Dashing Diva

04/03/09

VIRTUAL NAILS SAVED MY NAILS

by ashlinb at Citysearch

I found this place by accident and when I discovered Virtual Nails, my years-long acrylic nails nightmare ended. Virtual Nails allowed my badly damaged natural nail beds to heal and now my real nails are strong are healthy, but I can't resist the pretty Virtual Nails--

The great thing is if I just want natural nails for awhile, it's no problem, cause when I take them off, my own nails aren't ruined. It's no more expensive than getting fills for acrylics and you don't have to do it if you don't want to...

and, I had a pedi, too, and it was heavenly...

This place is clean, pretty and everyone is nice, professional and knows what they're doing...

I'm telling everyone about Dashing Diva...

• Pros: Best solution to acrylic nails
• Cons: none

01/27/09

Dashing experience.. not so much

by smbay22 at Citysearch

I was excited to get a mani and a pedi with a friend of mine who had gone to this salon. It was early on a Saturday, and we walked in they didn't seem too busy maybe about 6 women getting serviced. So we walk in and a woman greeted us, then went to answer the phone. We stood there and since I had never been there I looked at the marketing and also the "menu." We probably waited 10 mins before someone asked if we needed help.There was a gentleman standing at the counter but was distracted. Anyways, they told us they couldn't take us because they were "busy," and that we would have to come back 3 hours later! Unbelievable, because we didn't have an appointment. I find it interesting to turn away paying customers, and at that a NEW customer when there were salon technicians who were not even busy. Instead we went somewhere else, and I was way more satisfied and I got more for my money in the end.

• Pros: Colorful and inviting
• Cons: Staff, customer service

09/04/08

What a find!!

by TheHOFF at Citysearch

I can't believe I just happened to walk into this place last week. I've never had a more enjoyable experience at a nail salon. Seriously, most of the times, getting your nails done is usually a drag and most of us women treat it as a chore we just have to get done. But this place just rocks. I had some much fun talking to my technician as well as the lady getting a pedicure next to me. The vibe is absolutely perfect and there is no place that will be more sanitary. I don't live in this area but I am sure it will just be a matter of time before they start popping up everywhere!

• Pros: Vibe, Free drinks on Thurs and Fri nights, location!
• Cons: Too far from my house!

03/30/08

Dashing Diva in pain

by croquis at Citysearch

When I first walked in I was dazzled by the decor, the advertisements, and the creative marketing. I was impressed by the "cleanliness" info on the brochure. I was given two girls for my manicure and pedicure. They talked to each other in another language. I tried to join in and they laughed because I misunderstood their comments. The pedicure was painful. My skin was filed instead of my nail. I had to ask her twice to stop hurting me. She also poked to hard with the under the nail instrument. Minimal massage for both feet and hands. I ordered tea and it never came. I asked for it again when my nails were drying. The tea was too hot to drink until after my manicure was complete. They didn't charge me for the drink. The concept and marketing is spot on but the same experience of painful torture and foreign language have me wondering if the goal is not what I thought I was buying. I will try other venues but I would try it one more time but ask ahead of time for someone more experienced. I thought I was training someone how to manicure painlessly.

02/25/08

Great Valentine's Gift

by MIKAELB at Citysearch

The gift cerfiticate I bought for my pregnant wife was wonderful! She really enjoyed her time and can't wait to go back. Thank you Dashin gDiva!

• Pros: Service, VIP Room

12/27/07

Dashing Out of There, Part II

by piggycap at Citysearch

After reading mixed reviews, I decided to give it try in my desperation to find a place I like since moving to LA. I called ahead and asked if they were able to accomodate me and was asked to come two hours from then. I specifically asked if I needed an appointment and if they did designs and was given the answer no and yes, respectively. Upon arrival, I was told they were not able to accomodate me for at least 45 min for not having an appointment; the guy behind the counter was not friendly and quite cold. I returned to give it a fair shake and admit that it was quite clean. However, the lady who help me, though nice, barely spoke English (a pet peeve of mine). She also was able to inform me that they rarely do designs because they are so busy with large parties. When my pedicure got messed up, they simply put more coats on to cover up the problem! 4 hours later, I was hungry, tired, and my meter for my car had been up for hours. I left paying an extraordinary amount for mediocre service. If cleanliness is important and you're willing to pay, by all means. If a good pedicure in addition to that is important, this is not a place you will be satisfied at.

• Pros: Clean
• Cons: Service

09/18/07

It's great to be a Diva!

by ezziea at Citysearch

I am finally getting around to reviewing this great new nail salon I found a couple of weeks ago. It's absolutely, the cutest place you'll find in LA and when I was there last, my niece was going berserk because she saw Ashley Tisdale and her sister getting their nails done! I got the Spoiled Diva Pedicure and it was by far the best pedicure I have ever gotten. No exaggeration. There are so many steps to it and the end result is a flawless pair of great-looking feet! Can't wait for my next visit!

• Pros: Celebrites, Color Selection, Pedicures

08/06/07

A very pleasant nail experience.

by d_nice_yoon at Citysearch

Finally made it into my mom's new nail place. The place was super cute but I shied away til now due to their prices. But since it was my mom's treat I was off to my first experience at Dashing Diva. I admit the place was very clean compared to any other nail salon I've visited and the pedicure was actually not that bad. I got the "spoiled" pedicure and the treatment your feet get is really worth the $45 or so. Since they have pedicure packages, you aren't pressured by their upselling and we got to sit in their "VIP Room." I hope I'll be back very soon. I'm just trying to convince my mom to make this our "mother and daughter" outing so I won't have to pay for it.

• Pros: VIP ROOM; color selection

08/06/07

Wow.

by susie_b_q at Citysearch

I didn't know what exactly to expect after reading some of the mixed reviews. I decided to try them anyways because a friend and I was in the area and for their cleaniness. An hour later, my friend and I left with pristine nails and very satisfied. The nail ladies were very skilled and I guess we happened to make it in during happy hour. We were served pink cosmos and they were super delicious! I already booked a bridal party for my cousin and we can't wait!

• Pros: Super cute setup, free cosmos!
• Cons: Came on Friday night and parking was a bit hard to find.

08/05/07

Dashing out of there..

by gmortia at Citysearch

i was excited to try this place based on all the hype about cleanliness on the company website. i went with some friends and our pedicure person shared all our tools, which was pretty gross. the service was bad too, they were just rude and didnt want to be there.

• Pros: good polish colors
• Cons: everything else!