Wave Nails

I did pedicure & full set for only $ 40 Amazing loved it the took their time listened to what I was asking for and I came out super satisfied check out the picture I’m definitely coming back

I have been going here on and off for years and I have to say that there gel polish stays for a really long time and does not ship or get cracks in them. The price is reasonable and they always seem to be able to fit right in. there’s nothing particularly special about the Decour but they get the job done at a fair price. The parking lot is usually easy to get in and out of and find a space and less you come during lunchtime then the restaurants make it a little more challenging so come early to avoid the rush. Also bring cash because they charge a dollar to use the credit card machine.

I feel the need to give this place 5 stars. I came in on Christmas Day because everywhere else was closed. The reviews did worry me but I decided to take a chance. It isn’t the biggest or fanciest nail salon, but they get the job done. Kathy was very accommodating and she took care of my requests. I got a pedicure and had a full set of almond shaped acrylics topped with gel polish. Because I was so happy with my nails, I took up her offer to get my eyebrows waxed. I asked her not to make them too thin and just clean them up a bit. Again, Kathy did an excellent job. I am nothing but satisfied! I will be coming back again.

Beware of the old man who will follow you down the street and blow his cigarette smoke in babies faces!!! I haven’t been here in a few years, but was appalled at the behavior of the old man who works here. We were next door having lunch and had to close their door for 2 seconds so my friend’s stroller could pass by on the sidewalk. He came out and yelled at us not to close the door. We tried to explain that we couldn’t get the stroller by, but he was enraged. He proceeded to follow us 2 blocks down the street. He then lit a cigarette and blew it in the face of my friend’s baby!!! Who does that??? STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!

I registered for Unilocal JUST to write this review.
My friends and I ate at the Mexican restaurant near this nail salon today and passed the salon on our way out. On our way to the restaurant I asked the nail salon if we may close their door so we could get by with my friends baby buggy. A lady working inside told me that it was fine and was sweet about it. When we were exiting the restaurant, we had the same conflict with their door. As we closed the door to get the baby buggy by, this old man ran out and started yelling at us. YELLING. Flipping us off, shooing us away. Making a scene BECAUSE WE CLOSED THE DOOR FOR .5 SECONDS. My friend who held her baby said «I’m sorry sir but how else are we suppose to get by?»
As we continued to leave the plaza I looked back to find the man was CHASING US. You heard me, CHASING. With a steady pace, the man walked in front of us and blew his cigarette smoke in the baby’s FACE. WHO DOES THAT?! Are you serious?
HE is keeping people out of his business, NOT the closed door.

The lady Ouon does my pedicure.
Very pleased with the service.
My nails last in tact for two weeks.
I’m a loyal customer to Ouon.
She’s excellent!!!
I highly recommend her.
Please keep in mind Ouon only works
3 days out of the week Call in advance to check if she’s working or to check her working days.
Cathy does my manicure & eyebrow shaping.
I’m very happy with the service from Cathy.
I go in for mani, pedi & eyebrow.
Oun & Cathy Work as a team & I’m out the door in no time. I call in advance.
As Oun does my pedicure, Cathy does my manicure & my nails dry fast!

This was just an awful experience. I’ve watched this place go downhill but I never thought it would be so bad!
They tore ALL my cuticles apart. I asked him to «cut first, then pull» the cuticle tool — but he just kept ripping my cuticles off. My cuticles were stinging for the next 2 days after I left. They should be reported the the BBB for this. Very dangerous and he ignored my requests to stop hurting me.
But I should have known it would go badly after I sat down and one of the workers, came and roughly pushed my new polarized sunglasses off the table onto the floor, when she moved soak bowl.
The man did a horrible job of painting my nails– see the photos — very uneven coloring and all over my cuticles and fingertips.
I brought all my own polish including bottom and top coats, yet he still charged me $ 1 to pay with credit card. After destroying my cuticles that is.
When he was working so fast and aggressively on my nails that he bumped one and messed it up, he tried to just leave it with a massive lump of wet nail polish layers that would never dry, tried to dip my clear top-​coat brush into the wet red lump, and was very rude to me when I told him it didn’t look good, he would have to redo that finger.
He actually said to me, «I don’t want to fix it again!»
I told him I had to leave and I just want my nails to look pretty. It was just awful.
Please do not go here. He just wanted to throw some wet polish on me and hope some stuck on.
The worst? My nail polish always lasts a week, but because he did such an uneven coverage, it’s already chipped on 2 nails :(

Horrible service we walked in and we ask the lady if we can get a specific design and they ask the lady who is doing my nails and says yes I can and at the last minute she says she can’t do it and does a ugly color and flower so what I’m saying is waves has horrible service so my opinion is don’t go there

new in neighborhood, thought I try this place — HORRIBLE sense of customer service.
While I sat to get my mani/​pedi — this man started working my feet — two rude customers walked in with trash and asked the man doing my pedicure if he had a trashcan — he stopped — took the trash and then came back to my nails without washing hands or concern for me.
Then, as if afraid of said rude ladies — he stopped to take care of them and told me that someone else would continue my pedi and mani.
Another Lady started painting my toes — when more customers started coming-​in wanting service — so she would tell them that the wait was 15 minutes to a half hour.
She rushed the paint on my toes — awful job — and stopped in the middle of my service to paint the nails of walk-​in — as if to maximize her time — not giving a flying %*# about my time.
When she came back to continue my mani pedi service I told her I didn’t want it — she apologized but still charged me $ 22 for a really bad job.
…I didn’t want to make a stink so I paid and walked out. It was a crappy experience and a waste of my time and money.
NEVER again!!! COMPLETE LACK OF CUSTOMER consideration.
Avoid!

Wave Nails Salon is under new management. Cathy and Lisa are GREAT. I have terrible ingrown great toenails and she is able to resolve the problem with ease. Cathy has gentle hands. The nail tools are autoclaved and the salon furnishings are all brand new.

I have been going to Wave for many, many years, and until April 1, 2013, it was great.
Stacy did a wonderful job, great with designs, gel, whatever. I have her hand paint my nails for various holidays, particulalry Halloween. Well, on April 1, a new owner bought the shop and Stacy disappeared. A new manager, Jackie, took her place. Not only can she not do nails, she has a terrible attitude. The worst part, I asked where Stacy was, she refused to tell me. I have no idea if she quit, was fired, works at a different shop, no clue. And when I asked about Susan and Lynn, also both good nail artists, they were both magically «on vacation». I gave Jackie one shot at my nails and she butchered them, NEVER AGAIN.
I am now left without a shop, so tomorrow I am trying Tony Nails because Unilocal rated it Number One in Culver City. I hope the Unilocalers are right, as I will never step foot back in Wave, ever again!

I used to go to this nail salon a million years ago when I worked nearby — in 2002. I was in town and needed a mani so I decided to go back to Wave Nails. As soon as I stepped in I knew it was a bad decision. The nail polish looked old and expired and there was a terrible selection of colors. The salon itself looked dirty and unsanitary — I felt kinda gross even sitting there. You’re probably wondering why I didn’t rurn around and walk right out. That is actually something I need to work on: I’m too nice. I thought it would be rude and I really didn’t want to look for another salon so I just stayed and hoped that I would get a nice manicure despite the condition of the salon.
The older woman who did my nails did such a sloppy job that I actually had to ask her to fix one of my nails because she didn’t coat it completely with the polish. She seemed uninterested in doing my nails and she cut my finger. I’ve been cut before but the technician is usually apologetic — this woman acted like it didn’t even happen, while blood was clearly coming out of my skin.
In short, I would never go back to this salon and I would not recommend it to anyone.

Not the best pedi that i have gotten but it sure was a great deal. This place is not the fanciest but its has a pretty easy going atmosphere. I would go again but it wouldn’t be my number one place to go.

Horrible pedicure! The lady was polishing my feet and it was clear that the polish was running dry! And $ 17.00 bucks for a pedicure from THIS place? Never again.

Meeeeeeh.
My gels chipped a week after I got them. But they were only $ 25 so it wasn’t a huge deal.

Called Wave Nails around 7:45 to see if they were still open, I was told to come on in. Me and my two friends ended up being rushed through our mani/​pedis. «Next time come early,» she said during my pedicure. WELL YOU’RE THE ONE WHO TOLD ME TO COME IN!
My toes actually looked better BEFORE I came. Sure, she cut and filed my nails, but not nicely or evenly. She didn’t seem to do much with my fingernails.
Not relaxing. I only experienced foot hacking and bad attitudes.
$ 25 mani/​pedi is cheap, but it was still a complete waste of money since the work was totally ineffective.

You get what you pay for! The price may be cheap, but the mani/​pedi was less than great. However, they usually are not crowded at all during the day so you can walk right in and be seated immediately. Sometimes when I’m crunched for time, all I care about is whether or not they can take me as a walk-​in right away.
The employees are all very nice. I come here when I’m in the area and pressed for time.

You cant go wrong with a mani/​pedi for 22 bucks! The place isn’t super fancy but I wasn’t going for the fancy atmosphere… it was all about getting all cleaned up. Recommend this place for those looking for a quick service and out. BTW — Cash only!

THEY CUT MY TOE!!!
If that isn’t enough to warrant 1 star, they also rushed my friend and I, the place was dirty and unsanitary, sat us 5 chairs away from each other even though there was only 1 other person there AND THEY CUT MY TOE. I’m not usually a drama queen but when someone, who probably has no business doing nails, cuts your toe/​toenail so bad that is covers an entire towel with blood it’s pretty effed up.
I’m mad this place can carry a 4 star review and treat it’s clients this way.

This place rules. The nails never break, and their pedicures and manicures are like no other!
I have come here for almost 10 years. It’s not super fancy or ultra mod by any measure, but it is clean, and the massage chairs are awesome. Parking can be tough though as it has a tiny little lot.