MC Nails

I went to this nail salon to get a set of acrylic nails, when I sat down I showed the lady who was doing my nails a picture of ballerina nails (aka casket nails). She did my nails so bad. They were all different shapes and they just looked terrible. When I asked them to fix my nails they gave me a nasty attitude. I would never tell anyone to go to this salon.

Got a shellac manicure and my eyebrows waxed this past weekend. My nails look beautiful and I love that they include paraffin wax in the price. However, I was telling the lady doing my nails that the last place I went to cut me and THEN SHE CUT ME — literally as I was saying that. AHH. So there I am with a bloody cuticle yet again. Not happy. She also did my eyebrows and it looked like she hardly took any hair off. I asked her to do more and she fake plucked for a second then showed me the mirror again. I was able to fix them at home, but I wasn’t super happy. Maybe I’ll return and try someone else.

I’ve been here a couple times and really enjoyed it. I got a pedi and gel mani and the technician did a fabulous job. She took her time and made sure my nails were perfect. I will definitely be going back!

Been to many nail salons but this place is still the best! Love the complimentary paraffin hot wax for pedicure and manicure! Great customer service. Will always come back to this salon.

It is 45 minutes before closing and I came in to get my thumb fixed because the acrylic broke and they were not open at all. I don’t know if business was slow today but if someone was simply coming in for a wax they still had ample time to service someone. I don’t understand why businesses close before they’re closing time this is unprofessional in my opinion.

I decided to get acrylics for the first time just to see what it was like as I normally get gel. They did a good job, was careful, and constantly asked if I liked the nail shape and all. I then got a gel layer over the acrylics. Also, the price here is cheap compared to some of the places I went to in the past. It was $ 25 for me to get a new set of acrylics.
The reason I took off one star was just because normally when I go to any nail salon, they would give me a lotion of some sort, buff my hands, and do a little massage for my hands and forearms but they didn’t do that here, for me at least, as my manicurist sped up at the end because another girl came in for a mani pedi and was waiting for him. (Also to add though, it almost took him an hour to do my nails because of the acrylics.) This was a bit important to me because I’m an avid heavy weightlifter and I constantly use chalk on my hands and it dries out my hands so I pretty much have dry man hands until I get my nails done… He also didn’t do my cuticles (I had to push them down) or tend to the peeling skin on the side of my nails. But other than that, acrylics and nails, awesome. But my hands… I’ll give them another shot next time.

I was looking for a place that included paraffin wax in their services and thanks to Unilocal,found this place! Amazing deal for regular pedi with the paraffin included $ 23, excellent customer service — will definitely come back again!
I walked in before 5pm on a Thursday with no wait, however, saw that things really picked up after 5– so get there early or make an appt if you don’t want to wait.

I need to come back here. This is my new nail spot. Amazing pedi. They paraffin, massage calves, really great attention to detail. Worth every penny.

Much love to Annie K. & Justine S. for turning me onto MC Nails so I could get right for my upcoming trip overseas! Despite already finding my HG nail salon, I decided to give this place a go because of aforementioned glowing referrals.
I walked in at 6PM on a rainy Friday evening thinking it would be pretty dead due to the weather, only to be greeted with the exact opposite; this place was popping! I got seated with Tony after 10 minutes and he promptly got right to work. Ladies, this man means business. If you’re ever on a time crunch (all my fellow mom’s, you know how it is) this is your go-​to for the quickest yet quality manicure/​full set. Unlike many other nail salons I go to, there was absolutely zero gossiping about the clients, no awkward small talk, just sweet silence with the exception of Seinfeld re-​runs in the background. In fact, Tony only interrupted my intense Seinfeld reveries to ask me how I wanted my nails shaped, how long and confirmation of the polish I chose before getting back into his zone. Within a little over 30 minutes, my nails looked fabulous and he even found time add in a soothing hand massage with respect to my time constraints. For $ 35 dollars, he did an amazing job and has made a loyal girl out of me.

My pedicure came out ok. I should have ignored the color recommendation because I hate it. He cut my toe nails way too short :(. I think it was to make them uniform. I stubbed my pinky toe he asked if I wanted an acrylic on it… is that a thing? For real? My manicure sucked. The guy who did my nails asked if I wanted to cut them as they had gotten really long. I keep my nails the same length as the acrylics. He was filing too hard with a drill thing. I asked him to please be careful with that nail and next thing I know blood is squirting everywhere. It was awful. He was nervous after that and it went downhill. My nails were different sizes, and I had to have him go back and fix them. A week later two of my acrylics cracked horizontally which also split my natural nail. I wasn’t doing heavy lifting or anything as I was on vacation that entire week.

I looooooved this place. Came here with my daughter and some of the bridesmaids for a little pampering before her big day. I got the regular pedi and gel mani. I had never had a pedi like this one before. The nail tech that I had took his time. There was no rushing here. I was massaged, exfoliated and paraffined. The mani was equally as good. My girlfriend and I tried to talk them into opening up shop in Miami but they were not having it LOL. I guess I will have to fly to Virginia more often.

$ 27 for a gel mani or $ 48 for a gel mani and regular pedi combo WITH complimentary paraffin with your service? SHUT THE FRONT DOOR.
Thanks to a recommendation from my BFF Justine S, I’ve gone to MC Nails twice so far and I’ve been impressed with the service and the quality of my nails, especially for the price! They have a wide selection of OPI Gel polishes (my favorite) in addition to other brands. The pedi includes a massage, scrub, paraffin, AND hot towel (and is only $ 23 by itself!).
The service is efficient — the nail techs keep to themselves and the side conversations are minimal. You can leave tip on credit card, but they prefer cash. The shop itself is located in the shopping center next to the Lotte in Fairfax. They even have a few designated marked spots right specifically for the nail salon right in the front, but parking has never been an issue for me. I had a pleasant experience here during both of my visits and will be coming back again!

To be perfectly honest, my first time experience here was the absolute worst. Finding out my go-​to nail technician in Falls Church was off for the day, I Unilocal’d for another nearby salon and stumbled across MC Nails. Seeing it had great reviews and was only a few minutes away, I called ahead around 5PM and they said they could take me at 5:30. Great!
Upon my arrival, a gentleman (if only I had gotten his name) attended to me and started working on my gel manicure ($ 27). It was going well, until I pointed out that he had missed a few spots when removing my old gel (which would have made my new mani bumpy/​uneven). He took care of that and carried on. It wasn’t until the very end of the manicure was when he became frustrated. I asked for a crystal or «diamond» to be placed on my ring fingers. He had thought I meant to apply a glitter top coat. When he finally realized what I meant, he placed the crystal upside down! In other words, the back was on top. Then he proceeded to apply a regular top coat as opposed to a gel one, which would make the crystal fall off. So when I pointed it out in a rather calm manner, he completely lost it and just walked away uttering words in Vietnamese. A lady came over and apologized and re-​did the finishing touches and took care of me the rest of the way.
I honestly would have never came back if it wasn’t for the lady that was so pleasant and sweet. On top of that, aside from having my nails grown out, my mani was still ON POINT even after a FULL 3 WEEKS. They also have a wide assortment of OPI gel colors. And they include a free paraffin wax treatment at the end of the gel manicure (I’m sure with the pedicures as well). Let’s be real all that for a total of $ 27? Amazing!
The service is pretty fast and they are not very chatty which I am perfectly OK with. Mind you, it’s not the fanciest place, but they get the job done. Maybe the aforementioned homeboy was having an off-​day, so I decided to give them another chance. Luckily this time I experienced no problems and left happily with my nails on FLEEK.

I love this nail salon! This salon is my go to for gel manicures. I have had several different manicurists but every single one has been wonderful. Their color selection is fantastic and they offer paraffin waxes for every mani/​pedi free of charge.
This salon also has one of the lowest gel manicure prices in this area. $ 27 for a rockin’ gel mani is unheard of in this area.

Must be a joke, right? A REAL Spa pedicure for 23 bucks? Had to find out for me self… OMG I just died and went straight to foot paddle Heaven!!!
For 23 bucks It includes a foot scrub, massage, parafin wax… Hot towel… If I didn’t have a cold I would have kissed the lady… My legs are smoother than a freshly bald headed man. YAASSS HUNTY YASSSSSSSS!!!
Ooh yeah. I did see an autoclave in the back where I was getting my hoofs did did did did

I’ve been here twice. Paraffin waxes are included with all manis and pedis, which is awesome. Pedicures (regular) are better than manicures (regular) when it comes to neatness. I saw two different people each time so I’m speaking generally. You definitely have to be someone who speaks up on what you want because they will not ask.
One thing that I did notice was that they do not use autoclave or uv lights to clean their instruments. They instead wipe the utensils with alcohol pads and then put them back in a new sealed sterile bag… I don’t think this is the proper way to do it.
Nice place, good results, interesting cleaning practices.

This place is great. They fit me in a half an hour before closing. I could tell some of them were not happy about it but neither would I if I had q irked hard all day. The guy who did my feet was awesome. He did not rush and he really took his time. My feet look great. Pedicure for $ 23 is an awesome price for working on my calluses, massage, and paraffin wax. My polish usually lasts a while too.

Not impressed with my nails here — my pedicure was beter than my manicure, but my manicure was a bit sloppy. Not as many color choices available here, but i would come back for a pedicure since it includes quite a bit in its pricing. Employees dont’ really talk to you much, but do talk amongst themselves, which personally i don’t mind but i feel like other people might mind this!

Incredibly impressed with this nail salon and prices. This is the place to go for a pedicure if you happen to be near Fairfax! Pedicures start at $ 23…but for $ 38, I had an incredibly luxurious 60-​min pedicure that included a sea-​salt scrub, many rounds of hot towels, paraffin wax, and obviously a relaxing massage chair.
I had a male doing my nails, which I typically fear because it can either hurt/​tickle or just be poor quality… but this guy was excellent!!!
The only thing to watch out for is that they didn’t ask which pedicure I wanted and automatically opted me in for the most expensive (which is only $ 38). I’m honestly glad they did, but some people may be annoyed.

I stopped here on a whim since my nails had seen better days. The reviews varied on Unilocal but I said screw it and I am glad I did. I got a basic manicure for $ 13. That is super cheap in this area! The manicure looked like it was a gel manicure per the picture I sent to my friend who lives in Canada. The manicure was done quickly and lasted about a week and half. For me that is amazing since I am the person who walks out and gets my nails ruined almost immediately
Bonus is a complimentary paffarin wax treatment.