Charming Charlie – National Harbor

A cute, amply sized boutique with great prices! Charming Charlie features a wide variety of costume jewelry as well as scarves and women’s clothing items and other accessories, which I found to be very reasonably priced. When I went on Sunday, August 23, they were having a two-​for-​one sale on all clearance jewelry. I didn’t have much time but hope to go back and purchase very soon.

This CC is the closest one to where I live and I was really disappointed. I feel that this one is pretty small compared to the other stores that I have been to in the NOVA area.
There is a parking garage immediately around the corner from this store and you don’t have to walk very far, but you do have to pay. My sole reason for coming here was to check out the CC and I ended up paying $ 3 for 20 minutes. The store is very clean and they have some wonderful window displays. I was looking for fun, gold bracelets or earrings and I was surprised that they have a very limited selection. There are a lot of gold necklaces and rings, but only 2 small table racks of earrings. I was also looking for hot pink accessories and they didn’t really have a section with this color.
Overall, this store has great, affordable prices. They do have a variety of options and I love how they separate the jewelry by color. Between paying so much for a short period of time and the store not having what I was looking for, my experience was okay.

This place is adorable! This is my go to place for last minute accessories to add to my outfits. They have everything from hair accessories to purses to all sorts of jewelry. I really like how they arrange their inventory by color. It helps with finding the right piece of jewelry or purse that I need in a hurry. One lovely plus is that if you don’t have a nice outfit to go along with all the fun accessories you just bought, they also sell clothes!

Rude greeting from the staff, who I later found out was the manager Sarah. I went in in bilateral cast from an accident I had a week ago. The only person to come up and help me was the girl tending the register Jessica while the manager and another employee set chitchatting at the front of the store. My friend who suggested we shop there is a resident and has brought her miniature Chihuahua, well behaved mind you, in the store on numerous occasions without any problems. My friend was holding my bags because both my arms were broken. When we walked in with Paco on a leash we were instructed that we had to carry him around because they «don’t want his paw prints on the floor» meanwhile everyone walking in off the street with their flip-​flops etc. were tracking in dirt more than any Chihuahua paw print ever could. Then the watch that my friend had previously purchased there had broken. She asked of she could return it bought another similar watch got home and it was broken as soon as she tried it in less than 10 minutes later at her home.
Five points for Jessica rickets, zero points for Sarah and the other employee she was chitchatting with… For we were there to shop and they missed out on some very good revenue! Lesson to be learned be very nice to your customers!

What’s not to love?! I adore accessories… they have a lot in different colors… and styles. Very affordable. I can’t wait to go back!

Great prices, good customer service at this location, and the store was organized nicely. Be back soon!

You are overwhelmed by Welcome to Charming Charlies when you first walk in. Not once was I asked while looking around If i needed some assistance in picking anything out. This place is great just too much of nothing. I never find what I am looking for because it is like a color overload, an explosion of candy colored metal. No thanks.

I’ve meaning to get to a Charming Charlie for at least a year and am so excited that I finally visited!
Charming Charlie offers inexpensive accessories and clothing, all arranged by color. Everything is fairly on-​trend and easy to shop. My favorite items were the handbags and necklaces. I think that earring and bracelet wise, you can definitely do better elsewhere, though for a little bit more money. Also, their tech accessories and mirrors are quite cute. There’s a sale section, which is nice, and a section in back for more formal (think wedding attendee or prom) jewelry.
There’s definitely some cons: Staff was friendly, though a bit unknowledgeable and super hard to find. So I’m not thrilled with that. Location is lame. But overall, especially given the price, I’m looking forward to returning.

This is the perfect place to find something for your aunt, mom, or granny. Or this could be a quite little place for women my age to find a piece that’s not like any of my homegirls. I’ve been here a few times and always find something cute but a little overpriced. Nonetheless, great place to get gifts for women in your life who love accessories.

It was a former boss of mine (think Devil wears Prada… only it was Walmart) who despite her evil had introduced me to the world that is Charming Charlie. Ladies, think Claires but bigger and better! Organized by color, you can great costume jewelry and accessories for CHEAP! aka No one would guess how cheap it is.
I’ve always come here when I was looking for something special and end up walking out with that PLUS some fun stuff because I thought it was cute (so caution).

First time ever at a Charming Charlie store. Just had to go in and check it out just by hearing the name. It was a nice size store and well stocked with lots to look at.
You need time to look so plan for that. Go into shopping mode as you enter the store. It is organized by colors. I headed to the purple section. My favorite color. They had rings, watches, clothing, etc all in great shades of purple.
I thought the prices were reasonable. Not high quality stuff but buying a little more and putting it all together you will have such a great look. I bought a watch and several necklaces that included ear rings that were hanging on the 50% off rack. My friends all found things to buy including some bracelets, scarf and vest. The colors were bright and the store just seemed to sparkle with all the blinge on some of the jewelry.
We had a dinner reservation so had to leave the store but went back again. It was just fun looking through everything. I wish one of these stores were closer to my home… I would be there quite often.

An overwhelmingly amazing store! Accessories make me smile. You can really get lost in this store, not because of the size of it, but because of all of the possibilities! I love how everything is organized by color, and how they have clothing items around the store, sandals, flats, heels, belts, a wedding section, just awesome! I went on Saturday to find a piece to complete my outfit, and ended up spending more than I anticipated, no worries it was my birthday. :)
I had some family stay at the harbor and my sis n law had never been so we decided to go on Sunday after lunch. Of course I found some more pieces, and spent another half hour, almost hour looking at accessories! Woman problems.
I think some of the clothing items are a little overpriced, but I’m pretty sure if it’s cute enough I’ll buy it. Grown woman problems.
I will definitely stop in again when I am in the area.

SO happy the opened up in the Harbor! High fashion, low prices! Everyone is bananas over this Pandora jewelry, but you can find pieces just as chic here for half the price

This is a nice store! I have been to several Charming Charlie’s in my day, and this is probably one of the smaller stores I’ve seen in comparison to the rest. Don’t get me wrong this is a very spacious store with a huge assortment of girly goods that are sectioned off by color and clothing.
Today on my mini excursion I bought a necklace on sale for $ 3.99 and two pairs of earrings for $ 6. Most items in the store range from as low as $ 6 for earrings up to $ 40 on select clothing items. The clothing merchandise is good quality stuff and won’t disintegrate in the washer after a couple of washes. I should also mention they only go up to a LARGE. I am a ¹⁶⁄₁₈ depending on which brand and I can pull off some of their tops. It really is hit or miss. Every other girl under the size 16 you’re free to roam with luck in store for you.
Staff here are very friendly, sometimes dismissive and unknowledgeable — but it can be easy to look past since a lot of them are fresh out of high school. They greet you as you walk in and as you leave. The cashiers are nice too and aren’t pushy. If you do not want to sign up for their ‘bonus card’, let them know up front and they won’t try a different sales pitch to coax you in. Trust me, I have learned that system.
Good store for good costume jewelry and clothes! My only warning — to the guys — if you come in here, do not expect to leave in under 30 minutes.

On an outing to National Harbor I was in the midst of battling the MOST disrespectful wind I have ever encountered. As I was fighting off the wind demons, I was approaching Charming Charlie. Through the window I saw a very pretty bracelet and decided this was the perfect place for refuge. The store is quite sizable. Bigger than it looks from outside and very nice items inside. Everything is organized by color. My only qualm is that it seems a bit overpriced. That, however, will not stop me from returning. I wish they had an online store!

Cheap, Chic, and Unique. I love this place because it’s organized so well by color and style. They have a «pink» section, a «gold» section, a «yellow» section… you get the point. What’s great about CC is the variety and the amount of products they have… they are an accessories store and they do it so well – they offer so many different purses, clutches, earrings, watches and the like that I don’t know how someone can enter this place and NOT find anything to buy.
I love the fact that nearly of all their products are unique and one-​of-​a-​kind. Sure, they’re not handmade, but they carry things that you won’t find in Forever21. Every pair of earrings or bag I’ve gotten from here received major compliments because people are amazed by how original the pieces are!
They are always having sales and great deals… I love the fact that I come by and get a lot of things without feeling like I’m breaking the bank. Also the quality is superb for the price, I personally haven’t experienced anything break from here.
Customer Service is A1, I love the location… I love CC! Come here and you won’t be disappointed.

The best way to describe this place is as less crappy, slightly less cheap Forever 21. There was a TON of stuff and I was incredibly overwhelmed with so much stuff. Everything was organized by color, which I like. The clothes and bags all looked particularly awful but there were a bunch of cute scarves and costume jewelry. I didn’t buy anything because, frankly, I packed way too much shit for a 3 day conference and didn’t really need anything extra.
You can’t order anything from their website but they have a couple other locations in the area, so I might try the Gaithersburg one at some point.

This is really a two-​star place, but because I left my Swarovski shopping bag with an expensive necklace in it on some random countertop and found it 20 minutes later still unmolested and un-​removed, three stars.
Organized by color. There are some clothes. Hideous bags. Decent scarves. I’m wild about acrylic (clear) bangles and somehow they only have ever had one, but it doesn’t matter. Everyone can find something here. The question is, will you wear it?
There is some spell-​casting going on in this store. You walk in, get giddy, deny that all of this stuff is crap and because it’s so cheap you end up spending $ 50 on it all. Perfect example. Last time I went it, after 30 minutes of browsing, I decided that I wanted to start rocking those atrocious headbands with birds and feathers and shit on them. Mostly because I haven’t colored my hair in six months and have been wearing it up in a messy bun, partly because of Sex and the City (the movie) and partly because of the Charming Charlie spell.
So I bought like six headbands, each uglier than the next. After deciding I was into these headbands I honed my fetish further by needing to go for the Indian chief look; I only would buy headbands with feathers that stuck straight up.
Stuff I bought from here that I don’t wear:
Red and black bangle.
Some purple shit.
Some aqua shit.
Cream-​colored tee with a ruffle or flower on front – not sure which. I never wear cream. Or ruffles, really.
Five Indian chief-​esque headbands.
Stuff I bought from here and wear:
Two silver-​colored charm bracelets.
One acrylic bracelet.
One Indian chief headband.
Not really sure where this review is going. I don’t have a point. I guess that’s not really a bad batting average. Just keep your wits about you.

For someone like me, a dude, to give this place 4 stars – which I don’t just give to places all willy nilly – it says something about this National Harbor accessories store. The thing is, there is nothing for men in here. They kind of have these unisex watches, but it’s way too close to call and people might think you’re wearing your girlfriend’s watch. Yet your girlfriend could enjoy shopping in a store like this, provided she’s not too snooty. And she’s not snooty. Don’t ask me how I know. The accessories prices go from reasonable to pricey, which is a lot better than what I initially expected – pricey to unreasonable. I thought the staff was very friendly and were always around when my little sister or mom needed them. Good stuff.

I popped in here being intrigued by the alliteration in the store’s name and was completely overwhelmed and, i hate to say it, downright charmed!
This store sells jewelry, purses, and shoes in the largest selection I have ever seen. Each table is completely covered in rings, bracelets, necklaces, and jewelry. If you ever have difficulty finding the perfect piece of jewelry to go with an outfit, this is your place. The prices average around $ 10 per piece. Granted, the quality isn’t Tiffany’s, but it sure is above the typical cheap accessories places you will find at a shopping mall. They also have shoes and higher quality purses available.