Breezy Nails & Spa, Inc

Went yesterday for first time for a Brazilian Wax. Will definitely be the last! I had a coupon and thought to give it a try. I’m in walking distance. Worst mistake!!! Took 2 hours and she missed areas and also left the salon bleeding!!! Would not refer even an enemy. Posted 1 star because I had no choice. Only way to have my review posted.

I had bought an eyelash extension and a gel manicure from groupon. When I tried to make the appointment they said I couldn’t use both so I decided to use eyelash extension. Although the lash extensions were nice, my eyes were red and swollen for 3 days. It’s been two weeks since I’ve done them and my natural eyelashes are COMPLETELY GONE. They are so short, sparse, and thin. Eyelash extensions, if done correctly aren’t suppose to ruin your natural lashes. I can’t believe my lashes are gone. Never again.
I then gave my gel manicure groupon to my sister. She went all the way over there and they told her they no longer honor that groupon. I went on groupons website and they were still selling the groupon! I contacted groupon and groupon said that they do honor it. When I called the business the girl said her manager no longer takes any groupons and she doesn’t know why… I finally got the issue resolved with groupon but I will never do business with this salon again.

They’re great, clean and the place is nice. They always have promotions and discounts going on SJU get some percentage off. The owner is really accommodating. They get a little busy so I’d suggest getting an appointment. They also do eyelash and waxing here.

Hugo: I have been coming here for two years now and today was such a terrible experience. The inconsistency of who works there takes away from what once used to be a pleasant experience. The new woman did not understand what I was asking when I sat down for a simple manicure. I had to file my own nails! The manager who sits at the front desk is extremely rude. She does not know how to properly turn people away or speak to them. I did not find it professional that she was eating a large bag of chips and chewing with her mouth open while in front of customers. I am not one for complaining but this is was really an unpleasant experience. A salon, spa is a place for serenity and relaxation.

Okay so this was my second visit here and I love how my nails came out. The first time I came a guy did my Gel manicure. I just get gel over my natural nail, he did a great job. I was really happy.
This visit there was a Spanish lady that did my nails. She barely understood English. I asked her to paint my nails glitter but with a light pink base under it (the same exact this I got done last time). She didn’t even try to understand me, flat out said NO. Then I kept telling her «no u can do it, they did it for me last time». Then after I kept telling her, she asked the girl next to her and the girl was like «yea just use this before u put the glitter polish». So I at least expected her to try.
But I ended up just getting a different color bc I still felt like she didn’t understand what I wanted & I didn’t want to spend the time explaining something so simple.
She cut me twice while cutting my cuticles. Which was whatever, it happens.
That’s why I’m taking 2 stars off. However, I love the end result. My nails came out looking good and she gave me a matte top coat and didn’t charge me for it. Which was good. She took her time and was very detailed just like the other guy that did it for me.
The price was reasonable too. Just the communication thing was really annoying and the carelessness when she cut my cuticles.

Still super satisfied and I think I will have to be a regular here. Regular manicure was handled just as well as any other service here. The owner even remembered my face which I think is sweet. Hopefully I’ll be back here for acrylics as soon as my nails recover from the abuse I gave them.

This used to be my go-​to nail spot, I returned today and was unpleasantly surprised. They added a ton of new stations and it’s way too crowded. It used to be clean and serene, now Breezy Nails looks like every other nail shop in NY.
What am I supposed to do with all of my punch cards?! I sure don’t want to waste my time on a crappy manicure.

I was in town for only 24 hours and just needed to get my nails done. Saw reviews for this place and all the cute nail pictures so I figured this one was worth trying. But Man, I was grossed out from the minute I stepped in. The nail techs were not very friendly and did not look clean themselves. Then the nail tools were so dirty, she wiped off the excess skin and clippings from a previous customer just with her hands and called it good. I’m afraid of getting an infection.
Not to mention the uncleanliness but they missed a few steps that all manicures should have… Water to soak your hands in and cuticle cream. She proceeded to trim my cuticles dry and it was so painful.
I hate writing such bad reviews because maybe the nail salons are just not the same as where I am from. And I totally respect they have to make a living. But I think nail salons need to at least be clean and sanitary if nothing else.
I would say by the end I was less grossed out and my manicure didn’t turn out horrible, it will do. Just not the relaxing time I’m used to at a salon.

I called Breezy Nails late in the day and they squeezed me in as their last appointment despite having a full house. My nails came out beautifully!!! This is the best manicure I’ve ever gotten.

Only nail salon I will ever go to in NY!
This review is long overdue! I have been going here for about 3 years now and I have to say that I am never disappointed! My usual service here is either a full set or fill with gel, of course i’ve had the occasional little mess up with my nails but Hugo fixes it for me right away. Every time I walked in I am seated right away, however I prefer to make an appointment for Jack, he is the best at acrylics and gel mani’s! Also getting a shoulder massage after the service is perfect for someone like me who constantly struggles with back trouble. Other services I get here are eyebrow and lip wax, I have very sensitive skin that almost always gets irritated from other salons but as of yet nothing has gone wrong! I absolutely recommend this salon! Keep up the good work Hugo!

I came here for the second time after receiving mediocre service the first time. I vowed never to go to this place again but apparently they did a re-​vamp so I decided to give it another try. HUGE MISTAKE. I decided to get a full set of acrylic nails done on Friday 2÷5÷16. They were beautiful at first. I even scheduled an appointment for a full right on the spot.
This is where it gets bad. On Wednesday 2÷10÷16 I was walking to class, I adjusted my purse on my shoulder and my thumb nail popped off. I didn’t feel hardly any pain which I thought was weird. I was annoyed because I had acrylic nails many times before and something like that has never happened to me. Well after that class I call the salon and the owner tells me he’s sorry and that I could come in to get it fixed for $ 2.50. I was annoyed that I even had to go back before my appointment and spend extra money before I was ready to but I said whatever and I had planned to go Friday. Hours later ANOTHER NAIL BROKE while I was putting food in a plastic bag. I didn’t even notice it had broken off until I went to scratch my face and I felt three nails instead of four.
So now I’m livid and confused but trying to calm myself, $ 5 no big deal! Well, HERE COMES FRIDAY, a week after my appointment. Here I was putting on my shirt to get ready to go to the nail salon before heading to the city and A THIRD NAIL BROKE. While I was putting on my shirt… of course. So I call the shop and ask to speak with the owner. I explain the situation to him again and he asks to call me back because he’s helping another customer. That took over an hour. So he calls back and tells me that the only thing he can do for me is give me half off to get each individual nail fixed. I said no because I didn’t feel like I should even have to travel back to his shop to receive poor service yet again and pay for it when it hadn’t even been a week since service were rendered. He said that that was the only thing he could do so I declined again and hung up.
Moral of the story, they did a poor job, have poor customer service and I WILL NOT be going there again.

LOOK IN PHOTOS TO SEE MY AWFUL NAIL JOB! :((
So to start off, I live walking distance from Breezy so you’d it would be great to frequent there — NO WAY! This isn’t the first time I was dissatisfied with their service but hey, they’re so close. Unless you’re «familiar» with I assume the «top» nail techs there, expect to receives SUBPAR work done at Breezy Nails. I went in for a simple manicure with nail hardener and quick dry. My nail polish was SO thick when I was done. Now mind you I always get these add ons with no problem. The nail tech painted my nails like a 5 year old. My nails beds felt like marshmallows the polish was so heavy! — NO KIDDING. By the time I got home they were ruined. I called them and the receptionist told me I could come back to get them repainted. I told her I was too busy so would have to try to reschedule.
I work a FULL TIME job and am a FULL TIME student. I really don’t have any real spare time. I had to take that polish off (obviously I couldn’t walk around with my nails like that). My nails wound up breaking since they’re long and I had to remove the nail hardener from them. Now, within no more than a week in a half to 2 weeks — we had a snowstorm and I never get home until after 7:30pm with school and work (they were usually closed by then or just wrapping up for the day) I couldn’t make it in. One Sunday I was free but they actually closed at 6pm and not 8, so coming back was again a fail. I finally made it home early enough to catch them open and went to speak with HUGO, who knew exactly who I was and what happened. I showed him the pictures and all and showed him how my long nails had suffered and broke due to this ripple effect at a very poor manicure.
When I asked him what he could do for me he told me since I obviously needed my nails trimmed now for them all to be even I would have to pay and he would give me $ 2 off a manicure! Mind you I PAID $ 10 plus tip for the initial manicure that lasted no more than 3 hours and now you’re charging me again! I was APPALLED, like I could NOT believe it. Needless to say, I declined and told him I was disappointed that he would charge me anything. I understand that it took some time for me to come back however it was inconvenient for me since I am very busy.
If you’re a SJU student like me or just live in the area. I would recommend you go to one of the nail salons on Union Turnpike, they really do AWESOME WORK and still give a student discount. I had heard bad reviews on Breezy but like I said it’s so close. Close or not — definitely not work going to when there are SO many quality nails places that really deserve the business. True lesson learned — STAY AWAY OR BE DISAPPOINTED!!!

I came here once because of the good reviews to get a simple pedi and a French mani.
The mani was very sloppy. The lines weren’t neat and clean. The experience itself was forgettable. They weren’t rude but they weren’t friendly or amicable, either.
I was really disappointed.

My friend and I decided to come here in hopes that we’d find our new go-​to salon and were excited that it wasn’t too far away from home, had a 4-​star review, and offered groupons. We used the $ 10 gel mani groupon as well as got a regular pedicure so our total was $ 25 excluding tip. The salon itself doesn’t seem to be the most clean. I’m not saying it’s filthy or anything, but I have been to cleaner ones. I initially thought that the lady working on me was a bit rough on my feet but I gave her the benefit of the doubt and concluded that my feet were just more sensitive because they were cold. I thought my pedicure was nice until I got home and noticed that both of my big toes had horrible, very obvious smudges on them!!! They had lots of time to dry while I got my gel mani done and I even dried it some more while waiting for my friend. I asked the lady that worked on me if it was dry yet and she said, «Yes, you’re good.» so I took her word for it and put my shoes back on and left.
Though my pedicure ended up being a disaster, my gel mani was satisfactory. There were 2 colors I had wanted but the lady working on me told me they «ran out» so I settled on the third color I chose. No problem. However, I felt that the lady working on me could have been a little friendlier in general. Anyway, she squared my nails nicely, though I find that they are sharper on the edges than I have ever had before. She nicked me a bit while cutting my cuticles and didn’t apologize, but in her defense, I did not say anything until I saw blood and asked for it to be sanitized (still no apology though). I was okay with my gel manicure and I left feeling somewhat satisfied with my own personal experience until I got home and saw my toes.
As for my friend, the lady that worked on her just had a very negative attitude and displayed very lazy behavior. When asked to create an almond shape on my friend’s nails, she was making them oval-​shaped instead and kept sighing and rolling her eyes when my friend asked her to make them pointier. She had a really bad attitude the entire time and kind of left a negative vibe in the air between my friend and I.
Overall, I have had much better experiences elsewhere. I’ve read many reviews about a friendly manager that always checks on the customers but there was no one but the nail technicians, one other customer, and the receptionist in the salon. I wish the manager was around today but sadly, he or she wasn’t. Although the groupon deal was great for what I had done, I don’t think I will be coming back.

Well, my aunt and I had an awesome experience here today.
I had a gel manicure and she had her nails filled with gel color ombré and a Santa hat design. The prices are reasonable and the place is super clean and inviting. We will definitely be returning over, and over…
They have many colors to choose from as well as numerous designs.
I strongly suggest making an appointment.

Breezy Nails is a very small mediocre nail salon where you can get your nails done at a very affordable price. It’s nothing fancy, there are far nicer looking nails salons out there, but you get what you pay for.
*Prior to scheduling an appointment, always look for them on Groupon or LivingSocial. They ALWAYS have something posted that is extremely discounted. For example, I just purchased a LivingSocial deal from them for a $ 10 GEL mani*
I liked how I was able to schedule my appointment online, on their website, which showed me which time-​slots they had available for the week. Sometimes that’s just easier and more convenient than calling. I received a phone call from them an hour before my appointment to verify/​confirm I was still coming in. When I showed up, they started right away. The two ladies who did my gel mani and pedicure we’re efficient, did what I asked, and did an overall good job.
I do highly recommend making an appointment and not just walking in because they are very understaffed (only 2 – 3 people working) and they only have 4 pedicure chairs/​4 nail stations. Anyone who walked in while I was being helped was told there was at least a 45min wait.
Once I was ready to pay, I noticed the two ladies at the front desk were a little on the unprofessional side. They we’re eating while I was trying to pay and they didn’t know how to scan/​read my LivingSocial deal (but luckily they still applied it).
Overall, they accepted my LivingSocial deal, I got a descent gel mani/​pedi, and I was in and out within an hour. If you’re not looking for anything fancy and just want to get the job done, this place suffices. If I want to pamper myself, I would probably go somewhere else.

This was the first time I’ve been here. My friend and I booked our appt with a groupon. From the time I made the appt till the end my getting my gel mani, I really like their customer service.
The boss, very very polite when making the appt. I even told him my friend didn’t have the groupon and he told me that he would give her the same price that I paid. I made an appt a day before without a problem.
We made an appt for Saturday at 12. We got there ontime and when we arrived, there were already a lot of customers.
One of the downsides to this place is that he needs to ventilate it a lot better. I was there for 2 hours and I started to feel dizzy breathing in all the fumes.
I had 2 people do my gel manicure. the First Lady cleaned my cuticles and painted the base color for my gel mani. Then the 2^nd person, a gentleman by the name of jack? Did my designs.
My cuticles were cleaned amazingly clean and her filing was on point. Jack took his time to do my deigns.
As for my friend, she had a heavier set Hispanic woman who did her gel manicure and she had the opposite experience. The worker cut her nails uneven and did not clean her cuticles very well. She seemed like she didn’t even want to be there.
I wish he had more consistent workers.
I would definitely come back to get my nails done as again, as long as I don’t get to woman who seemed pissed to be at work…

I got a gel tip mani and my nail tech was Stella who was amazing. This is the best tips job I have ever gotten so far. She was professional and painless and very precise. I got a French mani and it looks amazing and it has been 4 weeks now. I will definitely be back here but I think it’s a little ridiculous to charge $ 3 just for the silver line of glitter on the manicure, that should be included in the French mani price of $ 5 like it is everywhere else. I thought it was a little stingy on the salon’s part to charge $ 3 for something that is practically free or included within the $ 5 price everywhere else.

I came to this place for a manicure and pedicure because I was limited on time for my own birthday event and the salon is local.
The cuticle cutting was a joke, just the hand gesture of her appearing to do something. I politely asked that she remove more. During my manicure, she had to re-​do two finger nails. In the attempt to use her nail to clean the polish off my skin, she was scratching my nail bed. By the time she reached my thumb, I had to say something. So she added a third layer. Then I asked her again to re-​do my thumb. She insisted on adding a fourth layer. I said, «we both know that 4 layers of paint will not dry easily. Please re-​do my thumb.» Then she wiped it, did it again, and still screwed it up. When I got a closer look, my cuticles looked rigid and the nail polishing was crooked and not fully covering the nail bed.
I asked the manager if he thought the manicure was good. He actually said he thought it was pretty good. Then asked me questions like «did you add the quick dry spray?» Ugh. I always do my own nails but it was my birthday and I had things planned and wanted to be stress-​free about it. This manicure stressed me out. He offered me a new appointment for the day, but I had no time!
Never coming back here. Oh yea, and the place «looks nice».

Bought a 5.00 groupon for a gel manicure and got a pedicure as well. The staff was so friendly. They make you feel very welcome starting with the phone call to book the appointment. There were a wide array of colors to choose from and the establisment is super clean. This was my second time coming here and would definitely do so again.