Forever Shine Nail & Spa

Im so disappointed of this place, it really has gone downhill! I have been coming to them for years and always loved the service, for a while they had very nice technicians and i never had a problem with the service. This past few months i have been noticing that the new staff she hired do not do a good job. Lisa is one of them, does not speak english and its very slow. It took her 4 hours to do my manicure and pedicure and she didn’t even do a good job, my gel polish peeled off a week later when it usually lasts me at least a month and a half. I miss all the other old employees, and forget about getting a good experience with the owner, she always multitasks and rushes to do your nails. BUT the worst of it all is! I just took off my nail polish from my toes just to discovered i been infected with FUNGUS!!! And I’m 100% i got it from here because like i said this is the only place i ever go to do my nails. I shouldn’t be surprised knowing how dirty it has gotten, very sad and disappointing !! Never stepping foot in here again. Be very careful!!!

I left with clumpy, streaky gel polish. I didn’t even want the miserable tech to fix his awful work, I just had to get out of there so badly.
They leave the door propped open, so you get the great smell of cigarette smoke from the restaurant next door along with loud conversations mixed in with their awful music.
Total waste of time, effort & money.

Loved this place. It was very clean. Everyone was very professional and extremely friendly and welcoming. Would absolutely go back again!

I have been going to forever shine for a few years now and am always happy with the work the do, particularly Amy. Today, I did a walk in appointment and asked for either Amy or Phoebe (who I had read about in Unilocal reviews). Amy was not in yet, but phoebe was so she was my nail tech today. I cannot begin to say enough good things about her. She was so courteous constantly checking that I was comfortable, was gentle on my sore runners’ toes, gave a killer foot rub, did a perfect gel mani (not too thick), and was so sweet to talk to. This was one of those nail experiences I felt was worth every penny.

Needed my mani/​pedi redone BAD so I walked in with no appointment. I was set up at a chair with feet soaking and offered a cup of tea while I waited which was nice. I purchased a pedi with Heaven in its name and a basic mani. Phoebe was amazing once she started. She was friendly, skilled and super professional. She’s an expert at painlessly cutting cuticles (which is a big deal). She painted my nails to perfection as if they were her own. I didn’t have to ask for an extra coat of polish to make the color more pigmented like in other places, she actually covered my whole nail and was generous with the top coat. This place is also cheaper than my usual spot. I wanted to try something new, so she painted a design more beautiful than the picture I showed her. She also stayed with me after hours to make sure the many, many coats of polish dried perfectly. Next time you go make sure you ask for Phoebe!

I love this place. The only reason why it doesn’t have 5 stars is because it’s very small and does not have that spa like environment. However it is by the lake. I love this place because they do things the right way; no short cuts and they keep the health of your nail in mind. You won’t end up with bleeding cuticles bc the tech got happy tugging at them or you won’t feel your nail bed burning bc they buffed it down to the bone. My nail tech is Phoebe and she’s awesome!

Friday during lunchtime I visited here on the recommendation of Unilocal.I requested a gel pedi and manicure, but due to my time restrictions, I opted for a basic pedicure and gel Mani instead. Phoebe is truly the best! She recommended a pretty color for my toes, and really was engaging. She encouraged me to take time for myself to relax, especially since I was in a hurry that day! I love the pretty scenic lake right outside the salon doors. I also was recommended from Phoebe to try the Thai restaurant in the same plaza for my lunch! What a great visit to Forever Shine! I am excited to return in the next week or so. My gel mani and pedi are still in perfect condition, even nearly a week later. I appreciated that I was actually out of the salon in the time frame I presented to Phoebe, it showed she really listens and values my time! I will be returning!

First time and the last. Asked for a full set of acrylics and was given bulbous, ill fitting and unnatural looking nails. The tech tried to fix them, but after 2.5 hours I just wanted to leave. Paid over 90.00 and was over charged, but at that point I just wanted to get out of there. This place also has 0 air filtration. the intense chemical smell was overwhelming. It was so bad at one point that a person eating at the restaurant next door had come into the nail salon to complain.
It’s a shame, but I will need to have these done again by another salon. what a waste of time and especially money.

First time going to this place because of Unilocal reviews and on a time crunch.
Pros:
–SO many nail color selection (gel and normal)
–Really nice staff
–Hand massage included in gel manicure
–The metal utensils are clean and fully sterilized
–Won’t let you leave until your satisfied
–serve you wine and drinks
–use brand new nail file and buffer
Cons:
–Their pedicures are $ 6 over priced from anywhere else I go
–Location is so hard to find. The address on here is kind of right, its NORTH not west. It’s in the Lake Anne shopping center, when you walk down to the lake on the left corner
–Only 4 – 5 pedicure chairs and about 6 manicure chairs
–Couldn’t take an appointment between 12 – 1 because of lunch? But they were eating at their tables at 1:30

My new nail place! I’ve been trying to find a regular go-​to and this one happens to be closest to my house! They don’t push for extras (I had this issue at Angel Nails…) and my nail technician (forgot to ask for her name) was very kind to me. I’m not much of a chatter at salons and she didn’t pry at all. She worked slowly and never hurt my hand, and kept reassuring me if I didn’t like something just to tell her. Absolutely great job on my acrylic set. The shape is well-​suited for my hand. Will be back for a fill in a couple weeks.

I’m very disappointed. I’m surprised I’m not giving one star, but for so long I was a happy customer. I don’t know why so much of the staff has switched over, but many people that I enjoyed seeing in the past and did a very good job are gone.
The technician asked if he could cut my toenails and I asked that he only cut a little because I had just trimmed them. He cut them very short and uneven and then started cutting away at the skin in between my toe and nail. It really hurt and I asked him to stop. He told me he needed to keep going. I don’t know how many times I asked him to stop. I lost track. He cut the toe. Then he cut a different toe. Finally, when I asked in a much firmer voice he stopped. I thought we were done, but he went back to start cutting the first toe. When he cut me a third I jumped up and left.
On my way out the owner asked if I wanted another technician. No one was free and I honestly didn’t trust any of other new employees to do a better job.
I’ve never walked out of a pedicure, but I’ve also never been hurt from a pedicure. Hopefully with more neosporin the throbbing in my toe will soon stop.
Please remember there’s a person attached to that toe and if someone tells you it hurts — stop!

Just went to get my no chip manicure removed. That’s all. No polish. They left my nails rough and with horizontal gouges from the files. It’s my 1^st no chip manicure so my nails aren’t damaged from previous manicures. The inability to communicate made it hard to explain that I wanted them buffed out and smooth. I feel they were just too rough in removing the no chip and after then scraped off what they could they were left to file it away. The technician also cut me with the file while being too aggressive.
Not going back… which is too bad since its convenient.

Went here with my 94 year old grandpa to get a «mani/​pedi» since his nails are so tough now. Everyone here is amazing and caring, they ask him how’s he’s doing, making sure he’s not in pain. Fantastic customer service. Cindy is amazing. I may have had a pedicure myself. Man was it good. What happens on Unilocal stays on Unilocal… Right?

they do a really nice job. Sometimes a bit slow but they usually do a nice job and not usually a long wait if you come when they are busy. Prices are normal for nail places so not too expensive, allows credit.

PROS:
–Greeted very loudly, eagerly, & nicely by (what I later learned) was the owner and a nail tech (who was doing owner’s nails) when I walked in. But, no one manning the actual reception desk.
–I signed in, as was requested of me, & was quickly taken back to a station (bc no other customers — except for 1 — were there).
–Every single staff member was wearing a nametag, and a vest with the salon name on it.
CONS:
–Place was empty except for 1 customer. I do realize it was the middle of the afternoon on a Thursday, but still…
–Other staff that didn’t have any clients was sitting around watching things on their phones or iPads… that’s fine, but get this: they were heckling my nail tech in whatever language they spoke (not English) & it was LOUD! The heckling was so bad (to them, I’m sure just light-​hearted fun), that my nail tech got up twice from doing my nails (my hands were being held by hers) and a couple times she’d shout back to them in her language and laugh for awhile.
–My nail tech didn’t speak or understand English well. When I asked her very slowly and politely the name of the polish, she thought I was asking her name. Also, she and I seemed to have a little conversation about how I had to be done by 3:40pm — when I told her, she said okay, but 3:40pm came and went and she kept on going without any mention of time the entire time.
–Their polish selection wasn’t organized, looked dirty, was hard to see (as some was too far to reach to while I stood in front of reception desk), and actually was old. They had mainly OPI, and 1 small row of Essie. All polishes looked dried out (I got proof of this when my nail tech had to put some drops of some chemical in the color she was using on me…& she shook it to refresh).
–Titanic music was playing in the background!
–Facility looked generally dirty. Food was on the floor, towels looked dingy, ceiling in the back had mold spots, sink area wasn’t very clean.
–Dust everywhere! In each of the fans I put my hands under (a total of 3), there was dust!
–The back hand-​washing station had a random soap back there that was watered down. And, a blue Barbicide glass container was back there with just some nail tools in it).that was worrisome
–The tools my nail tech brought out to use on me didn’t look like they’d just been cleaned, the tray was dusty.
–My nail tech didn’t do a professional job. Bottom line. I watched the steps and she didn’t do anything «special» — everything she did, I could’ve done at home. I swear! She barely paid attention to my cuticles, she didn’t clean under my nails, and the actual nail surface didn’t look healthy (After she finished the manicure & before she applied polish) as it always does when I’m getting a manicure.
–My nail tech straight up ran out of the salon (like a little schoolgirl, with another nail tech) right after she positioned me under the fans. I sat there for 20minutes, but she never returned.
–When I got up to leave, no one said a word. I just kinda walked out without anyone having checked on whether my nails were dry or anything (particularly, after they’d witnessed my tech run out 20minutes before). Weird.

I am from out-​of-​town so I searched Unilocal for nail salons. Boy, am I glad I found Forever Shine Nail. I was extremely pleased with my visit today. My nail technician was Billy. He was very very good.
I initially wanted only a pedicure but after talking to Billy and hearing about the latest greatest nail polish for a manicure I decided to get a mani too. Total cost $ 56 (not including tip).
I should have paid more attention to what he said the polish is but I do know they have over 500 colors in this particular line. He said it should last over two weeks without chipping. My hands and feet look beautiful
If I lived in the area this would be my salon of choice. I would not even go looking for another. I went to the BEST first.
Thank you to Billy. When I’m back in Sterling I’m coming to the salon.
I just read one of the other reviews and she said… Avoid Saturday mornings because that’s when the farmer’s market is going on, so parking is crazy (although the salon is slow so it’s a great time to be there!).
She is exactly correct. It was CRAZY trying to find a place to park this morning but once I sat down in the spa chair I forgot all about the hassle of parking on Saturday morning.

Forever Shine does the best gel manis ever. The nail techs are friendly and they finish off every manicure with a nice paraffin wax and hand massage. The salon is clean and tidy. The view of Lake Anne is great. Best of all, they are reasonably priced and I never have to make an appointment. I love going here!
Pro-​Tip: Avoid Saturday mornings because that’s when the farmer’s market is going on, so parking is crazy (although the salon is slow so it’s a great time to be there!).

Just an update, my doctor confirmed that I contracted a staph infection in my 2 big toes. I hope that by writing this, I can save someone else from going through what I’ve been through after getting a pedicure at this place!

Curious to find another affordable nail place convenient on my route home– I stumbled across the great reviews for Forever Shine. Under new Management, the owner, Amy has completly renovated and redecorated this place for the better and turned it around!
Only open for a month so far, this place is very quiet/​peaceful and relatively undiscovered so far it seems. Classical music and with a lakeside view. It had a very peaceful atmosphere and there were just two technicians working and a few customers. I appreciated the individual, more personalized attention.
Amy is very friendly and did a wonderful job on my nails. She is very experienced and has worked/​is also working at the other top nail salons as a specialist for both Paradise Nails and Hunters Woods Nail spas.
I did manage to mess up both my thumbnails before they entirely dried after leaving and she said just stop by any time and will fix them for me. I really appreciate this!
Helpful tip: there is not an credit card extra fee (like Paradise) as of yet but they do prefer cash payment and tip. The prices here are competitive and cost a few dollars less than Hunters Woods for gel manicure fills and for gel polish… with better service. I’m happy to help support this place!

Best nail place in Reston. If you’re looking for an upscale, clean, salon with customer friendly service then Forever Nails is the place to go! Their prices are as affordable as all of the other salons around however I would say it’s more of a spa than salon!
My friend and I got Shellac manis and pedis and it was the works. We were offered drinks, given massages, and even had warm wax placed on our hands and feet to make them soft. The technicians really took their time on us and were very polite.
It use to be another nail place that closed but Forever Nails just opened and everything is new and very clean!
Amy is the owner and she’s the best!
Just a side note* Try and bring cash with you so they don’t need to pay any surcharges!