Ocean Nail Spa

I have Never Tried this Place Before but I really Enjoyed it, despite the fact I come to NC every once a year! Lol My Fiancé made an appointment for me & my new Mother In Law to come here and get my nails & toes done before our wedding on Sunday August 20th! My Manicurist was named "Holly". And let me tell you, (despite being embarrassed at the fact I haven't had a manicure/pedicure in a long time and I looked like Cinderella at that time physically a bit! Lol ‍) she did a DAMN GREAT job! She was Friendly and Super talented! Not ONLY did she get ride of my irritating stubborn in-grown nail out (that I had tried doing myself many times and failed & was seriously hurting me for almost a month ) but she made my Toes look beautiful again BUT once I left that place, my toe actually healed! And I was so damn ELATED!!! She really was a SUPER STAR in my eyes that day! I am so GRATEFUL to Holly for her patience in dealing with my Cinderella feet! Lol I would MOST definitely recommend this place! They know what their doing and they do a HELL of a job doing it! "Thank u so Much Holly for saving my nails and especially my toe! Lol "

$25 for manicure with no polish. Asked for cuticles to be pushed back before cutting. Nope. In and out in 12 minutes. Tsk tsk.

i came in for a gel manicure & pedicure. I was out in 45 minutes. It's so obvious they are trying to save money by cutting steps. For instance the operator sprayed my cuticles with a water solution. No soaking & no cuticle creams on fingers or toes. Wierd!! When I commented she seemed agitated & wouldn't acknowledge my comments. Very intimidating!! My nails actually looked fine but after 4 days I'm already chipping and cuticles are reappearing. I was only visiting area but if I was a local I would not be going back. Sally T.

i'm surprise this place has such low ratings, I got in quick. Got exactly what I wanted, the nail technician was extremely nice. We talked almost the whole time, the ambience was very peaceful. She let me sit and hang out the whole time, I was not rushed at all. I even was indecisive about what colors to pick and she let me sit there and look for 20 minutes. prices were typical price for acrylic nails. Ill come back for sure.

I was glad to be able to go and get in fast. I was here on vacation and had broken nails. I asked for gel fill. The tec was using acrylic. I told him that is not gel. Gel comes out of a jar. He said it is a new gel. I said never heard of it. In all the years of having my nails done never have I seen gel done with water and powder. It will do till I get home and get my regular salon to fix. This salon shouldn't be telling customers they are gel and charging for it while using acrylic.

Nice. We loved the chairs. My mother and I both got basic pedicures. Okay the actual pedicure was very different depending on who did the pedicure. We will try it again. Also head up to ladies who choose to get pedicures with skirts and dresses on, yes we see you bits and so do the people doing your pedicure.

I left this business in tears. I went in with freshly done nails from a few days prior (from my hometown) but one nail broke while cleaning and I simply needed it repaired. I told the tech they were powder/dip and explained I just needed one nail repaired. They sat me at a station and told me to soak my nails in acetone. After 30 minutes they had me move stations and began working on my nails. I immediately realized the tech was attempting to remove all of my nails. I explained I just needed a repair but understood if they needed to remove the color since more then likely it would be difficult to color match. She refused to use dip on the one nail so she used acrylic gel and began shaping my nail. It was a completely different shape than all my other nails. I put the nails side by side for her to see and she replied it was going to look different because it wasn't dip. ‍ Then she said she needed to take all my nails off to change color and have them all look the same. I said my tech at home doesn't have to remove the nails to change color he simply puts cotton balls soaked with acetone and wraps fingers with foil and then uses a dremel to remove color and then dips with new color. She said they don't do that. I agreed to her removing and said I wanted my current length and shape. When she began dipping it was crazy. She put large amounts of dip on my fingers and didn't shake off. The dip was all over the place. Stained a white shirt I was wearing, light pants and my phone case. Dip was everywhere. I requested several times to just have them removed (offered to pay what ever she needed to charge but I wanted them removed and to leave but she ignored my request and kept going. Nails were lumpy, misshapen and different lengths. She had several techs come over to look and discuss. I asked the tech (a young man) who seemed to be the most fluent that at this point I wanted the nails removed so I could leave. He agreed, thank goodness but when it was all said and done I went in with beautiful nails but two hours later left with stained hands, stained clothes and phone case and my nails looking like shredded wheat without any nails at all. Clearly this establishment/tech wasn't familiar or accustomed with the dip process. I wish they had led with that so I had the option of going elsewhere. The option should be removed from the services that they offer. I wish I had taken the time to take a quality picture but I was so upset and ready to leave that I quick took a few pics (when tech wasn't looking) to send to my husband who was in the area with our three children killing time while waiting for me. Hands down the worst customer service experience of my life. Save yourself the TIME AND MONEY and go elsewhere. Lesson learned as well. Check reviews before going rather than after. Sigh.

I'm pretty disappointed as I was enjoying a girls day out with my mom and we decided to get our nails done. I told the technician EXACTLY what I wanted and she didn't do anything I asked for including the color I picked. The shape was wrong, they're crooked and uneven, and it wasn't even the color I picked out. I even told the technician how I felt and she didn't really seem to care. don't go here unless you want to be disappointed.

I've been going here for 4 years and sometimes it's excellent and sometimes it's just great until today. Came in for a mani pedi and WOW was it the worst, and most stressful experience I have ever had. I choose the ocean spa pedicure and a natural nail mani cure. I was rushed like it was a race, my nails were done while I was in the pedicure chair, he was working on my pedicure ( which was a joke) my nails were sprayed with and then polished in less than 2 minutes , pedicure and this excuse for a manicure was completed in less than 20 minutes. Horrible. I'm now going to another salon to get the polish fixed. I left there so stressed out. Not the reason I went in. And I will never go back!!!

I came in with my 5 year old granddaughter to get our nails PAINTED. I made it very clear that we didnt want a manicure, just a polish change. I dont like people cutting and filing on me so I do it myself and then let polish be applied at a salon. After picking out our polish she started with my granddaughter which was fine, still had to tell her not to cut on her nails. She then started in me and got out the nail file and the dremel. I told her no, ai only wanted my nails painted. She said something out loud and the man came out and took mt hand and asked me why I didnt want a manicure. Well first its none if his business, and second because they always cut your cuticles because no one is careful anymore. He then proceeded to tell me that my nails were "ugly" and they would look " ugly" with no manicure. I was mortified as I looked around at the other people in there and my granddaughter listening to all this. First off, my nails are not ugly as I had just taken off my old polish before coming in and just needed some new polish. I have never been humiliated like this in a nail salon. He simply wanted me to buy his manicure package. Its that simple. No one should be insulted when they clearly state what service it is that they are asking to receive. He was clearly irritated that I was not purchasing a more expensive package. He was rude and harsh. When I was leaving and paying for my horrible service, I looked at him and showed him my nails and said" Don't they look ugly" when I was leaving just to prove a point. You could not pay me to go back to the salon. I have been in here before as I live here and he was harsh then as well but not to me. There are a thousand nail salons in the Outer Banks.. your choice.