Be Polished Nails & Spa

Commitment to excellence and superb customer service at this nail salon. I am hooked.
I was genuinely impressed with the attention to detail and friendly atmosphere, each time I’ve visited.
I am a picky person when it comes to my personal maintenance. I’d rather do it myself than pay someone for a job I’ll find fault in later. This place is the only place in San Marcos, that has not disappointed me on all visits.
Each visit I’m treated in the same courteous manner and the technician will not rush the job. I’ve never found a flaw with the services I’ve received. I love the attention to detail.
The price is very resealable, the shop is welcoming and clean.

Loved the acrylics Tee did on my nails. It looks neat and natural. My friends’ gel nails and acrylic gel looked amazing as well! They accommodated us ASAP and we felt very welcome. Will definitely come back again! It was the perfect «me» time & my nails look great!

Monday was my first time at this salon. They accepted my daughter and I as «walk-​ins».
I had the pleasure of having Theresa do my pedicure. She was friendly, efficient and contentious to my budget. The salon had a nice «vibe», people seemed to be comfortable both the customers and the workers.

Kathy is amazing and she made my first nail salon experience very enjoyable! She did an awesome job with my acrylic French tips and she even added a multicolored pastel rose. She’s very sweet and will make good small talk with you. She pays attention to all the little details and makes sure everything looks perfect! I am very happy with my nails and I will definitely be going back to Kathy! #yagurllooksfreshtodeath

Love this place for the great prices and amazing pedicure massages. However I’ve never been here without having to wait, even with an appointment. Don’t bother calling and making an appointment, just expect to be waiting for a minimum of 20 minutes. I just waited 45 minutes when I had an appointment. Sadly, this will be my last visit here.

I come here all the time and when I say I want a design I think it would be pretty looking not this time #bummed. made the women redo a heart design twice.

Quality work but appointment times mean NOTHING!
It’s hard for me to write this review because I have been very happy with the quality of the work done at this nail salon. I’ve been getting my nails done off and on here for about a year and pretty consistently for the past four months. I’ve almost always seen Kathy and she always does a great job. I’ve only had one bad gel manicure there with someone who didn’t appear to have ever done one before. My issue with this place is that they have no respect for the client’s time. I always make an appointment and I always end up having to wait, sometimes as long as 45 minutes to an hour. The prices are great ($ 20 for a gel manicure) so I’ve tried to deal with the long waits. I had an appointment at 6:00 yesterday and when I arrived, the person I was scheduled to see was just starting on someone else and told me I’d have to wait a while. At first I thought I’d just wait it out but I just felt like I was sick and tired of repeatedly having my time wasted without even an apology or any attempt to do better the next time. I could see that I was in for at least a 45 minute wait and just decided that it was time for me to look for a place that will value my time and my business. This nail salon is always really busy, so I doubt they will care too much about losing my business. I’m sorry that I have to move on because, like I said, they do quality work. If you have time to wait and want a good manicure, Kathy is awesome. Just make sure you don’t have any thing you have to do in the hours immediately following your appointment because you’ll very likely be late.

I really liked this place, but I’ve had too many bad experiences here. I won’t even get into them because it would take forever to write about them. One thing for sure is that I don’t appreciate rudeness/​disrespect. I’m your client and give you my hard earned money. When I leave your business and say, «Thank you! Have a great Christmas!” — you should respond back respectfully, not just look down on whatever paper and say, «mmm hmm». That is beyond rude. I don’t appreciate this at all– especially coming from one of the owners.

If you are looking for a place to have a quick service done and get out in a reasonable time, this is NOT the place for you. I can’t stress that enough.
I go to Lisa. She is extremely detail oriented and particular about her work… does exactly what you ask of her, but not quickly. No one here is quick at all. I prepare myself to sit there for two hours for a fill. Yes, two hours. If you want something fancy and custom, definitely come to this place. If not, you’re better off going to a shop known for their speed!

This is my nail place. If you catch me going someone else it’s because I’m cheating on this place and will for sure regret it later. I’m not a crazy picky person but I do know what a crappy set of nails looks like and I’ve NEVER left this place with a crappy set. Every idea I’ve brought to them they’ve been able to pull off. They have a great selection of colors, gels, and GLITTER. The girls are always friendly and I’ve never felt pressured into an up-​sell.
I would recommend you making an appointment because they’re generally busy and if you come at a rush time you could be waiting for 45 plus minutes. From my understanding they currently only have one girl who does waxing so for sure make an appointment if you need to be waxed.

Great overall service! Quick, efficient, friendly, reasonable priced, etc. The best in San Marcos I think.

I was referred by a friend to go and see Ryan, I was very pleased with how well
he listen to what I wanted. I got an Acrylic Full set and it was $ 25 due to how long I wanted them. I tipped him because of how pleased I was with the work he did and his customer service. he was very professional and made good conversation. Schedule to go in to see him or his wife Kathy. Christine did my pedicure and helped me find the color I was looking for. the next day my thumb nail came off (only because I’m heavy handed) and I called Ryan and he seen me right away and didn’t even charge me to fix it. I will definitely be going back to see him.

The place is clean and every1 seems friendly. First time customer. I had Kathy, she is a doll, sweet nice and knows exactly what she is doing! I gave her a somewhat complicated design. I left sooo happy that I will b making the 25 minutes drive from home :) ask for Kathy!

Great technicians. I stress this. Everyone is friendly, the shop is clean and they do great work.
The negative: VERY POOR TIME MANAGEMENT. Don’t even bother scheduling an appointment. They won’t keep it. I came every other week for over a year and only a hand full of times did they take me on time. I’ve waited for over an hour many times and they will not wait for you if you are running even 2 minutes behind. This isn’t the fault of the technicians… Ryan really needs to get a better scheduling system. Take down phone numbers, get a receptionist, OR HOW ABOUT NOT PUT A TECH ON A WALK IN WHEN SOMEONE IS SCHEDULED IN 5 MINUTES! Call people if you can’t keep your appointments. After a year of this, I had to voice it. No consideration for others schedules. The gel is off and I’m no longer going to be a slave to this. I’ll visit for the occasional pedicure… and from here on out, I’ll be a walk in.

My go-​to nail tech isn’t here anymore :(he was the best! (David) need to find somewhere new to get acrylics done.

I was in town for a wedding, and needed a mani, pedi, & wax. They gave me an appointment within ½ hour of my call. All 3 services were the best. Julie put pretty flowers on hands and toes, matching my dress. I will come back whenever I’m in town.

I always happen to come during the week after work since they’re always busy even if I make an appointment ahead of time. I think too many people know of this gem now and business is so unorganized. Don’t get me wrong I love this place. Everytime I come here my nails are always on point, but just having to wait for a long time to have them just start my nails sucks. I think I’ll just stick to coming here once in awhile when my personal nail tech isn’t available. My favorites are Kathy, Ryan, and David. Very nice people and have enjoyed every visit with them.

I ended up finding this place on Unilocal by cute photos of nail art done by Kathy. Thankfully I called and made an appointment. It was so packed and busy by the time I made it in. Even though I had an appointment I still waited 30 minutes to be seen.
However Kathy is very sweet and talented. I showed her a picture of what I wanted and she instantly started. She was fast paced (which is awesome) and knew what she was doing. She gave me the shape and size I’ve been dreaming of. You have no idea how many nail places I have gone to where I have been unhappy about some small detail about my finalized results. Not with Kathy, everything was perfect! She hand paints any type of design you want for an extra $ 5.
This is my new place from now on! Make sure to call ahead and not walk in. It gets busy very quickly. Ask for Kathy! :)

Been going here since they opened! I am a very happy customer! One of the cleanest and friendliest nail salons I have ever been to. I get compliments on my nails every time I get them done. I refer a ton of people and they are always happy they made the switch to Be Polished. Prices are great too. I usually see Tani or Kathy for my gel, but they are all great!
Also, a TON of gel colors to choose from and the best brands. OPI, Essie, etc.

I love this nail salon! I don’t even live nearby but I try to hold out until I’m back in the area so I can get my next gel mani here, that’s how good they are!
Pros:
1. Gel manicures, they do such a great job! Every time I’ve gotten my nails done here they last over 2 weeks, which never happens for me anywhere else.
2. They use only top of the line products, down to the UV light.
3. Clean salon!
4. Beautiful color selection.
5. Nail design! They are so talented with hand painting any gel design you could dream up.
Cons:
1. They get busy. So make an appointment or you could be waiting a long time.
2. Even with an appointment you might end up waiting like 10 – 15 minutes