Rose Nails & Spa in Alexandria, VA

I was a walk-in, was greeted very favorably and friendly. Two pedicures but the water was cold. I asked her to make it warmer but she didn't do anything. Offered complimentary drink which was nice. Both my nails and pedicure came out great. He was patience with my design idea and didn't over charge me for gems and stickers. I'm looking to make this my routine spot!

I absolutely love this place! I'm from the western part of Va, west of Charlottesville. Every time I visit my son in Alexandria, I have them do my nails! The staff is very professional and personable.! I wish I lived closer! Donna

Sometimes self-care is going to the nail salon and actually listening to the nail tech. I have always had thin nails and have tried a few different measures to make them stronger. When dip came out years ago, I thought that was the answer until recently when my nails grew longer but starting breaking IN the nail bed. This is an extreme painful break! I had another one of these breaks this week during the first day of a three day conference. It was painful and I tried to grin an bear it. I wore a bandaid until it was healed enough to be fixed by the weekend. Today, I arrived early...before the salon even opened and since I am a regular, they opened the doors and let me soak the dip off. The Lisa came in and said "Hi Kim!" Lisa knows me and has fixed one of these breaks before. "Kim...you need to listen to me. Your nails are weak and need a break. Let me fix them up for you." I trust Lisa enough to know this is not a gimmick. After the dip is off, she cuts my remaining nails. Cleans them up and gives them a vitamin soak as well as wash. She then goes for one layer of dip, followed by gel for a natural, strong manicure. She then told me, "Kim...you need to start taking Biotin! Costco has a sale, go get some right away! Also, you need to start soaking your nails in lemon water, the citric acid will make them stronger." She goes on to tell me to try this for a month and then come back and see her. I am thankful to Lisa and my nail family at Rose Nail and Spa. I went there the first time I lived in the area and went right back this time around.

DO NOT GO HERE. The staff is exceedingly rude and my manicure and pedicure turned out HORRIBLE. The lady doing my nails was rude, pushy, and became confrontational when I questioned why they wouldn't honor the Yelp check-in discount of 20% nor the 10% military discount. This lady called me obscene names in front of other customers (of which there were two total). She pushed me no less than 6 times if I wanted a callus treatment and despite me saying no, she continued to ask and push. The salon offers only ONE brand of gel colors and there is not a lot of variety - colors are very limited. The quality was horrendous. They didn't do the pummus stone or massage at all despite that being written in their menu of included services for the basic manicure and pedicure. Once they insisted on seeing my military ID, they (mostly the woman doing my manicure) got hands-y with me and tried grabbing my phone out of my hands several times. It was a horrible experience and I will not be going back. To be harassed by staff after embarrassingly subpar service? No thank you. This salon used to be owned by Rose herself and was a great hidden gem. Since it has changed hands, it has really gone down hill.

it has now been 3 days since i had a pedicure done at this salon and i have 3 very infected toenails all on the exact spots that she cut on the sides and pulled. the moment she did it, it caused a great amount of pain. i spent $50 on a pedicure to spend 3 days and now it'll be a week or more before they heal and before i can wear closed toed shoes again.