Ricky’s NYC

This website was horrible. Paid extra for 3 days shipping and didn’t receive until 1 & ½ weeks later. When I opened my package I was missing half of my order. Called a few times with no answer or voicemail. Next day, someone finally picks up. She agreed to refund the shipping cost and stated she’d ship the rest of my things asap. The rep said, «you should be receiving this in 2 days because I can’t do next day delivery.» 3 days later, still nothing.
I wouldn’t recommend using their website. They blamed it on UPS, which I know it wasn’t UPS’ fault. The label was created on the 12÷24÷15 but UPS didn’t receive the package until 1÷04÷15.

This place is awesome. You can find so many cosmetics, especially for hair. I was excited to find that they have a whole counter for NYX cosmetics, which are usually hard to find. At this location a young lady assisted me in finding a hair color dye. She was very nice with me and very helpful with the information she provided. Also, which my check in on Unilocal,they gave me a no frizz comb for free. Pretty cool!

This Ricky’s store doesn’t have as large of a selection as some of the others, but they do offer 10% off for NYU students (if you have your ID), so if I know they have something I want at this particular store I choose it over the others. The employees at this location have always been very welcoming and friendly when I’m in here and it’s less hectic than other stores. If you just need something like shampoo, nail polish stuff, NYX, then this is a good shop, but if you’re looking for a more particular product or brand you’re probably better off going to the 489 Broadway location, it’s the best of them all for indie makeup brands. Overall I’m glad this is here, it’s very convenient, just not a makeup paradise like some of their other locations.

I ordered lipstick made by «Dose of Color» from Ricky’s. I found them in an email I rec’d from Real Simple.
The article was about great lipsticks that are long lasting. The lipsticks were represented as long lasting — some of them for an outrageous amount of time.
At any rate I bought 2 & when I used them they were anything but long lasting. I don’t consider 2 hrs. a long time. I wrote to Ricky’s & they did not respond… so much for customer satisfaction!
As I am a ex store owner I know the importance of keeping customers happy. All they had to do was anwer me & i would not be here.

It took me a year to grow out my hair and another one to find the right product to complete my slickback. After experimenting with different pomades, gels, and waxes, I have found the perfect one. My discovery can be attributed to their wide selection of products.

I could wander around Ricky’s for hours. They have SO much amazing stuff that I can’t afford. Usually I wander around entranced by all the beauty products that look like they would do probably do amazing things. You can find a really wide selection of items here from funky colored hair dyes to all the essie, OPI, and Butter nail colors you could ever want. They have incense, soaps, candles, shampoos, etc. I think they even sell sex toys in a back room? This location is a little smaller than the others, but they manage to pack a lot of items into that tiny store. You get 10% if you have an NYU ID (not just for students!). The only time I would not recommend Ricky’s is when they randomly become a Halloween store in late October which I think is a terrible call. Ricky’s wears a lot of different hats. So much randomness.

Everything was well stocked and easily accessible. The store is smaller than other Ricky’s locations I’ve been in. The makeup selection is very small, but the hair care is extensive. Tons of OPI and Essie.
As always, there is a curtain in the back which houses adult toys.
The woman working there was so kind and helped me with a few things and was overall very nice. Will be returning often!

I purchased a pair of flip flops from here when my old pair of flip flops that I was wearing all of sudden gave up on me. The staff was friendly. I had trouble finding my size and a guy came over to me and helped me look for them. We could not find them, but I ended up getting a size smaller since I really had no choice. I am happy to see that there are testers so you can smell and see the products. I also saw a variety of hair products and accessories. I noticed that this place is also an awesome spot to get a Halloween costume or for a themed party.

pricy pricy pricy.
The only reason Rickys has me as hostage is because the soap I use is only sold here and online. I can never find it anyplace else in nyc sooo of course I am still a customer.
I mean if you can do without, shop online and save your cash.

Don’t get me all excited about a fucking 5% discount and then be all «Oops, sorry! It didn’t ring up properly… here’s a signed note so that you can get 5% off next time you shop!»
Really.
This isn’t fucking High School and I doubt a note from you is gonna fly with the next person who sees it.
So now I gotta stalk your narrow ass down to get my fucking discount?!
Growl.

i love rickys
can be pricy but they are very organized and always clean.
i never got asked for help and i go in pretty often. but darryll, one of staff members working on 8^th street location finally asked me for help.
he was amazing. he helped me with everything from shampoo to face wash. he was patient and so nice,
i would def write him up for being a great help.

Love Ricky’s for everything they ahve that other’s dont.
Staff was helpful in helping me find this one special lube i was looking for. Really nice.
Definitely a four star in each and every way.

Halloween-​time at Ricky’s = anarchy.
… however, their costumery is varied, their props are affordable, and their staff are uncannily capable of rapidly pointing toward precisely what you’re looking for.
$ 12 total for a halo and pretty decent quality bow and arrow for an office dress-​up party… worth every last penny and even part of the accompanying headache.

I hate halloween.
I hate halloween parties.
I hate dressing up to hit up halloween parties.
Thank you Ricky’s for making my dope-​ass halloween get-​up complete with the items you carry.
The sales rep was attentive and patient with me cause I was butt-​drunk when I entered. They have a ton of costumes, so have fun shoppin.
boo! did I scare ya?

This Rickys is quite small but is surprisingly able to fit in a lot of beauty and personal care products. It was surprisingly empty of people. The price labeling is mediocre, which kind of scares me off.

I love Ricky’s because they sell Ben Nye but their associates at this store act like you are a total inconvenience to them. Um, I’m sorry to bother you but you are keeping the makeup locked behind the case so clearly I need to bother you! I’m going to try out some of the other locations next time instead.

Buy my beauty products from here. :)

— overall score: 3.5
— it’s really a love hate relationship
— I love you for having hair products I can’t seem to find any where else (miss jessies stretch silkening crème)
— I hate you for marking up your prices on shampoos and conditioners (I’ve found that they’re at least $ 2 – 4 more than if you were to go to Duane Reade or Walgreens)
— not the most helpful of staff
— wide selection

Got me-​self an Axl Rose wig and tattoo sleeves for $ 30.
The sales people suggested I go over to St Marks place for the remaining pieces they didn’t have (a cut off t-​shirt and red bandanna)
Good store, good price, lines weren’t that bad, even 2 days before Halloween.
TIP, it’s less expensive and than that famous costume store on 4^th ave a few blocks away (and I also heard that the line was 5 times as long)

Pure fun, especially if you like beauty supply stores that cater to club goers — e.g., wigs, hair color, tights, hats, sunglasses, t-​shirts, jewelry, false eyelashes, stage makeup, body glitter, etc. You’d think that they wouldn’t have high end brands but they do carry the good stuff, salon quality shampoos and hair products. I remember they had a huge novelty key chain selection too, including the pooping animal key chains. They have their own line of cosmetics, Mattese — moderately priced with a wide range of colors (similar to Sephora’s own line).
Plus any place that is known for Halloween costumes is good in my book.

This is a great place if you need a pair of zebra striped rainboots, three inch purple eyelashes, patchouli/​some scent to conceal the pot you smoke in your room when your mom’s not home, black nail polish, a silver scrunchy, fishnets and green hair dye, and don’t feel like making multiple stops, Ricky’s got yo back, fool.
For everything else, well, there is no everything else. One star off for some funky ass shit in the back. You’re not Spencer’s, so cut it out.

I like Ricky’s a lot. They have a lot of things that I would never find in a regular drugstore. They carry Bumble and Bumble products, for when I can’t get uptown to get it at the salon, as well as many other lines of haircare stuff. I love the hair bands and pins and whatnot. They also carry parissa wax products, which I can find exactly nowhere else. And they have a cute selection of wellies.
One star off for the horrible makeup and the fact that they don’t carry anything for the whole month of october except trashy halloween costumes (which are really just glorified pieces of lingerie with purple wigs), but maybe that was just at the 5^th and 42^nd store (the one closest to my work). The downtown ones are way better.
Another star off for the bitchy idiots working there. Just really mean people more obsessed with smacking gum and checking their cell phones every 5 seconds than with doing the jobs for which they are paid. And it’s true, for the most part, they don’t know s*&t about s*&t. I think I have come across maybe two people in 12 years of going to Ricky’s who were actually decent. i am convinced that Ricky’s is at fault for the fact that I always reject the «can I help you» sales associates at all other stores. I know they are probably trying to help/​make a commission, but Ricky’s made me realize that I can probably just find it myself, and much quicker.