diff --git a/backend/api/migrations/0020_notification_profile_comment_and_more.py b/backend/api/migrations/0020_notification_profile_comment_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2223a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/api/migrations/0020_notification_profile_comment_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.2 on 2026-02-18 04:44
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('api', '0019_alter_flavor_options'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='notification',
+            name='profile_comment',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='api.profilecomment'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='notification',
+            name='notification_type',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('reply', 'Reply'), ('mention', 'Mention'), ('ticket_new', 'New Ticket'), ('ticket_reply', 'Ticket Reply'), ('profile_comment', 'Profile Comment')], max_length=20),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/api/models.py b/backend/api/models.py
index 9584039..d1583a9 100644
--- a/backend/api/models.py
+++ b/backend/api/models.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class Notification(models.Model):
         ('mention', 'Mention'),
         ('ticket_new', 'New Ticket'),
         ('ticket_reply', 'Ticket Reply'),
+        ('profile_comment', 'Profile Comment'),
     ]
     recipient = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='notifications', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     actor = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='actions', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ class Notification(models.Model):
     rating = models.ForeignKey(Rating, on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True, blank=True)
     reply = models.ForeignKey(Reply, on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True, blank=True)
     ticket = models.ForeignKey('Ticket', on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True, blank=True)
+    profile_comment = models.ForeignKey('ProfileComment', on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True, blank=True)
     is_read = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
 
diff --git a/backend/api/serializers.py b/backend/api/serializers.py
index 9b4947e..ed2adb3 100644
--- a/backend/api/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/api/serializers.py
@@ -179,10 +179,11 @@ class NotificationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     actor_avatar = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     flavor_name = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     flavor_id = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+    profile_owner_username = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
 
     class Meta:
         model = Notification
-        fields = ['id', 'actor_username', 'actor_avatar', 'notification_type', 'rating', 'reply', 'ticket', 'is_read', 'created_at', 'flavor_name', 'flavor_id']
+        fields = ['id', 'actor_username', 'actor_avatar', 'notification_type', 'rating', 'reply', 'ticket', 'profile_comment', 'profile_owner_username', 'is_read', 'created_at', 'flavor_name', 'flavor_id']
 
     def get_actor_avatar(self, obj):
         if obj.actor.avatar:
@@ -205,3 +206,8 @@ class NotificationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         if obj.reply:
             return obj.reply.rating.flavor.id
         return None
+
+    def get_profile_owner_username(self, obj):
+        if obj.profile_comment:
+            return obj.profile_comment.profile_owner.username
+        return None
diff --git a/backend/api/views.py b/backend/api/views.py
index 3938633..6770e13 100644
--- a/backend/api/views.py
+++ b/backend/api/views.py
@@ -381,6 +381,16 @@ class UserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
             author=request.user,
             text=text
         )
+
+        # Notify profile owner
+        if profile_owner != request.user:
+            Notification.objects.create(
+                recipient=profile_owner,
+                actor=request.user,
+                notification_type='profile_comment',
+                profile_comment=comment
+            )
+
         return Response(ProfileCommentSerializer(comment, context={'request': request}).data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
 
     @action(detail=True, methods=['delete'], url_path='delete_comment/(?P<comment_id>[^/.]+)', permission_classes=[permissions.IsAuthenticated])
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index a5198cf..e25e18e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -73,13 +73,14 @@ interface Notification {
     id: number;
     actor_username: string;
     actor_avatar: string | null;
-    notification_type: 'reply' | 'mention';
+    notification_type: 'reply' | 'mention' | 'ticket_new' | 'ticket_reply' | 'profile_comment';
     rating: number | null;
     reply: number | null;
     is_read: boolean;
     created_at: string;
     flavor_name: string | null;
     flavor_id: number | null;
+    profile_owner_username: string | null;
 }
 
 const GlobalSearch = () => {
@@ -494,16 +495,13 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
                 </Box>
             ) : (
                 notifications.map(n => {
-                    let message = "";
-                    if (n.notification_type === 'reply') message = `replied to your review on ${n.flavor_name}`;
-                    else if (n.notification_type === 'mention') message = `mentioned you on ${n.flavor_name}`;
-                    else if (n.notification_type === 'ticket_new') message = t('community.notifTicketNew');
-                    else if (n.notification_type === 'ticket_reply') message = user?.is_superuser ? t('community.notifTicketReplyAdmin') : t('community.notifTicketReply');
-
                     const handleClick = () => {
                         if (n.notification_type.startsWith('ticket')) {
                             handleNotificationClick(n);
                             navigate('/support');
+                        } else if (n.notification_type === 'profile_comment') {
+                            handleNotificationClick(n);
+                            navigate(`/profile/${user?.username}`);
                         } else {
                             handleNotificationClick(n);
                         }
@@ -530,7 +528,13 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
                             </Avatar>
                             <Box sx={{ flex: 1 }}>
                                 <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ lineHeight: 1.4 }}>
-                                    <strong>{n.actor_username}</strong> {message}
+                                    <strong>{n.actor_username}</strong> {
+                                        n.notification_type === 'reply' ? `replied to your review on ${n.flavor_name}` :
+                                        n.notification_type === 'mention' ? `mentioned you on ${n.flavor_name}` :
+                                        n.notification_type === 'profile_comment' ? `left a message on your guestbook` :
+                                        n.notification_type === 'ticket_new' ? t('community.notifTicketNew') :
+                                        user?.is_superuser ? t('community.notifTicketReplyAdmin') : t('community.notifTicketReply')
+                                    }
                                 </Typography>
                                 <Typography variant="caption" color="text.secondary">
                                     {formatDate(n.created_at)}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
index 4545d50..405ab6a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -255,38 +255,38 @@ const Dashboard: React.FC = () => {
       {/* TAB 0: MY REVIEWS */}
       {activeTab === 0 && (
           <Box>
-              <Stack direction={{ xs: 'column', md: 'row' }} spacing={2} sx={{ mb: 4 }}>
-                  <Box sx={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
+              <Stack direction={{ xs: 'column', md: 'row' }} spacing={1.5} sx={{ mb: 4, alignItems: { xs: 'stretch', md: 'center' } }}>
+                  <Box sx={{ flexGrow: 1, minWidth: { md: 300 } }}>
                       <TextField 
-                        fullWidth placeholder={t('dashboard.searchRated')} 
+                        fullWidth size="small" placeholder={t('dashboard.searchRated')} 
                         value={ratedSearch} onChange={e => setRatedSearch(e.target.value)}
-                        slotProps={{ input: { startAdornment: <InputAdornment position="start"><SearchIcon /></InputAdornment> } }}
-                        sx={{ bgcolor: 'background.paper', borderRadius: 1, '& .MuiOutlinedInput-root': { borderRadius: 1 } }}
+                        slotProps={{ input: { startAdornment: <InputAdornment position="start"><SearchIcon fontSize="small" /></InputAdornment> } }}
+                        sx={{ bgcolor: 'background.paper', borderRadius: 1, '& .MuiOutlinedInput-root': { borderRadius: 1, height: 40 } }}
                       />
                   </Box>
-                  <Stack direction="row" spacing={1} sx={{ overflowX: 'auto', pb: 1, '&::-webkit-scrollbar': { display: 'none' } }}>
+                  <Stack direction="row" spacing={0.8} sx={{ overflowX: 'auto', py: 0.5, '&::-webkit-scrollbar': { display: 'none' }, flexShrink: 0 }}>
                       {ratedCategories.map(cat => (
                           <Chip 
                             key={cat} label={cat === 'All' ? t('nav.home').replace('Home', 'All') : t(`categories.${data.my_ratings.find(r => r.category_name === cat)?.category_slug}`, { defaultValue: cat })} 
                             onClick={() => setRatedCategory(cat)}
                             color={ratedCategory === cat ? 'primary' : 'default'}
                             variant={ratedCategory === cat ? 'filled' : 'outlined'}
-                            sx={{ fontWeight: 'bold', height: 40, px: 1, borderRadius: 1 }}
+                            sx={{ fontWeight: 'bold', height: 32, px: 0.5, borderRadius: 1, fontSize: '0.8rem' }}
                           />
                       ))}
                   </Stack>
-                  <Stack direction="row" spacing={1} sx={{ bgcolor: 'background.paper', p: 0.5, borderRadius: 1, border: '1px solid', borderColor: 'divider' }}>
+                  <Stack direction="row" spacing={0.5} sx={{ bgcolor: 'background.paper', p: 0.5, borderRadius: 1, border: '1px solid', borderColor: 'divider', height: 40, alignItems: 'center' }}>
                       <Button 
                         size="small" variant={ratedSort === 'date' ? 'contained' : 'text'} 
                         onClick={() => setRatedSort('date')}
-                        sx={{ textTransform: 'none', fontWeight: 'bold', borderRadius: 0.8 }}
+                        sx={{ textTransform: 'none', fontWeight: 'bold', borderRadius: 0.8, height: 30, px: 2, fontSize: '0.8rem' }}
                       >
                           {t('dashboard.date')}
                       </Button>
                       <Button 
                         size="small" variant={ratedSort === 'rating' ? 'contained' : 'text'} 
                         onClick={() => setRatedSort('rating')}
-                        sx={{ textTransform: 'none', fontWeight: 'bold', borderRadius: 0.8 }}
+                        sx={{ textTransform: 'none', fontWeight: 'bold', borderRadius: 0.8, height: 30, px: 2, fontSize: '0.8rem' }}
                       >
                           {t('dashboard.rating')}
                       </Button>
@@ -417,38 +417,38 @@ const Dashboard: React.FC = () => {
       {activeTab === 1 && (
           <Box>
               {/* Filter Controls */}
-              <Stack direction={{ xs: 'column', md: 'row' }} spacing={2} sx={{ mb: 4 }}>
-                  <Box sx={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
+              <Stack direction={{ xs: 'column', md: 'row' }} spacing={1.5} sx={{ mb: 4, alignItems: { xs: 'stretch', md: 'center' } }}>
+                  <Box sx={{ flexGrow: 1, minWidth: { md: 300 } }}>
                       <TextField 
-                        fullWidth placeholder={t('dashboard.searchMissing')} 
+                        fullWidth size="small" placeholder={t('dashboard.searchMissing')} 
                         value={exploreSearch} onChange={e => setExploreSearch(e.target.value)}
-                        slotProps={{ input: { startAdornment: <InputAdornment position="start"><SearchIcon /></InputAdornment> } }}
-                        sx={{ bgcolor: 'background.paper', borderRadius: 1, '& .MuiOutlinedInput-root': { borderRadius: 1 } }}
+                        slotProps={{ input: { startAdornment: <InputAdornment position="start"><SearchIcon fontSize="small" /></InputAdornment> } }}
+                        sx={{ bgcolor: 'background.paper', borderRadius: 1, '& .MuiOutlinedInput-root': { borderRadius: 1, height: 40 } }}
                       />
                   </Box>
-                  <Stack direction="row" spacing={1} sx={{ overflowX: 'auto', pb: 1, '&::-webkit-scrollbar': { display: 'none' } }}>
+                  <Stack direction="row" spacing={0.8} sx={{ overflowX: 'auto', py: 0.5, '&::-webkit-scrollbar': { display: 'none' }, flexShrink: 0 }}>
                       {exploreCategories.map(cat => (
                           <Chip 
                             key={cat} label={cat === 'All' ? t('nav.home').replace('Home', 'All') : t(`categories.${data.missing_flavors.find(f => f.category_name === cat)?.category_slug}`, { defaultValue: cat })} 
                             onClick={() => setExploreCategory(cat)}
                             color={exploreCategory === cat ? 'primary' : 'default'}
                             variant={exploreCategory === cat ? 'filled' : 'outlined'}
-                            sx={{ fontWeight: 'bold', height: 40, px: 1, borderRadius: 1 }}
+                            sx={{ fontWeight: 'bold', height: 32, px: 0.5, borderRadius: 1, fontSize: '0.8rem' }}
                           />
                       ))}
                   </Stack>
-                  <Stack direction="row" spacing={1} sx={{ bgcolor: 'background.paper', p: 0.5, borderRadius: 1, border: '1px solid', borderColor: 'divider' }}>
+                  <Stack direction="row" spacing={0.5} sx={{ bgcolor: 'background.paper', p: 0.5, borderRadius: 1, border: '1px solid', borderColor: 'divider', height: 40, alignItems: 'center' }}>
                       <Button 
                         size="small" variant={exploreSort === 'community' ? 'contained' : 'text'} 
                         onClick={() => setExploreSort('community')}
-                        sx={{ textTransform: 'none', fontWeight: 'bold', borderRadius: 0.8 }}
+                        sx={{ textTransform: 'none', fontWeight: 'bold', borderRadius: 0.8, height: 30, px: 2, fontSize: '0.8rem' }}
                       >
                           {t('dashboard.communityRating')}
                       </Button>
                       <Button 
                         size="small" variant={exploreSort === 'circle' ? 'contained' : 'text'} 
                         onClick={() => setExploreSort('circle')}
-                        sx={{ textTransform: 'none', fontWeight: 'bold', borderRadius: 0.8 }}
+                        sx={{ textTransform: 'none', fontWeight: 'bold', borderRadius: 0.8, height: 30, px: 2, fontSize: '0.8rem' }}
                       >
                           {t('dashboard.circleRating')}
                       </Button>