Bloomie Nails

I had a pedicure here which was decent, and I’ve gotten my lower legs waxed. Perfectly serviceable. Definitely a bit overpriced but expected for the neighborhood. However, the last time I came in for a gel manicure and the technician painted with the stingiest amount of gel I have ever seen. Every single nail she used as little gel as possible. Even after asking her to do an additional coat, they still weren’t to my liking.

What a pretty salon. Everything was still under construction (handy-​men still working on things) but I didn’t mind. High ceilings, pretty chandelier, purple and white accents… very lovely. I went for a gel pedicure. It started out a little rough because the lady doing my toes had a problem understanding English, and chose a color that was way too sheer to show up on my nails. But the general manager came by and spent 10 minutes showing me all the colors she had available to make sure we found the perfect matte light-​pink color for me that would actually show against my skin-​tone. After that fiasco, everything else was great. I was able to sit, relax, and also charge my phone behind me during the pedicure. My toes look perfect! $ 50 + tip very well spent.

Wow, I’m not sure why this place didn’t have better reviews. I’m glad I went with my instinct and came here for a pedicure. It was fantastic! I’m in town for the long weekend after walking all over I needed a little pampering for my tired feet. I got the Lemon Spa Pedicure and let me tell you it was wonderful! They took their time and didn’t rush, and didn’t skimp on the massage portion. I feel like so many places say they give a massage with their pedi but it never meets expectations. Well this place exceed mine! I feel so relaxed it is like I didn’t spend the past 3 days hiding through parks and museums all day. We stayed in a flat on 21^st and though the proximity was a factor I would come back here on my next NYC visit even without that bonus. Definitely recommended!

Popped in for a manicure and pedicure. The woman who was working on me had to redo four nails three times because she kept losing concentration with her manager over her. Additionally, she painted my cuticles which as always kills your manicure by the next day. Expensive for the combo in the neighborhood to have to redo two days later.

Was so achy from all the NYC walking on my vacation. This place took me right in on a busy saturday afternoon and gave me the best leg and foot massage! Very reasonably priced and friendly atmosphere.

my brow and underarm wax, regular pedi and gel mani are all absolutely perfect, thanks to maria. maria gives an amazing foot and hand massage and you can tell she actually cares. she was lovely to chat with and made sure everything was just as i wanted it. i also got a 10 minute chair massage from kim (i think that was her name) which was really nice, too. everything seemed clean, their prices are great, and the staff was a delight.

My manicure was ok, but overall I felt the place felt dark and dirty inside and did not feel like a relaxing spa experience. I need a nail salon in the area, there must be something better around, right?

I will never step into this place again. I did 10min massage for $ 11 plus tax (not included tip). The massage is okay but the lady at the cashier is rude. I was asking if I can pay credit, she was not responsive and just took my cash. I turned to another person and she said they can take cards.

Strike one, shake the polish introducing tiny air bubbles which help it chip off extra fast. Strike two, cut cuticles so close that they take on a pink/​raw color. Strike three, anticipate the appearance of chipped polish inside of 24 hours, which occurred. Location and look of the place is good. Probably should have wondered why it was so empty. I won’t be back

The place is ok. Salons that charge $ 13 do a way better job. For $ 29 I walked out with slightly less cuticles than what I came in with and butchered nails. Thank God it was my toes where not many ppl see.

Whoa, loved my experience here. Got a pedicure and really enjoyed it. I’ve been going to the cheapie nail places in the financial district for years and although this place is more expensive, they do offer more than just the quickie soak and leg pat. Will be coming back soon.

This place is a solid nail salon. The pedicure chairs give great massages and the technicians do a good job. I have had shellac and normal manicures both were done well. Their colors seem a little watered down and they keep the gel colors in a glass case which is odd but besides that it is a good experience and decent price.

I created a Unilocal account just to be able to warn people NEVER GO HERE!
Very rude about me picking a color faster (there were 3 ppl there no rush) then she cut my finger (no apology), didn’t tell me about the $ 20 credit card minimum (ARE U KIDDING ME WITH THAT?!) And don’t tell me you have an ATM that’s great are you also gonna reimburse that fee AND the one from my bank?!
Also just plain old SHITTY mani, hot towel time a sec, minimum lotion hand massage & horrible off brand/​shady base/​top coat… all that for $ 12.50 CASH
DO NOT GO HERE!!!

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND TIME! DO NOT COME HERE. worst nail experience of my life.
I came here 3 weeks ago for acrylic nails. When I first walked in I said I had a time limit, because I had work in an 1 ½. SO MUCH FOR THAT. I was late to work with shitty nails. Everything cost me $ 95 including tip. Jesus I sure learned my lesson. I don’t think she even knew what she was doing. I had to explain to her how to put on the damn acrylic, because it was coming out lumpy and uneven. One part of my nail would be thicker than another part. I even stopped her half way to ask another technician if she was doing this right. Well, so much for that. They’re all retarded. She said she was doing it correctly and blah blah. Five minutes later, she cuts my finger with the file not once, but TWICE. Absolutely ridiculous for being «professionals.» NEVER EVER EVER EVER WILL I RETURN. I hope they close soon.
P.S
about a week later two nails BROKE. ^%$#$%^&*

I just got a gel manicure here with my two friends. My manicure was fine but the gel is absolutely atrocious. It’s streaked and had a dull affect. I will never ever come back.

This is a review for the Bloomies on 55^th at Park. Upsell, upsell, upsell made it hard to relax. Then they were vague about the
Price of our service. I was also reminded that tipping is customary at 20%. I found that very obnoxious. The mani/​pedi was good which is the only reason they got some stars.

I was in the area and so I thought I’d try a mani/​pedi. When I arrived, there was hardly any one in the place at 6:30 PM, and it almost looked like they were closed for business. It must be because those people are at other salons. When I sat down in the pedi chair, the rest of the chairs looked closed up like it was the end of the night. The pedi itself was satisfactory, although they did give a price list with additional services, I just stuck to the basics. At one point, the technician asked me if I wanted a massage, and I’m glad I asked if it would be additional, because it was. The mani was also satisfactory and five days later, it’s held up. For $ 35 (plus tip (they prefer the tip is in cash), as the two stars indicate, «Meh, I’ve experienced better.»

This was probably one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had at a nail salon, I’ve been searching for a good nail tech ever since I got to the city which is really hard in NY because there are so many nail salons. I saw Bloomie walking down 8^th and thought I would give it a try, big mistake. I went in for a gel manicure and was excited to see they had so many gel colors to choose from. I already had an old gel manicure on and I told the nail tech but she didn’t seem to understand, she kept asking if I needed a fill and I kept explaining to her no I had the gel/​shellac manicure on.
Finally once that was understood the process of getting the old shellac off was hell. She didn’t let my nails soak enough and kept digging into my nail bed to get the gel manicure off. Finally when it was mostly off she started with my manicure as she was cutting my cuticles she cut me pretty bad and it started to bleed and started rubbing it with alcohol! It hurt like hell but I let her continue. Once she started applying the nail polish I should’ve honestly told her to stop. I kept thinking it would look better after each coat but it kept looking worse!
The edges were horrible and it kept seeping to the back of my cuticle it looked nothing like the clean cut gel manicures I was used to. It seriously looked like my 5 year old sister had done them. I’m not one to ever complain so I paid the $ 37.00 plus tip, then left. When I got outside and looked at them in the lighting I realized how awful it looked it was goopy and uneven and went back to see if I could get my money back from the manager because I was really upset.
This is the best part… I return the salon 2 minutes later and showed the manager how bad it was, she asked if I wanted someone else to do it over and I said no because I had an appointment and I was going to be late. She proceeded to look at my nails and say, «they look fine, if you can go outside and find someone else that thinks they look bad I’ll give you youre money back.» I was literally in shock, then all of the other nail techs surrounded me saying no it looks fine, no money back.
So I literally went outside to see if someone agreed with me and sure enough everyone I showed said it looked horrible! there was still dried blood on my finger from where she cut me! So one woman came back into the salon with me and told the manager she really needed to refund me because it was the right thing to do. Finally the manager refunded me half my money and was extremely rude about it. This is a true story and needless to say I will NEVER go back here again.

I get my nails done every week just not from here but I had 3 hrs in between classes so I said why not. Their prices are a bit high for me cause I usually go to a predominantly Asian area and they charge a lot less, but it’s average for the city. They overcharge on the gel manicures though. Massage wasn’t great but I came to get my nails done so I shouldn’t be expecting a good back shoulder massage. They have good polish but not all the manicurists know how to apply it well, just complain and theyll redo it. As for the other Unilocaler who says they don’t like tips on card. True. They don’t like anything on card…

I took a client here for a mani/​pedi on a Friday a lunch. Not crowded so I didn’t have to make an appointment but I did anyway just to be safe.
They have a wide variety of Essie and OPI colors and the technicians seemed to be relatively sanitary (I say relatively because I didn’t get to see the sanitation methods they used). They have a $ 78 dollar package that includes their Essential Pedi (with callus removal, 10 minute massage, and all those little extras), a manicure, and a 10 minute back massage. I think it’s a little pricey but whatever, it was going on the company card, so what do I care?
They did my mani while I was in the pedicure chair so my lazy ass was happy not to have to move. The back massage was firm and I generally love getting them anyway because it kills the boredom of waiting for my nails to dry.
Also, they let me put the tip on the card even though I got the impression that they don’t typically do that.
Overall, it was nothing above and beyond (I wasn’t blown away) and I might have rated it lower had it come out of my measly paycheck vs. the Company Amex.