V Refine Nails

I first started going here because it’s very close to my job & I live in Huntersville, so by the time I got back to Huntersville fighting rush hour traffic on 485 my usual nail salon would be closed. I loved it the first 3 visits; I always got acrylic with polish or gel & my nails lasted at least 3 weeks before they looked like they needed to be done again! Not only that, the service was good. The first guy who did my nails was kind of quiet, which didn’t bother me because I spend the majority of my day talking to people, so it was nice to just get my nails done and relax.
On my 4^th visit, my usual guy was not there, but the other guy who did my nails was very charismatic & also did a great job with my nails. When I came back the 5^th time, I wanted to get a new set (per his suggestion) and I specifically said I wanted to soak my nails in acetone before removing them. The tech was saying it will take a long time to soak them off and to just remove them without soaking my nails. As I was already pressed for time & also planned to get a pedicure, I reluctantly agreed to let him remove my nails without soaking them. BIG MISTAKE. I knew immediately I should have bit the bullet and just had him soak my nails. He used a nail tip to pry the old nails & acrylic off — VERY PAINFUL. And he broke into my nail bed on two of my fingers which caused a large amount of bleeding! I was mortified! And then he had the nerve to imply that the reason that happened was because I «must have hit my nail on something.» HUH?! The rest of my nails came off without much pain or further injury. He wanted to continue applying a new set to my now-​damaged nails & I refused. I had him put whatever anti-​fungal thing they have on it & two bandages.
After all that they charged me for a full set! Which I did not receive because two fingers were bandaged. I was in such a hurry to get out of there before I went ballistic I didn’t realize the price until the next day. I promptly went back & disputed the price, to which one of the younger female techs said that upon my next visit I would not have to pay. WRONG.
When I came back after my nails had healed (sufficiently) I got a fill-​in and the two damaged nails put back. This time it was with the first male nail tech I had dealt with initially. When I tried to explain to him what happened with the other tech, he said, «You hit your nail?» I said, «No, I did not hit my nail. The other guy BUTCHERED it!» Again he said I must have hit my nail, so I just let it go assuming he couldn’t understand me. When I was leaving they said I owed $ 37. (I got a fill-​in with gel). First: any other time I got a fill-​in with gel it was $ 35. Second: I was told I would not have to pay. When I explained this to him, he said, «Yes, $ 37 is the discounted price.» WRONG AGAIN. I told him I was not paying $ 37 because I was promised I would NOT have to pay; they should have been glad I was willing to pay ANYTHING. After some back & forth on the matter he finally dropped the price down to $ 32. Not much of a bargain for two damaged nails & a hassle.
I used to be devoted to going to this place, but after my last experience I will not ever go back. I won’t completely drag the place; they do good work MOST of the time. And the associates are all very nice & hospitable, but I’ll take a rude technician with HEALTHY nails over a nice technician who can’t own up to their mistake.

My wife and I have been going here for a number of years. The staff is great, usually. There seems to be a core family staff that is excellent, but after the core group, there seems to be a lot of staff turnover. The service at that level is a bit uneven. Sometimes good, sometimes not so good.
The décor is getting very dated. Some of the massage functions on the chairs do not work and it would appear to be time to do a refresh.
Overall, I give it a three.

V Refine is two minutes from my house and I usually get pedicures when I go – Helen is really good, so you should request her if you go. The staff is really nice although they should have a separate area for their kids – sometimes its annoying to have them running around all the time.
Go check them out though.

Their pedicures are the best in the area! They take their time and really focus on massaging your feet and removing calluses. I’ve been here twice now and both times have been great. The staff is very helpful and friendly as well.

I was rushed on my lunch break and decided to give this place a try. I walked in and asked if they could take me now and be don’t in 45 minutes because of this. They said yes. Seeing that the 2 workers in there we’re already doing pedicures, I asked again if they could start right now. They said yes. I get in the chair, they turn on the water, and it’s another 5 minute wait. The pedicure was amazing! She didn’t miss a spot in removing all my dry skin. But someone came in to get their eyebrows done and that’s when things went downhill. The man that i spoke to when I walked in took over. Because my color was a little thin he applied 3 coats. When he got to my big toe for the top coat he applied it too soon and my color got messed up. Did he trying to go back and fix it? No! He finished applying the top coat and sent me on my way. Had I not been rushed for time he would’ve definitely been re-​doing it. I was really annoyed that he thought this was ok though, it really messed up their tip. I’m really conflicted though because before he took over everything was perfect. So I’m on the fence about trying this place again…

They weren’t too busy and seemed to have enough staff. Décor was a little dated. A young lady with blue streaks was my nail tech. She said polite greetings, but looked unhappy.
I had a gel only color for $ 20. There was paint all over my skin, the nail tips were neglected and she had to use a nail file on my skin to get off the color, which made my skin rough and didn’t take off all the polish. She nicked the nail several times– I asked if this would make it peel faster– she responded that she wasn’t filing the nail so it wouldn’t (but she did several times)
First time in my life I didn’t tip based on the poor service, moderate unfriendliness and disregard for my polish.
Will never go back– even though the location is within walking of work and home.

DO NOT GO HERE!!! …or if you do, do not have the male technician work on you! I went for a gel manicure, and he did a horrible job. There was gel plastered all over my cuticles and skin surrounding my nail. When I complained, he shouted loudly, so the whole salon could hear, that my nails were too short… (weird, because I get gel manicures all the time from various locations around the Charlotte area and have never been told that my nails were too short) I asked him to quiet down, because he was embarrassing me, and he continued to shout that my nails were «too short, too short!» while people stared at our station. I had him remove the gel because they just looked ridiculous. He had one of the female technicians do it for me — and she apologized profusely for his unprofessional behavior. As I was walking out, he had the nerve to call me back in and actually charge me for the manicure. An hour later, my nails looked worse than when I came in, because she was not able to remove all the gel from my cuticles and from under my nails, and I was our $ 30 for it! Such a scam and rip-​off. Go back to beauty school, dude.

First off, Unilocal should really give the option of giving no stars because that’s exactly what this place deserves. My issue isn’t even about my gel mani (which only lasted 3 days until I noticed the edges peeling). My problem is with the technicians. A woman knowing she had an appointment in 15 minutes told me she can take care of me so she rushed through the entire manicure and as she was putting the last coat on my gel manicure, her appointment customer comes in and she stopped everything she was doing to cater to that customer. She completely disregarded my existence and a couple minutes later another technician finished off the rest of the polish. But that’s not all. Yes, I was greeted oh so nicely but of course, they’re all two faced and FAKE! they snickered about me WHILE I was getting my mani done in front of my face. The two technicians didn’t know I was vietnamese and snickered about my arm hair in vietnamese. IM SORRY I WAS BORN HUMAN, ASSHOLES! Majority of the reviews say the staff is the sweetest well think again because they talk shit about you in another language.

After reading the reviews, I gave this place a shot but was disappointed by the way my nails were done. They didn’t paint the tips (gel) and they painted over my nail beds onto my skin so it basically peeled off at the edges within days. Sucks because they were really nice and the young girl gives amazing hand massages. But if your nails only stay painted a few days, that doesn’t work for me.

Best Salon ever, I am as picky as they come! They treat you like family and go out of their way to ALWAYS take care of their customers. I have been coming here for a long time and love this family!

Great family owned nail salon. Everyone seems to have their own specialty, and they make sure the best person is doing your service. Highly recommend!

I needed to get my nails done after work. I usually do it myself with a lot better quality. I’m a perfectionist. Why would I pay $ 50-​$ 70 for crappy quality work??? Because of the holidays, I was super busy. So after researching I thought I will give this place a try based on reviews. I booked an appointment for Friday afternoon for a pedi & mani. I got the basic pedi & acrylic nails. The lady suggested I try their organic powder since it was light weight & it wouldn’t thin out your nails. So I gave it a try. Instead of using a brush to set the powder on my nails, she applied some clear polish & then dipped my nail into the powder. She repeated this twice or 3 times per nail until it was thick enough. I felt like she didn’t pay enough attention to my nails. She didn’t even clean or fix my cuticles. One of my nails wasn’t even smooth & round. I will not come back although the staff was nice. The place is ok. The tables needs to be clean due to nail dust & clippings. I miss my old nail salon where they took their time & do it right. They clean your cuticles & made sure your acrylic nails was smooth & has a nice curvature.

I’ve going to this salon for years. I’ve always had great service. I’m in & out in a timely manner. My toes, nails and eye brows always look great.

I was sitting in the parking lot of a nearby salon when i read some terrible Unilocal reviews about it. I quickly did a Unilocal search for nearby nail salons and found V Refine Nails. I must say i have been looking for a great nail salon for quite some time and I think i found it.
Every employee at this Salon was super friendly. The selection of nail polish colors is ridiculous! They had every color of the rainbow plus some. When i sat down for my pedicure I was given a menu of pedicure options. The cheapest most basic one started at $ 25 and went up from there. I chose the 2^nd option and was not disappointed. I will most certainly be back!

While attending a wedding in Charlotte, it became necessary for an «emergency» nail color change. This place came highly rated on Unilocal,and did not disappoint. Friendly, quick, professional, and not a big cost. I would recommend it.

Very friendly and clean. I walked right in and was seated immediately at 5pm on a weekday. I’d definitely go back. They only tiny thing is that they over-​filed my nails. Next time I will make sure I am more emphatic about keeping the length of my nails. But other than that, everything was great. Clean, friendly and reasonably priced.

I wish I still lived in Ballantyne because I haven’t found a place as good as this one in uptown or north Charlotte.
They have the largest collection of colors I’ve seen at any nail salon (their OPI — Mod About you is my favorite!) Their prices are extremely reasonable — $ 7 for a polish change! The inside is clean and roomy and the staff is really nice and friendly. I have come here just before closing time a couple times and they’ve still willingly accommodated me.
Although all of their staff is skilled, I still recommend getting one of the men to do your nails since they are the most skilled of the lot. Ironic huh?

Nail salons are certainly abundant in this area, but I decided to check out V Refine after reading the other reviews here. I work in the Ballantyne Corporate Park, so this place is really convenient for sliding in on lunch hour or right after work. Their prices are very competitive for the area — around $ 25 (before tip) for a pedi is the going rate. (I forgot to use my BCP discount card on this visit.) The place is clean and they do have a large selection of polish. While it was not the best pedicure I have ever gotten, for the price point I thought it was fair. I’ll give them another try when I am ready for my next pedi.

This is a really nice salon, they have a huge selection of color and brands (I do the gel polish). The staff is friendly and I like the fact they are even open on Sundays until 6:00!
Nail salons are a dime a dozen but this one is worth coming for.

In the land of nail salons, do we need yet another? Yes! This one has won me over because it is clean, inexpensive, quick and they do a good job. I regularly get pedicures there and they’re a little over $ 20 with the Ballantyne Corporate Card. Easy in and out parking. A few doors down from Starbucks, so I can grab a java on the way out. Sold!