New Stella Nail Spa

Been here several times and today will be the last. Had a girl that never had before do my nails, but she was totally rushed and incompetant. It only got worse when a few customers came in and she quickly finished up in next minute and just wanted get paid. Even asked her all done? she said ohh yes pay now without even doing the final look over of nails. I knew was not good but was shocked when got back to office and saw how crooked and rough some nails still were. Use to be nice local place to go, but with all the options in area no reason to go back

This no frills nail spot has got you covered for a quick mani or pedi. I got a 13 dollar pedi which I was thoroughly satisfied with. The massage chairs are okay, though it would’ve rounded off the experience, but for the price I wasn’t expecting much.
So far my nails still look good…

My friend and I wanted to eat dessert, but we had just stuffed ourselves to the max, so we needed a buffer in the middle to let our stomachs digest a little. En route to meeting each other, we both noted the $ 7 manicure because it’s such a good deal… how can you not make a mental note of it?
In terms of the experience, it was a typical manicure. Not really much to say there. In terms of lasting power of the manicure, definitely one of the worse I’ve ever experienced! I got it on a Tuesday, and it chipped by Thursday (same thing happened to my friend).
And to top off the sundae with a cherry, they chatted loudly in Chinese (which I understand) the whole time. They trash talked a customer that just left, mentioned me in a not so polite comment, and just had a oh so fresh attitude. Would not come again.

I’ve been going to this place for the past 4 years and I love the service I get and the price! They have a variety of colors and they are fast. My nails last looking great for at least 2 weeks.
I love to work with Sheree. She’s gentle and super sweet. Her massages are amazing too!
Love love this place!

I am surprised by all the negative reviews. I have tried a variety of places around the East Village and this is my go to spot for nails, tanning, massage and sometimes blow outs.
Pros
— good selection of gel colors
— great at massaging and do a lot of it
— accommodating to special requests with gel and take time to help me deliberate on color choices
— Realistic about when they can accommodate customers
–Unbelievably cheap tanning lotion (this lotion was the same designer skin lines you would pay $ 100+ for at a regular tanning salon and they sold me two varieties for $ 25 each).
I have also recently started getting my hair blown out here and whenever I leave it looks super huge and voluminous but then within twenty min settles down and looks beautiful fairly straight with just a bit of body and movement at the ends. Its really nice to be able to get a blow out at 8pm if I’m running late before an evening out and don’t want to deal with my hair.
Cons
— A few of the girls are terrible at everything, and giggle a lot in an annoying way. I make sure I always request the boy or the older lady.
— they are not great at French gel manicures, they older woman is good, but if she is not available then no one else an do them that well.
— Expensive credit card fees

Never again!
I stopped by today for a quick (and cheap) pedi, which it is both, literally. Service itself was average, at best, with a lot of side conversations, getting different accessories etc. Two major issues
1. they charge $ 5 for buffing. really?
2. they want $ 1 for credit card (tax?) fee which is not mentioned anywhere.
I surrendered as we could not have a practical conversation in English.
Summary — if you want to be nickled and dimed for a fairly average service, this is the place.

Very good service and offering reasonable price. I did pedicure and manicure with my friends two days ago. The workers are very skillful and have nice talking to them. They are being friendly. They also offer hair cut. My friend had nice hair cut there and the boss give her a discount on it because she goes there often. It is worth for you to try.

This is my favorite nail salon in the East Village (and there are a LOT here). The staff are really friendly, and know their regulars by name. The $ 7 manicure is super thorough and you get a quick little shoulder massage (maybe 1 min long) for free while your nails dry.
They have a good selection of nail polishes by quality brands (OPI, Essie, etc.) and the polishes aren’t old and clumpy or watered down like they can be at other places. The environment is clean, comfortable, and not too cramped or hectic. Very relaxing!
I only moved to the East Village fairly recently but after trying numerous salons nearby, I’ve definitely found my regular.

WORST NAIL SALON EVER!!! Went there for pedicure and a set of gel acrylic, they charged me $ 80!!! They charged one price for acrylic and one price for gel !! And they don’t have any tools like the regular equipped salons. The guy just used cheap nail filer to do the full set! Came out all uneven and bumpy. When I told him the tip isn’t fully attached and there’s gaps he just told me it’s small matter. Save your money and time ! Worst salons ever. I’ve been to many different salons and have never had such bad experience. Not to mention my nails started to fall apart within a week!!! Very upset with them!!!

The first time I went here, I was just passing by with a friend and could not pass up a $ 7 manicure. My first trip here was great and I was happy with the service, especially because it was so cheap. The second time around, I was less impressed. I picked a color that was a bit on the lighter side, and I asked the manicurist if she can put another coat on top. She said okay, but then proceded to put top coat on my nails instead and ushered me over to the nail drying machines. As soon as the place got a little busier, the woman doing my nails suddenly felt the urgency to rush on doing my nails. I get that you don’t want to keep people waiting, but you shouldn’t rush on the person you’re currently working on. I also understand that people wanting a manicure/​pedicure are paying a little more and you want to attend to them, but that doesn’t mean that my manicure needs to get a half-​assed job as a result of it.
Needless to say, I will not be coming back here. I will most likely try the other nail salons in the area.

I got a mani pedi here with a group of friends. The person that I got did a very fast and sloppy haphazard job. I finished 15 minutes earlier than the two friends I came in with and we all started at the same time. The pedicure was worse than the manicure. The nail polish got on the skin of my toes and looks very messy. This is just a negative review based on the specific technician that I got. Maybe he was just having a bad day. All my friends had good experiences.

I’ve been to ALL of the neighborhood nail places, and this place is the bomb! Why go somewhere else and pay $ 9 when you can go to Stella’s and get a great, fast manicure for $ 7?! I would also recommend their pedicures (mani/​pedi is only $ 20 which is great), waxing (eyebrows have been a resoundingly positive experience) and massage. I have gotten their gel manicure as well ($ 25), it lasted two weeks fine, but my personal preference is for a regular short and square-​shaped mani. Every time a new employee comes in, I have seen the owner check in and make sure their service is up to par. She has also asked me directly how I liked my manicure for feedback and QI. This is a great, affordable place. I love Stella’s and I’m a loyal customer!

ABSOLUTELY AWFUL.
If I could give 0 stars, I would. I used to come here regularly for their $ 20 mani/​pedi deal (admittedly, the cheapest in the area). They weren’t the best, and certainly not very hygienic (I would always have to downright insist that they use a new razor for the callous shaver tool — SERIOUSLY? Re-​using a skin-​shaving RAZOR from person to person!!!), but it was cheap.
The last time I went, though, was the worst customer service experience I have ever encountered, anywhere, from any type of business. I had the woman with the extremely short hair («pixie cut» or «boy cut» short) and she was both horrible and rude. She was really rough, and kept jerking my feet around, shoving and yanking them in and out of the water, she repeatedly filed my toe skin instead of my nails, and then ACTUALLY BROKE SKIN AND DREW BLOOD between several of my toes when she yanked the toilet-​paper-​divider thing in between them prior to painting. When I involuntarily exclaimed, «Ow!» she said «you’re really sensitive.» Um, it’s called feeling pain when somebody cuts you. Bleeding is a pretty objective sign of an error. I should have walked out then and there, but I was leaving town for a wedding the next day and really needed to get my nails done.
The manicure was more of the same. No broken skin this time, but lots of jerking around and actually sort of hurting my hands. (I should emphasize that I have a high pain tolerance and have never felt pain during a mani/​pedi before). At one point, I asked her to be more gentle, and she just sort of looked at me and kept on keeping on. When it came time to pay (before the manicure was finished), I gave her $ 20 (the price of the services) and $ 2 for a 10% tip (I’m almost always a 20% tipper, but I actually felt that 10% was generous in this case). She looked at me and said nastily «You’re SUPPOSED to tip 20%.» I was shocked. 1) a tip is for a job well done. I’m not SUPPOSED to tip anything. 2) She was rude, bad at her job, and ACTUALLY BROKE SKIN AND DREW BLOOD! 3) Even if you’re disappointed in the tip you get, it ‘s a TIP. Deal with it classily.
I stared at her for a moment, and calmly explained that she had actually physically hurt me me and i wasn’t happy with the services provided. She responded by insisting I tip her 20%! Not being confrontational myself, I calmly asked that they please just charge me for the completed pedicure and forget about the rest of the manicure, because I had no interest in spending any more time with some one who not only did a bad job but was extremely inappropriate and rude. The owners swooped in and started yelling at me! So I explained to them (still calmly, I promise) that I come there often but that this was very bad and that I was actually bleeding. The manicurist (nail technician?) stood up at this point and actually SCREAMED, «You’re just a LIAR!!!». Right. I am delusional and lying about the visible blood on my foot so that I can scam you out of an extra $ 2. Clearly.
The owners were backing her up (I gave up hope of getting any of my $ 20 back. SO not worth it at this point). I got up (grabbed the $ 2 tip back on my way, thank goodness) and WALKED OUT. And I will NEVER go near there again. Absolutely shocking and horrible experience.
DO NOT GO HERE. There’s another nail place two storefronts up and one on the other side of the street (not to mention the endless others within a 5-​block radius), all of which offer similar mani/​pedi deals ($ 23 and $ 24). It’s worth the extra few bucks to have a pleasant experience.

The absolute worst manicure I have ever had. EVER. Nails were filed unevenly, sloppy nail color work, woman wasn’t paying attention to what she was doing at all. It was upsetting that I had to pay for that… avoid this place and save your money for a better spot. After I left, I bought a nail file to fix my nails!

I come here 2 – 3 times a month. The staff are all friendly and work very well. I get massages, mani/​pedi. And I agree with Tillie prices are very reasonable considering it’s in the East village area. I love this nail salon :)

Last Sunday I came here for a manicure because my friend is a regular here. I came to meet her up. It was only $ 7 for a mani. The lady that had me was funny and kept talking to me asking me where I was from and stuff. it’s been a week and I have to say she did a pretty good job. There is no chipping! What a surprise, this means she painted a prefect amount of layer onto my nail for it to not chip. (I picked out a essie nail polish) It is growing and wearing off on the tip but this is normal and still looks good from far. I will be coming back here to do more then a manicure. The prices is very reasonable for a lower east side nail salon.