King Nails

This place does not have enough reviews!
OKAY, I live in Los Angeles… the LAND of beautification and superficiality. So I know a good manicure/​pedicure/​wax, etc… and I’m accustomed to paying a decent amount for good work.
BUT DC’s pricing is nothing short of ridiculous. It’s disturbed. I looked into prices for a full set of pink & whites or gel polish and places wanted between $ 45 and $ 67!!! Those are resort spa prices!!! Absolutely not.
I found this place on Unilocal and tried it out… VERY IMPRESSED! I got a full set gel manicure and a pedicure for $ 53 total… prices I’m accustomed to paying, that I think are reasonable. The woman was friendly and they were able to accommodate me immediately when I stopped by at about 5pm on a weekday.
I am VERY happy with this place and will be returning. Do not waste your time at an overpriced wannabe boutique so that you can sit waiting to get seated for 45 minutes and get a free champagne flute. This place is no-​frills (and on a sketchy block), but WORTH it for pricing and quality. *One thing — they DON’T do pink&whites.
THANK YOU King Nails! There is no way in Hell I’m paying $ 100 for a mani/​pedi at another place!

Shhhhh, don’t tell anyone else, but I LOVE hood nail shops. You know those hole in the wall places that can only cater to 2 – 3 people at a time, plays rap music and the techs try to use African American vernacular? Yea, that really does it for me.
I may look high maintenance, but inside I know that looking good doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. And that my $ 40 pedicure could have cost me $ 15 somewhere else. Furthermore, I don’t feel the need to pay over $ 10 for a simple manni, anything over $ 10 is outrageous unless the techs use diamond water to cleanse my hands.
You see, I am a DIYer and proud. The DMV made me realize that (1) services are overpriced, (2) attitudes suck and (3) I don’t have time for nonsense. So when I need beauty services, I am very careful about where I go. Sure I had to park 5 blocks away and almost get knocked off the sideway by HH goers, but it was all worth it.
My tech (s) were a father and daughter team who were efficient and friendly. The facility was clean and they have a lock on the door so the crazies can’t enter after they stumble out of bars on H Street. No complaints.
The cost for a pedi was $ 20, and mani $ 10. $ 30 for a mani + pedi sounds reasonable to me! Of course champagne wasn’t served, or cold water, or sliced fruit, but hey, there are restaurants all over the place on H Street. Get something after your beauty treatment.
Oh, and you’re welcome in advance.

They do very nice acrylic nails & fill-​ins here. I came in for a fill-​in after getting some super thick ass nails at Sky Nails on Bladensburg. I prefer my nails to be a bit thinner, and King Nails does a nice job with thin nails. After three weeks, they are pulling up a bit but they haven’t cracked at all.
The lady who did my nails was very attentive and careful while applying the acrylic. The nail art isn’t amazing… But in the end I’d rather have my tech focused on, you know, not shaving layers of cuticle skin off with a dremel. She also did a gel wrap over, which was also very thin — but again, has held up well.
Very cheap, attentive service, and nicely done nails. Plus they are just really nice — and SUPER convenient to my home.