The Best Nails

Love this place ! I have been going to Daniel and phong for years. They do amazing job on my nails and give the best massage !

Wouldn’t go back there, they are not very hygienic with the products, the ladies hardly speak English so almost impossible to explain what you want, and my nails weren’t done well at all and I have been to lots of salons so I know what the standards should be, very disappointed and no customer service at all

Just updating my review since I been coming here for years to Pauline. She’s amazing and takes her time. She does it all, I always get gel manicure and a regular pedicure.

Kept me waiting for 15 minutes on my lunch break with no explanation even though there was a guy free, had to leave.

The place is small, but very friendly and speedy service. I would definitely recommend to friends and visit again.

Made an appointment for two people to get mani/​pedi and when we got here it was completely understaffed and we had to wait forever. Like why even make an appointment. Seriously had to wait so long that I didn’t even get a mani. The interior isn’t very clean which makes me uneasy. It also smells like hot dogs. Like I think they are cooking meat in the back room.

Still love this place. I’ve been coming here for five years. Clean, cheap and good quality. It is not upscale at all but it gets the job done!

I used to love this place as they used to do an amazing job. However, the past two times I have gone they have been nothing but unethical and did an awful job. The last time I went my nails were uneven and my gel nails came out chunky. However, I had gone so many times I thought maybe it’s just a bad day. So I went today and I regret ever going. I got a gel mani and regular pedi, I had the owner do my mani I believe. And usually she is amazing, takes her time and this time around she didn’t speak a word to me, and hurried through it. That didn’t bother me, whatever. However, I see all my nails are not all the way done and she is in such a bad mood. Like I understand she might of had a bad day but still your at work, get your shit together. I then say thank you to her and like a bitch she walks off not saying anything, no your welcome. I’m spending my $ 100 for my mom and I the least you can do is say your welcome. My mom had another women do her hands and she just rushed through it and was in an awful mood. The best was the elderly woman who did my pedi and my moms. She’s older, and very quite, she was the most professional and did an amazing job, she’s the only reason I’m giving it two stars. Not even to mention the owner breaking down crying in front of everyone, I’m sorry that is not professional, go to the back for that. Finally I paid roughly $ 100 with tip for a butchered job. DO NOT BOTHER TO GO HERE.

I have gotten a gel manicure twice here. Both times they peeled off after a couple days. Yea it is a cheap price But not worth it for 2 days! I would go somewhere else.

WTF… I’m getting my nails filled and my lady just gets up and walks away comes back and starts working on someone else. No one tells me what I’m waiting for or what the heck is going on. So rude!!!

So I’ve waited for 4 months of consistent attendance at this nail salon before posting to make sure I wasn’t experiencing some fluke service. I’ve moved to the westside a year ago and it took about 8 months of «shopping around» to finally find a good nail salon. I love this place. It’s simple, but great and they have free parking in the back (awesome for westside). They are also conveniently located next to Starbucks too. I come here and get an acrylic fill & gel manicure (I want my natural nail length but stronger) and occasional pedicures too. They use LED lights not UV so you aren’t burning your skin and takes them about 1 hour and I’ve never had to wait too long. My nails will last 2.5−3 weeks, never crack and hardly chip. They are very particular about the job they do and don’t pressure you into additional services. Furthermore, they are decently priced. With 20% tip, I pay $ 42 for acrylic/​gel hands. They all are so nice there. And I’m not much for making small talk during my visits so I wear my headphones and they don’t seem to mind. The only downside is their color selection for gel. Little less than I’d like but not enough to deter me from switching places. I’m hooked.

If I could give 0 stars I would. Came in yesterday to get pedicure and place was very outdated and not clean. When they get water running there was a cockroach floating in the tube!!! I wish I just walked away but I decide to go to another chair since I was in hurry and I needed pedicure so bad.
Next morning I woke up with pain in my big toe! They give me an infection! I’m healthy, fit 31 year old and I never had nail fungus or infection! I’m so irritated and I can’t believe I have to schedule doctors appointment and take care of my nail before infection spreads to other nails.
Stay away from this place! They need health department to shutdown this place!

The place is not clean, the service is not good & I was charged $ 15 just to remove my gel manicure! Plus, the man who did my nail looked like he hated his job!

Great prices for area located! $ 20 gel mani! You can’t beat that. Service was OK. Parking was challenging.

They did a good job. Had a bunch of gel colors to choose from. $ 20 for gel mani + $ 3 for gel removal. Only bad thing was the removal was kinda painful! Will go back again.

It’s not only affordable, but they treat you like you’re getting a 50 $ pedicure although it was only 15. The lady who was working on my nails was so neat and she cared about details which i truly appreciate when doing my nails. Totally recommend this place.

Update: one of the nails chipped after a couple of days. Not really worth the drive/​parking to get it fixed though.

Oh my OUCH!
I went in to get a gel polish manicure the other day and it was the most painful nail experience I’ve ever had. I actually left with just regular polish on because I had to get out of there.
I had gel polish on already and so they needed to remove it — the manicurist started off fine by putting the acetone on my nails with foil to remove the polish. After letting it sit for a few minutes, she began to try and take the polish off with a metal tool. She got frustrated when the polish was somewhat difficult to get off and began digging into my nails with this metal tool, pushing so hard that she slipped a couple of times and the tool dug into my cuticle, causing me to jump and then bleed.
Instead of putting the acetone on for a while longer, or just being patient while scraping it off — she went straight for the file (I understand that this is required for especially tough nails sometimes, but this was brutal) she filed my nails down so much that they started to burn — and again hit the sides of my nails and my cuticles several times, rubbing my skin raw.
At that point I had had enough, several of my fingers were now red, raw and bleeding. My nails are now so weak that I can bend them almost all the way against the tip of my finger. I recommend finding somewhere else unless you’re into painful manicures.

I love this place!
… Actually I love my new favorite manicurist, Pauline. She is extremely thorough and detailed. She gets all of my cuticles which most manicurists will always miss. She polishes neatly and covers my entire nail each time. Overall I just love the way she does my nails and I’m on my 4^th trip here.
The overall nail salon is a small mom-​and-​pop type place. It’s nothing glamorous or fancy but it’s your basic West LA nail salon. They have both regular pedicures or spa and a full selection of polishes (OPI, Essie) and offer very competitive pricing on their gel ($ 20 gel mani).
The parking is a little weird, there’s a large parking lot in the back of the shop but split amongst the different retailers and if you park in the wrong place they will either ticket or tow. Basically want to stay away from the one for IHOP.
All in all, if you want the best mani pedi you can get then go see Pauline. I can’t speak for the other manicurist since I haven’t had anyone else other than Pauline, so I don’t want to make it seem like the rest aren’t good, I just don’t know.

I desperately need a manicure and my roommate has gone here before and said they were decent, so I thought I’d give them a shot.
I was skeptical before walking in because it was 6:00 and I thought it’d be busy, so when I actually did walk in I asked one of the ladies working if they had time for a mani/​pedi. She said that’d be no problem and had me choose a color. There were three nail ladies and two current customers.
I had to meet a friend later for dinner and she texted me saying she’d have to meet earlier, so I told the nail nail I’d just have to get a mani rather than both. She said something to one of the other ladies in Chinese, gave me a look and laughed, then said that they were too busy (while she had no customer) and that I could come back tomorrow.
So let me guess this straight… there was time for a mani/​peni, but not solely a manicure. Makes sense.
Needless to say, I will not be seeing her or «The Best Nails» tomorrow.