Vida Nails and Spa

Lynn does natural looking — long lasting, beautiful acrylic nails! I’m thrilled with her work. Make an appointment with LYNN, you will be so happy!

My mom and I had a lovely girls day out here. We were the only ones in here as we had the first appointments of the day. It was so relaxing and the staff was very friendly and efficient. We both got pedicures and an upgrade that felt amazing. What’s even better is that the polish lasted for months which is rare with how often I go to the beach and expose my toes during the Summer. I got my nails done at a different salon for my wedding and the polish was wearing off the next day and didn’t even last through my honeymoon! I will absolutely be back and enjoy that they have a parking lot in backside as not to drive around for street parking. I would definitely recommend this salon to anyone and everyone!

I left 10 minutes into the pedicure because it was so painful. I asked her to be more gentle so she asked if I was scared, then continued hurting me and saying «sorry.» Then she cut me and my toe started bleeding. Oh, and the massage chairs were weak. Won’t be returning.

Very nice salon with new massage chairs. It is very clean and attractive. Lina did my pedicure and she was nice and did a great job.

I went to this nail salon the other day and was very dissapointed with the customer service. 1^st they seemed to be so concerned with additional services than the actual service. 2^nd the nail techs were talking about me and laughing in vietnamese. I know some of this language and it’s very rude and the worst customer service to do this. If you want to feel bad about yourself and be overcharged go to Vida Nails.

This place is right down the street from my house and I am a regular there. Typically very friendly with a great mani/​pedi. However, since they have new management, things have really changed and not for the better. For instance, I went in today as a walk in and the lady asked me to leave and come back later because they were too busy. Not, have a seat and wait. Leave and come back! Not only will I not be back today but I will never be back. These places are on every corner and I am getting a mani/​pedi at a new place as I write this review.

i will definitely be back, lauren was her name and ahe was very sweet and did everything i asked from the picture i had. She is the manager and she took care of me. The massage was great, now im ready to conquer

I went here for the first time today and loved it. The salon was very clean and well-​kept. The price was extremely reasonable ($ 20 for a pedicure with a nice, long massage) and my toes looked great! I will definitely be back!

I just moved to San Diego from Michigan and desperately needed to get my nails and feet taken care of! I chose Noble based on the great reviews and 4 ½ stars out of 5, and I will tell you-​I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED! The salon was clean, the people were very friendly and they had a great menu of choices for manicures & pedicures with prices to fit every budget. They even do shellac on your toes-​which I absolutely LOVE and not all salons will do it. I am very picky and particular about my nails and feet and I would HIGHLY recommend Noble!

This is my favorite nail salon. They will do your feet and hands at the same time so you’re not in there for an hour and a half. They always do such a great job. Whatever topcoat they use stays on for weeks. And it’s in a great location. I love going there after running Torrey Pines

I DONT KNOW HOW MY REVIEW GOT POSTED AS OF 8−14−14 BECAUSE I WROTE THIS OVER A YEAR AGO AND JOANNE IS NO LONGER WORKING THERE. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHAT SALON SHE MOVED TO PLEASE EMAIL ME!!! :
Joanne is the best! Not only is she fast and accurate but she is very pleasant to talk to. She does awesome freehand nail designs.
I wanted something for Halloween and she painted my nails black then did white sparkley spiderwebs on the tips of all my nails. I got so many compliments and it only took an extra 10 mins or so for her to freehand all 10 nails. Thanks Joanne!.
At the same time I was getting a peticure by another gal (sorry can’t remember her name) and she was just as great. Great massaging and paint job. She painted my toe nails orange and then did spiderwebs with a spider in it, on both big toe nails. My sincere apologies for not remembering her name. But I will find it out and post again
I’m so glad I stopped into Nobel Nails on a whim!!!
Laura H.

My go-​to girl is Wendy. I’ve tried many other nail salons but no one beats Wendy. She is fast and very good in what she does. She can do basically everything!!! I will forever stay a loyal customer. I don’t trust anyone else.

I love love LOVE noble nails and have been a loyal customer for some time now! Wynn is the gal for manicures and Michael is the man for pedicures! They are always so nice and friendly, I haven’t had a bad experience thus far :) definitely worth stopping by.

I got a pedicure here a few days ago and they cut my big toe nail so short it started bleeding everywhere and hurt so bad! They said sorry, but that was it. I order the hot stone massage too which they did for 3 seconds. Not very long when you pay extra, and the massage was short. I’m really surprised they charged me full price after chopping off part of my toe. I’m sad that people have no customer service anymore and I have no desire to spend money here again.

I tried, Noble Nails. I really did, but now that Kim is gone, I will go elsewhere, even though you are right down the street. The manager/​owner is so unfriendly. She doesn’t try to drum up business within the community. The space can handle it, but the business is not growing. I don’t think any time is spent on training people. I will say in the beginning I liked it because they gave such good massages, but the last gel manicure I got was terrible. I was embarrassed for anyone to see it.
Turn it around, Noble Nails!

So awesome… and very very reasonably priced.
Kim is probably the best pedicurist I’ve had in recent memory, very thorough and amazing foot/​leg massage.
Makes me wish I lived in So Cal.
Two thumbs (and toes) up.

I stopped by here on a Saturday morning and was able to walk-​in and sit down right away without an appointment. They had 2 or 3 people working at this time, and one other client receiving a mani/​pedi.
My technician was very nice and conversational. I received a standard manicure, and the service took about 20 minutes. Everything seemed clean and pretty standard for a nail salon.
The polish selection was a bit smaller than other places I have been, but there are still plenty of colors to choose from. I was not familiar with the brand of polishes that they carry.
One thing to note — In the middle of my hand massage, my technician stopped and answered the phone to take an appointment call. There were 4 or 5 other employees there at the time that were stocking and refilling items, but I guess my girl was on phone duty. I thought that was rather odd that she would stop a service (and not even at a good stopping point — literally in the middle of the hand massage) to answer the phone.
They have a parking lot in back, which is nice since parking in Del Mar can be tricky.
Prices seem fair.

I asked for Viki for a pedi & she was wonderful. $ 20 pedi with a massage on my legs that was worth the $ 20! Very happy!

Joanne is awesome. She does amazing stiletto nails. She does all kinds of nails perfectly and quickly. Best nails hands down. :)

Nail places are hard to find and when in need of an emergency manicure because something came up I decided to call for an appointment for both the bf and I to Noble Nails. We passed the place a few dozen times and always said, «We should try it one day,» but what a mistake.
As we sat next to each other talking it was clear to me that there was something not quite right about this place — it was too large with too many unused stations for a Saturday afternoon for locals not to be packed in. Listening to conversations it was clear to me that this place cornered the market on tourists, but if the locals aren’t going it is for a reason.
I don’t have many expectations out of a mani/​pedi — since I’m a guy and don’t wear polish or need anything special it is simply a question of cutting my nails evenly, buffing them out so they have a little shine to them and having a good attention to detail to make sure they’re done right the first time. None of that happened here. The worst part had to be the fact that my manicurist was not interested in doing her job — she was far more interested in what was coming in on her phone (whether it was a call or a text message: she never missed a single one). As a matter of fact, my bf was finished with his mani/​pedi about 15 minutes sooner than I was and we had exactly the same service.
After my service I got home and decided that I was unhappy with it — I was unhappy there, but we had somewhere to be, but when I had time I called Noble Nails — hours later — and I asked that I get my money back for my manicure. My pedicure was fine, but I was unwilling to pay for a manicure that was uneven, that was buffed using the SAME BUFFER as the one used on my bf and when I received the service from a woman uninterested in her job.
The manager was going to call me back no later than Tuesday — it’s now the following Monday and I’ve not heard from them.
If you’re a tourist there are a lot of places (go to the one at Del Mar Plaza or any of the other dozen places that you can go) and don’t even try this place. There is a reason the chairs are so often empty of locals and so full of tourists. The fact that they offer specials and then nickel and dime you to death on everything from salt in the water (is that really that expensive that it’s $ 5 a scoop out of a $ 20 jar that can do about 100 pedis?) and why should buffing a man’s nails cost MORE than if a man picks a nail polish to put on?
WORST is the simply UNCLEAN nature of the business. To share manicure and pedicure tools is simply scandalous and I mentioned it when I was there. The woman assured me that the buffer she was using on me was not the same as the one used on my bf, but both of us saw her simply hand it off from one gal to the other. That is disgusting, but worst of all, if they do it to buffers I have to wonder if they are reusing other things without cleaning them?
Don’t go to Noble Nails — there is nothing good about it and they’re not even interested in doing nails, but if you want to play Angry Birds — I’m sure the girl I had would be willing to play.
Incidentally, I put «YES» for accepting credit cards, but they charge you a fee to do it — contrary to the law in CA (Cal. Civ. Code 1748.1(a) and others) that would allow a discount for cash purchases, but that’s not what they do here — they decide to tack on a fee (without telling you) if you choose to use a card. I’ve made my complaint to the State.