Carlsbad Salon and Spa

I definitely wouldn’t ever come back. One of my nails broke and I just so happened to be in the area so I asked if I could get a fill and my broken nail fixed. The first lady I got seemed in a rush and wasn’t very friendly. I told her no gel, just standard fill. As she was getting started, I asked her how much they charged for a fill and she said it would be $ 27. Blown away by the ridiculous price, I asked why it was gonna be so expensive. She said fill is $ 20 (which is almost the same cost at most salons for a standard full tip, fills are usually $ 15 – 18) and then $ 7 for gel. I told her again I didn’t want gel, so she told me it would be $ 20.

The one finger with a broken nail, the lady cut way shorter than the rest of my nails and asked if it was ok… um no?! It was clearly a lot shorter and shaped different than the rest. Then on top of it, she burnt me multiple times never apologizing when I said she was burning me, would just laugh it off.

Finally a different lady came over, much friendlier, but still wasn’t very social. While she was working on my nails, I noticed the first lady lingering around standing over us watching her. She was in such a rush that she grabbed my other hand to try and help speed up the process but the other girl told her to stop. When she was finished, they were in such a hurry for me to leave that my nails didn’t finish drying, so naturally when I reached in my wallet to pay, one nail got messed up, this irriated them even more having to fix this other nail, so of course they made a smart remark.

By the way, I’m half Vietnamese, so I do understand the language, and I could understand the ladies talking about my hands and the way they looked while fake smiling at me and talking about me messing up my nail. Finally at the end, I said something in Vietnamese, and both ladies were taken by surprise and said they didn’t know I spoke the language. All of a sudden, their attitude changed towards me and they decided to be really nice, probably because I just heard them talking shit.

When I go to pay, the lady said it would be $ 22 because of my broken nail that they had to fix. Not once have I ever gone into a salon to get a fill, and they charge me for a broken nail.

Now, not even a week later, 3 of my nails are starting to come off. This place is a joke and customer service is terrible. Salons like this give Vietnamese people a bad name, which is such a shame. I say save your dollar and go somewhere where they actually care about the way your nails look when you walk out and good customer service

Updating to say that in addition to everything else mentioned, Kim gives phenomenal haircuts!!!

Have been here 3 times in the last year and all 3 visits were a bust. The only reason I kept coming back is Im with a friend or family member wanting to get our nails done together on a Sunday and my favorite place is closed that day. Visit 1 left me with a bloody foot and a scar that I still have to this day after a callous treatment. Visit 2 ended with a toe nail that was filed down so far that it was painful to wear closed toe shoes for a week or so. And visit 3 is my sad manicure that started to chip the VERY NEXT DAY. Needless to say I won’t be returning. Save your time and money people and go somewhere else.

I love this place. I’ve been coming here for many years to get my nails done. I also got eyebrows waxed once and she did great! A bit expensive for services but honestly great quality and totally worth it. If paying w a card be sure to bring cash for a tip!

Kim has been cutting my hair and doing my lashes for almost a year now. Consistent, quality in work, cares to go above and beyond! She’s fantastic !

Taylor at Carlsbad Salon and Spa is the best eyelash specialist ever. I have been seeing her for 6 months now and every time she rocks it on my eyelashes. Quality product that lasts. Thank you Taylor!!!

First of all, first impressions are everything right? Well the receptionist was in sweatpants & on her cell phone & talking to her friend. Not once did she greet me or anything. She kinda just looked at me and gave me the ‘may I help you look!’ She was obviously too busy with her friend to greet a customer.
Now to the service, the ladies were ok. They were friendly but totally rushed the service. I ended up getting gel French manicure. It’s now on day 3 and its bubbly & all types of misshaped. Will NOT return here.

I’ve been on the search for my «go-​to» Nail Salon for well over three months now! I needed a mani-​pedi on the day that my son had an appointment nearby (on a Saturday no less) and looked to my Unilocal app to see what was nearby. This place had pretty decent reviews, so thought I would give it a whirl!
I stopped in on a Saturday, the place was busy and with no appointment, I had no wait — which was really nice. I’m always worried about places like that, they are either not very good or there’s usually something up! Anyway, I was taken back and my plan was to just have a pedicure, given that my son’s appointment was only going to take an hour. However, they had two people available, so they were able to do both a mani and a pedi.
The ladies were pleasant enough, but the pedi tub situation was a little sketch. They use a plastic bag in the tub, which doesn’t allow them to use the whirlpool action, thus alleviating them from actually doing a complete clean of the tub after each client! That didn’t make me feel like they were really into quality, customer care, but more about them. The lady who did my manicure, did a good job, no complaints. Not a lot of talking, so I was able to relax while there. The pedicure was pretty standard, no wow factor either.
So, all in all, if you want clean, straight forward service, then this place is okay. I posted pictures when I was there, it’s somewhat old school and cluttered, but overall, okay in a pinch, but I’m still on the hunt for my go-​to place!

I got a french gel manicure that was not very good at all. It contained bubbles and empty spaces that I didn’t notice until the next day and the lines on the bottom of the white tip were pretty uneven. Even one nail got a speck of something in the polish that makes it look like I have a perpetual fleck of dirt on it. This however was mostly, I think, due to the woman who did my nails. She seemed pretty pissed the whole time and would barely say a word that wasn’t coated in some unpleasant emotion. My friend on the other hand got a woman named Kendra who was apparently super pleasant, really talkative, and an overall great manicurist. From now on, I might go back due to the low prices but I will definitely ask for Kendra.
Additionally, the place was a bit hot but you were surrounded by fans which was great. Also they had food network with the captions on which made an uncomfortable manicure that much better.

In town for a Legoland vacation with the kids, but needed an adult night. Started with pedicures here and they were fantastic! Kendra is the best!

The first woman that helped me apparently doesn’t do acrylic nails and said wait for someone else. The lady that did them was given a 5 dollar tip at the beginning if she didn’t appear angry and like she hated her life and actually took some pride in her work she would have been given a bigger one at the end. She said she had been doing this for 15 years either people stop giving a shit around the 6 – 8 year mark or she was angry at the $ 5 at the beginning… Big greedy mistake! Quite the Fail. Xoxo they look like shit

My mani pedi spot for over 2 years, the staff is very friendly and professional. Great products and service packages. Always greet me with a smile even let me bring my puppy in a few times while I was getting a pedi. Overall great deal for what you get. I’ll be back for years to come.

Taylor Taylor Taylor! I’ve been coming to her for a while now and she is amazing. She does my lashes and eyebrow waxing. She always does 100%. I get stopped all the time and get told what beautiful lashes I have and I always share my secret! Taylor! Haha. I would recommend her to anyone!

They are so super friendly and nice here. They did my nails just like I asked for. I will be coming back.

While visiting a friend, I got a wild hair and decided I needed to get lashes put on. The result? Absolutely amazing, eye popping, sexy, long eyelashes.
I called 15 minutes before closing time to inquire about lashes. Kim let me know they were going to be closing but would wait for me to get there and would be more than happy to do my lashes. Needless to say, I got there after being stuck in traffic and delayed and she was still smiling and gracious when I walked in.
The lashes took about 1 hour to put on and the atmosphere was extremely relaxing and welcoming. After some chit chat, laughter and my many questions, the lashes were done.
We took before and after pics. What a difference. My normal lashes are short and stumpy and now they are thick and beautiful. I don’t wear a lot of make up regularly and like that this has now created a get up and go situation for me. This shaves off at least 10 minutes of time in the morning for me.
Kim, you are super! Keep doing what you are doing and I recommend if anyone wants long, luscious lashes to go see KIM! You won’t regret it.

Good, not great pedicure. Was a walk-​in and they stay busy. I wasn’t thrilled with the color options so bring your own… Very reasonably priced however. Would be ok if in the area again.

This salon is just down the street from me. I go there only for manicures and pedicures. It’s never overly busy when I go so I don’t usually have to wait long. I try to call in before and make an appointment. I got a pedicure last night which was $ 22.00, if you use credit card they charge an extra $ 1.50. I tipped in cash. The owner is friendly and the other ladies are friendly.

My first visit here for a gel color change and oh my god, Lisa is so gentle and sweet :) she did an awesome job on my nails and took her time, thank you so much! Def making this my nail place!

So far so good! This place is super cute and the staff is very friendly. I was greeted when I walked in and they started me right away.
It’s a really quiet little spot which makes me feel more relaxed! The facility is really clean, they wrap each tub in plastic which makes me feel good, that way it’s not being reused.
The staff seem to be very attentive and detailed which is a huge deal! This is definitely worth checking out if you’re in the area!

Okay the salon is so ugly I can not even lie about that but Taylor saved the day. originally I was told I was going to see Kim so I was not thrilled when I had to wait and see someone who was not Kim but Taylor was a dream. she put up with my sour attitude at the begining of the apt and she did a fantastic job on my eyelashes! I would recommend Taylor any day of the week for eyelashes!