Elite Nails

Nice place, friendly staff! I got manis and pedis throughout spring & summer 2015. They never tried to up sell and always did a great job. Not a super swanky place but hardworking and down to earth Carpinteria experience. Good massage as part of the foot package. Fair pricing too.

They do a wonderful job and salon is up to state board regulations (they use disposable liners in their foot basins). When I first moved to Carp, I went here on a friends recommendation. I moved up to SB 4 years ago and I still drive down to get my nails and pedicures done here. Why gamble on a good thing? :)

I have been going to Elite Nails for many years. We tried other nail salons in Carpinteria and moved to Elite Nails for satisfying our strict requirements for what we believe is an outstanding nail salon. Tao, owner, does an amazing job of operating Elite Nails — cleanliness and attention-​to-​detail performances. Many of the staff have worked there for years. I am very picky when it comes to my nails and feet — they have it all together and do an outstanding job. This nail salon is kept VERY clean, with up-​to-​date equipment, and an awesome selection of polish choices. Tao and the staff are very respectful of their clients. I talked my husband into going there a few years ago and he is sold on Tao’s professionalism. I did review some of the negative reviews and all I can say is these reviews are not consistent with what we have experienced at Elite Nails. I hope you will give them an opportunity to show you their expertise and to prove the negative reviews are not consistent with their professionalism.
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My step daughter and I each had a pedicure yesterday. We called in one hour in advance and they were able to accommodate us without a problem. The first thing I noticed was how clean everything was, the foot bath was actually lined with a disposable plastic liner. The pedicures were just over thirty minutes and cost $ 25 each. They did an excellent job, we will certainly be back.

Best place to get your nails and waxing done in Carpinteria. Very friendly staff and a wide variety of services offered. I’v been coming for the past 15years!

By far the nicest staff. Connie is amazing. Great customer service and ambiance. Every single time (:

Good: Seems clean. They have autoclaves in full view so you can see they really do clean their tools. Tile floor looks clean and the pedicure bowls seem okay, too.
Bad: Hard to communicate with some of the staff. At a recent visit, I was cut severely by a really overzealous manicurist who thought I needed part of my skin cut away with my cuticle. When I Unilocaled (no pun) and pulled my hand back, she said, «Hard skin. Needs cut.» Cue blood and a lot of pain. She then shoves my hand back into water, which is the height of hygiene, I’m sure.
(My skin is very soft, I don’t have hard skin anywhere on my body and even if I did, I think it’s really weird that someone would just cut into my skin for not reason.)
Well, two weeks later, I’m still sore and I’m not sure if I hadn’t put antibiotic crème on my wound if I would have been dealing with an infection, or not.
Bottom line: The place might be clean and you could get a great mani or pedi, but Beware The Hacker Manicurist. Just in time for Halloween.

Not so good gell mani. Color wasn’t the one on the sample which was not a huge problem cus I still liked the color I ended up with. She got nail pollish on my finger tips and cuticles on at least half the fingers and couldnt figure out how to get it off. Instead of just using acetone she filed the skin to try and remove. The sign says ²⁵⁄₃₀ for gell and she charged me 35 with no removal of previous hell needed.

Had an appt took forever always charged me $ 30 for leg wax when I’ve paid $ 25. No more for me.

Wish I could rate my experience but I didn’t even have one. There’s a huge sign right out front that says «walk in’s welcome» no they are not. The first thing the guy told me was that I should have made an appointment, as of the place was busy, there was one person there. The guy told me he had an appointment coming in, and I can understand that but he was so rude to me. I’ll take my business elsewhere.

So mad. Worst back fill of my life! Nothing was even, looked like I did it myself. She also cut me twice! On top of all that, she charged me full price. Never goin back!

I had an awesome experience here! I only did the special pedicure with French tips and it was very relaxing. Thanks to Connie.

Fantastic Service. 15 mn after my walk-​in I was getting my mani-​pedi ($ 34 combo). Hannah was very nice, we talked shoes, my expertise. I will def. return and recommend Elite Nails.

Hannah did a uh-​mazing job on my gel nails! Love this place and a great price too! Def coming back!

as a local, this is my nail place to go! My feet looked horrendous after no pedicure for 4 months and then looked like the best Pedicure I’ve ever seen after! The girls here pay attention to detail better than most places. I came in and they were too busy to take me but I’m glad I stuck it out and waited for the best Pedi in town at the best prices. 20 dollar Peds and 30 dollar Ped/​mani combo. Good vibes here too. My French Pedi is going strong after a week on the beach!

Excellently done pedi. The massage was stellar. Best price in town. I live in Carpinteria and have tried several other salons, and always return to Elite Nails.

Re-​reviewing this place. I really really love that they can always take me and a basic mani and spa pedi are never over 40 $ for BOTH!
If I get off work and luxury is closed, this is my go to. Very friendly staff, very nice nail polish selections and awesome NEW massage chairs:)

DO NOT TRUST this salon!!! They OVER charge you if you are from out of town!!!

Thao always does a great job. There’s a $ 32 mani-​pedi special which is hard to beat. I think it’s the best nail place in Carp.