Worst pedicure I've had in awhile! Totally worth making turn at light to go to KNails. Much better pedicure at the same price

I walked in today bc I had time between Dr's appointments and Kim gave me the most marvelous pedicure and I returned after my last appointment and Vivian did a fabulous job on my nails. Very satisfied and will be back. read more

June 26, 2024 Called 2:22 drove from Food Lion 4 minutes Picked out polish, used restroom, Pedicure she barely pushed back cuticles! She painted my toenails with my flip flops on my feet. The polish does not even cover the entire nail. Oh, and she did not dry the bottom of my feet before putting my shoes on! She put the top coat on my toenails when I was sitting at the table where she was doing my manicure. She literally was hunched under the table half lying in the floor while doing so. When she was about to start putting the polish on my fingernails I told her there was dirt under my nails. She completely ignored me and continued to put the polish on my nails. She sent me over to the table with the fans for drying nails. After sitting there a few minutes she came over to put a topcoat on my fingernails. After sitting about 12 minutes ask the nail tech closet to me if I was ok to leave. He said "just be careful. Regular nail polish is only for toes not fingernails. Gel polish is for fingernails." What the ???? 2:26 arrived 2:59 pm under dryer 3:13 was in my car Also wanted to note how miserable and unpleasant my nail tech was. The man tech was sitting there picking his nose! How disgusting! I didn't want to go to this salon due to the bad experience the last 2 times I went there, but I had to get a mani pedi today. I WILL NEVER GO TO THIS SALON AGAIN! Three strikes you are out!!! read more

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I have been coming here for the last 2 years for Dip manicures. I have never had a bad manicure!Tien and Vivian are both fantastic!! Most importantly to me is that the equipment is sterile, after had my nails be destroyed by a fungus from a Different salon, they have brought my nails back to a healthy state! I have also had quite a few beautiful and relaxing pedicures. I highly recommend VA nails!! read more

Vivian is awesome. She is extremely talented and creative. She always has an idea for a design and gives me honest feedback about colors I choose in case they don't go together. She freehands her designs and can do just about anything you can imagine. Not only is she extremely talented, she's also a sweetheart to talk to. You can tell she truly loves her clients and her profession. The rest of the staff is warm and welcoming as well. They are extremely hard workers and so good at what they do. I love seeing everyone every 2 weeks when I go in. read more

VA Nails - My nails from today 5/30/21 - Nail Salons Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

don't go here! sign states walks in welcome. I walked in at 3 pm on a Wednesday and asked if there was time for a pedicure and they told me no there wasnt- there were maybe 3 people in the salon and 4.5 hours left of their day. I'll take ALL my money elsewhere! read more

I've been going here for a while, I switched over after having horrible experiences at other nail salons. Nha is the only one who does acrylics there (that's I've seen). He does an amazing job despite having many clients. Nha does an excellent job shaping acrylics! The sets he does have lasted me up to 4 weeks, I removed them because they weren't as pretty grown out (which is normal). If I hadn't taken them off they would've lasted even more! I called 1 hour before to see if they had availability and Nha was happy to take us in. It was 3 FULL SETS, he worked so well and in such an organized manner. Me and my friends were THRILLED!! We will always feel comfortable coming here, it's not like many other salons where it may be awkward at times. Definitely recommend (acrylics)!! I'm not so sure about other things (waxing, gel manicure, pedicure, and etc) because I have yet to get them done. I usually only do acrylics. read more

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Went in to get a pedicure and relax for a mommy break. After the last few salons I have been too I didn't have high hopes for this being great either. I went in as a walk in and they asked if I could wait about 30 minutes so I said sure, I was a walk in after all and they were busy. Man am I glad I waited. Mai sat me in her chair, everything was clean and nice and she set me up with the massage chair and a menu to decide what I wanted. I went with the jelly stress relief pedicure and it was THE BEST PEDICURE OF MY LIFE. The relaxing soak, multiple massages on my legs and feet, gel polish (extra charge which I knew and was fine with before hand), scraping my feet, sugar scrub with a lime, salt scrub, lotions, hot stone massage, paraffin mask for my feet, hot towels... I was in heaven. They even gave me white wine! I considered moving in at this point . They were all friendly, Mai was excellent and never rushed a single part. Normally I leave a salon having felt rushed, with at least one cut on my foot and rarely the calluses fully removed. I left HERE feeling like I was walking on a cloud. Calluses gone, not one single knick, and she took her time and care. This is definitely my new go to salon. I'm only upset I didn't realize they were there sooner! read more

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The lady rushed on my nails. This was my fourth time going and I really wanted to find a nail salon. It is also very difficult to schedule a reoccurring appointment. I also got my toes done and I asked the lady to take off the acrylic toe nail she said not it's fine. Needless to say my feet looked the same as they did when I walked in; they just got wet. Rhons read more

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Great SNS dip powder manicures. Legit stayed on for a month! Wide selections of colors too. Pedicure was okay, nice massage but took too long for a bad paint application. I'd go back! read more

VA Nails - Powder dip manicure - Nail Salons Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

I had the dip nail service performed; nails came out too thick and they put too many layers of the powder on. They patched a section of the nail with additional gel and that gel did not have any color. I asked before leaving to file a section of my nail because it the gel was stuck to my skin. Got home and filed my nails again due to the gel being too think and areas stuck to my skin. I asked they complete this but their English is poor. I did have a pedicure and I tried to tell the man 2 times I had an ingrown toe nail. He interrupted me and said to put my foot in the water. I will never return to this place and I am not picky! I found them to be rude, lack of skill and poor English to interpret my requests for various nail services. read more

I went there yesterday to get my nails done the nail tech was pretty good but she nicked me when she was filing my nails then she put glue on the On the cut I don't know what that was all about there was some powder dip left on my fingers so she put the acetone on there to get it off what's that wasn't much of a big deal but I don't like Nicks and cuts on my fingers when you file in them but all in all it wasn't too bad the price wasn't too bad and I normally tip well so will I be back I haven't decided yet read more

It seems like this place is hit or miss in terms of how good your services are. Everyone raves about Candy, but I am not a make an appointment type of gal. I tend to come in when I find some free time so the majority of the time I get my nails done by Jimmy and it works out fine. I do acrylic with gel and he is very good. One time I came in while he was on vacation and I figured I would try SNS dip. Horrible. Absolutely horrible. My nails broke off, they were uneven, it was a MESS. I'm sure some of it was the nail tech, but damn, I just can't bring myself to try it again. Sometimes on Saturday I bring my 5 year old with me as we are running errands, everyone is always nice to her, never minds that she is tagging along. read more

I went here yesterday for a pedicure and a pink and white full set. Let me start by saying I stopped the man and told him not to finish, that I was done and just wanted to leave, unfinished nails and all. Yeah, it was that bad. I had my pedicure first. A really nice, gentle, older woman started my pedicure...sugar scrub, paraffin wax, hot towels, hot stones, all the relaxing stuff. She did a nice job; no complaints here. While this was going on a younger man came to my side and started buffing my nails and putting the acrylic on. I couldn't really enjoy the pedicure because he was pulling my arms around and had me reach my right arm across my body to do that hand. Then he took over to trim my toe nails, trim my cuticles, and paint my toe nails. I check out my hands and they looked awful! The whites were very uneven and some of the white in the corners of my nails were pulled way too far back on my nails. I tried to tell myself they weren't finished and to exercise some patience. The man cut my big toe not once, but twice while he was roughly trimming my cuticles. I'm a shy person and don't really like to complain about things, so I'm thinking to myself "what am I going to do"? I had made up my mind that I would let him finish my nails and then I would just go home and paint over top of them myself since they looked so uneven and poorly done. I didn't even make it that far... He started buffing down the acrylic and the next thing I know I'm pulling my hand back with pain. He took a chunk of my skin out of the tip of my finger with the dremel buffer tool thingy! And let me tell you, it hurt! I took my hands away from him and told him not to worry about finishing, that I was done, and just wanted to leave. This is not typical of me, but I had had enough. He cut my toe twice, took a chunk out of my finger, and my nails looked like a toddler did them. Needless to say, I will not be returning here. read more

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I am visiting family and decided to spend my Christmas money to get a pedicure as well as acrylic nails. I have wanted specific acrylic nails for months now, I have a reference picture that I showed to the nail tech. The pedicure was $45 which was overpriced for what I got. When I got my acrylic nails done, the menue said that they would be $28. after the nail tech had already started doing my nails, he informed me that it would be an additional $10 for the gel that he was putting on top. That would bring the total to $38, right? Wrong! I paid $95 in total for those two things. i regret tipping 20% for this poor job done. My biggest issue though, is the fact that the acrylic nails were done extremely poorly. Before hand, my cuticles were not trimmed and all that was done for my natural nails were cut. I explained multiple times how I wanted my nails to look as well as showing a specific reference picture due to the fact that I wanted that exact shape as well as length. I was under the impression that I would receive what I was asking for as the nail tech was very confident in what he was doing. When it was time to shape though, he said that it was impossible to get the pointness that I wanted. The nails that I wanted were more of a teardrop shape with a more extreme slant to the tip.I do not want to include the photo due to the fact that it does not belong to me but I assure you that it was shown multiple times and that I wanted those exact nails but in black. he kept telling me that it was possible until it was time to shape them, like I said, and then he said that it was impossible to do. I know it's very possible though because there are pictures of those exact nails all over Instagram. the acrylic was also done very poorly in general. it is bumpy and not anywhere close to my cuticle. they look grown out and ugly even though they're a day old. My apologies if there are any grammatical errors in this review, but I am using text to speech due to the fact that my nail just broke after having them for one day. I will be returning tomorrow to hopefully get my nails fixed so that they are what I wanted them to be. I would never recommend this place and the only reason I went was because I was uninformed and it was the only nail salon open on New Year's. read more

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When you pay $45 and you expect to get your cuticles cut...the whole kit and caboodle and he barely gets the paint on right...you know it's a disaster. I would say 1 star out of 5 at best. The old guy barely did the job he just went through the motions. He did not even cut my cuticles. The paint is not even on the entire toes! Unbelievable bad. I only tipped $5 and that was because I felt bad. read more

Never again! I'm not big on negative reviews. Yet I refuse to not leave one this time. I've been sick and was looking forward to getting a pedicure. I get them regularly and due to illness was overdue. These pictures are after 40 mins of drying! Polish is bubbling and sliding off. Girl who did them left to have lunch. It was Not worth arguing with people who will pretend to not understand. So I left and will never be back here. If not dry in an hour I'll just take the polish off. :-( read more

VA Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

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The lady who owns the place is very friendly and outgoing. I got the regular pedicure and it turned out great I would recommend Candy to do your nails she is very nice and carful and did a all around great job read more

If I could write this review and give 0 or negative stars I would. I went here and asked for a full set. Yong was friendly and made conversation, he started my nails doing an untraditional acrylic set... I didn't complain I went with it because I was in a rush and my nails looked thinner than normal acrylic so I was happy. In the first week 2 nails had come off. I went back for a fill in sooner than normal again no biggie. Yong again did my nails the same way (SNS) I left satisfied. After a week I noticed a dark spot under my nail... a fungus. I went in and showed Candy that after 6 days 4 of my nails were lifted from the cuticle area and the spot under my nail. She redid all of my nails, she was super nice about it. I will not be returning here. My sister who came in with me the second visit also got a fungus under her nail. I'm going to assume that the dipping of nails into the same SNS isn't sanitary but my sister had shellac.... I had a bad experience a year or so ago when they did my eyelashes and wish I hadn't gone back. Don't do the individual lash extensions either. She used the glue on my lashes to make them stick to the fake ones... so as they came off they took my real lashes with them. read more

I wish I could give zero stars. Horrible customer service!! Went in for eyebrow wax and lady didn't want to do them because I wanted them thin!! It was my first and last time!! I regret going in or calling!! Extremely rude!! read more

Very odd experience. Everyone was sick, should have stayed home. Although I understand needing to work, at least they could have worn masks. Thought it strange that no one was there on a Saturday. Felt like everyone knew something I didn't. Only went because of location, due to the errands that I still need to complete. Don't anticipate going back. read more

Very unfriendly atmosphere. I called prior to a service and was quoted an incorrect price. I believe this was just to get me to come in. When I mentioned it to the nail tech he rushed through painting my nails and slammed my wallet and keys down next to the nail dryer. Not to mention how many times the tech used the F word prior to me mentioning the lied quoted price. He also told me I could go somewhere else and that place wouldn't do nails as good as him. Very unprofessional. Don't waste your precious time or money here. read more

Bad technique, rushed, not professional. Will not return. Dirty. Took a family member, we made appointments, didn't matter.

I was very pleased with the spa pedi I received - my legs and feet have not felt this good in a while. I got the White Tea Scrub with the paraffin dip. One word sums it up: Heavenly! Although my mom and I were amongst the last to come in before close, Tony took his time - the treatment never felt rushed. Additionally, he was a very pleasant conversationalist. read more

My friend and I came in to get our nails done, they took forever and filed the hell out of them and within a day all of my nails were chipped and one broke and fell off. I called in the next day to get them re-done and they told us to come in, when we got there they gave us rude looks and were purposely making us wait forever so we left. We came back an hour later and they were being rude to my friend and I saying things like "it's your fault they are chipped" and "it's not my problem" , then when I told the owner that I can over hear him being rude to her she proceeded to start laughing and talk trash in their native language and didn't care, and then the OWNER said AND I QUOTE "you can go somewhere else" so all in all if anyone reads this DO NOT GO HERE, SPEND YOUR MONEY ELSEWHERE! read more

SO RUDE! Went in with my sister to get our nails done. When we went in there was absolutely NO customers. There was a worker sitting in the floor playing with a dog and another sitting in a chair with headphones in. She asked what we wanted and I said I needed a fill and she asked us to come back later..... like wtf. There were no customers and they weren't doing anything but sitting on there asses. No wonder where were no customers. Would not recommend them at all!!!! read more

Let me preface this by saying this is the best pedicure I've ever received. The manicure on the other hand... The polish was put on in super thick layers. Not even a full day after my manicure, the polish has majorly chipped off on six of my nails. Absolutely ridiculous. The redeeming factor is that after going back the next day to point out the crappy manicure, they re-did the entire thing for free. The second manicure stayed put for much longer. read more

VA Nails - Manicure after less than 24 hours. - Nail Salons Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

i went here to get my nails done last minute because my regular nail salon was all booked. i liked my nails but they guy who did them was passive aggressive for no reason and was keep on making rude remarks. i told him explicitly what i wanted an exact picture of it, but he kept saying the regular nail polish is bad and so on. he did coffin nails when i asked for square nails. he cut my pinky and it was bleeding and hurting a lot and all he said was "you're fine". he also was making fun of how much dead skin was coming off my friend when they did the pedicure (which was so rude). honestly i didn't like how he treated me and the nails were not what i asked for but they were close enough. i still payed $70 for acrylics and pedicure. read more

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Got a pedicure. Took care feet. Fantastic. Going back soon. The people are very nice and helpful. Great place b read more

VA Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

So the only reason I find myself coming here is because I can't get in anywhere else (I end up procrastinating and not making an appointment at my regular place) The staff is not very friendly, I find one lady extremely unfriendly- she is an American nail tech and very cold. read more

The location appeared clean and nicely decorated. I was welcomed and sat quickly for a pedicure. Unfortunately an elderly man completed my pedicure and did a very rushed, terrible job. I will have to go home and fix all of the mistakes. Beware of who you may receive there. read more

I travel all over the country and have had services at many salons. This is hands down the best pedicure that I have ever received. Very well priced and the staff is super friendly and professional. This will definitely be my new go to place! read more

What a lovely place! Open on New Years Day. My daughter and I went for some girl time! Service from beginning to end was fantastic!!! Will recommend to everyone read more

I went here late at night. I got the shellac manicure. The service was great. The gentleman that helped me was very kind, and they fit me in last minute. He took his time, and it looked really good. HOWEVER, the shellac polish does NOT last two weeks as it's supposed to. I go to Holly's nails, and my manicure I got on April 14th is still in perfect condition with no chips. I won't return, because it seems like they use cheap products. read more

Weird place. Theres a dog running around & they only do dip powder nails, which I absolutely hate. Didn't hate the experience but don't think i'd go back. read more

Update: So I did go back, and Candy really helped me out. She always had a smile on her face (unlike the guy), she was very understanding of the error that happened, and she really knows what she is doing. If you come here ask for her, her work is wonderful! read more

This was one of the worst pedicures that I have ever had. Yun was rude and really seemed like he didn't want to even be there. He didn't use nail clippers to cut my nails and only 1/2 of them were even shortened. I tried to ask him twice to cut them to "at least" even length and he just stared at me and proceeded to talk to his co-worker about me and all three turned and looked at me and laughed. I have never written a yelp review in my life, but I felt it necessary because of he service I received. read more

The didn't do my nails like they were supposed to, I had to fix them when I got home (reshape them and clean) I was rushed through and the guy was on his phone the whole time. I was the only costumer in the salon hike the other nail technician was sitting in a chair seriously picking his nose. I will never go back. read more

The little Vietnamese girl who did my nails and brow waxing here was very polite and did a fantastic job. I was a little irked when I first arrived because the owner (manager?) was standing outside smoking and turned to go back in just as I approached the door. He walked in first and didn't hold the door for me, allowing it to slam in my face. After I was finished and was paying the girl, I gave her a tip which she placed in her pocket. I was shocked when the owner/manager came storming up, screaming at her in Vietnamese. He reached into her pocket and took the tip away from her! After he left, I asked the girl why he had done that and she seemed afraid to say anything. I wouldn't go back... Not because they don't do a good job, but because the owner obviously has no respect for women. read more

I've been going to VA nails for over a year and I always have Candy do my nails. She does a great job and I never walk out disappointed. Everyone is friendly however there is one new nail tech who I watched today pull a hand brush out of the disinfectant jar on the sink, scrub his shoes with it then put it back in the jar! Totally grossed out!!! Who does that??!!!! As soon I told Candy she jumped up pulled it out of the jar and threw it away. I will still go there to have Candy do my nails because she's great. So 5 stars for Candy 0 stars for the new male tech! read more