Coco Nails First

This place is great. I’ve moved all over the UES and always come back here for my manicures and pedicures. Reasonable prices and really great service. I’ve had regular and gel manicures and each time they’ve been great. I have felt a little rushed when getting a pedicure sometimes if there is a long wait so I try to go when it’s not busy.

By far the best neighborhood manicure salon in the 80s I’ve found (and I’ve tried a few). Everyone here is friendly. All tools are clean. The services are reasonably priced. In the instances when I’ve smudged a nail, everyone has been glad to fix it without making me feel bad. I would definitely recommend.

Go here! Everyone here was so friendly and sweet. Most nail salons are not this welcoming. But I highly recommend this one. So professional and helpful. This nail salon is so much better than the others in that area.

Worst manicure of my life. I got gel and she was rushing and didn’t let it dry in between coats so the polish was getting bubbly and uneven. Instead of redoing the whole thing she did a shitty ‘fix’. 42 bucks for a gel manicure and a 10 minute back rub I actually have no idea how it was that expensive but I was too pissed off to question it. Wtf is with these shitty nail places in this town?

A good reasonably priced clean mani! I got powder done — a full set with tips for $ 35. I’ll definitely go back. They are cash only for tips!

I just got a lip wax, paraffin manicure, and pedicure done here. I usually don’t write Unilocal reviews, but I had a lovely experience and will definitely be going back. Jenny was fantastic and did a lovely job with my waxing and nails. She was very friendly, and everyone was so kind in helping me when my nails were wet. If you’re looking for a relaxed atmosphere, comfy pedicure massage chairs, attention to detail, and friendly staff, I’d recommend coming here.

Shittiest pedicure I have ever gotten. I got Maria who clearly looked like she wanted to be elsewhere. She barely touched my feet so my cuticles were never pushed back (she used the cuticle cutter to snip at something but I’m pretty sure it was just air), and my toenails were not filed (again, she picked up the file but I could barely feel it), let alone shaped. I am pissed that I wasted $ 19 at this place. Do yourself a favor, don’t be pissed. Don’t waste $ 19 at this place.

I like this place. Only because of one person. She is meticulous and her work is perfection. Some of the younger girls tend to want to finish the manicure fast.

I am so disappointed by my first foray into Upper East Side nail salons. There seems to be at least two on every block, so it’s shocking that Coco Nails thinks they can get away with yesterday’s performance.
Yesterday was Easter, but Coco was open and the sign on the door said they were open until 7 PM. I walked in at 5:45 and the nail technician proceeded to give me the most sloppy rush job mani/​pedi I’ve ever had. I had to point out to her which finger nails were filed unevenly so she could fix them — she couldn’t even be bothered to file them into an even shape. After she proceeded to file my nails into misshapen arcs and paint my cuticles, she walked me over to the dryer. It was 6:25 and there were two other women drying. After about 5 minutes, the lovely ladies of Coco Nails started shutting off all of the lights, grabbing their bags and pulling the gate to the store down. Then my gem of a nail technician came over to me, yanked my right hand from the dryer, touched my polish and proclaimed it dry (it wasn’t). I turned around to find her comrades glaring at me. I told her that it was very rude the way she was rushing us out of the salon and that I would never return. She said «it’s a holiday, we’re closing early.» They should have told me so and/​or turned me away if they didn’t think they could do the job right in the time they had. Instead, they gave me the worst customer service experience I’ve ever had in a nail salon. I went home and cleaned up my cuticles with a q-​tip and some nail polish remover. Happy Easter, indeed.

I love this place! I’ve been coming here for over 4 years. I live right on the block so it’s so convenient. I shouldn’t be telling you this because I want her to myself, but Cindy gives the best foot massage. Everyone is so friendly here.

I have been going to Coco nails for over 3 years and also have lots of experience with lots of places. I find Coco excellent. I have recently started getting Shellac manicure and very satisfied. I also get my waxing done and am very pleased.

DON’T LET THEM DO YOUR NO-​CHIP SHELLAC MANICURE!
While the ladies there were pleasant enough, there knowledge and technique for removing and applying the CND Shellac No-​Chip Manicure is pathetic. I knew more about it from a little internet research. I was so excited by this product when I got it done in Chicago. My polish lasted more than 2−½ weeks with only the natural growth of my nails aging it.
The very hurried and improper removal (if you could call it that) by the first tech, possibly the owner, left product still on my nails, the course grit nail filing roughed up my nail instead of releasing product and not buffing my nails didn’t help. Then without warning ushers me from her table to another techs table.
Even though the second tech felt the roughness of my nails she didn’t say or do anything to correct it. Still no buffing! As the polish went on so uneven and bubbly looking, she then blames it on the fact that I had rough nails due to the use of acrylics. I HATE ACRYLICS AND HAVE NEVER WORN THEM. I told her this and said to her that I had my first shellac removed by the previous tech. I even said to her that the only cause could be that there is still traces of the previous shellac on them still. Her respond to me went back to the non-​existent acrylic nail damage.
Fed up, frustrated, extremely disappointed and pissed off I paid fo the shabby job and left. I should have left as soon as I got there as it was very busy for a Sunday afternoon.
I still love the no-​chip shellac manicure system by CND (
). I just advise you to do your research and check out how that next salon you choose follows the process.
THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

I’m not new to manicures… I’ve been geting them for 10 years now. This place is the worst.
1. Dishonest about the wait. We were told «10 minutes» waited 35 minutes.
2. Sloppy polish job. I mean sloppy! Nailpolish on the side of my hands, above my finger tips — and no they were not pleased when asked to fix it.
3. And this might be the biggest FAIL — the lag 3 times I have left with cuts on my cuticles. Blood, stinging nails, and no apologies. I hope they are really sanitizing those tools and not just puttin them back user the black light.
My advice — GO ACROSS THE STREET. Nailscure is awesome and only $ 6.99.