Do not come here. I've never felt the need to write a negative Yelp review before, but this experience was horrible. First of all, the salon was extremely dirty. The barbicide looked like it hadn't been changed in ages, and there were dust and toenail clippings all over the floor. It did not feel like a clean or safe environment. I came in asking to have my Gel-X nails removed, and the woman immediately began arguing with me, insisting they were acrylic. I repeatedly told her I only get Gel-X, but she continued to argue instead of listening. It was clear she had no idea how to properly remove them. She kept painfully prying at my nails, even though I told her multiple times that it hurt. To make matters worse, she began lecturing me about how I should never get Gel-X nails, which felt unnecessary and unprofessional. Despite the terrible experience, I still tipped her -- and she snatched the cash from my hand without a single word. There's still product left on my nails, and I honestly regret ever walking into this place. I will never be coming back. read more

Kady is an amazing nail tech! And the rest of the ladies in the shop are all so sweet!

Don't judge me for getting a pedi lol I'm totally cool with clipping my own finger nails but I'm not a big fan of feet which is why I don't like clipping my own toe nails. I was in introduced to Paulas Happy Nails a few years back and I have been coming here ever since. In all honesty there have been a few times were I have tried other places when I didn't schedule an appointment in advance and no one compares or comes close to this spot. Appointment: Make sure you call and schedule in advance, they are so good that they are extremely busy but if you call a week in advance and schedule an appointment you will be Golden. Price: So I can't speak on prices on all the services they offer but I can only imagine that they are reasonable and competitive with other. I only go in for a pedi and I feel like they charge a resealable price. Covid: They still require everyone to wear a mask and they keep everyone at a social distance, they themselves wear a mask as well. Location: On the Conor of Lower Azusa and Peck Rd. You will find a large plaza with a gas station on the corner and a large Green Farm Market store and tuck on the side you will find a few other small stores with Paul's Happy Nails right in the center. Hands down the best place for a pedi. read more

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I have been coming to this location for 10+ years! Emmy always does amazing pedicures

Kady is my lady....!!! She always does a good job and she is very detail oriented and pays much attention clean up and I love that she actually removes the dead skin unlike other places they pretend to take the dry cuticles off. She is the BEST!!! read more

Don't waste your time and money coming here!!!!!! My nails were nothing like the picture I showed them. she didn't cut or pushed back my cuticles. The same lady that told me it was going to be 52 charged me 60 bucks and when I told her you told me 52 she gave me a 2 dollar discount and I ended up paying 58. Wow just wow how are you going to have a certificate on the wall and not know the basic steps of doing nails. read more

Paula's Happy Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - El Monte, California

The best nail place ever. I got the gels before I went on vacation and it never fell off. I would recommend this place out of every nail place because of amazing good service. read more

LOVE LOVE WHEN DIANA DOES MY PEDI'S! she always makes sure i like the shape and the way they look whenever i go to her, such a beautiful soul. read more

For the price and wait time, I am very happy with overall experience. But please know I am low maintenance in what I consider as a good job. Still, I think they did a great job. Took their time. Didn't rush. I think the quality and work was up to standard. read more

Paula's Happy Nails - Gel X with Matt finish. Their work is good, my hands are a mess. - Nail Salons Near Me - El Monte, California

Horrible!!!! I forgot the name of the lady that did my nails I think it's Lauren . She's a little on the heavy side and kind of tall . This was my first time doing my nails since Covid began :( I was really looking forward and it was just so disappointing. My nails are full of bubbles, paint uneven, somehow the paint even wrinkled up . Please don't waste your money here I hope you can zoom in because the pictures really don't do justice read more

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I bring my 92 year old grandmother here for her manicure and pedicure. She has mobility issues and everyone here at Paula's takes such good care of her. They always make sure she's comfortable and they take extra special care with her feet. She loves coming here. Thank you Paula's Happy Nails! read more

I have been living in el monte my whole life (near Peck) and have never been to this nail shop . me and my homegirl came here because we just wanted our toes done real quick before going to eat . they honestly did my toes SO NICE and yes i will be back . im a lil broke right now and didn't know what to expect .. but it ended up being a really good price . Regular pedicure for 20 dollars !!! so cute definitely come here if you're a local ! read more

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Anna! She is LEGIT! I went in with having ripped my nails off from TWO yes TWO bad nail jobs... I saw a picture on yelp and decided to give them a try! Anna is amazing! She took her time and her filing was perfect! I never felt rushed and she has a GREAT eye. I am very picky about my nails and she killed it! read more

Paula's Happy Nails - This is the exact picture I saw on yelp and I had to have them... amazing! - Nail Salons Near Me - El Monte, California

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Horrible! Called ahead and asked if they do dipped manicures they said yes and I came in a family member I'm extremely close with been going for years so I decided To try it today to spend time with her I much rather go across the street to candy nails! But anyways the first I don't think they know what they are doing was they had me put both my hands in acetone to remove the dip powder I already had, then she tells me she's going to use power and then put gel on top of it at the end my hands were covered in my old nail color I didn't get what I wanted a dipped manicure and was a complete messy job. So unhappy I had to come back and show them, got nothing out the owner still just sat there cause he had already gotten my money, will never go here again! They didn't know how to or have the service I wanted yet still took my money knowing that not what I asked for. read more

This place has went down in business My daughter went to get her nails done she showed them a picture of what she wanted and it was nothing like in the pictures her nails were so bad she was embarrassed to show people Colors we're not what she wanted but they didn't have what she wanted and nails we're already on so the lady made her choose only what she had ... she had to get what the had ugly yellow white glitter And in pictures it was supposed to be pink Nails were to thick and not what she wanted the nail lady didn't even understand anything we asked her so was hard to communicate just ....ya ok all she said And didn't even care if we liked them at the end just pay and bye Waste of money in this place the owner doesn't under ethier ... the stuff doesn't look sanitary Workers are rude and talking in there language about customers read more

I came here with my boyfriend to get pedicures. First red flag was this place seemed dirty, there were toenail clippings and stuff on the floor... second red flag was when she pulled out the implements, she pulled them out of a case labeled "soiled".... I got a French tip which came out pretty nice, but when she was doing my cuticles she cut the sides and now I can feel i have two ingrown toenails on both of my toes... I'm very unhappy with that. read more

My coworker recommended this spot to me & told me to see DIANA. I am so glad I did. Their prices are so reasonable & they do a great job. I got a full set with gel nails & it only came out to $28. When I went back for a fill & gel color is was $22. You can't find that price anywhere. Diana really takes her time & looks over her work. I love how she makes sure all my nails are evenly filed and so on. She is such a sweetheart too. read more

Paula's Happy Nails - $22 for a fill & gel color - Nail Salons Near Me - El Monte, California

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Ive been coming to this this place on and off for 10 years and it has definitely gone downhill. The facility itself is fine, but the nail techs suck. There are still good manicurist like Diana, Sandy and Ken. But all of the newer people are awful! I've given one woman 3 chances now and it get worse each time. Uneven, chunky gel manicures, polish on my skin, clipping my cuticles so far back they bled for an hour afterwards. This place is amazing for the price if you get the RIGHT manicurist. Call for an appointment with Diana, Ken or Sandy and you'll get an amazing mani pedi for a good price. But don't get one with the other nail techs!!!! read more

Paula's Happy Nails - The day after my manicure. Still red and irritaded, but no longer bleeding at least. - Nail Salons Near Me - El Monte, California

Reviews are helpful to decide where to do business.! Kady did exactly what i asked for.! No ifs or buts or excuses. She was patient and did a great job for my bday nails.! Everything i asked she did i have paid a fortune on simple nails.! But these nails where amazing and not pricey.! For all the techniques and different material she used definitely recommend kady for your ideas or anything u want basically she can make it happen.! Everyone else ia nice there aswell.! read more

Paula's Happy Nails - Kady did my birthday nails.! Very patient and what i wanted butterflies and glitter - Nail Salons Near Me - El Monte, California

Diana was really fast and good at listening what design and shape I wanted for my acrylics (I'm picky with my nails). Her sister does phenomenal designs also. Check the rest of the pics on yelp. On $16 for the full set and $7 for my design. read more

Paula's Happy Nails - I showed her exactly how I wanted it and she did it - Nail Salons Near Me - El Monte, California

This is my current to-go-place for nails! Especially when you're a student and low on $$$! (Might try the other location!) My first time here was a week ago. Boyfriend called around 7:40 to see if they were still open, as we we're about 15 minutes away. They we're completely fine with me coming in so near closing so we speedy Gonzales'd it! Upon on arrival, I told the women whom was closest to me that I wanted Gel nails. She said No problem and to have a seat. I waited about 15ish minutes till I got helped by the same women whom greeted me. After I sat down she handed me all the colors they had for gel nails. Now, it will be an understatement if I said I was overwhelmed by how many colors they had; because I was. They had SO MANY, COUNTLESS (probably) of colors to choose from! From nudes to pastels to glitter! LOVE LOVE! I settled with a gentle glitter red. Almost Christmas. The lady who did my gels took her time. She even WARMED UP the lotion for me!!! Without me requesting it! I felt so relaxed and warm. She was so sweet after I accident scrapped Polish off from one of my nails, causing her to re-fix it again. But she laughed it off and said it was totally okay! Left the salon around 8:40? So about an hour of service! ($18 for gels!) The following day, two of my nails had chipped!! I quickly went back when I got off school. Kim was there to remove the gel Polish because the women who did my gels the day before hasn't came in for work yet. I didn't approve of how they wrap your nails in cotton balls soaked in acetone to remove the gel polish. The same lady who did my gels (just arrived to work 10 mins later) was so shocked I was back and showed her my chipped nails. She quickly scooted Kim away and got into work to fixing them!! After they were fixed, she said NO CHARGE!! I went back with the mind of paying again, which I had No problem with. But she was so sweet!! Her name is DIANA!!! I highly recommend her! A week later my boyfriend needed a manicure. Kim serviced him but she didn't do a good job. Maybe she was tired because it was a Saturday, but our next visit for Gels and Mani will be only with Diana! Maybe Paula herself but our #1 nail tech is Diana. (: read more

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This place is awful! Quality sucks I live literally a mile away, and every time I call they say there's no wait, and once I get there is a 30-40 minute wait. The last time after being lied to 5 times I was upset and told them, "be honest with the wait time, I live so close by, I don't mind waiting at home so I don't have to wait here" The last couple pedicures I did chipped. And the acrylic full set I did was awful! My nail started cracking, I took it to another place to get corrected and the lady told me "Paula's nails did a bad job, and it was too thick" Never will I come back here again, sure prices are cheap. But so is the quality. read more

I love this place let me start off by saying my nails are so short short as in any place I go to has a hard time it's like painting a child's nails however this place never fails to make them look great I have gone to many places and my experiences or expectations are low because they always tell me "nail to short" and they do end up looking horrible like a 5 yr old painted my nails but this place Diana does an excellent job and she always says it doesn't matter if my nails are short. read more

Totally love my gel manicure and regular pedicure that my manicurist did for me. Also, got a hand and foot massage all for $32! The picture doesn't really justify how my nails actually look in person. read more

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They cut my cuticles and made them bleeld it hurt so bad but go to Katy she's the best one read more

Paula's Happy Nails - Gel was peeling off they just added water cus they had no more nail polish - Nail Salons Near Me - El Monte, California

This is my new go to nail place! Tammy did a great job with my nails. She's sweet, genuine, funny and very gentle :) Ty Tammy! read more

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Great place to get nails done! The ladies here are super duper nice! They also do a great job. read more

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Where's Ken!? Heard the owner didn't need him. Well I guess he doesn't need my business either. Ken, I hope you stay local !! Best of Luck and I hope to find out where you are working. Thanks for always doing an amazing job on my nails. read more

Great service. I was able to get seen the same day. HELEN did such an amazing job. I recommend her she takes her time.

I had gone with my mother to this nail salon because she wanted to get her eyebrows waxed. As the lady was doing her eyebrows, she began to address my mother's weight. She went on to say that she should go to LA Fitness and exercise more. Then she said, "I am only telling you this because I love you." Mentioning someone's weight is a rude remark to make and is not professional at all. On top of this, my mother's eyebrows did not even come out that good. We're going to go back to the nail salon we usually go to. I was not able to get the lady's name but she had light brown hair and green eyes. read more

Quick & easy stop nearby the house. This place is family owned but they just switched owners. Service: friendly Price: decent Environment: roomy and clean Recommend: Yes read more

My mani-pedi was super quick but I've had better. The pedicure was painful and the polish was too thick and messy. To be fair to the technician, the polish they use at this place is cheap and it could have been the bottle that made it thick. My manicure was rushed (probably because other people were waiting) and also messy. I do appreciate quick service but I probably won't be back. When I can paint my own nails better than the technicians, that's a sign that it's not worth paying for. The place also has a dirty feel to it. I almost walked out when I saw the carpet. You could see all sorts of nail clippings everywhere. They should really consider updating the place. read more

Been coming here for years for my pedicures. They always get the job done. Very relaxing. And wide variety of colors to choose from :)

I got my nails done acrylics a week ago and there already about to come off. acrylics are supposed to last 2 weeks and up and every time I have gotten mine done they last me about a month and this time didn't even last me two weeks. the lady who did mine is tall and she is new I have never seen her there I don't know her name and she did them sloppy. she tried to force me to get powder instead of nail polish even when I said no. I called them and told them how my nails are about to come off and I got them done last week on Friday and they said to come in so when I did they tell me a bunch of different things that it's not them it's my nail and expect me to pay 15 dollars so all the lady did was file the bottom which took 2 minutes and told me it was 15 to change the color when I said that wasn't the problem the problem was my nails are literally about to pop off so she filed them a little and then I left. I'm never going there again ! they don't care. and I have been there multiple times and this has never happened. read more

Paula's Happy Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - El Monte, California

Well they've disappointed me. This is my $45 dollar manicure four days after I got it. Really disappointed this time around. Not to mention the tech was arguing with me about the shape of my nails even though she was chatting away not paying attention. Do not go to Anna she'll ruin your nails and waste your money. read more

Terrible service you go in and ask for your nails a certain way and yet they do what they want $55 for a full set and $38 for a pedicure are they crazy? Terrible service terrible way they do the nails they're all lumpy the girl couldn't even file them I had to leave without a gel topcoat just so I can go home and fix the work that she did I haven't done my nails since this whole quarantine started and I go back in expecting experience to be better since so many people learned to do their nails at home as well as I but now seen the service and the amount that they're charging I will not be going back into any salon and doing my nails at least not this one I'll probably most likely try out another one. Or just stick to doing them at home.. read more

Great manicures & pedicures ask for Amy or Sandy,great work,good prices,convenient location. read more

Paula's Happy Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - El Monte, California

Paula is Amazing ! They changed their location ! They are across the street from the Dairy in El Monte by the video store ! Paula is the owner and does amazing eyebrows ! read more

Love love this place. Everyone is so friendly and kind. Diana is my girl she is awesome. I absolutely love all their gel color choices. I bring my mom here also now. She is very picky, but she really likes it here. So we found our place and we are so happy read more

I found this place because the shop across the street was packed. I went in and got service right away. Ken did my nails and they came out great. He was fast and precise. Amy did my pedicure and she was awesome. Great friendly service and very efficient. Best of all they are fully staffed always. Great experience will definitely be going back. read more