La Vie Nail Spa

Love love love my nails done by Mia! I originally made my appointment for dip powder but after mentioning to her that I prefer my nails to be thinner and more natural looking while still having length, she recommended gel x. I’m so glad she did because these are the best nails I’ve had done in a while! I’m so particular about my nails but she exceeded my expectations. She educated me about the entire process, willing to answer any questions, and was so sweet and friendly to talk to! Everything you could ask for in a nail service. Thank you Mia!!!

Honestly you’re rolling your dice coming here, if you go here. Go to Linda! Or else you are going to have to be your own advocate because these “professionals” apparently need to be walked through how to do their job if you want good nails. Linda gets 5 stars. This place gets 1 star. This is my honest experience, and the photos first are what I got done at La Vie by a nail tech on Sunday 11/05, and what they looked like the next day when I really looked at them. $84 for that fill in and black French tip in gel… The last 2 pictures are of how Linda FIXED THEM, like the nail goddess she is. Sucks that she has to work in a place with such poor standards. Now onto my experience. Sunday I came in around 3:50 and asked if they have time for a nail fill the lady said yes but I waited 30 minutes, and they close at 5, which I gladly would’ve taken an appointment if they had just stated “hey, there won’t be enough time” so I sit down with the nail tech who was super nice, but once she started applying the filler, it started going horribly wrong. I asked her to go back and fill spaces that she missed, and then when she was done filling, she took a cuticle filer and filed it all down away from the nail bed… I asked for thin nails and my nails were thick and lumpy, a huge lump on the thumb. I kept asking her to fix mistakes to a point I got tired and upset. The lines for the French tip are clearly uneven, and not going all the way down, some were thin and some weren’t. They asked how I liked my nails and I tipped the lady for staying late and I thought I would just deal with them, until they started chipping and lifting the next day, YES, LIFTING From the nail bed, getting stuck in my hair. I got sick so I couldn’t come in but I reached out to management, and they told me to email them pictures. I did. They NEVER RESPONDED, so I reached out to my MIL’s nail tech Linda the life saver, and she told me to come in. I told the guy at the front desk the situation and showed him my nails and he didn’t even say “oh gosh, I’m so sorry, that’s horrible” he looked annoyed. When Linda did a great job fixing it, I walked up to the desk to show him, “hey, this is how I wanted my nails to look, this is a great job” and he looked at me so annoyed and was like “Oh, no worries, there are no additional charges for you today and next time, so you don’t cause confusion, you should just tell the nail tech to fix them” How incredibly rude. “ I did, I told her multiple times to go back but you guys are supposed to be the professionals” and he gave me this catty smirk and reminded me there was no additional charges, like I should be grateful that they didn’t charge me for fixing this terrible nail job!? I will only come back here to work with Linda, but would not recommend this place. Poor communication, catty responses, a lack of taking ownership for nail techs. also SMOKE IN THE BUILDING from the restaurant next door. Also their nail selection rack is absolutely terrible for gel.

Nail tech was polite but he rushed to finish. My nails look as if it has been two weeks even though this is the second day of a brand new set. He did not want to fill close to the cuticle and now it looks like I need a fill already on the second day. When I mentioned it to him he added more acrylic and filed. They are thick, the shaping is off and they just do not look good. The charge was $64.00 for a full set with gel polish! I was most certainly robbed! I only went here because I couldn’t get to my guy in Brier Creek and it was late and I knew I’d have better luck at getting my nails done with so many technicians on staff. In the future, I’ll take my chances elsewhere.

La Vie has become my go-to nail salon in Durham! The staff is always so welcoming and courteous. They’re efficient but also very detail oriented. They have a variety of normal polish, gel, and SNS colors to choose from. They have the best massage chairs during your pedi. They have a variety of beverages to choose from. And they’re reasonably priced! 100% recommend!

La Vue Nail Spa is in Durham really close to Harris and MacD, it is not my thing, however presentation is everything, the staff are so lovely, my Auntie was royally treated so I am impressed. The layout is spot on, there are many service stations and the choices / colours blows my mind, like I said this is not my thing but those would like their nails pampered and shaped and coloured and treated , i do believe drinks are dispensed here to make your experience comfortable and complete i do believe this is the place to be default and Auntie seconds that.

I came in for a regular pedicure and was extremely disappointed in the outcome of the experience. I paid for a higher tier pedicure because I have decent callouses as an athlete and callous treatment is pretty much the sole reason I ever get a pedicure. Despite paying more the treatment was the worst I’ve ever received. The whole pedicure from start to finish was maybe 30 minutes and when I asked about the callous treatment she said she couldn’t treat my callouses well because they’re thick. This is contrary to other experiences I’ve had where a pedicure lasts almost an hour and because of my callouses the technician I work with spends more thoughtful time working them down, especially because I pay more to get that additional time. I don’t get pedicures often but I won’t be coming back here again if this is the standard for a high tier pedicure. Unfortunately, it was a lot of money for mediocre services. The positive is they actually made the water hot enough when other salons are more conservative with the temperatures and I didn’t have to wait for service.