The Nails Spa

My first time here and they did a really great job on my pedicure. One thing I want to say is that they DO NOT take credit card. I repeat they DO NOT take credit card. On Unilocal it says they do, and so I went with only my credit card and had to come back to pay

I had a very good experience here! Christine was my nail tech and she was friendly and very attentive and did a GREAT job on my gel mani and my pedi! I was having trouble finding the matching color to the gel polish I wanted and she came over and picked it out for me. She offered me a beverage and snacks and even let me get a refill on my mimosa! This isn’t my usual nail salon, but now that I work in the area, I’ll definitely be back if I need a mani/​pedi before I can get to my neighborhood shop!

An absolute gem. I hesitate to write this, lest this secret get out!
We had a pedi appointment for Saturday at 5. The place wasn’t crowded or loud the way other nail salons in the area can be. It was clean, too. Our pedicures were perfect! The techs didn’t rush at all! We stayed a while after to make sure our toes dried and they never rushed us out of the chairs.
I love this place and can’t wait to go back. I have found my mimosa salon replacement at last!

I finally decided to take the plunge and try a gel manicure. I have a special event coming up in 10 days but knew I wouldn’t have time between now and then so a gel manicure was the only way to go. I went to the Nail Spa because it is super convenient, right near Eastern Market Metro and practically next door to my beloved yoga studio. I had stopped by the evening before to check the place out, made an appointment with Christine who happened to be sitting at the station nearest the door, and choose my color (takes the stress out of choosing).
I am blessed with very strong nails but that means I also have unusually tough cuticles. I’m VERY particular about my manicures and have one pet peeve in particular, I hate when manicurist neglects to paint the entire nail all the way to the cuticle on the sides of the nail. I didn’t have any polish to remove but my cuticles hadn’t been done in quite awhile so Christine had plenty to do. She did an absolutely beautiful job, didn’t miss a spot, not on a single nail. She was friendly and even encouraged me to have a second glass of wine (ok, she didn’t have to twist my arm).
I will definitely get my nails done every 3 weeks from now on and this will also be my go-​to place for eyebrow wax and when I treat myself to a pedicure. The services seem to be competitively priced.

This place is fab for pedis! Well-​priced, great color choices, leg-​massage, and absolutely perfect pedis! I see Christine and she is superb!

Arrived at 7:10pm on a Sunday… Everyone made me feel welcomed… Had the most amazing pedicure by «juicy» who only works weekends… With that being said, I will come faithfully on Sundays… I also was in need of a full set of nails. …I was thoroughly taken care of by Christine… I had trama to my thumb nail and she applied old school nail technology and sculpted me a new nail… This is just what I needed before my vacation!

I’ll start by saying that I was a call-​ahead walk-​in on a super busy Saturday so my expectations were low, but I was not impressed with The Nails Spa. I was switched between three different techs, which, I get it– I was a walk-​in, but they didn’t communicate to one another and kept repeating things that had already been done. My «manicure» was a quick file and polish job– no soaking and no cuticles. I’m not asking for a lot– getting my cuticles trimmed is the #1 reason I go for a manicure, so that was not okay. Finally, not to sound like a prima donna, but everyone around me was sipping on wine or waters and munching on snack cups. I wasn’t offered any of this which at the end of the day isn’t a big deal, but just rubbed me the wrong way.
Salon seems clean, they have a good polish selection, and the location is convenient, but I won’t be back.

Love this place! The salon itself is nothing fancy, but they have a great polish selection and the techs are awesome. They’re super friendly and do a really good job. Chow (sp?) did my pedicure, and my feet are SO soft! He also gave a killer massage. Rosalie did my mani, and my nails are perfect. The prices are also pretty reasonable (for DC). $ 39 for mani/​pedi and $ 10 for eyebrow wax. I think this might be my new go-​to spot!

First of all when you just coming in you can feel this smell of the nail salon. The room is not ventilated well. I don’t like it.
When I came in as walk-​in they were busy there and my nails were done fast.
As a result, just to sum up:
Beautiful opi color
Uneven cut of my nails
Nail polish around the nail
Nail polish on the finger
I did not dry them really well (my fault) but I couldn’t be there longer, people were waiting for the fan

I will never return to this salon. I went in on a Monday for a refill on an existing full set with gel polish. It wasn’t busy so I was able to sit down right away. I picked a gel color and sat down. The nails I had were a coffin shape and needed to be cut down and reshaped. The nail tech just cut them down. The shape wasn’t too bad so I didn’t complain. The next strike was the polish. She starting painting onto the acrylic nail without putting the base coat on first. The polished dried and I paid. By Wednesday one of the nails was broken and the polish was coming off of most of the nails. I went in Friday to get the nail fixed and the polish touched up. I got this for free after speaking to a couple different nail techs. My nails are now breaking off again. The quality is terrible. Do not go here!

Berna!
If you come here for a pedicure see her. She takes her time and is very thorough. She will even come in early to meet you, but you better show up. Lol
It is nice to have a nail salon that cares about the quality of their service and treats you like a customer, not a cash cow.
It doesn’t hurt that walking in you get to smell the deliciousness of Popeye’s. Lol

Came here on a Tuesday afternoon with my mom and we were both seated for pedicures right away. Really good luck. The salon had a faint nail polish smell and was a bit outdated but the nail chairs and tub looked really nice. We were asked to choose our colors as our seats were prepped. Since we just had lunch we both declined when we were offered drinks.
There were lots of Essie and OPI colors to choose from. After deciding and sitting down, they took my old polish off, soaked my feet, buffed and scrubbed, and used what my mom calls «the cheese grater» to take off excess dead skin. Then they did a scrub gel rub followed by oil (not lotion). The massage is always the best part and both of our technicians took a bit of time to give us a thorough foot and calf rub. Definitely appreciated! They took their time painting on our colors and sent us over to the fans to dry. No rush to get out but after sitting for 20 minutes we decided we needed to head home. My mom was nervous about her pedicure not being fully dry so her technician came to brush some oil on her toenails then slip her foot into a plastic baggie so she could walk home without smudging (and it worked!)
$ 29 a piece not including the cash tip we left. Great service for that price. I would definitely come back here.

I am pleased with my manicure and pedicure, the work was well done– took longer than usual… but it does look good. The reason I will not return to this salon has to do with the attitude of the employees/​owner/​management here. When I come to get a manicure/​pedicure I am hoping to relax and not be bothered. The entire 1.75 hours I was in the salon the manager was yelling at her employees, speaking ill of customers who had paid and left and shaking her head at tips she didn’t agree with. There is nothing professional about this salon. If you don’t mind putting up with atmosphere and are only looking for a good mani/​pedi then this place will suffice.

I visited this joint for months. No problems. This last visit, I get a new tech assigned to do my toes. I’m watching how’s she’s clipping my toe nails and asked her to watch what she’s doing because she almost cut the skin on the next toe, while clipping the previous toenail.
Any who, I ended up getting cut with the big toe nail clipper. I screamed. It effing hurt, Christine jumped from her client when she saw all the blood and offered another tech. We got the bleeding to stop, and I just went home. I’m not going to out my bloody toe back in the foot bowl.
Everytime I walk by there I just shake my head, as I watch the victims go in. Maybe I should hand out pamphlets like the Jehovah’s Witnesses at the corner.

Came here on a Thursday night and it was crazy crowded. My friend and I were seated around the same time for a pedi, and my guy almost took twice the time her guy took to finish the pedi. We both got the white wine, and at some point the manager-​lady even asked me if I wanted a second one.
Would be back if Im in the area! P. S. Tip can’t be added to the card.

Great place and great prices. $ 15 for a manicure; they accept credit card (all but tip) including American Express.
Due to the rather inexpensive experience, I didn’t mind the tight-​quarters. They asked if I wanted something to drink, were very nice, asked if I wanted to pay prior to the paint or after, and it was enjoyable. I’ll be back.

Well this experience was not very nice. There was bickering between the employees who spoke Vietnamese and those who spoke Spanish. The lady which did my nails would say «yes» to whatever I said. I showed her a picture of what I want she said yes and the end result was NO!!! My nails looked nothing like I wanted. After asking for a manicure only, she wouldn’t stop pushing GEL!!! I will never return and suggest you make an appointment at Belle Nails. I didn’t know but wish I did… maybe next time. And she did not offer us a drink lol!

I’m not sure why I keep seeing other Unilocalers mention being offered wine because I wasn’t. All I saw was a fridge with sodas and bottled water near the entrance.
My reasons for the three star rating are the reasonable prices ($ 10 for brow waxing) and that my brows look great.
As others have stated, the atmosphere feels more factory, assembly like. This description shouldn’t be what going to a nail salon should be like! The person who did my brows was okay, maybe a little awkward. Maybe it was just where she was standing, boobs kept rubbing up against me. I’ve never had that experience before.
I would probably go somewhere else next time.

Ok so I decided to go in and give them a chance After the terrible customer service experience I had a while ago!
I would first like to say; I found out a lot of them don’t speak «good» English so it could’ve been a language barrier with my experience with the call!
OK!
So I had to give them a try because the reviews on here was so good &&&&& they are so close to my home!
I called around 11 & got a appointment for eyelashes for 12! Cool :)
When I arrived I was greeted & immediately sent to back (looking good)!
I was offered something to drink or a snack (in which wAs nice)!
They do your lashes in a back room (pics posted) the lady was so nice & I actually fell asleep why getting them done :) she did a awesome job (pics posted) she/​they should use under eye cloths, but she did clean my face after so no big deal!
I also got them to fix my nails that another salon down the street from them Jacked Up a week ago! Sam did them! He wasn’t talkative but I’m not either, but we did get a laugh out of my jacked up nail job! He fixed them! The place is not «upscale» but it is clean, sort of small but accommodating! The prices are good for the hill, you may see some weird people as you are coming in:/
it don’t have that usual nail salon smell!
So will I go back??? Yes ma’am! Thanks Unilocalers!

Huge fan! The atmosphere is super friendly! When I walked in with my friend, the place was super busy. We didn’t wait too long though. My person was Cecile (I hope I spelled that correctly). She took such good care of my nails. She was meticulous and careful. She took her time making sure her work was perfect. I got gel nails, and I have no regrets. For gel nails and a pedicure, it was $ 62. Keep in mind, they don’t take tips from your card payment. Have cash handy for tips.
They even have wine for you while you enjoy being pampered. Granted it’s not the best wine, but the gesture was pretty awesome.