Blooming Nail II

Came for a regular mani/​pedi. Nice clean ambiance, great polish selection, and decent massage chairs. Average service, somewhat curt and unfriendly technicians. Very overpriced ($ 30 for the pedicure alone). They do include paraffin on your heels in that cost if that’s something you’re into. Overall, I don’t think I’d return, I can get the same results at cheaper places in the area. Accepts credit cards but I don’t think you can tip on the card.

I live in the area and thought it was time to give this place a try as I walk by it all the time. The inside seems nice and clean. I received a shellac manicure, for which I was quoted $ 40. That price seems pretty steep compared to other places but I do think they did a really nice job. A guy came over and did like a minute massage which was nice and I thought it was free but when it came time to pay it was $ 42 so maybe the massage was $ 2? I enjoyed it there but think I will try elsewhere in the future for a cheaper manicure.
Tips:
They don’t take Discover
Cash tip only
Not a wide variety of shellac colors

THIS IS ACTUALLY A MINUS STARS REVIEW.
Kathy with the snob face, informed me that my gel fill would cost me… $ 70, YES $ 70, being a foreigner and not understanding a single word of her very heavy Asian accent, I agreed, thinking hey, its NYC that’s what they charge here, and the girl that did my pedi asked which one I wanted showing me the expensive side of their catalog. I flipped it over and showed her the cheapest one they had… $ 32… Yeah, that was the cheapest and I didn’t even need nail polish.
After 20 minutes I was «done» with a really bad pedicure (going home I bought a pumice stone and did my heels and toes all over again), Kathy took over for the gel fill.
Lousy work. LOUSY, LOUSY, LOUSY.
My nails looked horrible, uneven lines of french and white stuff all over my fingers, and they last a week? Ok, maybe 10 days. My usual gel fill back home lasts for A MONTH!
Icing on the cake? She brings me the «bill», one that only she could understand and read of course, and it’s… $ 130. YES!!! 130 AMERICAN DOLLARS. Again the Asian accent «saved» her when I asked for explanations of the additional cost, and trust me it WASN’T tax!
Cherry on the cake? (yeah, there actually IS more…)
As a foreigner, not knowing if tip is included, in my country it ALWAYS is, I give her $ 15. She says «TIP TWENTY PERCENT». I was fool enough to get another $ 5 out of my wallet and gave it to her. Can you believe this person WANTED 26 BUCKS FOR TIP?
So, ladies, I m asking you, under what circumstances exactly would any woman in this world pay 150 bucks for an awful mani-​pedi??? Plus attitude?
RIDICULOUS WORK, HORRIBLE ATTITUDE, OBSCENE PRICES.
I may be a foreigner and she treated me as a tourist who would never go back anyway, but just became a permanent resident and I’ll give my hard earned money to a place where they appreciate honesty and courtesy. And I’ll make sure that none of my friends in the area will ever go near that place.
STAY AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE. Kathy especially!
There’s literally hundreds of nail places in NYC.
This one should close. TODAY.

Everyone is polite and sweet Monica is very accommodating and I loved seeing Susan and Michelle give the greatest manicures and pedicures

Ive pasted this place a ton of times and decided to give it a try. mRealky loved my pedi and shellace mani, plus Noël gave me an awesome message. Actually love this place and feel the prices are on par with all the other places I go to my neighborhood.

Dodgy is the only word to describe this nail salon. Steer clear unless you want to get ripped off. I walked in asked how much for a shellac pedi was quoted a price -$ 60, then half way through I was handed a card and asked in very broken English to choose a style of pedi, I questioned what this was for /​about and the Asian lady pointed at my feet and nodded so I assumed this related to the style of foot massage that was part of the shellac pedi. Next thing I get a bill for $ 110! They had not explained what this ‘add on’ treatment was about and are simply high way robbers.

Horrible experience. Service is ok. Place is over priced. I wouldn’t mind the prices if the service was up to par but it’s not. The manager or owner is extremely rude. The overall environment/​experience is sub par. Not worth the expensive mani/​pedi.

I only gave two stars because the pedicure was decent and looks ok and the lady that did it was very nice, so I didn’t mind as much paying $ 32 for a regular pedicure. However, $ 40 for a gel manicure is ridiculous, especially when they didn’t actually «have enough» of the color I picked and what I ended up with is too thick and super bumpy looking. I’ve been getting gel manicures for years at many different places and this was one of the most expensive and looks the worst. The back massage was great, but again overpriced, $ 15 for 10 min. when most places charge $ 10. And an eyebrow wax is almost double what most places charge at $ 15. The place was clean though and the staff was nice.

I felt compelled to review Blooming Nails because I have been coming here for years. I come so often that I feel like the character «Norm» from cheers — everyone know my name and says hello when I walk in. These ladies have never been anything but professional and polite and it’s a very clean place. I’ve been getting my nails done by Chris but everyone does a great job. The manager, Monica, is also lovely and always professional.

Not sure if the person that did my nails was just a snob or if it is all the employees. But I didn’t get a friendly vibe when I walked in here. First of all they are extremely over priced. There are several nail salons on Lexington that will charge less for a better service and also be friendly while doing so. I arrived around 5 pm on a Sunday to get a gel manicure and spa pedicure. They sat me in a chair that was broken and when I asked to switch they acted as if I had murdered their beloved pet. I was told I would be seen right away yet it took 20 min for someone to start my pedicure. I tried to inform the girl I had gel on my nails that needed to be soaked off she just kept ignoring me and then when someone else told her that I needed to soak my gel off she was annoyed. Not sure how that was my fault. Fast forward to my gel manicure. During which I got a 20 min massage. When I went to pay I gave my credit card to the girl and she walked away to swipe my card. I gave my masseuse a tip and when she came back I gave her a tip. I guess she didn’t see that I tipped the masseuse already and said loudly and very curtly you didn’t tip the massage guy. To which I informed her I did and as if she didn’t believe me she looked at him to verify. I was so insulted by the whole transaction I said I would never come back… However exactly two days later my gel manicure chipped on not one but two nails. When I went to go back in to have them fix they blamed me. I overall would never ever recommend this establishment to someone, unless you are looking for mediocre overpriced service with an attitude.

I normally don’t do reviews but I felt it was extremely necessary for this time. This place was so expensive. I specifically asked for a regular pedicure and I think she tried to do more when I told the woman no! although the service for the actual pedicure was not bad the total came out to 33.50 which was just way to much for a basic pedicure. I’m only giving this place two stats because she did a decent job. But I will not be going back there again.

Not worth it. I thought it would be a good try, since I was visiting the city and it looked clean, decent, and something like a good place.
Here’s my experience:
when I went in, I didn’t receive so much as a smile (although maybe it’s just me who expects warm welcomes when customers enter?) Anyways, after I was done with my pedi, which was okay, Hanna led me to get my manicure. I was nice, I tried to comment on little things and was cheery because I was excited to go on with my day in New York. I changed what I wanted, because I wasn’t sure whether to get gel nails or regular, and it seemed to make her frustrated. It definitely was not my intent. Halfway through, before she painted my nails, she said very straightforwardly, «You need to pay now». Granted, Asian and speaking an Asian language myself, usually I can interpret through accents well, but I couldn’t understand what she was saying. She repeated it three times, her voice growing louder and even more harsh than the former. Basically, she made me feel like a child getting punished rather than a paying customer. I apologized, for I wasn’t concentrated in the beginning when she prompted me and also said I wasn’t from the area, so I don’t do my nails often and therefore didn’t know when to pay. She then asked, «then where are you from?!», and I replied California, and she said «well over there they speak english!”– but it wasn’t the language that threw me off – trust me, I major in english studies – it was merely her accent. And I know it couldn’t be helped, but at least treat me with a little more respect, rather than to yell directly in my face.
She then murmured Korean loudly enough for her coworkers to hear, and they laughed. I’m from an area that is home to many Koreans, and knowing most of the language, I understood her words paired with her tone. She talked under her breath to her Unni («older sister» in Korean, who mandated the desk) and I caught her watching me many times – I felt very uncomfortable. I’m just a girl who wanted to get her nails done! It was very rude of both of them, and that experience was below terrible.
Everything went horrible for me after that. It was appalling and terrible. Maybe in California we’re a little nicer? It definitely put a downer on my UES expectation in New York.
I’ll be sure to spread the word to anyone who would visit the area – expensive, horrible service, and overall difficult.

The only reason I gave this place two stars was because the gel manicure was pretty good. Otherwise, I’d never come back to this place. The nail technician I had was extremely rude. I had somewhere to go after and noticed the service was a bit slow, so before applying anything I asked if I can actually get a regular manicure (since it would be a lot quicker) and she asked me «why?». Umm, because this is what I want? From here on, everything went downhill. I did end up getting the gel manicure and it came out nice, so I gave her a good tip for that. She didn’t even say thank you. I’ll take my business some place else, Blooming Nails II. I can’t believe the lack of professionalism and common courtesy.

I really like my mani/​pedi but mostly I like the people here. The technicians are friendly (not too friendly) and seem content w/​their job. I’m guessing the owner is a pretty good boss. There are not a ton of technicians so you may have to wait (even if you have a reservation.) It’s will cost around $ 50 for a mani/​pedi.

Came here when my go-​to salon had a long wait and I was in a rush.
It’s a nice and big space with a good selection of colors.
Service is sub-​par and rushed — I think my pedi took no longer than 9 minutes. I was brought to the mani station, where I waited for 5 – 10 minutes before the technician came back. She didn’t say anything when she left — and the place wasn’t crowded.
Also, it’s expensive for what it is — $ 15 for a mani.

$ 15 manicure worth every penny.
They have a great color selection. The staff is friendly and patient. I didn’t feel rushed to pick a color at all. At one point, I was trying to get settled, and where other manicure places would make you feel frazzled and pressured, Blooming nails was totally chill.
My hands are silky soft (they place them in gloves with a mixture of lotions and cuticle oils) and my nails look great. I got a shoulder rub while they were doing my nails and I probably made some inappropriate faces, but it felt amazing.
I’d definitely go back!

my philosophy in life is you get what you pay for. here you pay $ 15 for a regular manicure and its actually a great, relaxing manicure that lasts a week. you really have to try a massage there too, they are really fabulous. you will walk out feeling like a new person. def a must try

Very simple and clean nail salon. My friend and I dropped in to get manicures tonight and were overall very happy with the service.
We did not have any cash, so when we walked in, we asked if we could use credit cards to pay for our manicures. The manicures were $ 15 (which is a little pricey for NYC), and the CC minimum was $ 20. Initially the lady at the desk said we needed to make the minimum, but then said she would make an exception for us this time. This made us happy enough!
The manicurists did a good job, but my favorite part about the salon were the dryers. They were super strong and after only 5 – 10 minutes my nails seemed completely dry. Yayy!

I’ve been pretty happy with the two manicures I’ve had here. Each time I was greeted immediately, didn’t have to wait at all, and saw them open freshly sanitized packages of tools for me. The manicurists have been pleasant, and the space is nicely decorated (except for the rather worn chairs where you sit as your nails dry). The basic manicure has been $ 15, if I remember correctly.

Fast, quality work from friendly ladies who know what they’re doing. The attractive, modern space, while no spa, is clean and comfortable. Usually busy, or busy-​ish, which speaks for itself.
The only issue I have with Blooming Nail is that they offer a lot of different services, but it’s almost impossible to tell what’s included with any one of them. There’s a tiny sign next to the door, but you’ll never notice it, thus being forced to settle for a vague explanation. You may think you want a pedicure, but when they ask if you want a «spa pedicure,» it turns out there are four different kinds. I’ve found it best to specify what services I want and what price point I’m willing to pay. (These things can get pricey, but the basic pedicure is perfectly fine, although devoid of the invigorating leg and foot massage and the callus buster.)
Maybe this sounds like a lot of work for the customer, but the results are almost always well done, and I’m willing to put up with a little negotiation in return for great service.