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Smiley Nail Salon
649 2nd Ave, New York
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I've gotten a regular mani pedi here a few times and its quite nice. They do a nice job, and it looks very good and clean. Also, the polish seems to last for a long time (over a week, regular polish).
Great place, if you go regular, they recognize you and you feel like a local in your neighborhood. The main lady is funny and very courteous, don't hesitate to tell/ask if something is not right and she'll address it right away. They have one of the best prices in the area, so of course, to keep that they are not a swanky salon, but they get the job done. That said, their color selection is one of the best, a lot of options for gel and for the longer holding regular mani (vinilux)
I made a reservation for gel manicure the day before for 6:30pm; when I arrived, all the technicians were busy and there was a bit of a wait - granted, it was veteran's day (I hadn't realized since I don't get that day off), so it was especially busy. The owner (i'm assuming here haha) was super apologetic and when seats opened, she seated me and my friend together. There was more of a wait, but I guess we weren't in a hurry anyways :) After I told the technician what I wanted with the nail polish I picked (simple design, but a design nonetheless), she started prepping my nails for the gel manicure. When it got to the last steps, she kindly asked the owner to do it for me instead so that the designs would be painted on perfectly. She noticed that I already had 2 layers of the base color of an essie nailpolish, and she began to tell me how essie gel polishes probably aren't the best/most even, and that if we put another layer of a design on it, it'd be too thick. She again apologized for her technician not suggesting a different shela gel, but I was OK with just going plain color this time around! She added a third layer and we were good to go. She even offered to paint me a cute thin black design on top since we couldn't do what I originally wanted. They give you a mini hand and back massage at the end too! Overall, great place to go for an affordable manicure ($27.50, they even guarantee 2 weeks on the gel manicure), i'll be sure to come back :)!