When you walk into Jaja, you’re greeted by two sweet smiles from the young duo Kayla and Jacqueline- founders and owners of the mesmerizing spa. When my nail lady Linda decided to move her career to Vancouver, I was devastated and in a panic to find a new salon. During my overwhelming search, I was finding myself unhappy after every nail appointment and at the brink of rerouting my career choice. Amodachic- nail lady (ha!).

When I first went to Jaja, my face lit up. I had to take in how adorable the space was. Bright, chic, feminine, clean, it was perfect. But, the spa itself was not what had me coming back. It was the cleanliness, the service and the ladies. I couldn’t help wanting to know more about the duo and how Jaja all started. Yesterday I had the utmost pleasure sitting down with the two gals, chatting about the spa, them and the future. Enjoy and happy reading!

Amodachic: At what moment did you decide to take Jaja spa from a vision to reality?
Kayla & Jacqueline: It has always been an idea, something we’ve wanted since before high school. We officially decided to move forward with the idea last summer. We had a moment in our lives where we were thinking about what are we going to do with our careers, what are we passionate about and it just made sense to open our own salon.

A: Where did the name Jaja come from?
J: My niece always called me Jaja as she could never pronounce my full name. So it stuck. Jaja is also very girly and ritzy- it just fit.

A: How is it working with a close friend of many years? How does it change from a personal friendship to a business relationship now too?
K&J: We love it. Our relationship is very natural and as friends and business partners we communicate very well. We balance each other out too which is a plus.

A: What is the most important lesson that being entrepreneur has taught you guys?
K&J: Making sure you still maintain your vision and to keep a positive mind-always. Anything can be fixed, you just have to let it not get to you. You have to learn and grow from everything.

A: What do you think sets Jaja apart from other spas and salons?
K&J: We like to keep it real. We believe in ourselves, our products and our services and it shows. We like to treat our clients as friends and make them feel comfortable and at home. We also provide private party services for events!

A: What are your favourite nail trends of 2015?
K&J: Obviously bows (haha!) In terms of colours, lots of pastels, salmon and peach colours. Pinky and/or pointing finger becoming the new accent finger and having different designs on each nail.
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A: What is the most important at home nail care tip you can tell us?
K&J: Don’t pick off your shellac!
A: Guilty as charged (haha!)
K&J: That and always carry a nail filer. You never know when you get a chip and you need a quick fix. Also, having cuticle ointment at the side of your bed and using it before you sleep. It’s great for the nails and best to use at night as the oils can be greasy.

A: How do you determine which products you use and sell at the salon?
K&J: A lot of it is personal preference. We’ve used all of the products we have here at the salon and fell in love with it. We also research products to see how popular they are and what others are saying about it. But mostly, it’s personal preference. We won’t carry anything in the salon if we don’t love it.

A: It’s no surprise the decor here is beautiful, was it hard to compromise styles and how did you do come up with the salon vision?
K&J: It was very easy to combine our decor style for the salon because we had the same vision. We had a colour scheme picked out and everything. A lot of what you see here at Jaja was custom made. Our pedicure and manicure station, we even had Jacqueline’s mom paint our product display.
[side note: amodachic loves the product display hehe]

A: What is the future of Jaja spa and what do you want potential clients to know about you?
K&J: We want to expand for sure. We don’t want to leave or change Jaja because this is our baby but perhaps franchise or open up additional locations. Maybe even have a blow bar in some!

We want people out there to know that we offer a different experience. We are here to pamper you and make you feel welcomed.

And that ladies and gents concludes our Q&A with the ladies of Jaja spa. I cannot wait to take mom on Sunday for our full service Mother’s day pampering! And please, don’t forget to check out their loyalty section for monthly promotions and offers.

Stay chic meninas 🙂

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