Before I started coming here in November 2025, I had been put off by a previous nail salon in 2023 and hadn't gotten my nails done in 2.5 years. I was recommended Kaitlyn by a colleague and my nails have never looked better. I loved her work so much that I recommended her to my sister, she has been coming to see her since January 2026. Several other colleagues have begun to see her as well. My other sister also sees Peter and he does wonderful work as well! If you are looking for a new nail technician, I would 1000% recommend Kaitlyn and Peter! read more

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Went in when they first opened for a gel mani and a gel pedi. Was promptly given a pedicure chair in one of their more private seating areas. I enjoy not feeling like I'm setting on display in a pedicure-conveyer belt. They always do an outstanding job and are friendly. Would recommend for nails. read more

Escape Nails & Day Spa - Gel manicure - Nail Salons Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

I have been coming to see Bella for 5 years! She is the best! I only trust her with my ingrown toenails!

BB is the best. She hooked me up for vacation she finished in a timely manner. And she was very respectful. read more

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Tracy was the best! Did exactly what I asked for and was super friendly. I was weary because it was my first-time going to her and I came with a design, but she exceeded my expectations for sure. I will be coming back!! read more

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I've been coming to Escape Nails for over year now and see nail technician BELLA. She's the absolute best at what she does! I love her! I started seeing her because she does liquid gel nails. Recently she switched to a hybrid gel called TAP. I absolutely love it if you've ever had liquid gel nails done then you know the burning sensation that comes with them when curing them in the light however with TAP there's absolutely no burn it's painless and durable. I need the extra protection on my nails because of my lifestyle and the fact my natural nails always break after reaching a certain point. If you're looking for a new nail place check them out you won't be disappointed. read more

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I love Kaitlyn. She does her best all the time when I come with all these craziness pictures and she gets it done. Love my nails Halloween 2024 read more

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I went to a new dentist one time and they forgot to polish my teeth... This experience felt a lot like that. This place has gone WAY downhill. I used to come here all the time a few years ago, and was in the area so thought I would stop by. Paid for the luxury pedicure at $58, which lasted barely 30 minutes (12 of which she walked away and didn't come back for). She didn't push back or trim my cuticles, she didn't file/shape my toenails... and when I asked her to do it, she trimmed some random skin from one toe on each foot (it's been a solid 4 months since I've had a pedi... so my toes were far from "already perfect"). The 10 minute "massage" was just her rubbing lotion on my legs for 10 minutes. Everything was cold.... The water, the towels, the paraffin... every time I said something she didn't do anything about it. This was in no way a positive or relaxing experience. I can't wait to get home and fix my own toes. read more

This nail salon is dirty dark and disgusting. The people that work there don't communicate at all and treat you like you are an inconvenience to them. At check out I misunderstood the total and the technician basically barked at me. Everyone in there seemed like they were angry at life. read more

not even close to what i asked for lady was nice and talkative but clearly didn't know how to do them... read more

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I got the exact same thing done here three times in a row. Gel pedicure with chrome. The first two times the price was 75$ the third time it was 87$. When I showed them the receipt for the time the service was 75$ they told me it was a mistake. read more

I will never schedule with Bella again. I made an appointment yesterday for today at 2:00pm. I even called at 12:30 today to ensure she'd be on time and was told yes. I missed a call from the salon at 1:15 - no voicemail message. I called back only to be told by Bella that she's not sure if she would be ready at 2.. maybe 3:00 because her client wanted other services ??? I said I'm a client too. Don't I matter? Does my time matter? She asked could I come tomorrow .... as if I don't have plans. I said no I can't come tomorrow and she said sorry, she couldn't take me. I was so upset that she did this to me as if I'm not a loyal client. Thank God, a male tech, Viden (sp?) offered to take me and was very pleasant. I've had GREAT experiences with Tracy and Peter in the past but they were both on vacation. Bella was extremely rude and even had the nerve to talk about me in a different language. Little does she know, I understood every word. No client should ever be treated this way and I pray the owner sees this review. I had heard so many great things about Bella but she needs to remember ALL CLIENTS DESERVE RESPECT!!!! read more

I had a very disappointing, stressful, and unpleasant mani/pedi yesterday at Escape Nails & Day Spa. The small group I was with arrived on time for our appt on a weekday afternoon. We were picking out our polish colors, when a young male nail technician (that I've seen working there each of the 3 times I'd been there in over the 3 months before) came out, stood immediately amongst us, and waved/gestured to urge us to hurry up, pick a color, and follow him back to the pedi chairs. He was the technician who randomly chose to do my nails. I've never had a pedi or mani performed so quickly. He sped thru both services with a frenetic hostile energy, tapping too hurriedly on my legs to tell me to put my feet in or out of the water if I didn't respond immediately enough for him. The pace at which he was moving did not allow for conversation between me and others in my group. He cut my toe nails at varying lengths, and he altogether skipped pushing my cuticles back on both feet and hands. The worst part was he was passive aggressive, bordering on overtly aggressive, rude, and domineering. He was overly controlling of how I got out of the pedi chair, how I sat down on the mani chair, and how I held my feet on the floor during the mani to avoid messing up the paint on my toenails. He repeatedly barked, "Be careful" and then, "Put both feet flat on the floor." My legs were too short to sit in the mani chair with both feet flat on floor, so he finally reluctantly accepted my sitting with the balls of my feet on the floor. As I was getting up out of the mani chair that he was suddenly behind and pulling backward for me to stand up, I accidentally touched my thumbs together, and of course, messed up the paint on one. I said, "Ugh, I'm so sorry," and he gruffly snipped, "I told you to be careful!!" Once he was back behind his nail station, he reclined in his chair, snickered, and muttered some sarcastic remarks about me finding the same color, which I interpreted to mean I should find a matching color and fix it myself because he had finished his job. Then he sat up, shook his head, picked up the nail polish, let out a frustrated breath while re-opening the polish, and quickly slapped a heavy uneven coat on my thumb nail. He then aggressively stabbed the brush back into the polish bottle before standing up and rushing to pull my chair back out again for me to leave his station. I will not return to this salon. Any salon that is tolerant of such inappropriate and unprofessional behavior seems highly suspect, making one wonder what other professional service standards they're letting slide. read more

the lady doing my nails sliced my finger and made me bleed but still made me pay full price. on top of it all the nails are different shapes.... read more

The nail techs here are all fabulous. I never walk out disappointed. Lately I've been seeing Kaitlin and have received so many compliments with this nail design! read more

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This place have tons of colors to choose from. The technician who did my pedicure manicure and lashes is very skilled and nice. She also gave me a quick shoulder massage at the end of my services. Would come back again! read more

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Yep, today was the last time I'll be coming here. I've given them a few chances now and I'm never impressed. I find most people who work there to be rude, especially the front desk girl. For what you pay, there are other salons out there that have better customer service, more color options, and ultimately better results. read more

Horrible experience!! I left with scratches on my ankle from a pedicure!! SMH! If you must, Peter is the best tech. read more

Escape Nails & Day Spa - Scarring from pedicure. - Nail Salons Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

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I'm so disappointed in this business and it's unfortunate because it is so conveniently located for me. There are so many issues that I'm struggling with where to start. First, I've been to this shop about 10 times and it has been consistently filthy each time that I visited. I had hoped that they would get their act together with regard to cleanliness but they never did. The technician I used each time was "Bella". The service I have received from her has been consistently rude at its worst and aloof at its best. I was referred to this shop by a friend and Bella even had the nerve to say (in a very aggravated manner) under her breath while doing my nails, " I can't believe that "name omitted" keeps referring all her friends here. What business gets angry when Customers refer other Customers??? It was after this episode that I threw in the towel and refused to return. The quality of the manicures and dipping powder were pretty good but not good enough to put up with her foolishness. They did manage to screw up my friend's pedicure to the point that she had to go to a podiatrist because of a rash related to their service. Save your time and money and stay away from this place. The negative reviews about this business are real! read more

Tracy is the best nail tech ever!!! You have to come here and see her. I have been with her a year and a half and I won't see anyone else. My nails are always perfect. She is awesome at designs. COME SEE TRACY!!! read more

The nails turned out so good, exactly like I was hoping. All the employees were so nice and helpful. The whole store was clean and relaxing. 10/10 Definitely Recommend. read more

THE BEST NAIL SALON IN THE AREA!!! Since I moved here in Haymarket VA in 2017, I never seek other nail salon but Escape Nails&Day Spa! I love having my nails done and finding a nail tech who knows what looks good with my nails and can do the style I wanted, is everything to me! I get my Gel Full Set, Pedicure, Lash Extension, and my Face Wax! Kaitlin has been more a friend to me than my nail & lash tech. All staff are very welcoming and friendly! So professional! My 3 daughters and myself comes here atleast 2x a month and we NEVER LEFT UNSATISFIED! My girls can go with any nail tech and they love it! Anyone does a really great job and help one another to STRIVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION! I can't see myself finding a new salon. Peter managed this salon pretty well! I'd go for him if Kaitlin can't or Tracy. They are so talented! This is our go-to, our relax comfort bonding place. We get complimentary drinks, full body massage chair etc. Not to mention, I bring my handful 3yr old & 10mo as well here sometimes with very welcoming environment. And Not only this salon makes me feel beautiful but Momma's (Mom of 6) favorite getaway place to be. Love this Escape Nails&Day Spa! ( Shared some few pics) read more

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Good nail salon - nice and clean. Like all places, some techs r great, others not so much. Make an appointment, ask for Peter or Bella

The previous times I have gone here were never a problem for me and I was always happy with the result, but yesterday they ruined my nails completely. The nail artist would mess up multiple times and blame me for it, saying I was hitting the light (UV light) or I was moving too much, which I wasn't. I tried to tell her this wasn't the color I had asked for, and she kept insisting that it would get darker after a few coats.. which surprise surprise .. it didn't. I feel and look so dumb with these nails. They are way too thick and even after asking her to drill them down more, she would insist that it's only me seeing this and it's not an issue. I'm livid, even with the nail art.. when it kept smearing, she would also blame it on me and not fix it. They were not taking their time at all, and I feel if I am going to pay for quality nails, I should receive them! I would never recommend this place to anybody. Please save your time and money and go some place else. read more

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Had $50 dip nails done. With tip, $60. 4 days later they were cracking and one chipped. I went back in when I could and they fixed them. 4 days later a nail popped off completely. Then that nail broke because I couldn't get in immediately to have it fixed. When I came back I asked that they just take them off because I do t have time to come back in constantly having them fixed. I wasn't angry, just didn't want to deal with it anymore. I also had a pedicure for myself and my daughter. When I went to pay they charged me to have the $60 dip nails removed. These are supposed to last 3 weeks. I never got longer then 4 days. I don't do any kind of crazy manual labor with my hands. Had the dip before and it lasted way longer then it even should because it's hard for me to find time to get my nails done. I did tell them I was not paying $10 to have them removed, especially when they look terrible now, after not even getting a week out of them. They did take it off the bill, but I'm done. Never going back. read more

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Tracy is AMAZING! She can do ANY nail design and her manicures always last so long! I would never go anywhere else for acrylics, especially when I want a design and a durable manicure. read more

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I have been coming here since May. I've seen a number of different technicians and all of them are great. I get the dip powder (they have hundreds of colors!) and it always lasts at minimum 3 weeks - sometimes up to five weeks and I work in a restaurant. They have great pedicure packages, including some that include a 10-minute full body massage in an awesome massage chair. Not sure why the over all rating is so poor, but I have always had a great experience. If you want to have long-lasting, great looking nails, you should visit Escape. read more

Escape Nails & Day Spa - Dip powder manicure - Nail Salons Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

If you go there please get Jeny or the guy to get your nails they're very good at their job But I had the worst service from other two ladies there, the first one didn't do her job well and one day after my manicure my nail got broken and I went back to get it fixed, and the lady who did my nails bad didn't wanted to fix it, so she put another girl to fix it, she was hurting me and grabbing my had very rude, she was kinda yelling in her language with her coworkers, I couldn't understand what she was talking about but I felt her anger in the way she was working on my nail, at the end I wasn't asking for a free manicure or anything, I had money to pay for the whole job again, since that day I haven't been there again, I don't understand why they have people like them working in places like that one, for sure they need some education and learn how to treat customers, because we're paying for a good job not to be treated as animals. read more

I went to this shop before covid and always had great service. I went recently for the first time in over a year. I had a spa pedi and a gel mani. The massage for both the pedi and the mani were great. My pedi was great. However my gel mani only lasted a week before it began peeling, and my cuticles are in worse shape than before I had the mani. That being said, the staff was friendly and I had no issues with my appt time. It's unlikely that I will return, read more

They charged me $35 for eyebrow tinting. This process takes literally less than 4mins. I've NEVER paid more than $12 dollars for this service. Turns out eyebrow tinting isn't even on their list of services, a manager wasn't on site (of course) and they robbed me of my money! Had I had the nerve to walk out, I would have. I am unbelievable dissatisfied. Pretty certain this chick pegged me a white girl with money and knew there wasn't a listed price so she jacked it up! I could have gotten a 45min massage! F'ing a**holes!!! read more

Escape Nails & Day Spa - Look at this ghetto shit! I guess they can use my money to get knew tables! - Nail Salons Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

I don't know how this salon could have any less than 5 stars. It really deserves 6. I have been to many, many nail salons and this is one of the best. 1.) Great selection of polishes and colors! Finally! I feel like every other nail salon in the area has a very tired selection of colors. Not this place. Huge walls of colors to choose from and they even have the brand where there's a matching gel and regular. Love that. 2.) The facility is beautiful. You truly feel like you're in a spa. Real granite countertops, pretty alcoved pedicure chairs- and they dim the lighting during your spa pedicure. They also serve beverages and *wine!!* I will definitely be bringing my girlfriends back for that. 3.) Quality of service is second to none. My nails look flawless. I have acrylic nails and the guy who did them asked me how I wanted them, was extremely careful, and I could tell he was very skilled. The shape was completely even across all nails, edges were perfect. They really look incredible. My pedicure was absolutely amazing. I opted for the 60 minute chocolate pedicure. So worth it! I was having a bad week and it made me feel so relaxed and calm. Tina took her time and was very sweet! Her and the guy who did my nails were very friendly and polite. I would highly recommend them. 4.) Prices are completely reasonable, and I honestly was surprised that my bill wasn't higher due to such an incredible service. I even got one of their spa candles to take home! So amazing! I love this nail salon. Take it from someone who has probably been to over 50 nail salons across the country. This is top of the line. read more

I wish I could give this place zero stars! I wish businesses would get more comfortable with saying "I've never done that before but I can try if you'd like" Thus giving the consumer the opportunity to make an informed decision. I showed them the design and it wasn't until we got to the design did they tell me they didn't have my color. She showed me another color and said let's try this. So we did. I said I didn't like it and instead of removing it she paints black directly over the existing color. That eventually showed on the edges. Not only that but she didn't Even clean my cuticles that had paint all over them. She seemed annoyed when I pointed it out. I just paid and left, but never again. read more

I just visited this salon for the second time and had another great experience! The first visit was around Christmas with my sister and i decided to go back with my mom today based on the great first visit. I had CT this afternoon and she is amazing! I really feel like she cares about how the mani and pedi look, the service isn't rushed at all. It's not surprising her name pops up in multiple reviews. I will definitely be back to this salon and ask for CT when I come home to visit! read more

Great place. Always excellent customer service. I was at another nail salon for 1 hour without service. I called them up and they were able to get my daughter and I in in this super busy Mother's Day. read more

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Had a great experience here, got a fill in the coffin shape with a crome silver color, really pretty! read more

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Seriously amazing service from start to finish. Very attentive to my hands and feet. I cut myself before coming and the technician sanitized it like 3 times. I also appreciated the medical wrap around all the tools. Will definitely recommend this to everyone. read more

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My daughter and I went today to get a basic pedi and with fills on our nails, my daughter had one broken nail as well. Normally I see Van and she's awesome But wasn't there today so I ended up with Wendy. I'm not pleased at all, I had to have her go back 2 different time to properly shape my nails so they all looked the same and then when she was finally done I had to ask her to buff the tips so they were smooth, which I should never have had to ask, it's a standard process when getting fills. Then she did my pedi which lasted 17 minutes and that included the drying. Again had to ask her to buff the end of my toe nails because they were sharp. Absolutely Horrible experience. My daughter had another lady which she liked her pedi she got but the nail she had broken, she just put the acrylic over my daughters nail that was broke and never put the tip on after my daughter said something to her. I won't go back, which sucks because I really like Van, but today was just horrible for the $150 that I spent. read more

So these are my nails after two weeks! Don't let the beautiful facade fool you. Both of the managers in the salon are a husband and wife team. Although the technicians appear to be decent at times, the managers don't like it when you voice displeasure about how they are doing your nails. He was shaping the way he wanted to and when I tried to explain that I like them square instead of round I was told in a very sarcastic way that he knew what he was doing, so to not say anything and let him finish. His wife, although she appears to be sweet is equally rude. Mind you, I've gone back at least three times for them to fix the peeling which began the day after they were first done and when I tried to get them redone I was told not to come back because I don't like the manager. I'm filing a civil complaint because it's about the principal. My advice is find someplace else to go, there are plenty of others who will give you better customer service for your money. All they care about is your money, they don't care about you as a customer. Very Sad! read more

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Disgusting! I will never go back! I should have ran when I say the bathroom alone. Everything was dirty, the floor looked like it had not been cleaned in months, the sinks looked the same. Additionally, they never asked the shape or length I wanted and I lost my 1st nail within a day. The service was terrible. read more

I live less than 5 miles from Escape and over the past year frequented this salon monthly. I started with Dennis and switched to CT. Both do a pretty good job, although I've had better experiences in Woodbridge and Alexandria. Today I received the worse service to date. Chall was extremely rude--never greeted me nor offered water to drink. She rushed through my nails, flicking each finger as she manicured it, and only spoke three times to say: cut down, wash hands, and pay before polish. After my service, I expressed my discontent with the service I received to the front desk receptionist and she simply said okay don't go to her next time. Well ma'am, I won't be coming back and it's a shame because I really do like CT and the convenient location. read more