La Belle Nails

Disclaimer: Graphic Details not suitable for the faint at heart or tummy. If I could give 0 stars I would. This is for their wax service. I was hesitant a year ago to try waxing at a nail salon (I know I’m an idiot for even trying), but I was in need and really loved Tina (who is no longer there), she actually did a great job and I was impressed. I went back and it was a waxing nightmare. NEVER get a bikini wax here or any wax service. I considered suing it was THAT AWFUL. I had to go to urgent care for a 2^nd degree burn from the wax, it got infected and I was bleeding. That terrible. I couldn’t believe they charged me for it too. I didn’t pay full price and left pissed. Thankfully, it is months later and I am OK now. NEVER AGAIN. This is the nightmare us gals worry about it. Worst.

One of the best nail salons I’ve ever been to! They were so friendly. Asked me if I wanted magazines and brought me an entire stack of newly updated magazines. Everyone was so sweet. Didn’t take long at all — very efficient and did an amazing job! They do great nail design. I can’t wait to go back to see Chi and Win! Thank you guys!

Worst trim and shape job I’ve had. Came in to get my gels taken off and nails trimmed– left with nails that were hacked off and so jagged that I’ve scratched people. Would not recommend.

This was my go to spot for years. Tina is great and most of the girls do a decent mani/​pedi. Unfortunately, last time I was in the salon, one of the girls [Sonny], messed up on my gel on one finger. She removed the gel by filing so aggressively, my nail turned paper-​thin and began to sting. It has been 6 months since then and that nail will not grow. The rest of my nails are thick and healthy and almost grow too fast. The one she destroyed is so paper-​thin that not only is it painful to the touch, but it literally refuses to grow. The reason I am writing this review is to warn against this happening to someone else. Bottom line is Sonny shouldn’t be working there and going to her could result in physical injury or infection.

Excellent service! Ask for IVY she did my stiletto nails perfectly she took her time to create and craft each nail! All I did was show her a picture and she got it right away! Super in love with my new nails

What happened to this place? It was once great but totally fallen apart now. Not enough staff and bad quality.

Worst place ever! Do not go! I just went there for the first time. They sliced off the top of my toe! I just left! GOING TO TRY TO GET THIS PLACE SHUT DOWN!

Do NOT waste your time or money at this salon. The technicians were nice but obviously not well trained, the salon is dirty, and they will do all they can to scam you out of money. You should be aware that the prices posted on the wall are less than what you will be charged. Plus, they add $ 5 to work on your calluses… I paid $ 5 for the technician to «scrub» my calluses, yet she hardly touched them. My favorite part of a pedicure is having my calluses worked on and leaving with my skin feeling nice — not the case this time. Three friends were with me, and their polish looks horrible. The kicker is that the owner charged $ 140 for four of us, plus the $ 1 credit card fee. She then said ‘oops, I forgot to charge you for the callus treatment’… when she ran the card again she added another $ 1 credit card fee, even though she was the one who forgot to add it to the bill! Absolutely absurd and horrible customer service. Don’t go here.

I’ve been here probably five times but this will be my last visit.
I came in for a gel manicure and a regular pedicure and an eyebrow/​lip wax.
Jason did my gel manicure and did a decent job. But the regular pedicure was awful. While cutting the cuticles, the technician (I didn’t get her name unfortunately), was digging into my skin with the tool. I asked several times for her to stop but she either couldn’t understand me or didn’t care. There is a language barrier but I can’t imagine she didn’t understand, «please stop». When she painted my nails she did a mediocre paint job. Then 2 seconds after painting my nails, she’s bent forward to massage my legs and her hair continued to hit the nails, messing up the paint job. I told her about it and again just smiled, not realizing what she was doing. My big toe was completely messed up and she had to re-​do it but put the nail polish back in the wall and then couldn’t remember where she put it and what color it was. She repainted it but again the paint job on both feet was average at best. Including paint all over the skin on toes that needed to be repeatedly cleaned off.
Part of the issue with this place is try have a revolving door of technicians. There isn’t consistency on who works in your nails. I don’t believe they’re properly trained. It’s almost as if anybody that wants to work there, can.
The eyebrow/​lip chin by Ivy was good.
The prices are fair.
It’s a tight crowded space and doesn’t appear particularly clean.
I gave it a go several times because of convenience but I’ll be looking elsewhere.

Just okay, but gets the job done well enough. Went here b/​c Yen’s nails had too long of a wait and I needed to get in & get out. $ 28 for gel mani– i’m happy with it but not the best (or as good as Yen’s). Good job with Pedi ~$ 16. I would come back if Yen’s was busy again but wouldn’t be my main spot. Decent prices for the area though.

Most of people are very nice but the quality of their work is poor. Cuticles don’t look clean, polish is old, and lumpy application on my nails. Horrible mani and pedi. Cost to much for the quality of work. It looks and last better when I do it myself. Very upset j wasted my $

At first, I was going to be slightly more generous with this nail salon, but after seeing that it’s categorized with a $$ (instead of a $), I decided to be brutally honest.
I walked in on a Saturday evening, around 5pm (they close at 7:30pm, btw). There were two other women getting their services completed, but I was greeted and seated immediately (+1 star). I originally only went for a spa pedicure, but was enticed by their $ 28 deal for a combo manicure-​pedicure. Typically, this costs $ 45, which I would never pay here.
The owner is as sweet as everyone else on here says (+1 star). In fact, the staff are all pretty nice, but nothing out of the ordinary. Still, the quality of the nail jobs was well below expectations. My natural nails were filed to a square, as I asked, but they are so crooked. The paint job on my hands, especially, is blotchy and rough around the cuticles. Toes are a similar scenario, with the polish clearly being thinner on some areas than others.
Oh and they charge you an extra $ 1 for using a credit card. I HATE when businesses do that. HATE. Don’t pass your credit card fees on to me! Or if you do, maybe build them into the price more discreetly.
I’m disappointed and will not be back.

I’ve been coming here for years! Tina is the best and all the staff are really sweet and helpful. I moved to Los Feliz a couple years ago and I still make the drive because I haven’t found anywhere half as nice. I love this place! If you want a great spa mani pedi for a great price in a casual/​hip area this is your place.

Love this place! It may not be the fanciest or most aesthetically-​appealing shop, but the quality of the services are great. My friend and I both got mani-​pedis (at a bargain of $ 28!) and were both very pleased with our technicians, who took their time to make sure they removed every cuticle, shaped every nail correctly and applied the right amount of polish. Super pleased with my experience here!

Tina did amazing once again! She fixed the acrylics someone else had done and she really takes her time to paint nails and make them look super nice!

This is the best nail place in la area.
All the girls are good but Tina is the greatest.
I love the way she does my nails :-)

Was heading to Tinas nails with my 9 year old daughter to get our nails done. When we walked in they were very unfriendly and the negative energy in the room made us both want to leave. Also they didn’t except credit cards but had an Atm machine in the waiting area.“just a turn off”.
WE WALKED UP THE STREET TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANOTHER NAIL SALON AND WE FOUND «LA BELLA NAIL»
Sunny, «one of the nail technicians», right away walked up to my daugher with a big smile and was so sweet and welcoming. She did some cute design on my daughters nails and recommended a few additional services, letting me know the added price before hand. The service was clean and attention was paid to all the details. I know Tinas nails is reasonable but these prices were even lower. Yes the look of the place is no frills, but the service way made up for it. My daughter told me how much she loved the place and asked if we can always go back there… we decided together to write this Unilocal review.

DON’T GO HERE for the love of God! Had the worst experience. Ended up having to file with the better business bureau and cancel my charge on my cc, that’s how bad it got! Sat there for THREE hours while Tina (who is supposed to be the owner or manager, should be the most experienced) tried to figure out how to do my nails. I got a French manicure acrylic and it looked absolutely horrendous. Everything that could go wrong did. The polish was bumpy and had air bubbles in it, the lines were completely crooked, and all the nails were different sizes. For spending three hours on my nails they should look impeccable in my opinion. Don’t you agree? I had to rush to work because she took so long but I called her an hour later and said I’m sorry but the quality is just not up to par. She said that she did the best she could but that I could come back in and she would try to fix it. Try? My time is worth something too. Unless I know for sure it’s going to be done properly, why would I take the chance of wasting more time. The shape was off so she would have had to take them all off and do it again. I asked for a refund and she refused in the rudest way. Not only that, two broke within 48 hours. Ended up having to take them off within two days. Are you kidding?!

–1 star = rushed gel mani. One lady did my mani and another one did my gel mani. This last one was simultaneously applying my gel polish and doing someone else’s mani. She had to re-​apply gel polish on my thumb, not once, but twice because she messed it up. She apologized and was nice about it but this could’ve been avoided if she would’ve focused on one client at a time. But of course, they want to try and service as many clients as they can in order to make more money and don’t mind compromising the quality of their work.
–1 star= prices increased and they apparently forgot to charge me $ 2 and I had already left and someone literally ran outside to chase me and asked me to come back to pay $ 2 effin dollars more. So rude, shady and inconvenient.
Not coming back. :(

I have a mixed review on this place.
I have been coming for a long time and will continue to go.
It is absolutely the most clean and sanitary nail place I have been. They take their time and do a good job. The owner Tina double checks their work and makes them correct it if something is not right. A couple of times when my nails broke between appointments, she took note to not use that Gel brand and or correct the way the person filed my nails. She works to earn your repeat business.
Busy and usually a wait without an appointment, parking sucks, expensive. They kind of lack personality. Can be misconstrued as being rude but they just really don’t have much of a personality.
If sanitary and a good job is what is important to you, then this is your place!