Go to Joyce!! She was amazing! very particular with my Nails , fast, and detailed in the gel x. read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Gel X - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

Great service. They were great with the 3 year old too! Great manicure, pedicure and facial.

Unhappy workers and the salon is so hot and unpleasant cause they either don't turn on the ac or sets the thermostat to a high temp to save money. read more

Joyce did an amazing pedicure and she was so sweet! Will definitely come back for a pedicure. read more

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Joyce was amazing. I had a gel mani pedi and my services were wonderful. It was a relaxing and the friendly atmosphere. Everyone was kind and I loved the way my nails turned out. read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Gel Mani pedi - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

I've been coming here for years now and have been going to the same guy. Recently he chose to retire and the whole salon has gone down hill. They've hired new staff who seem inexperienced and are completely unprofessional. When you ask them to fix something or tell them something is wrong they become agitated and speak aggressively amongst themselves, creating a degrading atmosphere. My most recent visit for an acrylic fill was particularly disappointing. Having had this service many times, I'm familiar with the process, but the new nail tech did something entirely different from what I requested. When I pointed this out, she seemed annoyed and continued doing what she wanted. My English isn't perfect, so my daughter had to step in to clarify my request but even then she ignored both of us and still did what she wanted. To give you an idea the nails had clumps on them because she failed to smoothly file them down before painting and after we left the salon my thumb nail completely lifted 90 degree and looked so awful I had to go back to have them fix it. I waited another 45 minutes at the salon for them to fix it and when I got home the same thing happend but this time the nail completely fell off. Please, do not waste your money or time here; the staff are incredibly rude and irritable. read more

I always have a nice time here. Everyone is kind and friendly. Tony is a pretty cool guy and he did a great job on my nails. Thanks!

They're very kind, efficient, seems clean. I am a little bothered because I brought my niece and asked for the children's mani/pedi which is $38. They ended up charging $50 for a child which is the price you pay if you get extra stuff like massage.. also they kept asking me how old she was (she's tall but she's 9 lmao). Just annoyed and not a good impression. read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

Truly one of the worst experiences I've ever had, I came in once before and loved the gel manicure, so I decided to go back. First off I had 4 different people working on me swapping back and forth, I got a gel pedicure and gel manicure. The woman kept placing the LED Light on top of my wet toes and would get upset that I was correcting her. My toes looked lumpy and when I pointed them out at the end they seemed upset. They did not scrub my feet or clean under the nails even after asking. As for the gel manicure, there were air bubbles and when I pointed them out they did not see them even after I had them feel where the bubbles were. There's holes in the polish. I came to relax and enjoy my time but I couldn't help but leave in tears. The whole experience took 2 1/2 hours also because they were more worried about other customers than myself. Truly infuriating and sad. Just sad... read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Holes in polish and gel on skin - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

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Happy Nail on Alton & Jeffrey. Walked in and got Tony for a pedicure. Great service, very friendly and courteous! This place smelled great too not sterile like some places and clean and the $40 pedicure came with a 10 min leg massage! Great start for my vacation! read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Front Desk and pedicure chairs! - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

I just had my previous gel manicure removed, very well-priced and a welcoming, kind atmosphere. I would definitely recommend, it was a very quick and easy experience. read more

One of the worst nail experiences I've had. I've been getting dip manicure for close to 5 years now and top 5 times my nails look just bad. You can see speckles from the dust under the top coat. They are THICK and too wide. This is my real nail and they just aren't good. Took way longer than it should have go. I asked for almond and they just are a horrible shape. Just overall bad experience and I wish I could get my 60 dollars back. read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

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This is my new nail spot. I've been going here for a few months now. Ann has been my fave always matching my color off of Pinterest and making me feel pretty. It's very relaxed and parking is easy. read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Mix of bubble bath, short almond and natural look. - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

I loved this place I randomly came across it while waiting around I got a full set and a pedicure and it lasted so long no chips no breakage nothing the service is really nice. I messed up my nail and my toes once each end they both weren't upset being pregnant. I move around a lot so I have to readjust myself they're really nice. read more

They just installed new and beautiful spa chairs with massaging in them, new, floors, and manicure stations. We are enjoying our time here! read more

Very bad quality and service. The salon has a new owner and it's not the same as it was.

Tony was fabulous. Best massage. Nails look great. I have been coming for years always great service.

Mr.lee thank you for doing my nail. It's wonderful It's an amazing place . I am so happy with my experience at HAPPY NAILS! Been coming here for three months now and it's fast service with better quality and prices after trying many places. The best around, 5 stars! read more

The staff are so nice here! Tony gives the best manicures and arm/hand massages. Hannah gives the best pedicures and leg/foot massages. Not only do my nails look amazing, but I feel truly pampered! read more

Overall, I was very happy with my experience at Happy Nails. After trying to get a pedicure service on a more busy holiday, I appreciated the fact that this location was able to get me in within about 30 minutes. I opted for the pamper me pedicure. This included the typical pedicure services plus a quick scrub and 10 minute massage. I feel like the nail tech did a great job and it was an overall relaxing experience. Overall, this isn't the fanciest or boujiest nail salon I've been to, but it was clean, reasonable prices, and I appreciated the quick service. They do take credit cards, but just an fyi, the techs do appreciate a cash tip, if you have it on you. read more

I had my nails done today with the male manicurist. He had his earbuds and phone on the whole time, watching a video/movie/tv show. The WHOLE TIME. 1st of all, that was just rude and not professional, using your phone while working, especially in a personal service setting. 2nd, you deal with sharp tools. Not surprisingly, I had to tell him at least 4 times to fix his work, since it wasn't done nicely. And I'm usually pretty chill and not picky. read more

I have been going to this Happy Nails for a while now and I'm never disappointed! They are all so nice and welcoming to my mom and I. I have had multiple people do my nails and they always turn out great! Tina especially does such a great job and makes my nails fun, beautiful, and artsy! read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Holiday Nails! - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

My friend and I got our nails done right before July 4th weekend and this is what her nails look like after just a couple of days. Horrible $30 spent on these! Won't come back here! read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Horrible $30 spent on this nail job! - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

Service: Got the deluxe manicure and pedicure. Quality: Experience was average. Massage chair wasn't working. Slightly pricey for the job done which wasn't entirely clean, still had flakes of skin on hands and feet. Would appreciate if they had double-checked their work. Staff: Mostly reserved, there was a huge language barrier which made it difficult to make a reservation, ask questions about their services, make requests, or communicate certain needs. Also wasn't able to have much social conversation or interaction as a result. Overall: Not completely terrible if you need a walk-in or immediate job done, but would try a different place for the price point if you're not on a time crunch read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Manicure with polish - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

Horrible experience. Waited over 30 minutes even with an appointment. Nail tech spoke zero English. When she couldn't understand what I was saying she got frustrated. Nails don't look great and have nail polish on my cuticles. Chairs are extremely uncomfortable. Massage was horrible--she basically just kept rubbing her hands on my legs back and forth. I didn't tip well and you can tell they looked mad because of the lack of tip. I just don't appreciate a bad service, zero English comprehension, and then the expectation of a tip. Wish I could give zero stars. read more

Do not come here for pedicure. Nails were cut slanted and when I asked if she could cut even she was annoyed. She tried to fix and I pointed out what I wanted. She got upset and tried again but I still did not get them fixed. I just gave up and will fix on my own. Since she was annoyed the polish wasn't much better. read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Wonky cut nails - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

My favorite nail place - they do an amazing job and Tina really came through with my Halloween themed nails ! read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Perfect Halloween themed nails - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

This place is great for a pedicure. There are few stations for manicures but plenty of pedicure spots. My pedicurist was Hannah and she did a great job! My feet are so baby soft because she put in WORK! I wish I found this spot earlier because they do a good job for a really affordable price. (I got a pedicure with callus removal for $38, most places range around $45-50). I can see that this place can get busy, and they run like a standard nail salon (which is typically first come first serve). So keep that in mind if you're looking for a place that "honors appointments" or if you're expecting a spot with American-based mannerism ;) read more

Saying anything negative is stressing me out but please find somewhere else. Awful experience here! Melissa (I think) rushed so fast despite there not being any customers waiting and it being early in the day, cut all my nails unevenly, even shaped them differently, cut several cuticles too short (super painful!), and left the nails jagged from shaping. She said the paint may last only an hour or two before it chips so don't complain if it breaks. I was so uncomfortable! The woman who did my pedicure was nice and it was "okay" work but with the manicure experience, I wouldn't recommend this location to anyone. The whole place felt uncomfortable and when I tried asking about evening up the nails, they just shrugged and laughed. read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Uneven nails, messy painting, and this is after she cleaned them up - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

I am so incredibly upset by my experience & outcome. $90 for a dip & gel pedí. I kid you not, my feet were not soaked or scrubbed. Lady jumped straight to cutting my cuticles and shaping, followed by a 5 min massage than a change of ladies to paint my toes. I was so taken back but equally distracted by my terrible dip set being done I was unable to ask for what I was actually paying for. At the end when paying I didn't know what to say about both terrible jobs I was only able to say " so you're telling me $40 for a pedi in which my feet were not scrubbed" she rushed me over for less than a min scrub with a side of passive aggression. I was left speechless. Wtf. **UPDATE- Why i went from 1 star to 3, after posting the review I called the nail salon to bring attention to my experience. The lady I spoke with was so kind, was asking all the right questions, and was patiently listening as i expressed my disappointment. She apologize for the experience, and assured it will not happen again.** read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

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I really love this nail salon! Went here for my wedding nails. Mimi nailed it! Pun intended. They look so feminine and beautiful with a slight sparkle as well. They were perfect! read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

Tina never fails to disappoint, she does an amazing job with the designs and they never chip! Would highly recommend her as your next nail artist! read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Spring nails - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

Thank you to Tweety, I always have a great experience here. I get dip/gel and love how it looks and that it never chips! Found the best natural color today. Very excited for this to be my new go-to. read more

Happy Nails & Spa - DIP/GEL - Put it in neutral by: OPI - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

DO NOT COME HERE!!! I can't believe this place hasn't been shut down. I came for a mani/pedi. First of all when I got there the lady was not listening to me when I repeatedly told her the water was hot and burning my feet. The towel they had under my ankles was filthy. It had nail shavings in it and I asked her to change it bc it was obviously used on the person she had prior. She shook the towel and white shavings went everywhere. She didn't even change the towel. The lady doing my manicure asked if I wanted oval or square. I said oval and she started doing square and kept filing my skin. I told her she's filing my skin and not nail, she just laughed. She was not listening to me. I then said my nails aren't even and I showed my sister and my sister agreed. I told another worker they were uneven and she laughed to. I could not believe this. The tools they used were dirty, the nail file was old and used. There was nail still in their clippers. DISGUSTING!! I told them to stop and this place was dirty and they don't know what they are doing. They kept laughing so I stormed out. I called and told them how awful I was treated and that they shouldn't use dirty tools. I'm reporting this to the better business bureau. My nails look gross bc she kept filing the skin so now the skin is exposed. I don't know how it's even open, I feel dirty for the short amount of time I was there. You will most likely catch a nail fungus. Don't come here read more

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I've been looking for a nail shop in Irvine and I love this happy nail location. Everyone is very friendly and their shop is always clean. I got my nail dip with gem decors today and I absolutely love it. Highly recommend! read more

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Ive been coming to Happy Nails on Alton Square for over 4 years now, and I highly recommend this location. I usually get gel manicure, and regular pedicure with hot paraffin to moisturize the skin. Tina does a great manicure with a beautiful nail shape even if when my nails are short. Young did my pedicure today and I'm happy how it turned out. Book your appointment in advance as they do get busy especially on weekends. Come and treat yourself! read more

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This place is a great place for a manicure but not so much for a pedicure. I was a walk-in and wanted a gel mani and pedi. The woman who did my nails was very good and attended my natural nails great. But the women who did my toes took an exceptionally long time removing the gel polish off my skin. Her method seemed to be messily apply the gel polish and then remove the excess polish around my toe nails. In the end, my toes still have gel polish residue on my toes because she didn't do the best at removing the polish. I wanted the mani and pedi package (plus extra for the gel) but they said I had to buy mani and pedi separately??? Also the 5min massage in the package was only 2 min, and it only applied to one hand and was not included for the feet. read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

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Worst nail salon experience. Very unfriendly technicians, never even saying one word the whole time. Knicked my fingers repeatedly while taking off my gel, the pillows & towels smelled bad. Very disappointed that I spent $100 this trip read more

Have been coming here off/on for the last year and a half. Just had an excellent experience with Tina doing my Christmas nails! So adorable and a great value! read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Christmas nails! - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

Tina is AMAZING! I've been coming here for the longest time and she does the best job on my nails. read more

Happy Nails & Spa - Skin Care Near Me - Irvine, California

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