J Nail & Spa

The worker was great but the management was horrible. For the cost of a pedicure management price structure is horrible and I believe illegal. For the worker to give a half decent pedicure the cost to the client is over $ 60.00 just for a pedicure. I paid $ 25.00 just for my nails to be cleaned and repainted. WOW!!!
I think management is a rip off. I will not recommend to anyone.
Disappointed in my experience.

I have had to update my review for J Nail. They no longer use water soaks for manicures — so it is impossible to get a quality manicure here. Pedis still pretty good. Limited hours like most places in Jersey City, but plenty of chairs so you don’t usually have to make an appointment.

Clean modern space (best place in JC as far as décor), very nice staff, amazing colours choice, no or minimal wait both times I went as walk in. Downsides: bit pricey and only cash for tips.

I booked an appointment here for a gel manicure… what a nightmare! As soon as I got there I showed the owner the color on my toes (which I got done there the day before and had a great experience). She said, yes we have that color in gel. Great! I go in the back to start the manicure… my technician spoke broken English, which made communicating difficult. She barely cut my cuticles and filed my nails all the way down! Then when she started painting my nails the color was nowhere near close to the color I showed Tina. I asked to change the color after 1 coat and the technician was getting annoyed with & was rolling her eyes and speaking to the other girls in Spanish. These girls lack professionalism and seem so disinterested in what they’re doing. After this I just wanted to leave bc at this point I wasted an hour, felt uncomfortable,
and my nails looked worse then when I walked in. To put the icing on the cake, the owner tried to charge me! will not be returning!

When I moved to JC I was concerned I wouldn’t find a good mani pedi place – I tried several and none pull hold a candle to my old place in the city til I came here.
The mani and pedi both were fantastic paint close to the edges of the nail bed, great cuticle care and a nice calm quiet serene setting.
Other places in JC are horrible — gel selection is a literal mess, made to wait unreasonably long periods of time even with an appointment, etc. This place is none of these things and even the lady at the entrance was welcoming and so polite (which is so rare).
Looks like I’ve found my go-​to. Thanks for a great experience-you’ve cornered the market in jersey city!

This place used to offer superb service when Paola worked here. Unfortunately, she no longer works here. I have tried time and again to get a decent manicure from other nail technicians in this establishment and none of them offer a quality consumer experience. Every other nail technician here takes over an hour to perform a gel manicure, not to mention the wait time to get seated. The owner will often let other customers cut in front of you if the service another customer needs takes less time. So, a service that would have taken 40 minutes with minimal wait time with Paola now takes literally hours with a lower quality result.

They were great! Clean, reasonable, and took me right away! No appointment needed! This will be my nail spot in JC! Thank you.

After 3 visits over 2 years, I can confidently say this place is Jersey City’s limp handshake of nail salons.
Each time I’ve come in for manicures/​pedicures, I’ve gotten three different technicians. Each one completely disinterested in what she’s doing, and barely putting in any effort at all.
The services I’ve received have been just okay… my current pedicure left me crooked toenails and barely any exfoliation on the feet. The tech hardly cut or filed my toes at all.
Don’t waste your money here. There are much better options in Jersey City.

I have to post a review after the experience I had. I went to the salon after making an appointment for a gel manicure and regular pedicure. I arrived on time and was greeted by the owner I believe. Everything was great until they started working on my nails. The associates barely spoke English making expressing and answering their questions very difficult. Not to mention how slow the associates were working. The place was packed yet it took forever to get one person to speed things up. I have never had to wait for 1 and a half hours to get my nails done. The ladies even kept changing who was working in my nails so I kept having to wait for a while for them to figure things out. Let’s also talk about how they were filing the top of my nails. I asked the nail technician to lightly file the top of my nails because of the hard type of file she was using. I did not want her to file my nails away. I asked politely but she insisted she wasn’t when you can see and feel the nails thinning. She did get annoyed when I asked her politely to use another nail file to buff my nails (the one with the smaller grain). A woman to my right even asked the lady at the front desk for someone to help her since she had been waiting at one of the nail stations.
Overall it was clean but service and time management skills were terrible. I won’t be returning.

Just got a great mani pedi, reasonable price, nice laid back atmosphere and helpful staff

This place is great. They have a huge color selection, and the atmosphere is welcoming and very clean. I brought the 5 year old I babysit with me and they were so friendly and accommodating with her, giving her the most adorable manicure and really treating her like an adult customer. My pedicure was fantastic and really relaxing, and the prices are so reasonable. I’ll definitely be back again soon!

I’ve been coming here for years (even at the old location) and they always do a GREAT job. The space is beautiful and relaxing and the staff is very friendly.
Spa pedis are wonderful and if you are rushed for time they will do a manicure at the same time as a pedicure.
I always look forward to a trip to J nails!

Very clean and excellent service but the owner is super pushy and annoying. Manicures don’t last that long

Since moving to JC, I have struggled to find a new nail salon. I typically trek back to Chelsea to my fave nail place as its reliable, quick, clean, and cheapish ($ 24). However when I don’t have time to get into the city, this place is a good next option. I have tried a few other places on Newark Av but wasn’t pleased at all.
J Nails is clean, has tons of chairs, and has a great selection of colors including a huge selection of gel manicure colors. My pedicure was great — long foot massage included and good polish job. My manicure wasn’t as great as some fingers had jagged edges on the side of my nail. My manicure was very sweet though and she was happy to try two different polish colors on my nails to make sure I was happy with the color. The price was $ 37 for mani/​pedi. They don’t run any specials so whenever you go it is $ 37. I would recommend this place above others in JC, so I’m sure I will be back soon!

I really had mixed feelings about my experience here.
I asked my nail technician not to cut the cuticles if possible, she obliged and proceeded to apply nail polish, it looked horrible so I let her know I was going to a wedding and was disappointed. She explained it was because she did not cut the cuticles and I told her she should have explained that in which case I would have been fine with cutting the cuticles. So she proceeded to remove the nail polish and cut the cuticles and then reapply my polish…
I was then sat in the chair to wait for my pedicure and after 5 minutes of waiting and seeing clients that arrived way after me being served asked when I would be taken care of. The owner rudely stated, «since you asked to get your nails done before your toe nails you will have to wait». Ummm ok no. I told her that I did not ask to wait and that I did not understand what getting nails done before toenails had to do with being served after people that arrived after me. So finally someone did my toe nails.
The polish ended up looking fine but the whole experience was incredibly disappointing and unprofessional. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of options for nails in downtown JC

Currently getting my pedicure done.
Before I used to go to my place in Hoboken, I used to come to J Nails when it was at its old location. One day I needed to get my nails done ASAP somewhere close to my hair salon. I found the new J Nails on Unilocal.Ever since I came, I didn’t want to go to my old place anymore. & my old place got rid of the best pedicurist ever.
I absolutely LOVE the décor of this place. The space is big. You’re not on top of each other. & just like most nail salons, as long as the place isn’t busy, the ambiance is relaxing. When this place is busy, they rush. I have yet to find a nail salon that isn’t like that. Luckily for me, they aren’t so busy. Everything here is clean.
I get the regular pedicure. The massage is still really good. They massage you when they do the scrub and then again with the lotion.
Tina was kind enough to purchase new nail polishes because her bright colors were lacking. She noticed I was into bright colors and pretty pinks. Pink is for Poppin.
I would recommend this place to people.
I’m going to take a nap now and enjoy my massage. Goodnight.

This salon is perfect for getting nails done right near Grove St PATH station (Borders Grove and Montgomery). I got a mani-​pedi ($ 10/​$ 22) for a total of $ 32. The ladies did a great job at filing my nails, painting them, and even the pedicure was very pleasant. Hand Massage given on both hands and feet, as well as sitting in a massage chair for the pedicure were all included. The place itself is very clean, cute, and welcoming with a wide variety of nail polishes to choose from (Brands Essie and OPI). I’ll definitely go back again.
Mini update: French manicure on natural nails is +$ 10, a bit expensive I think

I think I’ve found it. I think that I’ve found my new go-​to mani pedi spot in the neighborhood. Yaaaaaaaasssss!
The interior is clean, modern and sleek with all white walls and and areas of exposed brick. They’ve got a vast selection of polish colors to choose from and there are stacks on stacks of magazines available for your reading pleasure. My guess is that J Nail has to be fairly new because of how updated and beauteous everything is.
A mani/​pedi combo is 33 dollars which I’m starting to learn is pretty fair for the area. Sort of odd, but the only instance I can recall of something being cheaper in NYC then Jersey are nail services. In NYC a mani-​pedi will run you like 20 – 25 bucks.
Anyway, back to J. They did a great job and almost a full week later, the polish is still holding up well! They were also able to do my nails and toes at the same time which is such a time saver.
Pro tips I wish I knew:
–Call ahead. Place gets jam packed, as it’s some of the better game in town
–Cash only for tips, no ATM inside
–Don’t use the ATM up the street at the Bodega, it’s sketch

Let me start by saying that I usually go by the rule, «if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.» I would hate to hurt someone’s business but I can’t ignore the multiple unpleasant experiences I’ve had at J Nail & Spa.
I’ll tell you right now the only issue with this establishment: THE OWNER, TINA.
From the moment you walk in the door, Tina does not see you as a loyal customer but as a dollar sign — and only that.
I had been going to J Nail & Spa for 5 years and I’ve had more upsetting experiences than I’d like to admit. The only reason I remained a loyal customer was because of Paula — the best manicurist, especially for gel but it is certainly not worth it having to deal with Tina.
Tina’s constant over-​the-​shoulder supervision and rushed manner, gives one’s pedicure and manicure session anything but a relaxed and pleasant «me» time.
BAD SERVICE: I walked in for a gel manicure. I showed Tina the color I wanted in regular nail polished and she said «I don’t have that in gel but I can mix two colors together for the same effect.» Trusting her, I agreed to get the gel mani. The color came out horrible to the point that she said «come back tomorrow, I fix it.» I paid $ 35 that night and when I went back the next day she charged me another $ 35 for the soak and «new» gel mani even though it was her fault.
Most recently, I went in last week for a gel mani and regular pedicure. I had an appointment with a specific manicurist. Tina told me to get the pedicure first and I did. As they were putting the top coat on my toes, Tina told the manicurist to take someone else. When I asked Tina, she told me that my manicurist took someone else (even though I had an appointment) because she was getting UV Gel done and it was a longer process. She begged me not to leave and to wait 10 minutes when the process itself takes 40−50mins. Tina got upset and became very confrontational.
BOTTOM LINE — This is good mani/​pedi salon BUT it is also a dime a dozen and I could get the same, and even better, service down the street. It is not a place where you can feel comfortable and It is certainly NOT irreplaceable. The manicurists are friendly and accommodating but unfortunately the fish rots from the head down.
I do NOT recommend this place.

So I have now had two gel manicures here and I don’t think I will be going back. First off the place is adorable, clean and the color selection is great. My concerns come in a few parts:
1. The owner is extremely harried and creates a stressful feeling for everyone because of how busy the place gets
2. The girls who do your gel manicure let you soak and then scrape of the gel polish with their FINGER NAILS. Hey State board (of which I passed my state exam) this is a big sanitation NO NO, and it’s gross. File the gel and then put 100% acetone on the nail and foil to let the warmth from your hand catalyze the removal process. There is absolutely no excuse for scraping gel off my nails with your nails. At first I thought it was just because the nail tech was new and she was learning so, because I am not crazy, I just let it go. But going back a second time with another girl and watching the other girls get gel manicures, this is clearly the way they remove gel. Unacceptable
3. Nail basics here — Paint the whole nail, don’t leave the corners undone
4. Your clients shouldn’t be walking out with gel polish on their hands from a messy gel manicure
5. Your team is overworked. I am there to relax at the end of the day not to be rushed and not to have my manicurist stare at the clock and talk in spanish to another coworker about how they can’t believe your allowing pedicures/​to start at 7:30 PM when they want to go home.
Just not a positive experience either time I went. First time was on a Saturday and second time was on a Tuesday. I always tip 20% anyway because I know how hard the industry is.