08/20/09

HONEST REVIEW

by trhappy123

Ive been to my fair share of tanning salons in New York City and elsewhere, this place is the cleanest around and the customer service is second to none.

• Pros: CLEAN BEYOND BELIEF, GREAT MACHINES
• Cons: WISH THEY WERE OPEN EARLIER

08/10/09

Be very careful

by bondstreettanning

The people that own this place used to own Bond Street Tanning: the establishment that literally stole all of the money from their clients when it closed up overnight. However, they were "smart" about it and sold quite a few large packages, some for about $1,000 (airbrush tanning sessions). The owner Uriel is/was a low level real estate agent and his fiancée is a frustrated city girl from Wisconsin who is the typical “model” slash this, that, and every other thing in between. Now this may seem irrelevant in terms of a review of a business; however it is their mutual desperation which has in the past and currently leads them to steal money from their clients in order to compensate for their poor business choices and desire for a lifestyle which they can not keep up with. It is their unrelenting need to maintain an appearance of success which drives them to do so. Remember the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior - stay FAR away; I would know better than most as I worked for them. J

• Pros: Honestly none
• Cons: They lie, cheat, steal for a living

08/08/09

5 stars for the airbrushing!!

by StacieB

I looooove to fake tan! love it. I have just about every product on Sephora shelves in my own bathroom. I love to experiment with new things and try absolutely everything out there. I ran across Color Tanning in the Allure issue of last month and decided to book an appt with Nicole Zito the artist that was mentioned in the article. She was sooooo sweet. The awkwardness that one can endure being barely dressed can scar you for life...but she was super talkative and just the sweetest. You could really tell that she cared what she was doing. Every little inch was perfectly sprayed...it was a great change to the "power hose" that other salons can use. Usually your done in 3 minutes. Nicole took 20 and I received the most stunning, natural tan ive ever had. This salon really knows what they are doing. Perfecto!

• Pros: Best application for an airbrush tan, beautiful!
• Cons: its temporary :(

08/05/09

GREAT AIRBRUSH

by manhat123

so I had a family reunion to go to and I had to get a tan on my pasty white skin. I only had two days before the reunion so decided to try out the airbrush by nicole. nicole actually traveled to my apt and airbrushed me in the comfort of my own home!

her work yielded an amazing natural tan result... like I had gotten a real natural looking tan not that orange streaky result.

nicole also walked me through the entire process for before preparation and after in order to maximize the results. I looked and felt amazing for the reunion!

• Pros: airbrush artist comes to your home
• Cons: tan only lasted 8 days

08/01/09

DONT GIVE YOUR CREDIT CARD!!!!!!

by kk09

I made an appointment for an airbrush tan after reading the glowing review in Allure magazine. I had a wedding to go to and decided I was going to splurge the $100 bucks for the "Five-Star Results". I made the appointment a week in advance and they asked for a credit card to "hold the appointment". The next day I see that they had already charged my card, more than a week before my actual appointment. I called and I get a oh ok, i'll have them take care of it brush off but it was never taken care of so I just left it. 15 minutes after I arrive im told that I am not on the schedule mind you I have already been charged but it will be a few more minutes. 20 minutes later, Nicole comes and tells me her airbrush gun isnt working, that shes sorry, she will give me a free tan, etc (all bs) and the biggest lie is that I will get my money back that I have already been charged. I have called 5 times and each time I am told I will receive a call back and nothing and still out $100 bucks a week later. FYI

Better Busniess Bureau processed a total of 2 complaint(s) about this business in the last 36 months, our standard reporting period. Of the total 2 complaint(s) closed in the last 36 months, 1 was closed in the last 12 months.

These complaints concerned:

2 regarding Refund Or Exchange Issues

• Cons: Look it up on Better Busniess Bureau

07/27/09

Free week of tanning :)

by CBrunnig

great promo where u can buy a week free of tanning with only one tan for $39.00, the next 7 days u can come in and try EVERY machine in the place for the same price.

if u like it, which u will..u can get a pack of tans that last anywhere from 3 months up to an entire year. i use only high pressure machines, which of course r the most expensive machines to tan in. they r super affordable at color...the cheapest ive found in the city, especially to tan in this nice of equipment...any cheaper you'll be in stand ups at Hollywood Tan burning ur skin off for $30 bucks a month...yuck.

• Pros:  trying it out b4 u commit!

07/27/09

Addicted to the Airbrushing!

by arnieswitch

I first found out about the salon through the Allure magazine issue last month with fergie on the cover...quite a few salons were listed under the "golden touch" directory, but this salon was the only one rated with 5 stars, of course it was a bit more expensive than the rest...but the reason is because of the time and effort that goes into the airbrush. My color was mixed just for my specific skin tone and was applied with the tiniest gun...like the size of a pen, slowly she blended my color so it went on just right...not too dark and not too lite. Nikki was really concerned whether I liked the results or not, just really sweet. Ive already scheduled my follow up appointment and will be addicted for life...no more sun damage for this body. Completely UV FREE :)

• Pros: just beautiful results!

07/25/09

Great Tanning in NYC

by thenextnd13

Had such a great experience that I felt that need to share with all of you!

Design - This is the type of tanning salon one can only dream about. The interior of this place has to cost in excess of $1 million between the cherry wood floor to ceiling buildout and the beautiful huge spacious rooms. Every time I step foot in the salon I feel like a celebrity but even more importantly I feel proud to go tanning there.

Staff - The staff here are actual human beings who are educated on tanning and can explain to you the difference between something as simple as UVA vs. UVB exposure to as complicated as the engineering and functionality of the tanning beds themselves. On top of that the staff here is amazingly helpful and incredibly nice.

Tanning Beds - Hands down the best beds compared to any of the other tanning salons I have been to. My personal favorite is the sunboard, it gives me amazing color.

Tanning Packages - This is arguably the best part because you have access to any and all of the beds or standups when you buy a package. This is unlike the other tanning salons that use the ponzi scheme-like tiering pr point system. What's even more amazing is the packages here are less expensive than competitors.

• Pros: Tanning Equipment and Friendly Staff
• Cons: Not close enough to my apt!

07/23/09

I GO THERE FOR THE HOTTIES

by charlilcut

The men that work there are sooo god damn hot. I am praying on them not being gay... cause if that were the case i dont know if id be paying so much.

if you go you know who im talking about...tall dark and handome.... that gorgeous girl might be a problem though...

• Pros: GORGEOUS STAFF- FREE WATER bOTTLES- great VIbE

06/26/09

Proceed with extreme caution

by ENadelman

I had a terrible experience at this salon. After paying for one tan ($40), they kept my credit card # and charged $103. I had to call six times before they would agree to reverse the charge. Each time I was told that someone would call me back, and no one ever did. I finally had to go to the store. Not surprisingly, there was a customer there who had the same issue (they had "mistakenly" charged her credit card for more than she had authorized). They recredited my account (supposedly), but I am still waiting to see the credit on my statement (this was one week ago), They also misrepresent their packages..you'll see on the price-card "Ten Tans for $44" but it really means that EACH tan is $44 if you buy a package of ten. They wait for you to give them your credit card information and they basically charge you for the package they want you to buy, This is a very shady place and I would be extremely careful of doing business with them. I have already notified the better bussiness bureau about them.

• Cons: Dishonest..be very careful with these people