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Rainlily

4.0 (251 reviews)
ModerateNail Salons, Waxing
Open 9:30 am - 7:00 pm

Services - Rainlily

Manicure

Manicure and pedicure

Nail fill-in

Nail polish change

Nail polish removal

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My pretty nails :)
Rebecca F.

Love Rainlily. I have just started back getting nail dips. Emily does a beautiful job! I've posted a picture. The business is clean and well stocked with any color imaginable. And the ambiance is calm and serene.

Best Chrome nails in town!
Rahel M.

This place is hands-down, the best nail salon in the DMV. They are always busy so make sure to make an appointment online or call them for a same-day appointment. Especially if you have a favorite nail tech, make that appointment ! The atmosphere is awesome too, they make sure you are comfortable at all times.

Base color is 178
Angela H.

I've been coming to Rainlily for a few years now and am always happy with their quality of service. The salon is bright and clean, and the staff are always very sweet. They offer complimentary beverages as well! I usually go for regular polish manicures, but recently I've been getting gel with designs. Both times they were done by the owner Sam (he's typically the one who will do more elaborate designs) and he is AMAZING! He has incredibly steady hands and always takes his time to make sure the design's done well. Very friendly and keeps you informed of the process. The price point is great as well compared to other salons. Both were $52 (+$5 for gel removal), which includes their most basic $20 Pure Mani, $17 gel polish add, and $15 for the design. You can also email photos of the design you want to them for a quote. I believe they recently renovated and got a lot of new polish as well so there's a great color selection to choose from! Definitely my go-to salon :)

Dip manicure by Trish- color: OPI Bubble Bath
Emily L.

My new favorite nail place. I've been about 6-7 times for pedis, gel manis, and dip powder manis, and have been holding out on writing a review. It's official- I'm in love with this place. The staff is skilled and super polite. The establishment is clean and super hygienic. I also love that you can make appointments through their website online. Other fun stuff: -They offer a complimentary drink each time, which is nice. -This place also frequently updates their inventory (or so it seems) with the latest trends and seasonal OPI stuff. -They have 2 LCD screens that are always on Food Network and HGTV. Loves it! Trish does dip manicures really well, and I like to go to Mai for pedis. 2 beautifully manicured thumbs up!

Bad nail polish
Brigitte W.

I came to the salon because I really like my friend nail polish color. I spent over $60. Got there all the nail polish were mixed up, not by brands, colors, organic. I could not find the one recommended by my friend and nobody could help me find it, they did know where or which one and no time. The technician did ok but my nail polish looks horrible, worse than if I did it myself. She put 2 layers but you can see the pink of my nails under it. Cheap nail polish. I am pretty unhappy that I spent so much money and I could not get the nail polish I wanted and the white color does not even look white. I wish they could redo it for free.

Sarah C.

My friends and I made reservations for mani pedis for 3 of us. The pedis were fine and they sat us together. The manis were another story. They weren't able to seat us together- which is fine. But they rushed through my SNS dip manicure and filed my long nails down to nubs. They also did a really sloppy job on the color. Not surprisingly, they chipped 2 days later. I have been getting SNS for the last 2 years and typically it lasts 2-3 weeks. My nails look awful. So much so that my friends have commented asking what happened to my beautiful nails. On top of that, the forgot about my 3rd friend and she wasn't able to get a mani. I will not be back.

Mani
Chelly T.

I love it! Clean and my nails look great. Tech was very nice and welcoming. They call you by your first name making it personable. Thank you I'll be back

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Nice place, clean & great service! Mani, pedi, and gel. Would come back again for sure.

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5 months ago

David did a good job, but the top coat on two fingers did not cover the entire nail. No one else sees it but me, otherwise super job.

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Mediocre pedicure for 45$. Toes are not even filed the same length. With all the competition this place needs to step it up!

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Fast, clean and reasonably priced nail salon. The staff was friendly and cheerful. Go check it out.

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Ask the Community - Rainlily

Do they do nail art? Are there pictures of their nail art posted anywhere?

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Do they do gel acrylics and how much?

Hi Tina, We don’t do gel acrylic, we do control-gel builder . It works like acrylic, it’s durable, odorless and no burn feeling.....

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I'm more of a spa person than a hole in the wall nail salon type person so Rain Lily seemed perfect.

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Rainlily - othersalons - Updated May 2026

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