I went here with a party of 2 moms and 4 young teen girls for manicures and pedicures for an upcoming event. They did a great job. It was actually nice that the place was small, so we could see each other and talk easily. I don't like those places where they wisk everyone away one at a time and you can't socialize with your friends. This place is really small and not what you expect from the outside. It's in a kind-of run-down strip-mall with green and white awnings and it's on the left, not facing the road. But inside everything looks nice and clean. read more

Okay yes, the place is small and yes there will be a lot of people waiting for services, but I have to tell you...my lashes are GORGEOUS! Not to mention all of the fun that I had talking to the ladies while I got my lashes done! Just like many people, I got a Groupon for a great deal on a service that I thought I would only use for my vacation to Miami, which is why I got the deal in the first place. I got SO MANY compliments on how beautiful my lashes were all over Miami (you know, where all the gorgeous people are...my lashes really did make me one of them -- if not better!)! Needless to say, I'm HOOKED...I'm an all out lash junkie! I've cut 20 minutes each morning from my morning routine and I wake up knowing I look fabulous and not like a raccoon that had a rough night (I don't know how my fiance dealt with THAT version of me!). So yeah ladies (and you FABULOUS gents), get your lashfab on at Modern Nails & Spa. You will NOT regret it! read more

Came in to get eyelashes done but decided to get a gel manicure done as well. Nail technician was not experienced and messed up the whole manicure and had to take it off completely. Eyelashes extensions were not done well as well. There were no customers besides me. Slowness of the business prob says a lot. Avoid this place and save your money. read more

First of all, I want to mention that this establishment does not even deserve one star, but I was forced to give it one star so I could write this review. For those of you thinking about coming here, please DO NOT. I should've read every single review on here because the majority of the reviews were negative and absolutely correct about this place. I have also filed a complaint to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) because this place deserves to be shut down, no one should be treated the way I was. I purchased a Groupon Monday afternoon and called the phone number available and scheduled an appointment for the following day at 12:30pm. The day of my appointment, I put the address in the GPS and the GPS kept sending me in circles, saying I had arrived to my destination. So I called the number listed for the salon and tried explaining to the woman on the phone that I was lost and couldn't locate the salon. The woman on the phone started screaming at me and told me, "I can't help you" and hung up the phone on me. I called back again and no one picked up the phone. After spending an additional 15 minutes driving around, I finally found the location and walked inside. I immediately asked to speak to the owner/manager of the salon. There was only one woman in the front, with no other employee or client around. The woman in the front claimed she was the owner. I told her that I called earlier and that someone hung up on me. She started yelling at me and saying she was the one who was on the phone with me and claimed she didn't hang up on me. Then, she proceeded to yell at me and said: "You think you are God just because you are a customer? You are not God and can't get away with everything as a customer. I am a business owner, I do not have to bow down to you. You have to bow down to me for doing your treatment. I won't be making any money from your Groupon anyways...take your business somewhere else, I am not going to do your treatment for you." She started cursing at me and shouting the f-word and b-word, told me that I need to learn respect and told me to, "Get the f*** out." I have NEVER in my life dealt with a person of that demeanor. I can't believe she is a business owner and that her salon is still open. I have never been humiliated, yelled at, cursed at or belittled by someone. I was being attacked for no reason. Please take your money and business elsewhere. This place deserves to be shut down. read more

I was a little skeptical about going here after reading reviews, but one of my friends went and got eyelash extensions and they looked so good. I told one of my other friends and we called and made appt, I had to cancel last min but my friend still got hers done, she sent me a pic when she was done and I was very jealous because they looked so good. I finally had my eyelash extensions done today, and I am in love with them!!!! They look so good!!! This place is small but very clean actually a lot cleaner from any other nail salon I have gone, it's cute, and very updated. I don't understand why people are complaining the service I got was great and my eyelashes look fabulous. I paid extra and got mink and I'm very happy I will post pic of my results. :) P.S. My friend loved her eyelashes so much she went back to get nails done and said she liked them so much she will be going back. read more

Modern Nails & Lashes - Love my new eyelash extensions !!! - Nail Salons Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

FYI this is not the same chain as Modern Day Spa in Tysons mall....whoops! I also purchased the Living Social deal for the gel manicure. Before I went in I saw the 2 star rating and was a bit aprehensive but went away since I bougth the coupon. Well it pretty much did live up tot he 2 star rating as I foudn out yesterday. The location is a little bit iffy. Call ahead to make sure of directions cuz you cant see if from the roadside. The staff's friendliness was fine but the service is another thing. My friend and I had 2 ladies help us for gel mani/pedi and her lady was very nice/friendly, Teresa was her name. My lady didn't speak English well so we didnt communicate much, which is not a problem since Teresa seemed to communicate between us. The chairs were awesome and very high tech for a nail salon from what I've seen so far. Although if you're short you need a back pillow to be able to sit back and reach the water feet bath. I"m 5'1". Teresa later offered us lil Deer Park bottles of water for us which was nice. Yes, there is NO waiting space and limited amount of nail colors to pick from in my opinion. So I swear by gel manicures and will not ever get regular manicures again since i started! which is why i bought this coupon. This gel manicure was really not up to par though. My lady kept forgetting (2-3 times) that I had gel manicure already on so she kept using the wrong soak.. You need to soak in acetone for like 5+ mins to remove the gel.. Anyways that wasn't a big deal just funny. Then she didnt even ask me how I like my nails to be filed/cut jsut started filing away, so I had to let her know. Also funny... The end result of the gel manicure was really subpar. After looking at my nails, it doenst look like there was a clear, shiny coat put on top..??!?! I asked my friend if her nails were shiny and she said "well they all are except for 3 nails". Gel manicures have a very pretty shiny, scratch proof clear coat on top that lasts weeks (lasts generally 3-4 weeks for me) which is a huge seller for me. I dont know how they forgot or perhaps their product is different but my nails feel grimey now and dont look good/shiny at all. Even reg manis have the shiny clear coat. Mine look sorta matte which isnt pretty. I'm going to fix this and apply my own clear coat polish when I get home to fix what they didnt do. My pedicure came out fine though so no complaints on that. Its annoying to me that I have to fix their flub when I drove out there for a marketing coupon that is supposed to bring in more customers and win them over with their great service they're offering right? Laughable... Anyways will not ever consider going back there again for my wasted time and money... Wouldn't suggest it either for gel manicures anyway. maybe for a pedicure only but I wont be going back for any procedure!! Im surprised after reading many of these reviews that the owner hasn't gotten his/her act together to improve the business to improve growth/revenue..? Seems smart/logical/necessary to me. This place needs to be fixed ASAP. ..afterall nail salons are a dime a dozen. So you need to win me over with great customer service to get me to come back and spend my money. I still tipped her based upon the total amount before the coupon just because she did the labor. read more

I love this place! Dao provided exceptional service and I am anxious to go back again. My lashes looked truly amazing when I left and even after two weeks they still look perfect. I highly recommend Modern Nails and Spa! Thank you Dao!!! UPDATE: I am still going to see Dao and I continue to highly recommend this place! Everyone is so nice and they work to please every time! I am so happy I found Modern Nails & Spa! By the way, they have recently remodeled and the new look is terrific! read more

I write this after having been twice for eyelash extensions. My first time was my first time ever getting lashes-- I didn't know better. I must say that I loved my lashes-- they lasted for almost 2 months. I loved them so much, I went back a second time. I still loved the result, but my eyes burned so much during the application. Also, they didn't last nearly as long-- only about 4 weeks, even though the lady told me she was using the "better" glue. As the eyelashes fell out, I noticed that they were falling out in clumps of lashes-- do some reading and you will quickly learn that any good place does one lash at a time. As many reviewers have said, the place isn't fancy, appointments run late, they only take cash, and they try to sell you on every upcharge in the book. These things didn't bother me. I'm bothered by spending so much on a less than stellar product and application. read more

Uploaded a picture from my most recent extensions. I thought they came out pretty well. :D read more

Modern Nails & Lashes - third time getting my eyelash extensions at Nail Famous (aka Modern Nails) my lashes are super short without them! - Nail Salons Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

The lady is very professional and sweet, she took her time and was in no rush which is something I appreciate specially when you are paying. I will definitely come back and highly recommend it. It Is and small place but great service don't get fooled by the bad reviews.. At least to me it was good experience and telling my friends about it read more

My overall experience here is really really bad. Where to start, first of all they mention that walk-ins are welcome but apparently not. Owner is super rude, as if she doesn't want customer to come. I don't its normal for them to greet people like that as if we are there for free service. My special note is for the owner only as she was so unprofessional while making appointment and in the whole conversation when I walked in there. Luckily I got the gel polish done by her staff and don't have to see that rude lady again. Her staff Neena, I believe her name is nice polite gal and knows what needs to be done. I am not chit chatty person so I don't mind if shez not talking much. But really overall this place is not even worth any deal. Never going back again there. read more

Twee is nice nasty and does not take quality time or care for her customers or their natural lashes...she clumps you're own lashes together and rushes to make fast money. Individual lashes should take an hour not 30 minutes she never admits when she is wrong and arrives late for work and is late taking clients at every appointment. I had been going to her for 5 months consistently, until she ran me off the road in a rush to get to work late, not knowing it was her own client. read more

This was my first time getting eyelash extensions so I had no real expectations, but this place came highly recommended by a friend. I opted for the upgrade to mink lashes. The whole process took less than an hour and the lashes look AMAZING! I am taking off one star only because I had to wait about 30 mins, but this was understandable as traffic made me late for my appointment and they had already taken another customer back by the time I got there. I will definitely be going back for the lash refills - I'm hooked! read more

Modern Nails & Lashes - Nail Salons Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

I had my eye lash here about 5 weeks ago and the lash are almost gone. I purchased Groupon deal for the flirtatious ends, but the lady who did my lash told me I should change to full lash with $60 more. I agreed and she proceeded with full lash. The lash is too long and looks really fake. The lash quality she used is also questionable. It doesn't seem like she used the high quality one. It's hard and heavy. Also her operation was sometimes painful because she used tweezer to pull the unwanted lash from my lid and it hurts. read more

I only came here because I purchased a groupon for a gel mani and will never return. I was charged an extra $5 to remove my previous gel polish and I felt obligated only because I had previously purchased the groupon. She tried to upsale a pedi for only $22 and eyebrow wax but i declined even though she asked me a few more times. BTW the $5 "fee" to remove my gel polish was also her tip. read more

I love this place! i got eyelash extensions done and now i go back to get them refilled every 2-3 weeks for only $50 and they do an amazing job, usually they're not to busy so i'm able to get my nails done and sometimes toes as well, amazing service and they are all so nice! All my friends ask me where i get my eyelashes done because they look so great, i recommended this place to everyone and anyone! Always an amazing experience when i go here. read more

I had the LivingSocial deal that some other people were discussing, but I turned out to be very pleased. At first, I was turned off by the location (it's in a strip mall, at the very back), and was turned off by the fact that the business said it was open at 10 (my appt. was at 10:30, but I got there early) and the therapist showed up at 10:15 to open the store. After the initial weirdness, my therapist was great, and did a fantastic job. My nails looked amazing, and my french tips went so long without chipping. Many people commented how great they've looked and how long they've lasted! The service was nice, and I really enjoyed my time, and my nails have looked fantastic since then. I have made another appointment, and am going back next week, so clearly I enjoyed it enough to go back. Thanks! read more

Great place! A hidden Gem. Nina and the owner are very pleasant and professional! I will be back most definitely. They also tell you when there's a special or Flash and Lash Sale :) Warmest wishes, Vinaiya read more

First time to Nature nails and it was a wonderful experience with Sami who took care of my nails and did a great job, I am sure I'm coming back , loved the friendly service read more

It really takes a lot for me to give a one star review. I try to give a business the benefit of the doubt, especially if it is a locally-owned business. But the more that I think about it since my experience at Modern Nails and Spa, I unfortunately cannot give them any higher of a rating. So. I made an appointment to come in on a Saturday, early afternoon. The two ladies doing nails seemed nice enough, and Thuy started on my manicure very shortly after I arrived. Although originally I wanted acrylics done, she ended up convincing me to go with the gel nails. When she finished, I was decently satisfied with the quality of work. The other lady working there did the classic mint french pedicure afterward, which I had a coupon for from BuyWithMe. Although the description said it included a sea salt scrub, I didn't get that. It wasn't really relaxing, and she didn't do a whole lot more than just the french polish and taking care of the nails and cuticles. Definitely not worth the "$45 value". Thuy ended up having to finish up the pedicure for her, because she just walked away.... no explanation to me at all. I did notice Thuy having a disagreement over the cost of another person's services soon after I came in. I noticed this again later with another customer, and Thuy's response was that she does not control the price that the other lady charges for her services. Then, even though I had already paid for the pedicure and was supposed to be receiving 20% of the remainder of the services I received, I ended up paying $40 for the gel manicure. The full price listed on their website for the gel manicure is $30, so I am still not sure how that was possible. Although I asked and reminded her about that, she still insisted on the price she was charging me. They really need to get better about staying consistent with their pricing and being up front with customers before the services to ensure that everything is in order. Because of my experience there, I would have gone with a two-star rating. But the things I have noticed since I left there really made me change it to one star. After my experience, I noticed that they were offering a groupon deal: http://www.groupon.com/deals/modern-nails-and-spa-washington-dc?c=dnb&p=3. If you look at the comments from the discussion section, it looks very suspiciously like the owner posted a rude comment about how any negative feedback on the company was about the wrong business. I'm sure it can be frustrating to see negative comments, but how about some professionalism?? Then I reviewed the filtered reviews on Yelp. WOW. I'm sure it can be hard to read negative reviews on Yelp, but there is a right way and a wrong way to respond to them, and that's definitely NOT right. Based on the sketchiness of this business online and the willingness of employees to respond to criticism in a completely unacceptable manner, I wouldn't trust any reviews unless the reviewer is decently active on Yelp. read more

VERY poor business practices! I started to come here monthly for eyelash extensions because of the Groupon Deal offered - but will no longer because of the shady way they do business. Per usual, I had an appointment with Thuy for my eyelashes. I drove all the way from Georgetown to Fairfax at 6pm rush hour traffic - only to arrive with Thuy not being there. The lady that was there said Thuy was "On her way" and had me sit and wait. She then got on the phone and in Vietnamese, spoke with a person whom I assume to be Thuy. I sat there and waited - for a full 30 minutes. During this time the lady would periodically pick up the phone to see where Thuy was. I kept being told 5 more minutes, just wait five more minutes. I finally asked the nail lady if Thuy really was coming. Long story short I kept getting the run around - she's on her way, just wait 15 more minutes! But then she would go "Well, you should come back because Thuy is busy." I soon realized - Thuy was not coming. I kept getting excuses and what I believe to be lies fed to me to the point where I got so upset I just left. Thuy attempted to call the next day and left me a message stating there was a mix up but it would be great if I could still have her business and she would offer me complimentary eyelash extensions if I came back - and so I did - which was another mistake on my part. Do me bad once, shame on you. Do me bad twice, shame on me. I should have stayed home and saved myself the gas money. I got there and immediately instead of being apologetic for standing me up - Thuy offered up more excuses (which were contradictory with previous excuses she gave me) and then proceeded to say "Well, you've canceled appointments too so we're even." I corrected her in saying - I did not cancel, I rescheduled *AND* I gave you 48hours noticed before doing so (which is far better courtesy I gave her than she gave me). And the fact that I had to reschedule shouldn't be an issue - the issue at hand was Thuy missing an appointment, not contacting me prior, AND not apologizing for it at all. And to make matters worse, she kept arguing with me. What kind of business criticizes the customer when THEY mess up? She tried to offer me a free manicure but I told her I wasn't interested in that - and when it became clear that we were getting no where, I left and will never return. BE WEARY of going here. From the time I've spent in this salon (which is a lot counting that one day I had to sit there for over 45 minutes for an appointment that was never to be) I've witnessed very questionable business practices. The tell people who call in for the Groupon to "hold off" on purchasing it online and to instead pay cash once they get there (perhaps to undermine Groupon? It just seems too weird). I've also seen a variety of different prices quoted to different people for the same services. Also, Thuy is the only employee who speaks English. The other ladies there do not which makes for things to be very frustrating. I've never left a negative review on Yelp...until now - this place is outright TERRIBLE and I would highly suggest you save your money to go to a place that is respectful and professional. I really wish I could give it ZERO stars... read more

I am the aforementioned friend of Christy A. When we originally found this Groupon, we wanted to do a spa day road trip for our local social club. I called the "spa" (and I use this term loosely, more on that later) and asked how many estheticians they had on staff, since wanted to do 4 facials at the same time. The owner, Thuy, said she could only do 2 at the same time so Christy and I decided we would go. The owner also asked me to buy my facial directly through HER instead of through Groupon, and she would honor the Groupon price. I thought this was an odd request but it should have tipped me off as to the unprofessional management of this "spa". We bought our facials through Groupon instead since I like keeping my business legit. A week after booking our appointments, Thuy called me and asked if we could change our appointments since she was going to be out on the day we had previously booked. I asked her what other Saturdays she had available for 2 facials at the same time and she told me I had to come on a weekday DURING THE DAY. I said that was not an option for us and she said that I needed to be "flexible". WTF? I explained further that Christy and I are both full time moms of small children and we can't come during the day because we have no coverage for childcare. Thuy again stated that she was "trying to be flexible" with me and I "need to be flexible with" her. Um, nice customer service! At this point, I wanted to just get a refund from Groupon but I texted Christy and found a mutually agreeable time/date to travel from Columbia, MD to Fairfax, VA. On the day of our appointment, we arrived at the "spa" to find it is actually a tiny little pick a color nail place in a strip mall. Lesson learned: search Google Earth street view before going to a place you've never heard of! When we walked in, we found it was standing room only in their two chair waiting area, and after being ignored for a few minutes we asked if Thuy was there. I told her we had an 11 am appointment. She told us she was backed up and we would have to wait a half an hour. I asked why she hadn't called me to let me know she was behind since we had appointments and she said because she was busy. I found that incredibly rude and unprofessional. We left the shop since there was no place to sit or even stand comfortably, and returned in half an hour to receive sub-par services which also burned my friend's face. While I waited to depart, I stood near the rack of nail colors where I noted that about 90% of their OPI colors were FAKES. I'm a nailphile ;) with a personal collection of over 400 OPI nail enamels, I know a fake when I see one. All in all, this experience was a huge disappointment and if it weren't for the experience of getting to spend two hours in a car with my sweet friend, I would have hated it. My advice: if you've bought this Groupon, ask them for a refund posthaste. If you haven't been to this "spa" yet, don't bother. This is just a run of the mill Vietnamese pick-a-color joint in a strip mall. It is NOT a spa! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! read more

Twee is fantastic. I drive all the way from Purcellville to have her do my lashes even though there's places much closer! She's the only one that makes them look full. Everywhere else i've gone i feel like they only put one layer and can barely notice a difference. She's also a lot cheaper than the competition! read more

Potential customers, please save yourself a trouble and don't even think about going there. I'm giving them a one star because I have to choose from one to five, but If I could, I want to give this place a negative -1000 ratings. I didn't buy from groupon nor livingsocial so I paid the full amount for my eyelash extensions. Twee (that's her name) unskillfully did my lashes with clumps of glue sticking to my eyelids when I told her I have very sensitive skin. She assured me saying I'll be fine because none of her stuff is allergic (pshh). The glue stung my eyes so badly and wasn't satisfied with the service but left the place without saying anything because I don't like confrontation. Then, that same night, my eyes were SO ALLERGIC to whatever she put on me that they swelled up like frogs' eyes (refer to my pics at the bottom) and were getting inflammation. I went back to her the next day, showing my eyes and asked her to take them off. During the process, she carelessly took off all my own lashes leaving scars on already inflammed eyelids. She seemed annoyed and didn't even bother to apologize because her work "was perfect" and blamed ME for this. I was nice enough to ask her to talk in private because she was with a customer (I didn't want her to lose customers) and asked her for a refund. Then she yelled at me in front of everyone saying "Sue me, it's not my fault!!" My friend and I were so shocked at her rude and disgusting attitude. Now that I think about it, I should've have sued her and filed the case under civil law. I just dropped it because I had no time to do so but this incident had costed me about $450 including medical treatment. I can't believe she still has business there after all these reviews. What she did was clearly illegal and she should have compensated me for what happened. She never warned me of the potential complications nor had me sign a waiver form. Maybe she's not familiar with laws here but she needs to know that she could possibly lose her license (if she has one) if someone decides to take this further. read more

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Oh my.... I made an appointment on Memorial Day to use the KGB Deal no-chip Shellac gel manicure plus hand paraffin dip for $25. I arrived to have someone cut my nails before even asking how much to cut... and she cut them in a very big hurry and cut them very short!! Then she started filing, again w/o asking, and she was making them round. I stopped her to ask to make them square so she felt the need to cut them even shorter!! I literally walked out with very little nail left! Then they swapped technicians and the second person did nothing that would qualify as a manicure.... no evening out the edges from the cutting, no massage, nothing. She applied the shellac never saying a word. After the shellac, you walk to the back of the shop and dip your hands in the paraffin, sit back down and wait for it to dry. Do NOT bother unless you happen to live right around the corner in Fairfax and desperately need a shellac coating! read more

I bought a groupon for a manicure, it did say you needed to make an appointment to use it but I walked in on Saturday hoping they would take me without one. First the woman who greeted me seemed a little annoyed so I offered to make an appointment for another day, but then she said it was fine and she would do my manicure then. After that she was very nice, she let me apply the coupon toward the more expensive UV liquid polish, didn't charge extra because I wanted a french manicure instead of a solid color, and then gave me a coupon for a free pedicure. All in all I found the salon to be nicer than your typical budget nail salon. read more

I usually don't review places,...because my experience might have been an exception, but I came home fuming after this experience. I bought a living social deal for myself, and unbeknowest to me my husband bought me the same one as a gift. So, I decided to get a full body wax. My arms and legs, brazilian and underarms. The ladies there were very nice,..so I really don't have any complaints about the staff. My complain is about their pricing. The menu price states a certain price and I was charged $10-20 over the price limit for every service. My total was $171 and then she wouldn't apply the gift coupon to it, so she took off $40 dollars (what I had initally bought from Living social for $20) So I basically got $20 off of that service. I've had many many estheticians in my life, but this was probably the most uncomfortable and painful experience ever. The owner and I got a long great, we talked about a lot, and she was very sweet, I just found it really rude to not tip her in the end because of this, so I left her a 10% tip. It's almost like she was really nice to me and got along with me, just so that I'd feel bad complaining about the end price. Their menu has a + after every service, so I guess that's how they charge you,...she also charged me for services that were not mentioned or priced in menu so I couldn't refute to that,...and had nothing to guage the prices against. There's a usual place I go to in Old Town Alexandria which turns out to be cheaper and much more convenient than this place. I really like my conversation with the Owner,...but I don't think I'll ever be going back there. As for the gift coupon, since she wouldn't honor it I had decided to give it to a friend as a gift, but after my experience there, I don't think that I will,....I'll just get my refund from living social. read more

Thought I'd give this place a try so purchased a Groupon coupon. What a mistake. This was the worst gel nail manicure I have ever had. Twice I had to tell the girl she was cutting my cuticles too much but this made no difference since her English was so bad. A couple of " ouch'es" finally worked some what! Their equipment is old and I have never had to "dry" my nails under the light for so long before. I asked her to set a timer on the light and received what I can only call "dirty looks' from the two girls there. After the manicure had started I began to look around and realized that this salon along with all the equipment they use, could use a darn good clean, I couldn't wait to get out of there but on arriving home I noted the terrible job they had done.. Nails only partially covered and uneven color coverage. I returned the next morning and the girl had to completely redo the whole manicure. She then gave me a coupon for a few dollars off my next visit... I guess she thought that my having to waste my time, getting a redo, was no problem... My advice.... with all the nail places around, get your nails done anyplace but here. read more

DO NOT GO HERE FOR LASH EXTENSIONS! I had been going to a great lash place in Falls Church for awhile with NO ISSUES....stupidly decided to try this place after someone mentioned that it's much cheaper. It's not even accurate to say she (Twee) does lash extensions...she just glues clumps of cheap lashes to your lashes & eyelids (If your not clear what lash extensions are supposed to be...educate yourself & don't learn the hard way by going here). I left there thinking they looked really fake but they weren't the worst looking. The fun started that night when my eyelids ballooned up & the lashes felt like needles sticking into my swollen/tender/red eyelids (pics below). After a MISERABLE night...I went back to the salon & made her remove them. That was mistake #2. She pretty much poured the equivalent of acid onto my eyes & picked off all the lashes/glue with tweezers...also pulling out my own lashes. I honestly thought I was gonna be blind after this experience because the liquid was seeping into my eyes no matter how tight I closed them. FYI - she DID NOT refund me a dime after all this & she acted shocked that it happened (funny given all the terrible reviews & experiences). I had to go to the doctor after this experience, get medication for my eyes, & have them checked for chemical burns. This place should be shut down. read more

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I love coming here and recommend to my friends and coworkers when they ask me about my lashes! Last Saturday the owner fit me in to her schedule, which I really appreciated. This is by for and away the best deal for lash extensions. She was running behind which didnt bother me at all because I was just happy I was able to get in. While waiting I heard two other women paying complaining about having to pay extra money ($10) for an already inexpensive extensions (Anywhere else you are going to pay 2x what you are charged here). She explained that she had to use twice as many lashes to get their results. I couldnt believe they were fighting $10...like I said, even with a $10 increase, you still arent coming close to what other places charge. And to the other reviewers, lashes fall out. They grow or if you mess with them too much THEY WILL FALL OUT! Then I heard someone come in, while I was in the back, asking to trade in her two shellac manicures for one pedicure (bought on Groupon). They said they couldnt do that and only then did this woman fly off the handle. She mentioned that last time she was there she got a severe infection from her manicure. My question would have been "If that's true, why are you coming back for a pedicure?". She was so angry and said she would "ruin" the business with a bad review. I personally dont think she got an infection but just wanted what she wanted and didnt get it so she was ticked. The owner also asked why she never made her aware, to me that's a valid question. Hearing all of these rude people come in made me want even more to write a long overdue review. People are so entitled, it really is sad how customers will treat small businesses. read more

Terrible business etiquette. I came in to get a pedicure and a $75 gift certificate for a friend and was appalled when Twee the owner took a menu pamphlet, stapled the receipt to it and wrote $75 gift certificate and signed it. They shouldn't offer gift certificate options if they don't actually have real gift certificates. I should've known though, their website can't even spell certificate correctly (cerfiticate). Needless to say, I never gave it my friend and had it sitting on my desk for about a year before I decided to get my money worth of it. I came in one day with two friends and we were all getting pedicures. Well, there was only one employee there who was doing pedicures while the owner was doing nothing. Guess it was beneath her to do pedicures. The employee I guess felt overwhelmed with three of us and seemed to rush all of our pedicures. Since I was last, I got to soak my feet the longest, but the others were done in like five minutes. When it came time to pay, I presented her the handwritten gift certificate which should have been more than enough to pay for three pedicures including tip since it should have been $22/each. The owner gave some excuse about how I wasn't charged for my previous pedicure that happened a year before. (To which at the time, she said don't worry, it's on her). She ended up taking an additional $22 off the gift certificate for the pedicure that was of no charge from a year before. At this point, I'm annoyed and pissed so my friend paid the $13 difference, tipped the lady that did our feet and got the hell on out of there. Just to think if the embarrassment if I had given the shady handwritten gift certificate away and that person tried to use it, and be told, it says $75 but actually it's a $53 gift certificate. The audacity and shadiness of how business is conducted is beyond me. I recommend you ladies to save your money and time and go elsewhere if you want better quality and professionalism. read more

I walked in here expecting high professionalism, a misconception caused by the people that have reviewed here on Yelp, as well as the decorations of the place. I felt slightly uncomfortable walking into this place. I began asking the nail technician some questions about what was the best options, and she told me Gel. I sat down and I began to realize she was very rude. She would pull my hand and slap it, telling me "come on! relax!" ...this isn't my first time getting my nails done. When she was applying the "gel", I asked her why she was using powder (since the powder and liquid combo is usually used with acrylics), and she told me that it was gel. I think she believed I was a very ditsy person? After she did my nails, she quickly told me the total amount and when I mentioned I had gone on the company's website and found that it said 10% off for new customers, she got very agitated. She couldn't possibly have been having a bad day, business wasn't too busy, or too slow...and she had been working at her own pace..my nails took almost an hour and a half. Afterwards when I got home, and looked down at my nails, I REALLY regretted going here. Not only was there pain, but there were bubbles in the acrylic/gel...making my nails look gray. Maybe it's a good place for eyelashes, but for nails, never again. read more

This place isn't even worth 1 star. Let me just tell you that you should NEVER go to this "spa" for eyelash extensions. I went on a whim and regret ever stepping foot in the door. First, it's seedy and dirty. The workers were more interested in the show they were watching than greeting a customer. Once someone finally came to the counter she was nice and welcomed me. She brought me back to the room where you get extensions which had several beds (like massage tables) with no privacy. The workers 5 year old daughter, although adorable, kept coming into the room nudging me, talking to me and sticking her doll in my face as her mother was haphazardly applying extensions. About half way through the process the woman applying the extensions says, "oh, I didn't ask, you want mink, right? They cost more but if you didn't want mink, I can take these off and start over." Ok, first of all.. you've already applied half of the lashes and second of all, this is your mistake and your still charging me an uncharge for mink that I didn't ask for? So, she finishes the lashes in about 45 minutes to an hour and they look great! My goodness.. my eyes are brilliant with these lashes on. They are thick and long and beautiful! Unfortunately, my eyes are watering so bad after about a minute of looking in the mirror that I can't see how beautiful they are any longer. The glue she applied the lashes with got into my eye because she didn't dry the glue after the lashes were applied. I go to pay with my credit card and she says she only accepts cash. I tell her that she should have mentioned that when I made the appt. and she said I can go to 7-11 and use their ATM to get cash. After I pay, she gives me no care instructions, no follow up, nothing.. About a week later my natural lashes start to grow out and the extensions look ridiculous. They are clumping and tacky.. really bad looking. I make an appt. at a reputable extension salon and she tells me that the lashes I paid extra for are synthetic after all and not mink. Robbed.. this woman took my cash so I have no recourse. She's a thief. I wish I had read the reviews before going in there. Lesson learned. The professional who tried to fix Modern's mess on my lashes said it will take 2 or 3 times of fills before the glue Modern applied can be removed. They might as well have used cement. If you take anything away from this post, save yourself $135 dollars (and I was stupid enough to give her a tip), and save whatever lashes you've been living with all of your life and STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE! read more

The negative reviews on this page are spot on. I was left nothing short of traumatized after getting my eyelashes done here. First off, Twee straight up tells you from the get go that only the $99 full set eyelashes will look good, so basically the $59 deal is a complete joke since she won't even do it. Then, she goes on and on about how so many people are dying to come get her services and how she's the best at what she does (I wonder if she's seen all these reviews from dissatisfied customers...) Anyway, I travelled all the way out there so despite being upset that she wouldn't do the $59 deal, I got my lashes done... and I can't stand them. I asked for natural looking and she piled on so many lashes in a very messy and uneven manner that it looks like I attempted fake CVS brand lashes on my own. Also, it's so painful and she glued them so close to my inner lids that it actually HURTS to close my eyes. And, as someone who's gotten eyelashes done multiple times in the past, I promise you the lashes she uses are very cheap and fake-looking. Definitely won't be going back here. I've paid much more reasonable prices for infinitely better lashes in the past. read more

I recently visited this salon for my lashes. The owner asked me repeatedly if I wanted mink or reg lashes. I told her regular. She then proceeded to charge me for mink saying this is what I told her. The glue she put in my eye eyes stung and burn for weeks. I couldn't open my eyes after showers and baths. read more

Zero star, I agree with everyone. I was in the area and going away on vacation. This happened to be the first place that had availability to take me when I called. She over charged me and although I haven't collected the minks that fell off starting day 2, it was disastrous as everyone is saying here. She had her girls there too who were playing and fighting in the same room she was working on me. I'd never go back not only because of the poor aesthetic look of the extensions but the irritant glue she used which seriously irritated my eyes for weeks. The takeaway for me? I guess it does get terribly bad, I should have atleast checked what people said about the place going in... Now, you've been warned read more

Awful!!! They will use groupon as a bait and charge you more without your consent. Deal came and used it before...told me I needed a better quality eye lash extension and hence cost me extra $30. this time, when I went there for a "fill-in", she said I dont' have much lashes left and next thing I know, she did a full extension and charged me $60 extra! Not only that, she told me my group on can not be used since I have already visited there before. well, I called the day before and told her that the deal came on line again and i bought it again not knowing I can only buy it one time. Her exact words was, "it's okay. You can used it one last time but no more after that". Boy she changed her tone when I told her about that at the cashier. Watch out for whatever her name is that calls everybody "hon". She changes her tones the moment you tell her I am using the Groupon deal. NOT recommended. read more

I've had my lashes done here a couple of times, because they usually turn out fine. This last time the lady was in a rush, clearly didn't care about me at all & got glue all in my eye poking the lashes everywhere. They came out (in clusters!) less than a week later. I went to another place to get them taken off & they were concerned because they have completely ruined my lashes. They don't use any sort of tools (if you don't find that weird, just think about it, how are they applying these to individual lashes?!) clearly they're not licensed or trained on how to do eyelash extensions. I will NEVER go back and neither should you. Yes, they may be cheap, but they clearly are for a reason. They have ruined my lashes which is freaking me out now. These people should not be allowed to apply eyelash extensions on anyone! read more

I got my eyelashes done here they looked fine when I left I wasn't offered a brush or explained how to take care of them even though I told her never had them done before. On the first day one fell out a few days later they started falling out in clumps 3 -4 and 4-5 lashes at a time in clumps. Before two weeks I called her back and told her what was happening and my eyelashes are falling off along with them and they look terrible when I shrunk was missing off my eyelashes, she told me to come back that she can do the refill for more money which did not address the problem in the first place that they were stuck together. Needless to say I won't be going back. read more

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Had a Groupon for a spa deluxe manicure (worth $37). First, when I called to set up an appointment, the lady wasn't very friendly and said, "Don't be late!" when I asked her for an 11:30 rather than an 11 appointment. There were 2 good things about my experience: the owner was super nice and my nail technician found a cute color for me. First, the pedicure - it was probably the least involved pedicure I've ever received. No lower leg massage, no salt scrub, and she put lotion on my cuticles, but never performed any cuticle work. Feet looked ok. Now for my "Spa Deluxe Manicure." She soaked my left hand in the water and never soaked my right hand. Then she proceeded to remove old nail polish and ask me if I wanted my eyebrows done because I really needed it. Excuse me?! I declined because I had a feeling she was just saying it to make an extra buck, but still, why would she insult the customer? Anyway, I previously got Shellac a couple months ago, so there was a little left on the bottom of my nails, which didn't come off in her initial wipe of my fingers. She then went through the normal routine of filing, cuticle work, and a mini massage with the tiniest drop of salt scrub. Then she had me wash my hands and dip twice in paraffin. The paraffin hadn't even dried before she started peeling it off, and on my way home there were several spots of paraffin that she missed around my wrists. I didn't receive a massage with lotion (I have gotten a hand and forearm massage at every place I've gone, even with a basic manicure), and this is usually my favorite part. Then, she pulled out the base coat, and I said, "You aren't going to remove the Shellac?" Nail tech, "Oh, you wanted that taken off?" REALLY?! I have never not had the nail technician entirely remove the previous polish (Shellac, regular, or even acrylic), so I was in shock. The Shellac is also a bit thicker, so if she had painted over it, there would be an obvious ridge. So I requested that she remove the Shellac, and she was like, "Oh you should have told me when we did your pedicure. It will be an extra $5." Whatever. I said that was fine, and she removed the Shellac and proceeded with the manicure. At the end, I sat under the dryers for 15 minutes, and the owner came over to inspect them. I drove 10 minutes home, fumbled for my house keys and totally smudged my index finger! It looked SO bad, and as hard as I tried, it was beyond repair. I couldn't believe they were still wet after all that time. Furthermore, I sat and read a magazine for another 10 minutes when I got home to ensure the rest dried, and every single one of my nails has a chip or smudge on them now. I just checked my toes, and they have sock marks on them, even after they sat and dried for 30 minutes while she did my manicure and another 15 under the dryer at the end. All in all, super poor experience. I used a Groupon, and it still wasn't worth it. Sorry, Modern Nails, I wanted to give you a shot, but I should have listened to all the other negative reviews. read more