Stella Nails & Spa

I called about 45 mins before i arrived.
Got there at 1:45pm and left at about 3:20.

I received a Gel Mani Pedi

I got "funny bunny" white gel on fingers and toes in a short square shape on my natural nails.
I am satisfied with my service and the staff was kind and helpful.

The salon was extremely clean and the ladies were nice. The woman on my toes was making love to my feet. My pedicure looks amazing and I'm very happy with the result. She took her time and paid attention to detail.
Now for my nails- she was also really nice but she cut wall my cuticles with the drill and I was bleeding on 5 fingers across both hands. When i mentioned it she was apologetic but proceeded to use alcohol on them and it stung. Also mentioned
She was doing me a "favor" getting my cuticles. A day later it hurts to use soap to wash my hands. My nails are ok. A little thick for my liking but will hold me over until my main mail girl is back in town.

Mia always gets the job done!

I'm always pleased with her attention to detail. This time I asked for a stiletto shaping just to add some "edge" to my natural nude set. The finished worked came out exactly how I desired.

They also have been doing an amazing job on keeping client appointments.

I truly love the environment.
I'm sure they are busy but today was just what I needed and they listened to me, with forced up selling.
Oh and my favorite told me my $$ upfront for what I was asking. Clear cut and concise

Mindy is the best!! Mindy and her husband are always so sweet and kind. I love it here! I'm so glad I found a nail home with such great staff! Any picture I show her she knows exactly how to do it! I love her!

I had no idea that they left this on my comment thread lol they should be ashamed of themselves. The nail place located down the way is wayyy Neter they are located across the street from snow balls on the same side of the street sad Takies I think that's the name they have better prices better service better everything.

I hate to leave such a bad review but this nail salon sent me to urgent care for one nail and then today I found out I had fungus growing under the dip on another nail.

I took a chance on this salon since it was close and I couldn't make it to my usual one before a trip. My experience in salon itself was fine. The nail techs talked me into doing a dip powder nail which I had never done before. During the manicure process they cut my cuticles very close though. They were sore, hurt, and some of them were bleeding. I'm not one to complain much and thought maybe that was just the process for dip nails.

Within 24 hours the skin around my ring finger nail was red, inflamed, and hurt so bad I had to wrap 3 bandaids around it to cushion it because contact with anything made me yelp in pain. Since I was on a trip and arrived to the city late, I had to go to urgent care the following day and was on antibiotics for a week to treat the infection.

Today I went to go get the dip off at my normal salon. When the tech looked at my nails she asked me where I had got these done because no one at their store would have ever done such a poor job. She commented on how they put way too many layers of dip on my nails. I had noticed there was also a small grey stain at the corner of my nail and though I had scuffed it on something. My nail tech told me she thought it was fungus and after taking off the many layers, she was right. You can see in my attached photos that they made a deep cut into my nail. My tech told me that they were probably using unclean tools so they made the cut, painted over it, which then trapped bacteria inside and caused mold to start growing.

I felt bad leaving a review like this before because maybe the infection had been a bit of a two party situation and I could have taken care of my wounds better, but the fungus growing under the dip powder was no fault of my own. Please be wary of the services here, if you are willing to travel to Sawtelle Avatar nails is great and I have never had a problem with them in the last 3 years. I have learned my lesson giving a place like this a shot.

From the moment I stepped in, they were extremely busy. I do recommend making an appointment! Very welcoming. Although we had an issue the last time I came, they were very professional and made an amazing effort to make my hands look good. Do recommend, just if you have any issues, the owner of the place will contact you and harass you . Just be aware of that.

I found this place through Yelp! Thanks.... Mindy did my powder dip and I've tried many places. She was great!
My nails aren't too thick. I could tell she knew what she was doing and she recommended color combinations.
We even tried a gold stencil, but it was too busy with the silver glitter. She was fine with taking it off because I didn't like it.
Mindy took her time and was personable. I didn't know until the end that she was the Owner.
My regular pedi was good too. Big comfy massage chairs. Salon was clean and prices are fair.
I would definitely recommend this place and return next time I'm in LA.

How cute are these! I first came here two weeks ago and I returned because of what a good job they did. Nancy did my pedicure and Mindy did my full set. Both ladies work great.

There was a customer today who got upset because she was waiting 15 minutes (they told her it'd be a 30 min wait) but what can you expect if you don't make an appointment :) I made an appointment both times and each time I was helped within 5 minutes of arriving.

If you don't make an appointment, be prepared for a wait. They do a great job, so they stay busy.

Also, the staff is very sweet and the salon itself is always clean.

Def becoming a regular here!