Tina Nails & Waxing

I’ve been going to Tina’s 4 – 5 times a year for pedicures since I moved to the area in 2007. Everyone was always fairly friendly, did a nice job and I thought the price was reasonable so I kept going back. I recently decided to treat myself to a gel manicure since I’ve heard they’re great and I never get manicures. Tina’s husband did my manicure. He did a decent job although he cut me while cutting my cuticles and didn’t bother to wipe off the blood so I had dried blood around my finger for a while. Okay, no one’s perfect, I can live with that. They looked pretty nice so I was satisfied.
Knowing that gel manicures are supposed to last at least 2 weeks, I was excited to have beautiful nails for a while. But after 4 days, my polish began peeling from the cuticles and started looking like a regular manicure does after only a few days. After talking to a few friends, I decided to go back to Tina’s and see if they could fix them, but I couldn’t get around to going back until day 8. When I went in and talked to Tina, she tried to tell me that my 8 days after the manicure was almost two weeks (except she kept insisting it was 10 days since the manicure), she could only redo it for a discount of $ 25 (down from the original $ 30). I decided that just wasn’t good enough and because of the pitiful discount (I was actually expecting she’d redo it for free) and her insistence that 8 days was almost 2 weeks, I won’t ever be going back to Tina’s. Too bad they don’t guarantee the quality of their services and aren’t willing to work to retain a loyal customer.

I went here a week ago for eyelashes service.
The place is weird, as soon as I got in I got this feeling of have gone back in time, it looks very old… extremely!
They rapidly asked me if i needed help, and i really needed it so i said yes anyways. they asked me to wait about five minutes, which were about 20.
Tina made my lashes, it was a very uncomfortable experience and she wouldn’t listen to any suggestions or stop to give me break. She put tons of glue on my lashes that it is actually hurtful to blink and i cannot get rid of them yet. they didn’t even look natural.
before i left i asked her if she could help me clean up my face because i had some black glue all over and she started complaining and said she put some better lashes on my eyes so i shouldn’t even be asking her for anything else! until today all the lashes seem to be the same to me, and if she did put better lashes they were wasted because of all the glue she used.
it was such a shame because it was a very special day for me and i really wanted to look great and feel good after but i ended up feeling uncomfortable and loosing my own lashes while waiting for the fake ones to fall off.

I went to this place earlier for a gel mani and a pedi… it was disgusting!!! I waited for like 10 minutes. There was a guy doing a pedi and two guys working on nails that barely acknowledged me. I used the wait time to search for another nail shop and left. I can’t imagine anyone would go here.

We called the salon ahead of time to make sure they carried a certain color. We were told that it was no problem because they had it. Once we arrived we found out that they did not have the color and Tina tried pushing another color on us. We have seen how pushy she is with others too. We will never go back again.

I’ve gone to this place several times and always been happy with their pedicures. Last week I went there just before leaving for a cruise, and left my laptop there. I was so impressed that they noticed it quickly and put it aside for me, even though I’ve only been there a handful of times. They were kind enough to keep it safe for me until I was back in town. I think this type of situation really separates excellent businesses from the rest. I certainly enjoyed my vacation a lot more knowing all my consulting work was safe. They’ve made a customer for life.

I stumbled into Tina’s midday on Thursday and was warmly greeted by the owner, Tina. I know this wasn’t prime salon hours, but still did not have to wait at all. Nice polish selection, including many different types of premium gel/​shellac polishes, but opted for the traditional mani/​pedi for $ 35, which is a pretty good deal for the area. My manicurest was Hong, who was very friendly and seemed to take her time throughout the entire appointment. She also didn’t even bat a lash when I showed her that I had already nicked a nail– I have had experiences at other salons that made me feel uncomfortable about asking for a «repaint job.» Though I can’t say from personal experience, I have heard that Tina specializes and excels in everything waxing-​related. All in all, great experience, I’d definitely come back, either at another odd time where walk-​ins are easy, or also wouldn’t hesitate to make an appointment with Hong.

Been going to Tina for years. I’ve only ever gotten the eyebrow waxing but always had a good experience, and Tina is a very nice lady just trying to make a living.

Great value. Quick service. Parking is an issue, but besides that small issue this place is great and Tina is a sweet lady.

Shellac/​gel manicure: I have gotten numerous shellac manicures from various salons; hands down, Tina’s is best. The only downfall is that the color is off (I wish they had samples on actual nails), but trust me– it’s long-​lasting! Ask for Linda!

You can’t really enjoy Tina Nails unless you’re a regular. And to be a regular it means you have to endure being treated like a non-​VIP for a whlie, and suck up to Tina and her staff. I refuse to suck up to them! My tip should be enough. So even though I’ve been coming here sporadically for 10 years, I’m not considered a regular.
They’re not THAT good of a nail salon. I mean, they’re your typical ‘hole-​in-​the-​wall’ nail salon, cheap-​ish prices, fast service, good work. But so many stuck-​up Bethesda/​Potomac housewives (BPHW) go here. I don’t understand why. And they suck up to Tina like she’s Oprah. And it works!
Last week I was there getting my nails done, and after Tina finished clipping my cuticles some BPHW walked in, screamed ‘OMG, HI TINA!’ and Tina made me switch chairs and handed me off to another manicurist.
Do you know who I am?
Ugh, but what am I supposed to do? I can’t be rude or they’ll eff up my manicure. So I endured it. And my nails look great. Hence the 3 stars.
I guess Tina Nails is like that popular girl in high school that you never understood why everyone liked her, but wanted her to like you regardless. Twisted, I know.

I came here b/​c of the reviews and I wish I hadn’t.
There were a few good things that I’d like to mention first:
Great nail polish selection
Very accommodating (I came in 10 min before close time for a Pedi, called ahead and they said come right on over)
The bad:
My feet became itchy in the pedicure station and obviously the basin isn’t cleaned properly *shivers*
The place looks run down and has terrible lighting.
The pedicure lasted less than a week, they always average 3 – 5 weeks for me whether I did it myself or had them done by a pro.
There you have it!

I have been going to Tina Nails for the past 12 years and only two years ago did they raise their prices from $ 10 for a manicure to $ 12 for a manicure. Even at $ 12 (which is so cheap) this manicure beats the majority of manicures I’ve had across the city including those I have received at fancy salons.
Tina and her family are polite and warm, and their attention to detail is very good. I have one manicurist spend 20 minutes trimming my cuticles last time I was there! One note, who you get as your manicurist will determine the quality of their manicure. Tina’s husband is very meticulous, Hump Tee is great. There are a couple of employees who don’t do as good of a job, but if you point out to them what you want fixed, they will do it with a smile.

As for nail service, the lady that did my toes was awesome and very attentive to their needs. As for the waxing part, it was awkward, and undone. I don’t have that much hair on my legs anyway so it shouldn’t be that hard to remove it all. But it wasn’t accomplished anyway. I would only come here for their superb pedicure service.

I’ve only been twice so far but I’ve been pleased with the results both times. The manicurists are polite, they do a good job and the services are moderately priced. Best of all, they didn’t pull off my cuticles.