Christie Nail Salon (Upper East on 70th st) — Local services in New York

Got a pedicure here a little over two weeks ago for the first time because the normal place I go to opens a bit later on weekends and I wanted to get this done for a wedding later that day.

The place was very cramped and I felt rushed throughout the service. The woman providing the service was not gentle at all with my feet and I had to tell her at one point to be more gentle because she was hurting me. One toe in particular she kept getting too close to the skin. The tools that they were using on me were already in a case and I would assume were not sterilized. I did not see any sterilization boxes or individually wrapped tools that are disposable (as many nail salons now have).

A few days later after showering, I noticed that the toe that was the most pain had a little growth coming in underneath the toenail. I tried at home remedies first, but then it started getting bigger so I bought wart removing patches from Target. I ended up going to a dermatologist who said that the most probable cause of the growth/wart under my toenail was from the dirty tools used at the nail salon.

The next couple of weeks, I need to get treatments done in order to have this removed. Luckily, I have good insurance. I wanted to post this as a warning to those who choose to go get a pedicure here. Make sure that that tools are sterilized or bring your own tools. I am very disappointed by what has happened and will not...

I came here instead of my usual place because I needed to get a new mani for my birthday the next day and called ahead to see if they had availability before coming in. When I got there, I waited for 25 mins and was late to my sibling's graduation dinner because of it but that's not the biggest deal. The nail tech I initially had was very nice but she could not file my nails to the shape or cut them to the same length and all of them were completely even more lopsided than the middle finger and she also did not know how to do a basic french tip . When I tried to communicate with her about it, it was clear that she didn't understand what i was attempting to tell her to fix. Eventually, I believe Christie and her switched and although Christie was quick to paint my nails, she would rush me to put my hands under the lamp before i could check to see if the polish was even. This resulted in uneven nails not only in length and shape, but also the design. My gel manicure also chipped and lifted within a week which never happens with my nails. I did tip well because I appreciated the effort and the nice demeanor, but I will not be coming back here again. It was overpriced for having the customer guide the first nail tech and the quality...

I paid $25 for a one day manicure - it didn't even last a full 24 hours (see photo of the day after the French manicure). It's $17 for the mani and an additional $8 for the French. It was my first time here, and when I requested they fix it, Christie refused to and was incredibly rude to me about it. She said top coats look bad so she doesn't do a top coat on manis. I've never heard that before, and proves why it started chipping within hours. Seriously at this point any decent salon would have just offered a discounted polish change or quick correction. It sounds like all of these good reviews are for specialty services like UV gel and that they're encouraged to write reviews (possibly for a discount?). The reviewer below is accurate - you get what you pay for. It's not the most hygienic or tranquil place, so at the very least the nails should be done well and last more than one day. Just spend the money on a new OPI color, new top coat bottle, a quick dry oil, and a cuticle nipper - that'll cost less than $25 and you won't be this frustrated. As a side note - check out my nails the day after I did them myself at home! So much better than when I got...