Annie Nail Salon

My nails look horrible, the only reason I didn’t give just one star is because they aren’t the worst I’ve ever experienced, but they’re pretty close. I really wish nail shops would be honest about what services they actually provide and do well. If you aren’t equipped to work with acrylic, TAKE IT OFF OF YOUR MENU OF SERVICES!!! Only two of ten of my nails are even in shape, and they are all uneven with hills and dips on the nail bed. Stay away from this place for anything other than a regular manicure, and I wouldn’t even give them a chance to do that again. I’m not happy at all.

DO NOT COME HERE! I got my nails done here a couple of months ago with my mom, and it was so bad we actually bee-​lined straight to another salon to get our nails re-​done! We wanted to refuse to pay, but didn’t really want to make a scene. Our nails were unevenly filed and horribly painted.
Today I went back because I needed a walk-​in brow wax appointment and the 5 other salons I tried were booked, so I was desperate. It IS $ 12, but still not worth the terrible wax that I got (and probably deserved since I knew how terrible this place was). My brows are uneven and don’t even look like they got waxed. They look very unpolished. I gave up trying to give direction because I figured it was better to just get another wax later rather then let the waxer continue butchering my brows.
Also, less relevant but still annoying, the waxer would kind of shove my face around to get a good angle. Kinda rude and a little jarring.
Seriously. Save yourself the $ 12 and go to a better quality salon. I’ve been trying to draw in my eyebrows for 20 minutes at this point and just want to cry :(

I went in to the salon without checking the reviews and I regret it because the cost of the manicure was $ 17 (pretty pricey) and it was not worth the experience. I left the salon disappointed because typically manicures come with a hand massage that is extremely relaxing — I got a hand massage but it was lacking. My cuticles were not pushed back properly and as a result my cuticles are slanted on some of my fingers and my nail polish was applied slanted on those fingers as well. Tiny strips of skin have started to peel away right above my cuticles on six of fingers; their tools clearly have not been cleaned properly.

I recommend this place. It is low key but has high Georgetown standards. I hate when nail salons take way too long to do just a mani pedi, I’m a busy person and I never buy extra add ons to mani pedis, but often even the most basic mani pedi ends up being an hour and a half long! Not so at Annie’s Nail Salon. My pedicure was first which I liked in a clean comfortable leather chair that lasted around half an hour and my manicure lasted around fifteen minutes. My lady was quick sweet quiet and professional. I’ve seen a lot of variety of women in there– from college students to pregnant women to much older women. It has a homey feel but again with high standards. I like that it isn’t packed with people all the time, but that it usually maintains a peaceful calm environment. I hate going to nail salons where there are too many people or tables crowded next to each other and really loud talking. I’ve been to Annie’s a few times and have always had a peaceful reasonable time. It is a little pricey, my basic mani pedi was $ 53. I would be open to try other places that offer mani pedis for $ 30, but that don’t creep me out and that still have a peaceful environment. Haven’t found any place like that yet, so I’ll probably stick with Annie’s.

I treat myself to a gel manicure and pedicure every other week. This past week, I was shopping in Georgetown and thought what the heck, I’ll try a new spot. The gel manicure is by far the worst I’ve ever gotten. After 3 days (my gel manicures from Mimosa usually last 2 weeks), 3 of my nails already have the polish peeling off. I would not recommend this place at all.

I went there last minute in August– I should have left once I saw that it was a bit dirty and they had no nail dryers in the entire place. I had a mani and pedi for $ 54. Pedi was just okay, massage not good but the manicure was ridiculously bad. They never asked how I wanted my nails cut or filed and a man squished in the side of the pedi chair and started filing away– the place was empty, so not sure what the rush was. How can you not be good at the mainstay of your business? It was messy, it looked like I had done it myselt. Lesson learned, never going back again.

Did a pretty good job, the women were nice enough but my mani/​pedi took forever and CUT OFF A CHUNK OF MY FOOT with their razor. Just hope they sterilized that thing before and after.

Annie’s takes walk-​ins, is clean and reasonably priced. It was exactly what I needed

Not a good job. Didn’t push back my cuticles and I immediately needed a new gel manicure after just two days. Do not recommend.

I am very consistent with getting my nails done (mani and pedi). I’m not usually particular with where I go as long as I see that the shop has a hygienic protocol (either a sanitizing machine or new tools in a pack per customer). I have a usual shop I go to but it’s sort of far from me and I needed a quick manicure and Annie’s is right by my office.
The owner is a lovely lady and very nice. She’s owned the shop for 10 years so I feel awful saying this but… DON’T GO HERE. The prices are no where to be listed, this isn’t rare, but if you know ball park prices… you’re still wrong. My BASIC manicure was $ 22 NOT including tip. I usually get gel so I can’t even imagine how much she charges for that.
I asked her to cut them short, she filed them below my natural bed. ouch, and she also cut my finger while cleaning up my cuticles. Literally cut, blood was drawn, no apology, just a «it’s okay.» Usually UV lights are used to dry your nails… she tricks you by taking you to the UV table and turning it on. inside the table are just little black fans drying your nails so be prepared to sit there a few extra minutes. Not to be petty, but her color collection isn’t impressive at all with no trendy colors.
But in the grand scheme of things, My manicure does look decent but not worth the amount I paid or the pain.

I can only vouch or the two gel manicures that I have had here, and for the technician who did the work.
Technician: Mr. Hui. Cuticles perfectly taken care of; soak-​off process was quick, and complete without buffing off most of my nails down.
Gel manicure #1: Done Dec 30 2014, and after a good two weeks of lots of work with my hands (had four little children visiting over the holidays), the gel was still in perfect shape on Jan 22– a day over three weeks. Had it not been for the fact that my nails had grown to an unmanageable length, I would have kept going.
Gel manicure #2: Done 1÷22÷2015 and it looks great. I am sure this one will last forever as well.
I do agree with a number of reviews here that the salon looks dated, and I must agree that it does seem like a deep-​clean would be good.
I have not tried a pedicure yet, and I cannot vouch for the waxing or any other service.

Worst manicure ever. Te technician shaped my nails in all different shapes and lengths. I pointed this out to her and she kept saying she wasn’t finished. In he end I just gave up and have weird shaped nails. She also did a terrible job painting my nails. They are uneven and their is polish all around the edges. It looks like I did the myself and the polish isn’t even. Won’t ever be gig back there.

I stopped in here for a quick leg wax before a trip to California a few weeks ago and I wish I hadn’t. I have the worst rash reaction from either the wax or the less than sanitary set up they have in the waxing room. The technician couldn’t have been more lovely, but I won’t be waxing here again. Ever.

I needed a manicure in a pinch and Annie Nail Salon was the closest to my office. They weren’t very busy and I only needed to wait a few minutes for a technician. The salon is a little run down and dusty but they did a good job with my manicure.
I will say it’s a bit overpriced, even by DC standards. A basic manicure cost me $ 17 plus tip, $ 20. My usual salon on Cap Hill only charges $ 13 for a manicure and they do just as great of a job.
I would come back if I ever needed another quick manicure while at the office.

Came in spur-​of-​the-​moment for a pre-​wedding mani-​pedi. Seated immediately and actually had both hands and feet done together so I was in and out much faster than is my typical experience. I’m from a much smaller city so $ 83 for shellac mani/​pedi seemed a bit pricey to me but I don’t think it was too bad for the DC area.

Wasn’t the best pedicure I’ve had… Definitely won’t come back for that; but I loved how my eye brows turned out.
Only complaint about waxing is that the room seemed dirty.
Better places for same price in DC.

I visited Annie’s yesterday for the first time to get gel polished removed. I ride by this salon every day to and from work and thought I’d finally check it out. I was very pleased with my experience!
The salon was clean, but the décor a bit dated. I was greeted immediately by a very friendly woman named Paula. I asked if she could remove my gel polish (I didn’t ask for a mani, just polish removal) and she said, «Absolutely!» I soaked for about 10 minutes and then she scraped the polish away, buffed and shaped my nails, moisturized my hands, and added cuticle cream. Then she asked me to pick a color — I was surprised since I wasn’t planning to get a new coat of color (not gel). She was quick and efficient. I was out in 30 minutes from start to finish.
Paula made a really good first impression on me and I’ll definitely return for maintenance manis. I paid $ 15 and tipped $ 5. Paula shaped my nails better than my nail tech at Red Door!

This is a small salon on the second floor (easy to miss if you are not looking in the right direction) owned by Vietnamese women. Paula did my nail (gel) and was efficient but nice. I went there because their location is convenient (compared to the salon I have been going to). The salon (décor, environment) is not particularly inviting or clean, and gel nail polish costs $ 30. Overall it’s an OK experience. Not bad but not outstanding either

I have been coming to Annie’s Nail Salon for over 5 years. I work by Foggy Bottom and I can usually walk over, and get in and out in under an hour.
Some could say that they do charge a little bit more than other places but have you seen some of the scary cheap places at the mall or Georgia Ave? I wouldn’t touch those places with a ten foot pole! Their manicures lasts for two weeks and every time I’ve gotten the gel, they last over a month (take a look at the pictures I posted).
Also another misconception is that the owner’s name is Annie. When Annie is actually her young daughter that she named the store after. The owner is not there on Sunday and Monday’s and I’ve never gone during those days but it does seem that most of the bad reviews that I read, written below, might be on the days she’s not there. I’ve never had a bad experience there and they take their time.

Overpriced, subpar mani-​pedi, obnoxious attitude.
Don’t bother.