Two Brown Eyed Girls

Yes! Finally found a place that does real nail art & is fashion forward! I originally asked for one style and John was honest about its seasonal viability. He cared enough to show me other options and we found something I loved.

Great chatting, tunes, salon is clean and parking easy.

I will definitely be back!

I came in on a 5pm on a Saturday. I was the last appointment, last customer. Everyone was nice. Service was fine. Results were not. I felt the service was rushed and not done appropriately. Now I have chipped nails on the second day. The texture of the nails is mushy, soggy, putty like. They are literally like scratch lottery cards. Normally, if you try to pick off gel nails, you can take off a chunk of your natural nail. These nails started chipping just hours after the apt. I'm taking a flight tomorrow morning, no way I can go back in for a re-do. NOR oils I want to. I'm sorry but, this is unacceptable and I will be calling for a refund. Wtf.

The person who did my nails was a blonde woman. With an accent. I thing to bad to say about the person. But my nails look shitty on day 2. That's unacceptable

I do not have a lot of experience with nail salons, but if I'm at one, it's for the very basic (normal manicure, buff finish, NO POLISH). TBEG successfully gets this part down to a science. However, I did find some artwork that was rather low-key and somewhat out of character that I actually considered doing for myself since it wasn't over the top. Once again, enter TBEG.

'Broken Glass' is the best way to describe this specific technique, where it appears shards of glass are sitting on top of your nail. In all actuality, it is cuts of iridescent/transparent foil-film, similar to what you find in some gift bags for stuffing, so it's very, very thin and weightless on top of the nail, perfect for me who is not into heavily detailed nail work.

I had a clear description/photo of what I was looking for, and I believe the name of the nail tech was Niki. We didn't speak much during my service-which I am fine with-but what I am here to discuss is the outcome, which was exactly what I was looking for. She shaped my nails to the specifications in the photo, and ensured the 'glass' was put into place securely. I felt comfortable using my hands after where normally if I were to get polish (many years ago the one or two times I had), I remember feeling as though I couldn't do anything since I would ruin the paint job. Not the case here. Happy this lasted over two weeks, possibly since it wasn't an obvious color change, this appeared to last much longer than I had expected.

There is a parking lot out front, and the one guy watches it like a hawk. He was hidden when I walked onto the property, but he is there (I had parked on Missouri). Front desk girl was there to greet with a smile (T or V, I know it rhymes with one of those letters), and the raven-haired manager was good in asking how everything went, and I was pleased to tell her of my positive experience.

Clean, bright salon that is making progress, and I am looking forward to the final outcome!

Normally I might have taken a photo but my hands are showing their age so that is not happening this time around. That being said, I would recommend any of the techs here at TBEG for anything between your basic manicure to your extreme, high-maintenance nail art.

I used to LOVE TBEG -- there are pics of my nails super deep on their insta! They were the only place in LA I loved.

New management has made this place ROUGH. I called on a Saturday evening and asked to make an appointment for whenever they had time for a gel manicure and pedicure. Darrin said he'd get me in at noon the next day for simultaneous services.

When I showed up at noon, there was only two other clients there (ahh! This place used to be PACKED!) and I was led to a regular station. When I mentioned that I was supposed to get a pedicure, I was told that it was "dependent on availability" and that "Darrin just told me right before he left." Uhhhh...why couldn't he tell me? I was open to booking an appointment at any point, not the next day! I would have waited for a time in the week if that's what was open. Then, the receptionist said that they "could probably get me in with someone who is super quick" -- idk about you guys, but the point of a pedicure is not to rush through it! Even I can slam some paint on toes and make it look decent. Just not a cool way to handle the situation at all.

I ended up just bailing -- it's super disrespectful of our time, especially at this cost. New ownership just doesn't know how to run a nail salon. Sucks to see this place go down the drain along with all of the great techs -- it was my fav for years!!! If you're also disappointed with TBEG (don't even get me started on their totally bizarre BH location), LAK Nail Bar is replacing them for me. That said, nothing in LA compares to the days with Victoria at the helm :( buy your business back, please!!!

EDIT re: Niki's comment - 1. I've waited for 3 days to get a call from Darrin about this, which I was promised by the front desk. Have called twice with no answer. 2. If you only have 3 stylists, please don't book appointments for services you can't render! 3. Maybe people are mentioning LAK because it's the only new local salon reminiscent of what you guys used to be...? Maybe instead of coming out super aggro and accusing me of shilling, take a look at the way your business has faltered. Former clients need somewhere to go! 4. We have never met and I'm not clear on what you're talking about re: seeing my face. If you were so excited to "see my face," you'd think you would have greeted me when I walked in or tried to remedy the problem in person. This is just a weird and bad response. Will never return.

EDIT 2: do I have time for this? Yup. Attached a screenshot of the original comment and proof that I have called every time -- you guys have never attempted to touch base with me. Also, proof that I've been a customer for almost 5 years -- who am I, seriously? You blocked out time but you could only fulfill one of two simultaneous services booked. You could have called me back any time Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday. Still waiting.

To anyone else: I love reading a good yelp battle like most of you! But if these salon owners have time to argue with me on Yelp and no interest in keeping a client of 5 years, that's a sign that this is a sketchy business. Just do yourself a favor and research some other salons!

They did the gel manicure over without charge. This time the technician fully soaked it off instead of only drilling. It looks great, as it did the first time. I am hoping it doesn't peel again. It might just be an issue with my nails ‍ we will see!

Preface: this was my first time ever getting nails done AND first time getting gel! My experience here was amazing and I would never choose any other place to get my nails done for the first time. I've had the gel on now for 4 weeks and they still look amazing. Jennifer was extremely attentive, friendly, patient, and professional, especially since I got nail art done. I got a marble pattern done on four of my nails ($4 for each nail), each jewel was 50 cents, and each gold line that was drawn was $1. It adds up, but it was so worth it. Jennifer made sure everything that was put on was perfect to my liking, and she had no problem with me telling her exactly how I wanted the art placed/painted.

The interior is very welcoming with bright whites! Very sanitary salon. They offer infused water or tea at the beginning of your service. The receptionist was so friendly, too. Overall, I loved coming here and no matter how noob I was, they made me feel welcomed and treated me so so well.

Update: the nail technicians are NOT good; after inspecting further I realized how much gel was stuck to the skin on either side of my nail. Naturally, after a day or two this started to peel and take some of the gel on my nails with it. I've gotten better and longer-lasted gel at salons in the middle of nowhere Florida. Also, even though my technician cut my long nails WAY down (which alarmed me because I did not ask for them to be that short) and I expected that they'd be stronger since they were shorter, one of them already broke, after separating from the gel. It looks awful.
So insulting that they charged me to remove good gel just to put bad gel on.

Also, what I didn't mention in my previous review is the attitude not just the owner has but other people who work there. The woman who did my manicure was openly hostile to the woman doing my pedicure, which made me super uncomfortable. Also, the woman doing my manicure told ME what I should get and literally told me what I wanted wouldn't look good and made her own decisions about color, design, etc. FYI - I kind of hate the art I spent extra money on because her design ideas were garbage once she did them. Idk who's art TBEG is posting on their Instagram but it ain't hers. Peep my photo to see A) broke nail due to separation of gel from nail after a WEEK and B) the weird artwork; like it's fine, but it ain't pay-top-dollar fine. I should've had Pinterest worthy nails and instead it looks like I did it myself with reasonable practice.

Also, a guy who works there was talking crap about a woman who was 2-5 minutes late. I understand not wanting people to be late but he was being really rude about it until she showed up, and was even joking about charging the customer full price if HE was the one who was late.... sorry fam, where do you get your attitude, other than the fact that you work at a self-hyped nail salon?

I have been meaning to update my review to discuss the poor quality of the new management, but I can see that some other people have already beat me to it!

I live just down the street from TBEG and had been coming here for 4+ years, almost since it had first opened. When Victoria owned this place, it was amazing! Everyone was so sweet, scheduling appointments was a breeze, quality of work was impeccable, etc.

Now, this place is owned by one of the old techs and her boyfriend. I had high hopes that they would keep it running as nicely as it had been, but sadly they are not. A couple months ago, I had my nails done by my favorite artist, and upon leaving, the boyfriend/new owner (don't remember his name, doesn't matter) made my next appointment. A few days later he canceled my appointment because the artist's schedule was not available yet for that month and he had made a mistake in scheduling me. I was promised that I would be called back as soon as her schedule was available for that month. Time went by, and no one called me. When I took the initiative to call, I was informed that her schedule was full and could not get in.

I asked to speak to this gentleman who canceled my appointment and left me hanging. He tried to blame the mistake on Nadia, but Nadia would never have done this. This error was entirely his fault, and he was trying not to accept responsibility for it. Nadia was always so great with the schedule. This man was hardly apologetic and offered no solution to my problem. Luckily Nadia, who was still working there at the time, called me every time my nail artist had an opening until she was able to finally get me in. At that last appointment, my nail artist informed me she would be leaving, so I have since followed her to the new place and have not been back to TBEG.

From what I have heard, they fired all the old staff anyway. So there really is no point in ever going back. For whoever reads this, you're better off going somewhere else. The new ownership is very bad.

I made an appointment at 10 am the day before but for some reason I was never inputted in their system. One of the owners was very apologetic and accommodating. He set me up for an appointment with the other owner around noon.

I love that most of the techs are young and a mix of ethnicities.

The parking lot is super small but there's street parking.

The only downside to this place is I love nail designs and it gets pretty pricey here. Other than that, I love this place.

Clean and great customer service.

So glad I found this place. First time came here with my sister and mom so we can get our gels before my sister's wedding. My sister and I got some crystals and art on our nails and they did a fabulous job.

Today I got my gels done for my upcoming graduation. Once again hit it out of the park. I showed some pics of what I was looking for but appreciate that the nail artist gave her feedback ton how to change it up a little to look good on my nails.