This is a review for a gel manicure and pedicure service with Jenny on a Sunday around 4:20 pm…read more I recently moved to the area and wanted to find a place to get my nails done. I saw Star Nails during a trip to Giant and decided to bookmark it on Yelp despite an okay rating. I called ahead to see what time they close (5 pm) and decided that I would make it just in time for a pedicure. When I got there, I had my temperature taken, had to sign a waiver for COVID, and use hand sanitizer before using the pen - all precautionary steps I really appreciate. I did not have to wait to be seated in the pedicure station. Jenny started working on my feet right after I picked a color. The pedicure is what you would expect at any nail salon, but Jenny took the time to make sure my nail beds were cut and shaped. Jenny took care of the two ingrown toenails I had on each big toe. Not going to lie, it hurt. I didn't ask for it but appreciated that she went ahead and took care of it. *If you don't want this type of service, then tell them in advance.* I don't know how long my toes are going to last since it was a basic pedi, but I like the way they look. My toes took about 35-40 minutes to finish so I decided to do a gel manicure after double-checking that it was still okay since they were going to close soon. Jenny also did my hands and I love them! After I finally picked a color she did both hands in probably 30 minutes. I was out the door by 5:30ish. I didn't think it was too expensive: standard pedicure and gel manicure was $64 (without tip). I will definitely be coming back but will probably try a gel pedicure to ensure it's long-lasting. I will update my review to share how long both of these last! Hands: DNC DC 136 Geranium Pink Toes: OPI Put It In Neutral Update: 8 days later and they still look great - see pics.

A $45 FILL-IN COST ME $74. Plain gel acrylic. No designs, no nail art, no French tips, no chrome,…read moreno gems, no special shape, no massage, no scrub, no spa treatment, nothing upgraded or elaborate. This was a basic acrylic fill for short nails with one solid color. What they called a "manicure" consisted of a quick soak in plain water, pushing back cuticles, & trimming. No cuticle remover, no conditioner, no treatment. Cuticles trimmed was called a manicure and it cost $15! Not $10, but $15! GONE IS COMPREHENSIVE FILL IN: I have been getting acrylic nails since 1990, and a fill-in has always meant maintaining the nails you already have: filling the grown-out area, shortening, shaping, filing cleaning up the cuticles, dealing with lifted or deterioration of acrylic. You went in for a fill, they maintained the nails, and you paid for a fill.One service, one price. Star Nails has taken it apart and sells you the pieces. THE ADD-ONS. $15 to clip my cuticles, which they call a "manicure" -- a soak in plain water and clippers, no remover, no conditioner, no massage. In thirty-six years I have never been charged separately to have a "manicure" with acrylic filling. $5 to clip the ends shorter, which took two seconds. $9 in "repairs" at $3 a nail: two were broken, and the third was acrylic that had aged, which happens and was historically repaired inclusively. That is $29 on top of a $45 service, a 64.4% additional charge, and nobody mentioned any of it until I was at the register. THE RECEIPT DOES NOT ITEMIZE IT. One number, $74.00, and nothing else. I had to ask an employee what I had just paid for and write the breakdown on the slip myself: $45 + $15 +$5 + $9. That is my handwriting in the attached photo. THE PRICE BOARD IS NOT A PRICE LIST. All 27 items end in "& up," and the bottom says prices may vary. It is an opening bid, not a price. Those are starting numbers, not prices. The board says a fill starts at $40. Mine started at $45. So what did the posted $40 actually tell me? Nothing. When every number can go up, no ceiling is stated, and the salon decides what your particular service costs, the number on the board is meaningless as a price -- if not outright misleading to the customer standing there reading it. WHAT $74 BOUGHT. This might be easier to swallow if the finished work were exceptional. It was not. Photos attached. 1. Look at the acrylic from the end of the thumb back toward the cuticle!!! Instead of following the natural contour of the nail, the acrylic rises into a dome, like a hat perched on a head. This is exactly why I have to remind them every visit not to make the acrylic too thick. If I do not monitor it, the nails can come out bulky, gloppy, and unnatural-looking. That should not require customer supervision. 2. Then look at the polish!!It runs onto my skin at the cuticle and past the sidewalls while failing to cover the nail evenly. The color is streaky and thin through areas of the nail, patchy toward the tips, and smeared rather than cleanly applied. There is no crisp edge. These are short nails with one solid opaque color. No design. No French tip. No nail art. No chrome. No special shape. Nothing technically complicated. This is about as basic as acrylic nails get, and the basic application itself is sloppy. That is what makes the $74 number so ridiculous. This was not $74 because I chose elaborate artwork, long sculpted nails, specialty products, or some luxury treatment. It was $74 manipulated. BRING A COAT. It was 79 degrees outside. I dressed for this place on purpose, layers and a heavy jacket, and shivered for ninety minutes. You cannot warm yourself up in there, because your hands are pinned in front of you the whole time. The hand rest under the lamp was ice cold. Her solution was to point a fan at me. THE CAMERAS ARE CREEPY. Front, back, center. -- cameras everywhere. Maybe they are there to monitor the employees. Maybe they are there for security. Either way, yuck. Sitting there for ninety minutes with your hands occupied while cameras are pointed toward the service area does not feel relaxing or welcoming. It feels intrusive. THE ONE GOOD THING. Their nails last longer than anywhere else I have gone. That is real. Durability does not outweight the negatives or make $74 for basic short acrylic nails with one plain color worth it. It does not make carving a fill into a series of extra charges worth it. It does not make a non-itemized receipt, thick acrylic, polish on my skin, uneven coverage, or ninety minutes of shivering worth it. Thirty-six years. A fill-in used to mean a fill-in. Summary: Between the sloppy coloring, sloppy shaping, miserable cold, nickel-and-dime pricing, and the need to monitor the work myself, the entire experience felt less like a salon appointment and more like something I simply had to endure until it was over. And after paying $74 for basic, short, one-color acrylic nails that still came out sloppy, I left feeling robbed.

Called 10 min ahead and did a walk in for 3 pedicures (mom, sis and me). The nail salon was clean…read moreand big! Everything looked updated and spa chairs were nice. The nail tech's seated us quickly for a foot soak. I only got two of the ladies names, Ellen and Nancy and they were both wonderful! They were so kind and gave us lovely pedicures. We would definitely come back again.

Grace Nails has apparently permanently closed...with no warning, or further info provided!…read more I have been a client of Nancy for years, so fortunately I had her cell number. When I texted her for my next appt, she told me that she & Jade are now at Deja Vu Nails & Spa in Burtonsville. She is hoping that those without her phone number will find her there.

I was a walk-in here recently for a pedicure and had a great experience!…read more Although there was a bit of a wait, the folks here allowed me to hang out and enjoy a chair massage in the pedicure chair unil a nail tech was available to take me. When one became available, she came right over and was friendly, thorough and quick. There was a little miscommunication in nail shape, but once we got on the same page she happily revisited the one or two nails that I wasn't totally satisfied with and made the minor adjustments. Overall, very nice place that is clean, accepts walk-ins and can get you in and out pretty quickly. If I'm ever in this area in the future, I'll definitely drop by again!

I've lived across the street from this nail salon for many years but I never went inside. I finally…read moredecided to get a pedicure here. I really appreciate that they still offer a basic pedicure for $30 because I didn't need all the luxurious extras this time around. What I received was indeed a basic pedicure, and my feet are the better for it. It was a weekday morning so I was able to walk in and only wait 15 minutes. Be aware that they do charge a 3% fee if you use a credit card, but for me it only amounted to .90 cents.

I love my nails ! An older Asian male did my full set of nails and a full set pedicure, he did…read moreamazing ! So sweet and took his time did not rush, I need to know his name to book again !! Loveeeeee, took about an hour each.

I have been going to Khoi since 2018, and I can honestly say he is the best! I've been a loyal…read moreclient for years because he does absolutely fantastic nails every single time. His attention to detail and skill are unmatched. I also wanted to share how beautiful the salon looks right now! The New Year decorations are stunning and make the whole experience feel so special and festive. If you are looking for a talented professional who truly cares about his work, I highly recommend booking with Khoi!

I have a schedule appointment but when I show up, the business is locked and no one is answering…read morethe phone. I also showed up 10 minutes before my appointment and no one is here.

I adore this place and am almost hesitant to leave a positive review. The ladies here were kind and…read moreput in a lot of effort to make sure my pedicure was perfect. The place is impeccably clean and peaceful. I have decided that this will be my go-to nail salon from now on. If you visit, ask for Michelle - she is fabulous!

Stopped by one evening cause I really needed to get a full set and even though they were about to…read moreclose, Helen still took me. Thought that was awesome of her. She does a fantastic job and I'm always getting compliments because they look like my real nails. My go to shop now since it's nearby and even tho she prefers appointments, walking in doesn't mean you'll be waiting long. Def give Helen a try! Fyi- I haven't gone to anyone else there so can't speak for them.

I come to Peter's Perfect Nails every so often for my full set of acrylics. The ladies there are…read morevery kind and always fit me in for my last-minute bookings. Their prices are inexpensive compared to some of the salons around the area! There are a few flaws in terms of the final look of the nail, but nothing horrific. if you point it out they would gladly fix it for you.

Hanna always gives me a great cut and color and is reasonably priced! I have come to her salon for…read morealmost 3 years now

Went in to get my hair curled for homecoming, curls fell out in less than an hour. She mad snarky…read morecomments on the length of my hair throughout the appointment. Would not recommend

Pedicure only. Good job! We communicated using the Google translate app! Le was very good natured…read moreand did a nice job.

Friendly, but no hot water for my pedicure. Daughter got a mani, I'll wait for my services. It is…read moreclean and well organized, but can't really evaluate services.

I can't say enough about this place. I love the service and Monica is the best ( I haven't tried…read moreanybody else but I don't need to). The vibe is always so chill and relaxing. There are Inspires all over. Locations much closer to home but they don't have Monica!!

I thought for a very long time about writing this review, but the way I was treated my last visit…read morewas appalling, disrespectful, uncomfortable being as though I have come to this location for almost a year and have spent tons of money here and tipped my nail tech very nicely every single time. My nail tech was Jenny, and she is great at what she does, truly one of the best. But I noticed the last three visits she was treating me a little different, her attitude was a little rude which I picked up on, mind you I did nothing different than the usual. So I kept quiet, paid and left. But the last visit was disgusting! I am always on time for my appointments, always and I come early because I valued her, her time and her work. When I got there she was running late, no problem because I understand that happens. But the second I sat down, about 4 of her coworkers and boss kept asking if she would be done by 2 pm. They asked so many times out loud across the room that I started feeling uncomfortable. So I directly asked her if she had to leave at 2 and she said yes because I have another customer. And I told her all you had to do was communicate to me that today was too busy and if I could come another day and would have with no problem. But you were late for my appointment and now make me feel uncomfortable when I was early and on time, that's not fair. So then I got so irritated with how rude everyone was that when she was putting oil on my cuticles I told her I would put my own lotion on the car and got up. So then I got to pay, their system started acting up. Mind you I swiped my card three times. The second time it charged me but I was told it did not even though I showed on my phone that it did! I was told that it was pending and would reverse back to my card in 24 hours because they did not see it in their system. So the manager made me swipe my card again! And she told me I could not leave with out swiping my card again, so basically forcing me to pay twice even though I had proof it was already charged. So I swiped again for the mere fact that she was not about to sit there and try to make me look like an aggressor because she was trying to play games with me like I was a fool. So I wait 24 hours, did the money go back in my account, NOPE! So I called to speak to her about my service and being charged twice and she made it seem like I was a problem and that all I was getting done was my nails today so my nail tech did not need to take time with me. I was like excuse me, I have spent so much money in this salon. So basically I went back into the salon in 48 hours to get my refund because the money never reversed back into my account. So she basically robbed me and tried to make me feel like I was wrong because I did not want to pay twice! The employees here do not see how nasty they can be to certain ppl, they pick and choose who they want to disrespect and they pick and choose when they want to be disrespectful. I will never in my life spend my hard earned money in this disgusting place ever again. And the manager should be ashamed! When they are wrong they do not even apologize they make you feel like you are the problem. You are not human here, you're just a dollar bill.