Nails On 54th Salon

Went for a pedicure on my lunch break. Despite the poor reviews, this salon is close to my office. The woman who did my pedicure was extremely sweet and friendly. However, the pedicure itself was terrible. I did not see any sanitation tools. The pedicure literally lasted six minutes. Also, I noticed as I was picking out a nail polish that many of the bottles were diluted with nail polish remover. I would not recommend.

Worse manicure ever. I got a refill for uv gel manicure, the lady made my cuticle bleed, there was gel nail polish on my fingers and my nails look «pregnant». No smooth finish at all. The worse part is that the website says the price I had to pay for a uv gel manicure filling is $ 35, the lady charged $ 47 AND at the end the lady in the front desk said I had to pay $ 65 (because of the filling and uv gel nail polish), which is supposed to be included for every manicure filling!!! I definitely will NEVER go back.

I’m a bit surprised by all of the negative reviews. I just googled mapped what nail salon what was the closest to my office and this one popped up. Had time for a spa pedicure while waiting for a dinner res a couple of doors down.
Tanya took care of me and was attentive and very good. I didn’t feel rushed through at all the entire time. She also used the old school callous removing razor thingy that I miss so much and did a thorough job cleaning the bottoms of my dead skin feet up!
Liked that they had a large selection of OPI polish and I wasn’t chased out as i was the last one there and drying my toes. It’s conveniently located, the staff was nice and very talkative actually. Will be back for more pedicures to come.

This place is alright. I got a pedicure at 12pm on a Monday for $ 21 (the sign said $ 20, so I assume the extra dollar they charge is tax??) One lady started my pedicure and halfway through it was taken over by another lady. I’m not even sure who to tip. Very very quick pedicure. There’s no quality to the pedicure it more about speed

Initially I was unimpressed by the lack of obvious tool sanitation, but since I was one of the first customers that morning I reassured myself they were clean. My pedicurist engaged me in friendly conversation, but then she left in the middle of my pedicure to go thread another client’s eyebrows. When filing my nails during my manicure, several of my nails were shaped into uneven, slanted squares (I didn’t notice until it was too late), and many nails ended up with polish on my cuticles. After paying, I gave her what I considered to be a generous tip given the quality of my service, and she stared at me and sharply informed me that the tip should be a higher percentage. I was appalled, but I complied, mainly because I am weak-​willed and hate confrontation.
Bottom Line: Acceptable Mani-​Pedi at a decent price, but I will not be returning and would not recommend this salon to anyone.

I went over at 12:30 pm on a Wednesday. It was crowded. they were short staffed. I asked if it would be a long wait for a pedicure. Was told «coupla minutes. pick out a color.» I knew this would not be good. half hour later, still no pedicure, but now i’m sitting in a chair with my feet in water. 4 different people worked on my toes, changing hands. I felt like a second class client. I used to go their fairly frequently but their service and pushiness always annoyed me. After this, I don’t think I will go back. I will save it for the weekend and hometown nail salons. They couldn’t care less that I was even there. The service was awful.

Had some spare time between classes and decided to get a mani pedi after taking the flyer handed to me by the lady outside. It advertised a mani/​pedi for $ 28, its actually $ 30. They seemed nice at first & the place is spacious and clean. However the lady who did my services was not nice at all. She tried to get me to upgrade to a spa pedicure and when I politely refused my service went down hill. she rushed through both my mani and pedi, left my feet and cuticles rough and did a sloppy job filing and painting my nails and toes. She also did not say thank you when I tipped her.
Won’t be returning.

Do NOT go there. Despite they said they close at 8, they kicked u out early if they want to close early regardless Ur nails r dried or not. Fatal mistake I believe my seemingly pedicure is dried (they ‘checked’ and left, no, now it’s totally ruined.

Yesterday I was looking for a nail salon for a fill. It had been 3 weeks since my last fill. We were in NYC because my husband has an operation scheduled at Sloan Kettering for cancer. I was handed a flyer on the corner. I thought it was perfect timing so I tried it. It was horrible!
The flyer said it would cost $ 26 for a fill. The price was $ 47 for a full set. I picked out an OPI color that I liked. Lucy worked on my nails. She brought over another nail polish and said she recommended it. «It is a beautiful color». I thought it was an okay color so I said alright.
When we were done she charged me $ 56.00!!! I asked how she came up with that price, she said my nails were in bad shape. I said «a full set is only $ 47.00!!! I paid and asked to talk to the manager. They said the manager was not there. I talked to the girl that was on the first table. She said the polish I chose was and extra $ 5 because it was special. I told her I did not pick that polish, the manacurist did. She was sorry the girl had not explained the extra charge and the taxes.
This shop should be reported to the Better Business Bureau or the state agency. Do not go here. You will be sorry!

I’ve been here 3 times because its located right next to my office. Every time I go, the employees working there are extremely rude. Each time I went for a mani/​pedi, I was asked if I wanted to upgrade the pedi to a spa pedi. When I said no thank you, the employee did not speak to me again, rushed through the entire experience (there was no one waiting) and did a sloppy job. They are extreemly pushy and unfortunately money-​hungry. I’m a good tipper and an appreciative customer if I’m treated with respect. There are plenty of places to get a mani/​pedi in the city (and even within a block of this place), and I would not for 1 second recommend Nails on 54^th.

Mani/​Pedi:
just bad, not very pleasant Russian ladies (make you feel like you owe them something! no good service) and the nail color didn’t stay long, chipped nail in few days:(. felt very uncomfortable!
place was clean but felt like it’s really old and ran down…
price? wow! too much for sure!

Bad atmosphere (dirty and they don’t even have magazines), poor service (try to upsell you without telling you the extra cost) and not great manis… AVOID!

Gave this place two shots at my business. The first time I went in for an acrylic fill in which is advertised at $ 26 on the wall in the salon, on the flyer and on their website. They charged me $ 30 and when I asked why, they said that was the sales tax which we all know was a lie. I paid it and didn’t go back for seven months. I went there today at 11:00 AM and asked for a full set of acrylics and even though there were no customers were in the place, they told me the woman who does that was busy and to come back at 12:30. They kept trying to force a pedicure on me. It’s 20 degrees in NYC. I have two pairs of socks and furry winter boots on, I’m not interested in a pedicure. I got the impression that if I had said yes to the pedicure the woman who does the acrylics would have taken me sooner. Do not go to this salon. Rip off artists.

This was my first visit to this salon, which is near my office. I came to get a brazilian wax on my lunch break, noting that at $ 35, the price could not be beat. However, what was a win for my wallet was a lose for my crotch.
The wax was so hot that I have still have strips of burnt red skin 30 hours later. I’ve been waxing for years, and I’m used to the skin being mildly red for a few hours afterward, but this was a serious burn– I spent the evening slathering Neosporin all over my nether region.
Aside from the hot wax, it didn’t even remove all of the hairs, so I’ve been burnt for nothing!
After the wax, I was powdered with talcum powder, which stuck to the remainder of the wax that wasn’t fully removed and then later had lint from my jeans stuck to the wax as well. I left scalded and feeling somewhat abused.
The woman who waxed me was pleasant enough, but all throughout my wax, she tried not once, twice, but three times to add a mani/​pedi to my visit. I insisted that I didn’t have time for all of that during my lunch hour, but she never stopped her sales pitch.
Perhaps some of their other services are alright, but don’t let the lure of a cheap brazilian cause you the same regret and pain that it did me.

I came here for a groupon for a Brazilian wax bc my usual waxer was booked. Blanca, the woman who did the wax, was great. Very professional and did a great job. The reason they get two stars is because their wax is TERRIBLE. It’s too hot and it’s runny. The rest of their products are terrible too. I was coated in baby powder and bits of wax were stuck to me — ew. think if Blanca had better stuff to work with she’d be top notch. I hope she gets the hell out of this place pretty soon.
She did leave someone in the middle of the pedicure to do my waxing — which I thought was rude. I had an appointment, so I’m not sure why it was necessary to leave that girl hanging. Again, though, she was very efficient so the girl wasn’t waiting long.
The owner is also the skeezy Eastern European guy that ran my card while receiving a very awkward and extensive back massage from one of the manicurists. He wouldn’t even answer my questions because he was so into the massage. I found it super creepy.

Went with my friend here to check it out since she got a flyer or else you’d never knew the salon was there walking around the block. She called in advance to make sure there was a spot for a specific nail service item and when we arrived, she repeated herself when asked. In the end, they used a different, more expensive nail product which we were not aware of until the bill came. The salon ladies argued that we didn’t stated specifically and clearly. What an outrage! It is there responsibility to know what the client wants and show only the colors available within that criteria. It was a miscommunication between the greeter of the salon and the technician but the two faulted the client and told her the service has been already done and to make the payment.
Conclusion: She paid only what was fair. Service paid was only for what the client had asked. We will not be coming back.

Don’t waste your time.
No customer service, I was rushed when trying to pick a color for mani/​pedi. Shoddy attitude when I said I was still looking.
My cuticles weren’t cut properly and started peeling three days later. I had polish on my skin which wasn’t cleaned up. And the first chip happened within hours — 3 days later I had to take it all off because it was chipped so badly.
I’d also asked for some gold glitter overlay on my ring fingers — and the woman walked away from me/​forgot about me to do someone else’s eyebrows while my color was drying.

My experience here is very inconsistent.
The first time, the mani-​pedi came out beautifully, it was done by a young Russian lady.
The second time, the Chinese lady polished my nail and accidentally made it bleed! but then I got a 10 minute human massage for 10 bucks.
The third time, the beginning was great, they’ve had new devices and really fancy masaage chair. It only became upsetting when the middle-​aged Russian lady asked me for tips in the middle of doing my nails… that really turned me off. And the nail ended up not completely dry, damaged slightly the same day, ruined after a week.
No way would I come back…

I came out of this place wondering whether if it was a scam.
Got a nothing special pedicure and the bill was $ 36?! I was a bit shocked. Asked if I had received some kind of «spa pedicure» that these places tend to push on you, but no, it was a regular pedicure. If I had really received great service or the décor/​polish selection lived up to the price, that would have been fine, but this place has nothing special going on that makes it deserve this kind of pricing. What a scam.

All of the negative reviews are not a surprise… I work in the area and tended to go here just to save money and regretted it every time… No more! There are plenty of other choices in the area.
There is nothing professional about the staff
They are NOT clean and anyone who states otherwise have super low standards
They do bad work… I’d get the same results from a little girl playing on my nails.