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Humble nail salons of Brooklyn, we salute you! This unassuming place in the rural hamlet of Ditmas Park isn’t much to look at, but it delivers a hell of a mani-pedi for $17. We won’t go into too much detail, but their handiwork is so thorough it borders on podiatry (sorry fellas if that sounded gross, but the whole nail-care enterprise actually kind of is) making it far superior to any other we’ve tried in the under-$20 rung, let alone at those overpriced pink chains with silly cocktail specials. Two gripes: L & C only gives you 10 free minutes of massage chair and the polish colors can be a bit uninspired. But a true cheapskate always brings her own bottle so she can touch up at home, along with her own nail kit… cause my mom said to. So ladies—and alright, gentlemen, even though we don’t really want to see y’all at the nail salon—let your fellow Brokelyn readers in on your favorite places to get cheap BUT GOOD mani-pedis. Read the rest of this entry »