Honestly, had I not seen the Yelp reviews for this salon (thank you!), I would have never looked twice or thought about going inside. I have seen this place driving to the salon I used to frequent by ... Read More
Honestly, had I not seen the Yelp reviews for this salon (thank you!), I would have never looked twice or thought about going inside. I have seen this place driving to the salon I used to frequent by Target but never thought about going there since it's in a little strip mall next to a gun store & gas station. Don't let the surrounding area sway you from stopping here! The inside is beautiful and DEFINITELY worth making a stop. Marble flooring, nice pedicure chairs. It's nice -- and has a cute little beachy, palm tree theme. I had no trouble walking in on a Friday at 4PM w/o an appointment and getting seated right away and neither did a girlfriend who met me up 10 minutes later, despite the place being pretty packed. She got a pedicure and loved it. She said the guy massaged her legs very well and took his time making sure her pedicure was perfect. Not a spec of nail polish on her cuticle or anything. I didn't catch his name but she said she would def come back because he was very attentive. I was sat with a very sweet girl named Muy. I asked for a shellac manicure (if you haven't gotten one, DO IT. it's so low maintenance, dries instantly and last for 2+ weeks for $30--awesome) and it was AMAZING. I had gotten a shellac french mani 2.5 wks prior for my wedding and needed to remove it and it didn't take much time at all before Muy could start on my shellac mani. She did a great job in making sure all the details were taken care of; cuticles cut, perfectly buffed & shaped my nails. She took her time and didn't rush, which I appreciated because the salon quickly became more packed with people getting dolled up for the weekend. Again, Muy was super sweet and by the time I left, I felt like I had made a new homegirl, rather than just getting my nails done by some random. I'll post a picture of my nails -- I'm really happy with them. I picked the color #35, which is a coral-y pink color. I've rec'd a ton of compliments in the 6 days since it's been done. BTW, mine and my friends nails were inspected thoroughly by our friend who's an extremely picky nail tech that's damn good at what she does (hi, MT) and she said they did a great job -- so if I have her seal of approval, I know this place is a winner.The staff is extremely friendly and the salon is really clean. If you can make it out to Tokyo, I'd def rec commend it! I've been to 3-5 different nail salons in the Manassas/Bristow area and really, really love this place. Finally, a place I can come to get dolled up at without getting ridiculed by the nail techs (one time I was told straight up by the nail tech working on me, "They talking about you." Lol, oh word? "Oh, you no worry. It nuting bad." haha, sure it's not. At another salon, "Why are you engage? You look like you in high skew." Same woman, "I know you Asian but why your eyes so small?"). Coming back on Saturday to see Muy for a pedicure and I am actually looking forward to it, rather than it being just another errand to run. Read Less