Top Reviews about 19 Nail Salons in San Luis Obispo, CA

leeann marie she does nails so amazingly! they come out great each and every time. she definitely takes her time and make sure you are completely satisfied and you love your nails by the time you finish. i definitely recommend her to do your nails!!

Dana Smith Not a client but if youre looking for improvement feedback and what you can do better here it is. The nails look a bit toooo dry and rough. Some nails seem to be thicker than one another or crooked or theres to much polish on one nail. I love the creativity you put in the nails but keep practicing over and over until the nails look like the ones from Pinterest!

Robert Behl The only person Id let ever do my pedicures! She was gentle, respectful, and professional. Id recommend her to anyone!

Elemental Serenity Bliss was an amazing guide! She open the Poem Facial with an amazing meditation that allowed me to drop into my body. I had come in very sad , eyes inflamed from crying. Bliss guided me through this experience with living soft touch & care to my energy. I loved it so much, I signed up for their monthly facial subscription. My face feels SO SOFT and has a lasting glow. I highly recommend getting a facial from Bliss!! I cannot wait to book my best session!! Thank you so much!

Heather M I had the harmony facial with Bliss and omg amazing!!! Bliss puts her heart & beautiful energy into this facial. She has a natural soothing vibe & very good at massage techniques on both the face and body. She spent the first 20ish minutes putting me into a deep meditative state. She uses several essential oils and flower essences to enhance the experience. She also placed gemstones on my chakras. I loved all of the feels and smells of the products used. The room and ambiance is so relaxing and clean. The bed was nice and warm and I was greeted with a glass of sparkling wine, which was a nice treat. I felt welcomed and everyone is very kind. My skin feels great today as well. I highly recommend Beauty poet as well as Bliss for the harmony facial.

Joy Wilkins I’ve been going to Beauty Poet for about 6 months. I was gifted a facial in January & feel in love with Katia. I have seen her as a monthly membership client ever since. Nice relaxing environment. Lovely checkout staff. I love the holistic approach and skin care lines they offer. Also… enjoy the option of Saturday & Sunday services!

Victoria Wobermin Great!

Arlene S Susan is the best!

Mercedes Von Engel Vincent is the absolute best!! His technique, patience, precision and expertise are exceptional. I have natural nails and trust only Vincent for an elegant, beautiful result with powder dip every single time. Five Star ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ results from a Five Star ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ technician.

Ali Coleman I’ve been going here for years. Michael was my original nail tech and he moved over to the location off foothill which is always to busy for me. I’ve been going to Dan for the last year or so for both my pedicures and manicures. He’s the best!! He’s so good my friends and I can’t go at the same time anymore because we all want to see Dan. He knows exactly what I want, he’s fun to talk with, and always does such a great job. If you’re unsure who to go to, make an appointment with Dan.

Azadeh Ghavamnasiri I got to know about the place from the pictures I saw online and I went to make an appt. I asked for someone who is very good at trimming and coloring because both are equally important for me. Kim did such a great job that I knew this is going to be my nail place in slo. She is highly competent at what she does. I always walk out 100% happy with the service I get. The place is spotless and staff are very professional and welcoming. Thanks for the awesome experience!

Scarlett Maxwell Mai is amazing and so is her husband Lee I love them. The attention to detail, kindness & clean professional environment keeps me coming back! My friend also said that Lisa does a great job there too and is super nice. Booking an appointment on the website is very simple and helpful *foothill location*

Gabriela Diaz I would give it one star, but the place is cute. The guy doing my nails nicked one of my nails pretty hard and left residue of my past nail polish on the sides… if you are going to charge 65$ for regular manicure with gel (no acrylic) at least should last 4 weeks, not 1 and half. The nail polish was probably really old

Lynn Bohanna I usually don’t do pedicures cause of bad experiences but Henry did such a thorough job and paid attention to detail and made me feel really comfortable. Didn’t rush or hurt me like my past experiences at other places . Got my nails right too ! :okay I made this during my pedicure and now that I’m done . GO TO HENRY . Massage was amazing and I felt so relaxed I barely made it to the other table for my acrylics

Amy Joy Lashmet AMAZING SERVICE!! I came here with my bridal party to get our nails done for our wedding and everything was perfect. We made a reservation for 5 people and they had one employee working on each of us, which made things go by quickly and easily. I am not local so I was nervous to try somewhere new, but the Polishery exceeded all my expectations! I loved the decor, music, and overall ambience of the salon. The massage chairs were really good and my nails look great. In addition to doing a lovely job on all our nails, they were also extremely helpful as well- telling us where we could charge our electric vehicle, advice for making my nails look good on my wedding day, and taking as many photos as we wanted. At the end of our service they even gave us 2 bottles of local wine to celebrate our marriage, which was the cherry on top! One thing to know is they don’t accept credit cards, which surprised me but luckily they accepted Venmo and zelle so it wasn’t an issue, just something to be prepared for. Overall I’m not sure why their reviews are only so-so because we received above and beyond treatment that made our wedding week that much more special. Thank you, The Polishery!

Alisa Mounts I love this place! I’ve been going here for all my mani’s and pedi’s since 2018. I won’t go anywhere else. When I’ve gone with family or friends they are always super happy as well. They do a fantastic job every time!

Lydia Nderitu Amazing work! I got a mani-pedi and they still look great 4 weeks later!

Jen Narragon This place is by far the best salon in all of the land. Van, the owner is charismatic beyond measure. Theresa is the only one I’m ever getting a pedicure from ever again. Ten stars all the way!!

DeAnna Martinez Horrible experience!!! The quality of work is sad!!! I paid $80 to have two nails pop off in less then 5 days!! Top it off when I noticed the nail technician putting on Gloss coat when I simply asked for Matte, you would think they would remove the gloss coat then apply the matte coat on top. later nails came out looking clumpy. I’m not a person to complain.but this is not okay!! I returned back to give them a second chance to fix the situation and still horrible experience. Technician mentioned he had an appointment he had to go to and the one that did my nails was on vacation.I called in advance they scheduled me to go in and then to find out to return for the third time because they couldn’t make it rights this is not okay!!!

Elizabeth McDonald I was very happy with the way my nails were done. Usually I have to tell them that I like them thin and not too much polish. They turned out great. Ive been to a few different salons in SLO and Im happy with this one. The people were pleasant and the salon seemed clean and bright. Ill go again for sure.

Megan Hunt So nice, such lovely people!! Will definitely be back with my girls again :)

Ch3lz88 L. Come here every few weeks like clock work. Larry always does an amazing job. I normally break my nail, but not when he does them. He always does it exactly how i like them. Judy is great also!

Rhyaan Bouie The owners were very kind and personable. It was a bit cluttered but Im sure if you get to know the couple it could become cozy.

Christina Conover I found this little Gem nail shop when I was on my way to the UPS Store. Right before Thanksgiving this year, And I fell in love. The place very clean and the staff is really nice. They have so many colors to choose from gels to regular nail polish. Plus they do dipping powder and beautiful acrylics nails. Dont look further for a nail place. T nails is the best shop that Ive ever been to. You wont regret coming here.

Corinne Watson I have been coming to T Nails for 2 years now, and Jodie always does a wonderful job. My dip nails last 3-4 weeks, and they stay strong/glossy. I have never experience such consistently good service!

P L every time visiting SLO, I have to come here. Jodie is such a good nail artist. She took good care of my nails and created lovely cherries on it.

Jill Cook Ashley is *the* greatest. Once youve had the one-on-one service she offers at The Queens Court, you wont be satisfied with any mass nail spa again. I went in for a gel manicure and she took the time to really spruce up the rest of my hands- it was as if I hadnt gone for months with unkempt nail beds. Make sure to pre-book!

Marilee Leon Ashley is such a sweetheart! I am visiting the area for a friend’s 40th birthday and gave her full creative control for some minimalist, wine-themed nails. She took her time and the set turned out so cute and better than I imagined! I will be back to visit her if I’m in the area again!

Anne Schneider I couldnt survive without Ashley. She takes great care of me. My nails always look fabulous and I really enjoy my visits.

E M Overview: I went to TL Nails on a Monday morning and made an appointment for later that afternoon. I will start by saying I have been traveling a lot for work, which means I have had my nails done at different salons across the country and they all have different techniques. The technician who helped me at TL started by covering my nails with cotton and nail polish remover, then wrapping in foil. I was happy with this because I don’t like when drills are the primary means for removal. However, a VERY tiny amount of cotton and nail polish remover was used. They barely felt damp. Unfortunately, the salon I went to previously applied the dip powder very thickly, which meant that when the tech went to remove the foil about 5 minutes later, the removal was far from done. Rather than put more nail polish remover on, he kept impatiently checking back and then continued to drill and put the same small amount of cotton and nail polish remover on. After about 15 minutes, he gave up and just started using a drill. He often had to stop because it was getting too hot (as he was hitting my natural nails) and also because he was so aggressive that he snagged my skin and made me bleed four times. I understand that he wasn’t expecting me to have such a thick coating of dip powder on, but the solution was to just let me soak longer. Instead, he was clearly in a hurry and the result was definitely sub-par. Once he finally forcefully removed the previous color, he went straight to putting on the new color without trimming cuticles. The result was a set of very bumpy nails with dip color lodged into my cuticles. It looked very sloppy, and the paint began chipping after 4 days. Pros: Kind owner/technicians (despite the issues, he kept checking to see if I was ok), provided water, clean and comfortable salon, lots of colors to choose from. Cons: Four instances of hurting me by catching my skin past the cuticle with the heavy duty metal drill, making my skin bleed and scab. Very poor quality dip powder application which didn’t look great to begin with and began chipping after 4 days. High price $55, considering there was no manicure, nor even a trim for the cuticles (they all turned colors from the dip powder and made the nails look very sloppy). Photos: First four are from the day after my appointment (took several hand washings to get my skin and cuticles clean) and last photo shows chipping after 6 days. FYI: Be aware this salon only takes appointments- no walk ins. Also, they only accept cash, check, or Venmo as payment- no credit or debit cards.

Suzie Bauer Philip is a perfectionist and my nails look lovely. I wish I lived in SLO so I could come here all the time. The vibe is clean, quiet and relaxing.

Adriana Nedelcu Derdiyok Michelle(the owner) only sees $ signs when she looks at her most loyal customers. She would tell you she just does what’s best for her business, but should know better by now that respecting and valuing customers is more important for her own success. The reason it doesn’t matter to her at all that for 2 years I contributed to her business twice a month(also personally bringing new customers and giving out her business cards to multiple people in my attempt to support her business that I so much respected), is because she can replace you immediately with any other 45$+ tips. Any decent business owner knows that a regular generates more $ than a walk in. Since it’s all about the money here, it’s disappointing to have been spending hundreds of dollars here and be refused service indefinitely for running late once, wasn’t even about a cancellation.

Marian Mitchell My friend and I got matching sets and Ocean Nails did an AMAZING job. Best manicure I’ve ever had, they don’t hurt you like some local places have hurt my fingers in the past and they’re all surprisingly symmetrical. They make sure to get out the acrylic left underneath the nail and the thickness of the nails is perfect. You most likely will have to wait for services even with an appointment because there’s only 2 people working there it seems but it really is worth the wait!!! My nails were $80 and worth every penny in my opinion.

Amanda Grieshop Randy and Angel were very kind and sweet and very skilled! I had the best experience and my nails are absolutely beautiful!

J Employees were very nice. However, for the two pedicures we received, toenails were cut way too short. Almost no nail left!

Sarah Biklen They fit me in past closing on a Saturday. I left with a long-lasting well done pedicure for just $30, hot stones and all! They were kind and didnt pressure me to leave once theyd polished the last toenail. I sat comfortably in a slightly worn massage chair for 15 minutes until my nails had fully dried. The remaining staff cleaned and smiled as I contemplated my life choices and resisted the urge to check Instagram. I left on my own accord, filled with joy and satisfaction.

Dianna Beck My favorite shop in town! Really enjoyed my royal pedicure today, so relaxing and my toes look fantastic now!

Tianna Smith My nails looked awful. They were lumpy and very thick. I can’t believe I even paid for them. The only reason I didn’t complain while I was there is because the nail technician was already being short with me. I kindly asked him to file my nails a little shorter, since I can’t wear them long for work. He told me I should’ve told him at the beginning that I wanted short nails (which I did). I gave them 2 stars because I didn’t have to wait. That was literally the only plus.

Jaime Freiler Not a good experience. I was waxed and completely broke out. The woman was so rough and smashed my face as she waxed me. I have bumps all over my face. Horrible service Pedi was the same way. The guy rushed as fast as he could and was very rough. I will never return to this place for anything.

Maxine Enabe I went in to Sky Nails to get acrylics for the first time! Tim was so lovely to chat with and did an amazing job on my nails. He was, quick, precise, and funny! I will definitely be coming back for future nail appointments. I’m so happy with my nails and my cat is loving the scratches :) FYI they only take cash and there is an ATM in the salon! Thanks so much Tim!

Glenn Wallace TJ is great. Does an excellent job on manicures and pedicures. He treats his customers with respect and is attentive, friendly, and interesting, which makes for a very nice experience.

Bijou Burns They had the same annoying song on repeat for over an hour. I asked for short acrylics and she kept making snide remarks that I didn’t want any nail- she also was being rude about what shape I had before and what shape I wanted now. She made it very clear that I was incorrect about what shape I was asking for. The nails were so thick and fake looking… probably the worst set I’ve ever had and the rudest nail tech I’ve ever experienced. She was older and seemed pissed off to be there. Not to mention on the back wall behind a counter is a chair with a sleeping bag where they sleep on breaks… unprofessional.

Langdon Miller Fast, sloppy, too much polish. Went in with my friend for a regular manicure, we both came out needing them immediately redone. Didn’t cover the whole nail with polish, trimmed the cuticles very aggressively. Ended up with unevenly cut nails that dried with many bubbles. Tip is included, which I can understand given the quality issue here. Unclear how a 4.4 star average review is possible for this place :/

Elizabeth Denny I made a same-day appointment for two of my gal pals and I to get pedicures. We showed up at 1pm for our appointment and I wish I were joking, we were being rushed out at 1:30pm. We observed several other women get offered hot drinks and even some helped themselves to the drink cooler. We didn’t get offered anything of the sort. The guy who did my pedicure put little effort into my gel pedicure, didn’t do the cuticle treatment that was included, and finished in 20 minutes. I didn’t realize after he was finished that my right toenail was cut drastically down for zero reason. Cooool. My two friends got regular pedicures and were given 10 minutes for their nails to dry before they were pushed out of their chairs. Even better, when they started putting my friends sandals on, they continued painting one of her nails! I got a gel pedicure, which should have been $52 - $37 for a classic pedicure and $15 for gel. They told me it was $55. I told them their posted prices were wrong on the sheet and they showed me a different price sheet from what they originally gave me. Stay away from this place. It’s not a surprise that they change owners every 6-12 months. I don’t recommend this place at all.

cambria grimm Great service and quality! I do dip manicure and I love that they do not use UV light. My nails are healthy and the manicure lasts a long time. Super nice people! Would recommend

Stephanie Anderson Im so happy with my nails! Ive been to a couple nail salons in SLO, but I dont usually get acrylics. Kim was wonderful; she was efficient and artful, and I was in and out in under an hour. They are truly shaped to perfection, im so impressed!

K C The drains smell really bad, very moldy. You can tell there is mold when you look up at the ceiling and see the ducts are also blowing out dirt. The owner is very sweet though. They do a good job. But if you’re sensitive to smells and mold skip it

Kelly Mendoza Christine does an amazing job with my nails every time! She’s so sweet and easy to talk to and her space is always so clean and cute! Highly recommend!

Hannah Gentry I have been a client of Christine’s for over two years now. She is the absolute BEST nail tech here on the central coast. She has never once cut my cuticle or been rough, she always does the cutest designs 100% Deserves the 5/5 stars. Much love for Christine!!

Ann Reilly Christine is awesome! I took my bridesmaids to Polished over memorial weekend to get our nails done for my wedding. Although the space is somewhat small for 5 girls, we all had a great time getting pampered. Christine gave awesome gel manicures on myself and two other bridesmaids and a regular polish on another friend of mine. She was efficient and professional! Thanks Christine!

A C J We loved our manicures here! They were very accommodating and got us in quickly (we had an appointment). Their prices are reasonable, but it would be great if the cost of each service was listed in a more visible location (online and in the store).

Ruby Allen I came here for a last minute holiday manicure and I couldn’t be happier. Super friendly staff and high quality work! This was my first time getting gel x nails and I love the results. Also got a matching gel pedicure. I will definitely be back!

sophia I went to get acrylics and a pedicure! Everyone who worked there was so nice, and even as it got busier I noticed they still took the time to take care of other customers! The pedicure was a little too short (but that’s my fault as I have a tendency to clip my nails on my feet short). I was in desperate need of a pedicure anyway, and they recommended a slightly higher cost for a better pedicure, which I didn’t regret! I’m so happy with my nails, and I will be back!