Stumbled on this amazing nail salon....and so happy I did. Henry is an artist. He was able to do sculpt powder and make my nails look natural and long, without being thick or tacky. Tried ombré for the first time and he added some pearl chrome! LOVE!! Katie did my gel pedicure and very neat/detail oriented. I called in (instead of walk in) and was seen right away. I was in and out in under an hour!! 10/10 recommend!!! read more

This was genuinely one of the worst salon experiences I've ever had. I called at 3:30 pm to ask if I could come in for a pedicure before they closed at 5. They told me to come at 4:30, so I did. When I arrived, the technician who was supposed to do my pedicure was still working on someone else. They had me wait until 5 pm. At 5, she finally brought me to a chair, removed only the topcoat of my existing pedicure, and then walked away. Instead of continuing my service, she called another client over and started a completely new full set on them. The only other technician in the salon was still in the middle of their own service, nowhere near finishing. I waited until 5:35 before I finally asked if it was going to be my turn soon. She told me they were waiting for the other technician to finish--no apology, no explanation. After wasting an hour of my time, I had to leave with my feet in a condition so bad I couldn't even wear open‑toe sandals. They ruined the nice French tip pedicure I had before I arrived. If they couldn't take me, they should have just said so instead of having a new client come in and be treated this way. My boyfriend has been a loyal client for over five years, but after this experience, they've lost both of us. If you're looking for a positive, professional experience, this should be the last place on your list. Attached below is how I left the salon. read more

Designer Nails Studio - Nail Salons Near Me - Studio City, California

first time getting my nails done in 7-8 years and i couldn't have asked for a better experience. everyone here was incredibly sweet and accommodating. i showed henry my reference photo at the beginning of the appointment and he completely exceeded my expectations. john did my pedicure, as well. they were both so quick and my nails look amazing. 10/10 would recommend read more

Designer Nails Studio - Nail Salons Near Me - Studio City, California

This studio deserves all the love and more. They truly superseded my life expectations. The care, creativity, and kindness here are unmatched. Herbert has been designing nails for 20 years, and you can tell -- he's a true artist. Every detail is intentional, and the work he creates is beyond beautiful. The whole team is so warm and welcoming, and you can feel how much pride they put into their business. If you're looking for a place that goes above and beyond and actually cares about their clients, this is it. I'm officially obsessed and will be recommending them to everyone! read more

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Henry is the best! I've gone to at least 6 different nail salons wanting nail art, which led to 4 hour nail appointments and nails I wasn't satisfied with. I came to Henry with ideas of what I wanted, and he quickly made recommendations from there! Henry works so quickly with such high quality and dedication to his art. He's so easy to talk to and bubbly - he makes it so easy to trust his recommendations. You know you are in great hands ^*^ read more

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I came here for the first time from a recommendation from a friend for my wedding nails. Henry gave me the most amazing nails and is a true artist. He reshaped my natural nails and recommended I do sculpted acrylic to give it an elegant and low profile. I showed him a reference pic and he made my nails look even better than the photo. The person who did my pedicure also did a great job manicuring my nail beds. read more

Designer Nails Studio - Nail Salons Near Me - Studio City, California

Super friendly and nice people but for $200 for full set basic French tip mani and pedicure I'm not happy with my manicure at all I asked him to make the nails thin and not thick and this is what I got. read more

Designer Nails Studio - This is nothing close to what I asked for. I could do my own nails better at home don't know why I paid over $115 for this job tbh. - Nail Salons Near Me - Studio City, California

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Henry is the best and really treats your nails like art. Can't recommend him enough! Support local businesses like designer nails :) read more

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I called Designer Nail Studio today to book a pedicure appointment through ClassPass. I simply wanted to ask if I could be paired with someone who is detail-oriented and particularly good with pedicures, a very normal question when booking any beauty service. The man who answered the phone-who I believe may have been Henry, the owner-immediately became defensive. He raised his voice at me and told me that if I was going to be "so picky," I should go somewhere else. I was honestly shocked because I hadn't been rude or demanding at all. I was literally just trying to make an appointment and ask a basic question. Before I could even respond, he hung up on me. I've never been treated so poorly by a business. The interaction felt extremely unprofessional and completely unnecessary. I was just trying to book a service, and instead I was yelled at and dismissed. Needless to say, I won't be returning or booking here in the future. Customers deserve respect, especially when they're simply trying to schedule an appointment. read more

I just so happened to stumble upon this place when I was on ClassPass and I'm glad I did. Everyone in the entire shop was so knowledgable and friendly. Henry did my manicure and I am absolutely in love with the set. He truly is an artist and I can't wait for my next appointment. Great studio, great staff....you're in great hands here! read more

The owner, Henry, is a pro. He always does a beautiful job. You tell him what you want on your nails and he'll give it to you. He is an artist. read more

GREATEST NAIL SALON OF ALL TIME!!! I never will go anywhere else - Katie, Henry, and V are so thorough and wonderful to work with and the nail salon is so clean and always a good vibe!!! read more

Service is great !! Henry is awesome !! Designs look on point ! Fancy artwork ! I went for the classic over lay natural looking nails matte finish !! 100 bucks ! Take off soak and powder !! read more

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After my nail tech moved I was forced to find a new place and since my company moved I picked this place and OMG I had the best experience at this salon everyone was so very nice the place is SUPER CLEAN !!! THE SERVICE IS SUPERIOR !!! My nails Omg They look amazing best ever I found my new spot and Henry is the best nail artist ever I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS NAIL SALON read more

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Randomly wanted to have a mani pedi night with my girl we stumbled across this salon and we were amazed!!!! Henry is simply amazing, my nails are perfect for work and so cute still while super natural!!!! I love them so much and my pedi shape both nice square round I love!! We will definitely be making this our new salon home. Thank you Designer nails studio!! read more

Best manicure in LA. Get the painted powder manicure from Henry. Lasts longer than anything and always feels like your natural nails read more

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Katie does a great job on nails, very friendly, fair prices - I'll be back for sure!

Henry is the absolute best. Everything went amazing and great. He does amazing work and I definitely recommend him!!! read more

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It was my first time getting my nails done this year, so I was nervous, but Designer Nails Studio exceeded my expectations! They called all guests by their first name, which I thought was a nice detail. I felt taken care of, and I definitely will be back! Thank you! read more

Henry, Katie, and John were so sweet and amazing! This is the best nail experience I've ever had! Highly recommended this place! I got the most amazing nail art by Henry, and best gel pedicure. If you're looking for nail art this is the place to go! read more

I had very little time to do my nails, but I went to the salon , @designernailsstudio and Harry did a amazing job, the shape and size perfect, he super nice, the woman did my pedicure VI , did a good job too, I super recommend! Follow them at the Instragram @designernailsstudio read more

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Had a second great appointment with Henry and Katie. I got a manicure (including nails done with nail hot gel and cat eye polish) and a pedicure. I love the way my nails turned out and how well they're were done within a timely fashion. This is my second time coming here and I will be returning! read more

Designer Nails Studio - Hot gel fill in with cat eye polish - Nail Salons Near Me - Studio City, California

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Still coming consistently because this is the best quality of nails I have ever had! Katie is amazing, consistent, kind and always helps me pick my color because I'm so indecisive lol after years, I just come in and she knows exactly what I like and is so flexible with my busy work schedule. Love my girl, Katie! read more

I loved my nails, they are beautiful. Henry did a great job and the studio is nice and has a great vibe!! read more

Just moved to the area and desperately needed a full set for work. Henry and Katie went above and beyond to give me the design I wanted and the work spoke for itself. Amazing customer service and I'll definitely be back for my next set!! read more

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Fantastic! Pedicure done by Vee, so relaxing. Nails done by Katie & Henry! Very impressed with everyone and the service was great, very welcoming and attention to detail! Highly suggest! read more

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Bad experience for a first/last time customer. I have acrylic nails, just needed fill and solid gel color. Color wasn't applied evenly and my thumb nail didn't get enough shine seal, looks mat. My nail lady excused herself for 5m but actually left for 10m Nice people and clean salon but never going there again read more

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Great customer service clean place but the product they use it's not a good product I did my nails Friday. By Sunday my nails start to peel off I went today they fix it the other nail start to peel out I didn't want to waste my time to drive back to fix it I don't recommend this place for gel manicure and the spray powder they use but if you not going to have any nail polish only cleaning I will recommend it read more

Designer Nails Studio - Nail Salons Near Me - Studio City, California

I paid $143 to get a fill and French ombré. I had never had such a horrible job done. When I called Henry to let him know that I was not happy with my nails, if I could schedule an appointment to get them fix, and he was rude, defensive, and careless. He told me he would not be able to fix them. read more

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Henry is wonderful very detailed and precise! Katie is amazing and always very welcoming. We go in often for full sets and pedicures were always delighted with the quality. read more

I recently moved to Studio City and I was trying to find a new nail salon close to my house and one that was not as expensive as another salon I had recently visited. It turned out to be a mistake... you clearly get what you pay for. I'd like to start with the only positive - the people that work there were all very nice. But I should've trusted my instincts, because it was very difficult to even secure an appointment over the phone. And I have to say this was the most painful, messiest, and worse gel manicure and pedicure I have ever had. And I have been to many different establishments in Los Angeles and Orange County so that's saying a lot. I'm also someone who rarely writes reviews and almost never speaks up, but I don't want anyone else to have the experience that I had. When the technician was removing my gel from my previous manicure, she was using the electric file which got so hot that I had to tell her multiple times that it was painful and burning my nails. She went so deep that the tops of my nails were worn down, and red. She also cut my skin around my nails several times with the electric file. When she filed my nails they all looked like different shapes, some pointier, some rounder and the "point" was off center on several of them. She told me that I needed to put my nails in the UV light two or three times for each coat of gel. I've never had any other nail salon ask me to put them in so many times to make sure they're dry. Every coat was messier than the next. I finally just gave up on trying to ask her to make adjustments. My pedicure wasn't any better, it was also painful, there was no massage, just callous remover, which I had to ask for... And I could've done a better job painting my toenails myself. It all felt like a waste of time and money. And it wasn't cheap... it was $92 plus tip. Easy to say that it was my first and last time going there. read more

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If you feel like paying a lot of money for a bad job then I highly recommend this place! I went in for a fill my first-time after reading good reviews and unfortunately my experience was not good at all. I paid $130 for nails that hurt and a nail that broke a week after. When I went back to get it fixed the guy that did my nails wasn't in so the lady asked if I could come back later. I changed my schedule twice and rescheduled my clients twice in order to come back only to receive a phone call an hour later from the girl to tell me the guy that did my nails won't be in and she'll fix it for me. Why couldn't she do so the first time I was there? When I went back I got yelled at that somehow the bad job was my fault and the nail broke bc I hit something. I hit nothing. The nail broke out of nowhere. Then I got attitude about not calling and just walking in, in addition to being questioned why I didn't call and that 10 days passed so no refund. Mind you they are closed on Tuesday. I was in for a fill on Sunday afternoon. The nail broke on Monday morning. I was working all day, Tuesday they are closed and Wednesday I went in. I send them a message on Friday asking for a partial refund and of course no answer. So if you are looking to spend over $100 on your nails, get yelled at, waste your time going back and forth because of poor communication, this is the place for you! Let me add that when I went back the second time for the girl to fix my nail she started to do a fill. I explained to her that I need a new nail not a fill as it broke and received attitude about that as well. One big headache, painful nails and $130 completely wasted. I have never paid so much for nails only to end up with this. Very disappointing. Save your money and time and stay away from this place. Oh and just to show how unprofessional they are, they posted a photo and reel of my nails on their IG (looks beautiful unfortunately that isn't reality) I commented on it with what I wrote here and guess what? They blocked me. As a business owner myself, I seriously don't know how places like this get away with such service. Absolutely disgusting to fool people with "pretty pictures/reels" and not take accountability for a shitty job. Shame on you for taking so much money, not being honest and not even having the decency to respond. read more

Henry is the best nail artist in LA he exceeded my expectations, if you are on the fence check out his work -instagram- designernailsstudio you will not be disappointed!!!! read more

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the best nail experience I have had in years henry is so nice I highly suggest coming here if you are lgbtq+ read more

Designer Nails Studio - Excellent experience and wonderful people def come here - Nail Salons Near Me - Studio City, California

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First time coming in and my expectations were exceeded! Henry is the best and extremely talented at nail design. I wanted something simple, pink/white and he helped me design the perfect nails. They also glow in the dark! They look perfect and I can't wait to come back and try more designs. 5 stars+! read more

Designer Nails Studio - Nail Salons Near Me - Studio City, California

SPEND YOUR $$ ELSEWHERE!!! I was so excited to finally find a nail design specialist nearby. I contacted them via Instagram, and booked my appointment for the next week. Henry is the owner and the main nail tech for designs. My first appintment went great. 180$ for that set, which I tipped an additional $45. Great service. Pic below. Second appointment... HORRIBLE horrible EXPERIENCE. I placed a 50$ deposit for a 12:30 appointment. They did not take me until 1:15.. was then unable to do my design. And instead of asking for one that I wanted instead, that he WAS able to do, he gave me a red French tip(part of my initial design)which took 10 minutes. He rushed through because another appointment was waiting. I'm 6 months pregnant, and he knew these were my nails for my maternity shoot. So after waiting 45 minutes for my PRE-BOOKED, DEPOSITED appointment, while being 6 months pregnant, and not giving me the nails I wanted. He charged me 180$!!!!!!! I was livid. Still gave him a 20% tip. And left. I went to Instagram and messaged him how unhappy and disappointed I was with my service, and he blocked me!!! He talks shit about other salons the whole time, and says how great he is. Well.. homeboy couldn't even do my nails the correct way. And then overcharges for nails that I could've gotten for 1/3 of the price, for the same quality! SPEND YOUR $$ ELSEWHERE read more

Designer Nails Studio - Second appointment. Same price .... 180 - Nail Salons Near Me - Studio City, California

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Henry is a true artist! There is no one else in Los Angeles who can do the things he does with nails! My manicures are INDESTRUCTIBLE and GORGEOUS! They never chip. If they didn't grow so fast id only have to get my nails done every couple of months! Today I tried the nude pink chrome mani and I LOVE IT!!!!! read more

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Amazing service & beautiful nail set! Great location. Quality service! Highly recommend calling before coming in. Would recommend to others! read more

Designer Nails Studio - Nail Salons Near Me - Studio City, California

Want a set that lasts? This could be your new home. I have been coming here for awhile now and everyone is always so amazing! They are always super kind and often take me as a walk in. They do everything they can to fit me in or make me feel comfortable and great about myself. They are always gentle with me and don't toss me around like other places. Henry is the go to artist for any designs you may want. Take care of him. He's a special talented angel and we must protect him and everyone in this studio at all costs. This place is a gem in the valley. Make sure you set an appointment with him in advance! He's quite popular and you can see his art on IG @designernailsstudio https://instagram.com/designernailsstudio?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Just the sweetest, most professional human beings!!!! read more

I absolutely love this place.. There is nowhere else that I can go to get my nails done as well as Henry can do them. Honestly his work is so good if you can't afford the 400 or $500 for a full set of designer nails then don't bother coming. Henry is a full professional there is no one in LA that can do better than he can. If you want good quality come to this place but if you can't afford it don't even show up if you want to see more of what I'm talking about follow HenryOn Instagram @designernailsstudio There you can see all of his latest work. Once again do not come in and be disrespectful and try and talk surprised down when there's nowhere else in LA or really in California anywhere that I can think of that can do it better than Henry can.Thank you. read more

Designer Nails Studio - Nail Salons Near Me - Studio City, California