DON'T GO HERE!! First they tell you one price & then change it and the end ! I asked how much for a pedicure & they said 15$ & for short French tip nails they said $25 & at the end it all came up to $80 !!! When I asked why he replied with " oh it's cause I put you an exfoliate on your feet ." Like wtf !! He didn't even ask me if I wanted that to begin with !!! I will never go here again! read more

This place is dirty straight up filthy and the people disrespectful. Look at the equipment they use like the nail dryers have impacted dirt on them, the use rough ass towels. But the nasty attitude when you make a request is total disrespect. This place is cheap in terms of prices but keep in mind its filthy. I'm surprised the Cosmetology Board have not come in and make them clean those nasty walls and equipment. This is my review the truth just check for yourself, disgusting! read more

HORRIBLEEEEE customer service !!! My mom started coming here when she was a teen. Our church is right down the block so we used to go there every now & then after church. Ever since the owners daughter took over customer service SUCKS! I went in to get a fill not too long ago the lady acted like she didn't want to do it to begin with then didn't even speak the first thing she said was "your nails long & you have one broken so 25" ... I'm like HELLO... HI.... HOW ARE YOU !? & then she had the nerve to be tugging my hand I guess she was ready to go home or go on break or something I didn't appreciate it so I asked someone else to do my nails but I will not be going back! read more

Im always satisfied by this location. Kenny is the best. He is my guy! I drive all the way from Santa Barbara and have been coming to him for 6 Years and he does an amazing job on my nails just about 100% of the time. They are affordable and they slayy. I love Nails on LA. By far my favorite nail salon. read more

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I have been coming here for almost 2 years !! After today, I will not be returning. I had the worst experience with Tyson !! He was absoultely rude & an asshole ! All because I asked him to fix a few of my nails which he filled horribly !! If you don't want me to tell you how to do your job, then do it right !! He basically told me if I don't like it I don't have to pay & I can leave !!! I told him he was rude, then I told him off !!! Don't ask for Tyson ... he is too obsessed with playing poker on his iPhone, then doing your nails correctly ! I only went to him on November 24, 2012, because Kenny was off. read more

These stars are for cici she does the best pedicures very thorough not a rush job. I always get in and out even on weekends although they are always busy ur read more

I just went for the 1st time this Saturday and my OCD won't let me come back. It was jam packed but my friend and I got helped right away. My nail lady had a cold and kept coughing in my face. Then she started sneezing and blowing her nose. Nastily touching my hands without even using hand sanitizer. She seemed nice but eww I did not want a free cold. The end results of the nails pretty much sealed the deal. All of my nails had big gaps without polish after it cured :( I've gotten gels elsewhere and only had like 2 nails with gaps but never all of them. Glad it was cheap but come on. read more

Terrible service... It's cheap, you get what you pay for. The only person I go for is my eyebrow lady Ann. Other then that, this place is worth shit. And beware streetwalkers are constantly getting there nails done here... Dirty place. read more

Nails on LA - Wtf is this.... Smh... - Nail Salons Near Me - Compton, California

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TERRIBLE . I got there as soon as they opened . It was already packed which I thought was a good sign . I am finally attended by a man who can't understand a word in saying and I couldn't understand a word he said . I just went in for a fill & asked for them to be trimmed . NO . He said he wouldn't trim them & the shape was horrific . He left acrylic all over my fingers and had him clean them up . But the photos will show the final product . The nail polish was not applied evenly at all and looks drippy in the back . I went on recommendation & will not go back . The only plus was the price of $20 for a gel fill. I am going to continue going to Nails by Ashley in paramount for a few extra bucks no wait and phenomenal job . read more

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I was referred to this shop and told that Cece is amazing at pedicures. I was warned about the colorful patrons so I was prepared for anything. Let me start by saying California nail techs are lazy when it comes to scrubbing the soles and heels so my expectations were low. I've never seen such lazy filing of the bottom of the feet... they offer callous remover when all they need is a good foot file... anyway...Moving on, this place is old, dirty, and they need to use liners in their foot tubs. As I was walking out, a lady showed me her nails and asked my opinion, they were unevenly polished and the excess polish had not been cleaned from around her cuticles. Much like the nails in the pictures attached to this page. I heard this shop won a hoodie award but I swear they need to take a trip to Georgia to The Nail Shop in Decatur GA to learn how to run a business and to learn how to correctly provide nail services. This was my first and last visit. read more

Look im not trying to knock it because of the location. I love going to Compton I believe in second chances so I went back to this business. Received the worst manicure ever!! First off the aisles are crammed together and theres nothing but shit all over the floor. Trash freakin everywhere. The carpet was disgusting. The woman that served me had an attituide. She gave me half ass service. And by the next day the polish had already chipped. Because the nail techs give such a low price it devalues the market for other legit businesses. The nail techs dont know anything about customer service because they have such a large following they just see u as any dumb person walking in. read more

I had a very bad experience here I asked one of the people to fix a little earlier he had caused with my nails not only did he refuse to fix it all he said was do you want me to just take all your nails off so you can leave. I have never experienced such bad customer service ever I'm so unhappy with my nails please do not come here I never yelp but this is very important. I'm really sad that this place is still open especially with all the horror stories I've been reading. read more

I went to get my brows done with some lady in a small room and she burned my eyelids with the wax it was a huge cut never again will I go get my brows done here ‍ read more

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STAY AWAY!!! Horrible Reviews. This Place is a DUMP* Due to the Negligence of the staff my daughter is suffering from a severe burn from an employee who waxed her upper lip. Upon reviewing several yelp reviews, this appears to be an ongoing reoccurrence that has happened to other dissatisfied customers. 0 Stars I hope the health department shuts down this rat hole. read more

It's not the same I got my nails done a week ago and one of the nails fell off already Now I feel like I shouldn't of give the. Guy tip He didn't cut my nails down , he didn't remove my cuticle He was rushing it and I HATE IT cus he didn't do my nails right all of them are wiered shaped Some are really wide Others one are ok But honestly I wouldn't go there at all I used to love going there every week but after this Ill be finding another place where they do their job right read more

Today I needed to get my nails done are usually go to Lindas nails I've been going there for 17 years with no problems. I decided to go to nails on LA because I had a funeral that I wanted to be ready for on time and since I had not made an appointment and I could wait.I was told the fastest route would be to go to this nail shop. I walk in everything seems fine everybody is in such a rush to grab you and take you to the seat as soon as I get to my seat the nail technician gets ready to prep my nails he was not very friendly from the beginning but I am a very friendly person and I made small talk with him I introduced myself and asked him his name. He when I had to commence doing my nails once I got to a certain length he told me that the price for my nails who's going to be $30 including the three dollar charge of having them shaped coffin nails.When he told me the price I said wait is it $27 for a full set and he told me while the link you want is going to be that price and I said well go ahead and cut it down some because I need to be able to maneuver around and he told me don't worry I will fix it for you.Things seem to be going fine until I noticed some discrepancies in my notes as I'm overlooking my nails I noticed that he hasn't done a very good job of filing down the hump and bumps with the electric file or just filing it in general and the paint job was done very poorly I asked him several times to repair it he begins to give me an attitude and he went to Reluctantly repair the nail that I did not like to be honest I didn't like the way he did any of them but there were two or three nails in particular that we're done very poorly he told me that it was the color of nail polish that I had chosen and that's the way that it looks and that he's told me several times this and I am not listening so I was not going to except that and since I am paying my hard earned money I wanted it done a certain way mind you I said this all politely he began to speak in his language to another coworker I'm assuming it was about my request then then he goes ahead and tells me the next time you come here don't come to me because you don't know what I'm telling you I've been doing this a long time don't come to me and I told him don't worry I will not be coming back here ever again I will go ahead and post a picture of my nails that I got on Saturday afternoon about 1 PM I now know that my regular nail salon is the best salon in the world mainly the best salon in the area I have learned my lesson and I will never again go outside of my norm because at nails on LA quality is not important only the amount of nails you do a day and how quick you get them in and out it doesn't matter how good they look or if the customer is happy I also let the nail technician know that it's not the way you want it it's the way I want it because I have to be happy about this mind you I'm getting ready to go to the funeral I will no longer do any business with this establishment and I will not refer any friends or family to this place the nail technician that did my nails said his knee was fawn or faun he was very rude If you do not like your place of employment on the things you do for work you should seek other avenues for making money because clearly working with people is not for you I hope this company does better in the way they treat their customers I went ahead and attach some photos of how my nails we left looking when I left he did a very poor job and had no remorse that when he came to bring me my change he said are you happy now and patted me on my back is very unprofessional and I felt extremely uncomfortable if I could give this place zero stars I would read more

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Im just WONDERING IF JIMMY STILL WORKS here..i love how he does my nails.. byt havent seen him since April read more

I NEVER write reviews on yelp but I literally I felt the NEED to. That horrible gel manicure I received was the worst manicure I have ever paid for. I Don't waste your time and money. Really ghetto. And UNSANITARY. read more

Nails on LA - How ugly is? Ew. dont go to this ghetto dirty nail shop. - Nail Salons Near Me - Compton, California

The lady was so rude when doing my nails. She was on the phone instead of paying attention to what she was doing. My nails were so uneven and she got mad when i asked her to fix them. She was on her own little world. Not coming back to this place. read more

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Charged me $25 for my set which is fine but don't be lazy. Older lady in the rear, behind Kenny did my nails. She half heartedly did them so I had to guide her and correct her along the way to get half way decent nails as an out come. Will not be returning. My pinky nail was put on crooked so I alerted her, she said she would fix it, she never did. The lady also tried to give me lumpy nails,which I had to tell her to correct. They really need to have an age limit in these nail salons s because at a certain age your vision probably isnt at its best read more

PLEASE do not go to this place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got green mold on my nails after getting a full set here! The place is dirty, crowded and the staff is rude Save your nails go to a different place! read more

This is my 2nd time going and honestly I loved the way my pointed nails turned out.But my left index finger is itching intensely in the cuticle area. I keep applying Purell Hand Sanitizer to take away the itchiness. I don't think they sanitize properly or at all.They reuse foot scrubbers. Although my eyelashes came out pretty she applied them from the palm of her left hand. Last Saturday was my second time going. When I sat in the chair, I began telling the guy how I wanted my nails. He blatantly said, "I don't have time for that. You get your nails done like this...". I was shocked. This place is unclean with poor customer service. My daughter & I went to McDonalds to use their bathroom before getting our nails done the second time. Be warned! read more

Several bad things about this place 1: horrible costumer service I went in there for a full set and asked for a light nude color and a coffin nail shape They gave me neon pink oval shaped nails. 2: Lack of interest: I saw a customer ask why the price was $60 for a full set when they're usually $15 and all they did was tell her she was wrong. Based on the expression on the lady's face I knew she was outraged so I decided to ask her if it was her first time here and she said "I've been coming here every two weeks for the past 10 years, I'm disappointed in their attitude towards me" So overall it's just a bad place to go to read more

This place is atrocious.. if you care about your health & safety do not & i repeat, DO NOT visit this establishment. This is one of the most unsanitary facilities i have EVER experienced. They do not clean or sanitize a single tool they use, they repeatedly reuse extremely dirty towels & they do not wash the foot spas after each use (& will look at you sideways if you request for them to do so) Not to mention the customer service!?! 80% of the employees are some of the rudest people i have ever encountered (i know because members of my family have attended this establishment for an extended period of time and ive unfortunately witnessed their inconsiderate & disrespectful behavior first hand) Also, please do not bother bringing any issue to the owner/manager because they will do absolutely nothing about it. They continue to allow their staff to run amuck as long as they keep the cash rolling in. & Lastly, the quality of work..oMg.. there are truly no words to express how in 3.5 seconds they will have haphazardly f'd your nails alllllllllllllL the way up before you've even gotten comfortable in the chair. Save yourself the pain, the wasted energy being irate, the money from the hospital bills, the recovery time & avoid this disgusting, festering, cesspool of germs like your life depends on it. ** Contact the board of health & safety immediately** read more

this place is bombbay!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT LISTEN TO THE OTHER REVIEWS!!!!!11 Those people just do not understand the area or respect the hustle. Look! Yes its ghetto, but guess what? Generally, I do not go to a nail shop unless it has a hood feel to it? Why you ask? Because black people do not play when it comes to their beauty needs, it must be done correct! So when I see alot of black people in a nail shop, I know they will hook you up, I got eyelashes and I Love them! It was great and never forget it! read more

They are dirty they do not like black people I went for the first time to get a spa pedicure and was in the chair for only 6 mins and when I complained about it they did nothing but catch an attitude and then they accused a kid of stealing polish worst place to come read more

yeah this place sucks big time. I'ts effin ghetto in there and its crowded and they do the job fast and sloppy. i had my nails done there and they were so ugly. the wax of my eyebrows was ok but will never go back to that place again. read more

TOE FUNGUS! CLOSE THIS PLACE DOWN NOW OR GET UP TO CODE! This is my first review and I felt so strongly to write a review because anyone who is even CONSIDERING coming to this place, needs to know the risk you are taking with your health. Now here's the whole story: I used to live in Lynwood (nearby city) and my sisters would come here all the time to get their eyebrows done. Even then, they would bring their own eyebrow razors because the shop would use the SAME razor on EVERYONE! (Uhh, can you say HIV? Or whatever else kind of disease that can be transmitted through blood? Ew!) About a month ago, I was visting my mom who still lived in the area, so I decided to stop in for a mani/pedi with my little girl just to be reminiscent of the times I had with my sisters. First off, the place is FILTHY! Crowded as always, no surprise there. I had my daughter get painted nails only. I was seated and there was no cleaning of the foot tub or disinfectant added, just water in a dirty tub I wish I had taken a picture of. I'm already grossed out at this point. I should've stopped there but I guess I wanted to see how far they would go. STUPID ME! She scrubs my feet with a worn dirty pumice! I look around at other peoples feet and am disgusted because this is the same scrub their using on people with these like crusty 'ol feet! I wanted to leave but I stayed. WHY?! WHY VIRGINIA?! WHYY?!!! She opens up her box of dirty, obviously unsterile tools. I could see nail dust on them still! And uses a DRILL to "smooth" or file my toes, which was absolutely unecessary because my toenails are NOT thick! The chick that was doing my nails, I couldn't understand her for the life of me. Sorry, but the communication made the design part difficult to relay therefore my toenails looked UGLY and unsatisfactory. I didnt want her to start over, I wanted to LEAVE, so I let her leave the design and she proceeded onto my nails which she failed at the first time, so I had her repaint them. I can cover my feet but not my hands you know. She didn't like that she had to do that of course. Anyway, finally finished, we leave and as soon as I'm home, I wash my feet immediately and vigirously in everything I had under the bathroom sink! Alcohol, Hydrogen Peroxide, LISTERINE! Yes, LISTERINE, the mouthwash! I didn't care if my foot skin melted off because I felt as if I had dipped my feet in toxic ooze at that nail shop. A few weeks afterward I noticed my nails becoming brittle and breaking off easily. Which had NEVER happened before in my life! I was alarmed. Keep in my mind my nails ARE NOT thick but WERE very healthy and clear. I took my feet into the light outside and noticed the brittle weakness and COLOR! MY TOENAILS WERE YELLOW! OMG! They still are now! You can't imagine my mortification! :( I can't do anything about the infected nail, just prevent the rest of my new nail growing of be "FUNGIFIED". I'm taking Hair & Nails vitamins to boost the health of my beloved nails and I'm really hoping the over-the-counter medication takes care of it before I have to make an actual doctor's appointment for an antibiotic or something. I'm SO GLAD I washed my feet the way I did. Otherwise, my feet would probably be just as terribly affected. My poor toenails weren't safe from the "ICK!" though no matter the preventative measure I took. :'( PLEASE DON'T GO HERE! THE PRICE IS NOT WORTH YOUR HEALTH. I REALLY HOPE THIS PLACE IS EITHER SHUT DOWN OR RECONDITIONED. read more

Nails trash. Johnny Love trash, will ignore what you want to give you the most expensive options.

First time I went here I was overwhelmed with how crowded (and ghetto) it was. Mimi did a decent job on my eyebrows so I decided to give her a second chance today. Well she did great job on ONE eyebrow and totally chola'd my other one. So I have one fantastic side and one hoodrat side. Oh well. What do you expect when they charge $5? read more

Well my first time here was bad. I should've just walked away when​ i seen how ugly the inside was .. It was hot and dirty looking. However , i didnt wanna judge a book by its cover .. I went in for a pedicure and ful set. My full set literally popped right off within a week. .. The polish was very bubbly .. And i hate when my pedicures are rushed! Uhg. Never again. Too ghetto forme... read more

Absolutely disgusting, they do NOT sanitize anything. They re-use all foot scrubbers, clippers, files. They don't wash tubs, the floor is covered in all kinds of crap and there are roaches crawling everywhere..I mean everywhere ! It is extremely packed and so ghetto. They let street vendors in to sell their knock off purses and perfumes. It's definitely not a spa or no where to get some relaxation. Horrible just horrible. When you walk in you are not greeted just simply asked "what you need" and then the girl up front starts screaming on the microphone until someone calls you back. Seriously wouldn't advise anyone to get anything done there they don't clean and you can get an infection. read more

So i hear many things about this place. its the hood, what can you say really. Ive been here before but for quick eye brows, im not ganna complain about that. but my rating is based mostly on the nail job i got done here. I requested the gel, which cost an extra $5, im not complaining about the price, but i wanted to gel cause its suppose to last about 2-3 weeks, they charged me extra and the damn thing only lasted 1 freakin day. seriously? ughh, okay, the next day i went to another spot which charged me more but quite honestly i dont care about $ , i wanted it to last 2-3 weeks not a 2 days. So because i came here first, i ended up paying a good $45 for a simple manicure with gel..thanks Nails on LA.. u got sleep withit read more

Rushed, dirty and rude. This Place was once A great place to get your nails done at but now. It's poop. I stopped going because I got a wart. I have never had one and I got one after getting my nails DONE . never going here agian. read more

Always helpful and friendly. I have been a long term client since 1984. Can't believe it. Denise is awesome she deserves the Praises! It is obvious Consistently and Hard Work is the key to success. Denise got it, good customer service for more than 30 years. read more

Never had a problem going to this Nail salon, yeah it's in the hood and you may see some things that might shock you like young girls selling themselves out front for money, still can't believe that in this day and age but to each his own right? Anyhoo, there is security on the property that i have seen a time or two but i've never feared for my safety going here and the technicians have always been nice and i have always got great reviews on my pedicures so i will go back and take friends. It can be crowded but i have never waited for service. And if your looking for place that has less female traffice there is another salon to your left that does the same work so you can try that place as well. All in all they have some amazing design work and that's why i go, haven't found a salon in my neighborhood that can top them so i will go back. read more

This place is horrible. Wish I had the option of not giving them any stars. First of all, the place is crowded all the time. Employees scattered all over the place. This is the only nail shop where you can walk in and see employees waxing and applying eyelashes on nail booths with all the nail debris flying all over the place, rather than having a designated room for it. It's so unsanitary. I went in to get a full set of gel acrylics. And even though I showed the guy a picture of exactly how I wanted my nails, he still went ahead and did what he thought was better (which wasn't anything near what I wanted). I told him I didn't want a design nor any rhinestones three times, but he still went ahead and applied them against my will. By the time I got home most of gel polish chipped off. I had to go somewhere else the following day to get it fixed. read more

Back in the 90,s they were on point.. Now some of the techs are rude as heck and THINK they can just throw anything together and you will pay,, uhh nots with me.. I came in for metallic nails the chic didn't know what she was doing AT ALL. The Sweetie that sits in the front had to get her to redo my nails annnd then had to show her exactly what to do. Then the lady still refused to follow instructions.. She insisted Appling the powder with her fingers. NOOOOO!!! After 2 nail applications she finally got it together. I think it was after me telling her I was gonna continue on calling her boss over there until she did that shit right.. As she did. Now the dude in the back, (I think he's the husband of the nicer chic), has a REAL STANK ASS ATTITUDE, I guess that's because he does AWESOME work. But that's still no excuse to curse at your patrons.. But I see he was super cool to the(obvious) STREET WALKER who came in for nail service.. I guess they are his regulars.. smh.. This place use to be nice now its just HOOD. FROM THE CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE CLEANLINESS.. how were they even in the hoodie awards.. gtfoh read more

Ok so here's the skinny about this place. I use to love it here I would come here all the time get cute designs everything was FABOLOUS! And then one day the lady I use to go to was gone a lil vaca. I wanted my eyelashes and eyebrows done. So they sent me to a women by the name of HELEN! She was horrible. She messed up my eyebrows to the point where I'm growing them out. And then when she did my eyelashes she glued the eyelash to my upper eyelid skin. While taking off my eyelash she used a soultion that burned like hell. And left me in there to suffer with my eyes shut. And then while doing my eyelash she asked me to hold the container w. The eyelashes in there. And when I go to nail shops I am not suppose to lift a finger they are suppose to cater to your every need. So not only were my eyes red from burning and not only was a holding a mini fan to my eyelash I then had to hold the eyelash container. NO BUNEO! So at the end of this mess. She informed that it would be 15 for the eyelash (which I already knew) and then she said usually it would be five for the take off but she will charge me two bucks and told me to tip her two bucks. HOLD UP!REWIND! Yes HELEN at NAILS ON LA asked me to tip her. Here's my thing I tip I love tipping my sister use to be server I know all about tips. But how dare ye tell me to tip espically after that tramatic experince...so I kindly told her no and took my money. I will not get started on the surronding. Prostitution on every corner bummy guys wanting to holla or sell you something useless. I'M OVER IT! Conclusion do not spend your hard earn cash at nails on l.a. I'm sure you can find a better source for your beauty needs. Until next time.... Luv ya S.luvxoxo read more

This place is not only just ghetto but fucking horrible. It's over crowded. I went in for a fill and to fix a broken nail. The price was 10 I thought that's not bad then they send me to a male amateur to do my nails. During the whole time he was shaking and nervous. As if he couldn't do nails. He filled my nails and barely put any acrylic on it then he proceeds to barely buff my nails and he told me to pay then washy hands. No oil added to the cuticle or anything my hands looks dry as if I did my own nails at home nail polish uneven. This place just sucks! read more