King’s Salon and Spa

I rarely give nail salons a shout because it bores me, quite frankly. Id much rather discuss anything OTHER than an activity where I am forced to sit still at length and pretend I dig it. I HATE GETTING MY NAILS AND TOES DONE! LOL I only do it because I like the result, but my ADHD usually finds this process to be EXCRUCIATING! :)
Having gotten that outta my system, this lil place out in the boonies of Silver Spring, deserves a shout for one technician. Sara. Ive gone to hundreds of nail shops, had scads of nail techs and believe me when I say it is hard to find a tech that can replicate all the cool crap you all see on pinterest or the latest Real Housewife, LOL but Sara can pretty much duplicate any design you bring her, and well. She amazed me with the ability to leap from conservative monochromatic nails for work, to the absolute latest in colorful, over the top ratchetness for my trip to the carribbean. :)
My favorite part… SHE IS SUPER FAST! I LOOOOOOOVE a nail technician that can do some kick ass nails annnd not have you sitting there for 10 years while they try to sculpt the perfect shape. I find that SOOOO frustrating. I dont want to spend more than 2 hours at a nail salon, and she manages even if she has more than one client. On top of being very sweet and extremely professional which is always nice.
Location is ANNOYING. I mean its in Colesville, (where???) …which is OUT THERE to say the least, but if you live out that way, like I do, you will be glad theyre there. All the other techs seem to get glowing reviews as well, but You cant lose with Sara for those special requests, so give her a shot.
⁴⁄₅ stars instead of 5 ONLY because of wait time on weekends v. the drive. :)

I will never be back! Just returned from a pedicure. It was the most stressful pedicure I’ve ever had. The technician who did my nails must have had little or no experience. I was bleeding in at least 2 places before she finished. And I fear she almost ground through my nail using a Dremel tool. STAY AWAY!

the owners are horrible, they don’t clean their equip and children at the salon? They encourage their employees to rush so they move on to the next customer and make more of a profit. It’s clean in some areas but the pedicure area is gross. They have broken down chairs and then don’t thoroughly clean their equipment. I personally fear getting a fungal infection with the high incidence of fungal infections, so I would hope you clean the tub and metal equip with strong disinfectant! Please don’t just rinse with water, it’s gross. Thirdly, owner brought toddler in, she couldn’t effectively run because she was chancing child around! It was not relaxing, child crying, being rushed and noticing the ill cleansing of equipment. GROSS
Employees are wonderful! So helpful and nice :) if only the owners could change!

I’m giving 3 stars because I go here for every manicure I get (which is usually 1 every 6 months).
I was in a rush to run to my college campus for something important and had to be there at 5 (and then work). When I had called beforehand, I asked how long acrylics application takes; someone had answered «20 – 25 minutes». Perfect! So I went in at 3:20pm.
I went in for acrylics (letting them know when I’d be there when I had called — they replied «sure! it’s not busy at all!») and I was greeted at the door, picked out a color and then sat down. Just keep in mind, I’m very patient and can deal with small things, and usually am not rude.
At approximately 3:45, the woman working on me had an appointment that she had ‘forgotten about’ and told me to wait a few minutes. At 4:00 someone else came to shape my nails. 15 minutes of waiting. After about 5 minutes of this other person filing my nails, I waited more.
Until 4:25. The time I should have been leaving my house to get to college. So at this point, I’m just biting my tongue and waiting for this all to be over with.
At 4:30, I ended up with the man who had taken over earlier and filed my nails. So I had to get up and move to a different station. He was very polite and amusing and we had a good conversation. He even tried different nail polishes on me and gave his opinion and cute tips. 5 stars for his service.
But all in all, I came in at 3:20 and left at 5:15. 5 minutes shy of TWO HOURS. It was ridiculous, and I had to wait essentially 45 minutes in between that all.
Although I have their business card filled up with stamps (that eventually leads to a free manicure) I can say that I will probably not be returning anytime soon just because they made me so late that I now have to pay a stupid $ 10 fee. Hell yes I’m bitter about that!
If they were busy, they could have told me when I had called. They knew when I would be there and what service I was getting — that’s what frustrates me is if I had known ahead of time it’d take a while, I would have gone in on another day to keep myself from getting late. I ended up late anyway. And then late to work.

I’ve always had a great experience with both nails and eyebrow waxing. Very sweet women that really seem to care about their service.

Will definitely be back to see Jackie! She made me feel very comfortable and at ease! Glad I stopped in… will definitely be a regular customer if service continues at this pace!

I went in for a pedicure with two other people on the weekend. Bad idea without an appointment, apparently — they only had a few people working there, and obviously couldn’t handle the amount of customers they had. They probably had every single pedicure chair taken (about nine or more), with only three ladies working on pedicures. So they would start on one person, stop, move to another, work on them for a bit, move on to another, etc. Or they would wander off to eat some food or talk on the phone and then come back. It was pretty ridiculous. I sat at the pedicure station for a good twenty minutes or more before someone started on me. Personally I would have preferred for them to have waited to start until they could devote their full attention to me, or I would have appreciated it if they had told me they were too busy to take our group without an appointment.
In the end only two people in our party ended up getting what they came in for because it took so long, and the final person just didn’t feel like waiting any longer.
I would consider going back, but I would not walk in again without an appointment. The pedicure itself was good and a decent price ($ 25), but the customer service was definitely lacking.
Also, this is my bias, but the bible quotes on the door (from «P.Salms») were kind of silly.

I love this place! The pedis are super thorough and I have never left disappointed. Mimi is the best. The staff are friendly and chatty. I gave 4 stars just because its not the best place for walk-​ins. Make an appointment because the place is pretty busy and full of regulars on the daily.

King’s Salon and Spa is great. I go to Tracy for my facials, fill-​ins, pedicures, and waxing. I call her before hand to make an appointment because she has many clients, and its so worth it! The facial was sort of painful during the extraction, but my face felt so refreshed after wards and excellent for $ 65. The fill ins are $ 15 for regular and $ 20 for french, and ever since I’ve been going here, my nails haven’t chipped. The pedicures are relaxing and thorough for $ 25. I used to go to Lynn’s Nails in Burtonsville, but they’ve changed staff and have gotten so crowded and overbooked recently that I started going to King’s Salon which had a less hectic and more serene atmosphere. My mom told me about this place and so far so good!

This place is great. I’ve been going here for years for all my «nail needs,» along with a bunch of other family members who also love this place.
The woman I get my pedicures done by is AMAZING, but sorry can’t say here name for fear that she will get even more booked up than she is now, but several of the other ladies here are not as great. There are about 3 really good nail techs who consistently do a great job and then there are the rest who just want to get through your pedicure and manicure as fast as possible which really does not bode well with the whole relaxing vibe. Easy fix: find a woman you like and stick with her! Avoid walk-​ins, schedule an appointment (even an hour before) with someone you like and there won’t be any problem.
The lady I have doing my nails always gives me AT LEAST a 20 minute foot massage without charging me any extra. Of course, I tip her well for her time. The SPA pedicures are $ 25 and the mani/​pedi is $ 35. Secret: on the back of their business card is a rewards program. Get them to initial your card every time you go to work your way up to a free manicure. But remember to ask because they WON’T tell you which is sometimes a bummer if you forget… especially if you are a regular customer like me. The feel of the salon is nice and clean and everything is up to date here. Instead of doing just a regular pedicure, they do a spa pedicure which includes bath salt in the water, exfoliate for your legs, and then an oil and lotion massage. I do not know where the «garage sale» theory came from but they have not been open for more than like 6 years and their pedicure chairs and manicure stations are very nice and not «garage sale-​y» at all. There are separate rooms for massage and facials and the hair cutting stations are on the other side of the pedicure stations. The salon could definitely use a couple new shipments of nail polish though. And they really need to stop thinning the polish out with whatever they put into the polish bottles… they will even do it right in front of you! Cheap alert!
This salon is just like any other salon in the area. Mostly Asians workers so not much conversation, though I prefer to read rather than talk, and not the best customer service because of the language barrier. Yes, I have seen techs stop to pick up their phones several times, but it has never really bothered me. I honestly would never go to a nail salon to get waxed (actually I wouldn’t do waxing at all anymore), but to each it’s own. Tip to the other reviewer — try threading instead if you want a precise brow because waxing always ends up on the thin side.
Bottom line: Nice salon for any nail service. Find a particular person you like and stick to her. Call for an appointment to avoid any wait time (which is unusual) and if at all possible bring your own polish so it lasts longer.

Wow I don’t know who wrote that one star review but I totally disagree. Tracy has done my highlights for some time now. I have had my eyebrows done there by a few different people there. And I got a bikini wax there. My mom got her eyebrows done there too and was happy with the result. the staff is very friendly, the furniture is fine — I really didn’t notice it, I have no idea what the other reviewer meant by yard sale furniture. Overall I am very happy with King Salon and especially Tracy. I went to several different salons over the years looking for someone who could get my highlights the right shade, and Tracy is the only one who can do it. It isn’t absurdly expensive like the salons in downtown Silver Spring either. I really felt the need to recommend this place especially after the other review which is clearly from someone who doesn’t go there very often like I do.
Oops, I put this under my husband’s Unilocal account. I’m Susanne.

«King’s» Salon is horrible. DO NOT GO HERE. First of all, the service is atrocious. There is never anyone at the front desk, so you just have to stand around awkwardly and try to get someone’s attention. One time, I was ignored for 10 minutes and actually left. I went back today in desperation because I didn’t feel like driving out to Columbia to go to my usual place. What a mistake. The woman totally screwed up my eyebrows. I am so pissed off. They look terrible– a 5 year old could have done a better wax job. And in the middle of waxing them, the idiot walked off to answer a phone call. Um, excuse me?! What kind of pathetic service is this? And also, the place’s décor is not attractive or relaxing the slightest. Everything looks dated and like random yard sale furniture was dragged in. Bottom line: go somewhere else for a spa experience, this place blows.