10/10 all around. I seriously Just found my new favorite salon!!! I had been looking for a new nail salon in the Encinitas area and I had tried so many and never found one that just really did it for me. I decided to try la costa nails and spa and it did not disappoint! Kim did my full set of acrylics and they are literally the best set I've ever gotten. Perfect shape, clean polish, not too long or too short, and just overall perfect. Got a pedicure as well and they look gorg too. Will be coming back here! read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - full set red polish - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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Vicki is great very meticulous Salon very nice friendly people and good location in La Costa read more

I asked for a regular manicure and I guess that was my mistake. I left with thick, uneven polish. My manicurist was pleasant enough, but rushed. Two nails got messed up during the manicure because she was rushing and she just added more and more polish to fix it. Not recommended for natural nails. read more

Update from my review from last week I was like why is she putting so much glue under my nails etc. well now I know it's been a little a week and two of my nails came off three other ones chipped on the sides from all that damn glue and I don't even know if they're acrylic was even good. I will never be going back. read more

Very clean nail salon and a very friendly staff! Super professional and I always get a good good quality service. I see Jennifer or Ron for my nails both of them are amazing! read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - Nails by Ron - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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First time at La Costa nails and spa. The salon was clean and Joy did a great job on my nail art! Zen builder gel read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - Nails by Joy - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Service is always consistently good here, friendly staff and relaxing environment. After we moved here from Pasadena I found it so hard to find a reliably good nail salon but am so glad I tried this place. Have been coming here for a few years now and am pleased with the service! Definitely a must try if you haven't been. They also have cute chairs for little ones to come as well as a private room for Karaoke parties! read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - Kids spa pedicure chairs - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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Super Bowl nails! Super sweet staff. They got me in right away and did an amazing job. read more

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Joyce did amazing work. I had a pretty bad previous set from another nail salon and Joyce really took her time to fix and perfect the shape. & Her French tip came out perfect! Will be returning. read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - Nail set done by Joyce - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Joy did my full set and she did a phenomenal job her attention of details, exceptional and she's such a pleasure to work with. I had my pedicure done by Katie and she was phenomenal as well. I highly recommend these two gals. read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - I wanted a French set with sunflowers designed on two nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Needed a new place for mani/pedi every other week. I have been going elsewhere and my needs were no longer being met. Came here on a Monday and was treated amazingly by staff. The best, most relaxing pedicure. A great eyebrow wax. Will return! read more

So my last review was for Ron but he is on leave and not sure when he will be back. I've been going to Tony and he is so meticulous and patient and does such a great job. I'm not an easy customer so I appreciate him not getting annoyed with me when I ask for things lol. Highly recommend him. And I am soooo picky so that means a lot. Love my polkadot nails I got yesterday! Thanks Tony!! read more

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Thank you so much La Costa Nails and Spa! I just recently moved to the area and have now gone twice, and I can't express enough how much I have enjoyed my experiences at your salon! The facility is clean, neat, and all the staff are very professional. My technicians paid such attention to detail and spent extra time trying to make it right. And the prices were reasonable and fair for the type of manicure/pedicure I was getting. I took my mom here on my second visit and she was so relaxed she almost fell asleep in the chair! Highly recommend! read more

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Just left my nail appointment and I've been coming here for years. I won't be returning. The woman charged me $50 for a "spa pedicure" which lasted 17 minutes without a massage or really anything more than a polish change. When I mentioned my concern I was ignored my staff and my technician, Rita. Terrible customer service. If my manicurist wasn't good I would give them 1/5 stars. UPDATE: my gel x has started to lift on a few fingers in less than a week. Reviewed changes to 2/5 read more

Alana is top notch with her detail and designs Ron is also detailed and meticulous Salon is clean read more

The woman who did my pedicure did not pay attention, hurt me while filing my toe nails, filed them way too low and did a poor paint job. All at the price tag of $41 and a tip! read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - Filed my 2nd toe nail way too and missed painting part of my big toe nails (and this was the better foot)! - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Updated Review To Add: A representative from La Costa Nails has reached out to me after reading my initial review. This is incredible customer service!! I find that an awesome trait in a business & they really care about their customers ! read more

Highly recommend Alana for design! She definitely can recreate your inspo pic and even better than the pic! She is very attentive to details! Love love my new set read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - By Alana - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Ron! He's so nice and he did such a great job. He's busy, I'm pretty sure you need an appointment with him. He's off Monday and Thursdays so keep that in mind. He recommended a great option for my nails to ensure they are strong (it's called zen) and I'm really happy with the results! Off white chrome is the color. read more

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Updated pic: Ombre zen nails by Jennifer. Clean, simple, beautiful. Never disappointed when Jennifer does my nails! read more

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So my daughter and I walk in to just get polish changes, because we didn't need pedicures just a color change, and the receptionist was very perturbed about this. (They like to do pedicures because they make more money from pedicures, as opposed to polish changes.) We say no it's OK. She said, 'OK, go pick the color. ' We walk over to pick a color and she says, ' Go sit down at number 3 and 4.' We hadn't picked out our color yet , and I said, 'we're just picking out our color' and she said 'go sit down, we have customers coming in!' So we quickly pick the color, and hurry to sit down, and then the woman doing my daughter's nails didn't say a word to her the entire time, and as soon as she was done, she left the cotton strips between her toes, didn't bother to take them off, & as we walked out, my daughter's nail chipped off. My daughter went back in and they blamed it on her, not on the work. Then when we got home, the entire nail polish on her big toe came off. It's sad, because this is our neighborhood nail place, but we definitely won't be returning. read more

I have a manicure and pedicure 3 times over the last 3 months. Every time I've been subjected to rude, mean and extremely unprofessional personnel, including the person when I check out. have arthritis in my hands and all three times I've had to ask more than once to be gentle, and have had cuts that have bled with my cuticles. The lady who's done me pedicure all 3 times is wonderful. The salon is 4 minutes from my house, and the lady who's done my pedicures kept me coming back hoping things would improve, it didn't. I'm done, don't wast your time and money. read more

Got a pedicure with a friend and had a great experience. The salon is clean and they were also busy which tells me it's a popular place. I was treated really well and the tech took her time and did a really good job. I will be returning! read more

Very good service and does great job. Reasonable price and friendly front desk! Very happy with polish change too read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - Great nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

La Costa Nail And Spa is a very professionally run salon. The estheticians are experienced and friendly. They are detailed oriented and gentle! I never have to wait on Tuesdays, when I walk in without an appointment. The prices are great and they are responsive to what you like. They are true artisans! The salon is very clean and they are thorough in their sterilization of all their tools. I feel confident and relaxed every time I come to get my manicure and pedicures. I highly recommend this business! read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - French Dip - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Really great service and time efficient as well got mani and pedi in an hour thank you!

Jennifer is amazing! I come in with an appointment to see her every time. My nails were so damaged after months with acrylics and she took such great care of my natural nails! Her costumer service is amazing and I highly recommend making an appointment with her. She can do a really solid basic nail and really cute designs! Definitely stop by! read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - French tip with oranges on 4 nails! - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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Amazing service and talent! Also a clean environment! Got my birthday nails done today by Joy and she did excellent! read more

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I'm not one to usually leave a review, but my pedicure was not well done. I asked for a gel builder to make my big toe nails the same, but she said she'll do acrylic. I'm like, ok, sure, trust the process. I honestly think it's because she didn't want to spend the time on it. When I got home,I noticed that my original nail was still popping out and that my left toenail is kind of crooked. It's now been 3 weeks and there is a space between the acrylic and my real nail is growing past it even more. I will try another place that won't be in such a rush to leave read more

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I have gone here for the last 6 months trying many of their nail people. I have been up charged from 35-40 for nails to 55 for something that looks the same but apparently is a better dip for your nails. Today, a gal I used before named Vicky, did the 55 dip but apparently decided she'd add a shape for an extra 5 for making them look curved and awfully painful without telling me it would be more money, $60 and looks awful as well as it hurts around my nails! They have always been late when I make an appt, up to 1/2 hour. It's packed in there so they don't need the business, but I'm bummed because I thought it would be a good place close to my house. I think they try to upsell you and really don't care about you at all. I'm sorry I left my old place to try something new. They time your pedicure too, and every minuets over 5 min is extra. Heading back to my old place who appreciated clients and didn't try to upsell everything and late for every appointment. read more

I am visiting from out of town and this is my family's go to nail salon (my parents live in Carlsbad). I called them because one of my acrylics from back home fell off after arriving when accidentally hitting it on a door. I translated what they said to each other and it was essentially "not to waste time helping me," although they just said they were busy. I said I was free all week and they said they were "all busy". My parents will never be back. Horrible. Probably would take 10 minutes and I didn't even care what they might charge. read more

After getting dip nails with designs, my nail design started peeling 3 days after i got them. At least 4 fingers peeled by the time I was able to get back in to fix it in a week. My original nail tech Dana was not there, so they had someone else to help me. They told me because Dana was not available, they would not be able to fix my nails with the original designs she did, so they asked me to do a more simple design if I wanted to fix it, I was fine with that. I chose a simple French tip. I was expecting to pay tips for my new nail lady, especially because she did a very nice job, but I don't think it was right to charge me for the service when I paid $85 dollars for nail designs that lasted me 3 days. When I was checkin out, the lady at the front desk wanted to charge me for the service because it was considered a "different design" well it wasn't my choice to redo a whole new design if someone there was capable of fixing my current design, which is much harder to do and would be free?... It didn't make any sense to me but I didn't want to argue so I just paid. We'll see how long the repaired nails last... read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - Original nail art that lasted 3 days... - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Joy does incredible artistry and I'm so happy to have found her!! My nails are really growing now because of how she files them. Professional environment. read more

Should be ZERO STARS. This nail salon ruined my nails. The technician did not know what she was doing and applied tap gel incorrectly over tips and a day later they were all cracking and unstable. They hurt and two nails broke off causing pain. I was out of town and called when I got back into town, showed them photos & they made an appt. with another technician. When I arrived, they were unwilling to do anything!!! Would not refund, would not do anything except add tips to the two nails that were broken & bleeding. The owner wouldn't help and I walked out with their mistake to go have my nails fixed by another salon. THE WORST BUSINESS! They don't care if their technicians make mistakes and will not make it right. Beware! read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - Nails snapping off after 1 day! - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

I am sooooo disappointed. After coming here for every few weeks for the past months, I have decided it's time to try somewhere else. It's a nice place and seemingly clean. Initially, I had a technician named JENNIFER who worked on my toes. They were perfect. And I'm a hard person to please. I added a manicure next visit and wanted them both to be done by Jennifer. They both turned out well. From then on, each time I got a service done, something turned out wrong. Sometimes, it would be messy cuticles or polish being applied so far from the cuticle that it looked like it had grown in about a week. (I usually relax and don't pay attention so it was too late to point out the mistakes). About a month ago, the gel mani started chipping about 3 days after I got it done. After about 10 days since I last went in, I had to go in since the multiple nails were chipping. She convinced me to do build up gel saying it would last a long time and not chip. After a few days, I noticed that the surface is not smooth at all. It's all bumpy. And one of my big toes got infected and I had to clean it out every day for a week until it started to feel better. Even though the spa is clean, in hindsight, I have never seen the technicians sanitizing their equipment. DEFINITELY NOT WORTH THE MONEY AND THE LACK OF EFFORT TO DETAIL. The infection was the last straw. read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - Big toe got infected and had to be cleaned with alcohol and peroxide several times a day for a week before it started to feel better. - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Quick points on why I'm giving a 1 star: - Waited 30 minutes (this was with an appointment) - rude front desk manager - "clean" salon (but when you look closer you'll notice that they never disinfect the tools when they are busy and move from customer to customer without going to the back sometimes) big red flag and grounds for not returning alone! - super rushed services when they are busy, not relaxing at all - understaffed which is why there's a wait & rushed services in my opinion - I have been cut several different times by the drills/ techs not being gentle when doing gel/dip nails. After being a long time customer I fear I may never come back here. My last experience was the final straw. This place appears clean and most of the nail techs appear to be friendly.. at least for your first couple visits... and then boom it goes soooo downhill after that. Very disappointing last visit for $100+ and won't be returning. Save your money and go elsewhere ladies. read more

Nails by Kaylie, she is the best! She really takes her time and my nails can last up to 5 weeks. This salon is also always so clean, I love It! read more

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They do a good job and are in a good location. The problem with this place is that people always seem to think it's okay to take their sick kids with them. Not sure why people think it's okay to take kids to a nail salon that are constantly coughing but seems to be a consistent theme every time I'm there. read more

Every single time I have came here I have asked if I could get my toes and nails done at the same time because I only have a little over an hour. Usually I am in between jobs. I request this in my appointment and I say please let me know if not because I'll just choose nails. Yet EVERYTIME they tell me yes no problem we can make that happen they start me on my toes and never have someone come to do my nails. Meaning I either have to be there an extra hour or I don't get my nails done which I stated was the priority. I understand they are busy and can't always have 2 people attend to one person. Which is fine, but I would then have only done my nails and skipped the toes. Also the lady who greeted me at the front was rude and stuck up today. I was put in a broken chair that I informed her was uncomfortable since a piece of wood was sticking up out of it and they said it's not broken. I am a very easy going person and all my yelp reviews are usually 5 stars. Today was absolutely the worst nail salon experience I've ever had and will never be back. Horrible customer service along with not following simple requests repeatedly wasting peoples time and not respecting their schedules is not a place that I will support. read more

person didnt understand what polish i wanted and i kept telling them i wanted a darker brown and they kept doing a lighter one. so know i payed 50 dollars for nails i hate thanks i wont be back. i came here because the last shop i went to didnt do a good job and i didn't like the color and then i just got the same thing all over again its fustrating read more

LA COSTA NAILS AND SPA - pink nails when i asked for brown. - Nail Salons Near Me - Carlsbad, California