B Nails & Spa — Local services in Seattle

I'm not sure what people leaving 5 star reviews are smoking but I'm very disappointed by the services I got. Alvin was my technician. First of all, he didn't wash his hands or wear gloves, nor did he tell me to. I know it's not the biggest deal but I'm paranoid about getting cuticle infections because I already have problems with stuff like that ( I garden so I'm exposed to dirt often and have eczema ). He also did no cleansing of the nails before jumping in with a REALLY cheap e-file ( the torque made me think it was an off brand eBay purchase ). I was super taken aback when he grabbed my hands and started filing on my natural nail so aggressively. He also kept using his nail to go under my nails push away the skin and it HURT. Anyway, he then applied nail tips which I later realized didn't even follow the natural curve of my nails. He seemed to just pop them on however he thought they fit without making sure they were flush. When I looked down the nail there was at least a millimeter gap between the extensions and my natural nail on several of the nails. I asked for super short coffin nails (again, gardening) and when I asked him to make them shorter he didn't do it giving me the impression that he thought I didn't know what I wanted. He then WITHOUT WIPING AWAY THE DUST went in with acrylic. His technique was super horrible. He practically dripped it on and let it flow down the nail. I've seen acrylic sets being done before and I'm fairly sure you shouldn't have half of the product come off because you use too much liquid. Oh also he didn't pinch the nails which I know not all people do but it's a good practice to add strength. Even after finish filing and cleaning up the nail shape, the edges of the coffin were very sharp and scratchy. I had picked out a polish but decided to call it at this point. The only reason it's 2 stars and not 1 is that it only cost $32 so I guess I got what I paid for...? I went home and made them a solid 5mm shorter, fixed the structure, fixed the shape and made them less sharp, and tried to fill in the gaps between the nail and the extension.

Edit. 5 days later and all of them had chipped or lifted. I ended up taking them off...

YES FOR NAILBITERS!!! I dropped in to see if it was possible to get a manicure given that I bite my nails: I’ve been searching for many years for a place that would accommodate this and never found a salon that could/would. I called and B Nails said yes of course, they can and do give nailbiters manicures— and I can’t tell you how pleased I am with the result!

They assess what they can do with a positive attitude and completely judgment free :-)

B Nails near UW - ask for Hannah!

I wanted a manicure because I thought if they got cleaned up a little bit and coated with some kind of thick polish, it would prevent me from biting.

But I didn’t know with nails and cuticles in rough shape if anyone could or would give me a manicure.

I called B nails, and they said yes, it was a bit tough to understand the salon owner over the phone owing to an accent, but he was clearly very positive! I went in thinking I can show them my hands and see if it’s workable. They totally said they can do it no problem. They gave me 3 options: gel, dipping, and extensions/acrylic. I said I did not want long nails whatsoever. I’m OK with my nails super short. I just needed them coated so that I wouldn’t keep going at them. They said they had many nailbiting clients and that when nails starts to look better and people take a small break from biting that tends to be self reinforcing and it gets much much better from there.

They look fantastic! The process was very comfortable, the technician, Hannah, really didn’t speak at all, but I got not any sense of any judgment whatsoever. They were polite, skilled, and utterly without any attitude whatsoever.

I didn’t know the difference between dips, gel, and extensions, but I went with a gel and I’m so glad I did. I wanted a very natural looking translucent color, and ended up going with B5 gel color.

I just can’t believe I’ve waited for decades to be able to have this treatment, but I will now be a regular user. It’s a game changer, B Nail salon is a game changer! They take walk-ins, and they have free parking lot...

For the record, I've been going here since last October (2017 respectively).

I never before had my nails done prior, as I pretty much was still iffy about it until I had a Show to go too and decided I'd go balls out.

So, looked up a place near my work and wandered over. I had a pedicure and a manicure (gel).

First of all, from my personal experience, everyone has always been very kind and professional. Maybe because I work retail I can understand and can be (mostly) incredibly patient. I don't talk out of my ass either, as I know I can be snarly so, when I say they treat me awesomely, I mean it.

Jennifer is pretty much who I always go too, and she is absolutely amazing in my opinion. Genuinely friendly, knowledgeable, and knows her craft! I've never had any funny issues with my nails, and I work graveyard and stock shift and these bad boys usually stay until I have to fill them in (unless of course I punch something which happens...sometimes. Ha!). Sue helped me once too during a walk in, and she was very kind and astute as well. Those cat eye nails!

I may seem biased, but, as far as the staff goes outside those I've mentioned, they are courteous from my interaction, so, I can't complain when all there have genuinely been nice to me.

I generally get many compliments on my claws, and this recent visit Jennifer outdid herself on my ring finger talons - I friggin love the red and black and her suggestion to make a design that accentuates my pinky spike rings. Haha!

I cannot recall the woman who helped me with my first pedicure, but she was very sweet; and of course, Jennifer did my second pedicure in which she was amazing as well.

In general, if you made it this far, I very much recommend this place. Of course, you be the judge, but I'm kinda an open monster and I've always been treated respectfully. I don't write reviews often so, I feel...