Mancini De Paris

Anthony is AMAZING, I love his work. I had never previously risked to make me a color change however, he recommended me what was the best for me and I loved it. I have many good things to say about him. 100% recommended! anthony is very friendly and makes sure you feel comfortable. I love him and his work!

I come to this salon relatively frequently because its right down the street from my apartment. As time goes on this place gets worse and worse. It’s no longer clean, the staff isn’t overly friendly, and the service is poor.
The manicure price increased to $ 18 which would be fine if the service was up to par. My hand «massage» was more like a slopping of lotion on my hands for about 15 seconds max (overall between both hands). The worst part was that the tools were not in a fresh sanitary bag, they were in a clear box that the technician reuses. When my nails were drying I saw her barely wash them off in the sink and then put them right back in her box.
Next time I’ll take my business elsewhere.

Such a beautiful and excellent salon. See Dora if you need a few extensions. She is fabulous!

First time here today and it was terrible. Had pedicure with lady (do not recall the name) who painted my whole finger not only nail. She speak no English, and when i was complaining about my nails some other lady come and did it again, the same, I thought i was the crazy one there who can see whats going on. At the you are paying $ 50 for nothing. Im at home now, doing my nails again. Do not recommend to anyone; customer service 0

This is for my services with Russo, I haven’t used the hair salon. She is my go to for my facials and waxes. My skin absolutely glows when she’s done with it. I feel really good every time I step out– and she also has given me some great recommendation for products. My skin is truly the best it has ever been, and I suffer from severe dry skin.
She’s very flexible– she lets me call her for appointments! I appreciate her personal and friendly service. :)

Anthony did an amazing job cutting and styling my hair! A friend of mine also had her hair cut by Mancini, which she loved too. I have long hair and I’ve had some really bad experiences trying new salons, but Anthony did exactly what he said and then some. I’m so pleased, I can’t wait to go back! I can’t speak to the other services, but I’d definitely recommend a hair cut with either of them.

Plain and simple– Mancini is one of two salons that uses the Aveda Color Line. The other is Casals in Clarendon which is usually ranked within the top 3 salons on Unilocal.Mancini is located within a shopping center that houses a Giant, Hair Cuttery, and a plethora of other restaurants. There is a private parking garage, be prepared to spend $ 2 – 4. MDP also usually has decent bandwidth and can take same day appointments which is nice.
I see Mancini (the owner) for root touch up + foil lights. Sometimes I get a haircut, but with long hair its pretty easy. For the price of a base lighten + partial highlights and a haircut, I’m looking at $ 240 including tip. The salon looks fantastic but it’s definitely a step below in terms of service and ambiance. Many of the stylists children are in the shop, doing homework and just hanging out until their mother is done for the day. There seems to be friends or extra people as well, very social atmosphere. I don’t mind but it gets a little distracting, definitely not relaxing.
It’s probably time for me to start looking for another salon. It’s really not a place that has me jumping to return, but its convenient, does the job and uses the color line I like. If you choose to patron this salon, definitely start small, try out different stylists and test the waters.

It has been my go-​to salon for about a year. They have treated my tresses which great care. My hair is natural. and extremely dry, however despite the chemical greatments, my hear is soft and looks healthy. Mancini is hands down the best colorist in town. For a blow dry: Mancini, Anthony and the new guy are always making me feel beautiful. The spa specialist does a great job with eyebrow design, and my nails are always nicely done by Yung or Carmen.
Everyone at the salon has treated me like family, I go back every two weeks for gel manicures, blow dry and color, style, brows etc. I’ve referred several friends and they all come back for the experience.

Unimpressed and disgusted, I will not return.
My masseuse was so bad that I wondered if he was a licensed professional and I had to stop him in the middle to end the massage early. When he left me to re-​dress I noticed several disturbing stains (streak marks?!) and short dark hairs (I’m blonde!) on the top side of the sheet that had been covering me — they hadn’t been cleaned for my massage!
Awful, I strongly discourage patronizing this salon.

I’ve been here a few times because it’s a convenient location for me and the Giant parking garage has free 1 hour parking. The technicians take their time and are very thorough. I’ve also never had to wait!

What a lovely place! As soon as I walked in, I was greeted by a friendly and helpful woman at the front desk. I only waited a few minutes to be seen (it was a Tuesday night) so I can only speak on a weekday. Janet took care of me and my gel manicure. She was the absolute sweetest and gave me the best treatment. We had great conversation and I got a great manicure and needed it badly! I paid $ 30 for a gel manicure and I think that is perfectly priced and for the service I would have paid more. Believe me, when you find something good you stick to it. I will be back again and again.

This was a terrible experience! A friend of mine gave me her gift certificate for this place so I used it for a mani pedi. The place is out of my way and not close to my house but since I had the certificate I figured I would suck it up and make the trip. I went on a Wednesday early, around when they first opened. The pedicure was a butcher job (another Unilocaler noted this very thing). My toes were hurting and bleeding, as the lady (can’t remember her name) who did the work on me was very rough. Even though I was flinching in pain while she was cutting, twisting and pulling skin from my toes, she kept on going like she didn’t notice my wincing in pain. Then the manicure was not thorough; lots of skin untrimmed and bleeding finger afterward there as well. The gel came off in less than a week.
The handwashing sink had no clean towels available, which I pointed out to the nail tech. Two more customers went to the same sink and told their techs the same thing, and no one EVER replenished clean towels while I was there! They may not have had any clean towels anywhere in there, because there was a basket full of wet/​dirty towels next to that sink, which I found odd because I got there around opening time in the morning.
I will never return there!

This place is a little by far away from my home, but I’m really happy with my haircut.
The staff is really friendly and committed with the job.
I really recommended the Venezuelan guy Victor. He has a good hands for women and men!

I’ve been here several times for pedicures and once for hilights, so those are the only services I am reviewing.
First, I tried this place once for my hair. They put me with the owner (Mancini, at least I assume he is the owner, in the front chair), which I thought would be great, but it wasn’t! He did my hilights (not actually sure how to spell that!) super fast, and I thought he must have mastered a skill that every other hair dresser in the world still needed to take their time at – it turns out that taking time IS necessary; he basically just dyed my hair blonde instead of doing hilights. I was definitely not happy with the outcome. Then after my hair was washed he told me that drying my hair was something like $ 30 extra, so I just left with wet hair, which was the last thing I would expect after sitting down with the salon’s owner! Maybe I’m old-​fashioned, but I feel like if washing your hair is part of the service, a blow dry should also be built into the price.
Next, nails. Generally the service is okay, with a pedicure taking about an hour. This place doesn’t smell horrible like actual nail salons, which is why I come here. However last time I made an appointment and took my husband in with me for some pampering – 2 o’clock on a Saturday (not some obscure time on a weekday). All my husband really wants out of a pedicure is a long foot rub. Our technician’s, though, rushed through the service so quickly, the massage part was less than a minute. They were understaffed, and what normally took an hour was over in 30 minutes. I was so disappointed.
Also, the girl next to me (the ONLY other person there for a pedicure) had already had her nails done and was more than half way through her pedicure, when someone showed up for an appointment and her technician had to abandon her. She sat there for at least 15 minutes until the technician who rushed through my pedi was able to go finish hers. Really just understaffed and terrible. I’ll be looking for another place to go next time.

I have lived in the area for 2 years and have been a frequenter of Ly’s salon right across the street. When Mancini opened, I was excited to try a «true» salon for a shellac manicure. Outline of my experience :)
I was told to get there 10 minutes early and my nail technician was 20 minutes late. Totally understand that things get hectic so not a big deal.
The technician seemed flustered (probably because she was late) but after an attempt to put me in a pedicure chair followed by a few minutes running around to get proper equipment, we were off!
I have to say, what shocked me most was when she pulled out the nail tools. They were NOT sanitized and some of them had polish on from a previous manicure/​pedicure.
She put far too much polish on the first run so when she pulled it out of the UV machine, the polish was pushed outwards (you get my point :)). She told me to be careful when putting my hands in/​out of the machine… instead of trying again, she layered on another incredibly thick layer of polish and put my hands back in.
I got my nails done yesterday and one finger is already peeled. The finish is not smooth on 6 nails.
In all, not great but again, the sanitized equipment definitely is what will keep me from coming back.

Avoid at all costs! My nail technician cut deep though both of my toes and when scraping off some dead/​dry skin throughout my feet, she also cut some areas. She did not even do a foot rub as well as a hand rub when doing a manicure. I went to get a nice nail treatment, not to a butcher! Still charged me $ 38 plus a $ 10 tip I wish I never gave. :-/​This is the third time I got deep cuts by three different nail technicians! Head somewhere else and save your toes!

I just moved to Penrose Square apartments and this nail salon is located right underneath our building. I was a little skeptical at first thinking that the prices were going to be ridiculous because of the convenience factor, but my gel manicure and polish change was very reasonably priced ($ 30 and $ 10).
I walked in right when they opened and was greeted by several staff, and then a woman named Young told me she would be doing my nails. She is incredibly sweet and did a wonderful job on my nails! I will definitely be making an appointment with her the next time I go back.

This is definitely a step up from the usual neighborhood salon!
The Good:
+ The aesthetic is warm and inviting
+ My technician was very caring and meticulous in cutting my nails and applying polish. At nail salons I often feel like I am a piece of cattle just being herded along but I was really impressed by how much details she put into the job.
+ If you go in before 3 pm, Mondays — Thursdays they offer a slight discount on mani and pedis.
The OK:
+ As someone who is formerly immuno-​supressed, I’m very picky about cleanliness. While everything seemed clean to the naked eye, I still think that they could have taken additional measures to up their game such as lined tubs or full sanitation after each tubs.
+ I was scheduled for a waxing after my nails were done but the staff pretty much forgot me after my nails were done. I finally got up to ask about it and the front desk seemed a bit confused. By then I had already been waiting for a long time so I just cancelled my appointment.
+ While I was getting my nails painted, I noticed that all of the other technicians and hairdressers were all talking loudly on their phones which did not lead to a very relaxed atmosphere as a whole.
+ Nail polish selection is rather limited

After my first time of walking in the door to the warm welcome then sitting down to get my nails filled by Young I felt like I was welcomed.
I am very satisfied with this nail salon in comparison with the other ones I have tried, so far this is the winner for me.
Young fixed my nail and made them look absolutely amazing I can sure say if you are in the Columbia pike area this is a place to try!

Yay! I finally found my neighborhood nail salon. I’m sad it took me so long to try Mancini de Paris. The décor is modern and upscale and pricing is slightly higher than other nail salons, but not what I was expecting and not so out-​of-​range that I would not return ($ 15 for a manicure; $ 40 for full arm wax; $ 42 for mani/​pedi).
For nails, my favorite tech is Young. I’ve had another one, but was not pleased, so I will be making appointments with Young. Nail colors are limited, but they offer the most recent OPI/​Essie shades. Russo is great at waxing. She was very thorough and quick, plus she’s kind and funny. In addition to nails and waxing, hair, skin, and body services are offered (it’s a full-​service salon), but I’ve not yet tried them. The receptionist is quite friendly. The waiting area is small – only a few chairs. They open at 8:30 a.m. on Saturdays and have a website, which is great. If you are looking for nails and waxing on the Pike, definitely check out Mancini de Paris.