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Are you looking for a good nail salon for artificial nails? Golden Nails & Spa is well known in Vista, CA for beautiful and long lasting artificial nails. Over 95% of our clients return for refill after 3 - 8 weeks and nails still show no sign of lifting. We offer all artificial nail services that fit your needs.

If you are not a big fan of artificial nails, we also offer color gel manicure. Color gels (aka soak off color gels) are stunningly beautiful and long lasting on your natural nails. With proper care, color gel manicure may last up to 3 weeks. We have a wide range of colors for every occasion.
Reviews (20)
TooMuch N.
TooMuch N.
Oct 15, 2021
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Terrible service they don't have a card reader and have a lady here who doesn't know how to complete transacting they tried to charge me $65 for the length on the nail color display and say that was long . Never coming back . They lady didn't even know the prices for acrylic . And try to charge extra for what's suppose to be included
Leslie Nunez
Leslie Nunez
Jul 22, 2020
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Critical: Cleanliness, Quality, Value
I came in to get acrylics & was not satisfied with results , she was in a rush to get my nails done they came out too thick and you could see my real nail on the ends overall bad customer service, gems on my ring finger were not straight. Would not recommend this place.
Lindsey Bigbey
Lindsey Bigbey
Dec 13, 2019
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The owner does a great job waxing my eyebrows been going to her for years now.
Keke L.
Keke L.
Jun 14, 2019
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Used to like coming here but the owner is always out lately or late or working on multiple people at a time and have to still wait about 45 min even after making an appt
Michelle Hammond
Michelle Hammond
Jun 14, 2019
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Cheapest place to get a pedicure in Vista, $16 cash, they do a decent job, but the equipment isn't new and shiny.
Laura M.
Laura M.
Apr 25, 2019
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I love Mindys work! Nothing against her work however I have NEVER been seen at the time of my appointment. She tries to get in as many customers as she can in a day and that affects the appointments that are already set!
Sarai S.
Sarai S.
Aug 28, 2018
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Compared to my experiences at other nail salons, this salon had to be the best by far. She was so nice and focused on making my nails perfect! I'm in love with my new nails and I will be coming back. $35 for my acrylics with gel.
Beatriz P.
Beatriz P.
Jul 30, 2018
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Wow I made an appointment to get my nails done and I show up on time the lady tells me to wait 30 minutes, I asked why do I have to wait I made an appointment didn't answer me the other lady comes out telling me she was going to take another customer over me first I was like oh ok ... I put my nail polish back and walked out of the nail salon.. I felt their customer service was unprofessional and if someone makes an appointment it's bc they want to be seen at that time and doesn't need to wait more time appointments should be taken in first right? At least that's what I thought
Elisia G.
Elisia G.
Feb 21, 2018
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Me and my mother in law went I got a full set and a pedicure. They charge my mother in law $5 for a little flower and I told them I didn't want one so she started scrubbing my feet and said oh this is $5 more. I feel like they just try and get all the money they get out of you. The acrylic nails were put on so different it felt like the lady was rushing because they only have two people working. She was going back and forth between me and another lady I felt that was kinda rude but it's okay I will not be going back because the nails are so thick and they charge you ridiculous prices
Marta Javier
Marta Javier
Dec 03, 2017
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My 1st time, Owner was very nice
But NO air, it was awful, picked the hottest day to visit. Will never go back on a hot day, it was a sauna.
I hope my nails last, will see!!
Sharlain R.
Sharlain R.
Sep 06, 2017
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Came in for a color change for nails I got done somewhere else on Monday wonderful job just a bit pricey in my thought for just a change a color $26 but do recommend. They will NOT be accepting cards after sept 10
L. M.
L. M.
Aug 14, 2017
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Mindy.is awesome. She does such an awesome job shaping nails to make them look natural. I've received several compliments on my nails since I started going to her. Since its usually her and another person at the salon working, expect to have interruptions while getting your nails done. Saturday's are very busy and the wait times are longer then normal. They are closed Monday's and Tuesday and Wednesday are their not so busy days. Mindy is pretty quick and definitively worth it.
Morgan America
Morgan America
Jun 13, 2017
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The lady was very nice. Got it done very quickly 45 minutes for a full set plus designs. Very even. I'm very very happy with the way the nails turned out. The only bummer was that the prices were higher than the website said (except they were still good prices) and she was about 20 minutes late. It's supposed to open at 10 so there were three of us waiting. But she did such a good job that it was hard to give her less than 5 stars. Would for sure go back
Candy S.
Candy S.
Mar 30, 2017
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Love my nails. Mindy is the best. I totally recommend this place even though the wait is long because she's the only one working there it's really worth the wait.
Adriana Barraza
Adriana Barraza
Sep 02, 2016
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Mindi is awesome!she totally stands out from all the other nail tech 's...she is very sweet and patient...and she actually cares about her customers..and makes conversation...unlike many others that just rush you out ...not only she has awesome customer service she does a great job! And she is fast!the only bad thing I can say ...is that she gets real busy and it's hard to squeeze inn....but she is totally worth it!
Autumn E.
Autumn E.
May 18, 2016
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MUCH better experience the third time going, this time for a fill. I learned my lesson and got there at 10:00 am when they were supposed to open. Docked a star cuz she was 15 mins late so the salon didn't open up until 10:15 and I had been waiting since 9:55. No real biggie tho.

I chose to come at this time because I figured it would be less busy. I was mistaken but because I was the first one there I think Maybe that's why she spent more time on my nails this time? Idk but she shaped them perfectly this time and everything turned out beautifully and exactly how I wanted it to look
Donovan S.
Donovan S.
Apr 09, 2016
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I'm very disappointed in this place. My wife wanted to get her nails done. Two people were working on the woman before her. 10 min later one of them helped my wife. 5 min in someone else walked in and my wife had to wait so the lady could help her. This happens 3 times. Even when the other worker was finished just sitting playing on her phone. Looking at me like I did something wrong. Overall. They need to focus on one customer at a time.
Erika M.
Erika M.
Oct 18, 2015
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First time here. I live across the street so I thought I'd try it. Super small place. It's a hole in the wall spa and it's so dirty and ugly. They were selling cheese graters for 3$ haha what the! They don't have a credit card machine , they charge you by using a paypal app on their phone and it charges a dollar extra to use your card. The spa chair don't have any massage to them and they have super worn pillows on the chairs instead. The chairs are old and dirty and the fabric is peeled off. To dry your nail they pull a huge industrial looking house fan and blow the air
Tri V.
Tri V.
Aug 02, 2013
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For starters, the women working there were very nice. However I made an appointment and even arrived a little early. There were only two women working on a Saturday. She took a walk-in and didn't honer my appointment. I was there for 2.5 hours before I got my pedicure and was not able to get my nails done with gel because I simply could not wait any longer. It was infuriating. Furthermore, It's a tiny little place that claims they're the cleanest nail salon...but the walls are dirty, there's children's toys scattered around and there was a baby cockroach walking on the
Alicia R.
Alicia R.
Apr 14, 2013
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Good detailed work.
Good prices.
Clean and good relaxing music.
Small staffed so keep that in mind, if you like to "walk in".
Nice, modest employees, you can tell they work as hard and efficiently as they can , while still doing a good job.