Four Seasons Nails & Spa

I wish I Unilocaled this place before I came here! I went to this nail salon because it was on the way home. The inside of this nail salon is prettier than most shops I’ve seen. The nail technician who did my nails offered me different manicure pedicure deals. I chose the current «special package deal» which includes pedicure with scrub, very long massage, mask, and gel polish manicure. This deal was $ 70, The technician told me if I don’t want the mask she will do the massage ten mins longer instead. So I said great! I’ll do that. She did not massage my feet long, she rushed me in and out of the chair. I uploaded photos of my pinky toe nail, she only painted haft and didn’t remove all of my previous polish! When I had my gel polish manicure she seemed not happy and rushing! I was trying to pull my jeans back down from having them up for the pedicure, and she couldn’t even wait for me to do that. She said I’ll do it for you later, give me your nails. Rude! She then sees a bubble on my left thumb nail and says I hit the nail and she will fix it. I hit the nail and caused the bubble? She scraps the polish off my thumb then she tells me she thinks it will be ok with just one coat of polish… But all of my other nails had two!?! So she proceeds and rushes because a wax walk in came in. I guess she just wanted me to leave. Overall the costumer service is terrible, my nails look disgusting. I’m so mad how can I go on vacation tomorrow with ugly nails. My photos will show you. Never again! DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE!!!

I have been going here off and on since they opened because they are so close to my house but I am DONE. Over the years I have been pressured into things I did not want, had a shellac manicure fail in like 3 days due to them painting over the cuticles, and had many grumpy technicians that seemed insulted by my presence. I have also had some good experiences, but lately they have been few and far between. The last time I went was just the worst though. I was charged 38 dollars for a terrible shellac manicure:
— I came in with shellac on and instead of removing it with nail polish remover (soaked cottenballs on nails wrapped in foil) she began picking it off with her nails. It was so very uncomfortable I started to feel sick. She asked if I was ok. I said «no this is making me uncomfortable». She grunted and continued.
— she did not ask what shape I wanted my nails so I finally asked her to round them. She instead started making them really short. I had to stop her and explain again that I wanted them round. She did just the thumbs and I gave up.
— she then grabbed a grubby looking nail light and began globbing nail polish on. I put my hand under and it was broken. It would turn off every 4.5 seconds unless I moved my hand up and down. I told her it was broken and she just said «move your hand more».
— next she grabbed a tiny speck of lotion and violently «massaged» my arms for about 10sed each. Maybe less. I would have asked for longer if it had not been so painful
— finally she finished leaving one bumpy, one over onto the skin, one not covering the whole nail… you get the picture.
Then 2 short days later one came off! I called and asked for the manager. They said she was on vacation but they would fix it.
I came in and they said «who did it?» I said her (Lisa) and pointed to her standing by the door. She said «no I did not». I said «but you did». She again said «no» and I said «but she did». They then asked where she sat. I pointed to her seat. So then waved me to her chair and started working without talking to me. She fixed it and put an extra top coat on them all so they would look «the same». When she was done she just started playing with her iPad. I had to ask if she was done to be sure.
On my way to the car I saw the manager over by the smoothie place. Guess she was taking her vacation there.
Update: I see that the salon wants me to call so they can fix their mistakes. I appreciate the gesture but I will never go there again. I am honestly afraid for the health of my nails. I did not even mention my toes. It is going to take like a year for the damage they did by sanding the top of them off to heal. Unforgivable. I would say that my last trip there was nothing short of traumatic.

I haven’t been back in quite a while. I took my daughter-​in-​law here last month and it seems to be under new management. It is not as nice as it used to be. The technicians are Poor communicators, and it just didn’t feel like the same five-​star place are used to be able to count on. I will continue to come here when I need a place close to home, otherwise I’ll continue going to a place closer to my work.

I got FUNGUS on ⁶⁄₁₀ of my fingernails after getting a full set (acrylic) from Four Seasons Nails & Spa.
I have been getting my nails done on a regular basis for the past 25 years from various salons (all different price points and locations) and never had FUNGUS in my life.
Then on June 6, I went to get a full set at this place because it was close to where I was going. From the beginning, I had to keep educating the nail technician from their is a gap between the filling and my nail to the tip is too big for my nail, etc. She would only fix it after showing her the facts ex. the gap, the nail too was easily sliding between the acrylic and nail, etc.
After just 5 days, 2 tips just fell off completely and I decided to return (7 days from the date of the first nail tips applied date) because I knew this was not accidental but poorly done nail tips. They started to work on them and I thought since I am here and a few others nails have gaps/​bumps because poorly filed nail ridges, then to get a refill on them too. It asked if they could do that right then too and mentioned that I only have 45min available because I had to pick up my children. They said yes, they had time (and I even said that if they were busy that I could come tomorrow) but they assured me they had time.
Needless to say after 45 min, my nails were only ¹⁄₃ done and I had to leave to pick up my children and return to them to finish it. It took them two and half hours to just do my acrylic nail fill-​ins. They kept passing me from 1 person to another because their customer would come, etc.
After 7 more days another nail tip fell off and this time I went to my regular nail salon. As soon as they removed the nail polish they noticed nail fungus, then they removed the next nail polish of the next nail and the same thing. After they removed polish from all 10 finger nails, I had 6 nails covered in FUNGUS!
I went immediatly to Four Season Nails & Salon to show them what had happened as a result of their service. First they tried to tell me that they will fix it, they were trying to refill my nails, etc. After I refused and said the sole purpose was for them to see it so they change their business practices. They apologized but kept want to offer me a mani and pedicure.
I finally left the salon and went to CVS clinic b/​c it was after doctor’s hours and they confirmed this was fungus and I started with Anti-​Fungul polish and prescription anti-​fungal medicine.
MY nails were super thin, brown/​yellow/​greenish color and white spots on them and it HURT SO much!!!
By the next day, I was in my primary care doctor, who said I should immediatly make an appointment with the dermatologist (which I am still seeing for treatment for the nail fungus I got from this salon). Its been almost 2 months of continuous follow ups, lots of money spent on medicine and doctor’s visits and not to mention how much time devoted to treatment.
The consequence is some of my nails still are being treated for fungus, my nails are extremely thin, and of course I could not even feed my baby, etc. because possible risk of spreading the fungus to him (as anyone with a baby knows, a mother’s hand is always in the baby’s mouth, from feeding them to cleaning their mouth, etc. Also personally, I was advised not to wear my contacts, b/​c I could risk getting fungus in my eyes when inserting or removing them.
I hope this review helped you for 2 months of my life was occupied by a unhygienic and unprofessional nail serviced received.
Additionally, they are more expensive than the typical Asian nail salon but as you saw the service was horrible.

I received a $ 42 gift card for a Mani/​Pedi. I was greeted by Jackie who was very nice. I told her I wanted a Pedicure with a design for the 4^th July. I was thinking fireworks. She assured me I could get that then talked me into getting a gel coating manicure which I agreed to as she said the combo would be a total of $ 60 — she would give me $ 5 off. While getting the regular pedicure (not spa) she offered me a lotion for callus removal for additional $ 5 (I would think that callus removal should be standard for pedicures) The design (which was horrible and she redid twice) was $ 5 extra (totally expected). After all said and done it cost $ 42 gift card plus $ 33, not including the tip. Total rip off. I have had better pedicures for less. I was hopeful as it was close to home but will be traveling further for better quality and price. I think spending $ 88 for a mani/​pedi is outright insane!

Never ever Have I EVER experienced worse service in any place than I did today at Four Seasons Nail Spa in Oakton, VA.
My mom was constantly being reminded by the lady doing her eye brows (the manager) that she had another customer to attend to. She left with out cleaning off the rest of the wax off of my mom’s face. She also walked out of the room afTer I asked her to please clean off the fly away hairs. We didn’t even know if she was coming back so we went looking for her.
She just yelled «it’s almost 20mins and I have another customer. If you’re not happy with your mom’s eyebrow then you won’t be. Just for $ 10! Ten dollars!!!»
I paid her and left.

I love Jackie here, she is the sweetest more down to earth nail tech, she is also pretty fluent so she understands exactly what I want, im so comfortable that my hands dont get clammy with her. Normally with other salons the tech makes it a big deal and all of the other techs gather around and look at my hands, jackie minds her business and doesnt even communicate with anyone else while shes working with you, I can’t speak for anyone else there but Jackie is my go to girl. She takes her time and does things the way you want.

I didn’t hate it, but I doubt that I will go there again for a manicure and pedicure.
The technicians that did the manicure and pedicure were not friendly, but they were pretty thorough. I was happy with the polish application upon exiting the place but the polish itself didn’t seem to harden or cure leading to almost instant chips and dings.
My main problem was that the place didn’t seem clean. There was gunk on the tables. The sink basins didn’t seem to be wiped down with integrity. It seemed like they had half-​assed cleaning the place. With all the horror stories that float around about infections, it’s not something I want to risk.

Okay, I was here this afternoon and was, at first, pleasantly surprised at the décor. It seemed very upscale and clean by comparison to other salons I’ve been to.
I went with my boyfriend, our roommate, and one of our friends. Some of them seemed annoyed that four of us walked in at the same time. I worked with Jackie. She was incredibly sweet and I was quite happy to find that she spoke fluent English; not something I’m typically used to when getting a pedicure. She was very courteous and kind to me.
I got a pedicure and my eye brows done.
First, the pedicure.
I’ve had better.
MUCH better.
My nails weren’t buffed. My nail beds were barely snipped. And she spent the better half of 15 minutes attempting to rub the hair off my left shin. I told her that I had just finished working 105 hours without a day off and I needed a good foot rub. She almost didn’t even touch my actual feet. My shins are now incredibly sensitive to the touch.
Finally, the eye brows.
Bad decision.
I told her to maintain the integrity of my current shape. I have nice eye brows, but just a few stragglers that hang out where they shouldn’t. My left eye brow is so incredibly thin and my right eye brow is perfect. When I mentioned this to her she said that I had a bald spot in my eye brow and that’s all she could do. Actually, I don’t have a bald spot in my eye brow. It’s called blonde hair. It comes with my lovely ginger skin. Thank god I wear glasses and that will somewhat hide this butchery. I didn’t pitch a fit while there because the damage had already been done. I’m not the one who loses his cool over silly things. I just post them to Unilocal.
Later on, at lunch with my friends, I found that we all had awful experiences. None of us will be returning.

I usually never give reviews, but the service and quality of this place was so bad I had to leave one. If I could give this place 0 stars I would. TERRIBLE service. The manager had told me that they would be able to do nail designs for me if I told them what I wanted. HOWEVER, once the manager left the store, the lady who was doing my nails told me to just choose a sparkly polish so she doesn’t have to do a design. What? You’re telling me to compromise a service that I am paying for — so I can cater to you being lazy?
I thought she would do a bad design if I forced her to do one when she didn’t want to, so I just chose simple colors. Upon deciding what polish colors I want, she follows me and tries picking out colors for me, telling me which ones «people really like». She grabbed my hand and pretty much forced me to try on a nail color as well. She was being very rude and was trying to rush me picking my nail polish.
THEN, when it comes down to painting my nails, she neglects to do two layers of the top coat and I find my hands dusted with gold glitter, because she had done a bad job putting on the top coat, which is supposed to prevent accidents like this from happening. I show her this, and ask for her to do another top coat of clear polish, and she ARGUES with me on how she did two coats and that having glitter fall off my nails is normal! Ridiculous! I have never heard of this before in my life and I have been to multiple nail salons.
My nails are also pretty long, so they break easily if a thin layer of acrylic, which is what my nail lady used, is used instead of a medium to thick layer. I’m expecting my nails to break very soon.
Worst service ever (at least with the woman who did my nails, the manager seemed nice), and the lady did not look like she knew what she was doing.

I’ve been here twice. After the first time, I thought I wouldn’t go back. The paint job was sloppy… all over my cuticles, not to mention the super scorching hot towels. But the second time was it for me. I had my toenails cut down to nubs until they were bleeding. Over and over I kept yelling OWW and pulling back. I left with throbbing toes that throbbed for a full day. Also adding to the low review is that the tools are not sterilized individually for use. The manicurist pulled dirty tools out of her tool box repeatedly. I should have just walked out at this point. Nothing was ever clean and taken out of a new package. She had to wipe off the cuticle nipper with a towel before she used it on me. At this point, I am monitoring myself for infection. The atmosphere was nice, but the music playing was bad Celine Dion/​Whitney Huston/​Sinead O’Connor ballads from the 90s which killed the mood for me.

I have been coming here on occasion since the nail salon opened in 2010 and have been satisfied with their manicures and pedicures. A review is long overdue. I would give it 3.5 stars if that was a possibility. Manicures and pedicures are worth getting if you are on a budget and want a simple, clean, no frills kind of experience. I also like the addition of adding a design for an additional $ 5 and the complimentary paraffin treatment which is included in the manicure price.
STAFF: Tammy and Jackie both do a great job. I wouldn’t go to anyone else. It would be nice if the other ladies spoke better English and didn’t chat up a storm in Vietnamese in between services. But you do get what you pay for…
POLISH COLORS: I agree with the other reviewers and must say that they definitely have to invest in a more diverse array of colors. Most of the colors are too close in hue and saturation. Also, more bottles of OPI is also much needed. Perhaps I will stop at Sephora to pick up a color of my choice in the future.
CLEANLINESS: For the price, I think the place is generally well kept and clean. Nail tools are sterilized before and after your appointment.
SERVICE: I basically sit back and let the ladies do what they are trained/​paid to do. I have to say that they do careful work and I have not once bled or gotten an infection from their trimming of my nails/​cutting off dead skin, etc.
PEDICURE: Love the massage chair and sizzling foot bath that you get, plus the calf scrub and «massage» with hot towel that comes along with it.
MANICURE: Love the paraffin wax treatment that comes with the price of a regular manicure.
NAIL DESIGNS: I love this part and think its a total art form. Usually, they do flowers but also offered me lines on my finger nail polish and have decorated my toes with snowflakes and a snowman for the holidays.
FINAL WORDS: As for massages and other spa services? Go elsewhere. And do NOT let them talk you into getting additional services if you don’t want them. Just say «no», politely smile and move on.
Also, if something is not satisfying to your style, say something. You might have to say it slowly b/​c of the language barrier, but its better than waiting until its too late.
This is a decent place to get a «spa-​like» pedi/​mani combo for $ 52. Can’t beat that price anywhere in the NoVA area.

Does it really cost $ 35 for a pedicure nowadays? My cousin and I went to get pedicures a couple of weeks ago as my last bonding activity since I was going back to the Bay the following day. We were able to get service right away. We chose the same color (some OPI blue). She originally chose a hot pink, but after my polish was applied, she asked the lady to switch it. Although the lady was irritated since the polish was already applied, she did it anyway. We also got a flower added. My lady didn’t ask what kind of style I wanted, so she decided to just put a white flower with a yellow center. My cousin on the other hand was asked if she wanted a flower or lines. She got both, which made her flower look more like an orchid, which I was jealous of, but I felt bad if I asked for a change.
They’re not very communicative. I just wish they asked us what we wanted, or if the ladies talked to each other to make sure they were on the same page.

The only person who knows what she’s doing here is Jackie. She is the only one who speaks fluent English and is actually an Aesthetician. She does a great job waxing, but you know who doesn’t? EVERYONE ELSE! I went in on her day off and had my eyebrows butchered. Also. how do you get a beauty license to be a nail tech in VA (which requires 1500 hours of work and schooling) when you can’t speak English? I wonder…

I’ve been here twice and I’m a bit wishy-​washy about how I feel about the place. On one hand, you get a quality experience with all the bells and whistles, but on the other hand the quality of their work isn’t great. Of course, this may have to do with the timing of my visits. The shop closes at 8pm on weekdays, and I came in once at 7:30pm for an express manicure and at 7pm for a combo mani-​pedi. My pedicure turned out great and was a relaxing and wonderful experience. I sat back with my iPad and felt really pampered. My manicures are another story — both were rushed and had all kinds of issues.
With the first manicure, the lady didn’t run the nail polish brush over the edge of my nails and so the manicure started chipping after three days. My second manicure (after my pedicure) was done so quickly that I ended up with bubbles forming under the top coat an hour after I was rushed out the door. Both manicures were suppose to come with a paraffin wax treatment, but there was never any time for it so I never experienced it.
I don’t want dissuade anyone from trying Four Seasons, but I do warn you not to be the last customer in the shop and to tell the ladies there to cap your nails. Also, while you can pay by credit card, they don’t have an extra line on the receipt for tips, so bring cash for tips.

I got both a pedicure and manicure here recently and I found the job to be rushed and sloppy. I understand cutting someone else’s toenails is not the most glamourous job; I mean there is a reason I pay someone to give me a pedicure, but at least don’t act like my being there is a constant annoyance to you. The water was too cold, the towels were too hot, and the «15 minute massage» that I paid an extra $ 20 for was actually only 10 minutes. I watched the clock. Also, my manicure was painted unevenly in places. Overall, it was a hack job. Despite the convenience, I will not be returning here again.

I came in here for a quick eye brow waxing. The lady I thought did a good job until after I left. There was a lot of strays which I am a perfectionist so okay I can deal with that. Anyway, about a few days later I looked at my eyebrows and they looked like they weren’t even waxed. I was like WTF??? So I am not sure what happened but it was a complete fail

I go here because of convenience. They normally do a great job but I took my sister here who had the spa treatment, the towels were so incredibly hot — they burned her leg and now she has a huge burn mark on her leg. They don’t speak English well so that is a bit of a problem as well.
The quality of the work is normally good, the down side is they constantly try to upsell their services and as a result you could end up with a huge bill. Just don’t say yes to everything they offer as you will — in the end — pay for it.

The salon is clean, and the staff are all very nice. I give the eyebrows waxing service 5 stars because the job was nicely done in a quiet/​comfortable back room. My pedi experience was just so-​so, and the staff tried to up sale certain products. The place is a bit overpriced for what it offers. I may give it a second chance because it’s close to home and located at the Giant plaza (get nails and grocery done in one parking spot)

Four Seasons Nails & Spa recently opened in the Giant Shopping Center in Oakton. I’ve been there at least a dozen times and each time, I have been very happy with my services. While they do offer facials, massage, body waxing and the normal spa menu, my review is based on pedicures, manicures and eyebrow shaping experiences only. Every experience I have had there has been a good one, which is why I am a regular customer. Initially, I was a walk-​in and really, you can’t go wrong with any of the technicians, but I really like Tammy (she is off on Tuesdays though). She is absolutely meticulous and very thorough. She really takes her time and does a fantastic job. My feet get pretty beat up chasing kids, wearing flip flops (a lot), running, biking, softball and swimming and she makes them look pretty, no matter what condition they show up in. Having lived in this area for over 11 years, this is the only nail salon that I have attained the coveted «regular client status.» I was born and raised in a very small town, I kind of appreciate being recognized. The salon is very clean — this is important to me. Since the salon is newer, it has massage chairs which work and are in great shape. It’s bright, which I think is an accomplishment, since the other stores in the shopping center seem dark. Overall, I think it’s a great new addition to Oakton in a very convenient location. I usually get my nails done, then walk across the parking lot to Starbucks, Giant, CVS, Hallmark or the ABC store. The prices are reasonable — $ 15 for a manicure (natural nails), $ 25 for a pedicure. Bonus — each manicure comes standard with a paraffin wax treatment. Most salons charge extra for this or only include it in their «spa» manicure.
There are 3 reasons why I am not giving it 5 stars:
* The nail color selection is kind of limited. Lots of the same colors, but not a whole lot of the latest and greatest colors. If you’re looking for a color that was just featured in the glossies, you should stop by Sephora on your way or call ahead to see if the salon might have it for sale.
* They don’t offer your own set of tools for you to purchase. Some salons offer this service. You pay a flat fee to purchase manicure/​pedicure tools and they are only used for you. The salon sterilizes them after every visit and puts them in a case with your name on it for use when you — and only you — visit.
* They have never offered me a refreshment, which strikes me as a bit unusual. They lose hospitality points. Hospitality is important.
I do like it though and will maintain my «regular client status» for the foreseeable future.