Beyond Nails Spa

After my horrible expieriences with several nail salons in Fairfax, I stopped getting my nails done for about 6 months. Then today I saw my friends nails (acrylic) and they looked perfect so I asked her where she got them done. She told me she got them done by Lily at Beyond Nails. I quickly put in a reservation and I went in. She honestly was the most patient nail technician I have ever went to and she took so much time into getting my nails the way I wanted them to be. The prices are very cheap compared to other nail shops and the work that is done is perfect. Im so glad I found a nail salon I could depend on. If you’re thinking about a great nail service go to Beyond Nails and ask for Lily. I promise you will walk out smiling and constantly looking at your nails. :)

With all the the nail salons (more than 15) that are located within a few miles of my home you would think they would specialize in good service — wrong wrong wrong! Remember they are doing you/​you a service by accepting your money and generous tip and doing your nails!
I get there after an exhausting and stressful day at work hoping to be pampered just a little and have some of the stress go away before I get home I walk into the shop and I’m greeted by an older woman asking, «what you want?» No smile, no welcome, no how can we help you. Just rudeness and pushiness to get me in and out as quickly as possible. It seems to be all about production — in and out as quickly as they can. I left there more stressed than when I first came in.
I recently had to have nails repaired just after a fresh gel color manicure. The women who originally gave me my manicure begrudgingly came to repair my nail. With her phone propped on her chin listening and talking, she started to file my torn nail and it hurt. When I winced and made a sound she didn’t even acknowledge that she hurt me. I was so angry I looked her straight in the eyes and I asked if she was going to speak on the phone or do my nail? She mumbled something and put the phone down.
That’s when she started speaking in what may be Vietnamese. Was she calling me a fat cow? Was she telling the other women she hoped I dropped dead? Did she try to put a Buddhist curse on me? Who knows!!! I paid her, gave her 30% tip — I know I should not have, but I did. I said goodbye and I’m never going there again.
Is it wrong to pay and expect to be pampered a little for 20 to 30 minutes with a relaxing manicure or pedicure? Is it wrong for people working in a public business to limit their foreign language conversations until there are no customers? Is it wrong to be treated with respect?
They are not doing me a favor. With all the nail salons around me I was doing them a favor by frequenting their salon — and they didn’t respect or appreciate my business. :-(

First time, I visited here. I was done my nails by a lady, named Amy. She did a great job, the way I asked her to do. She was very friendly and did my nail very careful. I will come Back and see her again.

The lady manager has a horrible attitude and constantly greets u with a «what do u want» instead of a «good morning /​good afternoon» BUT SHE ISNT THE REASON I WANTED TO WRITE THIS.. .
If you are looking for a 5 Star manicure, with GREAT coustomer service ASK for TINA, best full set /​fill ever! After having her do my full set i never went anywhere else.
Best full set —
TINA
2^nd choice, Amy.
Best facials /​Kid friendly —
Heidi (she’s so sweet and patient with children)

I’ve always had a good experience coming here. It could look fancier/​classier, but for the price, I feel pretty good about it. Plus, it’s in a convenient location for me.
My most important criteria is cleanliness and I’ve observed staff cleaning equipment on many occasions which makes me feel better about going.
The downside is that my technician ALWAYS tries to sell me something I didn’t want that’s rather offensive… like facial waxing. My dermatologist’s office cares for my face so I feel confident it’s baseless upselling efforts. Annoying.
Unlike others’ review, I’ve never had to wait, but I tend to go later in the afternoon on weekdays.

Positives: staff is extremely friendly and I’ve never had to wait for a mani/​pedi. The staff is professional and attentative to your needs.
Cons: I think they need to shut the place down and re do the entire store. The inside looks «dirty.» Maybe they are super clean, who knows. It’s just when you walk in, the store is cluttered and old looking. They also need a better selection of nail polish. Perhaps some better brands.
Nails: my nails always look okay. I’ve never been overly impressed and my regular nail polish always chips after a few hours. The prices are decent — a little expensive however, they seem comparable to the other nails salons in the area.
Overall, I’m not a nail snob — I work with my hands a lot therefore I think it’s important to have nice looking nails. That is why I have continued to come back year after year. So, if you’re just like me and you like nice nails but you’re not too picky in how they look, go here.

I discovered this place a little over a year ago, and I’ve been coming to get my nails done by Heidy ever since. She does a consistently incredible job with the Shellac! It always comes out perfect, and lasts, and last, and lasts. I get the French Shellac, with colors on the tip; that’s my favorite. The last manicure I got was about 4 weeks ago, and it’s still on! No peels, no chips, still shiny and so pretty! I’ll upload some pics for you to see. Heidy is the best! I wouldn’t go anywhere else; I’m so glad I found her :) so call ahead an make sure she’s there!

I am the «friend» that Viviane was talking about. Cindy didn’t work on my nails, only my eyebrows. I do love them, but the woman who worked on my nails was horrible. I only had the pedicure done, and not even with the french tip. I chose a bright pink color. The woman who painted them on my nails was horrible. The color was not uniform. The shape of my toes were not pleasing. The wait was horrible. I can mark this horrible experience up for them being too busy on a Saturday’s afternoon. But we did make the appointment and even if they were busy, they should have treated us with a little bit of respect.

My biggest mistake with this place? Letting them know that I’m Vietnamese. Last weekend I went in for a manicure and a pedicure. I also had my girlfriend with me. We also wanted our eyebrows and upper lips waxed. I made an appointment for 4 pm on a Saturday (mistake number two), we showed up, Cindy (the person I requested for) was running late. We waited for 10 minutes before we were seated in the pedicure seats. After 10 minutes of soaking our feet, the waxing room was free, Cindy had us jump out to get our eyebrows and upper lips done, just in case it gets booked again. She’s great with my eyebrows, but I wasn’t happy about having to put my sandals back on just to get my eyebrows done. Okay, waxing completed. My friend had to sit and continued soaking for another 10 minutes before someone started working on her. Five minutes before my french pedicure was completed, Cindy’s next appointment showed up (5 pm), I wasn’t even done with my pedicure and still have my manicure to do! The manager of the shop basically kicked us out, «those two are Vietnamese, they’ll understand if we have to ask them to come back» was what she said. I was so upset. Not only were our pedicures rushed and horribly done, we were being told to leave! UGH I was annoyed! Cindy is great, and so is the price, but I’m not going to be pushed aside for another customer! Not only did we have to leave, but they charged us FULL manicure price instead of the manicure/​pedicure package price! My girlfriend’s toes looked like they were done by a five year old and my french (sorry Cindy) wasn’t straight at all! I will come back (just because of Cindy) but not mid day Saturday.