This place is the absolute worst. I went there many years ago have not gone back after they made me bleed And up selling and price gauging is a real thing there. As are all the shop owners in the Makiki Shopping Plaza. Except for Makanai coffee which is new shop. It's clean and great vibes there. read more

The nail tech did a wonderful job! My feet are looking good. I was a walk in but I didn't have to wait.

* The youngest of 3 technicians used old lumpy nail polish and instead of technician adding thinner, she left the lumpy nail polish to dry on nails * predators sales, even charging for services that they applied without customer consent; technician KNEW she did wrong & apologized however this unlawful practice continues * first time in 35 years, got a nail infection after the pedicure - suspect unsanitary conditions being practiced in this shop Would give a negative rating if we could; be warned ‼- risky place to spend your time & hard earned money. read more

Just moved to Makiki from Diamond Head area. Loved the nail salon (Creative Nails) by my condo over there, but friends told me I had to try Makiki Nails. It's a short walk, so I figured I had to give them a go! I went with a friend and we made an appointment for a weekday evening. We were able to sit right away. The ladies were so kind and accommodating. I really wanted a white matte look on my nails. I opted for gel, which I hadn't done in a long while. They look awesome! I also got a regular pedicure with some nail art. Super happy with both. My friend got a pedicure with nail art. She was very happy as well. The ladies all remembered her from previous visits and we talked story. It's a good vibe in there! I'm stoked to live nearby this nail salon with fabulous service and good prices as well! Highly recommend! (*Photo taken 1 week after appointment). I will definitely be going back here to see these ladies and keep my nails looking good. Planning to bring the bf, too, because he wants his first mani/pedi;) read more

Makiki Nails - Gel nails and regular pedicure with nail art (*1 week after appointment and looking great!) - Nail Salons Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great service just an old school vibe don't expect too much or anything extra but they're very friendly and nice definitely worth coming! Enjoyed my service very much. read more

I been going to Mary, first a couple years ago, and than I started going back again! Called to make an appointment and the manager said that I couldn't ask for a specific person to service me its first come first serve! I was a bit upset but went anyway and was able to get serviced by Mary! She does good work and has amazing customer service! However, the material they use there may be outdated and my nail just comes right off! The manager I do not know her name has a bad attitude and doesn't allow to request a specific tech! The hardner they put on your gel nails is old and doesn't stay! I've only experienced this at Makiki nails! Please get rid of your expired stuff and use better quality stuff! If I'm going pay for my nails to be done then I expect them to last longer than a week before they start coming off! And I do not mean chip off, I mean come off at the cuticle!! read more

Makiki Nails - Gel nail that comes right off after a week - Nail Salons Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I went to Makiki nails a few times over the last year or two and got a pedicure and was satisfied. This time, I had someone who painfully poked my skin several times while trimming and cleaning skin. I was fearful it would bleed but it didn't seem to. She pained the nails but had such a thick coat of polishes that it bubbled, wrinkled and even completely rubbed off hours later when touched. I paid special attention to sit and dry for 30 min and then touch nothing and wear no shoes for two hours after that. read more

Consistently great service! The employees here are incredibly nice and very good with nails. I always look forward to treating myself to a pedicure at Makiki Nails! read more

worst nail in Honolulu! lazy & deceiving! charge extra for simple task that other salons include but done so poorly!!! more interr in playing with phone than doing anything else!! pretend to smile & act as if enjoying experience! pretend they dont speak English well but talk about you in their language! very nasty!!!! read more

I went to get a fill for my full acrylic. Pretty simple request. The girl seemed to hate her job that should've been the red flag for me. Ugh! I don't know why I continue to go to this place the level of service provided is so crappy. Hate that it's convenient to where I live and that it's always not busy. But the outcome is so jacked up that I end up unhappy with their service. Picture #1: shows the poor ability to blend the acrylic with the outgrow original set. It's so visible and hard to miss. Picture #2: shows that the replacement acrylic tip she used was not even the same as the rest of fingers. She painted on the French tip instead of match up the similar acrylic tip as the originals. read more

Makiki Nails - Picture #1: shows the poor ability to blend the acrylic with the outgrow original set. It's so visible and hard to miss. - Nail Salons Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Requested for a simple French tip and even showed a pic...she couldn't even perform that. And was a gel fill for $48. Very dissatisfied with the outcome. Wouldn't recommend. Service felt rushed and just not the effort into the design I wanted. Her name was Tina read more

Makiki Nails - Outcome. Don't know any other place who does French tips like this. - Nail Salons Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Very nice and clean nail spa. My girlfriend enjoys coming here to do her nails and get a mani and pedi as well. Very friendly staff. The staff does a good job every time she comes to have herself pampered. Plus the prices are very reasonable too. read more

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A very fun and professional location to get all your manicure and pedicure work done. They have a Gentleman'sManicure and pedicure that is very comfortable relaxing and the massage chairs are very very healing. Highly recommend it. read more

I will probably not return here. The business was not very clean (fingernails on the counter, little cockroaches running around). My gel manicure looked good, but a few days later the gel on my thumbs cracked, and one of the jewels fell off Update: I got a nail bed infection a few days later read more

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Man I hate to do this because I've been going here for 12 YEARS - but the last couple experiences have been awful. Finally, after years of recommending this place, I would say to avoid unless all you care about is a cheap deal. This last visit - there were ants crawling all over the sinks and drying station. The drying station table cloth is filthy- disgusting. The nail brushes in the barbicide are super old and worn out. I had an appointment with Tracey- she's honestly the BEST one there- awesome at fills- but less customer oriented with me lately. She's kind of grumpy honestly! She snapped at me for pulling a hair off my finger while my nails were "still wet." Maybe she's overworked lately?! Anyway- the worst is - I got a pedi with the other girl- long hair- been there forever. I usually about her because she ALWAYS is too rough. I took a chance and told her- I have foot pain- severe -- from years of ballet and now running in heels for events at work, and I have problems specifically with losing my big toenail and pain that feels like ingrown toenails. I pointed out my big toes and where it's sensitive and asked her to be gentle and avoid. She didn't listen one bit. She cut my nail so far down along the cuticle I cried out on pain and BLED. And was still bleeding an hour later. To top it off, she was in such a rush, it wasn't relaxing at all. I think I'd rather do my own pedis rather than come back and I'm sooo sad to say that. It was my go to for so longggg!!! Maybe I need to just stick to Tracey and bring her something to cheer her up! read more

Makiki Nails - They destroyed my cuticles - cut down wayyy too far even after I warmed them to be gentle. - Nail Salons Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I live 3 mins (drive) away from this place. I called and asked if they had time for a pedicure at 6:36 I was told yes come in. I let her know I'd be there in 5 mins..... no problem..... I walk in 6:42 I was told there was no time to do a pedicure only a polish change. Very upset with customer service. They could have told me there was no time, and I would have booked for another day. But I feel like my time was wasted. read more

It's a no for me. 1. They don't keep your appointment time. 2. unsanitary! Used a roll on wax thing to wax my legs. Almost had no wax coming out and she was forcing it. Gave up and finally went to refill it. If I can give it zero stars I would. They rushed our appointments. I swear we were in and out that quick. I literally still see hair on my legs. 3. Pricey for crappy work. $40 for not even a basic pedi. $30 for legs waxed. All their nail polish are clearly old. This is not even you get what you pay situation because clearly wasn't worth how expensive it was. Save yourself the time and money and go somewhere else seriously! read more

I'm mixed because while my gel nails do seem to be done well (we'll see in a couple of days), I've never been to a place that makes me bleed from being overly aggressive. I understand if I had a slight ingrown toe nail she may have tried to gently lift it or let me know...but I was shocked when I thought that she was continuously pulling and ripping at what I thought was skin, was actually my "ingrown" toe nail. After looking at my toe I was confused because it really jus looked like she was ripping at the natural place your toe goes into your foot. She then gave no warning and put on a liquid that burned tremendously, telling me it was for sanitizing. Nice ladies, but I'd rather not leave worried if I'm going to get an infection from being made to bleed. Update: 4 days later Yup I got an infection thank you Makiki nails read more

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Very nice and sweet I loved the lady that did my toes they made me feel really comfortable definitely recommend

Came here to do my nails because it's convenient but I would only come here if I needed too they do a decent job just my nails felt like it was being handled a little rough and she was going close to my cuticles I was worried read more

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I was looking for a nail salon near my home in the Punchbowl area of Honolulu and thought of Makiki Nails as my lanai granddaughter loved the place. Now I see why. Malena was delightful. She was careful, thorough, and did a great job inspire of the fact that I have not had a pedi in a couple of years due to Covid and other stuff. She was careful of my ingrown large toenails and my relief was immediate. The salon is clean, inviting, and quite airy even though small. There were three technicians on duty and Malena was obviously the most experienced. She kept me completely entertained, with her softly spoken down-to-earth comments. I got a gentle chiding for letting my nails go so long, but you can bet that I will be returning, and I will be asking for Malena again. Thank you Malena and Makiki Nails for the professional pedicure. read more

Makiki Nails was amazing! They got me and my boyfriend in for a last minute mani pedi combo and we could not be happier. Mary did an amazing job and my boyfriend was even convinced to get a light blue color :) Will definitely be going back read more

It's literally the worst place I've ever gone. I came here years ago, they had a quality tech but once she moved to wahiawa I followed her. So today I took a chance and came for a pedicure-- the lady that I remembered being rough did my service. I have a high tolerance for pain but she was pulling my skin and so rough with the tools! Uneven nails, paint job. A mess!!! read more

If you want something affordable and simple Makiki Nails is decent, my favorite technician is Traci.

If you know me, you know that I have zero time in my life for fiddle faddle. No, this is not an aversion to popcorn treats, but simply for things and people that waste time. Do you hear that sound? Working moms everywhere are applauding because we're all suffering from exhaustion and not having enough "me" time. +TV commercials: You're getting in the way of me zoning out on trashy reality television. Waste of time! (Note: Okay so trashy reality television is technically a waste of time but it's my "me time" and it helps me to de-stress.) +Traffic lights: Why are you always turning to red? This forces me to speed on yellow. Waste of time! (Note: I am a good driver. Although my last speeding ticket might prove otherwise.) +Eating: Okay I know we have to eat, but I've done the Master Cleanse and there is so much more time in your day when you don't have to worry about what to eat. Waste of time! (Note: This is my favorite way to waste time.) +Slow Walkers: You hog the sidewalk with your dilly dallying and I want to push you out of the way. Oh yes I bumped you with my stroller on purpose! Why? Because you're a waste of time! (Note: This goes for you people slow walking in cross walks. I've got my eye one you!) You get the drift. I got kids to feed, groceries to buy, Yelp parties to plan!!! There is no time for fiddle faddle, gobbledee gook, pitter patter! No time to waste precious time which can be better spent doing amazing life altering things! That's why I really love the ladies at Makiki Nails because the ladies there are no nonsense and friendly. You're in and out at lightning speed. It's not fancy but I barely have time to take a bath let alone get a pedicure. I always make sure I call to find out if they'll be able to fit me in 10 minutes before I drive down to their shop. Because the last thing I want is to waste my time waiting in line. My favorite fob nail shop because of convenience, fast service and no nonsense. $23.18 before tip, can't beat that! Yelp 365 Challenge: #57/365 (The Fiddle Faddle) read more

Been coming here for seven years monthly for pedis and still LOVING it! I see Tracy by appointment and she is still the best. Strong hands, careful, precise, and meticulous with her work. We've built a great relationship and she's funny, kind, and basically runs the whole place. She speaks the best English and communicates very well. She'll help out the others if they need. They, too, are nice and do a fantastic job. But, for me, I won't go to anyone but Tracy (old habits die hard). Parking is easy in the lot in the back. Their chairs are comfy (but starting to get older). They do men more and more (so listen up guys: we love nicely manicured toes!)...but they do pedis, manis, waxing, color changes, gel, anything nail-ish. Quite frankly, I sound like an advertisement and I'm totes ok with it. read more

Oh Yelpers, you've led me astray. I got a regular pedicure and a gel manicure. The pedicure was average. I appreciated the callous removal at no extra charge. The gel manicure, on the other hand, was one of the worst ones I've had. I wanted a gel french manicure and the manicurist didn't put the clear coating very close to my cuticle or towards the side edges of my nails. Since it's clear, you can't really notice it. Unfortunately, I didn't notice that part until I got home. She applied the white gel for the french tips and she had a hard time making the tips even and clean. I made her re-do 8 of my tips because they looked bad. That's a horrible manicurist if you ask me. 1 or 2 re-do's? I'll let that slide. But NOT 8!!! If I'm going to pay someone to paint my nails, I want it to look perfect! You get what you pay for. This place is on the cheaper end and these gals certainly do not take pride in their work. BEWARE! read more

This may not be the fanciest nail salon, BUT Jessica did an AMAZING job! She seriously cleaned cuticles so thoroughly and re-checked nails to make sure the work was perfected. I chose a coffin shape (natural nails) with a nude gel mani polish. Price? $28 ONLY! Probably the BEST and affordable price in Honolulu! Bonus is there is ample parking! It's not in a busy area and easy to get to. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! read more

Makiki Nails - Coffin shaped nude gel mani $28! - Nail Salons Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I am a regular at Makiki Nails and I love this place. It's a not a fancy looking place, but the service and price can't be beat. The girls are friendly and I love Tracy, she is very nice and the quality of work is equal or better than most places I have been to. I don't know much about the other girls, they have new ones there, but I know Mary and Thi are also very good. I haven't seen Thi and after reading some Yelp reviews, I found out she doesn't work there anymore. I did have another new lady once, but I forgot her name. She was also very good. I looked high and low at other salons for a good pedicure for awhile and then yelped Makiki Nails and haven't left there since. I recommend this place to classmates from school and co-workers and actually had a classmate tell me she went there and thought it was very good. If you want good service with a good price, go to Makiki Nails. read more

Found this shop on Yelp since it was walking distance. Nail was done subpar and it started bubbling in 2-3 days. Maybe because I went to the beach/ocean prior to wedding day festivities. Disappointed. They dont open unused nail tools in front of you. They just rinse them in blue color concoction with a brush. read more

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I made an appointment for 10:30am on Tuesday, once I got there they were extremely busy due to NYE. I waited until 11am to be taken care of, all technicians were super nice and apologized multiple times for the delay. It is understandable due to the holiday. I was taken care of my JENNI who was kind, patient, genuine and very attentive to how I like my nails. I got a light pink gel manicure and I must say I absolutely love it!!! The job itself was cheaper than many places I have seen, thank you for a great price for an amazing job! The salon is clean and organized. This may become my new nail salon! Thank you ladies, especially Jenni!! read more

Makiki Nails - Nails done by JENNI on 12/29/15, absolutely love the color and how they came out! Thank you so much Jenni!!! - Nail Salons Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I have been coming here for a while now, and the pedicures are awesome and affordable! Out of the 10 or so times I have been here, I've had one negative experience with acryllic nails; but everything else has been excellent!!! I would recommend scheduling an appt. read more

Shoutout to my nail tech Jenny who I go to every time! She's thorough, consistent and skilled in the magic she does to my nails! I never leave this place unsatisfied, it's clean and organized and all the workers are extremely polite. Definitely my go to! I especially love the gel full sets! read more

Makiki Nails - high fade glitter gel full set in light pink. In love!! - Nail Salons Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Stopped by to ask for a pedicure. Saw only one person. Was told too busy come back tomorrow. I can tell they were disgusted by a guy asking for pedicure. Will not recommend read more

It was my first time here and I just want to say that I'm so glad I tried it! I usually go to Nail Boutique which is across Ala Moana between Fitted and Bank of Hawaii but I felt like trying something different. I read in earlier reviews that they can get pretty crazy so I went in the morning and was lucky enough to be the third person there so I didn't have to wait at all. The lady that did my pedicure wasn't very talkative which I like because I zone out a lot when I get my pedicure (^_^). She did try to get me to get nail art or glitter, which I understand she has to do because it's her job but I just simply said no thank you and she left it at that. I also got a foot and leg massage which was great and had me so relaxed. They have this machine ((I dont know what its called)) that you can put your hands and feet in to dry your nails faster and I thought that was just so cool..((Nail Boutique only has those tiny fans that you put your nails in front of)) It is clean and neat and they have a lot of colors to choose from. I got the french tip and it was $27 for a pedicure with french tip. Now I dont know about you but that is $10 less than what I pay at Nail Boutique and I think that that was great!! Of course paying more to go to a sanitary place makes sense but this place was just fine and clean to me. Now I know where I want to go to when I just want a regular french tip pedicure until I have the urge to try out someplace else. Parking is ok..Theres a lot behind it but they have to share it with about five other stores and they COULD get a little crowded but its not too bad. Usually someone is always leaving.. All in all I think that this place is great OH!! before I forget. after I left and just got home, I am such a klutz and stepped on one of my toes which weren't completely dry. I went back to Makiki Nails to get it redone...I had to wait a little bit just because it got a little crowded but the lady that did my pedicure remembered me and assumed I messed it up and laughed when I told her what happened..She redid my nail and after drying it ((completely)) she said I could go. I thought that was really nice of her to fix it for free after I had already left so I tipped her again just for fixing my mistake. read more

I come here because it's literally a 2 min walk from my house, most of the time it's slow and the girls are just sitting around on their phone but when I call for a walk in they say their busy and can't accept anyone. That's confusing. Secondly, they don't have much designs so showing a picture you'd like wouldn't get you very far. Other than that the quality of the work is pretty good and it's for a decent price. read more

Had a mani pedi a few days ago place does not look like they did any real cleaning Service was not even average. Will never recommend anyone to go there. I I could the rating would be minus stars read more

Okay, so I know that I said that my exprience here wasn't that good before when I got my manicure. The thing is though, I really wanted a pedicure and makiki nails was the nearest Salon so I decided to try give them another chance. And boy, was my pedicure different from my manicure. The funny thing is, the same lady did both, but I enjoyed the pedicure so much more. I was real lucky when I came here since I decided to walk in and there was only one spot left. The lady that after me had to be told to wait 30 min. I loved how they thoroughly scrubbed, lotioned, and massage my feet. Plus, no cut cuticles! Although they only have a limited color selection, I found a nice baby blue that I liked and chose a simple flower design. I though it was kind of funny when she asked me if I wanted to get my eye brows plucked. I told her that I didn't since my eyebrows are your typical Asian eyebrows, big but thin. You would even be able to see them if I got them plucked! The lesson I learned that was although I didn't like their manicures as much, they can do some pretty good pedicures. Will definitely be coming again sometime for another one. read more

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Try to avoid this place if you can. Me and my co-worker decided to get mani/pedis and called the day before to make an appointment. They didnt even take down our names or anything. When we arrived, they seemed confused and didn't even have our appointments written down. Luckily there was only one other customer there so we were able to be taken in right away. The ladies there weren't very friendly and the person doing my pedi didn't say one word to me. The quality of the pedicure was so-so. Some of the scrubbing was a little painful and the massage was mediocre. I wasn't asked if I wanted any designs on my toes. What was really gross was the HUGE cockroach scaling the wall right next to me. My nail tech noticed and told her co-worker in Vietnamese to kill it. Not joking...the lady came in with a broom and started whacking the heck out of it. She then looks at me and asks...oh you scared? and starts laughing. Wtf?! That was the only smile I got out of anyone while I was there. In the end, I'm skeptical about the cleanliness of this place because of the roach and my friend said none of the tools were in sanitation packs. She's a RN so she notices things like this. I get pedis to have some relaxation time to myself but this place was extremely depressing. read more

I went to Makiki Nails to just get my gel/acrylic nails removed. There was two women that took my hands and despite me asking to drill the nails off...they decided to pry them off (without soaking them) with a blunt plyer object and a flimsy acrylic nail. I was shocked. I pleaded for the drill but they continued to pry them until two of my nail beds broke and bled. Finally another coworker came who claimed to be a professional came with a drill and told me to stay and she did fix the mess. I left in tears and was badly shaken up. I am glad for the older lady who knows what shes doing but i am confusing to why a salon can legally rip off and pry off glued on nails from anyones fingers. I'm still in pain when i use soap and sanitize my hands. Do not go to this salon. Bless their hearts but they need to go back to school. read more