REX Day Spa

I LOVE this place. Ever since I switched to Rex my nails and cuticles have been healthier than ever. Not to mention the gel mani actually lasts the full two weeks. All the nail technicians are great, Helen did my gel mani today. Oh and they have the BEST color selection!

I’ve been coming here for a few years since my nail tech at another salon left. I tried a few local places until Unilocal brought me here. I’ve always left very happy with the look of my fingers and toes, and waxing services have been good. I’ve had my nails done by almost all the techs and they all do a really nice job. Everyone is friendly and helpful.
The salon is clean and peaceful and the new pedicure chairs are fantastic!
Parking can be hit or miss, so best to try and come first thing when they open, or later in the afternoon.
They do take walk-​ins, but I always make an appointment to ensure a spot. =)

My go to place for a gel manicure :) I have been consistently going here every 2 weeks for the past 2 years and have never had a bad gel mani. They always have the latest OPI gel colors and everyone is very friendly!

Sometimes the manager can be rude! And not very professional. Some of the staff lack proper training. I won’t be going back!

My nails look gooood!
1. Lot cheaper than other places in chantilly, fairfax and alexandria. $ 50 for mani/​pedi!
2. Not to sound bad… they actually speak english and engage in conversation. At least my girl did and so did a few others.
3. Give great advice and they don’t rip you off. I have had my fair share of bs.
4. Verrry busy… best time to come are mornings right when they open and after 2pm.
5. There 3 types of nail polish– regular (chips easily –3days top if you wet your hands a lot) hybrid (chips in 7 days… vinylx. so far it’s working!) & gel/​shillac last about 2 weeks.
6. Great Service and clean. Tell them everything and they will listen. Water too hot, say it. Your skin sensitive? Tell them! Don’t be afraid to kindly say stuff. They are there to serve you. =)
Cons
Parking is not the best
My commute is far but worth the trip so far.

I went here because of all the great reviews. I got a gel manicure and it started to peel off two days later. I was eventually able to peel off all ten nails within a few days. Complete waste of money. I will never go back.

This place has become my go to place in the area. I have never left disappointed. Make an appointment here… It’s busy but they fit you in. The place is clean, friendly and make great suggestions with colors. I have tried different nail technicians in the shop and they all have done a nice job. As for waxing… I was impressed! My brows were shaped well and even.
As for pricing, they are pretty reasonable.

I found rex spa back in January 2014 when I moved to the virginia area from NJ. Now coming from the east coat which has the best nail artists around, I couldn’t find one here that was comparable… But Helen is really meticulous and does pretty much what I ask for.
If you’re looking for great gel manicure at a great price this is the place! Like I said I am very particular with my gel nail art and she delivers every time! You can’t beat the service or the price. I’ve tried other places just to see if they were as good or better, and had horrible experiences and had to pay almost double for a plain gel manicure!
This is a great find! Now if I can just find a hair stylist as good as my NY stylist I’d be ecstatic!

Not happy with the hygiene. Will not be going back.

Sad to have to downgrade my review. It has been awhile since I have been back and things have definitely changed for the worse…
1. Nail polish selection seems old, they don’t have the newest colors or any Essie products anymore
2. Staff is very abrasive/​rude. They yelled for me to sign in before I had reached the counter, then kept rushing me to pick a color (I was the only customer there at the time)
3. They were extremely rough on my toe nails. More rough than last year and she made my toe bleed — after I winced she laughed and then skipped the rest of my toes
4. Instead of wrapping my feet in a hot towel like they used to, she just grabbed a warm wash cloth and quickly wiped my feet down
5. She kept rushing through and would get distracted by talking to her coworkers which is why she cut my skin
The positives are that the price is still only $ 25 for a pedicure and they give a decent leg massage during the pedi. Sadly, I won’t be returning.

I come here regularly every two weeks and never went to the same person however this one new girl in particular named Lilly, certainly went above and beyond for me and perfected my request beautifully. Foot/​leg massage was THE BEST. She got my nail design perfect and to the T. I’ll be seeing her every other Sundays now (:

It was the most amazing experience I had!!! the place is clean a little outdated comparing to a high end spa. but it’s all about the service and the work done to meet your expectation… I would definitely recommend it and go again or maybe take a trip from NJ to VA to get my mani/​pedi and facial done it’s worth it. P. S great prices and friendly staff

3.5 star rating– Good price, great service, ample parking, and nicely located next to Elevation Burger. The only thing keeping this place from 4 – 5 stars? My pedi chair didn’t have the massage feature :(This is one of the things you look forward to while getting a pedi. However, not enough to deter me!

I love the techs here, especially Tina and Ann. They both do a fanstastic job. You can request appointments and they are always accomodating. Their prices are very reasonable, especially for the shellac manicure. Parking is limited and the décor is a little outdated, but dont let that stop you from coming in!

I like Rex. So do a lot of other people, because whenever I go, (even during the day during my lunch because I work next door) they are always busy.
Reasonable prices, nice techs, always do a good job. I’m a fan.

This is my favorite place for manis/​pedis in NoVa. Hands down. The staff is fantastic — friendly and competent. I’ve been going here for about 5 years, and came at the recommendation of my mother who is a «regular». Like the other regulars, she enjoys great perks. The staff greets everyone they can by name. There is also a rack of individual pedicure kits for those that come regularly — very nice perk!
I can’t say enough about how great the service is. The massage element of the manicures and pedicures never disappoints. The polish always lasts a long time, which is important. And the friendly staff is a joy.

I am a regular here and Tina is fantastic. The salon is clean and well kept. Their services are detailed and very reasonably priced. The $ 25 gel manicures… you can’t find a better price in this area and the quality is top-​notch. They are flawless and mine last 3 – 4 weeks (very busy work schedule). Everyone is very friendly and welcoming.
If you’re looking for a salon to call «home» this was it for me.

**3.5 stars**
My roommate and friend is a regular here and was awesome enough to bring me along for a birthday treat — a Spa Pedicure!!!
I would like to note that my actual spa pedicure was AH-​mazing! The sweet smelling bath salts, multiple foot/​leg messages, and hot towel treatment left me feeling great. My toes were painted pretty well. I wish she was a tad more gentle when digging underneath my nails though.
I think the biggest problem with this visit was due to the fact that our nail techs weren’t the most friendly of them all. They spent the majority of our time there speaking to each other in their native language. It just makes your customers feel uncomfortable and as if you don’t really care about them. During the hour visit, I believe the total words spoken to me were: «Hi, how are you?» at the beginning and «Do you like the massage?» towards the end. That’s it.
This was not what I expected since my friends rave about this place. I think there are a few nail techs there that they regularly visit (they know each other by name and can talk about family life together) — but they were not the ladies providing us services that day.
I will definitely return here again, but set up an appointment that specifically requests the friendly nail techs that my friends know & love! Afterwards, I hope to update my review with something more spectacular!

1. For where I live, you cannot beat the convenience of their location. I can and do walk there.
2. $ 25 gel manicures are just too good to pass up, especially when you are a nail freak like me and have to have flawless nails whenever possible.
3. Technicians are friendly and speak great English!
4. Only pet peeve of mine is their time management when it comes to appointments. Went there just yesterday for a 3pm appointment and didn’t get seated until 3:30pm. Good thing I had nothing else to do!!!
Overall: This is a bargain too good to pass up, just be prepared to have it take a chunk of your day.

I have gone here before and not had a bad experiance except for being scolded by one of the women working there for in the past having fake nails put on and ruining my natural nails. However, the second time I wanted to get a full uv gel tips (thats the fake nails, yes i wanted them again) I had a horrible time and I wont be coming back.
The begining of the manicure was fine, but when she pulled out that little machine to quickly buff my nails it got extreamly hot from the friction and she burned my cuticules a few times, I have a high pain tolerance and I had to pull my hand back a few times from the pain. I was in discomfort through out the whole session because she made me extend my arms all the way over the counter instead of having them in a nautral position.
Again she kept putting on different attatchments to the mahine and painfully buffing my nails in different ways and she even cut me twice on the side of my nail where it meets the skin with one of the pointier attatchements, my fingers are still in pain. She never once asked me if I prefer squared or oval tips, and she cut my nails too long, I had to ask twice for her to cut them down and I still think they are too long and too square. She also kept repeatedly stopping the manicure to talk on the phone and even ran out to her car for a few moments, highly unprofessional in my opinion.
To top it all off when my nails were curing under the UV light she grabbed the same nail file that she used on me earlier and started filing her own nails infront of me, then used them on me again later once my nails were dry… thats disgusting and unhygienic.
Now the whole pain thing isn’t the thing thats persuaded me to write this review, it’s the fact that before I went I made sure the price of the full uv gel set, which says $ 40 on their website. And I was originally charged $ 40 at the salon when I was done. But about 30 min after I left, they called me and explained that they had to charge me another $ 10 because I got gel nail polish instead of regular which to them is an ugrade.
HOLD UP it’s called the UV GEL SET right?!? Doesn’t that imply that UV gel polish is included??? And they didn’t waive the $ 10 charge even though it was their mistake… any respectable business would call and explain the mistake and let the customer keep the money.
This is so out of character for the salon that i’ve been to many times before, but it’s made a lasting impression and i’ll be moving my nail needs to Aslin up on route 7.