Laura’s Nails

Great service, easy parking and quick! 45 minutes for a gel manicure and it looks gorgeous.

Nice friendly staff. Walked in and sat right away no waiting. Thank you for a great job.

Great nail place on pico. You can make appointments, but I’ve had luck just walking in. The clientele is loyal-​you see the same faces, and the staff knows everybody. They do a great job and are willing to retouch for people who smudge the polish before leaving, or after leaving — I once saw them go to someone’s car to retouch her nails because she’d left too quickly. That’s dedication.

This salon is out of the area for me, but I was in the area, so tried them out. All of the staff was friendly & the girl that did my pedicure was very good. Sometimes I’ve gotten pedicures where they really dig in & hurt. She was gentle & careful. I was very pleased with my care there & results.

This nail salon isn’t the most glamorous or trendy to look at but don’t let looks deceive you. Laura’s Nails does meticulous work. I’ve never been disappointed in the quality of my manicure/​pedicure. The one time a nail chipped soon after my manicure, I went back the next day and they fixed it for free no questions asked.
Plus, the staff is friendly and they give amazing hand and foot massages.

gel manicures, full sets and fills are great. pedicures are usually good except for when the only guy there does them. they are not as good. I feel they are rushed and he does not cut them all even, clean your toes with detail and literally massages your feet for a minute unless you pay more. the other ladies usually massage for like 5 minutes each foot then ask if you want extra time with massage. Lauren I think is the best at pedi’s. Helen and Carol are great at nails. All the ladies are nice but nice doesn’t keep your business and customers returning. especially when you are not the cheapest. for what I pay I should get the same great pedi everytime.
add: after my nails dried my fill was also mediocre. it bothered me last night n this morning. I decided to stop by the shop again and carol and Helen gladly listened and corrected my nails to perfection. they were very nice about it and paid very close attention to detail making my nails smooth n natural looking .
It shows they care about me returning and I will since they gave me no attitude about my complaint. thank you ladies!

I have been coming here for two years now and they consistently do a good job and offer decent prices. The best thing about this place is they do your manicure and pedicure simultaneously and cuts your time in half! I love the efficiency especially when I’m in a hurry but still want to be pampered. The massages feel great and they just do a good job all around. Will be back very soon!

Vivi did a great pedicure!
I called ahead, nice lady said come on in now there is available time. The extra $ 7 for callous remover was worth it — very meticulous but also gentle
Happy with color selection. Will definitely be back for pedicure and I want to try a gel mani

The women who work here are very nice and friendly! Unfortunately their charm isn’t enough to keep me from not coming back.
I usually come in for a pedicure. Compared to other nails shops in the neighborhood, they’re by far the best. A little too pricey for my liking but it beats having to drive across town to another shop. Speaking of prices, they raised all their services by $ 2 in the last few months. I went in for a full set, eyebrow wax and pedi and was surprised when Carol told me (after all the services were performed) that I’d be paying an extra $ 6 because of the price increase. I told her I wasn’t informed before hand about the new prices and all she could say was sorry. Didn’t even offer to charge me the «old prices». I didn’t argue… I just took it out of her tip. I vowed to never come back – I have an issue with people trying to take advantage.
Anyway, I didn’t go back for about 9 months but had to attend a wedding recently and decided that maybe I should give them another chance. After all, I do like the pedicures there. I chose the color I wanted and sat down with Carol for a full set. Her work isn’t exceptional but it’s usually ok. This time around my acrylic nails were super thick and started lifting within the first week of having them. Then as she’s about to apply the color she tells me that there’s an extra $ 2 charge because the nail polish is «extra long-​lasting» and dries quicker. Seriously?! I guess I should be glad that she told me about it before she actually applied the color…
So it finally came time for me to pay. I asked her for the grand total and it didn’t sound right. I had her break it down for me and low and behold, she had overcharged me. Had I just handed her the cash and not asked any questions I would’ve been out of $ 6. She apologized for the mistake but still…
Safe to say, I will not be returning here anymore.

I have been coming to this nail salon since I moved to the neighborhood almost two years ago. Everyone that works here is extremely nice and good at what they do. This isn’t the most upscale place but for a simple manicure and pedicure it is perfectly fine. Stephen gives the best massages and is very friendly. I recommend coming here for manicures, pedicures, and waxing. I have not tried gel or acrylics here so I can’t speak to that. I am always very happy with the outcome of both my manicures and pedicures and enjoy coming to this neighborhood nail salon.

We just moved to the neighborhood and I was pleasantly surprised by Laura’s nails. $ 25 for a nice gel manicure and it’s the only place open on Sunday within walking distance.
No frills but my gel looks very nice and I was in and out. Carol even showed me three different options for the clear /​pink color I was going for. I’ll be back!
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Update — My gel mani only lasted 6 days :(now it is completely came off of multiple fingers. Pretty disappointed, most gels last me 13 days.

Sadly this place has really changed in the last few years. I used to love coming here, but the last three times I’ve been I have left here unhappy. Too bad as it’s close to my work and I never had as issue getting in.

I got a regular mani/​pedi. The ladies were very nice and accommodating and the foot massage was great. The end result was a bit sloppy and rushed. Nails are filed uneven and it only looks marginally better than when I attempt doing my nails at home.
Really enjoyed the people and color selection, just a bit disappointed with the end result.

Although they kindly saw me 30 min. before closing for a pedi & an acrylic gel fill I wasn’t pleased with the quality of the work.
1. The gel color began peel off two days after my initial visit. They kindly re-​did the gel for no charge, claiming the gel polish was old & should pick a new color from the ESSIE brand this time.
2. A couple days after that, finger by finger the new set of acrylic lifted and completely ripped off. I didn’t go back after this because I didn’t want to spend another hour fixing the problem to be disappointed again.
3. They still used UV lighting for the gel mani which has been found to increase risk of cancer and sun spots on hands. Many nail salons have switched to LED lighting for that matter.
I don’t plan on coming back here.

I’ve been going here for years now, basically out of habit. Now I think it’s time to look for somewhere else to go.
This place has some gems:
Stephen — is great with foot massages! He is also very thorough with his manicures/​pedicures and one of the few here in this salon who is pleasant and nice.
Helen — will do great waxes and is a sweet lady
Here’s what I don’t like about this place:
–granted they are always busy, they don’t seem to care about your time. I’ve made appointments and still waited to get served
–the people here can be pretty unfriendly! You can tell that most of them don’t want to be there, fair enough, but they could definitely make an effort to be nice to the customers
–they always talk about you in front of your face in their language. It’s clear and blatant and may I add, rude. Really doesn’t make me feel comfortable.
All in all you can go here to get the job done, but if you want to have a pleasant experience where you’re made to feel comfortable, forget about it.
Walk in, and they’ll just be curt and tell you to «pick a color.» You’re choice at the end of the day, but Im big on customer service and experience so I’ll definitely be looking for somewhere else to go.

I went there earlier this summer because it seemed like a good deal and within walking distance of my apartment. I was taking my friend for her bday present as well. When we went in and I asked if they had room for us, they said yes but were a bit curt and just told us to come in and sit down. Clearly I was with my friend but they made no effort for us to sit near each other and chat, which was disappointing and I even commented that I wished we were closer. The comment was ignored.
As far as the manicure, it was ok, she didn’t rip my cuticles off or make me bleed which I was grateful for. She wasn’t very friendly and afterwards I noticed the edges were not clean and some paint overlapped my cuticle. One of the nails was way too thick with paint and bubbled up at the top. I did love the color though, and I felt that for a price that cheap, it’s not like I should expect anything extravagant.
I’ll say it’s fine for a quick cheap job, just keep your expectations on the lower side.

The first time I went here I came in for a regular mani and pedi with designs and it turned out great!
Ironically the next time I came in I paid a little more for their gel manicure and it was terrible. The gel edges overflowed onto my cuticles which continued to get snagged on things. After 4 days it already peeled off.
The place was not even busy so I can’t even justify the awful job by saying they were in a rush. There was only one other customer getting her nails done when I came in on a Monday afternoon.
Cheap, but unfortunately the results reflect the price.

100% NOPE.
Technician took forever to give me a full set. I came with a friend, and my tech started before hers did, and did not finish until way after. My friend’s nails were dry before mine were finished.
I asked for a regular full set, with the natural tip. Light pink powder. Typical square shape. Pretty simple, right?
Dreadfully wrong. She piled the acrylic powder + solution at least ¾ inch thick while first applying it (I’m not exaggerating). Buffed them to hell to the point where the plastic tip was nearly non-​existent on a couple of the nails (on the backside). Buffed the surface unevenly, and some of my nails look bulbous in spots because of the uneven surface. She kept asking me what was wrong and said «It looks fine from my angle», hardly professional. I wanted a clear gel top coat, and had to pick a color coat because she left dents and white marks on the surface, all while acting like it was perfectly normal for my nails to look this way. She applied so much color coat, that the drying fan left ripple marks in the color. I came home, and re-​painted them myself. They are so uneven and bulbous in spots, that it appears I have globbed on the polish (I have uploaded a photo from home AFTER I re-​painted them myself). I have not globbed on the polish. This is 100% the way she buffed and shaped them. It took a lot of self restraint to not fly off the handle. They should be embarrassed that they let someone walk out of their establishment with nails like this. I will be spending tomorrow looking for a better salon to try and fix these nails.

First, I’ll say the staff is very friendly, which is why I’ll give two stars instead of one.
However, they have done significant damage to my nails and they made me wait 20 minutes for services even after calling in advance and confirming they’d have someone ready for me when I arrived. Also, there was another lady who had been waiting (called ahead) who also ended up leaving.
I came in for a gel removal. They did the normal finger wrap, but had a hard time getting the gel off. I told them I was in a hurry and would just pay them upfront and come back later. At that point she tried to get the gel off by filing it down. Unfortunately, she filed down too much and two weeks later, some fingers are still sensitive to the touch on the hand she filed. With the other hand I was able to pick the gel off later that night and there is a significant difference.
I’m sure this place is ok for a mani (if you have time to wait), but I paid $ 10 for nail damage and inconvenience, so I’m never coming back.

Bah. I went here because my normal manicurist was booked all day and I couldn’t wait. Melissa did my pedicure and cut my nails way too short. They’re uneven and I am expecting ingrown toenails, which obviously are painful and take months to recover. She was rushed as the manager kept shouting at her to hurry (I understand mandarin). The lady who did my nails (didn’t catch her name) was not good at all. My gel manicure is bumpy, pitted and uneven. My cuticles aren’t pushed all the way back. Actually this is the worst gel manicure I’ve ever gotten.
I’m also not sure that it’s the most hygienic place. The tools used are kept in a little plastic container and not sealed. When melissa was done she ran off to start the nails of another patron and I don’t think she grabbed a new set of tools. Also from what I observed they just rinse the spa tubs, no disinfectant.
$ 37 for gel mani + regular mani. Additional $ 5 to remove old gel.