Always such great service and beautiful nails. I have never been disappointed! Ivy does a great job, and everyone in the shop has always been friendly. My mother has gone here for acrylics for years and has never had bad service. I came in for a gel manicure and pedicure today and am so happy with the results. I would never go to another shop in this area, Focus is wonderful. read more

Focus Nails - Ivy did my gel manicure, and Henry did my pedicure. I'm really pleased with both and will definitely return. - Nail Salons Near Me - El Cajon, California

I will not be coming back to this place. I stopped in on a Monday morning to get my nails done and I couldn't wait. I am a biter and finally have grown my nails out long enough to get them done. When I first got there the place looks old and not very well kept. I told them that I wanted a gel manicure. $25 bucks-not bad. I picked my color and the technician was making small talk and friendly. He took off my regular nail polish and started buffing my nails to get them ready for the gel. When he was done he asked if I wanted my cuticles trimmed-as far as I knew this was part of the manicure-however he wanted to charge me an additional $5 for that. Needless to say after the buffing he painted my nails and filed the tops and that was it. This was the worst "manicure" I've had. To top it off he would only take cash and the ATM machine was almost 4 dollars to use. read more

The lady overcharged me and did the wrong color. Never going there again. I didn't have cash to tip so she told me to go next door and pull some cash out. NEVER GOING THERE AGAIN! read more

First time in the salon for a facial was. OMG I will never step foot in this place. Whole the do the waxing they don't tell you what type of wax they will use, won't tell you what they will apply. Which they should because you might be allergic to whatever product they use. And YES! THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED MY FACE BROKE OUT WITH A RASH. Make sure you ask what product they're using. Not a good policy. read more

I have been having Mimi do my nails for awhile now. She tells me that she does my nails as if she were doing her own, taking her time to do them just right. She is still quick though! The products are superb as I have never had any lifting! Highly recommended! read more

Wow absolutely the worst worst nail place I have ever been to!!! They didnt understand the simple glitter I wanted on my nails ...just a line on the tip how do you botch that?? The water was cold and you could tell the tub wasent cleaned before I put my feet in, I mentioned that and she said sorry forgot. The woman left super glue all over my nails and my cuticles looked like I need a fill because she didn't paint to the base. Once finished they said they had no time to fix it next time they will. So now I'm leaving extremely unhappy with my nails and toes. My nails are a plain purple and I have an important event tonight im so disappointed in the service and management. I will never come here again and I will make sure to let people know to never come here either. read more

Nice people, more so if you're a regular, although mostly disinterested if something more intriguing than your nails is happening elsewhere in the shop. Which is most of the time between other customers coming and going, and the chit-chat about daily drama from their co-workers' lives. Average nail care--not bad, not great. Average nail salon cleanliness--not bad, not great. Average pricing. read more

Love going to this place. My pedicures always look good. They get busy, so make sure you call. The price is fair and it is very clean.

I love this place! I'm surprised that they only have 3 stars. They're fast and very reasonably priced at $19 for a pedicure. Jay is an excellent nail technician!! read more

I have been going to Focus Nails for over 4 years and love this place! With one exception years ago (which they made right), I have always had great service. I am kind of a freak about cleanliness, and they always have clean impliments, etc. Friendliness is 5 Star, always greeted with a smile and hello. If you want an extra treat, ask for a neck massage from Linda! read more

Went here with my best friend on 06/29/08 to get our nails done for the 4th of July weekend. She got super cute flags on all of her toes and alternating red, white, and blue on her hands. I had red glitter powder done to my hands and glittery red tipped french on my toes. Took about the same amount of time as anywhere else but didn't feel rushed and our nails were extremely well done, after 3 weeks there is still no lifting and my pedicure is still in tact! Would have been 5 stars but they are a bit pricey. Then again, you pay for what you get, and my nails looked awesome so I really can't complain! Also, they don't take plastic, but there is an ATM inside. read more

I got a spa pedicure for $29 (I got a sea salt scrub + callus remover) and it was awful. The only redeeming aspect was the sea salt scrub, but the lady did not 'work' on my calluses for very long at all. My friend got the more basic spa pedicure and did not enjoy her massage at all. After it was said and done, the nail polish was not evenly coated and I felt I could have done a better job myself. The facilities leave something to be desired as well in terms of cleanliness and professionalism. They almost need a Tabatha Salon Take Over. To top it off, although we witnessed the cashier accept checks from others, they did not accept checks from us and required us to take money out of a rinky dink ATM in their store. Ick. read more

Over priced. Cash only and the ATM they have charges almost 4 dollars. Couldn't get the original color I wanted because it wasn't mixed?! Not worth a trip. read more

I have had issues with this establishment in the past so I had not returned in awhile. I needed my nails done in a short timeframe and this was the only place open late on a Sunday night so I figured I would give it another try. I called ahead and made an appt. When I arrived I waited 15 mins to get in a chair. Once in the chair I waited another 35 mins with my feet "soaking" before someone came to help me. They finished my pedicure and told me they would start my manicure in two minutes. They proceeded to take three walk ins while I waited another 30-40mins to start my manicure. Nails and price are decent but not worth the lack of customer service. I would recommend going elsewhere. read more

Zero stars! Guy who did my acrylics left to do errands. He kept trying to sell add ons over over, and over again. He came back 30minutes later and was ruder than ever So irritating ,...learn better English man. Had to get last minute set before leaving town. Should have known better since they were extremely slow in a high traffic mall read more

customer service is ok. but they charge 25 for gel polish?? which is 10-5$ more than the average place I've ever been to. I can get a gel manicure for that price an where else. they think they can charge that cos they say their gel lasts for up to a month....well, about 2 days after I got my nails done, they gel started cracking, not even a week later almost of my nails have broken?? wtf? I don't even do a lot of hard work with my hands. pedicure was ok. the message wasn't great. also, the only accept cash. I wish they would have a sign posted saying so so I could have stopped at the atm before hand so I could have avoided the ridiculous charge at the atm in the store. what a rip off. 2 things they overcharge for. 10/10 never going back read more

Worst place to get your nails done! The guy took 30 minutes to do a full set. And the outcome is a mess! Not only that but expected a tip and wanted me to use the ATM for that, yeah right! Will never ever go to this nail place again. The only reason I came here was because my original nail place was closed on that day. Stay away and don't waste your money! read more

Pleasant environment, friendly service. Been coming here 25 years. Ivy is the lady to see!! Always leave feeling marvelous, it is a Spa experience.!! read more

I didn't get my nails done here but I did get my toes done. Prices if you need to know for polish are $9 with cutting them and $6 without cutting them. Not a bad price. It was not busy and they did my toes right away. I would totally recommend going here to get your toes done. I just got simple white polish on them. read more

Finally, I have found someone that does an amazing job on my gel manicure! I have been going to see Ivy now for awhile and not once has my color chipped! It will last a solid 3-4 weeks (if I let it grow out that long). She is always friendly and can squeeze me in if I don't make an appointment ahead of time. Reasonably priced, beautiful manicure and good conversation. All the staff are always very friendly, but I definitely recommend seeing Ivy, she's wonderful! read more

I went here for convenience but won't go back. For starters, it is cash only but that fact is not posted anywhere. If you try to pay with a card, you will be asked to withdraw cash from an atm at the front of the store. Not worth the atm fee. Secondly, the place is not very well ventilated. The fumes from nail products gave me a headache. The people are very friendly but the person who did my nails seemed like they were in a rush, after asking 3x if I wanted gel and me refusing. The quality of the manicure was not good. read more

This place is awful. I downloaded the yelp app just to express my dissatisfaction with the service and the result of my nails. I paid 25$ for gel nails, and granted for me it seemed a bit much, but not knowing much about nails I gave it a shot anyway; the entire time I was looking around noticing how unkept the place looked. Finally after the half and hour long irritation I felt, it resulted in my nails looking as if I had done them myself at home, and if I did I could have saved myself 25$. read more

They are so bad .. They did my nail bad and ugly I asked her to stop and remove the color she became angry and hurt my nail and then she want full price ..they are the worst nail place read more

Love this place. I always get gel manicures but I've often been disappointed in other places when the polish starts chipping after only a few days. Gel is supposed to last a while! Tracy is the name of the lady who does my nails at Focus Nails and my gel nails don't chip even when it's been weeks between visits. Weeks! I'm sure the other gals also do great nails but Tracy has done such a good job that I wouldn't see anyone else. read more

got a pedicure by Nancy! Great massage & felt really relaxed, nails look great. super happy

I have been coming here since I was a teenager. Extremely nice staff, clean place. The girls are very nice and friendly, they make and effort to talk to you. They give you a long massage with pedicures. Do a great job on manicures. I just do acrylic on my real nails. read more

My absolute favorite place to get my nails done , its in a high traffic shopping center but its never Hard to get an appointment and its quite and peaceful whole your inside Theres usually relaxing music palying. I started coming here because its one of the few nail salons that are open on sundays . Ever since ive come ive only gotten treated by Henry who does a flawless job everytime ! I live downtown and will come all the way down to rancho just for this place . read more

I have been here before and I noticed since under new management that the service has improved from good to great! and Jenny my nail lady was very attentive and so nice! I love going to do my nails where great service is at and lucky for me I didn't have to wait too long to get my nails done. I came here after my class around 2 to get a quick pedicure during the weekday, so I would say that's a good time to go if you have some free time in the middle of the week. Other than that I love my toes and will be coming back for a different color! read more

the customer service was good compared to most nail shops when I walked in, but definitely be prepared to have them upsell you. I got the gel nails for 25 dollars which wasn't bad because he did a really good job. the shop was not the cleanist.... they definitely need somebody to come in and deep clean. I would go back again. read more

Was going to go to Jersey Mike's, when I saw this place. Decided to get a pedicure and eye brow waxing, Stacy did a great job with waxing my brows, they are now even and only paid $9. My pedicurist's name was Linda and she gave me the best massage I've ever received for a pedi, and the overall pedicure was great!! read more

My new favorite Nail place! My nails looked amazing and the prices are very affordable. Respectful and friendly people. I will be coming back !! read more

I come here with my wife just to get a pedicure. Staff is very friendly. I always ask for Nancy, she is very gentle and pays a lot of attention to my nails and feet . Nancy spends a lot of time, I don't get polish but my feet feel great. read more

I stopped in here for a pedicure, I had my own color so she got right to work. OMG was she rough! She also cut the side of my big toe and made it bleed. It was also very pricey for what they do. The nail salon that I always used up in north county only charged me $18 for what this place charged me $30 and on top of that because I didn't have cash I had to pay a dollar to pay them by credit card/debit. First time at this place and I will never go back. Stay far far away! read more

My normal nail salon was at capacity. I was at Starbucks and decided to give this place a shot...(without reading the yelp reviews first. Big mistake). First I called and asked them how much it would be for a powder gel fill. They said 20. (Usually I pay 30). I went in. The people were really friendly. The first ten minutes went by and everything was fine. Then, he put the powder on my nails. It was lighter then usual and he said that's the only powder they had. He then pointed out to the shellac gel and said he would put it on my powdered nails. I said okay that's fine. (Seems like they do it a lot there so i rolled with the punches). After the guy was done, he informed me that it would be an additional 10$s for the service. He was done so of course I had to pay. I then saw the tip of my nails and noticed you can still see it the nail. I asked him to fill it in and he said no, he can't because they don't do that (??). I had a feeling that this was going to end up in a disaster. This all took place Saturday. It is now Wednesday, before thanksgiving :(, and my nails are chipping and the shellac gel is lifting. Now I have to go to my normal nail salon and ask them to fix it and pay another 30$s. Safe to say.. I am never coming back again. read more

Focus Nails - Saturday through Wednesday. :( - Nail Salons Near Me - El Cajon, California

For starters they told me to wait 5 minutes about 4 times which ran almost for an hour. When it was my turn I asked for a gel manicure. What did I get? Gel nail polish minus the manicure. When I asked about my cuticle being removed they told me that is an additional $5 fee. I asked for a different nail color since it was a bit too light, what happens next? They simply put the different polish on top instead of removing the old one. You can still see my old dark nail polish on some of my nails and they never bothered to check if they filed my nails straight (which they aren't ). They were nice, I have to give them that. Thats the only reason they get 3 stars. But I won't be going back. read more

I love this place me and my family come here all the time and they are always very friendly and do a great job with our nails! Wouldn't go anywhere else to be honest. Plus there is wine here read more

I have been having Henry do my nails for a few years now and I continue to get tons of compliments when I go out having people ask me "who does your nails?" He's always so professional and timely when I make my appointments that I will forever be coming back to him. Aside from nails I have also had pedicures and waxing done here however I have to say that the service has not been the same. The pedicures I have found to be marginal and the waxing was not even worth the money. If you are looking for someone super good to do your nails though, I would definitely recommend Henry. read more

Love this place! Went someplace else and I regret it!! Tracy is the best. Won't make that mistake again!!

I have been going here for 11 years and Ivy is the best!!! Thank you Ivy! Roberta read more

I have never been so compelled to sign up and write a review on a company's page until today. On Friday, Valentine's Day, my boyfriend was taking me out for a surprise evening, so I decided to spoil myself a little and had my lip and eyebrows waxed and a manicure. This place is right around the corner from my work so it was convenient, but i will never do something because it is convenient again. Kim took me back for my waxing and she did a beautiful job! My eyebrows were even and she didn't make them too thin, which is usually a problem (only reason for the 2 star rating vs. 1). After waxing, I was told Kathy would take me for my manicure.. and that's where things took a turn for the worse. Kathy was nice, at first, and offered a shellac manicure because it would last about 3 weeks and it would be dry instantly. I told her I wasn't interested and she proceeded to give me the cold shoulder (except for when harassing me about the shellac) until i finally agreed. She finished my nails, and they did look beautiful... until today (4 days later). I am a file clerk and use my hands to access files all day long, and after reaching into my cabinets a few times today, I had one chip. And then another. And then finally, one nail's paint peeled completely off. I called back to the salon and spoke with Kim and she was very quick to apologize, reassuring me I could come back and they would fix it for no charge. I informed her that I would not be able to take the time to have it redone as I was on my lunch break. She responded that it was no problem and if I wanted to come back and get a refund, I was more than welcome. I informed her I would be there in 25 mins and I look forward to speaking with her. Upon arrival, Kim was not there. Kathy, the woman who painted my nails, pointed me to her station and sat me down saying "your hands are too oily for shellac and that's why it was chipping" .. WELL THEN WHY DID YOU RECOMMEND IT?!?!?!? Furthermore, she wanted to argue that I don't deserve all my money back beacuse she cut my cuticles and that is charged as a manicure. I'm sorry, but I went to cosmetology school, and a manuicure involves cutting, shaping, cuticle softening and trimming as well as a massage, buffing and paint. I did receive the cuticle trim, but that was it and I was not about to accept only $17 back for a $30 service! She reached into her purse and flung 3 $10 bills at me. I picked them up, walked out and could immediately hear her screaming to another girl at the salon in another language (no doubt about me). Needless to say, I WILL NEVER return and would like to save some others from having to go through what I did. read more