Fifth Avenue Beauty & Nails

I was a first time customer at the 5th Ave Tanning Salon. The service was great, the beds were sanitized, and the salon itself was very clean. There were fresh towels and goggles ready for me before my session. After my tanning session I couldn't resist but get a weekly package. more

I was visiting the city and realized my hair was a mess. I'm a very picky person and need to have everything perfect. I saw the sign for 5th Ave Beauty Salon and decided to get my hair done. I walked in and was welcomed very nicely. I told the receptionest that I needed a wash and blowdry. Than "Stella" came and told me she would take care of me. She washed my hair combined with a scalp massage. Than she started to blowdry my hair. I loved the results, my hair looked great. I know it sounds crazy but I travel to the city every time I need to get my hair styled. I love the way Stella does my hair. I'm very happy with the results. more

I have always had a hard time with getting a tan, my skin never seems to tan it always seems to burn instead. Once I was walking by and a man handed me aflyer and i saw that it was a flyer about a salon and that they had tanning beds. I decided to risk it and try it. I went up and right when I walked in I felt like I was in a tropical island. The atmoshpere of the saln is nice and mellow. The receptionest there helped me very much and told me what I needed to use to get color on my skin without burning myself. I love the the tanning beds they have there. I love the mystic tanning as well. I love my color now I look great and I feel great. I am so happy that I found this tanning salon. And the prices are very affordable. I recommend everyone to go and tan at this salon. more

My downtown office was moved up to Park Ave. I found this salon through a flyer that was handed to me . When I was looking it over I saw that the prices were resonable and I decided to go for a manicure and pedicure, and I saw that they had all types of pedicures and manicures. I feel in love with the spa pedicure and spa manicure, but what I really fell in love with was the champagne pedicure. The relaxing salts,soaps,and foot massages combined with champagne was amazing. Than I decided to get my hair done as well. So,all i have to say is that i love this salon.It has everything that i need.The service is the great,and the workers are all warm,loving, and charming. I will come back! more

I went here to treat myself to a manicure/pedicure on the eve of my birthday, but came back throughly disappointed. This was perhaps one of the worst manicure/pedicure experiences I have ever had. The manicurist/pedicurist seemed to be in a great rush to finish the manicure/pedicure even before she had started. I mentioned to her to ensure my nails are cut as I have a problem of ingrown nails. This was simply ignored. She kept trying to sell to me to go in for the spa pedicure as that is really nice, when I refused the basic pedicure was done in a haphazard manner and I was told explicitly that the spa pedicure (which costs double) would ensure a good finish. The manicurist/pedicurist was also unable to even cut the nails evenly, and while 1/2 nail was cut, the other was still long. In between the manicure she suddenly stopped doing what she was and asked me to pay first! After paying she applied nailpolish which chipped off as soon as I kept my hands in the dryer. The whole process of pedicure/manicure was finished in a matter of minutes, giving the impression that they are actually doing a favor! Pros: Cheap Cons: Not recommended more

This place is terrible. I recently went here to get a basic manicure. I walked into a salon where the staff members were shouting at each other - hardly a relaxing atmosphere. I waited a while and finally the hairdresser was assigned to do my nails. She started doing my nails but seemed confused when i asked her to make my nails square an even. I was switched to another "manicurist". She also had a hard time with my basic request. She produced an unsanitized naileclipper and chopped off all my nails - almost taking part of a fingure tip with it. She then asked to cut my cuticles. I said no. The manicurist had not cleaned the station after finishing her previous manicure. The paper and tools were all the same. I asked her to get sanitized nail supplies and was ignored. Needless to say the whole procedure took about 8 minutes. The polish was streaky and look horrible. There was even a hair caught in the polish of one of the nails. I asked for this to be changed and was given a hard time about it. Finally the manicurist attempted to fix this - and applied a different color nail polish to the nail. I asked her to fix it and was told "don't worry about it girly". The staff is rude, the final product is sub-par plus you are risking getting an infection. Stay away...far, far, away. Pros: There are none Cons: Rude staff, lousy manicure and unclean more

Offers a variety of services at a reasonable price in Midtown Manhattan. Clean, Quick, and Good service with little to no wait. Friendly staff and great Tanning Prices and specials! Pros: Location and Specials more

I've been going to this salon for the past 4 years. I have all of my beauty services done there from hair, waxing, tanning to nails. I never had any complaints about anything. Usually I get my hair done by "Ester" or "Stella", they're both great. "Berta" does my waxing and pedicure/manicure. Great job and great service! Quick, clean and professional! more

My friend decided to go to a club on her birthday on short notice. I needed to look nice and all most all of the salons are closed on sundays. i was passing by and saw that this salon was opened. i got my nails done. The permanent french tips look beautiful. I got a spa pedicure which was amazing. My feet felt like they were new. I got a bikini wax and my eyebrows done. They told me that they also had a tanning salon upstairs and i was in shock. I did the mystic tan and the color was incredible. This was an emergency makeover for me. I had so many services done and the price came out to be affordable. i was surprised. Pros: Permanent french, waxing, pedicure, tanning, open on SUNDAYS!!! more

I recently changed my job and moved from downtown to midtown. I was walking by on 5th avenue and grabbed a flier. I decided to get a back wax. The waxing lady was very gentle and the wax wasn't as painful at all. I saw that they had a promotional offer for a manicure and pedicure for $22 and i decided to do it.This was an enjoyable experience. The salon is clean and very professional. Pros: waxing was fast and painless. Manicures and pedicures are great. more

Unfortunately, I have to come to 5th Ave Beauty sometimes for manicures b/c it is so close to my work and can be in and out during my lunch hour. The unfortunate part is how terrible and RUDE the employees are. Manicures are supposed to be relaxing and a treat and this one Russian woman who works there is just horrible - I have no words for her! It seemed like she was just soo angry to be giving me a manicure. She basically would swat my nails with the buffer or jab the nail beds of my fingers so hard I had to pull away. I was so tense bc I though she was going to stab me with one of her nail tools, that she actually slapped my hand with force and told me to relax. She did nothing to clean my nails and then put the polish on getting my gorgeous hot pink color all over the tips of my fingers (the skin). When i asked her to please clean up the mess around my nails she grabbed my hands and rolled her eyes. As I was examining how TERRIBLE this manicure was (I could have done it better myself) I decided I would let the manager know how disappointed I was. She, however would not acknowledge me b/c she was deep into a phone conversation in russian. After five minutes when she let me speak, she told me it was my fault bc my nails were too short. I don't think I can ever come back to this place. I'll have to find a new place near work. TERRRRRIBLE!! more

Okay...here goes. I'm a pretty mellow person. I am not one to complain if the water is a little too cold or too hot. I should kick myself for responding to one of those street advertisements about "great hair." I went up the stairs and walked in. I was greeted by a Russian woman who was very rude. I asked if I could get my hair highlighted. She did not speak. She pointed to a woman eating chips. "Ester" told me to sit down in her chair. She was on lunch but would work me in. (Noone else was there). She ate another few chips then wiped her hands on her shirt. She ran her fingers through my hair before I could say anything. I told her that I had just gotten my hair cut a few days before but wanted highlights. She looked at my hair and said there were a few jagged cuts. She said she would clip them for free. She took me to the sink, washed my hair, splashed water all over me, then pointed to a cabinet to get a towel! I am not joking. She looked at my eyebrows and said..you need to get these threaded. I said that Ididn't have time but I would come back. She said that she could do it in 5 min. I agreed. As she colored my hair, I had to be her assistant, holding foil, cups, etc. I don't mind helping but she would "huff" if I didnt have the foil folded on the little plate fast enough for her. I felt bad for being slow! (Remind me why I paid for this?) I have to say that the color turned out great. I will not discount that. The customer service and professionalism is just disgusting. My eyebrows looked great too. The threading was relatively painless and did not take a long time. My grand total was 300. Yes, thats right. She tacked on "deep conditioning" charges (30 bucks) because she put conditioner on my hair, charged me for a hair cut because she trimmed one area, and charged me for a 2 process color (the highlights). I paid for the services, but when they asked if I wanted a card, I replied "Are you being serious? I will never come back here." Avoid! Pros: color was good, threading painless Cons: unprofessional, dirty, tacked on charges more

This place was HORRIBLE! Do not waste your time or your money. I never write reviews on citysearch, but this angered me so much I decided to post this. I called ahead to see if they had availability for a pedicure and the guy said yes - no need for an appnt. So I go there on my lunch break only to find I DID have to wait. When I asked how long, they said I would be next so I waited some more. Then when I said I was leaving because I couldn't wait any longer, they told me to go sit down in one of the pedicure chairs. BUT NO ONE SHOWED UP TO DO MY NAILS AND THERE WAS ANOTHER GIRL AHEAD OF ME! All-in-all, I wasted about 20 minutes in that dump and then I finally left. Too many nail salons in the city to put up with their unprofessional behavior. more

i recently changed offices from uptown to midtown. as i was passing by 5th ave i received a paper about a tanning salon. i went in and i used one of the best tanning beds, i had received a very satisfying color tone.i was more surprised to find out that the tanning customer get a great deal on manicures and pedicures throughout the week. for tanning costumers the price is $22. i was very satisfied with the services and with the quality of the service. more

Riva was very professional and took her time taking care of me. I had a spa pedicure treatment which was a delight. My feet never felt so soft and beautiful. Pros: Staff, Location, Hours, Price - WOW! Cons: none more

I really like this tanning salon. The prices here are very affordable for midtown. the service is great. Their beds gave me a good tan. Would you believe that i got a tan after only one session. The beds are very powerful. they also have beds for beginners. they offer some pretty good lotions that helped me get a tan. the salesperson offered me a cream called safire and i ll tell you that it works. i enjoy my tanning sessions here. I bring my friends here all the time and they give me discounts. I would recommend this place. more

i recently had my hair and nails done at 5th beauty for a wedding. i was the bridesmaid for a wedding and looked better than the bride did (not to brag). i was very happy with the service and the amount of time they spent on me. i was amazed that the salon had given me a discount just because i bought a tanning bed session. i have never been in a salon that is this clean, i will defiantly be going back. more

i travel a lot in order to get great service done at a salon. i once came upon 5th ave beauty. it is the most convenient salon i ever set foot in. the salon has a tanning, hair, nails, spa and waxing all in one location. its very clean and cheap. i have been to this salon at least 5 to 6 times and the service gets better and better every time. i love this salon because of the discounts it has. it offer discount for nails if you get your hair done or a discount in tanning. more

I went to the salon in order to get my hair highlihted. I was suprised when the job was done at how beautiful I looked. The service was fast, clean and very calming. I don't usally trust every place that has a hair syleist but Ester and Stella were both kind and very creative when it came to their j ob. my hair looked like it came out of a magazine and I was the star. I was very happy with the results I got. more

The manicure I got at 5th Ave Beauty was, by far, the worst manicure I've had done in my 22 years here on earth. It was such a bad experience that I found myself laughing during it. Let me describe: When I walked in, the woman at the desk didn't even look up to see me standing there. When she finally did acknowledge me and I told her I was there for a manicure, she rudely pointed me in the direction of a very limited selection of nail polish colors to my left. I picked out the best color I could find and was motioned to sit down. My manicurist (one of the Russian women working at the salon) began filing my nails into diagonal angles. I asked her to please make them square, she gave me a confused look and then "fixed" them. Needless to say, my fingernails looked more like arrows. She proceeded to cut my cuticles, which was also a disaster, as I ended up with tiny hangnails surrounding my nail beds. Mid-painting, she allowed one of her colleagues to sweep underneath the manicure table by actually wheeling the table AWAY from where I was seated. The manicurist also wheeled herself away in her chair, so I was left in the center of floor, in my chair with wet paint on half of my fingers, stranded in the middle of the salon. After the table was wheeled back over to me, I rested my wrists on padded "rester" which was secured to the edge of the table. Without putting any pressure on the "rester", it broke off of the table causing my hands to slip and smudging the polish on four fingers. This is when I decided that the experience was worth it because it now had become a really good story. At the end of the manicure, I walked over to the driers. No one helped me with my coat or bag, despite wet fingernails. The next day on the subway, I held my hand up to show my roommate my nails. We both laughed (again) at how awful they looked. The manicure cost more than most places in the city, and it looked my 4 year old niece did it. Needless to say, they won't see me again. more