QQ Nail Spa

Since my first visit, I’ve already been back twice. My first manicure stayed on for only a few days, as expected, but my pedicure lasted weeks until my nails grew out to the point I needed another pedicure. Susan was great, would recommend her. As always, ended my service with a quick massage.
I am still choosing to give four stars because this is a very good standard nail salon — nothing too special, but cant really complain. A better ambiance could have bumped my rating up. I was bit by a mosquito and the décor isn’t exactly luxury. Likely going back again for the convenience and consistent service.

I give them one star because I was just in QQ Nails (literally ten minutes ago) and they turned me away. I told the receptionist I wanted to soak off my nail-​wrap then get a shellac manicure and pedicure. The receptionist tells me they can not soak of my wrap right now because no one is available. How incompetent!!! All you have to do is sit me down in front of a bowl of acetone! By the time I’m done someone should be ready. I’ll wait. They didn’t even offer for me to wait. Hmmmm. Discrimination… nah I won’t go there.
Other than that this issue, I love their shellac. It really does last the whole twoo weeks but don’t go here on your lunch hour. They have no sense of the word lunch time or what it means. I’ll stick to my neighborhood Harlem salon. It’s better and the same price.

I am a man. I like to be well groomed. I like to get mani pedis once in awhile. I walked by this place and decided why not. Seems Chinese run, and cheap at $ 34. $ 10 foot massage up sell? Sure why not. Left with a clean set of fingernails and toenails nicely cut and manicured. If that’s what you want, there is nothing wrong with this place. If you want to know how they do French manicures and gel and things of the sort, well I’m a guy so I have no idea

The prices are pretty up there but the services are great and the atmosphere is clean and relaxing. The pedicures are amazing! And as a Baruch faculty or alumni there’s a 20% discount which helps.

I usually get my nails done and would have to go back the following week to get them done again because the polish is halfway off already. HOWEVER, at QQ my regular polish manicures will last up to 2 weeks! which is about the same as the CNDY polishes. And by 2 weeks I mean no chips or cracks! Perfect polish, and the only thing ruining it is that my nails grow fast so my cuticles start to show.
I came here 3 weeks ago and was in a rush to get to my doctors appointment but my nails were still wet. No worries! The manager very kindly gave me the quick dry for free! Instead of the usual $ 1. I came back again last week and this time I asked for the quick dry in advance which is totally worth it if you don’t like waiting.
A regular manicure with tips and the student discount will never run me over $ 12.
Amazing color choice: Essie, O.P.I, and american apparel. They always have the newest colors!
Vicky is my favorite! she files my nails just the right shape and she so friendly!
They also have a large selection of Gel colors and the spa all together is very clean. A new file for every customer.
This is my number 1 nail salon!

I’m not usually one to write a review but this place was awful. My manicure looked like it was done by a 5 year old and chipped two days later. I’m also pretty sure my credit card number got stolen as a result of using it here. Spend the few extra dollars and go somewhere else.

Loved it. Great place and good price for a gel mani.
Totally would recommend this place. They offer a student discount of 10% if you should your idea so it’s pretty good.

I normally go to a different salon near my house but because I cracked the gel/​powder wrap over my natural nail yesterday AND the recent snow storm, I wasn’t able to go to my regular salon. I stopped by QQ Nail Salon during my break and I was pleasantly surprised that there weren’t too many customers there during that time. The lady who works at reception (owner?) told me that it would be a 10 minute wait just to soak the gel off my one nail. It was less than 5 minutes before one of the nail techs took care of me. I explained what happened to her and she was very gentle and understanding. MY NAIL HURT! :(They only charged me $ 4. Most places charge $ 5 for soaking.
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UPDATE 8÷11÷2015
I went back to QQ Nail Spa to get a color change during my lunch break today. The owner was not at the front desk so one of the techs asked me from the work stations to the left what I needed in a rude way with a stink look on her face. When I told her that I wanted a color change for my hands and my feet, she told me that it would be a 20 min. wait. I waited 10 mins. and during that time, another customer who was there before me and left and then came back was told that the wait was also 20 mins. WE BOTH LEFT. This salon wasn’t that busy and it’s obvious that they don’t know how to treat their (potential) customers. As convenient as it is to my job, I won’t be back. I would rather walk to a salon that’s further away and get treated as a customer should.

hands down best spot to get your nails done. i grew up in nyc with nail salons on every corner and for the last year ive been going to the qq on 23^rd street exclusively. everyone is great, especially jisella who is always my go to but not always available. jisella takes her time and makes sure your nails look amazing ALWAYS!

I’ve been coming to this QQ location for the past 6 years. I wouldn’t go anywhere else!
Their prices are very reasonable and the service is awesome! All the ladies are pretty great, but my go-​to girl is Gisela. I could fall asleep at her table and wake up with a banging manicure, she’s is amazing! They also offer student discount!!!

I was hesitant to come here because of the 3-​star rating but I was in desperate need of a manicure and this was the closest place o school. I’m actually really pleased! The woman who did my nails was a Hispanic woman who was also working the front desk. She really took her time and did a great job in my nails. 6 days later and no chips! This is absolutely unheard for me so I think the price I paid (usually I get ~$ 5 manis in Brooklyn) was well justified. Ask for the woman I had if you’re coming for a manicure!

My Gel Manicure on ¹¹⁄₂. It was $ 35 and lasted only 6 days, instead of the 2 weeks that were promised.
On ¹¹⁄₁₀ I went back and was asked to wait for the manager (15 minutes because she was on lunch). I showed her my proof of payment and she told me that they would only fix the 6 nails that were chipped.
The costumer service at Q & Q was extremely disappointing.

I came here to get my nails did for my birthday weekend. My mani and pedi was fierce.
I have been passing by this nail salon for over three years now, but never intended to visit. The only reason I stopped by was because I wouldn’t have made it to my usual nail salon in East Harlem, and I needed a mani and pedi before the day ended (this is the struggle one has to endure when they work all day and have night classes). I always thought the prices would be unreasonable, even with the student discount they offer, but the mani/​pedi package wasn’t bad (about $ 28). **Warning: Student discount doesn’t apply with packages and special promotions** Prices are a little more expensive than East Harlem salons, but the quality they offer here makes up for that.
**Two of my favorite things about this salon:
1. The amazing massage chair I sat on while getting my pedi did.
2. How difficult it was for me to choose a color from their huge selection of nail polish.
**Note to file: I walked in at a perfect time, the place was completely empty. When I was finishing up (at about 5:30pm), business picked up.

My wife talked me into my first pedicure a few months ago. Today I had my second one and this location was really good. I had the Vitamin E spa pedicure. With an extra ten minute foot massage added… This was a great end to a long week.

Been doing my nails here for the past 3 months and I can’t say anything about this place! They use disposable nail filers and buffers and they are definitely cleaner than most nail salons I’ve been to.
They could use a little more variety in nail polishes, but they carry a good assortment of Esi, OPI and a brand of seven-​day-​wear nail polish that I am a huge fan of.
If you’re a student at a nearby college, you get a discount, making your fab mani only $ 9.41! Gisella and Tina are my faves – they’re quick and efficient so definitely ask for them!

Eyebrow waxing is a big Hit or Miss here. I ONLY have Mary touch my eyebrows, and if she’s busy, I wait for her. The days that I am in a rush and have to be serviced by someone else, I always regret it. Recently, I’ve had one young woman do it, and she RUINED my eyebrows, and burned me severely with the wax! My eyebrows were just lines, and I had a painful, blistering burn mark under my eyebrow for weeks. I complained right after my session, and the only thing they offered me was 3 free eyebrow waxes – which I used to come back for Mary!
I’d give 2 stars for this place, but 5 stars to my favorite, Mary!

I’ve had my nails done at several places and overall this was not much better or worse than what I’d had before or experienced.
Likes:
— Chairs are massage chairs! Feels really awesome
— Friendly staff, great service
— Beautiful salon space, clean too
— Pedicure part was awesome
Dislikes:
— The nail polish selection :/​
— The manicure was done quickly and was a bit rushed

Event: mani/​pedis for 2, Tuesday 7pm (no booking)
Pros:
–They had/​have a special: mani/​pedi $ 25 (without tip/​tax)
–Student discount (not with offers)
–Variety of OPI/​Essie/​American Apparel colors
–Massage chairs (long row) and hand/​foot dryers
–Back rooms for other treatments
Cons:
–Had to wait about 20/​25minutes (no booking)
–Extra $ 1 for quick-​dry, extra $ 10 for callus treatment, no student discount with offer
–Painful mini back massage while drying
Sum: Not the best or most beautiful beauty parlor, but good value

Not a fan… My tech couldn’t understand me and did not know how to fix an ingrown? Whatevs… extra charge to sand down some calluses during the pedi? For realz!!!
Manicure had to be redone because the polish was too thick and the manager (finishing off the service) didn’t apply it to the corners. Ugh. This place sucks.
Only reason I came in was because I needed to kill some time waiting for a friend, and afterward, I wanted to kill the friend for making me waste the time… X-​/​
P. S. They did not tap/​roll/​shake up the bottle to make it thinner before applying the polish to my hands — amateur! Keep an eye out and ask them to do so, might save big gloppy coats for the mani… which will chip in a couple days at that level of thickness.

I, unlike the last enthusiastic customer, would have given QQ a 1-​star if the manager had not stepped in and handled my pedicure situation.
First, the nail tech I had, name tag said «Ray» did not appear to speak a word of English — he didn’t understand any of the instructions that I gave him. He failed to properly trim, file and clean up any part of my feet. He left calluses alone and did not make an attempt to even properly clean around my nails.
Then he ordered me to go out and use an ATM for his tax and tip.
This I did — during Fashion Night Out I might add — and when I came back, the manager stepped in. She cleaned the new polish from my nails and then fully cleaned the nails of the old polish and repainted them at least.
All in all (including the pair of sandals I had to buy) it ended up being the same price as all my other mani/​pedis.