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    Ocean Nails & Spa

    2.9 (95 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Manicure

    Manicure and pedicure

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    Manicure & me!
    Jen K.

    I believe it may have been 3 or 4 years since I have treated myself to a professional mani & gel pedi. Today I suddenly felt inspired. I actually attempted to go to the nail salon I used to go to. They are now only serving their regular customers, no walk-ins, no appointments. So I called a new salon, they said our Next appointment is in July. Did I mention today is still April, 29th? The next place I called, was simply closed. Hmm, in baseball it's 3 strikes your out. I searched on Yelp and found Ocean Nails and Spa. I called. It was already around 5:00 pm. My expectations were low to frazzled, at this point. The proprietor answered, and said she could honor both requests right away. I was 5 minutes away, and drove right over. Between Covid and the worst NM fires I've ever witnessed, I was welcomed, invited to don my mask & wash my hands. Absolutely. The salon is small and clean with soothing pleasant music. I chose the mid range $40 pedicure and a matching gel manicure in "lavender blue." There were many beautiful choices, and I am delighted with this one. Mimi did it all. I am actually truly impressed. I feel really grateful, pleased, and blessed. What started out as this very bizarre treatment, on a weirdly Armageddon-y Spring day, sky filled with ash, turned into a lovely experience, with a kind highly expert and professional. Thank you Mimi and team. I feel very feminine, artistic, beautiful, and wonderfully pampered. A side note: I was really appalled at the horrific, rude treatment and quite frankly verbal abuse by the owner of Nail Time, where I started. They have all the fancy name brands of polish, yet it's now a closed system only for the regular clients. I cannot begin to express how rude, offensive, and Narcissistic that unprofessional business owner was. I'm 56, and I am near crying reflecting back. It was actually a bit traumatizing to me! Navigating such truly strange times as these, I am grateful today that my quest for a pampering beauty respite led me to Hell, purgatory, and finally to a Heavenly hidden gem of a nail salon where I was respected, prioritized, and treated like a queen for a day! I sincerely hope more I'll-treated, ex Nail Time clients find their way to Mimi. She's quite awesome, even under the bizarro pressures we are all under today. I recommend this talented professional. Thanks for reading my long happy review.

    Nice pedicure!
    Teresa V.

    Great colors, great service. I'll be coming back. I didn't have to wait. These folks know their nails!

    Marcella M.

    I am giving this place two stars ONLY because the actual paint and fill looks pretty good given the horrible conditions this place is under. There is only the one guy working there and he did both pedicures and nails. I am hopeful I don't get some kind of infection. I am serious. This place is so filthy, it is hard to describe. I wanted to get pictures but they were watching me like a hawk. The pedicure was about five minutes and he used some cheese grater on my feet which was very painful. He never even uttered a word except to tell me I was late. Then he tossed some hot towels on my legs and that was the extent of the pedicure. Then I had to go to his station that was covered with the last person's powder and dirt which he used a file to scrape it all off about half way through the fill. He used a fingernail brush to get the powder off my hands and it really hurt! Then, when it was time to paint, he didn't have me wash my hands first and I had powder and dust still on my mails but he painted anyways! Well, at least it was cheap. I must be spoiled in San Antonio. If this is one of the top rated salons, Santa Fe needs some new salons! Horrible

    Uneven, part of ring finger nail kissing polish, polish around the cuticle of the index finger and thumb
    Nicole O.

    One of the worst experiences of my life. If you're looking to get yelled at, have your hands roughed up, and leave with an extremely subpar job including shellac polish on your fingers - come here. Otherwise avoid at all costs. This was the rudest customer service I've experienced on top of a poor job. I believe the son of the shop owners works the front desk - he was the only redeeming part of the experience, kind and courteous from greeting to payment.

    Vanity N.

    Apparently my last review was not only funny to the owners (unprofessional) but was also a shock to me Unless I misunderstood you but that's not what I was aware of Also you never said you didn't have the color because I was asked if I wanted white or just like the picture but I CHOSE white And regardless of your response to my review I asked for an ombré nail not a candy corn nail or whatever this monstrosity is They clearly don't look like the picture They're extremely thick near the cuticle And the colors are different on each hand And after only one day the nails are lifting Which I don't find "funny" You can see in the pictures I provided how bad the nails look. I don't find that funny

    Powder dip manicure
    Sarah S.

    Mimi and Kenny are the absolute best! My sister and I go in every couple of week to get our nails done and they always take great care of us. The staff are professional and absolutely wonderful nail technicians. The salon has amazing colors to choose from as well that never disappoint. I never used to keep my nails done because it was so hard to find good places to get them done, but we've been going to Ocean for months now! Pro tip: always call ahead to make an appointment! These folks are always busy because they're one of the best spots in town! If you walk in, you might be waiting, but if you have an appointment they'll take care of you quickly, professionally, and you'll be getting compliments on your nails for weeks!

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    I love Ocean Nails. They are professional and do the best! My nails last longer and look so pretty.

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    Very clean, I love that they use tub liners for the pedicures. Great massage, my nails look great and everyone was very nice friendly.

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    They were not very friendly and were rushed. Allowed less than 45 minutes for Manis and Pedis - It showed in the results

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    I had my nails done and two of my nails came out pretty bad (they are bumpy). The nail tech refused to fix them.

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    Review Highlights - Ocean Nails & Spa

    Mimi at Ocean Nails is a lovely person, it feels very relaxing there, & her work is excellent.

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