring their work is meticulous and perfected to your liking. I always get their gel Manis as they really do last 3weeks plus without chips or dents! Call and book in advance if you want your nails done for specific events. You'll have to send them pic of the nail design ahead of time so that they know how much time to allocate for you and can quote you a price. Base price of gel is separate (nail designs vary per finger/design and how complicated it is). They also request deposit for your appointment which I can totally understand (nothing is worse than setting up time for a client that cancels last minute or doesn't show). I've had my nails done by a few of their technicians and each time I had a great experience. Would def recommend!

    Skinny French tips
    Emily C.

    Really loved my experience here! I was able to get an appointment day of and my nail tech was super friendly. I'm personally afraid of the drill because I got burned a few times from careless nail techs and I mentioned it and my nail tech was really nice about it and assured me I'll be okay. I did a really simple design and ideally want to do longer nails with accessories in the future so I'll definitely come back. I recently moved to the neighborhood so this will for sure be my go to nail salon now. The overall space is extremely cute and pretty too.

    Japanese Peachy-Pink Color and a Pearl-Grey Marble Design
    Cynthia L.

    Arete is my go to nail art salon! Whenever there is a special event or vacation coming up, I would always book an appointment in advanced! I am a big fan of boss lady's work. I am so lucky to get her most of the time. She is so patient, has creative suggestions, and sharp eyes for colors. She also provides great service and super friendly. Love her! Be prepared to spend a few hours depending on your design - the more sophisticated, the longer it takes but totally worth it! This place does extensions extremely well and they shape it very carefully, if you're into that. I typically like short nails so I go for cute, simpler nail designs that I find on Pinterest. I am extremely satisfied with the results! Arete is not easily accessible which is a little bummer since it is by appointment only so definitely call or text ahead of time with your ideal design ready. A deposit is required through Chase Quickpay or Venmo to hold your spot. This place is located on the second floor of a side street on 37th Avenue with just a small colorful sign of 'Arete' on a glass door, pay attention and ring the doorbell to get buzzed in. Outside may seem a bit dingy but the inside is cute and well decorated!

    single color gel mani
    Em L.

    Extraordinarily meticulous. Went in for a gel removal + single color gel mani and it took TWO HOURS. Every coat was applied with incredible precision and care. Great color selection, clean stations, competitive pricing, and friendly staff. Will definitely be back!

    Pedicure tub
    Erin C.

    I would recommend if you have a lot of extra time but I wouldn't recommend if you just want to get a quick service. I've only gotten my pedicure done here for the first time with the male technician but just a pedicure took 1 hour 45 minutes.. the water got so cold I was freezing cold and this is during late spring. Also he cut a lot of cuticle off my big toe that when he had to wipe with alcohol it burned. He was very meticulous though. There was no massage during scrub or lotion. He just put lotion on and it was streaky. The place is really cute and aesthetic though! They use pedi liners and seems sanitary enough. Not a lot of regular colors though in my opinion. They also do lashes here. Prices are reasonable. Would come back to try a mani but not it for a pedicure.

    Regular pedicure
    Vicky M.

    I don't pamper myself often at all, however, on the rare occasion like my birthday I'll come here. For quality and price I think they do consistently a good job. I haven't done gel but the regular manicures and pedicure have been good. Today (Oct 11, 2022) I did a morning appointment and it was the first time I got a gentlemen for pedicure. I have to say I was impressed by his delicate tact and meticulousness. He didn't quite go all in on the massage like the previous women did but going to massage spas are the places to go for those sort of things anyhow. I would like to commend his good work in my opinion. Some people go rough on the cleaning out dead skin and pull on live skin and he didn't do this which I appreciated a lot. I hope I get him again in the future.

    Susan W.

    came back to do gel nail with designs! Service is still amazing and the nail technician who did my nails was really detail oriented! I didn't really know what I wanted, and she was able to suggest different things that helped the overall look come together.

    Riki J.

    Made an appointment, showed up and was taken care of by Suying( not sure of the spelling here). She did an amazing job. She asked me at every point what I wanted and if what she was doing was okay. She was very detail oriented and was meticulous with my design. I will definitely be coming back to her.

    Gel extensions full set
    Andrea C.

    Great experience here!!! This place is everything you could ask for to have a peaceful time for you and your nails I had the gel extensions full set, and I'm happy that I found this place trough Yelp, I live in the neighborhood and there is a lot of places to have your nails done but is the first time I got what I ask, Grace Work is neat, meticulous all what I want I just wish I could have a nice conversation, they are really focus on their work and speaking to themselves that don't worry if you don't like to talk as much as me

    Shades of grey
    de c.

    Still coming here after 4 years and absolutely love it. The attention to detail from this couple is unmatched. Grace is my girl! I sat next to this lady today who made a big fuss about not being able to get matte top coat on her TOES . I nearly died. It's the middle of Fall, who's seeing your toes girl? It was an honest misunderstanding because they thought she would only want it for her hands (I would think the same!) Honestly if you have something bad to say, just stop coming bc I'll be able to make appointments more easily for my friends and I!

    Susan C.

    Walk ins are accepted but they're typically so booked up you may end up waiting a bit but always call and check if they can squeeze you in. They accept cash, Venmo and QuickPay payment methods only. Have been there couple times now and each time I have observed each of them with skilled technique and meticulously shaping and designing. Each one of my gel manis have easily lasted up three weeks without chipping. However this depends on individual nail growth speed. For me they grow quite fast so usually by two weeks it's grown out enough for me to want to have them redone. **TIP1: if you're planning on doing ANYTHING with design, message them in advance! This will help save time as they really book appts back to back and don't allot that much extra time to spend discussing color and design. With that being said; TIP2: Do not book a late appointment with intentions of doing design. They are detail oriented but also want to go home. Did this once for one finger and I felt rushed. None the less, good results but was uncomfortable. TIP3: they are a small operation. They do not have a receptionist. Aforementioned they're almost always booked up so all five techs are working on a customer, picking up the phones, taking appointments, and multitasking. First time there I was a bit confused when she stopped every so often to pick up the phone, buzz in the next customer, or check her phone. But everything she stopped to do was work. (They take appointments via WeChat so you will see them constantly on their cell phones). The techs are all unique with different skill sets so you can't go wrong with any of them.

    Gel mani
    Amanda D.

    They always do great and have taken care of me and they are the best in flushing. They are perfectionists

    French Ombré Manicure
    Christina C.

    On Sunday November 24, 2019 I decided to visit Arete Beauty Spa-Nail De Vue for a French Ombré Manicure, regular Pedicure, and eye brow wax. Overall, I was pleased with the cleanliness of the Nail Salon and the friendliness of the staff. My nails look simple yet elegant. I will be back to get my New Year's 2020 nails. Please Note: No Credit Cards accepted! The salon accepts cash, Zelle, Venmo, and Pay Pal. All The Best!

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    I've gone to many nails salon and this is the best one. It's cheap and people are really nice

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    10 years ago

    This is a very nice and clean place and the service is outstanding! Would love to come back again! Highly recommended~

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    Ask the Community - Arete Beauty Spa

    Hi! How much does the gel powder dip French cost? Thank you!

    I don't think they do powder but regular gel French tips is $60

    Hi! What is the starting price for Japanese nail extensions?

    How much is gel extension?

    Uv gel extension is $75 :)

    How much do you charge for nail designs?

    Different design different price. Please send design pictures to 646-881-7895:)

    Do you guys do SNS powder?

    We don't sorry:)

    Do they do powder SNS?

    We don't do the SNS sorry:)

    Hi how much are gel extensions?

    $75:)

    Do you do chrome nails?

    Yes:)

    I have designs I want to get. Where should I send photos for the pricing?

    I suggest calling the nail salon and ask if you can submit a photo via text or email for pricing. When I visited the shop, I brought my design photos into the shop and was given a price.

    Hello, I would like to ask how much it would cost for ombré gel nails with designs on each nail?

    Different design different price please send design pictures to 646-881-7895:)

    Do they take credit cards or is it cash/Venmo only?

    Venmo/ cash / zelle/ PayPal / :)

    The deposit : is it part of the overall nail price or is it deposit plus the overall nail price?

    It's part of the overall nail price.

    How much is it for gel manicure?

    $30:)

    Do they do acrylic fill-ins?

    We don't do the acrylic sorry :)

    How much are Gel extensions + designs?

    Uv gel extension is $75 + different design different price please send design pictures to 646-881-7895:)

    Do you carry the Essie 10-day polish? I would like to have simple designs but do not want to get gel.

    Sorry we only do the gel design:)

    How much are gel extensions?

    Uv gel extension is $75:)

    What gel product do you use?

    All from Taiwan and Japan:)

    How much is uv gel?

    Uv gel extension is $75:)

    How much is acrylic nails and regular gel nails?

    Sorry we don't do the acrylic. Regular gel manicure $30:)

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    Review Highlights - Arete Beauty Spa

    I've been going to Eddie for my nail for couple of years and would definitely commend him to everyone!!!

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    4.3(251 reviews)
    0.1 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing
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    Everyone here is so kind! I was a bit unhappy with my nail…read moredesign and went back few days after to get it fixed and they were very nice about it! I found my go to place!!

    Went here 2x in one week: first time for the manicure and second time for the repair…read more Will I go back? NO The picture of both hands is what we all ideally want but.... Quality of service 1/5 Some ladies translate amongst and for each other and that's okay but what is not okay for them to miscommunicate pricing to the costumer I asked the same question 3x to the person who spoke English: 1. Are those colors the same price? 2. No extra charge? 3. No more money? And the English speaking one said NO and another lady who does not speak English does my manicure and uses cat eye, which ends up being $25 extra at the end I ask them why because I clarified 3x and they gossip in Chinese not knowing I understand it that it was me not willing to pay it so they waived it forcibly and rolled their eyes at me and didn't talk to me. I still tipped 25% and leave $40 gel manicure $10 hard gel extra charge The lady that actually does your nails and not translating the first time? Friendly and that's 1 star The second one named Mia: pretend friendly BUT manipulative "There is morning wrong with our hard gel, your nail is just hard. You should have paid for the $90 UV gel instead of the $50 hard gel" and does NOT pay attention to detail NOR take feedback well Skill 2/5 You can tell they are trained in batches because they all utilize the same technique and it's only good if they are good and it's really bad if it's bad My First Lady: the 2 stars are for her My Second Lady: Paying attention to detail is SO not her skill NOR is taking feedback My Second Lady glued the end extension crooked and refused to take it out so just kept on filing until the nail was too short and not even with others. All other nails are concave. The extension is convex and titled out to an angle way too the left. The top coat from Second Lady: uneven with big dips and bumps and I will NOT wanna go back a 3x to let her fix it. With gel manicures, the top coat is everything and they ruined it I still tipped Second Lady 25% because if you speak up, they scream at you, give you attitude, and the door is locked unless they unlock it remotely Vibe 0/5 They are hot and cold re customer service wise and the second half of the store is under remodeling with some loud thumping. The first half can be more tidy albeit no remodeling. Back hand washing station is overcrowded. Walkway to the bathroom pass the hand washing station is dark Pricing 0/5 If I was paying for quality service and skill, this would have been slightly above average pricing in Flushing but because you get bad service and no attention to detail, it's a 0 Three days later after my first visit, 2 of my nails broke albeit I had hard gel. So the extra $10 for THEIR hard gel won't make a difference versus regular At first they said repair was free 2x but they were going to just paint of over the broken nails with no extension or filing meaning you were gonna have 4 long almond and 1 short square/jagged nail on each hand. And the nail tech proceeded to do that until I told her to please take the gel off my broken infield nail and put an extension on it so all nails are even length and shape and she said $10 for each, so the repair was $20 and not free. That's okay, but to think they really were gonna let you leave the studio like that SMH Also the supposed top coat they give you on all your nails after you repair 2-bumpy and uneven--huge dips and throws all the money you used previously on all other fingers out the window. Gel depends 90% on top coat This is above average pricing in flushing with really sh*tty service and below average skill. Check out Arete Beauty instead! Cheaper (cat eye is an extra $10 not $25) and better skill set and service but make an appointment

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    Royal Beauty Nail - Slayed by nikole again

    Royal Beauty Nail

    3.8(163 reviews)
    0.3 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing
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    Came here for the first time and had such a great experience from getting a regular manicure…read more However, I wanted to wait until my second experience before writing a true experience. Regular manicures are only $10 but pedicures are double at $20. I believe gel manicures are $25 but I don't usually get them as they tend to dry out my nails unless it's a special occasion. On both occasions, I had a different technician working on my nails but they were both lovely and did a wonderful job on my nails. They took their time to file, buff, cut, paint, dry, and spray the enamel sprays on my nails. My nails lasted a good month or so so I'm very happy with the lasting power as well!

    Came here after looking around other neighboring nail salons with a friend a few days ago. The…read morelocation is very convenient since it's located at skyview mall. We came in on a monday afternoon, and they accepted walkins, at the time, as they were not many customers present. Although my manicure did take quite a while at about 2.5-3hrs, my nail tech did a very good job. Spent my time watching "Immortal Samsara." It was my first time getting acrylic nail extensions, so I did not know what to expect in the process. He reccomended this color for the cat eye polish, and I think it was a cute color! Service was nice, I guess the only thing I have to complain about was the smell inside, I believe it was from the acrylic power solution (the monomer solution). The entire process was $85 without tip, a bit pricey in my opinion ‍. May come back here for the location convinience with my friends again.

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