B & J Nails

Came here to fix a broken nail on my pinky she said she doesn’t have time. Rude as hell
Only one worker there very small shop

Worst pedicure ever. The polish peeled off after one week. The technician rushed and didn’t let each coat dry before doing the next. Very weak leg massage, all she did was rub cream on my legs and feet. No interaction.
Won’t go back. I usually frequent a salon in Kaneohe and went here one day just to try.

When I find a place I like, I become a loyal customer. I’ve been coming here religiously for 3 years and Kim has always taken great care of me. With that said, lately the pedicures have gotten shorter and shorter. You know why? The leg/​foot massages are under 5 minutes. .I timed it. I consider pedicures to be a treat… total me time… so when my pedi is done in 15 minutes. that’s a big no-​no in my book. So what if there are walk-​ins waiting… I took the time to make an appointment. Sorry Kim… you’ve lost me as a loyal customer.

The service here is great. The staff is friendly and did a great job on my mani/​pedi. I didn’t have to wait; might be because it was on a week day. A man did my pedi, a woman did my mani. Both of them were very meticulous in their work and made sure to make everything perfect. The thing that I didn’t like about this place is the facility. The shop is very tiny. The shop is very tiny. Seriously, very tiny. So I can see how this is a problem when there are more than 3 customers at one time. The whole time I was in there, I felt claustrophobic and I could never really relax. I felt cramped the whole time. Another thing is they didn’t have a big selection of nail colors. A lot of the bottles were almost empty and some of them looked old and discolored. I plan to try out other nail salons before coming back here.

Called ahead and based on reviews asked for an appt with Kim or Lily. Lily must have been the «crazy one» — Kim said she had retired and gone back to Vietnam.
For those looking for it — it’s in a tiny plaza immediately between the street corner (with a dry cleaners) and the 76 gas station. It is very hard to see so if you are coming from Oneawa (behind you) you are going to have to turn left as soon as you cross the intersection.
Kim herself seems to be the owner of this outfit, and she’s super sweet and kind and the manicure, pedicure, and massage were good. For my pedicure she did a good job on taking care of my calluses, too.
I had a 1 pm appointment mani/​pedi with rhinestone stripe, arrived, to find Kim and another technician both working on a client. So I did sit around until about 1:15 before I got started. I got out sometime after 2:45. Price was $ 47.
Given how small it is, and the size of staff, I recommend making an appointment. A couple people walked in and had to wait a while or were turned away b/​c there just weren’t enough folks to work on them. Small shop!
The place is very small, but the chairs are nice quality spa chairs. I did notice the sterilizer and Kim was using it to collect her metal tools for different customers.
The paint job, not the greatest, everybody has their techniques. A friend told me the schools that train nail technicians teach that you should be able to paint a nail in 2 swipes. At home, I use 3 strokes, on a brush that’s as thin as possible while getting full coverage. Not too thick, so you don’t get bubbles, and so it drys fast.
Kim used at least 4, sometimes 6 or even 7 strokes per nail, and would swipe horizontally across the tip. I’d do that with a base coat, but not with color a top coat, I understand it can preserve against chipping, but too many strokes on a nail, especially given the lighter color I chose, left me with visible paint patterns and an uneven coating.
To be clear, the paint job itself WASN’T bad, it was just «alright.» But again, the nail cleanup, the actual manicure/​pedicure work itself was great. So my immediate thought was, I’ll get home and give it a couple days then do the paint myself again. The issue with my nail coverage may also be what someone else mentioned, that maybe they water down their polishes. It looked thick enough to me, I think the issue was just application.
A/​C unit is impressively large and strong, so it was nice and cool. I did feel the floor could have been swept up (you could see nail clippings) and things needed serious dusting, but the chairs and tools were clean so I didn’t feel that things were unsanitary. It’s a little local shop so, it’s not high end, but it’s still a great place to go to for something not too expensive with friendly customer service.
Kim and her technician were super nice to the lady before me, to another longtime customer who came in to get his nails clipped who Kim remarked she hadn’t seen in a long time, and two older ladies who came in at the end of my service. You can tell she really cares about her customers and she’s a positive type of shop versus some of the other kinds I’ve been to where the ladies treat you like a body that spits out money and you’re not a person to show respect to but a pair of hands or feet then just need to get through for their tip.

Kim & her staff are really great! They take pride in their work, treat their customers like royalty and keep a clean shop. I won’t go anywhere else and I have tried at least 4 other shops in the area — I’m never disappointed when I come here.

Awesome service, awesome massage, awesome people!!! Come here!!!

Kim is the best! I never go to anyone else. When I return from a trip off-​island, Kim is the first person I want to see. Personable, patient, perfectionist. Friendly, but not overly chatty.

Great job! I went here a few weeks ago and had my acrylic nails removed and then I got a mani/​pedi combo. They are very reasonably priced and very, very friendly. I got exactly what I wanted and I didn’t feel like I was being pressured to get the «deluxe pedi» or wax or nail design that other places try to upsell you on. I felt totally comfortable. I am going again today and I am sure I will be just as happy!

The atmosphere of B & J Nails is unlike any other nail salon I have been to. The staff are all very nice and friendly and offer a great variety of polishes. My few issues with the place are that they water down their polishes and also I got a manicure and the manicurist cut my cuticle so short that it bled and got mildly infected. Although I had a few problems with this place, I find it to be a great place to go as a family and a cheap way to getting nice looking nails!

My mother, 2 sisters and I went in for a pedicure while vacationing in Kailua. The pedicure and foot massage that went with it was the BEST I have ever had. I wish these ladies — Lily and Kim — were in Denver. My husband has really ugly toenails and I talked him into letting Lily do his nails, what a difference she made in his nails!
I highly recommend visiting this nail salon.

The workers were very knowledgable and friendly! They kept complimenting me and were very attentive. I think by the time I left they knew my basic life story! They were very efficient and did a wonderful job! I would have to say that is probably one of the BEST nail salon experiences I have had! They took me right away, while one started my pedicure another got me a bowl to soak my hands in to remove my gel nails. It was reasonably priced ($ 10 nail removal, $ 35 mani/​pedi). They also gave a excellent massage during both the manicure and pedicure! My feet have never felt so soft!
I gave it only 4 stars because the next day, small cuts appeared around my cuticles on my hands and my toe from when the lady was buffing my nails, I think it was hitting my skin to and it is pretty sore! It was from the extra rough file that she used trying to get the old fake nails off. I will most likely return though because next time they will not need to remove the old fake nails!

We were in Kailua for lunch and my BF needed a hair cut and I needed a mani/​pedi. Saw B&J Nails, and guess what was next to it, but a barber shop! Score! Called while we were at lunch and they were able to take me in 20 minutes. I previously had acrylic nails and Lyly removed the residuals, and my nails looked totally healthy and natural! She also suggested I do only one coat of a very light pink bc she felt two coats would look to heavy, and she was totally right. And as my girls know, it is sooo difficult to get 1 coat of a light pink to go on evenly, and Lyly did a great job! My pedi was also done well (by Kim, who I think is the owner). Kim also did my eyebrow wax, which turned out beautifully. I paid so much more at the Waxing Co and was not as pleased. And only $ 10! Pedi was $ 25, and Mani was $ 15. Very reasonable. I wish B&J was closer to downtown– the people were soo nice and accommodating, but only being 20 minutes away, I think I can make the drive =)

My BFF and I were looking to get mani/pedi’s and got a hot tip from one of her students. So, we walked in to the quaint saloon and hoped that her student’s hot tip would pan out.
This by far is one of the best nail salons I have EVER been too. It was the outstanding work that the technician did that has made me a customer for life. There were two technicians there that day, I wish I had the name of the woman that helped me. SHE IS SUCH A CHARACTER.
She kept saying that she is the best or that she is fast but good. I know that she is 61 years old and came out of retirement to help here. I also know that she is a bit of a party animal, LOL but that is besides the point.
First up I have to confess, I have the kind of feet that people run from. I always feel obligated to leave a large tip after being serviced because my feet are gnarly. The kind of gnarly where you pull the sheets over your feet and you can feel them snag, or you worry that you will start a small fire. So, imagine my glee when the technician not only took up the challenge but made my little toesies feel girlie.
The tech is a little chatty. She likes to laugh and let’s you know what she will be doing to your nails so there is no surprise. Even though she was going to paint my toes peacock blue again, she still took the time to remove all of the polish and rebuff the nails until they were gleaming white.
I started before my BFF did. She was just getting a manicure. We finished within 5 min’s of each other, and I had gotten a mani/​pedi.
I HIGHLY recommend this place. All of the technicians are friendly and great at what they do. Also, we had heard from the student that this place is run by a mother daughter team.