I received excellent service at Nail Palace. The place was clean, and brigh with great music. The…read moretechnicians were professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. I had one of the best French manicures and pedicures in my 20 years of getting my nails done. Van had such a gentle touch, pleasant smile and welcoming personality. She did a wonderful pedicure and beautiful manicure. Will definitely be back.

I tried to schedule an appointment online for myself and my daughter to get basic manicures (with…read morepolish, not gel) to celebrate her 8th birthday. The appointment was never confirmed and when I showed up saying I had scheduled an appointment, the staff were confused. I decided to cut my losses, forgo my own manicure, and just have my daughter get her nails done. When I told them I wanted to get just my daughter's nails done, they tried to direct her towards the gel polish colors--she's 8 and way too young for gel (most places recommend 16+ for gel). Gel is also $55, whereas a kids manicure was listed as $17. I told them and my daughter that we were not getting gel and redirected my daughter to the standard polishes. They said that they recommended gel for her because she is a kid and it was more durable. I said, "no gel," and my daughter pointed to a standard polish she wanted to wear. They took her over to one of the manicure tables and sat her down, then walked away to get the folder of samples for gel colors. Again, I had to tell them I did NOT want gel for my 8 year old!! I should have left after this because they were not respecting my "no", but I didn't want to ruin it for my daughter. After saying no for the third time, they took my daughter back over to the regular polishes to get the one she wanted and had already picked out (and pointed to and showed them prior to sitting down at the table). When they took her back to the table, they asked me if I wanted to get a pedicure (even though I had already said "no" to getting any services done for me). They the asked me if I wanted her cuticles cut, and explained that a base manicure was $10, but cuticles cut was an extra $8 (NOTE: this did NOT match the price on their service list, which said a kids manicure for was $17). My daughter has never had this done before, so I asked her if she was interested in trying it and let her know that sometimes it can hurt (for various reasons from sensitive nails to not soaking the cuticles for long enough, etc.). My daughter looked scared and said, "no." So I told them we were not interested in getting her cuticles cut. The lady said, "you're cheap, but that's okay." I know there are some language differences, but they acted like it was an inconvenience to do a basic service that took them less than 10 minutes to do. As if they would rather have sat there doing nothing than preform the service. And respecting what my daughter wants doesn't make me "cheap". And I declined services for myself in the first place because they didn't have the appointment and clearly weren't organized and wouldn't listen to me. I just wanted to get the nails painted and get the hell out of there. The manicure itself was fine. They filled her nails, buffed them, did a single coat of glitter polish (the coverage was good for one coat), and did a top coat (again, this took maybe 5 minutes to do all this). I went to pay and they charged my card, then handed me the receipt to sign. I put down that I wanted to tip (despite my best judgement) and the lady kept asking me for cash for the tip instead of charging it to the card. I told her that I didn't have cash, and she said, "it's fine." I'm not sure how that was 'fine' but the charge hasn't yet posted to my account so we'll see what happens. Manicure was fine...not a great experience overall.

This is the best nail place ever! It is super clean and the staff is the sweetest. The place is…read morevery well decorated and nice. If you are in the area and you need a good nail place you need to check it out.

Allure Nail Bar in Burke, VA was the MOST disgusting nail bar I have ever been to. I read good…read morereviews about Allure and thought I would try it out. What a complete disappointment. First off, the nail technicians that worked with me were very nice. So, I am sorry to throw them under the bus here. That was the only positive thing I can reveal about this place. From the moment I set foot in the nail bar, there were 3 nail technicians just sitting around chatting; no one greeted me until I stood at the counter for 10 minutes. The technicians just sitting and staring at me, said nothing, like, "Hello, welcome to Allure." After 15 minutes, I had several technicians try to rush me to pick a color and then disappeared when I was looking at the nail kiosks. Other nail technicians came by to ask me what I wanted then they also disappeared when I showed them a picture of what I had hoped to do with my nails and toes. One of the technicians waved her arms at to small kiosks and a display and said those kiosks (and display) were the only Gel colors available to me for what I wanted. When I picked out several of the colors, they told me they did not have them. Then, again, the technician waved her arms over the kiosks and display. Then, there was the issue of clear communication. Finally, I had to ask if I would be able to speak with someone in English because no one else was able to communicate with me (and I am not being mean here...I support cultural diversity and I love Vietnamese people and I was an ESOL teacher for 20+ years, so it is not a negative dig). Finally, I decided to go with a simple color that was available, but that was just the start of the horror. One huge red flag were the nasty nail polishes. These bottles of polish were like those out of a garbage can. They looked as if they had NEVER been cleaned---EVER; sticky gross caked on polish (all over the bottles) with visible handprints on the plastic bottle brush tops almost made me want to throw up. The polishes in the clear boxes were ALL disgustingly used 1000 times without ever being wiped down or thoroughly cleaned; the polish used on my feet was sticky and caked all over the top of the bottle, and the technician had to keep shaking the bottle to get polish out. It looked like the dregs of the dregs. I was so disgusted and disturbed by the polishes, I should have just walked out right then and there. Next, the filthy pedicure area was a sight. The chair arm rest table looked like someone had just eaten their lunch there and just left the grossness all over the little space. No one bothered to clean up. Maybe those three technicians just sitting around chatting could have done some clean up! Then I was told that the $60 Gel pedicure did not include taking off my two small toe calluses. This could easily be done with a scraper in two seconds, but it would have cost me another $15.00. I was dumbfounded that it was not included in the pedicure like it is at every other nail bar. My feet looked like ass despite the pedicure since calluses remained on the big toes. Unsightly! The technician's product and tool caddie were also filthy. There were crumbs on the surface, crud all over the products, other peoples' skin, dirt, and pieces of nail all visible on the surface. Some of the products had broken pump tops. Most alarming was that there was no visible antiseptic cleaner anywhere where tools are normally kept in jars. Nothing about that area was clean or looked like that it was even a priority. I am praying that I do not get some toe or foot fungus from that place! After the pedicure, I went over to have my nails done (Acrylic Gel). The nail bar was also just as disappointing and disgusting. Nail powder-dust everywhere, the technician's tools to remove the polish (sanding-file heads) were sitting in a gross, blackened, very unclean shot glass along with super glue tubes. The tools were clearly unorganized, uncleaned, and non- anti-bacterialized. The jar of the acrylic powder was so off putting (never ever cleaned or wiped down---crud all over the jars lid and around the threads of the jar were caked with grunge) and all lumpy. This gross acrylic powder display was in tandem with the dubious, cloudy, purple liquid whose jar was equally covered in filth. The technician then pulled out some random fat brush from a dirty drawer of tools and other junk. I was frozen in fear. Lastly, the UV light lamp was so crusty that when I placed my hands in it (like a cubby hole) I could feel the crumbly, lumpy, bumpy crud under my palms from so many who came before me. It is unfathomable that Allure Nail Bar in Burke, VA is not shut down for its terrible management for gross negligence in cleanliness and open display of filth in their products and their pedicure and manicure stations. Please DO NOT waste your health and money in this cesspool.

Do not have Lisa help you. She moves to fast; instead of a massage, she put hot towel. She didn't…read morecompletely remove old nail polish. When I mentioned it, she said it was only a little bit. The entire time she was trying to upsell me. I accidentally nicked the nail and she huffed. I then paid her in cash. I asked her for receipt, she said no receipt.

All I can say is Jay did a fantastic job my toes never look so good, getting a fungus is a serious…read morematter,the files and was worn buffer as if they were reused several times. They're the ones that you normally see in the little pre-packets. I stand by my original review they asked me to take it down, but I'm not because I witnessed them sharing the tools and the fact that they were reusing the buffer in the file.

Some of the Best manicures of my long lifetime were done here…read more What a plethora of colors and an efficient kind staff that make your hands sparkle and toes tingle for: more, more-don't ever stop! Mai has done a beautiful job for me, but I think ANY of these lovely ladies are as talented. No doubt they are all kind! Go get yourself pampered properly!

I went in asking for Meduim sized french tips. came out with nails shorter then my fingers. The…read moremost painfully nail appointment i've ever had, made me bleed twice. Usally have good nails from this place but today was a disappointment.

Gel pedicures last 4 weeks, and I am an active mom of a toddler and baby! Very relaxing atmosphere…read more Technicians do not rush which I really appreciate. So far have kept on time with appointments which I also appreciate. The only reason I gave 4 instead of 5 stars is because sometimes one technician does a bit better job at the finer details but overall they're very professional and any of the techs produce great work!

Love my nail girl Mavis at Burke Town Nails! She is very meticulous and consistent results. She's…read morealso very nice! If you're looking for a new spot, definitely ask for her. I started going to her years ago and won't go anywhere else!

I've been coming here for years - I love it! Very clean and organized, and you can book online…read more Sonita does a wonderful builder gel manicure (I drive from Maryland for her!)

Amazing! I've been looking for a new nail salon after a bad experience at another. Love the quality…read moreof service and work. I never felt rushed and love my new nails!

All the technicians are great. I've gotten regular manicures and gel manicures, I've never asked…read morefor a particular technician, but I have been happy with everyone I have gotten.

T is an amazing nail tech - I followed her here when she moved over from another salon. I see her…read moreregularly for gel manicures because with her technique, they always last a long time. It was my first time at this salon and I found it bright and clean, and they had a great selection of DND gel polishes, including many new colors. I will be back, specifically to see T, and highly recommend her.

I don't usually like to get my mani done- so i come here for the pedicure…read more I like that this place has a chrome option. I did the gel chrome and it was not that expensive. Overall the technician who worked on me did a great job and i would come here again. I think my gel nails lasted a good 2 months without chipping it's local to fairfax and a decent price.

I fully enjoyed the experience. I love how my nails turned out. And they accommodated my stroller…read morewithout any issues. I loved the Vietnamese coffee too. Thanks Hannah Michelle! You're amazing and beautiful!

yo this is the worst nail place i've ever been to in my life. i am never cheating on my girls over…read moreat glassy nails again. My gma wanted to come here today and i said fine cus she said it was cheaper. GIRL. i got a gel pedi with this lady, who's super rude btw. AND IM CURRENTLY SITTING IN THE CHAR WRITING RHIS REVIEW CUS I AM BLEEDING FROM BOTH BIG TOES. BOTHHHH. i have never seen my toes look this bad in my life. i'm confused as to why she decided to do deconstructive surgery on my fucking big toes NOT ONE BUT NOT has me bleeding and ts look fucked up. never come here unless u wanna bleed and u want ur toes to look like SHIT.

I see their low rating and now I get it…read more So I go into the nail shop to get a LIP wax and the lady who is about to do my LIPS is finishing up a pedicure and massaging the client's legs. She performs the payment transaction and then walks back to wax my LIPS. When I ask her to please wash her hands, she gives me a mean stare. I repeat my request for her to wash her hands. She goes into the bath and runs water over her hands and uses NO soap. She did the lip wax, which was more plucking than waxing. Then I ask her to wax my chin. When she begins to pluck it instead, I told her no thank you. I paid her and left. Will never be back- UNSANITARY and poor customer service.

The best nail salon around Lorton! They do my nails well every single time and it is super well…read morepriced! Just booked my next appointment for Sunday. All techs are great!

The best in town!!! Always available the quality is great and Julie the owner knows everyone.read more