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    Happiness Nails & Spa

    2.9 (227 reviews)
    ModerateNail Salons, Waxing
    Open 9:30 am - 6:00 pm

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    Services - Happiness Nails & Spa

    Nail fill-in

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    Hand nail fill-in

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    Hand and toe nail fill-in

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    Manicure and pedicure

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    Nail repair

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    Cut on my finger from the nail file
    Holly S.

    First and last time giving this place my money. I came in for an acrylic set where my nail tech was just flat out incompetent. She kept putting way too much dipping powder on my nails and kept having to scoop it out from under my nails which the first time fair, but she literally did this with every single nail and it took her an entire hour just to do that alone. She started filing and cut my pinky under my nail to the point it was bleeding. I wish I was joking but she literally didn't look at me, acknowledge what had happened, or apologized. Just grabbed a cotton swab and acted like it was nothing. How you cut someone with a nail file is beyond me but not saying sorry is even crazier. Although she was wearing gloves, she kept stabbing where I was cut with her fingernail and seemed forget I was literally bleeding seconds before. She filed my nails so much that they went from the medium length we agreed on to short. She didn't even file under the nails, so they're super sharp and uncomfortable underneath. The woman was spending so much time shaping the nails that they're hardly even almond shaped anymore. Not to mention when she painted my nails she got nail polish all over my hands. I was there for almost TWO hours for a simple acrylic set. I complained up front when I went to pay and all they did was give me $10 off and didn't seem to care I had bled on their nail file? Also she refused to give me my receipt as well which I personally thought was very strange. As someone who works in customer service this place is a joke and lacks professionalism. I am a very understanding person but I left here very upset and wondering why you have someone working who has clearly only done nails a handful of times.

    Nails fallen off less than 2 weeks ago

    DO NOT GET HARD GEL. They do a cheap job. The nail tech didn't even care to do my cuticles. I've never had such a terrible hard gel experience where they literally came right off/started peeling in less than two weeks. I live in Bressi and wish I could have a good nail salon nearby but unfortunately that's not the case. Needed a last minute fix due to an event and this is NOT the place for that. Recommend Sean @ blue sky nail in Del Mar if you want an outstanding hard gel mani.

    Layers of Polish don't go to the sides of my nails.

    Better quality! Better "vibe" from the girl at the front desk! I specifically requested a "seasoned" person to do my nails and she had a brand new guy do my nails.

    This place is so great! Daisy was amazing and very detail oriented. This was truly one of the first times I've left a nail salon with exactly what I wanted! Will for sure be a regular at this spot.

    Jamie A.

    I have been here three times. Since the first time, I have become less and less impressed. I feel like this isn't something only related to Happiness Nail Spa, but most nail salons in the area general (since the pandemic I have seen poor quality and dry polishes, trying to upsell on services, newbie nail techs or nail techs with rusty polish skills...) I asked for a gel manicure, it was $30. I had a design with two colors and the lady said it would be $40 which was not an issue. I hadn't had a manicure in 4 months, so I was excited and figured it would last me at least 3 weeks. BTW I have gotten similar design before and every tech does the light color first, then paints on the darker color with a curved line. For some reason, the darker color went on first and as a result the application was very bad. Although the gel manicure looks great from afar (see photo), it looks way messy and amateur up close (see other photo). Due to small business woes and the fact I do feel bad the open/close situation, I still tipped $5 cash for the service as the salon did provide the service. This review is honest: the gel manicure I had just wasn't very good.

    Holiday nails
    Gretchen D.

    I have been coming here for years and ALWAYS love my nails. I usually get a design, or chrome, shimmer, something. I love how all the technicians really take their time and make sure I love what's being done. They are perfectionists. I recommend them to everyone!

    Great gel pedicure by Steven. I will definitely go back and ask for him. Patient, very skilled and easy on my aching feet! Extremely reasonable price. Very comfortable chair with footrest designed with patron in mind. It's very busy and quite loud so it's not a Lullabar experience but at half the price I'm so ok with it!

    My most recent gel acrylic set. Super strong and pretty!
    Nicole M.

    I'm not sure why this place has an average review of 3/5 stars. I started coming here on the recommendation of a coworker because it is right across the street from my work. I docked a star because sometimes the staff can be unprofessional (it's obvious they talk about their clientele in Vietnamese and I don't like that) and the last time I was there I was accidentally overcharged by $50 because my receipt "got mixed up". Thank goodness I went back and asked Kimmy (who works the phones and front desk) to double check. She apologized and said the mixup happened because they were really busy. Makes me wonder who else this could've happened to. However, they have a great selection of colors, clean facility, and most of the staff is super friendly and nice. My acrylic gel manicures ALWAYS last three weeks and my pedicures last even longer. I recently got a fill at a salon with better reviews than this place and it didn't even last a day! I also love that I can get a massage for $10 for 15 minutes if I want. Don't expect luxury when you come here but I think they do a great job!

    These are my nails after 2 weeks and going strong

    They followed my example photo perfectly. I'm really happy with my nails and lasting a really long time considering all the work I do with my hands. The vibe was all right in the salon work was efficient. My sister also got a really great manicure.

    Kimberly N.

    Visiting Carlsbad and I would go back Pros: -massage guy!!! Where have you been all my life. 15 minutes of pure bliss at $1 per minute. Yes please! He set his timer and messaged my neck and shoulders while I was getting my pedicure. I was shocked at how good his massage really was. - my pedicure! I got a Royal pedicure. They put scented flowers in the tub and it was a never ending pedicure and I liked it. Only thing I missed was a timer being set to give my full 10 minutes of leg massage and it being an in debt massage, it was more like a leg rub while putting all the different layers on. - ease of making appointment. I called this morning and they said sure, come in at 10:45am - manicure! My nails came out beautiful! Cons: - As I was sitting there 4 people came in to have their nails fixed from the gel not staying on. - when I arrived at 10:45, I sat in water for about 20 minutes before there was someone available to work on me. - When getting my manicure, I tried to explain to the lady that a few of my nails were not acrylic but they look like they are. So she grabbed the drill and tried to saw through the acrylic which really hurt my finger. When I jumped and said ow, she then understood, hey this is her nails! Siggggh Other than that, it was a good experience.

    Gel x with design

    These reviews seem way too low... My mom and I had a lovely experience here. I've never gotten nail extensions and my nail tech was super helpful with my options and designs. Pedicures were good too! Ive been getting lots of compliments on my manicure this last week :) Cash tips only just fyi.

    Moon is absolutely amazing! She did such a good job with my nails. Highly recommend going here and asking for Moon.

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    Kimmie is rude, obnoxious and quotes higher prices than listed. Watch out! The technician was great but we felt scammed unfortunately

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    I wish the people that work here could be nicer. I tipped 50% of the service hoping they will be nicer if I ever come back.

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    Came in for a Mother's Day gift card. Very clean, nice and every e seemed friendly. Can't wait for my mom to go and be pampered

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    Even though it tide expensive but Friendly workers and they did great job :) I would come again :)

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    Thank you so much. Can’t wait to see you again

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    Ask the Community - Happiness Nails & Spa

    With a new acrylic set, does it also come with a cuticle cleaning like with regular gel or manicure?

    No it does not

    How much is it to remove gel nail polish, have a manicure & put new gel on them?

    $35

    Hi how much are regular manicures and pedicures? Thanks.

    It’s $38 for our basic manicure and pedicure

    Do they do dip powder manicures?

    Yes, but not everyone specialize in dipping powder. You can call us to make an appointment and our dipping powder is $40. If you want an extended tip with your dipping powder the cost is $45.

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    I didn't feel "inconvenienced by COVID" as much when in the salon.

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