Pinky Nail Salon

Horrible place. I just left after getting a pedicure. I wanted to try a new place near my home bc my regular salon is further away. I picked this place bc it looked very clean and new. The lady did not know what she was doing. I asked for more cleaning and she said it’s not good. She was just lazy !! The paint job was the worst. It was. Quick and sloppy job. Now I have to go to my salon and redo my pedicure. Waste of 32.00. Pink nails on 2^nd and 65^th is much better. Karma and Gladys’ are the best.

I really liked it here! 12.50 for a manicure really isn’t bad and they did a nice job. Cheerful, clean, attention to detail.
They also had Wheel of Fortune on in the background so… BONUS STAR!

I wasn’t super impressed by this place. The prices were a little steep but I went for it anyway. The pedicure area is very serene. No cell phones going off or technicians yelling at each other. On the sad side, there are no massage chairs either. You’re kinda sitting in a big chair as they do their thing on your feet. I got a shoulder/​back massage that was absolutely heavenly but once again it was pricey. I would go back in a pinch but I don’t see this being my regular place when in Manhattan.

Went for a manicure after work. It wasn’t crowded and it is very pretty inside. The prices were a little steep, 12.50 for a manicure, 12.50 for a 10 min massage or 10.50 for an eyebrow wax. I am a firm believer in you get what you pay for. So I assumed for 12.50 it would be a good manicure — it was not. My polish is already chipping (writing the review saturday at 9am, went Friday at 6pm), which leads me to believe they thin their nail polish. My cuticles are all torn up and I felt the whole manicure was rushed. My massage was just okay, but at least my eyebrows look good.
Overall I probably wont go back — I would rather pay 7 dollar for a manicure that will chip in a day or pay 15 for something that will last longer than a day.

Treked up here after Hurricane sandy. My experience was just like it would be in any other nail salon, but I paid more than I would at any other nail salon. The woman who did my nails was decent– nothing special, and they are a clean and convenient place. Other than that– meh, it was fine.

Solid manicure, good attention to detial, and good price for this neighborhood. Modern décor and clean utensils.

Pinky is the closest nail salon to my apartment, so I end up here often, and almost always regret it after. It is clean and spacious, and they have a few flat screens (always tuned to news or sports, how boring), so the overall space is nice. They also have a pretty good selection of colors. Prices are reasonable for the area at around $ 45 for a mani/​pedi.
In theory, it could be a great nail salon. The problem is that they just don’t do a very good job. My pedicures from Pinky only last about a week before they start to chip (which is unheard of – usually my pedicures last weeks and only need to be redone because my nails have grown). Even worse, in the dozen or so manicures I have gotten here, every single one left me with bubbles on my nails. This happens to be an enormous pet peeve of mine, since it is easily avoidable if you don’t dilute your top coat and just do a relatively careful job with it. But Pinky does not, and I always have at least 3 – 4 nails with bubbles.
On top of that, if you are there close to closing (or sometimes before, if they decide to close early, which they seem to do with some frequency), they will rush you out the door. I understand that people need to go home, and I don’t mind people cleaning while I am there, but they shouldn’t allow people to come in for a mani/​pedi if they are going to kick them out before their nails dry! I once saw them make one girl walk home in the paper disposable sandals they give, because her toenails were wet and they were in such a rush to close.
For your money, you can get better and more careful service at several of the other salons in the area

Visiting NYC and wanted a great mani-​pedi. Based on Unilocal reviews visited this place. i walked in because they don’t make sunday appointments. they did a good job overall but it felt a bit rushed. $ 11 mani and $ 30 pedi would expect a longer massage time, etc. nails look nice and they have OPI and Essie colors– good selection and nice massage chairs for the pedicures.

Ive been going here for more than ten years, and in all that time the price of a manicure has only gone up one dollar. the manicurists are all very sweet, and very good. Esther is slow, but her manicures last a full week. they also have every color nail polish Essie has ever mad. it seems totally unnavigable, but the girls know the name and number of every polish color. its amazing, sometimes ill just call out a color, and they ll call back the number (me: «it’s in the bag,» sue: «571»)! its very impressive, we re talking about 700 nail polish colors.