Healthy Nails Spa

I really went to the best salon in town! I feel like i am in my nineteen. Skin looks amazing with my whole body from head to toe that are great! I was able to get this dipping powder for my nails it was pretty color. First time, and the staff did a great job. Perfect shape and we had such a nice conversation. If I have to recommend a salon it would be Healthy Nails Spa. It is healthy clean place to come too. They don’t have this chemical smell, and through out the salon it is spotless. Really worth every penny.

I debated one or two stars. But then I looked at my nails and that decided it. It doesn’t matter if the people are sweet. It doesn’t matter if I like the cleanliness and décor. What matters is that I paid $ 71 for a pedi and gel mani and there is only one nail that still looks good on the 4^th day. 6 nails have peeled off completely. The rest are lifting at the bottom.
That’s really all you need to know.

I started going here after my friend recommended. We both use Nancy and she is very nice and never rushed. They have very relaxing pedicure massage chairs that provide a variety of choices to make sure you feel better when it us time to get up. If you like your water hotter than luke warm then you must say something. I continued to use gel polish on both my fingers and toes. I noticed that the gel polish would peel from my nails. I switched to the SNS nail color method which is healthier and allows your nails to breath. However, my nail would still separate from the polish. Not too happy to find out after spending over $ 100 per visit for the last 90 days that a military discount us available — there is no sign. Some of the reviews talk about the professionalism but I have noticed otherwise. It just depends on how late some of the technicians are there. I hate when they talk loud having conversations over you or they start removing hair extensions on the floor instead of using their break room. The owner spent a lot of money to invest in having a peaceful décor for the customers to enjoy. The nail techs should treat it as a place for relaxation not as a social spot for them.

They do not know how to apply wax. Do not know what temperature is too high or hot enough and that cause some folks I know major skin irritations and burn.
Stay away. The place looks nice but they have no clue. A real sweat shop for people needing work. The manager won’t even recognize the violations of health taking place and not
Only that he would allow himself to raise his voice at any customer not happy with the service.
Do not reward unethical and disrespectful business. Go somewhere else.

I been going to Healthy nails Spa since they first open. I been going to see Kelly all the time and she is great. The only thing i was to compliant is when i call to make a appointment, the girl that the front desk is rude it seem like she didn’t even care about anything and seem like she don’t know how to work the front desk and she rude on the phone all the time i called. they used to have great front desk person that work there but they are in college. This is the second time this happened to me and being all snappy on the phone.

Had my nails done by older Amy. Everything seemed to be going well until I started feeling pain in one of my fingers because of how hard she was removing my cuticles. The area on my finger was red and painful for a couple days. When I told her about it as she did it, she said «I was just cutting your cuticle.» Overall she did an OK job, but I don’t like how she shaped some of my nails and she placed the acrylic on one of my thumbs crooked. Fast forward a couple days later, I’m in Walmart checking out, putting stuff in my cart, and one of my thumbnails broke. I’ve never had an acrylic nail break on me before so I was disappointed. I went to the salon about 10 mins later to get it fixed. Mind you, they couldn’t find the exact color that was used, yet getting all of my fingers repainted a different color would’ve been extra. Whatever. So another nail tech finds a similar color but it’s still apparent that it’s a shade darker than my original color. at that point, I didn’t care and decided that it would do until my next fill in. 2 days later, the acrylic on my other thumb broke from me moving a bottle! I’ve used acrylics off and on for years without breaking nails and now I get two broken thumbnails from this salon? Not a coincidence. I’m over over it and won’t be returning. The salon is gorgeous and well kept. The quality and customer service is a complete disappointment.

OMG. Had amazing experience. Great service options. Kim knows what she’s doing! Wish I was closer.

This has become my go-​to nail place in Alexandria. I always ask for Jenny; she does a great job. I like this place because they have awesome massage chairs, the atmosphere is pleasant, they offer coffee/​tea/​water (and, my neighbor informs me, wine, if you ask for it!), the prices are reasonable ($ 28 for a «sport» pedicure, which includes a leg massage and hot towel), it’s close to my house, and it’s never overly crowded. I recently moved to Alexandria from DC and I’m still looking for a replacement for my beloved Qwest 2, but this will do in the meantime! :)

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO GO!!! They offer great services and astounding value, for each and every customer. With each service there is no rush or hastiness. Every employee takes their time and performs lovely services with great results. Every time I have gone I receive great services and a neck and hand/​arm massage. Very comparable to other salon prices, but without a doubt, worth the money.

I love this place!!! They are super clean always friendly professional several different options for a pedicure!!!
Ask for (old) Amy — they have two Amy’s so she says ask for old Amy she is amazing!!! Takes her time! Very professional easy to communicate makes you want to come back!!!
Love this place!!!

I have been going to Amy Lieu (the older Amy — no disrespect) for years now. I live in DC but still drive to South Alexandria every 2 – 3 weeks to get my nails and toes done. Honestly, when you get compliments on how good your nails look from strangers on the metro, people at work, and friends, you know Amy Lieu is good!!! I’d highly recommend her!

This is the sister salon to color nails. All they care about is the money and offer horrible services! See my full review on the color nails page on how they called the cops on me and held me hostage. Horrible nail salon!

I love Healthy Nails Spa with all my heart. I have been coming here for a few months. Everything has been great. I actually am lazy, so I do not get to go often. I remember the last time I came here was 4 weeks ago. At this time, I had a date with my boyfriend on our anniversary. Therefore, I thought I should be beautiful a little bit. I got a gel polish with nail design and a spa pedicure. My nails had been terrible honestly. Their staff was maybe tired to solve this (I think so). My gel polish was incredible. I chose dark pink for the background of all my nails (I am a simple person) with black thin lines and black small flowers as well. The manicurist did a great job with my asking. The spa pedicure was great. I felt so relaxed and confident in order to wear high heels. I left this place with 100% satisfaction.

If you are thinking of getting your nails done here, please make alternate plans and go to their sister property Color Nails across the street. There you will get the better techs, people who will talk to you in English and try to make things better for you, and better quality work. I have learned my lesson!
I went here two and a half weeks ago and got a new set of French SNS tips done since I couldn’t get in to see my regular tech at Color Nails (the original property). The set I had done was very good and I was pleased with the work. It held up well and I had no issue with returning for my regular fill in to be done. I have been wearing SNS nails (in nothing but a French manicure) for over 4 years, so I am thoroughly versed in the technique used to put them on as well as to do a fill in or a repair.
The tech that originally put the set on was not there so I got Amy L. I was the only customer in the place at 7:15 Pm besides a lady who was getting a gel polish. There were three other techs, including one gentleman who is the «manager». When I sat down I said I wanted an SNS fill with a French again, and that I also wanted a manicure as well. Across the street this is $ 45 (keep that in mind for the rest of the review). Amy gets out foil and cotton and starts wrapping my nails. I thought this was odd as that’s only done to take nails off, but allowed her to proceed in case it was easier for her to take off the initial layer to do the fill.
Well, she goes back and does a second round this time taking some of the tips off as well. I asked her what she was doing and she said that I had to get a new set of tips every time I had a fill done because the white part would never fully come off. I said that was not true because I had been getting my nails done this way for 4 years across the street and I had never ever had to have that done. She then had the audacity to tell me I had no idea what I was talking about and that they had been doing it wrong all along. She also tried to tell me that the bubble in my thumbnail powder was because of washing my hands too much since there was a good seal on my nail. I told her that I do not wash my hands more than a normal human does, and that if this was the case all of my nails would have bubbles in them because of the seal coming up because of the grow out. I am not stupid, and this is the same excuse another person with SNS was told so beware. Lastly, even with the bubble it at worst needed to have it sanded down and started over but with the nail tip intact.
At this point, I am starting to get heated because she then starts speaking to her coworkers in Vietnamese and they one by one come over and start looking at my nails, looking at me, then again their heads. I said to Amy that I just wanted a gel manicure at that point and she said it would be $ 50. I said no way. I said just a regular manicure and she said it would still be $ 50 because she had to leave a layer of the SNS powder on my nails. I am thoroughly pissed off by this point.
The manager guy comes over and basically shrugged his shoulders and walked off. They asked me if I could pay then so they could close out. I said how much would it be and she said again it would be $ 50 even if I took off all the SNS I originally came in with (which I never wanted messed with save for the regular fill) and got plain polish. At that point I lost it and said to just take it all completely off, file them down into an oval shape, and forget everything else.
What happened? See my pics. She didn’t remove all the powder (there is still a very thin layer left on my nails) and filed them square. I told her twice that I wanted them rounded. She just rounded off the edges.
But the best part out of this (outside of her telling me the entire angry time that she’s been doing this her whole life and I must never have had a French SNS before) was when she said to me «Now you can leave your nails natural for a while and take a break.» I told her that I had no intention of taking a break since I never wanted them off in the first place and that I would very going elsewhere as soon as possible to get the service I originally came in for. She seemed pissed off then but you know what? It was nothing compared to how pissed I was.
When I stopped at the desk to check out, I was charged $ 12 for this crap. I should have said that I wasn’t going to pay, but it would hurt the rest of the people in the shop.
Needless to say I did not leave a tip nor will I be back.

Only 3 days after spending $ 15 on a manicure, my nail polish is already coming off at the tips. I was not satisfied with Vincent as a nail technician at all. He was not very thorough and seemed to rush through the entire manicure. I will not return.

The overall experience was nice with the upgraded and trendy facility. BUT every time I leave there and take a close look at paint job, it royally sucks. Very disappointed that I spent $ 55.00 including tip.

I am so disappointed by my experience today. I came in for a pedicure and full set. I was handed a list that had the lowest price pedicure listed as $ 47. In the mood to relax, I took that one. When I’m at the front waiting for my nails to dry I see a price list where they offer a $ 25 pedicure! That is so misleading!!! Very, very bad business practice. The pedicure WAS exceptional until I realized I had been fooled. It completely took away from the relaxing experience to know I had been mislead.
Then, I got jenny for my full set. It was literally the worst full set I’ve ever had. The establishment should really consider taking her to some classes because she doesn’t know how to do nails. They were shaped horribly, uneven lengths and painted horribly. She literally got nail polish on the back of my finger. When you leave a nail salon your nails should look flawless!
I just got engaged 2 weeks ago and I do NOT want to show off my hand with these nails. When a woman comes to get her nails done, it could be her birthday, the week of an engagement, her wedding, anything! Your staff needs to do a good job.
I was heartbroken when my favorite nail tech left my old salon. I’ve been on the search for a new one ever since. She used to take a brush and nail polish remover and slowly perfect the edges of my nails to make sure they were perfect! And she put lotion on my hands and a brief hand massage when it was over. THAT is good business. I guess my search for a reputable salon in the area continues! Please send me referrals. I have an upcoming wedding and I need to find a good one soon.

I’ve been here so many times… each time thinking it will surely be better than the one before. My last time here, a man named Vincent gave me a brutal pedicure. He ignored everything I said, I really tried to be nice, but after asking him to stop moving my feet for me repeatedly… I was just done. He handed me the pedicure menu and couldn’t answer any questions about it. Finally I told him I just wanted a regular pedicure. When it came time to move over to the manicure, it was just a cluster. He polished my toes with my sandals on which normally would be ok. Except these sandals have a gaint design partially obscuring one toenail… so…guess who got red polish on her white sandal? Yea.
I left before he could touch my nails. I was so angry when I left. He was by far the worst person ever. A week later, my best friend went there and she witnessed a woman leave after her pedicure after yelling at Vincent several times. So at least it wasn’t just me, it was him. Ugh, just stay away. they’re terrible. And I see a ton of good reviews but I have no once from the first time to the last been impressed. I’ve had a variety of services. There is one man (not Vincent) who does a more thorough job and seems to listen to customers and if I had to go and all the other places in northern virginia were closed, I’d ask for him.

Really loved the atmosphere and the massage chairs! They have a 10% military discount and did a great job getting all my cuticles. I went with a friend — they did a great job keeping us together to get our girl talk in. I was asked quite a few times for different upgrades, but overall a great experience!

Dear Best Nails Design Salon,
I have to tell you something that no text message could properly convey.
I cheated on you today.
I am ashamed of myself for even thinking about it all these months, but then I took the most awful of all actions and actually did it!
I won’t make excuses, Healthy Nail Spa didn’t do anything to lure me in. They’ve had the same Grand Opening sign there for a while and I passed by unfazed. But then something piqued my interest.
Other Unilocalers were interested in her. I read their reviews and I couldn’t help but feel a yearning, a burning desire to experience what they had talked about.
I went in reluctantly but she held me in her embrace. She did things you have never done for me. She gave me free green tea and asked about my day. She was all dolled up with her fancy lighting from Ikea and updated décor, silky partition curtains included. She was even dressed for the holiday with a full xmas tree in toe. And glass bowls to put my feet in that change the water color every few seconds? Harlet!
When she sent a minion to massage my feet, I tried to resist but the newer massage chairs with additional features were so comfortable. And her hot towel machine was so… hot. *blushes*
It gives me goosebumps now just thinking about it. She didn’t even take me to a strange back room to do that thing we do… you know the thing… with my eyebrows? No, she had no shame when she offered me a completely in the open chair and while it was quick, there’s still some things she can’t do better than you.
I’ve paid the price for sleeping with the enemy, a price a little higher than yours but I promise baby, it was just for the experience. It didn’t mean anything.
But I was thinking? Maybe we we can slow down a bit and see other people?
Always yours when I want to save money,
Lendsey