Quality of services leaves little to be desired, especially at this price tag. My gel manicure chipped in less than 24 hours, polish was not placed far enough back on the nail for it to look completed, and I had flaky skin on my feet despite paying for upgraded pedicure services. They're also VERY aggressive with tipping to where it isn't optional. As you're checking out you'll be asked "do you have cash for the tip? What about Venmo?" I will not be returning and will not recommend this business. read more

I've been going to Del Mar Nail Bar for a couple of years now, and it never fails to amaze me. My nails always come out beautifully and last so well! The service is amazing. They're always welcoming, offer drinks or water, and the atmosphere is so comfortable. I love chatting with the nail technicians--they're friendly and make the experience really enjoyable. They also take the perfect amount of time and are super careful. They're incredibly skilled and can do such a wide variety of styles and designs. Booking is easy with the new management, and the location has great parking which makes everything even better. Huge shoutout to Josephine Phan--she is so talented and detail-oriented! read more

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Unfortunately, my experience at this nail salon was disappointing. Outdated nail polish: The regular nail polish used on me was clearly very old and overly diluted with acetone. When they opened the bottle, it actually sprayed due to the buildup inside. Unsurprisingly, my manicure didn't even last a full day--it was a complete waste of time and money. Poor hygiene practices: Hygiene standards were concerning. The soaking bowls were not properly cleaned between customers--I saw mine being emptied and set aside next to others, then reused. In addition, they used the same cheap, paper-based nail files on multiple customers without any visible sanitization. I'm not even sure these types of files can be properly sanitized. At the very least, they should be using metal tools or single-use files for each customer. Customer experience: While the location is convenient, the overall atmosphere was far from relaxing. The staff were quite loud and mostly spoke among themselves in their own language, with little attention to the customer experience. read more

Love my nails and friendly staff!! Clean and quiet inside as well! They were able to do my challenging design request! read more

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Loann did a amazing job on my pedicure she took her time and keeps my shape just the way I like it she is very kind as well I recommend this business‍ read more

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I followed Jo here from another salon, and shes the reason I won't go anywhere else. She recently took over as the new owner, and you can feel the difference. The space is super clean, calm, and well run. The team is friendly, detail oriented and never rushes. Jo especially always makes sure my nails are exactly how I want them and they last. If you're looking for consistent quality and someone you can trust, this is the place. read more

Slightly pricey but as to be expected in that area I suppose. Very friendly staff. No beverage offered, a little strange. The pedicure was great. read more

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Good, clean salon on the second floor of Flower Hill Promenade. Staff is friendly and accommodating. They take walk-ins and also you can call for an appointment. I saw a refrigerator with water and a few bottles of wine but none was offered to us, maybe for looks only? All the chairs in the salon are massage chairs which are nice and comfortable to sit in while you get a service done. A friend and i got pedicures (Deluxe $42) and manicures. The nail technician did an excellent job. It didn't feel as a rushed job. Prices are a bit on a higher end. read more

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Great Experience!! Lovely staff members, who make sure you have a nice, relaxing time. Very clean and they use fresh tools on every customer. Lots of color Options for gel or regular polish. Cute decor and overall a fun experience. They offer you water and I also saw that they have wine too. Overall it was a relaxing, awesome experience! If you have trouble finding them go up the stairs to the left of the Flower Child Restaurant and turn right! They're a little hidden but you can park by Milton's or Whole foods and walk over. read more

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Booked online. Arrived. They blew me off and clearly didn't want my business. So I went elsewhere. Why have online booking available if it isn't honored. read more

Terrible service. The woman at the front desk was so rude. I gave her the tip to give to my nail technician and she threw it back at me and said to give it her. Woman that did my nails got nail polish all over my nails. Will be going first thing tomorrow to have my nails completely redone elsewhere. read more

My girlfriends and I came in on a Sunday after making an appointment. We were the only ones in there for a good bit of time with only one other client coming through. So very safe! Ha and Emily did my services and were just amazing. Overall, we loved Tina and her team so friendly and playful. Highly recommend read more

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Lindsay and the staff at this location are AMAZING. I rate this salon 10/10 and best experience

The worst!!! my daughter ended up with an infection. During the service, she kept on telling the woman that she is hurting her but she just kept on saying "sorry". My nails were incredibly thick and ugly. I don't even know why I paid. I should've walked out right after they disregarded my daughter's pain. truly the worst place. If I could I would give this place a zero. below you can see my daughter's skin around the nails super red. also in the pictures my nails after we got home. pictures were taken right after the service. read more

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Really beautiful acrylic nails done by Kathy. 5 stars highly recommend. Everyone here is really nice and the place has a great vibe. Will definitely be coming back! read more

Del Mar Nail Bar - Really beautiful acrylic nails done by Kathy. Will definitely be coming back. 5 stars, highly recommend. - Nail Salons Near Me - Del Mar, California

Lynn did an incredible job with my nails. She took the time to make sure my nails were perfect. The venue is clean. They offer water. They have a calm atmosphere. I would recommend. read more

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Y'all, if you don't come here to get your nails done, I'll be disappointed in you. This place is so good, it's not even funny. I've gone to different places, salons, home based nail techs, and this is the best place I've gone. Kathy does my nails and she is the best at shape and art! She literally nails the shape every time and the art is always so bomb. The atmosphere is also really nice and everyone is so sweet. read more

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The receptionist is extremely rude and mistreats the nail techs who work very hard. After the organic pedicure, I gave a $20 bill to the nail tech and the receptionist started screaming at her in Vietnamese. The nail tech went to give the $20 to the receptionist and I said, "No, it is for her." The nail techs do a great job. They deserve their tips. read more

Went to fill my acrylic on my nails. She literally trimmed the nails down to my original nail length and then when I addressed how I hated the other side she started trimming the side I liked. Like no... also asked her to make them pointy and they're round af. Wouldn't go here again. It's just a good location so they can be shitty but don't go. read more

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First time going to this place for dip and after $60 (including tip) I'm so bummed to walk out with them looking like this with dip powder covering my fingertips and some unevenly filed nails. My nail tech was super sweet and tried to scrape it off using a cuticle cutter but then it only started scraping my actual skin so I just said forget it. Really bummed as it's been beyond difficult to find a good nail tech. read more

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I had a great experience. Gigi was amazing. She highly recommend her! She picked out this great candy apple red that I absolutely love! read more

Del Mar Nail Bar - She picked out some great colors for me! - Nail Salons Near Me - Del Mar, California

This place was in a beautiful mall but the management was clunky and disorganized. I made a reservation in advance and when they got there she had no idea how to look up my reservation and couldn't even listen to us for the services we wanted. She interrupted us and got frustrated and was really unpleasant. The women who actually did our nails were good and did a descent job. For the price I just won't be back. I don't want to deal with an attitude problem over a reservation and have an marginal service for an elevated price. You should probably look elsewhere for the price point. read more

Thanks to the ladies at this location for always always doing a great job. They hustle and they really take their time on making sure your nails look just right for you. Special shout out to Helen, she is very sweet and put extra care into my sensitive nails. My friend said best full set she has had in a while. Highly recommend and job well done!! read more

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My favorite nail place for regular mani/pedi and now gel! All the ladies have been wonderful, engaging and skilled. Helen is so nice, Valerie did my gel mani so beautifully and Sally was detailed and thorough with my pedi. Walk-in appts are doable and love the location. Beverages are usually offered, snacks available too! The foot baths are lined with disposable plastic, which I appreciate. They prefer cash only but there is an ATM inside. read more

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DONT GO! Rude !! Not good quality. The front desk lady was super rude. I felt rushed almost the entire time

Let's start with the good: Great location, no wait and just walked right in and was help right away. Efficient and fast, was done in about an hour for a manicure and pedicure. Pretty decent job of both mani and pedi. Big selection of colors to choose from. The bad: constantly trying to up- sell you with additions to the manicure and pedicure. I asked for gel manicure and normal pedicure and they ended up doing the pedi with gel too and charged me an extra $25 for it without even asking me. Total for gel mani and pedi was $115. Just be aware of all the little things they add, any slight nod or just silence in response to a question they take as affirmation to go ahead and add it to your bill. Unfortunately I won't be returning, lots of nail shops out there that communicate better with their clients rather than just looking to tally up dollars to your bill. read more

I had some good experiences with Del Mar Nail Bar when visiting the area in 2022 so when I returned this spring, I decided to go back. After yesterday I won't go back again. My first gel fill was okay, but my top coat began to break down 1 week later. I came in and they fixed it free of charge. A day later I had a nail break. I asked for complete removal of the gel from the nail, knowing there was some old gel that was likely the source of the break, not their most recent work. The nail technician agreed, filed the old gel off, and gave me a new gel nail which held up beautifully. I was charged $5 for the repair, which was completely reasonable. Today I went back for a fresh set - I had a couple more cracks in my nails from previous fills and I determined the best course of action was to start fresh to make sure my nails lasted through the next few weeks. This would require the removal of the existing gel polish from my nails, and that was fine. I requested the same technician that had done a good job on replacing the nail. However, when it came to remove the gel extensions - or "hard gel" as they call it here, to differentiate it from "powder gel" - they put my hands in about a pint's worth of 100% acetone in a thin plastic produce bag, and tied the bag around my wrist. They wanted to then put the bag in a bowl with hot water and a hot stone, but it was literally too hot to touch and I wouldn't let them. Soaking an entire hand in acetone to soften "hard gel" or acrylic powder is a questionable health practice at best - most salons will give you a "finger bowl" that may submerge the fingertips, or they will place acetone soaked cotton balls on the nail beds and wrap the fingertips with aluminum foil to keep them in place. They would not expose the customer to such a volume of the chemical. My hands were submerged up to the third knuckle, and after a few minutes started to burn a bit. I asked to take my hand out of the bag and wash it - when I did I discovered that my fingers were very pale. I had been in the area for about 3 weeks and had built up a suntan on my arms and hands - except now my fingers themselves looked like it was the middle of winter and they hadn't seen sun for months. This was unexpected and I tried to brush it off, but figured I would mention it as a cautionary tale to the receptionist - this was summertime, and the unexpected result may upset people who have work hard on their suntans (or have paid for something like a spray tan). She told me that I needed to tell her if I "had anything on my skin like a spray tan" - I told her I did not, this was a natural suntan that had built up over the time I'd been here. She confirmed with the technician that she did indeed submerge my hand in acetone, but insisted there was "no other way to remove hard gel" than submerging the hand in acetone, although I told her that of course there was (see the methods mentioned above). The other concerning thing with this whole hot take of "the bag of acetone is the only way to remove hard gel" was there were two pregnant women behind me getting pedicures - if either of them had been getting manicures and had hard gel that needed to be removed from their hands, would they have been also presented with a plastic bag full of acetone to put their hands in? This would be extremely teratogenic to a fetus. As certified technicians, they should know that this is not an acceptable practice - save your tan, save your liver, and go elsewhere. read more

Del Mar Nail Bar - Right hand. This had less time in the acetone bag, but still has a color differential. - Nail Salons Near Me - Del Mar, California

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Reasonable prices and can be a bit hectic if you don't call in advance. There are great selections of colors and you even see couples coming in as well to both get mani pedis. I finally found a great nail person who does great designs and she is well worth the wait! $50 full gel nails + design. I will be back again read more

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Lovely ladies! 10/10 recommend! I left feeling like a princess. I usually go to the same person for all of my nail care and this was my first time at Del Mar Nail bar and I loved it! read more

Kathy and Valerie 100/10 very professional and great work, very nice and friendly, awesome, I'll come back for sure read more

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Horrible experience, was cut twice and caused to bleed, then came back to get a nick on the nail polish fixed and after she fixed it she messed it up again after checking if it was dry. On top of it all, their mani pedis are very expensive! read more

Today my friend booked an appointment at 3:45 and we got confirmation at Del Mar Nail Bar. We showed up for the appointment at 3:45 on the dot and were told to sit down and wait. Me and my friend ended up waiting 40 minutes. We were very upset but the staff was very accommodating. They took notice to their mistake and they did an amazing job on our pedicures. They even ended up giving my friend and I a discount. I was very impressed with there incredible customer service. read more

Not only do my nails look hideous, (when I show people they literally laugh) but they cut me so badly. Insane. Not returning to say the least read more

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I really like this place! Kathy did my fill, she's really really good at shape, I've never had it as close to how I wanted it before. I also showed her my design and she did it almost to the tee!! One weird thing, I booked my appointment the day before with Cat and the owner confirmed it last night. This morning they told me Cats on vacation for the next two months so I'm not sure why the owner confirmed it but Kathy is great so worked out for the best! read more

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Hello!! the best shellac and pedi I've ever had ever!! I have lived coast to coast and international!!! clean, custom, and cared for! 15/10 recommend read more

Beware! SYLVIA is mean to clients and her fellow staff members - I have been coming here for years! today I came back to let them know my nails from last week (I always get Gel - and they typically last 3-5 weeks) were all cracked and my nails were breaking as a result - everyone was lovely until SYLVIA came out; she was rude, mean and told me off - said that it was my fault- right after she had said sometimes it's the product .... I just wanted them to fix it- I would have tipped and come back next time I'm due - Valerie & Ha are so lovely but I refuse to support a business where this kind of person is management. read more

My friend and i went here for a walk in and i got bebe and she is so friendly and amazing, i will continue coming here i don't mind driving the distance! Thank you bebe for such an amazing experience read more

Got a reservation for the weekend, wasn't crowded at all and the staff was masked up and the work stations/tools were all really clean. My reservation was for a gel dip manicure but I was able to add on services really easily without hassle. Valerie gave me the best, most thorough pedicure that I REALLY NEEDED!!!! She was great to talk to and worked really efficiently. My nails were done by Kat- I came in with a design in mind and she did such a great job copying it. She was so detailed!!!!! I'm not usually a nail person but I might have to get them more often because they turned out so fun! Literally get so many compliments when people see them. They are about two weeks old now and still look great. Definitely going to come back and get something fun again. The price for the design was really reasonable too! read more

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Best salon ever! Kathy gave me a wonderful gel. Ha pampered my feet with a pedicure. I highly recommend this salon! 5 star plus! read more

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I love Del Mar Nail Bar! I go all the time they are extremely friendly and have great customer service. It is clean and in a great shopping center! read more

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