Color Nails

This was my 1^st visit and I walked in. I’m glad Michelle approached me to do my nails and feet. I really like her and her attention to detail. This was my first time getting the SNS powder on my healthy natural nails. I will have to see how long it lasts.

Andy!!! Hands down the best!!! He is very thorough and pays attention to detail. He has a very big personality and is very humorous! Andy does great work with the SNS nail treatment which is waaay better than Gel nails! They last 3 to 4 weeks without chipping or the color fading! Andy is the ‼

Stay away! Went in to get a regular manicure… I was give an express manicure — less then 15 mins. Older lady was in to much of a hurry to attend the other clients… first impression is a lasting impression! Salon wasn’t as clean and sanitary as I read other reviews. My husband even said that was QUICK appointment what happened? I told him, I will never go back there again! I will stick to my regular salon in Arlington. Went here because I was in the area and in need of a manicure.

Like most women I have been getting manicures for years. I didn’t like the way gel and acrylic left the texture of my nails so I stopped it all together. One day I saw this lady and her fingernails were gorgeous! She told me about SNS. I looked on Unilocal and found Cindy. Of course I was reluctant but I thought I would give it a try. Cindy was gentle through the process and very thorough. When she was finished I looked at my nails and thought to myself, «This is the most beautiful manicure I have ever had in my life!» The strange thing about it, is that it is now 2 weeks old and I am still saying that!!! Cindy said it would last 3 weeks and I am pretty sure it will!
Everyone knows that about a week or two of using gel, it begins to lift around the edges tempting you to use your teeth to pull it off. SNS does NOT do this! It really has been perfect. I am excited to see Cindy again and I have referred at least 6 of my clients to her since our last visit! So, I highly recommend Cindy and Color Nails!

Lei is my go to nail tech for all the latest designs and color combinations. She has been the only person able to get me out of my comfort zone to try new things. I am a fan of the SNS process and her technique comes out perfect. I always receive compliments from her work!!!

I really did not have good experience here. The lady who did my pedicure cut my ingrown toenails too deep. At one point of the service, she had a sharp, long tool to dig through my ingrown toenails. I told her that it was painful but she said, «it’s only skin. It’s okay. It’s okay.»
I did not realize how deep she cut it until the service was completed and I was walking to the dryer and I was experiencing sharp shooting pain on both of my great toes. I was so upset and informed the receptionist. The receptionist spoke to the lady but she did not seem concerned for the pain I was having on my toes. I was not happy at this point and requested to speak to owner who happened to walk into the salon. I spoke with him and I explained to him the situation. He stated that it was my fault for not telling the lady to stop if there was pain. I informed him that as a professional, she should have dealt with many different types of feet/​hands and she should not have cut my ingrown nails too deep. He repeatedly stated that it was my fault. I informed the owner that I used to work in a nail salon and this is not way a pedicure is to be. The owner was adamant that it was my fault. I informed him that this is not a way to treat a customer. This went on for about 10 minutes with the owner and I realized that I could not get through to him. I paid for the pedicure and left the salon.
The first month after the pedicure, my toes were painful and I thought I needed to go to doctor. It got better after the first month.
Please DO NOT GO TO THIS NAIL SALON!!!

Go see Le! Very detailed, precise work! I thought I was going to be unhappy with the new shape I tried but she worked on them until I was completely happy. :)
Update…fill in and repair… awesome!

Lisa pays attention to detail and strives to please her customer always!
I have been getting manicures and pedicures for many years, and not too many can please me or do the job right… Lisa is one of the few manicurist that can definitely do her job and is very good at it… always happy when she does my manicure/​pedicure and eyebrows!

I had made a appointment for noon today. I live in centerville and there are only a few locations who does the SNS. Now I get my nails done every 2 weeks for the past 3 years. I walked in, she gave me 5 big nail color rings. My nail tech was Jenny. I didn’t know where to set them down at. I told her I wanted to do French nail, she rolled her eyes and started talking to her co workers in her language pointing back at me. She in all rushed through my nails, cut me several times, she seem to never really pay attention but only to talking to her co workers or texting on her phone. Not only did the outcome for my nails come out horrendous I had the worst experience of my life. I drove out of my way, spent more money for something I felt that wasn’t worth it. I wish I could give no stars.

This is literally THE worst nail salon I have ever been to. If I could give them zero stars I would. I went to get a SNS set for my birthday and Jenny did them, that same night two nails broke. Over the course of wearing them the first week 4 more nails broke and each time I went to get them fixed and was charged (despite their supposed 3 day service guarantee). I was finally fed up and decided to just get the whole set taken off after more nails broke and made the poor decision of returning. Tony greeted me and I was pissed and told him I just wanted to have them removed and he said okay and then asked if I wanted a new full set and I replied no but he insisted yes and said he would «take care of me». After he kept saying this I told him I wasn’t going to get another set because I wanted to try out another salon but he said they would be free. Well he did my nails and told me I could go, I was then followed to my car because «I forgot to pay». Pay for what? Another set of nails! They then proceeded to call the cops on me for fraud of service because Tony lied about giving me the free set. I was demeaned and held hostage for hours in the horrible nail salon. Go at your own risk! Horrible service and customer service!

I’ve seen Tina for over 10 years, she’s so nice and treats me very well. I always get a mani pedi spa treatments and eyebrow waxing. Always on out and never disappoints. The prices are pretty average. The salon is always clean. They have SNS and gel and offer an array of other beauty services.

I was impressed by the job done by Andy the first time I visited this nail pallor
The second time was a disaster when I had a manicure with a technician who refused to tidy up (cut) my cuticles — in order to save me $ 8 !!!
The application of SNS was horrible and uneven
The third time I was rushed to leave after 10 minutes asking «why are you still waiting?» To end up with smudged nails and toes!!!
Not impressed and will be looking for a more upscale hygienic place in the area

I did a walk in and was serviced by Mary. I have to say it’s a popular place, but wasn’t impressed with the service. I was charged $ 50.00, to include a sea salt scrub that was somehow added in after it was done.

I was not impressed. Maybe I was spoiled at my normal salon in Arlington, but I felt like for $ 25 I should at least get clean equipment, nothing floating in water spa, some time spent on the foot massage and a proper paint job. Jeez. I guess I’ll be continuing my search in Alexandria for a decent salon or driving the 20+ min back to Royal Nails in Arlington when in need of a pedicure.

I’m thinking that I might be hooked on SNS… I’ve tried it all, gel, acrylic, etc., and SNS appears to be what works best. The problem with that is that there are only a few places that offer it and Color Nails is one of them. I highly recommend SNS for anyone who has been told that they have «oily nail beds» or if you have had problems with gel peeling or acrylic lifting.
As for the salon, I am not completely sold. It certainly is popular, though! Once I get a pedicure here (come on Spring!!), I’ll have a better feel for the sanitation processes. The tools used on me came from an already open packet of tools, but was pulled out of one of those sterilization boxes. I’ve just become accustomed to a brand spanking new packet of tools being torn open just for me at my usual place in Fairfax.
I’ve actually been here only twice, so I’ll be sure to update if I start to make this my usual spot. I’m typically in the salon once every two weeks anyway, more if my manicure gets jacked.

I had an awesome spa pedicure by Andy at Color Nails. He gave me the best leg and foot massage I have ever gotten, my calves and feet felt great for a week! Lisa did my friends feet and she said the same. The shop is clean and the very best on Route 1, I know, I have tried all of them and even the highest rated ones were disappointing. I think you will agree once you go to Color Nails!

So my hobbit feet were feeling a bit down and bedraggled, but my BF in Gandalf-​like fashion had the solution. Color Nails and a quick pedicure. Things were pretty magical with her favorite manicurist Andy giving her a mani/​pedi with elf like precision.
Of course, my experience was less involved than my bf’s, but the pedicure still put a wonderful relaxing note on an otherwise rainy day. But hobbit feet do require extra care so perhaps that is my my manicurist approached the task like a Dwarven smith forging a mighty axe. There was much hammering and filing of my toesies to the point of much laughter. Yes, we hobbits are quite ticklish and my manicurist was merciless; however, a small price to pay foot perfection.
I will return again as I have done so in the past. Who knows the next time I might spring for the works after all, hobbits do like their creature comforts.

Please don’t tell my regular nail technician that I cheated on her. But it was an emergency and I was in DC for a conference.
Reasonable pricing and my no chip French manicure looks fabulous.
The icing on the cake was the peppermint neck and shoulder massage they gave me. Oh my goodness!!! I fell asleep right in the chair! It’s been 20 minutes since I left the salon and I can still feel the tingling on my neck. So relaxing.
Next time I’m in town, I’m definitely visiting again.

Still a fan, even more so now. I’ve been bouncing around between the salon in Waldorf and one off Telegraph road since that’s where I find myself commuting between the most. I stopped into Color Nails last night because I needed a new full set of pink and whites — I had my pink and whites refilled this past Saturday at Glam Nail Salon off Telegraph Road, and the woman messed my set up so bad that they were beyond repairing (though they didn’t charge me and offered to fix for free but I passed). I ended up getting Kathy as my tech, who has been there for a while. She gently took off my old set and asked me if I’d like to try out the new powder system they have called SNS (Signature Nail Systems) — it’s a healthy, organic approach to putting an overlay on your nails that has no acrylic and no harsh chemicals. It allows your nails to breathe and grow naturally and can be used with tips. I’m an adventurous kind of gal so I said sure. I am SO, so glad that she talked me into this — my nails look amazing! (I’ve posted pics) Basically how it works is there are layers of healthy nail gel and powder that go on top of each other. They cure and harden, then get buffed and coated with a finishing gel coat that will make them super shiny. They are much, much thinner than regular acrylics and gels. I am in LOVE. The charge for the take off and new set was $ 50, which is comparable to the regular pink and whites. I can’t wait to go back. I don’t think I will ever get any other type of nail service besides the SNS again.
For more info on the Signature Nail System, you can go here to find out all about it:

I will not be back. I had the Axxium service done and was asked if I wanted the manicure. Before giving my answer I asked was it included with the service and the manicurist, don’t know her name, said yes everything is included. She began telling me the benefits of getting the manicure which made me believe she was trying to sell me on getting the manicure, so I asked again «is it included with the service?» and she shook her head and said yes. So I said sure. However, after she rang me up my total was $ 15 more than expected, which I questioned. Her response was «that’s why I asked you if you wanted the manicure.» When I reminded her she initially told me the manicure was included with the service, she said she didn’t understand me. At this point, I just want to go home and don’t put up a fight. But…
This situation was unfortunately problem #1. Problem #2 was her disregard to customer satisfaction. My nail color was a little light for my liking and I mentioned I requested an additional coat. She tried to talk me out of it and into a pedicure which I succumbed to. During my pedicure I realized I really did want another coat which she sneered at and immediately began talking to her colleagues in her native tongue that I obviously did not understand. I could have brushed the side talk off and just rationalized something else was the topic of convo but another manicurist came over to me and asked «what color do you have,» making it obvious I was the topic of conversation.
I visited this salon because it was reviewed positively by fellow Unilocalers and was noted to offer Axxium. However, I surely will not be back. But, Nails America at Beacon Mall also offers Axxium and if you get a pedicure the same visit your total is $ 55. Their service does actually INCLUDE the manicure in addition to the Axxium gel.