I have been coming to Artistic Nails on Montana for the past seven years, and I can confidently say they are truly exceptional. Every single technician is a perfectionist, incredibly sweet, and consistently professional. For the past five years, I have kept the same nail style, and I constantly receive compliments on my nails wherever I go. That level of consistency and quality speaks volumes about their skill and attention to detail. Before making Artistic Nails my go-to salon, I visited countless other nail salons, and none have compared. Whether it's a pedicure, manicure, gel, or acrylic set, they knock it out of the park every single time. Artistic Nails has truly become my nail home, and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for reliable, high-quality service and a welcoming environment. read more

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I came here a few months ago and loved my pedicure with Julie, which is why I decided to come back and specifically asked for her again. Julie did my pedicure, but another technician did my manicure. She came over after working on another client and was about to use the same tools from the cart. I had to ask for clean tools, and after that she didn't acknowledge me for the rest of the appointment. The gel manicure itself was disappointing. My nails are unevenly shaped, some areas near the cuticles and sides weren't even fully painted, and the polish already started chipping the same day. I got them done around 4pm and they were chipping by 8pm. Julie's pedicure was just okay this time, better than the manicure but not as good as my first visit. For $120 for a basic gel mani/pedi with no extras, the quality and hygiene were disappointing. I won't be returning. Update: woke up 6am next morning and my other hand is already starting to peel off read more

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Had a fantastic experience at artistic nails on Montana. I got my gel ex removed on a Friday evening, did not need an appointment. I think this has to have been my best experience getting gel ex removed! I had been growing my nails underneath my gel manicure and asked the lady to be careful not to shave off too much of my nails as I really wanted my real nails to still look good and healthy, she did such a detailed and patient job. She alternated between acetone and buffing my nails like 3 or four times and shaped them really well. My natural nails look absolutely stunning, and healthy! This place is also priced right. I'm so glad I went here! read more

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I have been coming to this salon since they opened in 2011. This my favorite place for service. Such a warm, welcoming and clean environment that has managed to stay consistent yet evolve over the years. Even though I now live in North East LA, I STILL make the pilgrimage to get my nails done at this studio, they are just that good!! An ideal day on Montana: artistic nails, burger at father's office, movie at the aero. read more

Always relaxing. Love Julie and Cindy. I'm a regular. It's a neighborhood fav. Artistic Nails

I've been coming here for about a year to get my nails done and I've always been very happy with the results. I always ask for Katie. She does such an amazing job every time. I personally like to get dip nails, and she's definitely the person to ask for if you like getting dip. Her work is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also long lasting, usually lasting me about 3-4 weeks. Artistic Nails is also kept very clean and the staff is always welcoming. They also offer free candy and water which is a nice added bonus. My only complaint is that the chairs aren't the most comfortable, but they do such a great job (especially Katie) that I will still give them the full 5 stars. read more

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Such good service and my gels have lasted almost a month! I will be back! I think I have found my nail salon.

Pleasantly surprised I really like this place my nails and pedicure were done well. I pivoted my nail color halfway thru my gel process and they happily tried and it turned out fantastic. It's hard to feel comfortable in a nail salon and I actuall do here. I'll be back. read more

This place is the best! I recently came here for an eyebrow waxing, my first ever, and I'm glad I did. Jamie, the shop's owner, did my eyebrows and she's the kindest, sweetest soul with a gentle touch. She made the process super easy, relaxing, and my eyebrows turned out great! She's a true, talented artist when it comes to nails as well. The shop is clean, the workers are friendly, and it's in a great area with walkable stores and restaurants. Parking was easy too just behind the store. Highly recommend this place if you need nails or facial waxing done!! read more

horrible place, horrible service! Mind you, this used to be my go-to spot!! I made an appointment to get my nail polish removed from hands and feet for a religious ceremony, called in advance, and they stated to come in at 530pm. then afterwards, when I came in, they said they were too busy even though i made an appointment. If you don't have gel new tip or an expensive treatment, they just won't take you. This used to be a place for customer service, but all their good techs have left and they are a sorry bunch. will never bring business here again. read more

I'm always here getting mani and pedi with my close girlfriend. This has been my covid nails go to because they have an enormous balcony and spread out to safely do your nails. Ask for their stamp card every time you go so you can save for a free manicure. Small parking space in the back but plenty of street parking. I really like the way the owner's daughter repairs my nails and Jenny and Julie's manicure. Leo is good too. Actually they all are but those are a few of my faves. Just discovered a red that I fell in love with called "Big Apple Red" it's like the Ferrari red which looks amazing!! They know us as the "All Over Girls" private joke between us ladies that if you come down they may share with you the funny story. No it's not naughty but sounds it!! Lol! read more

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Not professional at all! After spending 1:45 min , this was the result..... Doesn't worth your time and money read more

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They are ALWAYS accommodating here. I love T - he does acrylic for me (which I am very picky about, as I like very natural, which is hard to accomplish with acrylic). I need acrylic because gels tend to crack (wherever I go) with my job - I use my hands for work a lot. I wind up getting the works every time, including the scrub/massage and paraffin. I only gave this 4 stars because after a while, the seats are not the most comfortable, but they do add pillows and are 100% attentive, nice and fun. They are also very clear about pricing before they do anything extra. This to me, is everything. They care and that is so important as a business. See you all in a week!! Love you all!! read more

Artistic Nails one of the best nail services I have ever used. I love pretty complicated nail art and without exception, they have been able to reproduce any photos of manicures I have brought. Jamie in particular is very creative and lives up the salon's name! read more

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It was my first time visiting Artistif Nails and Jamie did my nails and she was amazing. she followed my picture completely and I will be coming back every time from now on! i got gel x nails with french tips and designs and they were exactly what i wanted. 5 stars!! read more

Artistic Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Santa Monica, California

Horrible. Waste of time & money. Ruined shape of my nails. They still use drills and literally blew nail dust from person next to me ALL over me while I was drying. Absolutely disgusting. read more

If you want to overpay for rude nail techs with a bad attitude and trashy looking nails this is your place. Also be prepared to wait up to 35 minutes even if you have an appointment -so many other better nail places in Santa Monica!! Stay away. read more

Worst manicure of my life. I walked in so I got whoever was available and she cut my cuticles badly with lots of blood. And they didn't seem to care (no apology). I will not be back. read more

Unique patio outdoor services with nice views. Best nail salon in town. Highly recommends read more

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Everyone seemed lovely and the place is clean but unfortunately my gel manicure started chipping on day 5 with one full nail peeling right off. My gels manicures usually last 2-3 weeks from other salons. I'm not sure if it was just an isolated incident but I don't recommend coming here before a trip or important event. read more

un happy with their professionalism I make an appointment just to be turned away and told to come back tomorrow because they're busy but this was an appointment. The new manager is not doing a good job it's been a year now that she's been running the store and it just keeps getting worse be professional, reschedule yhe person if you can't give them the services that they booked read more

We'll I don't even know where to start... ok first of all I neeeever leave bad reviews. And I'm not a difficult customer either, I typically just like regular old natura look. I came in for gel x to give my beautiful long natural nails some extra protection from breakage (nothing too complicated) and omg this was the worst job I have ever seen in my life. They put too much glue that my nails look like they have fungus, they then followed up by filing my neural nail, the one thing I told them not to do. I don't recommend ever getting gel x here unless your willing to spend $80 bucks then having to spend more $ to go to another place to fix their bad job. read more

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Im moving from Santa Monica & I think I'll miss artistic nails the most. It took me awhile to find the right nail tech - we all like different things and that's ok! I can't say how much my experience has improved from my first visit. Leo absolutely knocked this one out of the park. This design is NOT EASY. He had so much attention to detail and put up with my fidgety butt. While the very kind & patient Jenny revived my toes from the depths of whatever cave Sméagol crawled out of. She not only took wonderful care of my toes she also repainted a toe I messed up after she had already finished which was entirely my fault. This is a great salon. I'll make sure to stop here on my visits back. Thank you all! read more

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I'LL NEVER COME BACK! I received my worst nail experience at Artistic Nails. I came here to do a gel French manicure for my wedding. It started with my nail lady Maly cutting too much skin off and caused me to bleed. Then I asked her to do a thicker and demonstrating on my finger that I means the width of the white portions. Of course she nods that she understands and proceeds. When she paints one layer, I ask why she didn't paint it the way I wanted, she says she'll do it on the next round. Then instead of even having two coats on the white portion she proceeds to the top coat. I needed to say what I needed again and she was so dismissive about it. I had to reiterate again what I meant and after showing a picture to the receptionist did she figure it out. She paints my nails crooked and when I tell her she did, she speaks Vietnamese to the other nail person and they both laugh, saying my nail is crooked. The problem was she painted every nail crooked the white slanting on one side or the other. This also includes her putting the alcohol for my for French in the cut she made. I ended up with super thick over-coated (to fix all her mistakes, including forgetting the sides of 8/10 nails) and every arch being crooked. This super sloppy service, plus regular pedi was $64. I was super nice about this, but no one at the salon was being helpful or even felt bad about this. If you want quality nails go to Azure Nails instead, which I'll be going back to. See photos of missing sides, over coated, over cut and crooked. read more

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If you do dip DO NOT go here!!! Their nail tech was extremely inexperienced using the drill. When removing my old dip polish he did not let it soak off long enough in acetone and instead used the drill so much that my nails were paper thin and flimsy after. The tech was incredibly rude and tried to blame my nails being naturally thin which is not the case. I have done dip for 5+ years and have never had my nails feel this weak after a tech uses a drill. DO NOT GO HERE!!! read more

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the nail work was great but the ladies were not friendly at all. The atmosphere felt very uncomfortable. Very passive aggressive energy and not the right vibe to get one's nails done. read more

Felt scammed and did not get what I asked for. I called before to check prices- I wanted a gel mani ($40) & gel pedi ($45) They painted the wrong color for my mani. And gave gave me a normal pedi. Total was $82?? Awful everything and scammers. read more

I was under the impression manicures were $40- I somehow was charged $79 for gel manicure and regular pedicure (not including tip). When I pointed out to the woman who charged me she didn't speak English, or pretended not to because I physically pointed to the menu that had $40 price and she still acted like she didn't know what I was talking about :) anyway won't be coming back because that's kind of sketchy. If your prices went up, just say that read more

Clean, detailed and did a great job! Only gripe is they are called Artistic nail but said they couldn't give me any little artsy add ons to my nails! read more

Katie did an amazing job on my dip manicure! I showed her a photo of the design I wanted and she matched it perfectly read more

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Hello! I am trying to get a gift certificate to your shop for my mom's bday. Could someone message me about how to do this? Thank you! read more

This used to be my favorite nail salon but the quality has gone down extremely in the past couple visits. Always super rushed, no attention to detail and lack of options when it comes to colors. The last time they cut my cuticle so badly it wouldn't stop bleeding for the entire appointment. The mani and pedi only took around 30 minutes, which didn't even start right at my appointment time, so you know it was rushed. I opted out of my nails being painted as my nail was still bleeding and they still made me pay full price. Unfortunately I will not be going back here. Plus they only take cash, no card or even Venmo which seems shady to me. read more

I called to see if they could fit me in - the lady said 'sure, come in 10 minutes." so, i hustle over there only to end up waiting for 25 minutes. I was then moved to a different chair to accommodate 2 people who had literally JUST walked in, and serviced right away. My pedicure was shorter than my wait time, and honestly, a 5th grader would have taken more care. I will say that they were busy and mostly friendly, but I liekly won't ever be returning. read more

Stopped in last minute tonight. $35 for a gel mani which is fair - I anticipated way more for a salon on Montana. It was very relaxing inside - soothing spa music and a no talking on cellphones policy (thank god). Julie did my gel mani and it turned out great! Even, no bumps or bubbles, and pretty shape! (I'm very particular and critical of shape cause so many salons do such a poor job). And Molly did my neck/shoulder massage. I don't usually get them during manicures but wow am I glad I did! She was fantastic. I put another 5 mins on my original 5 because she was doing such a great job! Helped take away my pesky headache. Overall I will be back!! read more

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Went with a friend yesterday and it could not have been a better experience. We sat in the back patio, just the two of us, and it was extremely Covid compliant! We were chatting the whole time while getting our services, and it was like having our own private oasis. Everyone was masked up and just happy to be out and in a safe environment. We will absolutely be back! read more

Jamie is INCREDIBLE!!! I had a vision for rainbow nails for my Goddaughter's Unicorn themed birthday, and she brought my vision to life. She worked painstakingly while being so positive and uplifting. I wouldn't go anywhere else, and I have gotten countless compliments on my awesome nails!!! (Check our the pics!) read more

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I have been to Artistic Nails 3 times; twice for gel manicure & regular pedi and once for gel-x. I got the same lady for both pedicures and each time I had to ask if she was going to clean the nail polish off the edges and parts that weren't the tow nail. When I asked another woman came and cleaned it up which I appreciated. My gel manicures were done very well except my nails were never the same shape. Unfortunately the gel-x is the reason I can't go back. The man who did my nails did the gel-x over my cuticle so rather then looking natural they look like I used press on nails. I have also only had them for 10 days and because they are over my cuticle they are already starting to lift, these are supposed to last longer than 10 days. He also used so much gel under the nail & wouldn't file it off so I have clumps of hard gel under my nails making it hard to keep them clean. I am aware of the cost of gel-x and have no problem paying but it's disappointing that I paid almost $100 (not including the tip) to have my nails look like press on nails. The staff are all very nice but it isn't making up for the quality. read more

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AVOID: AND DO NOT GET DIP HERE!!!! My tech is one of the most experienced there and he did not know what he was doing. He was also so forceful with my fingers and they hurt after. I have had dip for years and I know he was taking shortcuts. First they soak your nails is a bowl of acetone (yuck!) instead of applying cotton and foils to each nail. The dip brand they use is cheap (not OPI or a known brand). They don't know how to file it down smooth so each nail turned out thick bumpy and uneven. Then instead of applying the dip clear over he tried to do gel clear. I don't like the light for gel since it ages your hands. He used the dip clear and it turned out embarrassingly horrible. The clear started chipping off the same day. I went back and asked them to redo it. Instead of taking it all off he just filed it down (unevenly again) and applied the gel clear. After 2 days, it chipped. Because the dip brand is so cheap and was not done properly. Mind you I got my wedding nails done here but I'm so DONE with this place now. It has gone majorly downhill. Never going back. Back to Bellacures for me. read more

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**UNFRIENDLY SOCCER MOMS AND A SO-SO NAIL SALON ON MONTANA** It took me a few tries to find my ideal nail salon. Unfortunately it wasn't here. I had a pedicure ($20) and paid for my darling's manicure ($14). No massage chairs. Instead I had a pan with blue water to soak my feet in. BOOOOO. The service, the massage, and the quality were all meh. The view from the first chair was nice; it overlooked Montana Street. The nail techs were friendly, except for the soccer moms, giving me their stink eyes. Just because I can speak Vietnamese to my peeps, don't HATE. I was offered water and gossip magazines. Glad I tried it, but won't be returning. read more

I'm giving Artistic Nails 2 stars. And I will explain why. Pro's: - My manicure (French tip) came out nice. I love it. - The salon was located on beautiful Montana Avenue. So I expected a slightly high-end place which it wasn't all that much. But it was still nice and clean. Cons: - when I came in, there seemed to have been a birthday party going on (during business hours.) I called ahead and A lady told me to come in at 5:00. I came in a few minutes after 5 PM and the party was still partially happening. I walked to the front counter to be assisted but NONE of the employees noticed me. Not even the owner. I stood there for about 5 long minutes. - The place was loud with all the kids running around and such. I didn't have that relaxed feeling people normally have when going to the nail salon. I guess I just came on a bad day? - I HATE when the employees speak Chinese to each other right in front of you while working on your mani/pedi. It's so rude. And that's what the two people did here that were working on me. - My fingernails are so sore because Heidi (the woman who did my mani) used her own damn fingernails to push back my cuticles instead of using a proper tool!!! My pinky finger bled and now all my fingers hurt. - Lastly, some of the employees were lazy. One lady was giving me dirty looks and seemed to be talking badly about the owner when she left. In short: I loved the way my nails came out but I was not happy about the service in total.. read more

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