I've been getting my hair cut here for a long time, my father too before he went nearly bald and…read morelearned to do it himself. Kim & Michelle have done a fantastic job on my hair. Would recommend to my friends!

my stylist I'd Michelle and when she washes my hair I nearly fall asleepread more

I don't live in Bemidji and chose this place because it had the highest rating over the other…read moreplaces in town. Good god - how bad are the other places in town when this is the "best"?!? My appointment (fill & gel polish) was done at 3pm and by 7pm the polish was peeling off both thumb nails- see photos. Not pictured are 2 other nails that started peeling the next day! I was only in Bemidji overnight & didn't have time to have them redone, although I did stop by the next morning on my way out of town to see about getting a partial refund. Of course the place wasn't open at 9am per their posted hours on Google. I phoned from the road and was told no refund, just come in and get them redone - despite me repeatedly telling the phone guy (who could barely speak English) that I DON'T LIVE THERE! When I asked to speak to the owner or manager, I was then told that person was (conveniently) out of the country for a month! The worst part - I paid CASH instead of using a credit card so I can't even cancel the charge with my credit card company. Avoid this place & I guess try one of the other places in town - although it might be best to just avoid all of them! If I don't get any response to this review from the mystery owner, I'm going to call the Attorney General's office and INS, so as to protect future unsuspecting patrons.

The quality of the nails last long, and the vibe in the place is very welcoming. The service was…read morealso very good, and everybody was very kind.

So where do I start with Star Nails in Bemidji?! Lets start positively; I had my nails done and…read morethey looked nice when I left the store. Thats about all the positiveness I have for this place. I accidentally booked at Star Nails as I'm not from the area. I walk into the store and the vibe is not good, faded ugly paint on the walls (new paint and vibrant colors would go a long way here), no decor except for some really old 1990ish vibe faded pictures of women and their nails. I wasn't impressed with my first step into the door. I asked for DIP nails and they don't have dip??? Like whaa?? What kind of nail salon doesn't have dip powder? I also was SUPER thirsty and needed a water (I'd even pay for it) and she said she has nothing like that. Most average salons have small bottles of water or a can of soda if you ask them (again, I was gonna pay for it!) So, no vibe, no dip, no water. Okay, whatever. I said gel nail polish will be fine. This salon had only 1 tv and it was located on a wall at the back of the store so when you sit at the nail counters, you can't really see the tv - horrible placement. They need more tvs, turn on caption, and place in a spot where people can physically see the tv. You can't play on your phone while getting your nails done so you just stare at the job at hand, right? Lets start with the guy, because he's kind of a piece of work. He comes out and he literally "criticized" EVERYTHING I DID! I could do nothing right in this guys mind. First, this guy shook my fingers and hands and told me to relax throughout the entire manicure. He told me not to look at what he was doing because he said that makes me more tense! Umm, no, this guy made me super tense for some reason because he started criticizing me from the very beginning. Secondly, he put my nails in an acetone bath and I was fidgety, and he told me to "stop, don't fidget, keep nails in the solution" - and I did, I was just bouncing and fidgety with nothing interesting to look at in the store. He seemed very annoyed by me generally and I was extra nice because I didn't want this guy to be an ass to me. He kept bending my fingers and pushing down fingers aggressively because he says I wouldn't relax. "Dude, if you tell me to relax and get aggressive with me, it makes me more nervous so I def won't relax." Third, I didn't get the color I wanted! I picked out a beige that glittered. And I didn't understand why I couldn't pick that specific color. He said something about an under color? The under color was beige. He ended up only putting on the beige color but no glitter?! I was dumbfounded! No explanation, he couldn't talk English very well so I couldn't understand him. I was so disappointed. Fourth, when my nails were curing in the dryer UV light, I always looked to see how deep it went and how far I could put my hands into this. He told me not to look! I didn't want my nails scratching the back of this curing machine and smashing the color all over and making a mess. Don't tell me what to do, dude! There's a method behind my madness; just deal with it. Fifth, this was supposed to be a manicure with gel polish. I didn't even get my manicure. He didn't clip my cuticles or push them back, or get underneath the nails or anything that had to with a manicure. He basically changed the color of my gel polish and I didn't get a massage or anything remotely close to a manicure. Overall, this guy was rude and truly doesn't care about the people walking into the salon. He looked like he HATED being there and he didn't want to work. I will NEVER go back to this establishment to get my nails done...ever. Between the awful aesthetic of the salon and the rudeness of the couple managing this store, it was just a bad experience. Please book your appointments with caution!

Do not come to this place. They use old files and foot scrubbers. I'm almost positive they don't…read moresanitize the utensils. The containers they use to hold all of their utensils were so dirty with build up of scum. The lady was zoning in and out while rubbing my legs. She didn't file my nails or clean underneath them. I don't know if she was high on pills or not but it really looked like it. The owner is just as rude as all of its employees, if not worse. A very incompetent business. I hope no one has the experience I did. I've never felt so disrespected and humiliated in my life. I'll never come here again when I come to visit my family in Bemidji.

I made an appointment for eyebrow tinting and a haircut. I wanted the hair to grow out over my ears…read moreand told them that. A new girl consulted a coworker so I thought everything was fine. I looked at it and she had ear cutouts and my bangs were all uneven! Then she took me back to the eyebrow area asked if I wanted my eyebrows cleaned up so I said yeah. She waxed 2 little spots and I asked if it was time to tint them now and she said "Oh, we don't do that here". I told her this was where I had them done last time. She insisted they don't! When I went up front I complained that when I made the appointment I specifically said eyebrow tint. Turns out that they do but the girl didn't know! So $55 in and several complaints they asked if I wanted her to do it. She said she has never done it before! I asked if someone else could do it and they said she has to! Then the lady who checked my cut over was all snooty! I will never come back here!

This place is a cute salon filled with friendly staff. Calyn, Emma and Rachel are a perfect trio…read morefor this salon. Super talented, friendly and they truly care about their customers. The price is of one of those "franchise" salons, but you get quality and feel of a "high end" salon. Plus when you are done you can stop by the attached pub and grab a cold adult beverage. ;) Check them out, leave the franchise and support local, you will not be disappointed.

Amazing work for wedding day hair! Highly recommend!read more

I was tired of coloring my hair. I have a lot of grays on top and I was looking for someone to help…read moreme transition to grey. I have dark brown hair. The grays really stick out. I saw Brianna and she did a wonderful job. She made me feel comfortable for I have never had anything drastic done to may hair. It turned out awesome. Got many compliments. And she has helped me a few times since to continue to work with my hair. Love it! Wouldn't go anywhere else!

The service was ok. But, my hair wasn't dyed right. I have pretty thick hair and half of it was…read morebleached 30 minutes apart from the other half. Naturally, one side of my hair was darker than the other. I understand there was only one stylist available to me but c'mon. Staff wasn't nice or rude, but I've definitely been to better salons.

I called to request an appointment to have black box dye pulled from my hair and was scheduled for…read morehilites. Which, ok that's a misunderstanding because her 13 year old daughter made the appointment. I ended up getting a cut and root touch up. My real grievance is when i called to talk to her about it she put the blame on me, telling me i was "confused and didn't know what i wanted". As if that wasn't bad enough she then lied to me, telling me she remembered how confused i was so she took the phone from her daughter and talked to me personally and scheduled that appointment herself. Never during that call to book the appointment did she and i speak to each other. I only spoke to her daughter. Turned out she was working on a customer right next to the station i was at, heard my entire conversation with the stylist i had been booked with and never said a word. If she hadn't tried to gaslight me, i wouldn't be writing this review.

I am a senior woman, and get my hair cuts here. Megan has cut my hair for years, and I am so…read morepleased with her hair cuts. Added bonus, she is a very pleasant lady, happy all the time. Love to Megan.

Went to great clips in bemidji for a pretty drastic change. The stylist did not listen or do much…read moreof a consultation despite being shown pictures and told to leave more on the top. She immediately started clipping and took way too much off. I hate it. Fortunately, the other stylist Megan, was willing to try to make things right. She took the time to actually listen during a consult and attempted to fix it. I still hate it, but I hate it a little less now. I will have to wait for it to grow out more to do anything with but if anyone does decide to come here, make sure you book with Megan.