Fantasy Nails

My nails look great! (I don’t have greatest feet/​nails!) The pedi took about 1 hour. The nail tech was very detailed!

I usually go to another nail salon in Arlington, but went here instead because it was close to my next appointment. I’m so glad I did! I had the most thorough, careful, and — dare I say — thoughtful — pedicure I’ve ever had. It was as if the nail technician was a master craftsman. I will definitely go back, and allow the time this more intensive approach takes (a full hour for the pedicure).

Had a very good experience at Fantasy Nails the other day. Making an appointment after work was easy and the nail tech did a great job on my acrylic fill. She got it done quickly (40 minutes or so) without compromising the quality, which is all I ask!

Prices are nice, but the service leaves much to be desired. They aren’t particularly friendly, and one of the employees is constantly gaming on his computer which always strikes me as unprofessional. To top it off, only 1 of the nail techs here can do an acrylic manicure, so whenever she’s got a day off, no acrylic for you. Very inconvenient. I feel if better employees were hired this place would be a much more positive experience. I’m not even sure they’re certified since most of them can only do pedicures. I just continue to go there because it’s a 3-​minute walk from where I work and therefore the easiest for me to get to…

I was in the area and needed a pedicure, so came in here. This was the best, most gentle, and most thorough pedicure I’ve ever had. I am so impressed. I wish I lived nearby so I could come here more often. The color selection is a little limited, as someone else said, but I am fairly flexible on color, so I didn’t mind.

I never seem to get around to actually writing reviews, but this place is worth the effort! There are no frills, bells or whistles, but if you are looking for meticulously well groomed feet this is the place for a pedicure! Very affordable family run nail salon and they do a great job. I’ve been coming nearly every month for a few years. There is a TV and free wifi. I actually bring my laptop and get work done in the comfy massage chair while they beautify my toes. Of course they offer most other nail services.
I highly recommend you check it out.

This is my favorite place in East Arlington for a manicure pedicure. I was just there this past Saturday (2÷1÷14) for a manicure and it turned out fabulous!
Atmosphere: First and most importantly they are clean and clearly clean/​sanitize their tools. The atmosphere is pretty simple and typical — tables and massage pedi chairs, nothing special or fancy. The one nice thing is they have a TV and it is always on — which makes nail drying go by a lot faster.
Service: Everyone who works there is nice, they are very patient and take their time when they are doing your nails. This means that their manicures and pedicures typically take longer than average. My manicure this past weekend took about 35 minutes (not including drying time). So I don’t like going there when I am in a rush, but love it when I have time to relax.
Cost: A manicure is $ 12. They do not accept American Express, but do accept Mastercard and Visa.
Overall depending on who you get — they give a pretty good manicure that can last up to a week (depending on how hard you are on your hands) and good pedicures too.
Two downfalls — parking could be difficult depending on when you go (I typically just walk) and they do not have the best color selection and I find some of their polishes are old, therefore I bring my own polish when I go.
I would recommend them and will continue to go there.

I’ve had maybe a half dozen pedicures in my life. It’s a treat I allow myself every so often — and now a yearly tradition with my east coast bestie. Day one of my trip — as soon as the plane lands — breakfast and then pedicures! And this time, since she was getting hitched the very next day, I got a pedicure as well!
Every place I’ve been to has amazed me in their polishing skills. Never does a home pedicure last that long — never! But this place is a cut above the rest in some small but meaningful ways. For one, it’s walking distance from my friend (although I wouldnt reccommend it with s new polish on your tootsies). They even have more than enough staff to cover the traffic. I hate when we cant sit and vibrate at the same time and it takes twice as long. I believe they may have even sploken a little english — but mostly you chat, or of alone, you read, text or watch the tv.
The chairs are hard to figure but we had a nice massage while she scraped the barnacles off my feet (for woman). It feels clean and friendly and standardly (if not cheaply) priced at $ 35 for a mani/​pedi. I’m lloking forward to my next visit already!

If you have a big event and you are planing to get nails done here, make several appointments because they are terrible with time! I called them at 10:02 and said I am gong to be there in 5 minutes and hey agreed and said that would be great. When I got there they said we are booked come back at 12:00 — 12:15

What a find! I was looking for a place that would do a walk-​in pedicure on a late Sunday afternoon and Fantasy Nails was one of the only ones around that fit the bill. Little did I know that I was in for one of the most meticulous pedicures of my life! The technician was almost obsessive in his attention to detail: no nook or cranny of my toes or feet went unattended. For $ 25, I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. It was clean, quiet, friendly, and the result is a PERFECT pedicure. I now have a new go-​to nail place!

I went to this salon as a last minute option because my normal nail salon was closed. I needed a refill for my acrylics and a few repairs for cracks. Although I found the people to be kind and helpful, the refill was one of the worst I have ever had. The woman in an effort to get nail polish removed shaved my nail bed so close that I bled and have hardly any nail left there. The nail polish job was terrible, the shaping too much, and the acrylic was sloppy although she did spend a lot of time on me. I think this place may be fine for a simple manicure and pedicure but with hardly any collection of colors or gel options and sloppy acrylic work I will not be going back.

This place isn’t anything fancy and when I first walked in, I wasn’t quite sure… but my pedicure was AMAZING. The guy who did my nails was unreal detailed and meticulous– he did a great job. I got in right away, they were very friendly and my pedicure is beautiful. The only reason i’m not rating it 5 stars is the place could be cleaner and I got really thirsty and there wasn’t any water. but thats me just being picky. i’m a fan and will be going back.

this is the only place i will go to get my nails and toes done! Mary does a great job and is awesome at fixing mistakes on shapes of the nail. i strongly recommend going there if you want your nails to look great!

I always go to Fantasy Nails to get a pedicure and I think they do a great job! Everyone’s nice and friendly and they try to take you as quickly as they can. The young man who works there does nails the most meticulously so if you have time to spend at the salon and want some nice looking nails then request him! Also, they always give discounts to students, which is great for us in these times!

My friend has been going here for years & I can see why. I’ve gone a few times myself and I love the way they do my nails. I feel relaxed in their big comfy massage chair during a pedicure. I love that they take their time. Same goes with a manicure. They are thorough with their work. They’ve made a fan out of me & I will keep coming back.

Rushed, disorganized crew. Pedicure was ok. You get what you pay for. and they were overpriced for they quality. Lynnes Nails is much better, down across from Paper and More. Salon smelled bad due to a employee that kept rushing to the bathroom, he was obviously sick and then kept on taking costumers!!! Not to mention how unsafe it is to have a trap door to the basement, open under the polish selection.

ok, Im stuck between 2 and 3 stars. It wasnt bad, but meh, Ive experienced better.
Ive gone twice now, once was decent but the the other was sub par. I get gel nails, and the first time I went I got the woman there… not sure of her name. as always, they dont speak clear english. Anyway, the woman did a decent job, she took a LONG time though, didnt really seem to know how to gels but I was satisfied with the end result. The second time I got the guy. I do not recommend him. I hate how my nails came out. I went in for a fill and he filed the crap out of my nails till there were no nails left. They are all crooked and the paint is thick. Horrible job.
The place isnt the newest or cleanest but the first set of nails was the best Ive got in the area so far…
Id go back, just make sure you get the woman, and because she is the only one, make sure you make an appointment.

I’ve been in quite a few times since my original review, and unfortunately I think my first time I got lucky. Mary is definitely great, but I am usually stuck with someone else. The older woman who works there a lot, or the younger guy, both of whom suck pretty bad.
If you’re going to go here, I would recommend calling ahead and getting an appointment with Mary, to avoid getting stuck with the less-​qualified techs. Good luck!

I cannot rave enough about Mary at Fantasy Nails. While I’ve had perfectly nice and thorough pedicures from other nail technicians here, Mary takes so much time to be sure that my feet are as smooth and clean and perfect as can be. She is spectacularly gentle and thorough about when I’ve had ingrown toenails.
And I don’t know what this place does differently when they polish, but I can easily get 3 – 4 weeks out of a pedicure without more than a single chip when I smash my sandaled foot against something. I even had a pedicure last this long despite a week at the beach with my toes digging in sand all day!
The prices are affordable and I always am happy to tip Mary and her amazing arm muscles (all that pumicing! all that scrubbing! all that gentle but firm removal of roughness!).

Like Erin B., I was surprised at the reviews I’m seeing.
Is there a TV? Nope. Do I want or need one? Notsomuch.
What I do want: Nice-​looking nails, relaxing pedi, shamefully shallow and tawdry magazines I’d only ever buy at an airport newsstand, and a really comfy massage chair to chillax in while my feet are snipped, scraped, sloughed, sanded, and slathered to within an inch of their lives, then shellacked with polish that will stand up to the rigors of using public transportation while wearing flip-​flops and last me 3 – 4 weeks.
That’s what I get here.
The prices are great; a mani&pedi will run about $ 40 with tip. Sometimes they even have a little candy dish out for patrons to nibble while waiting for their polish to dry (though I must admit… it’s a bit tricky to get the treats out of the wrappers without smudging your nails!).
They’re ALWAYS friendly. Even when a surly customer was getting on everyone’s last damn nerve, the staff had a smile for walk-​in customers. During really busy times, I’ve heard profuse apologies and effusive gratitude for customers’ patience while waiting up to 30 minutes.
Again, I’m *baffled* about any low ratings for this place. I have YET to suffer a bad experience here, and I’ve gone probably 9 times yearly for 2 years.
Grab lunch at Za, walk down to Fantasy Nails for a mani&pedi, and then stroll over to The Capitol for a movie. What better way could one possibly spend a low-​key, relaxing Saturday afternoon?