Clarendon Nails & Spa

Kim is awesome! She did my gels for engagement photos and my wedding.

Terrible. The technician complained about the length of my nails. She whispered to her colleague in another language constantly and made repeated mistakes, which when I asked her to fix them — large blobs, hairs in the polish and failed to remove dry skin on side of fingers — she told me she couldn’t see anything! She then blamed me for having short nails which was why it was difficult for her to achieve a good looking mani!!!
At first I believed her and apologized, but in the end she was providing me with little empathy, friendliness or good service. So I stopped and really just left. Terribly poor service and really rude staff who whisper to each other when they have problem. The language barrier makes them appear ruder than they are I guess. But overall unpleasant and one of the worst manicures and pedicures I have ever had.

I have tried really really hard to like this place as it is very close to where I live. Most recently, I received the worst gel manicure of my life… And I have had a lot of gel manicures. Pedicures leave a lot to be desired. The male manicurist is very rude and twice has been sick and sniffling and leaving to blow his nose while performing a manicure. save your time and go to one of the many other nail salons in Arlington.

Been back a few times since my first review and unfortunately had the same experience other reviewers had. The latest technician cut me/​nicked my cuticle on 3 nails, I was bleeding. She made no effort to be sanitary about cleaning it and simply dumped by hand in the water bowl. Before polishing, I asked her to clean the edges of my nails which were rough and uneven and had pieces hanging off. She said she would just paint them. I explained this will bro resolve the issue. This was never completed. She painted globs which were uneven and jabbed a metal instrument to try to fix the uneven gel after it dried. She was clearly irritated I asked her to fix anything. I will not be returning to this salon.

My roommate raved about this place, so after living in the area for 2 years, I finally caved in and tried it. They rushed through the service – pedicure was okay – gel manicure chipped. Also, when I walked in I asked if they had the matching set colors for gel mani and pedicure, the girl told me no. When I left, I saw the matching set colors on the rack behind the register. I told her that was what I wanted-​she said oh next time.
The area is so overpriced for all nail services and they’re mediocre. I miss Chicago’s salons and spas.

Such a disappointment. I went in this morning first thing for a regular manicure before an event this afternoon.
The nail tech didn’t apply the polish correctly.
One hand dried just fine, the other still wasn’t dry after 35 minutes under the dryer. I had to leave to get ready for my event, although I tried to not touch anything, my right hand was ruined by the time I got home. Had to take all the polish off.
Would have been nice to have someone who knows how to correctly apply polish and also who checked in after I was done to see if she could figure out what she did wrong on that hand and perhaps even fix it.
Won’t be going here again. What’s the point of a manicure if the polish comes off right after you leave?

I stopped in for a acrylic take off and gel manicure…
She proceeded to take my acrylic off by jamming anther nail tip under them, essentially ripping them off– then charged me $ 10 for it because they «don’t do that there». Had I known she was going to rip them off, I would have done it myself. In the process of doing so, she slipped and gouged he own finger open. I’m irritated at this point but whatever– didn’t want to leave with brittle nails. She does the gel manicure which I thought was a little expensive, but since I was in courthouse– I expected that. I am not happy that she cut my cuticle so bad that it’s still cracking open and bleeding three days later.
Also– FYI– you cannot add a tip to your card. Must be cash. So unfortunately, I wasn’t able to
Tip her and was extremely embarrassed.
They did seem to have a good deal on a manicure pedicure package– I think I heard her say it was only $ 45… Not bad!

Dishonest and manipulative. I went in on Friday for a mani/​pedi with my best friend — celebrating her recent engagement. Most important to note — we both picked out Essie colors (clear bottles with essie on the sides). AFTER he put on a stroke of the color I picked out for my pedicure, he picked up the bottle and told me it was an extra $ 5 for that color. I asked why?! He said that it was a «Long Wear» 7 – 10 day Essie color. My friend told him that she had picked an Essie color too, but her bottle didn’t have the white writing on it, so hers was not an extra $ 5.
We both looked at each other confused, but I told him I would pick another Essie color without the white writing on the side of bottle. Being the detectives we are, we went on the Essie website during our manicures and low and behold — the color I originally wanted and my new color were the same price ($ 8.50 per bottle) and NEITHER were long wear colors. We showed him the picture from the website — and he got flustered and said it cost $ 5 more because «that’s what his manager said».
A client of mine that works for Essie said the color I originally picked is not a «long wear» polish — they just changed the packaging on the bottles.
Don’t get ripped off by these conniving people.

1. The heater was broken. I can’t believe they took clients under these conditions. Clients and manicurists were in their coats freezing in there. Buy a portable heater! You are across from a CVS for Pete’s sake.
2. The manicurist’s hands were frozen solid, dry, and ashy. It made the experience completely unpleasant and awful.
3. Her hands were so cold that she was shaking as she aggressively jerked and chopped away at my cuticles. I have painful sores around my fingernails!
4. She used the nail file so rough on the edges that she cut through my skin. More sores!
5. When she actually got the file on nail and not on skin, she left the nails uneven and jagged rough on the edges.
6. Gel manicure was the worst I have ever seen. Uneven, sloppy, streaky, bubbles. Had I not been on my lunch break and in a hurry, I would have asked to have it removed.
7. Another client kindly requested her manicure be fixed because it looked unprofessional, and I totally agreed with her. I left just as the manicurist was getting nasty.
8. I have to wait for my fingers to heal before I get this mess fixed elsewhere, thank you very much.
The service and the job done was completely unacceptable. If you absolutely insist on going there, stick to the person you know has done a good job in the past. Lesson learned! Otherwise, avoid it like the plague.

I’ve never been treated so poorly or had such awful customer service in my life. With all the options for nail salons in this area, I HIGHLY recommend choosing a nail salon other than this one!
Here’s what happened: I chose my color and everything was going well until she started polishing. I always ask for only two coats because anything more is too thick. Well, the color was going on very streaky so she said she would do one more coat. I reluctantly said ok, but even after that coat they still looked streaky and unprofessional. I could have done a better job at home. I expressed that I wasn’t happy with the manicure and she said something to the guy working next to her. He looked at them and started polishing them with another color (FOURTH COAT), and it looked ridiculous. Before he got too far along, I calmly I told him I was not happy with it and he said the brush was bad and that’s why it didn’t go on well and he was going to go over it with another color. I told him I didn’t want that because I don’t like the way it looks with that many coats. He was clearly agitated and said he’d have to call his manager to see what he could do. He came back from the phone call, didn’t say anything and started the process of removing the polish. He was so nasty and rough and I told him I just wanted it removed and I would leave and go somewhere else. He very rudely said that he was going to charge me for a manicure and I said no you aren’t. I’m leaving with the same nails I came in with and you didn’t provide me an acceptable service. He angrily said we gave you a manicure and I told him it wasn’t acceptable. At that point another customer said to him that she was shocked at the way he was speaking to me and told him he was completely wrong. He started getting so nasty and was being rude to her as well! Another customer told him he needed to go take a walk if he was going to get that angry. There may be other employees that are just fine there, but he poisoned the whole experience for me and I will NEVER go back. When I left I went to Mimi’s Day Spa in Virginia Square for a quick and beautiful manicure.

Just went to get a fill in for my acrylic nails from a different salon and fell in love with Clarendon Nail! My nails look so natural and they really took the time to get every single one perfect. Same price as everywhere else in the area so I will definately be returning and hopefully make this my go to salon!

If you’re looking for a super affordable ($ 15 regular manicure) quick manicure — this is your place. I’ve paid much more for less service. You won’t get the whole hand soak and complete pampering but I was able to walk in and walk out in less than 40 minutes with a manicure that lasted me about a week. Good selection of colours, friendly staff.
I’ll be back soon to get a pedicure and another manicure!
Timing: I went in the middle of the day so didn’t have any wait but you can tell they have a steady flow of customers — I imagine this place must get busier during rush hour given the location so close to the metro

I’ve been here twice, once for just eyebrow waxing and then today for gel manicure and pedicure and eyebrow waxing, friendly staff & clean area. Also decent pricing~ will definitely be back. So close to home & the metro!!! Thanks!

While it’s called Clarendon nails, I’d consider it Courthouse since its so close to the Courthouse metro. Have been here a few times for pedicures and have always been very pleased. I don’t usually make an appointment and they usually take me right away, but I did barely make it in before a big crowd the last time where they did have to turn people away (it was a Thursday evening around 6:30). It was a little rushed with so many people there, but they did let me sit in the chair afterwards for extra massage chair time!
I’ve had several different people and I love the quality of the foot massages here — something I always look for in a pedicure. $ 40 for a pedicure, just make sure to bring a cash tip.

Just went for a pedicure and eyebrow wax and left happy. Pedicure was done well – good attention to detail and nice massage. Can’t ask for more for $ 30 in the city. Brows were a bit sticky afterwards but were shaped nicely. Comfy chairs, clean place, affordable — would definitely go back.

I recently moved to the area and am setting up all my go to spots. I found Clarendon Nails and Spa on Unilocal through its great reviews and thought that I had to give it a try! Not only is it conveniently located and in walking distance from me but also it truly is a great nail place! I went in mid day during a week day and they were able to take me right in. The place was clean and very nice and the ladies were wonderful. The massage I received with my pedicure was great and so relaxing. They offer a variety of colors of different brands and have so many gel colors to choose from it’s almost impossible to make a choice. They did an appreciable job only my nails and for a reasonable price. A gel mani and regular pedi costs $ 60, thats not bad because when you look at their prices you save $ 5 when you do the two together! I definitely plan to continuously go back to this place!

Updating my review because my gel manicure only lasted 3 days before chipping. :(

I love this place! I first went here because I just moved to the area and it’s super close to my house. The women are really nice and welcome you right when you come in and even take the time to help find the perfect color without any rush. I wanted to find the perfect opaque pink and they helped me find it. The quality of their manis and pedis is really good. Each artist has the same great technique. They make a great nail shape every time as well. I have gone twice and have gotten two gel manis and two pedis. They came out beautifully and I will be coming back frequently!

Clean and convenient. They have a shop of perfectionist and I am hard to please.
Everyone is so nice
Only issue the music they play puts me to sleep!
Please play more upbeat music. I know about the whole relaxation thing but you are going too far…

I don’t know how I never saw this nail salon before. I pass through here all the time! Anyways, in search of a well-​priced and close place to get my eyebrows waxed on a Sunday afternoon, I found Clarendon Nails & Spa here on Unilocal.I walked in without an appointment and was taken care of right away. The staff is professional and friendly. Most importantly, the spa is very clean with modern, chic décor.
I look forward to returning in the near future for a mani-​pedi!