Montecito Nails

Past by this salon earlier when I was shopping in the area. Afterwards when I was done, saw that I had enough time to get a manicure. So, I went in. Was blown away with how clean this place was. Very spotless. The techs are really friendly too. I didn’t had to wait long till one of the nails came and took care of me right away. She was very skillful. Didn’t cut me once at all throughout the process of my manicure. She also listen to all my requests too. My nails looked really graceful! Highly recommend this salon! Services is amazing!

Last night I took my daughter with me to have our nails done as a treat. We both woke up this morning with incredible pain in our big toes from the side of the nail being cut off, as well as pain under the nail itself. We are very clean people and have never had an issue in all the times we’ve had pedicures done, whether I’ve paid for them (at other establishments) or we’ve done them at home. Very disappointed with the quality of service received. I was trying to support a business closer to home. I will not be going back to this establishment, nor recommend it to anyone. I will return to the nail salon in Novato and have our mani/pedi’s done there.

I fell in love with their décor it is so simple yet elegant. Not over doing it. I am pleased with their color selections here, different types of options. The tech here are very helpful, even when I did not book an appointment they helped me out with in minutes. I find that they can really do a pedicure very well. I enjoyed it very much, and felt very relaxing on their chairs.

I brought my grandma and my girls to get our pedicure done because my best friend recommended this place to me. I got to say I love this place! My daughters and grandma love it here too. The staff here is very pleasant. We were very please with their work. I’ll be taking my family here again in the future. I recommend anyone with girls to bring them here!

I love this place they do such a great job VERY SANITARY! My office is in monticito shopping center as well (
) so it’s convenient too! It is priced reasonable unlike the others in the area. I am very picky about my nails and go religiously every two week for a mani and pedi. I highly recommend this place

One of the best places in town. I came here for the second time to day since a friend of mine took me here for the first time and I am in love with this. I had a manicure and pedicure. The chair is very comfortable, they really care about their customers experience. The lady who did my nails today did a really good job. She took her time and did not rush through steps like many other places. Communicate with her is so easy. They have a great selection of good quality products and beautiful colors to choose from. The place is clean and well organized. Reasonable price. All the compliments for this place, I could just go on and on like this as I am very happy with my visit today. Highly recommended !!!

This place is AMAZING!!! The ladies that work there are so nice and did exactly what I wanted. I got the best acrylic nails I’ve ever had and a super relaxing pedicure for only 60 $. Reasonable price and superb service. I’m definitely going here to get my nails done from now on!

Under new ownership, this place is amazing! They are meticulous. New pedi chairs, updated salon atmosphere, friendly staff – have been multiple times and no complaints!

What a nice remodel after the change in management. I really appreciate the extra care that was taken on my pedicure. It was very pleasant looking out into the courtyard and the foothill in the difference. There was quiet music and it was very relaxing. I am very grateful how not only did my feet look better, but I was able to relax.

I stopped here to have gel nail polish removed. I was not impressed with the cleanliness or infection control practices of the salon. The technician doing my nails had me soak them in a bowl with acetone remover. Afterward, she poured the used acetone back into the clean container. When I was checking out, a different technician stopped in the middle of giving another customer a pedicure and did not remove her gloves to handle my credit card and finish the checkout process. Gross! I would not return here.

This place was bright, clean, friendly, and I got a great pedi with a long massage for $ 25. I don’t understand the bad reviews of this place. What’s not to like?

This is a wonderful place! It is under new ownership and I was fortunate to have the owner herself do my pedicure, thank you Maria. She took her time even after they had closed to fit me in. They also have brand new chairs plus some great new colors to choose from. Sanitation is tops for this spot, they really care about their customers.

I walked in on a whim and I think I was the first customer of the day. I used their bathroom (clean, smelled great), picked my colors, and they had the massage chair all ready for me. I had a man with a super cool fish tattoo working on my toes, and a pretty petite woman working on my fingernails.
They were both meticulous and took their time making sure that my nails and cuticles were perfect before painting them.
The woman gave a very firm hand massage that was therapeutic and relaxing and the man gave a more gentle massage and used an exfoliant as well as the scrubbing block.
The entire salon is clean. They use medically sanitized and sealed tools fresh for each customer. There are plastic liners in the foot tubs, and I believe the chairs are new.
All this for $ 35 for a basic mani/​pedi. I don’t often get my nails done, but this salon might have changed my mind. I will absolutely be coming back!

I had a good experience here earlier today. Called 15 minutes til closing in a panic (job interview tomorrow) and they said to just come on over. Maria did a great job doing a basic cleanup, cuticles, shaping etc. (no polish) and both she and the owner were warm and pleasant.
I found the salon a little cluttered and would have liked it to be cleaner. But Maria said she’s taking over the business and is going to remodel. I’ll be back and hope I can give them 4 or 5 stars!

This is a strange place with a wierd vibe. Very cluttered including the back room and the bathroom. I was very friendly and walked in w a «Hello» and a smile. One person looked up briefly. had to They put my feet up on a wet used towel, YUK. They never stopped yapping in their own language once the entire time; very rude. I had to yell to interupt them to ask if the massage chair was working, and to ask for warmer water. The polish was thick and she thinned it w nail polish, not a good idea. The owner was on a mat on the floor doing YOGA most of the time!!! Super strange place and not sure about the cleanliness.

I really wish I can give this place no stars. I came in and ask them to remove my acrylic nails and if I can get a manicure. I told them that I need them to remove it all. But the lady only cut it down and just file the extra acrylic and ask me to soak my nails in pure acetone so it can get soft day so they can file the rest of the acrylic off. To make it short they didn’t remove the acrylic off. And she really did a bad job on manicure. My cuticles are so bad that I have to go to a different salon to get it fix.

Went here recently and loved it. The ladies are nice and the shop is nice. Great services and great selection of colors. The prices were great too!

I love this place! I’ve been going for 8 years now! Everyone is always so nice to me :)

I love this place! Seems like every time I come here I’m in my raggidest clothes yet they treat me as if I’m wearing Chanel.
Today I treated myself to a pedicure, brow, and lip wax. As usual everything is perfect and I feel like a million bucks.
I will be back again and again as I have been for the past five years.

Dropped in to Montecito Nails for a mani/​pedi. Had a mani done by the owner. It was fine. Nothing to write home about but nothing super special. I was suspicious about if the tools had been sanitized since she was working from a plastic box. I asked and she assured me they were and in 22 years has never had a problem. I reluctantly let her do the mani.
Another manicurist did the pedi. Before she sat down with me she pulled some kind of funky stuff out of the basin next to me where she was working on someone else. She went out of her way to show it to me and threw it away. Then she sat down to work on me without washing her hands!!! I stopped her and asked her to please wash up. She did. Then she came over and opened the box of tools she was using on the other client. I asked her if she was using sanitary tools. She said oh yes, give me 5 minutes. She went behind a cabinet and came out with tools in the plastic wrap. Showed them to me. Where did they come from? I have no idea. Were they really sanitized? Highly suspect. But I allowed her to proceed. Again, it was fine. Nothing to write home about but never felt comfortable enough to relax and close my eyes in the massage chair.
Then she comes out with a plastic basin of paraffin wax. It looked like the same one she used on the other client, so I asked. She and the owner looked at each other. I said «no thanks, I have to get going». The owner walked out and the manicurist said something about her being mad. I didn’t quite understand what she meant. It was awkward.
I declined the polish and just wanted to leave. I paid, and even tipped a little, since they took me as a walk in and I did have some degree of service.
I came home and washed my hands and feet with soap and hot water. i was worried about the cleanliness of this place and will not return.
A mani/​pedi is treat I like to give myself and I want to feel pampered for a little bit. I did not have that experience at Montecito Nails.