Went in for a full set recently and had the pleasure of having Andy do my nails. I really was hoping I would based on the reviews and pictures! I showed him a couple of pictures of what I desired and he completely nailed it. I got Ombré Stiletto nails! He showed a lot of care and passion for the art which I truly appreciated! Definitely will return. read more

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My sister and I had pedi's and Gel Mani's here. We had a fantastic experience. All the staff was amazing, followed safety protocols and still did an amazing job. Highly recommend. Great color selection of regular polish, get and matching polish sets, and a good variety of Dip colors. There were plexiglass shields between each pedi chair and nail station and plexiglass shield on each nail station. read more

Finding a good nail shop here in town is really hard but I found it! I've been getting acrylics done in SB for the past 14 years. And have bounced around from salon to salon. The last salon I went to their acrylic specialist left SB for the OC and I was once again left in the dust. But not anymore!! The salon is clean and they do have a sterilizer for the instruments. Parking is a little tricky but I guess you can park in the lot across the way or try to street park Andy is the genius with the acrylics. Please do yourself a favor and book him for acrylics!! I told him what I wanted And he worked so fast but with such accuracy. I've never seen anyone work that fast with the drill and the file and not cut anyone. I LOVE MY BIRTHDAY NAILS! they are the perfect length and the Almond shape of the is on point. He used a color powder that made my nails really natural looking. I've been here before to get gel manis and pedis and they do a really good job. I've never been cut and my gel manis on average have lasted about 2 1/2 weeks. That's pretty good compared to other places where my gels start lifting in about a week. I would recommend calling for an appointment. In the span of the hour I was there a lot of women wanted Andy to do their nails but he was busy and they left sad. Here's a pic of my nails!! I'm in love with them and trying to show them off as much as possible. Andy better not go anywhere, as I'm almost certain I will follow him to wherever he goes. Except across border lines. read more

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WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN?? UNPROFESSIONAL. MESSY. POOR SERVICE. OVERPRICED I Went to Lux Nails last night with my boyfriend and I completely regret it. Are usually get my nails done in Thousand Oaks but being as I now reside in Santa Barbara my friend recommended this crappy place. The second I walked in, the workers and the manager with lounging around in the pedicure chairs as if they had nothing else to do. This was the beginning of the unprofessionalism, I have never walked into a nail spa and seen such laziness. Next, I did not appreciate that I could not get my fill done while in the pedicure chair. Once I was in the pedicure chair the manager came to paint my nails and she did a poor job. I will post the picture. Where are usually go to get my nails done, I am greeted I am asked how I'm doing, and they really get to know me. At Lux nails, they barely speak to you at all. The only thing you get is a hello and they do not speak to you again until they ask you for the money. I was charged $158 for my fill and basic pedicure as well as my boyfriends basic manicure and pedicure. Now, considering I did not receive great service, and no massages were given, none of the basic stuff was given, I do not believe $158 was reasonable. I wanted to badly to like this place but they are just not good. They are so bad that I would much rather drive the 63 miles that it would take an hour to get to the place where I used to go because Lux nails (1 mile away from my house) is just not cutting it. I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy (if I had one). read more

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So I came here with a cracked nail and told the lady I needed it to be fixed before she soaked my nails because it hurt. She lied to me and told me the acetone was soap (like I wouldn't notice and jump in pain as soon as I stuck my hand in) and then she said she wouldn't my nails OR FIX THEM! And i had to walk away with crusty white nails because she ruined them and wouldn't fix them because she knew she wouldn't get any money. She was rude and I'm livid. What a trash place. Don't go here read more

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Tony was great! Had both a mani and pedi. The mani was with acrylics and gel and the toes a gel. Super fast and easy. Make an appt to get in read more

I just had the best experience here! I got a full set and a pedicure. The full set I had done is an ombré style and looks so perfect! Honestly he did them better than the picture I showed him! I wish I had gotten his name. You could tell he clearly loved what he did and made sure every nail was perfect! My gel pedicure was amazing. I added on paraffin and my feet feel so smooth! Thank you so much! read more

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Love this place. I came in looking for a solution for my nails. I like to keep long, but I work in a computer all day and do woodworking on the weekends. So I'm pretty rough with my nails. I came in and the owner tried gel x. While I loved the durability of the nails they weren't for me. I came back and she was able to use Gel Builder on my nails. Keeps them thin enough to look completely natural, use my natural length and she does THE BEST JOB. Seriously in all of Santa Barbara, best place for manicures and pedicures. Can not say enough good things about this place. read more

Highly recommend!! Some of the best customer service I've ever received at a nail salon. I came here after having a nail emergency and Tadam saved my nails after another salon messed them up two days before my wedding. Not only did she squeeze me in for a last minute appointment but she also made sure my nails were healthy. Thanks to her I was able to have beautiful nails for my wedding. She's the best! read more

Everyone there was lovely! Chi did a fantastic job and we are so grateful! Lux nails never lets us down!

Reasonable price for a pedicure ($35 without tip) and the nail tech did a great job, especially on the massage and paint job. The chairs are extremely comfortable and the massage pressure felt SO good. Overall, would definitely come back here. read more

I always have had such a positive experience here! It's calm, quiet, and clean, unlike a lot of the other nail salons downtown. I always love how my nails turn out when I go here and everyone is very friendly. read more

Called in on a Sat morning and was able to walk in within 10 mins for a gel pedicure. Amy was fantastic. Really took her time . Massage was great. My nails looks great. She's super sweet and obviously great at her job. read more

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They squeezed me in during a busy day & got me a great manicure on the run. Thank you for getting me in today!

This salon is overall nice but can be hit or miss. The guys that work there are really great the times they've done my nails, id def recommend making an appointment with them. I've been going to Lux for the past few months to do dip powder but this last time I had a really disappointing experience. I came in and got bounced around to a few different stations and was finally seated with an older lady I'd never seen before. I feel like she wasn't familiar with dip powder because she gave up using the drill to take off my old layer and filed it all by hand which took AGES. She held up my nails to show to one of the people working behind her and asked me where I had had them done before... I got them done there! She complained that the color I had on was getting on her nails and looked "ugly". Then when she did the dip powder, she kept touching it when it was wet making it all lumpy. She still didn't drill them to even them out but instead put regular clear top coat on and went to start on someone else. By now I had been there for an hour and 45 minutes! The dip usually takes an hour for me there. I let my nails dry with the little fan for a while but I had to go. When I got up she came over and insisted on the cuticle oil. I told her I had to leave and it was fine without. She put it on and rubbed one nail and the polish was wet!! So she had to sit me down and remove it and put another clear coat on top of the oily residue so it had a weird texture. By the time I left I had been there for TWO hours. It's been about a week and now that nail that she messed up is starting to lift from the bottom which I've never experienced before with the dip powder. I usually love going to this salon but I don't think I'll be back for a while after this experience. read more

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Warning: crazy story with police involvement! Not your typical "they messed up my nails" story. STAY AWAY from this place! Ok..... so I walked in for a mani/pedi. I was seated in a spa chair. I don't usually talk on my phone during a mani/pedi but I received a call about a family emergency. I was respectful to the other patrons by keeping my voice low. Thankfully the salon was not super busy, and to be honest, I don't think the other patrons were even paying attention to me. When my services were complete, I kindly asked to stay in the spa chair for a minute because I was pretty shook by the phone call I received, plus my nails were still a bit wet. They refused. They took my belongings in their hands and basically pushed me out of the spa chair (put their hand on my shoulder, forced me up) and placed me in the manicure booth-chair. I said: there is no one is waiting for a spa chair, why would it be an issue to remain in the spa chair? They didn't offer any explaination -- they just pointed and said "you sit there!" About a half hour goes by. I am still sitting in the mani-only chair, waiting for my nails to dry. During this time I was texting on my cell phone about the family emergency. Again, not disturbing anyone. They took my belongings AGAIN without my permission, pulled the chair from my butt (!!!) and literally forced me to move AGAIN. Another woman took my seat in the mani-only booth. However, funny enough, there were 4 other mani booths WIDE open next to me. Yet they had to move ME. At this point I was so annoyed that I said something: "This is unacceptable! I am a paying customer and this is terrible customer service!" they said "You have been here too long!" UM EXCUSE ME? Is there a time limit to how long you are allowed to stay in a nail salon?!!??? I wasn't there even 2 hours. I was furious. I got up started to pay. The lady took my credit card and started to process the payment. As the payment was processing, she made some very snide comment which honestly I don't remember. I grabbed my card from the card-reader machine, threw down $40 in cash on the counter and said NO TIP FOR ANYONE....and left. The owner follows me screaming down the street. She was on the phone with the police claiming that I did not pay her. She was also demanding tips for her workers. I kept walking trying to ignore her but she was screaming and right behind me, calling me names. I have never in my life been so shook, so unwelcome, and so much drama happen all at once. This nail salon is so rude, so unprofessional and delivers such horrendous customer service. Maybe this will not happen to you. Other reviews on here talk about how rude the owner is and how terrible the experience was. So I ask if you-- if are reading this, YES YOU, please do NOT give them your business. Please. I am not the only one reviewing how despicable the business is run. And to top it all off, my mani actually really did suck. How can you treat paying customers like this? Never again Santa Barbara. Never again. read more

Cindy was great and very nice. Kind and thoughtful and made sure I was comfortable and happy.

I made an appointment for gel manicure a week in advance with Chi in person for 1 pm and pedicure at the same time with someone else. I specifically told her that I need to be in and out of the salon, as I had an international flight the next day, and would be very busy prior it. When I came in around 1:03 she was busy with someone else, and it was obvious she just started the job about 10 minutes before. She did not acknowledged me in any way, even though she knew I came to see her. She kept looking at me but did not say anything, just continuing working with another client. When my pedicure was over she was still busy. I got up, paid for my service and left. That was my last time there. read more

I will never go anywhere else. They are so kind ,gentle and funny. I tell all my friends to go there read more

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So disappointed, I went in for a full set for my birthday , 3 days after they were lifting and one fell, I went back they fixed them, but the man doing my nails seemed to be upset while fixing them. He was super rough and I felt totally uncomfortable... well that' was 2 days ago, and TWO more nails popped of .. today is my birthday and we'll I'm just going to soak these off because I don't wanna go in the nail salon again and have them give me dirty stares. Waste of $70 ... please save you're money ... read more

I just moved to Santa Barbara and I have been looking for a good nail salon to go to. My coworker recommended this place to me so I thought I would try it out. First of all, when I called to make an appointment, I asked what the prices were - a valid question to ask, and the owner rudely responded that the prices were online and then hung up on me before I could even make an appointment! I immediately called back and made an appointment. I felt offended but I brushed it off. Secondly, when I was getting my pedicure, the owner was really rude to another customer and I felt bad for her. Thirdly, this is my first time getting acrylics so I was kind of nervous. I'm not too happy with how they turned out especially for the price they are charging! The edges of my nails are super uneven and messy, it does not look good. I'm disappointed, I really wanted my nails to look nice. I will not go back here. I do not want to support and give my business to a rude owner, who runs a salon that gives poor service. Paying this much for a manicure I expect my nails to be amazing, not worse than average. 10/10 would NOT recommend read more

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I went in a day after them doing this to my nails asking them for a refund or to redo. The owner told me she wouldn't give me a refund because I gave a bad review. I PAID $70. I told her I would take down the review if she refunded me, she refused to redo, then 2 of her customers started cussing me out and trying to fight me. One of her nail techs was mad that I was inspecting her manicurist license and literally snatched, yes snatched, it out of my hand (technically was assault because she had to physically touch me to get it). After all of this trouble a male customer talked to me and tried to understand my frustration and he agreed my nails looked terrible, so he gave me $50... of his own money! Absolutely ridiculous. And they still didn't refund me. Absolutely horrible place. read more

Lux Nails & Spa - A horrible nail job - Nail Salons Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Worst energy ever. My nails are ruined semi permanently. It left white scarring on my nail bed. Story time: My friend and I went to get a gel mani and pedi. We had to stand and wait for 2 minutes before being acknowledged while other staff members are sitting in the pedicure chairs with their feet in the tub.. We came in with over an hour before closing left, and they let seemed upset that they had to continue working when they were open. One male staff member joked around saying we were supposed to close early today. Leaving my friend I feeling uncomfortable and like we were doing something wrong by just wanting to enjoy our time with a mani pedi. We are nice humans and wanted to give Lux nails one more try. We go get our gel nails taken off , & literally 2 nail ladies kept asking her to rub her hands harder in the acetone. She started having a reaction. & the new hired nail lady that was doing my nails was so rude. It was creepy. A young woman and her daughter also walked in and they had the same issue as us, not acknowledged & then the daughter wasn't allowed to sit next to her mom. They started cleaning the floors while we getting our nails taken off, the process was dirty. Dumping dirty water from mopping the floor into the pedicure tubs to " clean" that and the whole process just looked unhygienic. Just overall rude service, over priced, bad bad energy here. The wife and husband that own this business give. As someone who tried to this place with an open heart twice, save your money and go to another nail place. read more

Lux is my go to..I love this nail salon! Andy is the best, if you are a fan of acrylic nails there is no other place to go!!! He is great, takes his time, is very detailed on his work and it always comes out amazing. You really have to tell him what you want but he always gives great suggestions as well. The salon is very clean and everyone is very friendly. read more

Cindy and Che are my go to for nails and feet. Thorough and focused. I don't need conversation, I come for my nails to look good. my cuticles and nails look great when I leave there. They care about their work. read more

Highly recommend this place. They took great care to make sure my nails looked good and that I was happy with them. This is a great place to get your nails done. I got a gel manicure with French tips and they look really good. It was a really nice process and kind staff. read more

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Solid nail spa! Super friendly, clean, lots of talent here! You won't be disappointed coming to this gem in downtown Santa Barbara! So bring your girlfriends boyfriends husbands they cater to them all!!!! Really great location if you are having a pamper day of lunch and mani pedi! read more

I live in Idaho and was on an extended vacation in Santa Barbara. I needed a mani and pedi. I called and made appointment. They were ready for me when I got there. Had a great visit with Chi while she fixed me up! She was so nice and made sure my hands and feet were beautiful! Thank you Chi I will be back in October read more

I've been looking for a great nail salon in Santa Barbara that gives excellent service and Lux nails is the perfect example of good service when it comes to great nail salons in Santa Barbara. Service - The girls working here can speak fluent English (thank god), there is never any confusion on what I ask for in terms of style and length in my nails. Customer service is tip top, and never pushy. Honestly, this place is the most inexpensive place in the city. I would definitely recommend coming here over any salon in all of Santa Barbara, this is my go-to spot in the downtown area. read more

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After I left a bad review the owner accused us of cancelling our bank transaction 6 weeks later! I wish I would have cancelled it. They don't deserve our $ or business. read more

Andy does an amazing job on ombré style nails! I got a full set with the ombré effect and they look amazing! I have gotten a ton of compliments on my nails. He takes the time to make sure that they are shaped evenly and the color is right. He has a complete collection of different colors to choose from. He take pride in his work and makes sure that you are happy! read more

Lux Nails & Spa - Ombré lavender full set!!! - Nail Salons Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

THIS is the place to get your nails done in Santa Barbara because the people are talented and extremely nice! They have been at this location for almost 8 years, but have worked together for over 20 years and it is easy to feel the family like connection between employees- everyone is happy and this place has a genuine positive vibe! Cindy and Tony will make you feel welcomed from the moment you walk in the door- They do quality work, give excellent customer service,and quality massage with pedi/mani. Lux Nails is always super clean and Professional. I love this place! read more

I had to knock a few stars off my previous review. The last two experiences were very disappointing. I had used this nail salon many times before and had great experiences with the staff and my nails. Each experience seemed to decline the more I went. The last visit my nails were no where near what I wanted and when I spoke up I got attitude and sass from my manicurist. She didn't seem know how to do a simple pink and white acrylic set. My nails were thick, I asked for coffin and the shape was so inconsistent on all fingers it was almost embarrassing to show them in public. I definitely won't be going back due to that experience. read more

After calling for availability, they asked me to make it in 10 min. I was attended very quickly by a the staff. I had a pedicure by a gentlemen, he was gentle and professional. He did a wonderful job! He left by feet like new. read more

so happy with Lux Nails. Today I felt I had to match manicure and pedicure with my crazy fiesta dress (a week too late, lol), and Sophie and Chi made wonders, as always. This morning my nails were in awful state, after gardening, and look at them now. Felt like a princess when leaving the salon. Thank you, thank you, thank you. read more

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Quick nail treatment before a wedding. This place was quite busy but they got us in and out pretty quickly. read more

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They were happy to take me in for a pedicure but Regular is apparently not including any job on the heels. Very strange for USD 40. Hm.

I've been to a handful of different salons since moving to Santa Barbara and Lux is by far the most professional. It's affordable and has a classy interior. Cindy gave me a deluxe pedicure this morning and I left feeling like a million bucks. She massages the legs like non other and exfoliated my legs with such a technique that I almost fell asleep. I would give this place six stars if I could. Thanks Lux read more

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I would normally not waste time writing a poor review however, when it comes to service for the community and the thought that maybe this will help out my sisters in the Hood, well, it Has to be written. Met with Chi who is the owner. My first visit to this establishment as my normal go to was completely booked out. At first, Chi was nice. But not so after 5 minutes. I asked for assistance with color matching for my gel mani and regular pedi, she turned to her co-worker and made fun of me in her language... you know that feeling you get when someone IS actually talking about u? Well, that happened, not once but several times through out the day. I am a perfectionist who likes pretty nails and will pay top dollar for the treatment. Chi's rudeness made the 2 hour experience, very uncomfortable and pretty unbearable. I would not be writing this had that bit stuck in my mind all week... Here's the other part, I went in on the 19th of Nov and by the 30th my gel mani has come off... Please take a look at my $115.00 gel mani/pedi... It pays to be nice to someone, just saying. Ladies be ware. read more

Lux Nails & Spa - Will never go back, Ever. - Nail Salons Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Love this place. The manicurists are very professional and friendly. Excellent service and so many polishes to choose from. I get the dip nails and sometimes a design and have never been disappointed. I only go here. read more

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