Vivian Nails

Came here with a girlfriend on New Year’s Eve after calling numerous other locations which were booked. Got a gel manicure and really loved the service and experience. They took good care of us and even did paraffin which I never had done. It’s a wax coating that they do on your hands to make it extra soft. The only thing I didn’t like is how expensive it was. It was $ 32 for a gel manicure but eh. not sure if I’ll come back.
–update: my gel nails already started chipping and it’s only been six days. Usually they last more than two weeks. This is a no go for me.

This place is nice in that it’s clean, the people are nice, there are lots of color options, and they were open on New Year’s Day.
However, I agree with the other reviews that the price for a gel manicure ($ 32+tip) is a bit steep for the quality of service. I have polish all over my fingers, and the manicure was very basic.

Beautiful salon, but totally agree about the lack of customer service at the front desk/​lack of help with gel colors. Waited for a technician while my feet were in water, technician was nice but super rushed and rough with whole mani and pedi. Sad b/​cit really is a comfortable setting.

I get my nails done here quite often since October 2015. Very pretty spa — could be a little more helpful on picking out the colors for gel nails. They only use numbers instead of the names that OPI assigns so I/​m not sure I’m getting the one I want. The folks are very helpful, and the chairs, and massages and tech are all great.

I have been going to Vivians for 6 months now and will continue to go here. The customer service is amazing, I also love going to Tony he genuinely makes an effort to do an amazing job on my nails. Definitely am so glad to have found him! It’s a bit pricy but so worth it and never have to wait more than 5 minutes which is great!!!

Been to this place a few times and I LOVE it. Tony and Lany are amazing they are very precise. Will continue to come back and recommend this place they are also reasonably priced

I was referred here by a sister business. I walked in for a manicure, and was immediately greeted and sat at a nail station. The woman who came over to do my nails was curt, barely spoke to me and wasn’t kind. In fact her attitude was on the rude side. I tried making conversation but she cut me off and was also rough on my hands. She was very rough when she was cutting my cuticles — I doubt I could have stopped her, she was so fast — and then the polish job was thin and after two days has already chipped. When I went to pay, she also helped me check out and was again unfriendly, and she didn’t seem thankful for her tip — which I think I was too generous in giving her, to be honest. I may try this place once more but will not allow that nail tech to work on me again. I give this place two stars for cleanliness and ambiance.

I got a 20% off coupon from Facebook so I decided to try this place out. I went to their website and saw they offered UV Gel nails which many shops in this area don’t even know about, let alone offer services. I figured this must be a legit nail place. The cleanliness and the staff get 5 stars. Everyone was very nice and I decided on a gel manicure. They have TONS of gel colors so being the indecisive person I am I needed help picking out a color. I sat down to get my manicure and the first thing I noticed is the nail tech is not only rough but she is rushing for no reason. The salon wasn’t packed and she should’ve taken her time. Then she proceeds to trim my cuticles without putting cuticle softener on my fingers. This is a huge pet peeve of mine because it makes a difference. Needless to say the nail tech managed to cut not one but two of my fingers while trimming my cuticles, to the point where the blue stuff that is supposed to stop bleeding didn’t work. She put it on my finger and they stopped bleeding for about ten minutes but when I went to get my eyebrows done it started bleeding again! Now my brow job was also very sub par and rushed. The tech spent no time shaping my brows and I had to ask to see a mirror when she finished. As I mentioned my nails started bleeding again while I was getting my brows done and when I went to go pay I had to remind her my nails were bleeding to which she just handed over another cotton ball with blue stuff on it. I even got a loyalty card thinking this is just an isolated incident but it’s 2 days later and my nails still bleed if you hit them the wrong way. I wish I knew the nail tech’s name so people would know not to go to her. Oh and did I mention she spilled wax on my shirt? All because she was rushing. So like I said the place gets a 5 but that nail tech gets 1 star and that is being generous.

I am still a regular at Vivian Nails but now I see Laura every few weeks. She does an amazing job every time especially for gel manicures. My nail beds are long and somewhat curved on the sides and I am very particular about having every millimeter of fingernail polished. She always pays close attention to this detail and she doesn’t make me feel uncomfortable about telling her she missed a spot or the need to file down the nail just a tad more. The salon itself is still decoratively very lovely. It’s got a clean and modern look, and just helps you feel even more relaxed during the pampering session. Thanks Vivian Nails!

Service here sucks. Two people who came in after me, all of us with no appointments were not only started but almost done before anyone came to greet me. Meanwhile I’ve got my feet in cold water, just waiting, waiting, waiting. No, «we’ll be right with you,» nothing.

I love this place. The store was absolutely beautiful, also very clean. I’m one of the nail tech in the salon, and all of the nails tech in the salon were amazing, friendly, and we knew how to take good care of our clients, because we’re team work, and we were make sure our clients happy when they come n we’re hope our clients recommended this place to there friends who also could not stop bragging about this place. If you guys are looking for a new salon this is the best store to switch it up to too.

They did an amazing job. There are other places to go to get a full set cheaper but here it’s $ 30 and it’s so worth the money everyone was friendly it was a very clean establishment they did a great job I love it and the lady who did my nails her name was Sophia I will request her all the time.

I just got my nails done for the second time here and I’m really happy with them. Anna did a wonderful job! I will definitely be going back to her.

I always go to this salon and theyre sooo nice and dont talk shit. They do an amazing job and leave customers with a smile. they ask questions and see if you like it etc. Any of them you get will do an amazing job! A little pricey but worth

This was the third time I went to Vivian Nails. The first time was wonderful, Kevin did my nails. The second time I made an appointment with Michelle, she was 30 minutes late and I asked for another person to do my nails because I had to be somewhere. Today I went as a walk in and Phong did my nails. When I asked that my nails be shaped as oval he got annoyed with me when I asked him to shaped them a little more. He told me that I should not have said oval, but round. He repeated that a few times even after I apologized that I did not realize that is what I should have said. He also nicked my cuticle andthen told me that my skin was thin. Actually he was quite rude. The shellac manicure itself was okay but I left without the parafin and lotion because I wanted to get out of there. It was not a friendly experience. Will not come back here again.

I love this place it’s so clean and the staff is really nice. My girl is Linda she is great.

Very good service, but a little pricy. Just be prepared. Pink n white fill w/​pedi $ 100

I’ve been coming to Vivian Nails every 2 weeks since June. It is clean, relaxing, and everyone is very friendly. I’ve only had one poor experience and after telling management what happened, the person responsible was gone within a month.
Kate is the only person in the area that my mother and I can trust to do our nails exactly how we want them. She jokes with you and makes you feel extremely comfortable. I am painfully picky and she does not mind at all, always joking that I remind her of her daughter who is also very picky. She goes the extra mile and always corrects something if I am unhappy.
I have been getting acrylic nails/(occasionally) gel polish and pedicures on a constant basis (about every two weeks) for the last 5 years. I have tried almost every nail salon in the Fairfax area. You won’t find one better than Vivian Nails.

I randomly stumbled into this brand spanking new salon a few months ago and have gone back once since.
The salon is meticulously clean and they did good work. They offer many different services and currently offer a discount for combining some of them. They are slightly disorganized, which is probably a growing pain. But it can be frustrating. I would recommend that if you are in a hurry, you tell them that up front or you might end up waiting for a technician longer than you would expect.
They do decent work though, my gel mani lasted almost a full two weeks, as it should, both times I have been. They have lots of colors to choose from and are very nice.

I just visited Vivian Nails for the first time. I got a liquid gel full set with shellac polish. The price is $ 50, but this weekend services are 20% off, so I paid $ 40 plus tip. The salon itself is immaculate as it is brand new-​new equipment, chairs, etc. I liked how they mainly had an OPI and Essie nail polish collection. I like the modern colors and trusted brand.
My nail tech was courteous and efficient, and I think she did a great job. The only reason that I am giving 4 stars is because, when I called to inquire about pricing before I arrived, I asked the difference between powder gel nails and liquid gel nails. The person on the phone told me liquid gel is stronger. I type all day at my job so strength is a must and I’ve had issues with other nail jobs at other salons falling off, etc.
I was asked why I chose liquid gel by my nail tech, and I said bc i was told it is stronger. I was informed that’s not necessarily true, that the liquid gel is higher priced bc it contains no chemicals. Well that’s great and everything, but I’m already putting chemicals on my nails anyways (polish, etc) so I would have liked to have saved the extra 5 bucks. So, minus one star for misinformation.
BUT, as for the review below me, the 30% coupon clearly states «restrictions apply» and then you see a 20% coupon on the back of the flyer for the month of May. It seems like you were expecting them to hand over the 30% when everyone else in the salon was getting 20%- that would look unfair on the owners part to provide you special treatment. In reality, you made a scene over $ 3 dollars, so you just look ridiculous. I’m sure this salon wouldn’t want to cater to such entitled customers anyway.