The Nail Shop Los Angeles

It’s rare that I get my nails done by anyone else but my mother (a professional manicurist) but when I do I go here. They are very nice and do a great job. I highly recommend asking for Irene she’s very detailed in her work. I came in with some pretty ugly feet and left feeling good about showing them off. She also did my manicure and did things the way I requested. The shop is clean, parking is a little difficult, bring cash with you, there is an atm available inside. They have a large selection of OPI and ESSIE.

Parking situation is horrible very small tight parking lot. Horrible service, I was talking to the lady at the front regarding the health of my nails and she just suggest to for acrylics to try something new? Uhh I just explained I just took off my acrylics because my nails were thin. Then I asked the pricing for small acrylics she said 33 & I said for a normal manicure she said 15. I asked to get a gel manicure while sitting w my nail technician she said it was 35. Apparently they charge you 20 extra dollars for gel? They must have expensive rent to pay because no other place I’ve ever been to charges such high price for gel nail polish. Will never return & suggest you look elsewhere there are quite a few near by with much better service and pricing

Love this place. Susie is the best and knows her craft very well. I suffer from sweaty palms and could never go longer than a week with acrylics and with her I can go for up to 3 weeks. I will never go anywhere else.

Updated Review: I finally got a chance to come back and try Susie and my experience was unlike any nail salon. I came in for a fill with gel, with a broken nail, thinking it would take an hour and a half (as it usually does). I told Susie that I was in a rush (last minute concert) and my girl delivered! She got me in an out within 40 minutes flat with a perfect manicure. I also found out that TNSLA does hologram nails so I will definitely be back to try that! Thank you Susie!

I just had my first pedicure here and it was totally satisfactory. My only frustration was that they do not accept any cards for payment under $ 50 and parking is pretty difficult. All in all, not bad though.

I’ve been coming here since I moved to LA a couple years ago. Up until recently I’ve never had a reason to complain and have had great service. I’ve even referred a decent number of friends here through out the years but recently there has been in a huge decline in service and skill.
I think that there have been quite a few new hires over the past couple weeks and I don’t know if they just don’t have the skill set or what but I’ve been left totally unsatifssifed the past couple times I’ve gone in. I was cut (enough to bleed) during the past gel manicure and the pedicure I got a couple weeks before that. This past time the girl also had no idea how to shape nails and I literally had to do it myself to get it right. The technician also used cuticle oil to give me my massage at the end which was extremely unpleasant. I was hoping these were just a mishaps here or there but after being disappointed for the last couple time I’ve gone this salon has sadly gone from my go-​to place to my fall back option.

unfortunately, 5 of my nails were lifting at the bottom by the next day. I would have called and went back in, but I got them done right before leaving for a long weekend in Vegas. By the time I got back, 8 of them had lifted and they were yellow. And no, I did not have my nails sitting in the pool or other water, I know that is not good for them.

This was my first impulse gel nail job ever. I was in the area and had time.
Cons: The parking situation is frustrating and impossible in the shared plaza. I parked in residential area by the larchmont restaurant and walked two blocks.
Their gel color selection is small… they had only one of those loops used to hold and display their colors whereas other places have at least two or three.
They use napkins for toe separators, old massage chairs and equipment, and talk too much. I don’t like talking when I’m just trying to chill and relax.
They removed calluses in my pedicure but left one stubborn hard skin that had half been scrubbed off, on. Their attention to detail is minimal likely attributed to talking too much.
Pros: their gel application is good

This place did a great job on my nails and the staff was friendly.
What absolutely pissed me off is that they failed to let me know there would be a price jump in the services I asked for. I would think a place would tell you if the price jumps from $ 28 to $ 63 before starting all the work. Also the style and length I got was simple. I would understand a $ 5 or $ 10 mark up but not $ 35. Not like I was asking for designs on every nail or the works.

Worst service, the women was so passive aggressive and very rude to me and my sister. She eventually started to talk about me and my sister to another customer, hinting at us to leave, so we did. I’ve never experienced something like that, very awkward and uncomfortable…

First time coming here and jenny did a great job .I was in w hurry for a red carpet event and they got me in. I’m very satisfied I’m also very picky. I’ll be coming back

I’ve tried many places in LA for acrylics, and The Nail Shop is by far the best. I’ve had Lee and Susie do my nails, and they are both fantastic. Their work is quality and lasts a longtime. My fingers have been nicked at at many other salons, but that has never happened here. They are careful and professional.
The shop is small, well-​decorated, and not overwhelming even when its crowded.
While the parking lot can be difficult, street parking is easy to find.

I’m an out of towner and this is the only place I get my nails done in LA. I never have to wait long and they have parking. I recommend going to Susie she is awesome and does the best nail shapes ever; anything you want.

I wasn’t one to get my nails done regularly– maybe once every other month or so. But this year I made a promise to myself that I’d treat myself to a mani/​pedi once or twice a month.
In the past I’ve gone to hood spots and gotten a typical mani/​pedi and gone on my way. Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve had good work done. But this place here has blown me away. The shop is really small and low key. They service no more than 10 people at a time. Another thing I appreciated about this place was that it’s very quiet.
Nancy did a really great job on my nails and gave them a nice shape. While I prefer my nails to be more rounded than square I appreciate that they were all even.
I definitely see myself coming back, and I’ll bring my mom here next time.

Friendly nail technicians. Clean. Thorough. They did a great manicure and pedicure for $ 28. The pedicure is done in a bowl instead of a bath basin w plumbing. Would recommend for nail services.
Cash only at this nail salon

Amazing job on my acrylic nails with gel !!! I’ll be coming back to see Nikki ! Great place, nice staff, great color selection of gel. This will be my new nail spot ! Thank you.

I have no complaints about The Nail Shop. I would come here for a regular mani and pedi or gels if you want great customer service, excellent pricing, and a relaxing environment. I would definitely suggest you come here if you get acrylics because my girl Susie hooks it up. I’ve never had any broken nails and the shape is imp

I have no complaints about The Nail Shop. I would come here for a regular mani and pedi or gels if you want great customer service, excellent pricing, and a relaxing environment. I would definitely suggest you come here if you get acrylics because my girl Susie hooks it up. I’ve never had any broken nails and the shape is impeccable. She also has the best polish colors.
Overall just a great nail shop that is welcoming and low key while also remaining top of the line.

I love/​d this place, been coming here for about ⁴⁄₅ years. Today NYE of all days I find out my appointment had been cancelled due to Helen quitting days before… It would have been great to get a phone call… IT IS NYE I could have planned, or researched a new place or made a new appointment.
I asked if anyone else could take me since I made the appointment a month ago and confirmed last week, no one could. No apologies given for not calling me or anything. I guess my years of steady business and referrals means nothing.
I dealt with the continual lateness of appointments and terrible parking because Helen is great and the convenience of location and price, but this kills it. Maybe an I’m sorry or we forgot or we didn’t have your number… but nothing.
Too bad… I really liked this place.

I am not one to get my nails done like most. In fact, I probably average about one manicure a year (shocker). One of the only things in life I’ve been lucky with is that my nails are normally ‘strong’, and tend to grow quickly. However, I do get these terrible splits/​breaks (not sure of the proper terminology) on my thumbs, always on the inside part towards the rest of my hand. Sometimes they start deep, other times I have an accident which causes this to happen, and it’s a little closer to where I can tend to it myself.
Right before Thanksgiving, I had BOTH thumbs do this to me, and since I didn’t want to deal with this for the holiday season, I remember I heard of Susie at The Nail Shop. Called the day before and told her my issue, and she was able to fit me in around 3p or so. Ended up with street parking, I only had to wait about 5 minutes before she brought me over.
Now I’ve had silk wraps done for this kind of issue from other salons, and it’s been a complete failure. I don’t know why these are recommended for my specific problem since they never last. Susie told me acrylic was the way to go. She explained that there was a powder that she applied to the break, and she promised it would take care of it. Needless to say, I let her work her magic and this took less than a few minutes. Dried off at the little fan nearby, and she told me to apply some clear coat once I got home to seal everything.
Since I’m a pessimist, I thought this would break off right away, but Susie was 100% correct. I had this done the Friday before Thanksgiving, and I finally caved in and cut my nails today, the 15^th. Whatever miracle she performed lasted this long, much longer than the obvious terrible silk wraps from past, and much much longer than I had initially anticipated. Since this weather has been off, I think my nails have started to grow a little slower, but it’s past where the breaks were where I didn’t have to cut my nails down so low.
I know I should invest in manicures more often so I don’t get those breaks-​her words-​but I will heed her advice since she was spot-​on with my issue at hand. The salon was busy, which is a good sign, and the nail techs work quickly. As you can tell by previous (and upcoming) reviews, Susie does an amazing job, but it appears a lot of the people here are great as well.

I just love my nails every time I come awesome Susie!
Ive been to almost every nail shop in Los Angeles ang i can say she is one of the best !!!

After seeing some pretty good reviews and nice pictures, my friend and I decided to give this place a try.
We had an appointment one hour before the shop closed, and we were there on time. Because it was our first time, we asked about the different prices of products, and although they were inflated prices, we still decided to give it a try, since we were expecting exceptional service and quality.
The first red flag was when the nailtician, (Cathy?) told my friend she «did not have time» for acrylic nails! It was an hour before! And you don’t have time?! Immediately, we were surprised because we drove a long way. Another thing, my friend had already told them that she would want acrylics, over the phone, so why didn’t they say anything before we made the drive? The nailtician, Cathy insisted that we both do gel nails and a pedicure. I opted in for gel nails as did my friend, though she was disappointed. She also got a pedicure.
30 minutes into our manicures (and one pedicure) a walk in customer comes in (30 minutes before closing now) and she is told there is an hour wait, and that’s after the women in the salon make faces and start speaking in another language. They tell her she has to wait 1 HOUR, which takes them into overtime! And guess what?! the women waited less than 1 hour (woo hoo, great for her!) aaaand she gets acrylic nails (but they told us 30 mins earlier that it was too late to get acrylic nails!!!) !!! This definitely made me aware that the Salon discriminates against people. Service is not equal! As I was happy for the women that walked in, it was disappointing to see that my friend got turned down for acrylic nails 30 mins before the walk in customer came in.
Overall, horrible gel manicure which costs $ 35. I thought it could be fixed with a simple nail design, literally, two told lines across two nails, $ 7 extra! —and they didn’t even get that right!
Gel mani and regular pedi for my friend costs, $ 53. And they butchered her nail shape.
I am so so disappointed and not returning. Beware of discrimination.