C & D Nails Spa

First, I’m not sure how long ago they changed, but the place is now called T & T Nail Spa. I just got a pedicure here for the first time and I’m quite satisfied. I went in on a Wednesday at 11:15 before the rush, and they got me in right away. Most places give you a discounted pedi Monday-​Wednesday, but I paid $ 23.
I didn’t catch the woman’s name, but she was really attentive and helpful. I had 3 colors and she helped me pick the right color. She did try to upsell me twice (spa pedicure and 10 min calf massage), but was respectful when I said no. It wasn’t the most amazing pedicure I’ve had in the sense that she didn’t spend any time massaging my legs and feet. Probably because they want to focus on the upsell. But my toes look good… I’ll have to see how long it lasts.
The massage chairs are amazing! I wish I could have sat there even longer. Honestly, the massage chair was the best part of the whole pedi!
While I was sitting at the dryer, she gave me a 3ish minute massage… I assume because no one was waiting. I wish that went on longer because she was pretty good.
The sandals I brought with me weren’t the best, so I ended up buying their straw-​like flip flops for $ 2. I did request to get a new pair after I paid. I probably won’t get much use out of them, but they have some padding on the bottom, so they are pretty comfy.
All in all, I do recommend this place and will go back!

I usually wouldn’t pay $ 32 for a gel manicure, but considering Midtown East — I thought the price was very fair. Also they did not charge to soak off the gel I came in with which is pretty dope. Thought she did a great job and appreciated their color selection. Will have to see how long it lasts!

I’ve given this place a chance a few times and it’s not the best.
They’re not as careful with the polish application as other places and sometimes have to pick it off of your cuticle. Also, I’ve noticed the polish doesn’t not stay as long as other places.
It’s okay if you want a quick, cheap manicure. I’d come back in a crunch but if you have time, look for a better place.

the three stars says it all, they are just ok. I went in around 8:15pm to get a manicure. The woman was super nice but super slow. so much that another woman had to step in and help her file and shape. the edges of my nail were so sharp that I asked for it to be filed down a little more. that was a problem because it was getting closer to 9:00pm when the store was closing and they wanted to leave. long story short — I left at 9:05 with semi dry nails and by the time I got home two had chipped and all were smudged.

My friend and I came for a quick mani pedi. The staff was very friendly which was nice. During my pedi, the calve/​foot massage was really nice. Fair prices $ 21 for a pedicure
Be careful they only take cash.

I have been going to C&D Nails for YEARS!!! First of all I LOVE the staff… they are like a warm family hug the way they make sure you are completely pampered from the MOMENT you arrive! They are clean and affordable… and don’t even get me started on the massages… heaven is waiting for you!

Don’t let the 3 star average rating fool you! I was a little hesitant when my boss recommended this place to me, but I’m glad I went instead of making the trek to Kip’s Bay for my (former) usual nail place!
It may be one of the most unfancy nail places I’ve been to, but the pedicure massage chairs work, and they work well. I came in on a Friday after work, and I was helped right away. After choosing my colors, the nail tech recommended colors that would be flattering on me, which I liked.
I have had bad experiences in the past with having my cuticles cut too much on my toes, so I am always so picky when it comes to this – but the woman who did my nails and toes was so very gentle and careful! I was able to actually relax instead of tensing up in fear my cuticles would be hacked off.
She only tried to up sell me once, asking if I wanted a spa pedicure instead of a regular. After declining a spa pedi, she still scrubbed my calves and gave me a calf massage anyway, and didn’t charge me extra! I was pleasantly surprised.
She was very careful and slow on my nails as well. She asked if I liked the color on one of my nails before she proceeded. And the hand massage! Gah. I loved the nail dryer they had – with my quick dry top coat, I was at the dryer for five minutes and I had hard, dried nails.
I will definitely come back. If you’re in the neighborhood and need a quick, cheap manicure/​pedicure ($ 25), come here.
(I am 99% sure that this salon is good under that NY Times investigative piece – the women seemed happy; I saw one go on a break between customers, and all their certificates were displayed prominently)

Great gel mani and reg pedi. Fast and efficient. The manicure lasted a long time. Girls are very nice, and the place is clean.

Someone always takes me right away. They are very helpful in carrying my things for me when my nails are wet and I’m moving from the pedi station to the mani station to the drying station. The workers all greet you when you arrive and make sure that the polish is on well. They do your nail all over again if you smudge them and that shows that they want to do their job well. I love this place. Its convenient location for a great price.

Wanted to try a new place that close to my apartment. The experience was awful! ! The one who did my pedi and meni was totally not paying any attention on my nails. Finished both my meni and pedi within 10mins. I told her to fix the off painted edges, She just applied another layer on my nails intead of redid it. During the nails blow drying time, no one told me when to stop the machine (I have to put my hands on the bar to start the machine and when I lift my hands, both dyers for hands and feet stop working, it is not automatic!) After 5 mins, I left. No one say goodbye to me. I would definitely give them a 0 star if I could. Dont go to this place!

$ 25 mani pedi at a clean location with massage chairs. Not the most amazing job ever, but everyone was friendly. The job on the cuticles was about average and the painting was great. Nice drying stations and a good color selection with tons of Essie and OPI!
One thing to be aware of — most of them do not speak English but they try to get you to add things to your service, like an extra massage for an added charge. Make sure you specify!

Pros
Massaging chairs
Open on Sundays
Cons
rushed, awful (and painful) manicure and pedicure. My friend’s polish chipped a few hours later. everyone working in the shop seemed to be in horrible moods.

So bad! I came here over a year ago when it just opened and it was decent. My usual nail place is closed on Sunday and I needed a mani pedi so I came here and really wish I had not.
The girl asked me about 6 times if I wanted an extra massage after every time of me saying no. The pedicure, before the polish, was about 5 minutes (I swear I’m not exaggerating) in which I had to ask her to cut my cuticles and file my nails. All she did was take off my previous polish and cut my nails using a nail clipper and slap some lotion on. I didn’t leave a tip, that’s how bad everything was (the manicure was just as bad) and of course she was asking me about a tip as I was leaving.

I went around Valentines Day 2013, and it was nothing that was life-​changingly amazing, but the girls were fast, efficient, sweet and they charged my dying iPhone for me while I was getting my Shellac mani, which by the way lasted 2.5 weeks in freezing Europe when I went away to Norway the next morning.

Awful Shellac manicure. Needed my nails done and I thought about trying this place out because it was so close.
Basically, the nail polish bubbled — I’ve never seen this with Shellac before! She painted on top of my skin by the nail bed. The nail shape is uneven. Total cost was 33 dollars, cheap — yes, for a Shellac, but the quality is horrible.
Don’t bother going here. The staff are trying to do a quick turnover and they completely lack attention to detail.

My go-​to place for a mani-​pedi because it’s conveniently right across the street from my job and offers a bargain $ 25 mani-​pedi deal. They have a good assortment of essie and OPI nail polish.
Also saw Amanda Bynes here once. It’s nice to see that she’s down-​to-​earth enough to get her nails done here.

Cheap manicure but done so fast because the girl was probably getting off soon. She kept answering phone calls during the manicure (which I don’t mind, but if it means a botched up job, then yeah…).
Nothing to really say about the color selection. It’s about as extensive as you can find in any nail salon, but if you really look it’s basically 50 shades of grey. Just looks and no real depth — all variations of one color. Plus I got a forest green that turned navy blue the next day! Not sure if the nail polish was old or… just… yuck. Plus I was sitting underneath the nail dryer for at least 20mins and even afterwards, I got dull cloth imprints on them!
My nails also chipped two days in and I noticed that the coloring was very uneven. Only reason I’m not giving one star is because the other staff workers seemed really nice. I’m guessing it’s the one girl that did my nails — she didn’t seem concerned over the quality of her work and just wanted to get the hell out of there.

$ 10 for a mani is cheap but not hard to find in nyc and my expectations werent high (i’ve gotten plenty of $ 10 or less manis elsewhere in nyc)
This place seems highly overrated to me (maybe just cause of value?) Went here on a Tuesday night with a friend. There was only one technician available so she did the both of us. She kept answering her phone while working on (rushing through) our nails and would randomly say something to her coworkers across the room.
The reason i’m giving them one star is the quality of the job. Most of the nail polishes were seperating (you could see the oil) so my friend and I made sure to pick fuller newer bottles of OPI. We paid extra for the «quick dry» (which still required you to sit there at least 10−15min) And even then the nail polish wasn’t dry, still soft. The next day our nail polish was duller and darker looking and still able to have indents and smudging on it. It started to chip within one to two days.
tl;dr: find a cheap mani elsewhere, this is worse than what you’d do at home. only plus is perhaps their huge selection of nail polishes (Essie&OPI)

I went to c&d yesterday for a quick mani/​pedi. I got the gel mani reg pedi combo deal for $ 49. I have found that this is right on par with «cheap» nail locations. The service I received was excellent. This is my first time getting the gel nails (I’m in NY on business and wanted nice looking hands for more then 2 days.) My nail tech was more focused on how neat my nails were looking then anything I have ever experienced in cheap nail location previously.
I would recommend c&d in a heartbeat to anyone how needs a good mani/​pedi. I was given a frequent user card before I left and I think that I’ll hold on to it for future trips back to NY when i need a little pampering.

Found this place on my way to another nail salon I had found on Unilocal.As this place had recently opened, it had not turned up when I searched for a nail salon by location. They were offering a «grand opening special» of $ 25 for a mani-​pedi, so I decided to give it a try and I’m very pleased that I did.
1. The place is immaculate. I always feel more comfortable when a nail salon is clean and this place was sparkling. Shiny white floors, pretty light flixtures, clean pedicure tubs, clean chairs — everything was well maintained.
2. Comfortable pedicure chairs. Easy to read remote control allowed me to get a great back rub during my pedicure.
3. Solid selection of nail colors. Their collection of Essie colors was much broader than their OPI selection, but that doesn’t make any difference to me. For those to do Shellac or the other gel color, they offer both.
4. Free neck rub at the end of your manicure! Always appreciate the quick little 1 to 2 minute rub down some places give, even after I’d refused the ten minute add on massage. It’s a nice touch and usually ensures that I’ll return.
5. Friendly service. Very nice women, not too pushy with the add ons, and not a lot of talking going on between them while they work. My girl was very sweet, and gave me an excellent mani-​pedi. I’ll definitely be back!
**Although I didn’t get any waxing, they offer the full range.