A neighborhood salon with loyal regulars.
Do Me Nails has built its name one set at a time — custom designs, playful finishes and clients who come back for years and bring their friends along. Here's a little more about the salon, the people we serve and how we like to work.
Our story
Built on word of mouth
Do Me Nails sits at 103 Monticello Avenue in Bergen-Lafayette, a short walk from Communipaw Avenue. It's a working neighborhood salon: manicures and pedicures for the regulars, gel full sets and refills for people who live in their nails, and custom art for anyone who walks in with a screenshot and a big idea.
The best measure of a nail salon is who keeps coming back. Our Google reviews include clients who have been visiting for years — one remembers when the owner's daughter was two — and people who drifted away, came back, and wrote that the salon had won them over again. Others mention holiday nails done with real Christmas spirit, glow-in-the-dark polish, mood colors and designs they couldn't get done anywhere else.
Like most neighborhood salons, we're busiest when people are getting ready for something — Friday evenings, Saturdays, the weeks before Christmas and the start of summer. That's part of why the salon works by appointment: when you book, your nail tech has the time set aside to do the job properly, whether it's a simple polish or a full set covered in detail.
We'd rather hear about a problem than lose a client over it. One reviewer put it simply: if something is wrong or you don't like something, tell us. That's how a small salon earns the next visit.
What we care about
The way we like to work
Your idea comes first
You know what you want on your nails. Our job is to listen, ask the right questions and make it happen.
No rushing
Appointments mean your nail tech has time set aside for you, so detailed work gets the attention it needs.
Straight answers
Ask about price, timing or whether a design will hold up — you'll get an honest answer before work begins.
Same tech, every time
Regulars tell newcomers to find a nail tech they like and stick with her. We make that easy when you book.
Fun is allowed
Glow-in-the-dark, mood polish, holiday themes, bold accents — nails are supposed to make you smile.
Open to everyone
Wheelchair-accessible entrance and parking lot, a restroom on site, and card payments accepted.
Who we serve
From Bergen-Lafayette to Journal Square
Most of our clients live or work within a few minutes of Monticello Avenue — in Bergen-Lafayette, McGinley Square, Greenville, the West Side and around Journal Square. Plenty come from further across Jersey City because a friend sent them, and they stay because the nails turned out the way they hoped. If you're visiting family nearby or new to the neighborhood, you're just as welcome; call ahead, tell us what you'd like and we'll make room for you.
Being a neighborhood salon means we see the same faces at the corner store, on the bus and walking down Monticello Avenue. That keeps us honest. A set that doesn't hold up, a design that doesn't match the photo, a client who leaves unhappy — in a small community, people hear about it. So we'd much rather spend an extra few minutes getting your nails right than rush you out the door.
It also means we get to be part of the little moments: nails for a first job interview, a prom, a baby shower, a wedding or a trip home to see family. Those are the appointments our nail techs enjoy most, and the ones clients remember when they write their reviews.
“Decent place, if something is wrong or you don't like something they will fix it.”
Arleen Thomas · Google
In their words
What clients mention most
Read through our Google reviews and the same themes keep showing up. These are the things people come to Do Me Nails for:
- Custom designs and detailed nail art, even the complicated ones
- Gel full sets and gel refills that keep a set looking new
- Glow-in-the-dark polish and mood colors that change shade
- Christmas and holiday nails with plenty of seasonal spirit
- Classic manicures and pedicures for everyday upkeep
- Nail techs who remember their regulars year after year
New here? The best first visit starts with a phone call. Tell us whether you want a manicure, pedicure, full set or refill, describe any design you have in mind and ask any questions about price or timing. We'll book you with a nail tech who suits the work you want.
When you arrive, take your time choosing a color — the wall is part of the fun. Talk through shape and length before anything starts. If you fall in love with the result, make a note of who did your nails and ask for her again next time. That's how many of our longtime clients began.
Gallery
A little nail inspiration
Representative photos — replaced with real shots of the shop before launch.
Seen a design you like? Save the picture, call (201) 333-2882 and bring it to your appointment — your nail tech will talk you through how to make it yours.
Come see why our regulars stay.
Book your first appointment and tell us what you have in mind. We'll take it from there.
Call (201) 333-2882