Fantasy Nails & Spa

rude, terrible service. cut nails all uneven. color options are poor. wish I could find a better place in the neighborhood.

I forgot to never come here again. Once in a blue moon I luck out and get a good nail tech here. The more likely scenario is I get stuck with someone staring into space, or talking on their phone. I watch as a lady nearby gets a lovely pedicure with a great 5 – 10 minute massage, while my foot gets patted three times then painted. Booooooo for inconsistency.

Mon-​Wed they have a $ 15 full set special! Well if you get a full set with gel it’s $ 35!!! that’s ridiculously insane I’d understand charging extra for gel but $ 20 extra!!! The nail tech «Wafa“was very nice & she did a good job but I can go some place else for less. Lalus in Wheaton is best but today they were super short staffed.

Just had a pedicure, but it was very well done. They listen to what you want and provide a menu of options, which I’ve never seen before at a salon. It’s clean, the staff is friendly, and the chairs are comfy. Price was right too.

Really nice people. Great work. Great prices. Modest décor. Love this place!!!

I have been coming here for years for my nails. They have Essie and OPI Polish and all of their technicians are awesome. There is rarely a wait because they have soooo many employees. They just got new pedicure chairs which is pretty awesome. Also, m-​w, they only charge $ 25 for a mani plus pedi. Regular price is $ 30 for both.

I feel like I’ve finally found my go to nail salon. It’s clean, folks are friendly, and my nail stylist, Angel, is awesome! Her level of detail makes me feel good and confident in the outcome. I made an appointment to return in two weeks (went last weekend) and if the 2^nd time goes well, then I have a keeper. This has been a long and arduous journey.

I went to this place for three years straight, at least every two weeks. But stopped going because on one occasion one of the ladies that work there told my friend the must rude thing EVER. A friend of mine that I would always go do my nails with had picked out a bright beautiful red for her nails and the girl that worked there told my friend that «she should pick another color because she was too dark skin for that red». I was in shock that she said that and so was my friend, since we were regular clients they’ve always treated us so nicely in the past. I just felt so uncomfortable going back. Now I’m looking for a new place to do my nails near my house :/

I moved to silver spring 2 years ago and tried 2 different nail salons before this one. Best one I’ve come across, at first it was just because they gave me a shoulder massage with my mani.
1 year ago I moved to DC and I am still traveling to silver spring (~40 mins) to this salon and I REGULARLY get my nails done. Before you call me crazy, I went to the salons near me. DISAPPOINTED EVERY TIME kicking myself for not coming here and sticking with what I know. I almost felt like I was having an affair. That’s how strongly I feel about this place and how this is seriously THEE best nail salon in the DC area.
I don’t request a certain person because all of them do a decent job and I always leave happy and relieved that I don’t have to fix anything myself or go weeks with a messed up manicure.
I always go with shellac or gel mani and I get a regular pedi. They keep up with all the current colors and always help me decide what I should get next based on my last decision. The people make an effort to get to know you.
So if you’re looking for a salon, you found it. Come here. Yes make an appt if it’s peak hours (bc this place is busy bc they are amazing) and bring cash for tips. Seriously, I know what I’m talking about.

They do good, quick, reasonable work here. I’ve been coming in regularly for years for manicures, pedicures, and eyebrow waxing. Every person I’ve worked with was competent and friendly.

I have a decent manicure but my experience with Linda was very disappointing, especially because I used other Unilocal recommendations. It may have been a bad day for her but she was short and aloft. She did not want me to look for other polish nor help. When she did help, she looked annoyed. Also, when she was doing my nails it was hurting so I pulled my hand back and I said 3 times it is hurting all while she ignored me and continued to grab my hand with the same intensity. I am confident that she spoke about me in her native language. Despite my nails looking nice, her attitude, impatience and energy did not work for me as a paying customer. I always give tips, I just could not do it today,
There is beautiful woman who does wonderful looking neck massages. Prices was good but customer service and kindness was lacking.

I hate my manicure. I told the artist while I was still in her chair because I think it would be unfair to give her a poor review without giving her a chance to fix it. The polish around my cuticles is jagged and when I asked her to fix it she laughed at me. She also painted my pinky toe on the skin and she was ushering me to the manicure station without cleaning that either. When I asked her to clean the extra polish off my pinky she laughed as well. She had an attitude for the rest of the manicure and kept talking to her friend in a whisper. Will never come back here again.

Did a great job with manicure and gel polish. I’m going back but to get my nails! I miss them! !

Shady business practices! Came in for a fill on a full set I had done somewhere else two weeks prior. I had two nails that needed repair. The tech insisted on replacing the full set because he said it would only be $ 5 more, making my total for the nails $ 25. He barely spoke english so I said fine whatever. Then he starts hard selling the gel polish. I had just had a pedicure done (which was average) and I told him I didn’t think the gel was worth the $ 20 extra dollars. He said he would give me the gel polish for free since I was getting a new set. I still wanted the regular color because I wanted my toes to match my nails. He said he would find a gel for me and match it. I said fine because I was tired of arguing and it seemed like a good deal.
Nail service is complete and he hits me with a $ 70 bill! I asked him what the charge was for and it was for the gel. I was furious. He sat there and then tried to say he never said he was throwing in the gel polish for free. I paid the money rather than standing there and arguing. No one got a tip and I will be sure to never return. Just awful! The place is also dirty looking. The leather on my pedicure chair was falling apart and the floor looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in weeks.

Yesterday, I called to make an appointment for 7 pm with Lynn. I was told that was no problem, but if I could arrive at 6:45 pm that would be better. I arrived at 6:45 pm as requested. I’ll admit I was enticed by the Monday — Wednesday deal of $ 25 for a regular mani/​pedi.
When I walked into the nail shop, no one asked me if I needed help. I signed my name in their log and walked over to the nail colors (a decent, but not extensive selection), picked one, and sat down. Fifteen minutes later, I still hadn’t been asked if I needed help. I went up to the first nail tech I saw and let her know that I had made an appointment with Lynn at 7 pm and that I wanted to find her. She let me know that she was Lynn, but that she was already working on two customers (I assume they were walk-​ins). Had someone asked me if I needed help 15 minutes prior, she would have known that her 7 pm appointment was already there waiting for her! Needless to say, she asked me if another tech could service me. Clearly, I didn’t have a choice.
Kim did my pedi and my gel mani. She was nice, and she did a decent job, which I appreciated (and the reason why this review is two stars and not one star). However, when I showed her the photos of the different designs I wanted for my mani, she said that my nails weren’t long enough for one of the designs (which made complete sense, so I agreed), but she didn’t try any of the other designs (which were VERY simple). This was my first time getting shellac on my nails, so I wanted it to look cute and that just didn’t happen.
In the end, I paid $ 55 (I was quoted $ 45 for a gel mani/​regular pedi when I called to make my appointment). Also, note that they only accept tips in cash. I paid my bill and said thank you and went on my way. I’m disappointed more than anything. I know people who frequent this nail shop and have always said good things. My experience, however, was very different. I will not be back.

Look, this is your standard cheap nail salon. They have about 10 pedicure chairs (with massage built in), and a slew of tables for manicures and pedicures. It’s your standard procedure — walk in, tell the person at the desk what you want, and pick out your color (s). I think my nails look just fine leaving here — no need to go anywhere fancier!
They’re often a bit busy, but because they’re on the large side, I rarely have to wait. They have a decent selection of nail polish, with a lot of OPI and Essie colors — although they often aren’t arranged in a great way.
The great thing here is the Mon — Wed deal: a manicure and pedicure for $ 25. Insane!
i would agree with other reviewers that I wish they smoothed out my feet a bit more during pedicures — the bottoms often still seem a bit rough and tough afterwards. The staff also isn’t super personable, but I find that to be the case in nearly all nail salons.
The salon also does waxing — they’ll do eyebrow waxes in the open in the back of the giant nail-​polishing room, and everything else in a private back room. It’s a little weird to watch people get their eyebrows done, though, and I don’t think I’d want mine done (although for some reason I’m okay with getting mine threaded in the middle of a mall… so not sure why this seems so weird to me).
Generally the staff doesn’t try hard to up-​sale you (i.e. getting a special pedicure), but they do often ask me if I want my eyebrows done, which can be a little off-​putting, especially when I think they look good! Whatever. They do look good. So there.
They also don’t have any quick-​drying spray that some nail salons have, so you have do just sit and wait the old-​fashioned way (or get a gel manicure).
I’ve been here probably close to 10 times and will keep on coming back — that $ 25 deal is just too good to miss.

I just left today fantasy nail salon and my experience was awesome. My nail tech was the very sweet and funny khôi (koi). I got the point style Nails (nude, good, cheetah print) they look amazing. He also did my eyebrows, they never looked better. Khôi also catered to my sister and I never seen her eyebrows look better and the line work of her nails is lovely!
Now, I took off one star only for my pedi!
I like them to smooth out my foot a little bit more then they did. The girl who did it barely did anything to them. She was sweet and kind so that was okay.

I LOVE this nail salon!
They do waxes, mani & pedis, massages and facials. My mom, grandmother, and I used to always go get mani pedis together there and the women always remembered us. They took special care of my 95 year old grandma and always made her feel so loved and pampered. I like how when you get a mani pedi, they will still do your manicure while you are on the massage chair for your pedicure.
I’ve gotten eyebrow, lip and bikini waxes from here and they all went very well!
I’ve had a good and a bad massage from here. I think usually they give great massages and the time I got the bad one, I believe their regular mousses were not in because the woman who did mine barely put any pressure on me and kept me fully clothed. The other massage I had was excellent and I should have gotten her name!
This is my go to nail salon :)

Came here on a Saturday afternoon, obviously, place was packed but I was seated right away without an appointment. Score! Treated myself a regular pedicure and gel manicure (natural nails). Place is really nice and clean. I noticed that they use fresh still-​in-​plastic nail tools (brush, nail file etc.) for every customer that gets a pedi. The staff are friendly, they’ll have a short conversation with you but most of them converse in their own language. Really don’t mind since I’m not a talker myself. I believe my tech’s name was Lini or Lena, well, she’s great and really paid attention when cutting /​filing /​painting my nails.
The reason why they lost one star is because I felt the gel manicure process was a bit rushed and not enough time for my nails to dry. I was right because when I was outside in the sunshine, I noticed a small section on my right index finger and left thumb, that was not dried out completely so the section felt and looked matted out (if you know what I mean). I got home and put a top coat on it.
I paid $ 55 total (not including tip) for a regular pedi and gel mani. I’ll be back for their $ 25 mani/​pedi deal!

Thank goodness for Fantasy Nails. I don’t know what I would’ve done.
So here’s what happened.
I went to this awful place in Columbia, MD. It’s so awful that I’ve been avoiding the review. Writing 1 or 2 star reviews bother me. In so many different ways. Guilt, embarrassment, and a general sense of b*tchiness blend together and create this monster who is very, very mean. However, it’s time.
I came here to fix the mess the other salon created. Mess isn’t even the correct word. Atrocity is more like it.
Then Kelly comes to the rescue. She patiently soaked off those hideous talons and replaced them with a perfectly polished manicure. Seriously. My hands look beautiful right now. I’m so happy that I could scream from the roof how awesome they are.
It took her 30 minutes from start to finish. I’m definitely coming back, and if I plan on getting shellac again it’ll be here. The woman next to me had it and her nails were perfect.
Thank you, wonderful salon :)