CC Nails

I have been going to CC Nails for almost five years now. I have moved to Riverdale, but still come in for my mani/​pedis and massages. This is the best, the cleanest place of its kind in the city and the manicurists are the best. The two owners are friends, great businesswomen, extremely aware of how to provide the ultimate in customer service. They work together to make the place better and better every day. I will admit that the place needs some updating, including a paint job, which is scheduled for January (one of the owners was out on maternity leave so they had to postpone it). However, would you believe that not only do they have the ultraviolet «sterilizers», THEY HAVE A REAL MEDICAL STERILIZER as well. Every instrument is sterilized in it after every customer. They had this from the day they opened. Where have you seen that? Next, they use emery boards and buffers only once. To make sure that each customer gets the cleanest pedicure bowl, they use a new plastic shower cap thing over the bowl each time and the water for the pedicure sits in the plastic thing over the bowl. They also use a pristine elastic plastic cover over the part of the pedicure chair where your face rests. Another special feature is the warm cream that they put on your hands while they are taking the polish off and doing your manicure. On top of the cream they put a plastic glove, with the fingers cut in half so that your knuckles and nails are out and can be worked on. You are getting a hot glove treatment for free! What a special place.
Now as for Lina, I have her do every manicure and pedicure. She is the best! She knows exactly how to cut my very dry and thick cuticles. She is friendly, sweet and funny. She has been there a long time. When she is not available, I use either Suki or Tracy, the owners. They are the sweetest and hardworking women and go out of their way to be help to every customer and to provide the best service they can.
In conclusion, I am sure I have left out a number of other great things about this salon, but suffice it to say that I am VERY PARTICULAR and a cleanliness nut. I had tried every salon in Murray Hill before I found CC Nail and was about to give up. None of the other salons met my needs for cleanliness. At one point I brought my own bleach solution to clean the pedicure bowl and brought my own instruments. But when I found CC Nail, all I had to do was show up and be pampered. I bring all my friends and they love it too. Try it, you’ll like it. I promise!

Close. Accommodating. Fantastic massages. Low prices & high quality nails. Not telling ya’ll my girl cause you’ll take her but everyone there is awesome!

I’ve been coming here for mani/​pedis for over 4 years now! You can’t beat there prices and they do an excellent job. They’re the only salon I trust in this city. I dont understand why there are bad reviews — the place is clean and they always do an amazing job! Ask for Suki or Yenny…

I stopped by for a 10 minute chair massage ($ 11) which was probably the best I’ve ever received out of the four different nail salons I’ve tried previously. The lady I had just seemed a lot more skilled at the massage and was attentive to working out the knots in my shoulders with gentle pressure instead of going at it hard to get them out quickly. That’s important to me because I want my massages to be effective AND relaxing and not leave like I’ve just gone through a beating.
Never had a manicure here before but I would definitely be back for another chair massage.

I went there yesterday for a manicure, had the worst possible experience. I have never had my cuticles bleed from a manicure. Definitely will NEVER go back.

This was my number spot UNTIL Becki left! Now I absolutely hate it. I tried giving other people a chance. I went to 3 different people, the most recent and last person being Lina. I cannot express how much that girl sucks. It amazes me that she’s even still employed. This girl gave me the worst damn manicure I have ever had in a very long time! I was literally their only customer and this girl did my nails so damn quickly you would’ve thought they had customers lined up around the corner! Everything was half assed. The nail filing, cuticle cutting, cleaning, polishing. Everything! The WORST manicure. And because of her I am NEVER going back. But if you go, go to someone else. They’re really no better but anyone else is better than going to Lina cause she simply don’t give a f**k.

I don’t understand why this place has great reviews: it doesn’t look clean at all, and the service is pretty bad too… I wasted my money and I had to go somewhere else once I left and re-​do the mani-​pedi!
For the same price, you can get a better mani-​pedi in the same area, trust me!

I agree with some of the reviews. This place came highly recommended by my coworker. Plus the Unilocal reviews looked good. But when I got there I felt rushed. Yesterday wasn’t even a «holiday» so their deal didn’t apply. My coworker also told me that they gave discounts to employees, which they didn’t! The girl who did my nails seemed busy chit chatting with her coworker, seemed annoyed for doing my nails, and did not at any cost make me feel relaxed.
Will not be going to this place again!

I was in need of an emergency mani/​pedi and dropped in CC Nails near my work because of the great Unilocal reviews. I’m not sure what the other reviewers were thinking. The spa did not seem clean and service was very basic. They kept trying to sell me treatments such as a 10 min massage throughout my pedicure… not relaxing. Plus, randomly increased the prices just for the upcoming 4^th of July weekend… annoying. My go-​to Thai spa is not only cheaper, but provides a much cleaner environment and nicer atmosphere. I will not be back.

Inexpensive and the massaging chairs make this a go-​to place. I bought the longest pedicure just so that my sore back could get massage along with my sore feet, and for around $ 50 w/​tip, it was well worth it. I mean, I easily spend $ 90 on some massages.
This place is not the cleanest, but it also doesn’t claim to be a spa, so for that I say it was worth what I paid.

My go-​to for all things nails. The chair massages are awesome and I have yet to have a bad manicure (or manicurist) for that matter.
Both locations share staff I just happen to enjoy the ambiance a tad better at this location.
Free paraffin for your hands in the winter and aloe in the summer.
They will try to upsell you on their spa pedicures but their basics are just fine. If you have the time, always go for a chair massage.

I really wanted to like this nail place from all the great reviews but my $ 25 mani-​pedi was honestly just okay. The girl who did my nails, Lucy, was very polite and pleasant, but the actual nail painting was just ok. It was not evenly painted and some parts of my nail got a thicker coat than others, so it looks a little haphazard and sloppy. Definitely an adequate job though. Also she was super nice and used the quick-​dry/​high-​shine topcoat (Ceche Vite– it’s a great brand and you can buy your own at Duane Reade), which i think they usually charge extra for.
I felt really bad for the girls working there, as there was a suuuuper rude older guy getting a pedicure that wasn’t happy with the shape the filed his nails or something, and kept yelling at them about it and yelled even more when some of the girls didn’t speak English. Like its a nail salon at 5:30 after work, calm down mister.
Worth a visit if you’re stuck and need your nails done, but for a better quality job that is a few dollars more walk down the street to «Ceci Nails» between 1^st and 2^nd on 34^th st. They are so sweet, all speak English and love to chat (or not if you’re in a more quiet mood). It’s worth the extra few dollars for a more relaxing experience.

The first two visits were ok. It was a decent job at a great price. However, I came in yesterday and had the most half-​assed mani/​pedi ever. She rushed through the entire service, finishing me way before a girl I came after. I look forward to the few seconds of massages, and she barely did that. She even continued to hurt me AFTER the fact that I was flinching and taking my foot out of her hand, and she ended up cutting TWO of my toes. HELLOOOO? Pay attention! Needless to say, I will not be returning. If you end up going, do not go to Mina or Nina? Idk her name but I’ve attached a photo.

A tiny little nail salon that is easy to miss. I’m very conflicted with this review, because they were so nice and polite (a NY rarity) that I only want to visit this salon. My nails however, have seen better days.
I got a gel manicure in grey, and it it’s kind of all over the place. The edges are not smooth, the polish is see through in places, and it just doesn’t look like a quality job.
This was my first time coming here, maybe it was a fluke for the day. I’ll be returning for the awesome customer service, the friendly smiles, and with hope of an excellent manicure!
(will totally update when I go back)
My advise would be: When you’ve had too much of the rude nail ladies around town, go here.

Promised a follow-​up review after my gel manicure and here it is Unilocalers!
Returned to CC Nails yesterday for a gel french manicure (please see the photo I added for the result!) and made an appointment for 7. Because I was coming at a busy time, I made an appointment and was glad I did. I was seated immediately and got my regular pedicure bf my gel manicure.
Selected my color and was glad to see they had several new colors, specifically from the OPI liquid sand collection. I wanted something bright and shiny for my upcoming vacation and selected one of these colors and sat down.
My pedicure was just as good as last time. The massage specifically is great — you can tell they really mean it when they rub your feet and legs. After I finished my pedicure, Lina helped me with my bag and out of my seat and led me to the tables to get my gel manicure.
She asked me about the shape of my nails twice and double checked length. She then selected colors for the french. The first color wasn’t that great and didn’t match well with my skin, so she switched the colors and the second one she selected worked extremely well. My french itself is very clean and looks fantastic! And as my nails were drying I got a quick back rub that was divine.
Thanks CC Nails! Have truly found my go-​to nail salon in the city.

Came here with my roommate before we were going on vacation Vegas and the 2 stars, «meh. I’ve experienced better,» definitely describes my experience here.
We both wanted mani/​pedis, and I will say, they offer them at a good price. Because the pedi chairs were all full, my nail tech did my mani first, but then when it came time to do my pedi, she walked over to the pedi seats and didn’t offer to help me with my jacket or bag, especially when I was climbing into the chair (there’s barely any room to climb into it when they are all full), and of course, I messed up like 5 out of 10 nails while struggling with my stuff and getting into the seat.
So as I sat there, she had to re-​do most of my nails and kept yelling «DON“T TOUCH ANYTHING!» I also was wearing yoga pants and couldn’t fold the pants up myself, but she just watched my struggle with that. Come on, help a sister out. I would have rather just waited 20 minutes for her to do my pedi first. Since my nails were wet, all I could do was sit there and watch her do my pedi, instead of reading or looking at my phone, in fear of re-​messing up my nails and having her yell at me.
Besides all of that, the place itself is a little run-​down and feels kind of dirty. They have a decent amount of nail polishes, but they are basically all the same color, with a few different ones here and there.
Usually I am not so stuck up about salons because I usually just paint my nails myself at home, but it was definitely not a pleasant experience. I won’t be coming back here, even if the price is cheap.

Got a manicure here a couple days ago and i have to say in this case: i am glad i paid a little extra to come here bc my nails still haven’t chipped! It’s miracle.
A cheap manicure in the city is about $ 6 and chips immediately, an averaged priced manicure is about $ 8-​$ 10 and chips the next day. I don’t know what CC nails was using to make the polish stay on but the $ 11 manicure was well worth the price!
They were friendly and had a great variety of colors. I would definitely come back for another manicure if i was in the area again!

My favorite nail salon in Murray Hill! Very good prices and you cant beat the mon-​thurs$ 24.99 mani/​pedi special.
In my opinion a good nail salon is a. clean and b. has a nice selection of fresh/​updated colors. CC Nails fits the bill on both accounts! It is a no frills place, but they do a consistently good job and are very clean. I have tried some of the other salons in the neighborhood but I keep on coming back to CC.

The mani&pedi is $ 25, Monday to Thursday. It’s the best one I have gotten in the city for the price.
The service is good. You know the little rub/​massage session they give to your feet and legs plus your hands during the mani&pedi? Usually half-​arsed unless you go to a fancy spa. Here at CC nail, they mean it, even if it is only for 30 seconds. The super brief shoulder rub you get while drying your nails are so good I almost signed up for a full session. They surely know how to tempt you.
CC Nails is clean and the staff are corteous from beginning to end. My technician did a great job and was dedicated, she gave me three layers on the sheer formula of the color I chose.
I will be back!
p. s. tip in cash.

Just found this place yesterday, despite it being a block away from my apartment — and so glad I did! BEST manicure/​pedicure I’ve ever had, and it’s silly cheap. $ 25 for a mani-​pedi, and they really do a fantastic job.
Great selection of colors, super-​clean, friendly staff, with all the frills of a fancier spa for super cheap. Awesome.