Forest Nails Studio & Education
Nail salon in Arlington, VA
Forest Nails Studio & Education operates as both a nail studio and a nail education business in Arlington. Founder Karyna is a licensed nail technician and licensed nail instructor in Virginia, and the studio pairs its service menu with hands-on training for people who want to work with nails.
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Forest Nails Studio & Education operates as both a nail studio and a nail education business in Arlington. Founder Karyna is a licensed nail technician and licensed nail instructor in Virginia, and the studio pairs its service menu with hands-on training for people who want to work with nails.
The menu is organized around manicures, pedicures, combined manicure and pedicure services, and extensions. Others build on the natural nail with hard gel, either to reinforce it or to convert an existing DIP, acrylic or SNS overlay. Full set hard gel extensions are sculpted on paper forms, with upper or lower forms chosen to suit the nail type.
Smart Pedicure uses Smart-disk technology and includes cuticle work and gel polish. A male manicure is also offered, covering shaping, detailed cuticle care and gentle exfoliation, with no shine or polish.
The studio's education side includes a beginner course called From Zero to Pro, a one-, two- or three-day hands-on training for nail technicians starting out. It covers dry manicure technique, nail preparation, cuticle work and gel polish application, and it runs from 9 AM to 4 PM for an individual or a group of two, with tools and materials provided. Booking, payment and course enrollment are handled through online forms and third-party providers, and the studio reaches out to applicants to talk through goals before enrolling.
The studio says it combines precision and a refined eye with a focus on really learning the craft, and it applies that to both client services and training.
Specials & promotions
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$20 off your first visit
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On their website as of Oct 28, 2026 · Where we saw it
Services
Final prices may vary.
Dry manicures, Japanese manicures, male manicures, gel removal with a dry manicure, hard gel build-up on natural nails, and conversion to a hard gel overlay from DIP, acrylic or SNS.
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Male Manicure $80
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Gel Removal + Dry Manicure $95
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Conversion to Hard Gel overlay from DIP/Acrylic/SNS $150
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Dry Manicure + Hard Gel Price at booking
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Japanese Manicure Price at booking
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Gel Removal + Dry Manicure No Polish $95
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Japanese Manicure and Pedicure $215
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Dry Manicure + Pedicure (Smart Technology) Price at booking
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Dry Mani + Pedicure ( Smart Technology ) Price at booking
Smart Pedicure and Japanese pedicure, both without regular polish in the Japanese version, with the Smart Pedicure including cuticle work and gel polish.
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Smart Pedicure Price at booking
Full set hard gel and builder gel extensions sculpted on paper forms and customized to nail type.
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Hard/Builder Gel Nail Extension (full set) $120+
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French Design $30
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Hard Gel Build Up + Dry Manicure $99+
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Japanese Pedicure $99+
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Full Set Hard Gel Extensions $129+
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Dry Manicure $99+
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Nail Extension $129+
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Meet the team
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- Highlights
- Dry manicure and Japanese services that use no gel or regular polish
- Smart Pedicure with Smart-disk technology, including cuticle work and gel polish
- Hard gel conversion from DIP, acrylic or SNS without extensions
- Full set hard gel extensions sculpted on paper forms, customized to nail type
- From Zero to Pro hands-on nail technician course for beginners, with a printed manual and a starter product kit
- A $20 welcome discount on a first manicure and pedicure for people who join the email list
- Good for
- First-time nail clients
- People who want natural-looking nails
- Clients who prefer services without polish
- Men seeking a manicure
- Beginners learning nail technician basics
- Self-taught technicians and people doing their own or family manicures
- Technicians returning after a break
- Treats
- Natural-looking nails
- Nail extensions
- Nail reinforcement
- Gel removal
- Conversion from DIP, acrylic or SNS
- Cuticle care
- Nail education
- Techniques
- Dry (Russian) manicure
- Smart Pedicure with Smart-disk technology
- Hard gel and builder gel
- Paper sculpting forms
- Japanese manicure and pedicure
- Gentle exfoliation
- Gel polish application
- French design
- Nail drill filing and shaping
Products & treatments
- Premium gels
- Sterilized tools
- European-sourced materials, according to the booking platform
- Professional nail product starter box for course students
- Gift cards sold for $150, available online
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