Deva Hair & Nail Salon

This is an update to my last review. This place is still my favorite nail place in San Diego for two reasons: 1) they have a huge selection of gel colors and 2) when Tina does my nails they last for a month! She also does cool designs and humors all my ideas I show her from Pinterest. Thanks Tina, you’re the best!

I bought a Groupon for my daughter for a mani/​pedi for prom. It was $ 24.00. I dropped her there and came back later to pick her up. I am trying to let her learn to deal with businesses herself and if she is not happy with a service to fix it. Basically the owner as she understood it, did her fingernails. She asked for French tip and was told it was extra as gel… my daughter said fine but she expected them to be straight. They were crooked and was intimidated when she mentioned she was unhappy. Literally crooked as some others have posted pics of. I don’t know why she would jeopardize business by doing nails if she is not very good at it. On the othehand, her pedicure was awesome! Go figure. As you see there is a pattern in the reviews of it being either atrocious or great! We live down the road and were so busy my kid picked this place for convenience. That won’t be the case next time. So I gave my daughter my card to pay the added fee of $ 10.00 not telling me jow bad it was till we got home or I would have gone back in. She added $ 5 as a courtesy to the person who did it right. So $ 15.00. But a week later I had a charge from them of $ 30.00, they doubled it. I had to call my bank and they fixed it. Use at your own risk, ask only for the people named that are good, and do not use the owner who will ignore you and speak to everyone but you in their native language. She left feeling like she as a customer was not important and living close it is a loss for them.

Found this place off groupon which was a great deal. The reason I kept coming back was the great priced gel mani! Tina and Annie are amazing and the gel mani lasts for weeks! I’ve seen the ladies do some amazing artwork on nails and decided to give it a try. I showed Tina a picture from Pinterest and she recreated the look. Great price too — $ 35 total to remove old gel, complete gel mani and glitter design.

I came in this nail salon before. I decided to bring in a picture of nails I seen on Instagram, Tina was more than willing to go out of her comfort zone and design my coffin polkadot nails. I was more than pleased. Thank you Tina again for perfecting the nails I wanted!

Tina is so meticulous and very good at what she does. My acrylics don’t raise or chip and last much longer than they should. That says a lot considering I’m the type that will break a nail a few days after I get them because I work with my hands.
If you get your nails done regularly, or even at all, come in and ask for her, you won’t regret it:)

So i found this place on groupon and bought a groupon to try it out as well. Mani pedi and foot spa for $ 38. Why not right? So i came in. Waited in the receptionist desk for like 5mins before someone came in there at accommodate me. The person who greeted me is even leaving the place already. I guess shes done for the day.
And then this woman told me to sit on the manicure area with a very loud voice and with aggression. I get it. Some people just speak loud and i was thinking maybe thats the case with this woman, so i let it slide.
She started cleaning my nails. I even dont know if cleaning is the right word coz she definitely didnt clean my nails properly. The woman just soaked my fingers in a water bowl and just poked my nails and i told her to cut my finger nails bec i work in a food and beverage place and she just cut the tip and didnt even bother piling it and its all uneven. I let her do her thing until she said its done and my nails is still not clean and she didnt even take the dry skin off and mind you she was on the phone too the whole time she was doing my nails! I told her to clean the inside tip of my nails coz there are still residues and again, she just poked it. I looked at the other customer whos in the pedicure area and we both have the looks in our eyes that we are having the worst service ever. Lol
When she was done she pointed me to the other woman whos doing pedicure and foot spa and just pointed me to the chair and she was telling me in a yelling manner «go there! Thats the spa! They call it spa. You go there!» I know what spa is woman! Lmao! So i went to the pedicure and spa area of the salon and this other woman is actually nice and did her job well but both women are just talking in their language the whole time. And again, the manicure woman is so loud and yelling and it is really annoying. It is so unprofessional and i wont be coming back. Theres a lot of hair and spa place out there! Do yourself a favor and dont waste your time and money in here. Go somewhere else!!!

This place is a joke! I bought my wife a groupon here and dropped her off. The lady asked if she had been there before and she had so she said yes. She then pulls this it’s an extra 7.00 dollars to use your groupon because its for first time clients only. Which nowhere does it say that on the groupon. Watch out this place is shady! And whatever you do never say you’ve been there before if your using a groupon.

This place is great! They are always so accommodating and the staff is very sweet. I got shellac nails and they looked amazing. They took the time to make sure I was happy and my nails looked perfect. I loved the shape, color, and they lasted over two weeks! I definitely recommend this place.

I have not been here and won’t go, bought a Groupon the way she answered the phone unprofessional I could barely understand her except «Groupon, no time», I got a refund immediately from Groupon since I just purchased it within their 3 day refund period.
Too bad such poor customer service in Devas parr, I was looking for a steady place I can go every 2 weeks. They lost out… so much competition …

Cathy was FANTASTIC!
I found this place on Groupon and I’m so glad I did!
Cathy was so sweet and spent a lot of time getting my nails perfect! I feel like nail salons always rush you in and out, but Cathy actually spent time fixing everything and making it perfect. And she spent time on the massage, which is always so rushed at other places.
Plus, it’s $ 30 for a mani and pedi! Can’t beat that!
I’ll definitely be back!

I called to make an appointment after seeing the deal on groupon. I hadn’t yet bought the deal and Tina told me they would give me the groupon price so I was perfectly happy with that solution.
Tina did my manicure and we realized how badly the people before had done my nails. She used foil to take off my old gel which was so much nicer than other places I’ve gone to that would file and drill it off. She really took her time and my nails turned out great.
Someone else did my pedicure and it was excellent. I like that she knew when to scrub even though my feet are pretty ticklish. My toes also turned out great.
Definitely going to come back for my next mani pedi!

I came here today with 2 other friends due to the groupons we purchased. I made an appointment ahead of time but when we arrived there were only 2 ladies working. There was a couple already there in the middle of getting mani/​pedis done so we had to wait a little while to be seen. I sat down in the chair first to wait for my pedi and right as my friend was setting her stuff down, the manicurist (Tina?) called her over to the mani station to get it done first. After she was done with her, she came over to where I was sitting to start on my manicure. The second lady came over at about the same time and started on my pedi, leaving my third friend sitting in the chair for a good 45 minutes before anyone even looked at her nails.
After filing my nails and cleaning the cuticles on one hand, she left to go do a mani on the woman who had been getting her nails done when we arrived but had stepped outside to smoke or something. When she came back, I asked her to fix my nail shape because I asked her for almond but she gave me stilettos. She was pretty reluctant, telling me that this is what I had asked for. Then I asked her to finish trimming the cuticles on my other hand and she tried to argue with me, telling me she already did. After I insisted that she only pushed it back but didn’t trim it, she reluctantly went to work and she trimmed off a lot. So much in fact that my thumb started BLEEDING and she didn’t even apologize!!! She just tried to pretend it didn’t happen and put antiseptic or something on it. I think it’s pretty rude that she didn’t acknowledge the fact that she injured me. The mani she gave me after that was the worst manicure I’ve ever had in my life. 8 out of the 10 nails have very visible bubbles on them and on the thumb that she cut up, she didn’t even paint the top coat evenly so there is a line of demarcation along the entire side where the paint is missing. My friends also had bubbles in their manicures, but way less than mine.
When one of my friends was getting her mani done, Tina apparently complained to her that groupons were terrible because the business was getting half of what it should and this made my friend extremely uncomfortable sitting there and listening to her rant. The entire time we were there Tina looked pretty mad/​scary and made it seem like we were bothering her with our business. She treated us like «groupon customers» and I feel like she was annoyed that we were wasting her time or something. The only time I saw her smile was at the end when we (reluctantly) tipped her.
The only reason I’m giving this place 2 stars instead of 1 is because the pedicures we received from the second technician were pretty good. She was friendly and spent a good amount of time on us, instead of rushing through the process. This place was absolutely terrible and the three of us spent a good 10 minutes in the parking lot examining our nails and talking about what a bad experience we all had. I have no idea why this place has such good ratings??? I was excited when I found out Tina was there due to all her good reviews, but the woman I met did not match who I read about. The whole point of groupon is trying new places, and if you like them you could potentially become a regular. I would never come back to this salon and I would tell friends to avoid this place in the future. Don’t come if you have a groupon because you will be treated like a second-​rate customer!!!

This was my first time coming to this salon. All I can say is the service is great! Tina did my nails and she’s a perfectionist. She did my nails exactly as I asked. Always made sure that I was satisfied. Which I liked because sometimes the salons don’t do as you like. I also did a pedi, the massage was wonderful and it was affordable as well. They have different types of services and don’t pressure you to get the most expensive one. I already made my appointment for when my sister comes to town. Picture of my mani is dark pink with sparkle white powder. Tina totally loved it! Thanks again Tina!

This place was recommended to me by a girlfriend and I have to say I am quite pleased with their level of service. The prices are affordable and the salon is clean.
It may be difficult to find initially because it is tucked into an aging strip mall next to a sports bar. There is ample parking however and once you walk in you can see the care the new owners have taken in updating the interior. There is a waiting area and a few tvs.
They have always been on time with my services and they have a variety of options for the spa pedicures. No pushy up sells either, which for me is huge. I don’t do nail art and just want my basic mani/​pedi without being shamed for not adding a flower.
Thanks for the great service, Deva Salon!

Another lovely treat yourself day spent here! Tina did my nails and eyebrows today and I am just amazed by her work!!! I break nails all day at work and I come here and you would never guess it! She matched up all my nails and made sure to give me a nice double coat of polish do the color is what I want and lasts as long as possible! I am always so happy with my experience here. And let’s not forget my eyebrows! Perfection!!! They never try to bullshit you with the «oh, your eyebrows just don’t match» or «they are sisters, not twins.» My eyebrows are twins! Bcus the women here know their stuff!!! Thank you Tina!!!

Great mani pedi ! Found them on groupon $ 25. Tina was fabulous on the mani. Then Linda finished with the wonderful pedi with spa chair massage. Monday evening was nice and quiet. Beautiful hidden gem in a strip of stores across from Keils grocery.

I came to Deva Nails & Hair last minutes and they were able to fit me in, in a very timely manner. The salon is very clean, well organized, and they have a great selection of polish.
Annie was my Mani/​pedicurest and she was AMAZING, took her time, and gave an amazing massage. She also has a great personality! :)
I will be back.

Received a message from the owner and he apologized for my previous experience and offered to have my manicure redone with the salon’s «best technician» Tina as the owner said. I made an appointment with Tina over the phone.
Tina did an excellent job when I came back in for my manicure appointment. She was there and I was brought back right at my appointment time. Tina did a great job with my nails compared to my previous experience and she asked me throughout how I was doing and if the nails looked okay. If I were to return for future visits I would only book to have my nails done by Tina. Thanks Tina for redeeming the salon of my awful experience last time.

Came here from a coupon that I got for manicure and pedicure or for only $ 17. It was a great experience they have large massage chairs the women are very friendly and they have a wide variety of colors to choose from when selecting a nail polish color for your toes or fingers. It’s located in the corner of a very small strip mall so it’s kind of easy to pass by just look for it on the lower level and the sign out front. My manicure usually lasts about a week BUT I was able to go a full 2wks without a chip! Perhaps it was because it was a glitter polish I notice they tend to last a lot longer. They did try to ask me for add ons (foot scrub, etc) but not in a pressuring kind of way. The experience was relaxing, and the price was right. I’m not sure how much it normally costs but I was quite happy with both my manicure and pedicure when I left.

I came about this location because of a groupon. I came in during the day and there was no wait. I did inquire about doing a shellac manicure. It was just $ 15 more from the groupon I had purchased. The location was very clean the pedicure chairs were comfortable and they were friendly.
I also upgraded my pedicure because the basic didn’t include the sea salt scrub. It was a relaxing experience and I will be back.