About Ocean Nails Alexandria
Ocean Nails Alexandria is a nail salon located in Old Town Alexandria, known for its friendly and helpful staff. Many customers appreciate the cheerful atmosphere and the humorous demeanor of the technicians, which makes the experience enjoyable. The salon offers a variety of services, with attention to detail being a key focus; technicians often check in with clients to ensure satisfaction. Some reviews mention concerns about pricing and service inconsistencies, but others praise the reasonable rates and the exceptional care, especially for pedicures and gel nails. Clients have also noted that the staff is on ClassPass, making it convenient for those using credits. Overall, Ocean Nails Alexandria is recommended for its quality service, talented technicians, and welcoming environment, making it a popular choice for nail care.
At first I was happy with my nails, even tho the $20 charge for gel was a bit steep in my opinion. I thought the $20 included a gel pedicure as well as my acrylics but turns out my pedicure was regular polish. I got them done Sunday for an event six days later and two of my toenails’ paint literally PEELED off five days in. Someone had mentioned it in a comment before and it happened to me too.
The salon offered to fix it and I went in and got a solution, but I do still believe that even though it is normal/non-gel nail polish, this should not happen, especially not so quickly. They said it was probably because my toenails are too small but frankly I have...read full review
The good: the staff is so friendly and helpful! They are also on ClassPass if you’re looking to use credits places in this area. The regular pedicure was good!
The bad: when asked if I wanted to have my cuticles clipped I said no considering the $10 up charge for this service. I assumed that they would at least push back the cuticles for proper nail bed prep but they just started doing my acrylics around my overgrown cuticles. I walked out with nails that already looked grown out. (Pic from 12 hours post-mani.)
I’ll probably give them another try in case it was a fluke but I do wish they had done a better job the first time.
Prices are very reasonable. The staff was kind and polite and my tech was very detail oriented… maybe too detail oriented? My pedicure took way longer than I felt it should have. If you’re in the area and have time to spare, stop in. My nails looked great.