The Finest Nails and Spa

Best nail place around that has excellent quality and great prices. My mom and I have been coming here for several years and have never been disappointed. The salon is spotless, staff is friendly and I have never left without a fantastic mani pedi. Alex, Tina and Kim are the best of the best. They are gentle, meticulous and super nice! I love this salon and would highly recommend it to both women and men.

Love this place… Great service all the way around. Got the leg and shoulder massage along with a pedicure and manicure. They allowed us to drink our Rose champagne too which always makes any event that much more pleasurable. Can’t say enough about the friendly women there. Looking forward to my next trip.

Service has gone WAAAYYY down! I used to visit this salon for mani/​pedis, but have been going to island nails (on the peninsula) for logistical purposes. I was in a time pinch and couldn’t visit island nails, so I decided to have mine and my daughter’s pedi and gel mani’s done here. Boy was that a mistake!!!
The new manager is terrible and made us feel like we were a part of an assembly line — even though the place was relatively empty (technicians sitting on spa chairs, snacking and chatting).
The woman who performed my gel manicure (color change) really needs to rethink her career. She filed my nails so super-​fine I had to ask her to please stop filing. She then proceeded to put the thinnest layer of gel. When I asked if they would chip or peel, her response was «we can’t guarantee nail». I knew at that point my gel mani would likely last a day. I was wrong, as it lasted 2 days before chipping! My pedi was just as bad. They kept trying to up-​sale and push every other service offered. It was extremely annoying and not relaxing whatsoever.
My 11-​year-​old daughter’s service were pretty much the same. Asking her numerous times if she wanted cheesy flowers on her nails.
Here’s the kicker … The bill for us both was $ 106, not including tip!!! (For a basic spa pedi+ gel color change.)
Do yourself a favor and go to Chrisptoher’s salon or island nails, both are about ¹⁄₃ the price and I’ve NEVER had issues with gel mani’s chipping.

Not impressed. My spa pedicure was done in 15 minutes, which tells me she didn’t take the time to clean them up well. I asked for my nails to be filed and keep the length and she cut them all short before I could say anything. I showed her the shape of my nail that I wanted to keep and she cut that nail off and made it square instead of oval. The file was sloppy and there are snags hanging at the end. Nails are filed uneven. My toes were painted sloppy and have polish all over my skin. I asked for different color tips on my hands and she said she couldn’t do it. There are spots missed of nail polish on my toes. There is a chunky clump on my nail. I asked for a second top coat and she said no. I told her I always get two or three coats and she still insisted no. Despite all of this I was still very nice and tipped over 20%. She asked for my payment before even doing the massage so I just left after I paid. It was only $ 44 for gel mani and pedi so I guess cheap for what it is but I would still expect a cleaner job. I prefer a salon more catered to customer satisfaction.

I had a great experience here, & I have horrible luck with nail salons so if I left happy you know that says a lot! Jennifer did my gels on my hands and they looked amazing the shape and they lasted for a full 2 weeks. I will definitely be coming back :)

There are so many better salons in the area — Ritz & Christerpher’s to name a few.
I came here to get a gel manicure and spa pedicure. After selecting a color for my nails, I’m told they don’t have it. I select another color in the same color scheme, they don’t have it. I choose a THIRD color, they use it and then it turns out streaky, so they tell me I shouldn’t have chosen it because the Essie gel colors are no good and now i have to choose a fourth color to paint over the streaky color. Is this for real?
As for the spa pedicure — it’s basically a toenail painting, that’s it. No massage (that will cost 5 dollars more), no callous removal (that will cost 5 dollars more), no scrub or oils (that will cost more)…I mean, what’s the point?
I can’t NOT recommend this place enough. Poor service, poor experience. At the end, I had been there for almost two hours so I just wanted to leave.
Don’t waste your time or money. Seriously — go to one of the many other salons in Costa Mesa!

I dunno why some people have bad experiences at places like these. I went once with a girlfriend and figured out who to make an appt with, and I tip well; it’s not rocket science.
They are about $ 15 more than other places for my typical services, but oh well they do a great job.
The lady who does my acrylics (gel peels on me) probably is one of the best Ive ever had. My nails last almost a month, she really takes her time and shapes them correctly. The lady who does my gel pedicure does the best massage ever and my toes last a month.
The clientele here is upscale, they are used to picky, high maintenance people, tip them well and get treated well, duh!

I have been going here for almost 10 years. Alene has been doing my nails since I started coming. She does a great job with my acrylic nails and cuts them down real short so they look natural. I have her do gel over the acrylic and they last roughly 3 weeks. Alene is very accommodating in that I am always bringing her pictures of nail designs off of Pinterest and she gladly copies those designs for me.
Definitely recommend making an appt with Alene!

Their chairs are good. Staff is not friendly, rude and cold. My moms pedicure was absolutely the worst she has ever had. They rushed, and didn’t care. Paint chipped off with in 2 days. My lady was the most unfriendly i have ever had. i will absolutely never go back there. I would give them zero stars if i could.

I’ve been to finest nails only once and have never been back because of quality and sanitation reasons.
My poor coworker made the mistake of getting a acrylic gel manicure here on Wednesday night. She came in to work on Thursday and showed me her bright red inflamed nails and that they were cut on each side almost to her cuticles. She told me she’d never be back either, that it was the most painful manicure she’s ever had. They weren’t listening to her when she asked them to be gentle that they were hurting her.
Hopefully more people will pay attention to the tools they use as they are not packaged or fresh out of a sanitation machine. Do your research ladies and beware!

Daaang I can’t believe there are so many negative reviews about this place! First of all, to the lady who is all butthurt over having too much pressure during massage – it sounds like you may want to stick to professional masseuses only. After all, these are nail technicians not massage therapists. No excuse for the whack callus removal job though.
Anywayss I’ve been a loyal customer for 5 years and really love it here. The ladies are all very nice and professional and do a solid job. I’ve gotten some less than ideal manicures here, especially when I was getting acrylics but I’m not the kind of person that gets all fired up over crooked nail every once in a while. Now one thing I will say is I ALWAYSSS get the longer massage and I like a lot of pressure. So if I’m not getting what I want, I ask for it – simple as that. I never get any attitude or anything! I mean really I came here to get my toenails painted not a Swedish massage!
My advice is, and I believe with any nail place… if you want something fixed, ASK for it! I go here because I can get my gel manicure/​gel pedicure for $ 100, it’s across the street from my house, I know and love the employees, it’s clean!!!, and they have a great selection of polish to choose from. Getting my nails done isn’t my favorite thing in the world to do, I would much rather do something else with my free time, but Finest Nails makes it an enjoyable enough to keep me coming back :)
Tiffany, Pauline, and Lisa are my favorite technicians :)

Blah I got a gift certificate to this place … I usually go to the amazing place down the street buttttt figured if try this place due to gift certificate. Totally annoying experience got the usual bad attitude that these type places have acted like it was an inconvenience to handle my gift certificate and of course my manicure chipped within three hours will never go back total reminder why I do not go to places like this… How this place stays so busy is beyond me especially when there are other alternatives better sanitation and where the workers are delightful and have good attitudes. Will be giving the remainder of my gift certificate away. Not worth the hassle.

Great nail place. The staff here is very welcoming. I took my 3 year old daughter here and they were very sweet and gentle while painting her nails. I will definitely be back!

I’ve seen Pauline for close to 5 years now for acrylics. She knows what I like but doesn’t mind when I want to switch things up (usually around holidays). I don’t live in the area anymore but she is worth the 30 minute drive for me. I’m not too picky who does my toes, so I never bother making an appointment for those.

Be careful and check your bill! By «accident» an $ 8 tip showed up on my wife’s credit card only to find out yeah she tipped in cash. Try to talk to the owner and never there when you ask for them. I wonder how often these «mistakes» happen? And it was a crappy pedicure.

This nail place has been my go-​to place for a while now… I usually end up happy walking out of there. However, when I went in yesterday for a mani/​pedi, I had a terrible experience that makes me never want to return. In the past when I have gone there, I noticed the massage part of the legs is done with way too much pressure, so much so, that it hurts. This time I asked the lady doing my fingers to tell the lady doing my toes to be careful when she massages my legs, to be gentle. (The lady doing my fingers spoke better English). But then I notice after she tells the other lady, it seems like she is laughing, snickering & talking smack about me. I was staring at her but that didn’t stop her… I was mildly annoyed… Then as she was doing the callus remover on my feet and scrubbing vigorously with that hard sponge thing, she was not paying attention at all and scrubbing super hard on my toes, it really hurt and I pulled my foot away and said OUCH! She was scrubbing where I don’t even have calluses! (Idiott) She gave me an insincere apology and continued more carefully. Then when giving me the leg massage, she was using way too much pressure! I told her to be careful and do it more gently. The lady doing my arm massage rubbed too hard up my bicep too. Do these chick know how to properly massage at all!!!
(I am not a wussy who can’t handle any pressure during massage.)
I was pissed cuz this is supposed to be a relaxing experience and I was on edge waiting for them to hurt me again. Later that day, I noticed the scrapes on the side of my toe and a scab was forming. I feel like going over there and yelling at the lady who did my feet. Screw this place! They charge too much for what you get.

Not 100% impressed.
My gel nails are. not nice… they are bumpy, crooked. I asked her not to file them. she did anyways and now one hand has square with round tips. and the other has 45 degree angles.
The gel was applied REALLY Sloppy. I have bubble. the color is streaky. boooo. The ends so chubby my nails are turning up. or look likr a saggy boob. on each finger tip. :(
The only great thing — The lady who did my pedicure was really good. not great because my callus scrub was a bit weak sauce. but she did a good job on the paint, filing, scrubbing and massage.
Honestly. I don’t think this is my HG nail salon.

It’s been awhile since my hands have gotten any loving, so I decided to stop in on a lunch break to get a mani. I walked in thinking I wanted acrylics, but when I arrived the ladies talked me out of it and into having a gel manicure since my nails are shaped nicely and were long enough. And apparently acrylics are a thing of the past. So I opted for the gel mani w/​a french tip.
Tanya was the nail technician that worked on me. She was quiet most of the time (which I appreciate since I’m not a fan of small talk) and I didn’t get the impression that everyone was talking about me when I was there. The ladies were all friendly and professional. I always get nervous around the time when your cuticles get cleaned since I’ve had some painful experiences before, but Tanya was thorough and gentle. I was in and out of there within 45 minutes and the work they did was fantastic! My nails lasted a solid 3 weeks (they guaranteed about 2), even though I had to move stuff out of my childhood home and put my nails through some tough love that week. Plus side — didn’t leave my hands sore like acrylics usually do. And the arm massage is heavenly.
4 stars for having a mani that lasted as long as it did!

I go here on the semi-​regular as there seems to be a dearth of nail salons which accommodate walk-​ins on 17^th street these days. I didn’t even realize until recently that people under the age of 50 even made nail appointments. They do.
It’s a big salon and they can always get me in right away. So that’s a positive.
In terms of the service — it’s a total crap shoot. You might come away with an awesome paint job or spend 45 minutes of your life telling the nail tech to be careful with those clippers since your cuticles are almost starting to bleed.
Price is expensive for 17^th street in general and for the service in particular.
My recommendation (to myself as well) if you go in here and get a good mani/​pedi make sure you get the name of your nail tech to ask for them again and avoid a painful and overpriced situation in the future.

Went here today on my birthday (9-​6-​2011) and was beyond disappointed with the service namely, and the cleanliness.
First off, this is a really dirty establishment! I came in to get a color change and the table was FILTHY. The towel they used to cover the table looked dirty as well, with gunk stuck to it and stains. I was relieved that I didn’t get a mani/​pedi here. The sinks in the back were super dirty. There was water all over the counter.
I’m not a picky person but this place was nasty.
To top it off, the older lady with thinning hair who did my nail change was the rudest person I’ve ever had do my nails in my life. I’m no snob, and as a recent graduated college kid I always respect people who take time to help me and are in service professions (and I’m a very generous tipper for those who really shine). BUT, this lady was in a bad mood from the moment she came over. I didn’t get a single smile or word from her. She also had nail fungus on her own thumb nail, which I thought was a horrible sign.
She was really gruff, and literally banged her tools and threw things around, even spilling acetone all over the towel. I was a minute away from getting up and walking out at one point. She asked at the start of the color change, to pay and tip her. I explained that I’d sit to let my nails dry and do it after. She argued with me, and I explained that I like to wait to see how the nail job is before tipping (isn’t that the point?) She got even more upset with me, and did the fastest, sloppiest change in color I’ve ever seen. Ugh.
When she finished she got up and walked away without saying, «thank you,» «come again» or even a smile.
I left a .50c tip, which was generous, and wrote «Extremely rude service» next to it.
Another lady also threw my brand new Coach bag (a recent gift) on the floor for another client. It got all kinds of sticky gunk on it.
Stay far away.