Aqua Day Spa And Nails

Had some free time in Charleston and decided to get my eyebrows done one evening. After looking up reviews, I decided to check this place out. I’m glad I did! They took me back right away and the prices were SO reasonable. I left loving my new eyebrows. The Esthetician who did my eyebrows was also a delight!

Needed a gel change and only had a small window to sneak away from the family group in for a wedding. I looked up Unilocal reviews and made my way to this spa. It was large, full of friendly people and they took me right away. There was a spot up front for my friend to wait. I probably would have walked right by if not for Unilocal.Reviews to the rescue again.

Friendly people, quik service for a walk in. But my pedicure missed a few things… no salts in rhe water, no soap or scrubbing agent on the pumice stone and no scraper for the heals. My manicure was also lacking. My hands were never soaked and i got knickd whule my cuticles were being cut.

Wonderful pedicures! I come ever two weeks faithfully and always receive the best service! All of the staff is very welcoming and friendly, I would recommend this place to anyone!

Rita could not have been more lovely! We came in for pedicures, and I got a gel manicure. Aqua was recommended by our hotel. The staff was super friendly and while we didn’t partake, wine was available and generously poured. Everyone was friendly. The chairs were amazing. Rita did a beautiful job in my nails and toes and was kind and personal. Would most definitely be back and recommend to anyone!

Stopped by for waxing and found the service to be quick, reasonably priced and friendly. The facility was clean and soft music played in the background. Would make a return visit if service needed.

This is the only place I’ll go in Charleston for a mani pedi!

Walked in for a manicure the other week. I had to walk all the way to the back because there was no one at the reception area. One girl yelled to the back «hey Tony, you’re next!». I should have left then. Got a really bad gel manicure with sketchy polish (the kind that turns yellowish after about an hour) for $ 35. Cuticles are trashed. Yuck. So, Tony says to me «you know, we do hair?»…ummm, no, not mine you don’t…as I look to the «hair area» and see nasty hair on the floor that was never swept and one of those big old containers of blue liquid with foosty combs in it (Does anyone even use them anymore?). In a word: sketchy

Had a wonderful experience for my mani pedi with Vandy. She was extremely friendly, great service and working her way through college. I will definitely be back to give her my business again and you should ask for her as well!

In town for a conference in July, walked in unscheduled and was greeted immediately with prompt warmth. Victor completed a gel nail manicure and it was beautifully done. Thank you for services and I recommend to anyone.

Nice staff the owner cares a lot. I had a lot of questions about what the best thing to do was because I’m attending a wedding but will need new sets in 2 weeks she was very willing and able to answer all of my questions but the man who gave me a pedicure said I had funny looking toes. He rushed through my acrylic set and told me the dirt under my nails was there from before… I thought a manicure included that for $ 50

I didn’t actually stay for services, because this place smelled soooooo bad, like stale cigarette smoke. I noticed later that there was a hookah bar next door, so that is likely the culprit. And maybe this is just part of Charleston — I noticed stale-​smoke-​smell there a lot more than other places I’ve visited. But it was overpowering. And although this place was cute and clean and the people were nice, I honestly couldn’t take the smell.

What a spa! I love the fact that you can get virtually everything done here at reasonable prices, great service, and an innovative «menu» of services. We will be making Aqua a regular place for relaxing &refreshing.

Very accommodating to our large bridal party but the bride got a «creepy» message and no ones nails looked that good. The bride (the most important one!!) couldn’t wait for her message to be over. The man messaging her told her inappropriate stories about picking up ladies at the bar and messages with happy endings. The prices were average but the quality was below average. My nails all have air bubbles and are not well shaped. I am very displeased with the day overall. I would not return or recommend to any bridal parties

I have never felt so uncomfortable in a nail salon in my life. This expirence was horrible. I have been here multiple times and it was weird but this time I was appalled. I got a pedicure and a gel polish change. While the woman was doing my pedicure she put aluminum foil and accitone on my nails to remove the polish. 15 min into the pedicure my fingers started to throb with pain. It got to the point where it was unbearable. I finally asked if I could take off the aluminum foil and she got VERY angry with me. She basically yelled at me and told me that I was the only one who has ever said it hurt and that if I can’t handle it I should stick with normal polish. I got mad and explained to her it wasn’t her fault but it just hurt and she got soooo defensive. I also had a rip in one of my nails and she became so angry with that and told me that this was the only way to take the polish off. She was so mean and I’m sure it made everyone in the salon uncomfortable. Aqua nails just lost my buissness.

A quick, decent place to get a pedi from my experience. There’s not usually a wait for walk-​ins on weekday afternoons, which is when I tend to go in for a pedicure. The location is super central at Calhoun & King, so it’s easy to pop into Aqua while running errands, etc.
I usually get the Sea Salt Pedicure ($ 35), and I’m usually quite satisfied with the results. No one is overly talkative there, which I actually prefer, though I do recommend being very vocal about what you want in terms of «spend more time on the heels, please!» ETC.
The salon itself offers more than just mani-​pedis, though I’ve never tried any other services.

We made a reservation for 9 people two week prior to arrival. When we got there they were a little busy, but no big deal. They allowed us to set up snacks and champagne which was very nice. When we sat down for the mani pedis they were very short, most of the pedicures were under 30 minutes some under 20! It was VERY short and we felt very rushed, especially for paying 40 bucks for a pedicure!!! The nail techs also kept speaking with the reception attendants in front of customers ensuring they get paid, which is very understandable however very unprofessional. When I spoke with the manager she apologized, we had already received a 10% discount for being a group so I didn’t expect more of a discount but they tried to charge us extra for using glitter nail polish which I refused to pay for. I won’t use them again.

Not bad, not fantastic. It’s been a while since I was there so to be honest, the experience is not super fresh in my mind. There wasn’t anything bad about it, but it did not make much of an impression. It’s nicer than the super cheap places that stink of nail chemicals, but certainly not a Spa environment.

I got an eyebrow wax and my face has been breaking out where it was waxed for two weeks. The price was decent, $ 12. I wouldn’t return because instead of poorly groomed eyebrows now I have bumps and breakouts. Skip it.
The place is next door to a cigar and smoking shop and the smell has permeated the walls into the salon. I can’t imagine being in the salon longer than the couple minutes my wax took to complete. Not a pleasant environment.

Look no further! This is a great place! We are traveling and I am so dependent on Unilocal reviews to guide me to good places at reasonable prices. I have had some bad experiences but not this time! Thanks to the two previous reviewers I gave this spot a try and am so happy I did. $ 30 for a great pedicure by Hee, but I watched the other techs too and they were all doing great jobs! When they ask you what you’d like to drink I suggest you ask for the white wine! It was very good and a generous pour! Thanks for getting me exactly what I needed for an afternoon refurbishing! (Very clean salon and I had no wait. Couldn’t ask for anything more.)