Nails By Lesa

Amazing Customer Service. Always a happy customer. NEVER dissapointed. I highly recommend this place to anyone & everyone for an excellent experience.

This is my second time at Nails By Lesa. I LOVE it there! I’m not sure who I worked with the 1^st time, but she was awesome along with Kathy who worked with me today! Thank you for such wonderful, nice service here! I love your big selection of colors and all the nail designs this shop does too! I’ll see you next time! Sorry about the confusion before I left — my fault — thank you for being so gracious!

Two days after a mani and pedi my polish peeled off in a sheet. Toes are fine. That’s why it not a lower rating. Took way too long too. I won’t be back either.

Kim and Kevin are the sweetest owners! They always remember me, no matter how long it’s been, even as how my mom is doing. Very comfortable and upscale décor. Friendly staff. Nails look perfect every time. You’ll leave looking and feeling better than you came in

This place is amazing. The ladies do an amazing job on my nails :-) Thank you Thao.
Thao, Kim and Kathy were there today and so nice.

I had such high hopes… I had gel manicure and wanted them redone. It is a small shop but no wait even tho there were 3 – 4 other customers. It did, however, take 1 hour and 15 mins from begin to end which is waaaay too long for me! The guy who did my nails soaked them for quite some time and then scraped off the existing gel — you know how they do– but didn’t get all the color off. Odd, but ok, I was getting antsy and just wanted to move along.
1. He cut a cuticle which took a while to stop bleeding
2. My nail length is uneven and not filed well. I didn’t want square nails but that’s what I got.
3. Air bubbles, oh my… Air bubbles! I posted a pic. Just on my thumb I can see 4! Ugh. The polish is uneven too.
4. $ 32 for a mani? Didn’t you get the memo that it’s easily $ 6 cheaper just down the street?
Ultimately I won’t be back. The shop was not in great shape and very outdated and a little dirty in appearance and the parking lot is way too small!
Sorry, not sorry. I’m just not happy with my results at all. Bleh.

I still love this nail salon but I’m removing a star because they never honor nail appointments! There have been a few times that I’ve made an appointment and they must have taken walk ins because I have ended waiting a good 20 minutes or so. What’s the point of making an appointment then? It’s happened a few times! I still love this nail salon but that aspect of this place is pretty frustrating!

I love this place! Thank you Kim! Thao does such a wonderful job with designs and color choices! They always are happy to see you!

This place does a fantastic job! I got the cutest Christmas tree pedicure today. Always clean, super nice, and wonderful massage. I have been going here for 5 years and it is always superb!

They had really good service and they were really sweet to me my nails were perfectly done how I wanted and I definitely recommend this nail salon !!!

This place 4 years ago was great. Now, not so much. Did a pretty crappy job on both a pedicure and gel manicure… wouldn’t recommend to anyone. Especially since it’s cash only (still in 2015??) and more expensive than other places. Just no, not worth it!

Nice people, but not the place to get your eyelashes done at all. It is cheaper price, but you also get what you paid for. I took my eyelashes out 2 days later, because it just was not right. Perhaps their other services will be better or at least decent.

Was in SD for my sisters wedding and had to get waxed and this place was great! They were very friendly and got me in and out fast

Omg! Stay far away from this place! Horrific experience I’m iin pain from the girl not knowing how to work the Dremel tool i have to go get my nails repainted by somebody else tomorrow! Where’s the zero star option

I hate leaving bad reviews but I feel like I got ripped off. The girls were stressed and made me stressed by being rough and rushing. They did a terrible job with my mani pedi! They hardly cut my cuticles, did not shape my nails well at all and refused to use red nail polish. After all that they tried to charge me wrong.

If I could give them a zero I would. Just plain old horrible. I usually do not take the time to write w review good or bad. But this experience was horrible.

Me and a friend went here for 2 fills and 2 basic pedicures with callus removal.
At the end the lady charged us $ 145!!!
WE WERE PISSED. To say it lightly.
They kept asking every two seconds if we wanted different things and trying to up sell every possible thing to us it made the whole thing unenjoyable and so uncomfortable.
We kept saying no, no, no, no, no, no do you know how negative it is is to even have to say no 100 times in 45 minutes!!! Like fuck let me get my nails done please shut up!
Then to find out at they did extra things we said no to anyways (massage) and charged us for random bullshit.
And now 2 days later two nails are broken. I try not to be grumpy but fuck man. Shitty.
$ 10 to trim the nails down
$ 10 to trim cuticles
$ 10 to remove my toe polish for the pedicure!!! WTF!!!
$ 10 for «fixing a nail» that wasn’t even broken & I don’t even use tips I use my real nails.
$ 10 each for a extra massage that we didn’t ask for or even realize she was doing the extra massage she kept trying to upsell.
I would never recommend this place. I have gone to alot of nail places and never have I just been so ripped off!!! I really didn’t even want to pay her. Then the bitch started yelling in whatever language she speaks at me like I give a damn!
You cannot just do things that cost extra without informing a customer first. It is so unprofessional, inconsiderate and dishonest. I really am so shocked to have been treated this way. It’s unacceptable.

I came in looking to recolor my nails since another salon I went to a few days before already began to chip off…
I was kindly greeted and seated promptly, although I did have to wait a bit at the station. But no biggie.
After 3 weeks getting my gel replaced here my nails look like I just got a fresh manicure done an hour ago! No chips! No cracks! Totally would come just for insurance knowing they do a wonderful gel application here.
Cons:
Cash only
Expensive

I am updating my review for this place from a 3 to a 1. The day after getting my nails done here my legs were bruised from the message, and I broke out in a rash around the bruising on both legs!!! Do not go here!

Location: It’s conveniently located off of Rosecrans. There’s front parking but it can be a tight squeeze if you come later during the day.
Atmosphere: The salon is clean and beautiful! The ambiance is almost zen like… waterfall décor… plants…modern fish tank. The color is neutral and the furniture is amazing. It’s not loud and the workers are friendly and professional. There’s a tv and 2 massage beds as well.
Service: I walked in at 930 and the salon already were semi-​busy. I went in for a pedi. I was seated right away and the seats were amazing and comfortable.
My lady… I didn’t get her name… how rude of me… was so nice and very talented. We chatted the entire time but she made sure I was comfortable and she made sure I was being serviced on. I went for the deluxe package which was $ 34 and I also got my calluses removed which is included. I also got a longer massage with three different types of masks. (mint scrub/​lotion, clay mask, and regular lotion)…one right after the other.
The technique she used to remove my calluses was something I’ve never seen/​heard/​experience before. She used some type of clear gel-​like substance and rubbed it on my heels and bottom of my feet and then wrapped my feet in individual bags. After the massages, she took off the bags and used an Emory file to file off the skin. It felt wonderful! It sure beats the shaving that I normally get. And more skin came off verses the shaving as well.
I usually get the regular French tip with a design. But I told her to wild out and do what she wanted. She came back and gave my 4 books filled with designs for your hands and toes. I was blown away! I couldn’t make up my mind. So I went with a simple two color design (purple/​black). She took the picture from the book and made it her own. (the pics are posted)
One word to describe my experience: unbelievably amazing! (ok two words lol)
Tips: THe salon only accepts cash so beware. Also, it might get busy so I suggest calling in advance if you want to secure your spot and to be seen right away. There also is minimal parking out in front so you may have to park up the hill or across the street.
Prices: To me, it’s veryyyyyy cheap compared to Hawaii’s prices. Everything cost me $ 54. I couldn’t believe it, I was expecting $ 100+ only because of the complexity of the design on each toe and the deluxe pedi.
I know when I come back and visit SD, this is my salon to go to.