Chameleon Spa Nails

Avoid at all costs! Manicure is $ 10 and you get what you pay for!
Owner is extremely RUDE! She asked me if I wanted my nails cut. I said no, since I like them long. She actually tried to get me to cut them! I kept saying no, so the rest of the manicure was done with attitude.
You are rushed from the second you sit in the chair. And forget about getting a hand message with your manicure. They slap on some lotion, then basically wipe it off.
They charge you an extra dollar for «quick dry» when most places its included.
This place is always crowded but I’m guessing is because it’s convenient for people who live in Stuy-​town, not because it’s a good place.
If you want a cheap manicure and don’t mind being treated like crap, this is your place.

I got a french manicure and tips at this salon and was very disappointed in the service. The woman who did my nails was not very friendly, she also got up to check out other patrons every 5 minutes and it was very frustrating. I also was the only customer to not get offered water. I felt discriminated against because of this.
Most of all, it was a very aggressive job she did on my nails and hands and she was non-​apologetic. The nail job was poorly done as well. I will never return.
Also you will need to bring cash to tip.

My wife never checks reviews before going somewhere so she came here today to get her nails done instead of going to her usual place.
An old lady did her nails using a gel manicure and it looked horrible. My wife kept telling her that there were noticeable bumps, bubbles, and uneven coating but the staff member insisted on trying to fix it with an additional coat.
My wife complained that she wanted to speak to a manager but the woman continued to try fixing it until there were literally 5 coats on one hand. The woman then aske
Eventually the manager spoke to my wife and my wife complained about what happened.
The managers response was: well, what do you want me to do about it?
My wife told them that she refused to pay full price and didn’t even want any of the polish on and wanted to have it removed. They ended up not removing it and wanted her to pay $ 20 of the original $ 25 price. My wife paid and won’t be coming back to this location again.
Avoid it like the plague.

Worst Mani & Pedi I’ve ever received ! RUSHED RUDE! & kept insisting for a tip when she cut my nails to point I bleed. & I messed up my nail she got attitude for asking to fix it ! They should CLOSE this place not worth the 37 dollars for horrible experience! DONT COME HERE LADIES!

I can’t imagine why this place has 2 stars. I’m sure it’s petty nonsense. I’ve been coming here for 8 years and I’ve never had anything but exceptional service. They have a number of packages and some of them are admittedly pricey, but you don’t have to opt for them. They also have a very well priced simple mani/​pedi package that’s amazing.
Everything is clean, hygienic, and friendly. The staff remembers you when you come back.
Whenever I get my nails done anywhere else it lasts a three days, tops. At Chameleon it lasts for almost 1.5 weeks.

I have never left a Unilocal review before but I just had the worst experience at this place I felt I had to share. I got a mani/​pedi with a ten minute massage. The lady rushed the entire time. When she made a mistake on my nail and I asked her to fixed it she aggressively snatched my hand and was incredibly rude about having to take the extra ten seconds to fix it. My nails look horrible and are rough at the edges since she did a rushed and haphazard job filing. The absolute worst part was the ten minute massage. I almost asked her to stop literally ten times. It was a combination of her pinching me, scratching me, and pushing my spine. I came home to literally find welts and scratches on my shoulders. Seriously what the hell never going back.

This is a ZERO star review.
Save your money and your skin and DO NOT come here.
The owner has a heavy hand with her clippers where she makes you bleed, acts aloof during the maim and continues on while you bleed out.
She wouldn’t stop cutting, and blood was everywhere. We had to demand she stop, and at that moment she sent in another worker to perform First Aid, as She (the owner) hid in the back until we left.

I dont understand why this place has a two star review. Ive have come here every two weeks for the past year and get excellent service. I get either gel or regular manicure. My gel is always excellent and only costs $ 25– thats an excellent deal for Manhattan! The ladies that work there are patient and let me try the colors beforehand. The salon is always clean with a clean bathroom. They give a short massage after the manicure. Love it here!

The place looks nice, but I just got the worst manicure of my life. Wish I’d read these other reviews. Got a gel manicure. She had to redo a couple of nails a few times and in the end the color was still streaky and patchy. I complained, told her I really hated it and would like to change the color but they said it was just the colors fault, not theirs and would take too long to change. I’m thinking it was an old polish. 30 $ down the drain. Never ever coming back.

Impressed with their ability to accomodate myself, and three friends late at night but left with an uneven, messy gel manicure. Will not return.

This is actually a 0 star review. Worst manicure of my life. First, the woman tried to convince me for 10 mins to get extra services I wasn’t interested in. Then she punctured my nail while removing my gel manicure (charged 6 dollars for this). Then they asked me if I wanted to put tip on my card or in cash and when I said put it on my card they said no they actually can’t do that. All around awful experience never go here. Rude people. Bad environment. Worse manicure. Steer clear.

Got the quickest $ 21 pedicure ever! The lady was rushing to finish. They use no sea salts. There are so many other places that at less money and better to go to.

I really have tried to give this place a chance! I live in Stuy Town so getting manicures here is convenient and easy. However, it’s very hit or miss. Some of the women are decent, but some are just awful. Today the manicurist I had cut a few of my nails very unevenly. When I asked her to fix them, she made them way too short, yet they remained uneven. When she applied the nail polish, she tried to compensate by literally painting my skin — I kid you not! I asked her to fix but she wouldn’t and was clearly annoyed. Worst part, in my opinion is the owners reaction. She told me that the manicure looked good and offered no solution or offer to re-​do my nails which would be an obvious fix. My picture should speak for itself — does this «look good to you?»

The owner hacked off my eyebrows (the fucking owner) after I specifically said I don’t want a lot off, just a clean up, etc. She just nodded and said yes like I was annoying her. She made them super thin and cut them with scissors like some choppy mess.
I will never ever ever go back here again and have told everyone I can think of in this area to NEVER GO THERE. I have cried for two days because my eyebrows look so terrible and they were thick and nice before.
DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU VALUE YOUR TIME, MONEY, AND SELF-​RESPECT.

*** Great service, Quick, Nice facility ***
I got a gel manicure here. It was quick and efficient. The lady who did my nails did a very detailed and excellent job. In addition, if you pay in cash you get a small discount. Two stars were knocked off though because the quick massage after was not great and the location is not convenient unless you live in Stuy-​town.

I live in Stuytown and have really given this place a try over and over again. Every time something else goes wrong, but this time was the last straw. I brought a friend in who was trying to switch out her gel polish, and they told her they couldn’t do that. She offered to just pay full price and get a whole manicure, and then they said they didn’t do gel. Then when she was sitting waiting for me, they were extremely rude to her.
They rushed through my pedicure (10 min start to finish) and when I said the water was too cold, they wouldn’t change it out. My nail polish is already chipped (the part that didn’t land on my skin through a rushed manicure) and they rushed me out the door, even though there was plenty of room at the drying station so my toes got messed up as well.
It’s exactly what it seems — a CHEAP salon with horrific customer service. Don’t do it!

I actually use to go all the time for one particular to get my nails done.
It’s very clean there, but the atmosphere is very stressful. They are always trying to upsell you. There is always one customer who doesn’t realize that there are an extra charges and fights loudly with the technician with it is disputed. The technicians seem very unhappy and they are always getting yelled at by the manager.
Anyway, my story… I tolerated this because the person I was see was very good. I normally gave her 20−25% tip. One this particular day, I only had enough for an 18% tip. She looked at me and said, it has to be 20%. She stormed away and her friendly mood turned disgruntled. I didn’t see this written as a rule.
I will never go again.

This is by far the worst salon in Manhattan.
I went there because my usual salon was closed! and all I can say is that the service was awful. The lady tried to do my nails as fast as she could, instead of trimming my cuticles she was plucking them out. Finally, asked me if I wanted quick dry and I said yes so they charged me an extra dollar.
After spending 10 minutes with my hands under the fan my nails got ruined anyway so the quick dry coat is a total scam. I got home and I had to remove my nail polish anyways because it was completely ruined after an hour.
TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY!

Considering there are a ton of nails places in Manhattan, I would recommend you don’t choose this one. It is one of the only ones near Stuy town, but I’d say venture a little further if you can.
I came here for a mani-​pedi on a Sunday afternoon after seeing the $ 25 deal. All in all, the staff was okay — not really anything I’d call polite or excellent, but they weren’t rude. While the lady was doing my pedicure, I asked if she could make sure to remove as much of the dead skin on my heels as possible. She said that callus removal was $ 10 extra, which really annoyed me, since usually that’s part of a pedicure — and even if it is extra, $ 10 is A LOT! Nonetheless, I got it done anyway, because my heels were getting pretty crusty. They didn’t even do much, basically just scrubbed it with a foot file…
My manicure definitely wasn’t high quality, the nails weren’t done very neatly and it looked like something I could have done myself. Also, my friend who was with me, got cut my her manicurist, and they kept dipping the cotton but into this powder after she rubbed it on her blood… to think that they will use that again on someone else is pretty disgusting.
Find somewhere else to go unless you REALLY have no choice!

Came here for a mani-​pedi with my roommate because it is close to our apartment.
I would NOT recommend this place. It was $ 25 for a manicure + pedicure. But they charged my roommate $ 10 extra just to remove her calluses. Most places just do that anyway! Also, the foot and hand massages were the shortest I have ever experienced in my life. They were about 1 second each.
The manicurist cut my finger while she was cutting my cuticles. She kept trying to dab up all the blood, but it kept bleeding. So, she dipped a little wooden stick into a tiny vial of powder that was called «nick trick» or something of sort. She dabbed the stick with the powder onto my cut and blood and then she DIPPED THE STICK BACK INTO THE VIAL! That is horribly disgusting. Just think of all the people’s blood that has gone into that vial and now onto my cut… ew…