Le's Nails & Spa in Columbia, MD

Writing this review after having my nails removed today (5/20/23). I've been to this salon before and experience was with the owner was excellent! This review is for the nail tech whose name I do not know, provided service before I went on vacation and today's service. She sits on the first row behind the cash register in the second station. Before vacation: (5/6/23) Had nails/pedi done for my vacation. Pedi was ok could've been better for what I paid for & it wasn't a "regular" pedi. Against my better judgment, I agreed to her suggestion of acrylic tips and gel polish (I wanted my nails to last). The completed job was just ok. I didn't have the time to really examine her work since my flight was the next day. While in the airport is when I had the time to examine. My nails weren't cleaned underneath, I spent time picking out the acrylic, the polish looked good from the top, the sides weren't smooth and the acrylic wasn't fully to the edge. Just not a good job. Post vacation: (5/20/23) Had their basic pedi today and my nails removed today. The way she took my nails off hurt; please continue reading.... she suggests gel nails...my nail beds were sore and are still sore. She wipes my nails down with alcohol; that's when I felt the burning in some of my nail beds from where she ripped part of my nails off! I tell her my nails are burning; she says, "It's probably because you work with your hands a lot". (Btw, I'm a PT not a construction worker). Blaming me for her mistake and not even apologizing. She then asks me, "same color for your your nail?" This tells me she has ZERO clue about how to care for the health nails and it's all about the money. I ask for a manicure, easy right? Nope. All she did was clip my nails and tells me the price. I had to ask her to do her job see pics below for reference. If choosing to use this salon's services, I suggest NOT using the nail tech I referenced in this post. BUYER BEWARE!

I got a set of acrylic nails with regular polish (not gel). The nails were done so sloppily and shaped asymmetrically, which more or less defeated the point of getting acrylics. The nail tech seemed unconcerned by how poorly shaped they were and I had to ask her to file them done more several times - and even then, they still looked bad. She also painted them sloppily and got paint on my fingers and didn't even try to remove it. I almost never ask nail techs to correct anything with my nails, but they were so bad I had to ask multiple times. She "fixed" them each time I asked but they still were messed up. After a while, I finally gave up and went home with awful nails. I've gotten my nails done here before and had a good experiences, but this manicure was so bad that I would not go back.

I stop going because the nail polish always chipped before 21 days. I found one better and closer to my house

This the second time I've been here and it's been excellent each time. I went earlier today with my partner when the mall first opened up and was able to get serviced right away. It did get pretty busy in there. The nail techs were really nice and took their time. They did a great job on our pedicures and with painting my nails. They did not try to rush the job even though they had folks waiting. I also really liked that after they asked me what I wanted, they were not pushy to make me get gel. I have never been to a salon that was this friendly, welcoming, and thorough.

It's a traditional Vietnamese nail salon. You get the regular experience of nice ladies in their 40s that have been experienced with nails for a while. I personally love going to these types of salons because they scrub your feet very nicely and cleanly. Nowadays our go-to is more trendy nail salons and they would have a waterless pedicures. Sorry but that is not the way to go. You need to have the nice chair massages while you get a foot scrub. The salon is hidden in the mall but very close to a separate entrance rather than on a search hunt in the middle of the mall. I would come here again definitely. I got a regular polish milk and honey treatment for $45 with a tip of $55. The salon offers lots of gel and powder gel options. However, I prefer to always get regular polish and add a gel top coat at home to save $20 whenever I go to a salon. This time I forgot to put my gel coat at home. The regular polish lasted so long. It's been two weeks and still looks great.