I want to start by saying the nail tech did a phenomenal job. The pink and white ombré full set is absolutely beautiful -- the blending is seamless and truly stunning. His work speaks for itself. This was my first time visiting this salon. I walked in requesting a pink and white powder ombré full set. When asked what shape I wanted (and I want to emphasize that I was asked), I said coffin and specified that I wanted them on the shorter side. The nails ended up a bit longer than I prefer, but to be fair, that's on me -- I should have spoken up during the service. My concern is with pricing transparency. There was no discussion about cost beforehand, and pricing is not listed on the website. At checkout, I was shown a total of $68 for the full set, which I was completely fine with. However, I was then informed there was an additional $10 "shaping fee." I've been getting my nails done since middle school and have never been charged a separate shaping fee for a standard shape like coffin. To make matters more confusing, my nails are actually more square than coffin, so I was surprised to be charged extra for a shape I didn't really receive. I don't mind paying for quality work -- and the work itself was beautiful. But being surprised with additional charges at checkout left me feeling caught off guard. Clear communication about pricing upfront would make a big difference in the overall client experience. If you decide to visit, I'd just recommend asking about total pricing beforehand to avoid surprises. Overall: gorgeous work, but pricing transparency could definitely be improved. read more

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I just went in yesterday for my first time and brought my little daughters with me. The ladies who did my daughters' nails were great. My daughters are 4 and 7, and the estheticians were gentle and kind to them. One of them even offered to put cute floral designs on her nails for $6 extra, and then went above and beyond. My mani and pedi were quick. The pedi stayed on and I loved the color. The nail polish on my thumbs started to sink to the sides so the lady at the front desk was nice enough to redo it since my original esthetician was already helping someone else. The real reason I'm writing is because, not even 24 hours later, the nail polish started to peel from three of my nails. The video I'm posting shows what it looks like. I feel bad wanting to come in to have it redone, but it didn't even last a whole day. The salon is closed for now so I'm hoping that they will still take me and help me tomorrow. read more

Honestly the man that did my nails was super nice, there was just a huge language barrier, but thats not the issue at all. 1. I asked to pick a color and the options, he brings me one set to choose from, I ask if he has any brow polish since I only saw a few in the set he gave me, he then just points to all the brown options in the set that I saw and wasn't drawn to. This took longer than necessary so I settled for color 216, pretty shade, but not what I wanted going in. Whatever, not a big deal. 2. He doesnt clean my nails. He filed them, clipped excess dead skin, but didnt clean the inside of my nails. They weren't dirty, but something I noticed him skip. Also no oil applied after for cuticles. 3. When he applied polish, didnt ask if I liked it. He just continued on painting. Thankfully it was a nice color so I didn't mention it. 4. Here is where things took a turn. Paints nails twice on each (great) applied one top coat, then leaves to go start a pedicure for another customer. Totally fine, it happens. As I sit there I notice the sides of my nails aren't filly painted. My nails also shown inconsistencies of application, with my nail color being darker and thicker on top, then this out at the bottom, sort of like an ombré effect. Lastly, the top coat began to bubble. With all this, I built up the courage to say something but respectfully because it got so busy. I told him to take his time in coming back. Once he did, he poked the top of one of my nails to release the air and then applied another top coat. He didnt even check the rest of my nails just did the one nail and said "there." I told him the bubbles are still visible, he doesnt see it, so I take a picture to show him. He then removes the polish and redoes the one nail. But only applied one coat of nail polish, then one coat of top coat. He smiled for approval, I was exhausted and said ok even though the one coat makes my nail seem way lighter than the rest. I felt horrible for not tipping, they are great people, just left with my nails not being anywhere near the bare minimum. I paid the $25 dollars and left. I wish them all the best, I will not be returning. read more

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I have been to Lee a few times and every time she does an amazing job. I get the gel builder and an occasional pedicure. By daughter loves to also get her nails done. read more

GoBahli Nails - Flowers and gel builder. Flower girl gel color. - Nail Salons Near Me - San Marcos, California

I just moved to the area and was looking for a new go-to salon- I dont even need to try another place, this salon is awesome! It's clean, well maintained, and offers a ton of options. The service is exceptional, it really gave the 'day at the salon' vibe, sparkling wine included! I highly recommend booking with Hannah! She's skilled, knowledgeable, attentive to detail, and even gave me some tips on how to maintain my nail health at home! Thank you Hannah, I look forward to returning in the future read more

I've been coming to this nail salon for 6 months on and off I think the girl that does my nails (Lea) does a great job and I always tip her good - however these were also done by her 2 weeks ago and my appointment was at 6pm and close at 7. I felt she rushed, didn't measure all nails the nail polish is simply bad, the gel makes my nails look wavy. Not professional. Not worth $60. Unfortunately, for being across the street from where I live this will be the last time I come here. read more

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The last two times I came here for a regular mani pedi because I hate the process of getting gel manicure off. I feel like they are very messy and rush the process of a manicure. The polish was all over my cuticles, I had to ask them to remove it and even then it wasn't clean. The lady who filed my nails also did a pretty bad job. I asked for round and one part of my nail seems to have been filed off at an angle. I didn't have any issues with my pedicure though. They do provide you a free beverage usually, I wasn't offered one when they were very busy though. I don't think I'll be coming back again. Response to reply: My last visit was 9/13, I was helped by Heidi and Lee. I don't remember who did which, but the one who did my pedicure well was more fluent in English. I don't recall the time I visited before that. read more

Hannah gave me a great European Pedicure. Not only was her work done beautifully but she also gave a wonderful leg and foot massage. She has a great sense of humor as well! It was a worthwhile experience... read more

You should tell your staff that if they aren't working they shouldn't be picking their nose and pulling nose hairs and flicking their boogers on the floor, towards customers. I will never go back. I paid close to $100 for my pedicure + tip and I had to see a man picking his nose!? DISGUSTING. i have a pictures because I couldn't believe how long he sat there doing it. read more

What a terrible customer service. I understand I got 10 minutes for my appointment however they did not have any technician to see me because of course they fill my gap with other customer. What sounds to me they rush on service. I will never return to this place qfwin read more

Sophie is spectacular. She is gentle and a perfectionist. Nails always look fantastic.

My teenage daughter went to get her nails done today and showed the person a picture of what she wanted. She wanted her nails done in a pink color. The nails came out a light brown. During the process the person also cut her finger. I went back and asked them for a refund so we could get her fingers done at another store. They refused , so that's why I'm leaving this review. read more

Love Sofi sweet girl always doing great job and the rest of the team awesome plus they always in good mood

They changed a lot of their staff in the last two years. All the reliable nail techs have gone and a bunch of new people are there. First of all, this salon is updated and has newer manicure and pedicure stations. They have a pretty good selection of colors and it is in a convenient location across from CSUSM. This is one of the few locations in the area open on Sunday. Otherwise, I go to Joy in Ocenaside on weekends because that salon can handle a lot of clients at once. I was meeting a friend for lunch near here and walked in at 9:30 AM and they didn't open until 10 AM. The one lady there kindly took me in for a pedicure and gel removal / regular manicure. The other staff started arriving ten minutes later. It was funny because all the women started prepping towels or setting up and two guys just sat in massage chairs and played on their phones while clients filtered in! This isn't my salon of choice, but it is better than to GoBahli's in the Nordstrom Rack plaza. Note that they overcharged me a lot (billed me for a gel mani when it was a regular), but when I went back in they fixed it. Check your itemized bill! Note that I paid the following: regular pedicure $29.00, regular mani $22.00 and gel removal $7.00. It was a strong powder dip with gel on top that had 6 weeks of nail growth. Props to the young lady who did my powder gel removal and manicure. She did it gently and carefully without damaging my natural nail. She also cleaned my cuticles well. read more

I got a fill while home for thanksgiving on Monday and my nails are chipped on Wednesday :( I have never experienced get acrylics chipping ever and my previous set was 5 weeks old with zero chips from my nail place in AZ. The beverage service was great but my nails look terrible only 2 days later?? I have been home all week and have barely used my hands. read more

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Leah is great! So sweet and takes such care when doing my mani/ pedi. The vibe is chill and nice here!

I'm so happy with how my nails came out! I had Linnie do my acrylics full set with the jewels she did everything perfectly (11 out of 10) Definitely recommend this place read more

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I just had a pedicure with Cindy and it was awful. She rushed each step and at the end my polish was not smooth and when I mentioned it to her she said it was my nail. I asked if the polish needed to be swapped, not sure how black looks dull and lumpy unless the paint was old. She reluctantly "fixed" 4 of the toes and left the other to not be painted all the way to the edges. She isn't clean in how she works and her poor service stands out, when the rest are giving lovely service. Wendy was very kind and did a great job on my friend taking almost 20 minutes longer for the same service. Never get Cindy. You will be disappointed. read more

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I should have read the reviews or looked at the rating at least before coming here! From the moment I walked in, the scent of acetone was so strong- one of the strongest I've been to. I wondered why they kept their doors closed. I was shortly seen by a nail technician before I was even ready to choose my color she rushed me to her booth. They were clearly over staffed and the other employees kept chatting with each other, whilst also distracting my nail tech. They showed her photos on their phone and kept chatting with her. The nail tech paused each time they chat with her and she was also impatient with me. "Why don't you get gel here?" "You don't do pedicure? Then pay now". All this time, I know she's not in a good mood, but I was going to let that go. She was impatient and had terrible customer service. The hot towel was extremely hot and she placed it on me because she didn't want to waste her precious time to cool it a little. She even cut me a few times. One cut was so big that she had to use styptic powder to stop the bleeding (shown in photo). It fucking hurts. All this for $29+tip to give myself a bad time. I really need to read reviews before visiting a new place from now on. Took over an hour to just get a regular manicure. The reason why I decided to write the review was because she refused to redo one of my nails. There was hair on one of them so I nicely asked her to do something about it. There were many bubbles on the other one because of her rushing to apply the nail polish. The one with hair, she gouged out with a toothpick then later tried to fill in the hole poorly. At this time, I was getting impatient so I asked her to redo it since it's very simple (not gel), just put on polish. I also asked her to redo the one next to it since there were many bubbles. She refused at first because she didn't see them. She refused to see them, so I asked her to call another person here to see if they could see it then. She refused to, so she redid the bubbles nail while still emphasizing that there were no bubbles. I'm still trying to be patient with her, but as she redid the hair nail, she accidentally messed it up again when she brushed off my hands with her hands then blamed me. "Be careful with your nails" was said at least five times with her walking back and forth sweeping up the shop. There was still 30 mins to closing and there was also another customer there. They deserve zero stars, but the one star is for the food network channel they had playing. It did keep me entertained. read more

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Update Review: we had the same tech and they were both wonderful. As usual, Wendy, was amazing. She is super super sweet. This time around my tech was gentler with the foot massage. And he did an amazing job with my toes. They look super pretty! (I think so) read more

GoBahli Nails - The nail tech did a good job with my nails. I hadn't cleaned the nail beds in awhile. - Nail Salons Near Me - San Marcos, California

This was my second time going to this place for a pedicure. The first time was awesome and the young man did a great job. Today was my second time and what a disaster. My nail technician literally CUT my skin right below my big toe cuticle. She stated that there was a hang-nail she had to cut off which was not true, because hang nails are not in the location. I started to bleed and she ran off to get some sort of liquid to put on it. Before I could object, she put the liquid on my bleeding cut and pressed the tip of the bottle directly on the cut, blood and all! She also did a horrible pedicure! She used a callous remover on my heels and barely filed them, so my heels still look terrible. My toenails are squared, but they are sharp on the edges. When I checked out, I was asked by the young man receptionist if I was happy with my pedicure and I told him what happened. He said, "I'm so sorry for this..I'll let the owner know". How would you like to pay your $55.00?" Wow! I will never go back to this place and I advise that you think twice before going. I rarely feel the need to post reviews, but I can't let this one go. I just hope I don't end up with an infection. read more

I did my nails with sofie. She was quick and amazing and made sure I was satisfied with my nails. I definetly recommend coming here they will be more than glad to make u satisfied with whatever you want. read more

Got a fill with Linnie, she is amazing and my nails always look amazing. I got the chrome polish. Thank you Linnie , I love them. read more

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I usually do not post negative reviews. In the last 2 months I have been coming here my experience hasn't been bad. My nails have come out good and the service was good. I came in on Friday and my nails looks great, but later that day my fingers started swelling and became so itchy and continued on until Monday morning. I believe that I was having some type of reaction to the acrylic or the gel and knew I needed to remove my nails. I came back in the following Monday and asked to get my nails removed. A lady in the back said you were here the other day for a set why you want to take them off and laughed. I had to respond saying I'm having an allergic reaction in front of the whole place, which was embarrassing for me and I felt that's was pretty rude coming from her. I was quickly put in a chair to get the process started. He starts buffing, clipping, and then proceeds to take a extra nail to pry the acrylic off my fingers. Each nail he tried to pry off gets more painful, because I just had a fill less than 3 days before. By the third nail, I'm in full tears and shaking. By the fourth I feel like I'm gonna pass out. A young lady comes by and sees my nails being butchered, she says ouch and then says something to the gentleman working on my nails. From then on he soaked my nails in acetone before buffing the acrylic off. Which I was grateful for, because there was no way I wouldn't be able to make it through the rest. I will spare photos but 4 of my nails have massive cracks at the base that were bleeding and that are still incredibly painful. I am currently keeping them together with liquid bandaids and a prayer. Getting freshly done acrylics that have been filled multiple times pried off your nail is probably the most painful experience I have ever had. And that's not even considering the allergic reaction I was already having. Even though most of the people that have helped me here have been nice, even the gentleman that took of my acrylics today. I will not be coming back. Paying $50 for a fill plus tip, then coming back a few days later for a unforgettably painful removal for another $15 plus tip is obviously not worth it. read more

I believe her name is LinLee, she is new but amazing!!! LinLee was very attentive to detail, but everyone at this salon is great as well Thank you! read more

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I don't usually write reviews like ever but I had to! I saw this nail shop on google and decided to go there because my nail shop was closed. They close at 8 and when i called it was around 6:50 ish , I asked if they had time for a full set and a pedicure and they responded yes. I got there and immediately was rushed!. Guy who did my pedicure was nice/okay but the guy who did my nails was rude. He told me to stop moving multiple times but that was pretty hard because he was stretching my arm out across my stomach mind you I'm 8 months pregnant so that didn't feel good at all! I just wanted a relaxing time and was handled ruff ! Overall my nails were okay and my toes aren't smooth 5/10 idk if I will be coming back! read more

Came here today for a full set of long acrylic nails with design and a gel pedicure. I have a lot of mixed feelings. My nail tech Alana did my nails beautifully and the shape was amazing. The price was a little high with all the separate up-charges (see my receipt). My gel pedicure was just ok. The lady forgot to massage, and they charge $24 extra for gel color on top of a regular pedicure price of $22. Again a bit much. Also the lady couldn't understand anything I was asking her so communication was a little tough. Lastly I'm not sure what the extra $20 surcharge called "check" is at the bottom of my receipt. Oh and I paid a $20 deposit on Venmo to book my nail appointment. Pretty dang expensive. Oh one more thing: I was here for 4 hours!!!!! That's a little long... Alana was great but this is just too pricey to be worth it to come back. read more

GoBahli Nails - Receipt from full set and pedicure - Nail Salons Near Me - San Marcos, California

Horrible absolutely horrible! Do not go here! They cut up my daughters fingers and don't listen to what you want! She asked them to fix them and they wouldn't. If you want nice nails don't go here. read more

GoBahli Nails - Horrible job - Nail Salons Near Me - San Marcos, California

Worst nail experience of my life. Fucking hate this place. They played the stupid bounce around game with me and the lady literally left because she wanted to go out or something. Granted we did come in a little bit late but that was two hours ago... I originally didn't wanna come here because I felt like I was too late but my mom literally went inside and ask them if they have a timer for 2 pedicures and 2 full sets. They said yes, then did my mom's mani pedi perfectly. A lady named Amy started my nails, but all she did was remove my right hand of acrylics. Then tell me to go get my pedicure started. Then she just left. I heard everyone talking shit, no idea what they were saying. Made me feel like shit. This is why I always dress up before I go to fucking nail salons, otherwise they treat me like shit. So messed up, my mom was in tears. read more

They cut four of my daughter fingers, I told the lady to be careful and she didn't listen, the color was not the one she ask for.. Bad service. read more

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My nails looked legit at the end. I only tipped 15$ next time im tipping like 30$ this is the best. It was so clean and tidy if I could rate it 6 stars id gladly do read more

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I want to start by saying that everyone at the salon is really great at what they do and very talented. However, I have a few concerns. I made an online booking for a specific technician and confirmed the appointment a few days in advance. When I arrived, they asked what services I needed, which I thought they should already know from the booking. They also didn't inform me that I would have a different technician. I don't mind since everyone is good, but it would have been nice if they had at least mentioned it. Eventually, I asked about the nail tech I had specifically requested. They apologized and explained that he would be working as the receptionist that day. This information could have been provided during the online booking process. I met the other receptionist , she was there, and not busy. Also I asked about that specific nail tech 4 visits now, always busy, lol it was as if he was avoiding me ‍ While I was happy with my nails, I was not satisfied with how the online booking was handled so I'm giving 4 stars. read more

Apparently I got the young mail in training? His English was non existent, and he could not understand that the water was too hot. Or I wanted the massage chair vibration off. He then nipped my toe, and tried to remove a bandaid I had on my shin without asking me (wtf). The topper was the crap nail polish job. I tried to have someone fix it but it didn't get much better. read more

I had a great experience today! No wait, clean facilities and excellent service, everything was sterile and clean and the young lady that helped me was very good seeing that she just started, her name was Linnie and she was bright and thoughtful, Thank you for a great experience today and I hope to see Gobahli/Twin Oaks very soon. read more

Terrible quality and horrific customer service from one tech in particular, Amy. Every time she does my nails it's rushed and sloppy, but the worst part is that she gets inappropriately irritated and annoyed whenever I politely ask her to do the bare minimum or fix something. I just can't make excuses for this place anymore. I showed Amy a very basic French tip inspiration photo, which she looked at for less than 3 seconds. She grabbed a base color that was 4 shades darker than my skin tone and got upset when I asked for a lighter shade. She rushed through the shaping and got irritated when I asked if she could make all nails the same shape and length (bare minimum). I tried not to let the little things bother me because I just didn't want to face her annoyed sighs, which made me really uncomfortable. But the worst part is the quality on the French tip.....the tip takes up half of my nail which makes them look shorty and stubby instead of that sleek crescent shape. And the pink tips were sloppy and misshaped. As she was doing it I asked if she could look at the inspo pic again and she refused - said she already saw it. At that point I just gave up on the whole experience. While I was checking out I told her I was really disappointed in the quality and that she made the entire 3 hour experience very uncomfortable for me. She told me to go back tomorrow so someone can fix it.....I'm sorry but that response is so unacceptable. On top of all of that, she uncharged me. I honestly shouldn't have agreed to pay full price for something I'm this disappointed in. I plan on calling management tomorrow so other people don't have to go through this experience too. read more

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I had a really bad experience the lady who did my nails was so rude she basically did it her way I came in with a picture and she chose the color and I told her that wasn't it but she had put the acrylic powder on my pinky and she ripped it of my finger and she gave me color powder book she basically wanted to throw the book to me and she was like pick the color in a rude way nails came out so ugly she didn't make me go wash my hands after she filled them or buffed them out she just put the gel on top and told me to wash my hands when she had finished this was an awful experience read more

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Came in here on Mother's Day and was honestly not expecting to be blown away like this. Nails were cracking chipping when I came in, and they recommended dip powder. Never had dip powder before. Amy SLAYS the nail game. White nails are SOOO hard to get right, but my nails look perfect. I am nearly always disappointed with my nails, but this was the first time in a long time I actually had a smile on my face leaving a nail salon. Love the salon. Clean. Roomy. Beautiful people working here. Love it. 1000/10. This is my new salon. read more

GoBahli Nails - White dip powder - Nail Salons Near Me - San Marcos, California

I like going because it's convenient but a week later my gel nails are breaking .I won't be going back. I have given it 3 times and it's always the same experience. read more

I love this place!! Fairly priced, they are always so sweet. I believe there's only so many that can do acrylics so i would recommend making an appointment (should make an appointment anyways). they're fast but not rushing. This is my most recent set with them!!! I'm so in love, i asked for shorter and square than my reference photo & of course she didn't disappoint! She was so patient with me as i changed colors a million times lol. I can't say enough nice things about this place and the people that work here. In the future I want to get my lashes done here too :) read more

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The worst experience I had by far!! I normally don't leave reviews to businesses because my husband and I own multiple franchises, not 1 or 2 but many!! And I wouldn't want anyone to leave us a bad review, and when we have an unhappy costumer we definitely deal with it and respond to their reviews and try our best to make it right. At the end of the day, we businesses should meet consumer's s satisfaction . As I have noticed in the comments, no one has responded to any negative reviews, and that shows they don't care! I went in because I had an incident with my previous acrylic nails and had broken a few. I took them off at home and went here to get a full set. Walked in and everyone looked like zombies. I wasn't greeted and felt like the service was rushed the whole time I was in there! The owner sat down and worked on my nails and I had requested to have my nails a thin look! The owners daughter response to me "I should have asked for dip nails". I didn't really understand her. As she was almost done I had asked her could you please make them thinner like I initially asked! She started mumbling to her daughter next to her and her daughter responded with an attitude "my mother told you to do dip for thinner nails" !! I looked at her and said, I didn't understand her because she didn't really make it clear to me... again she had a unique thick accent which is totally fine, I myself am a foreigner and have a unique accent, but I make sure my costumers understand what Is being discussed. Anyway, I left there with only polish on top of my acrylic because got forbid with gel option, they would have looked so thick. At the end, very unsatisfied with their work and uneven bubbly nails. read more

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