I hope that it is safe for me to make a broad generalization but I think that most girls like to go and get their nails done.
I know that I do. For special occasions, I like to go to the nail salon and get my fingernails and toenails neatly trimmed, buffed and polished. It is a fun way to pamper myself.
Besides being pampered for a little while, I like to have my nails done at a salon because I can’t paint my own nails to save my life. Well, I am mean I can paint them but it is not pretty. I get polish all over my fingers and the surface that I am painting on. I never let them dry long enough so the are all smudged and half of the paint comes off.
I bet that if I gave Claire the nail brush and had her do it, she could do much better.
So that is why I prefer to head to the nail salon but now I am scared to go there. See, the last time that I went there things did not go very well.
When I sat down and almost missed the chair, I knew that the whole session was just going to be a comedy or errors.
For some reason, I was really, really nervous and I had a hard time getting my hand to relax. The man who was trying to do my nails, kept shaking it to get me to be loose. He wanted me to be limp like cooked pasta but I never got there. In fact, I was so tense that he actually filed into my actual finger because I couldn’t relax it enough to keep it out of the way.
Maybe on a subconsciousness level, it was just retaliation for all the times that I kicked him in the knee under the table. Or maybe he was frustrated with the fact that he had to repaint four of my fingers two times because I kept accidentally touching the drying fan. Or maybe it was the fact that I spilled a whole bottle of polish all over the table.
By the time my appointment was over, the owner’s of the salon all but pushed me out of their store. I am pretty sure that there is a picture of me in the back room that says, “Do Not Paint Her Nails. She Brings Destruction.”
So now I have a problem. It’s getting warmer and I would really like to have my nails done again. I figure that my choices are this:
I can hope that the winter has made them forget all the havoc that I cause at my last appointment.
I can find a new salon and hope the my reputation does not precede me.
I can try and persuade Jeff with many, many favors so that he will paint my toes.
I can line the kitchen with plastic, stick my feet out, hand Claire the bottle and hope she hits my nails.
Or worst of all, I can just do it myself.
What is a girl to do?
You could always try a new salon?
But I’m sure they don’t remember you.
I think a pedi is definitely in order to celebrate the warm weather.
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I actually hate having my nails done, every time I’ve been i seem to have come away with some sort of injury!
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If you really like the salon you should wear a disguise….like a wig and ginormous sunglasses.
I’m always smudging my nails. I sometimes buy the speed dry polishes…but they don’t seem to last as long; so I mostly go for light colors and try to color within the lines:) Good luck!
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I haven’t had my nails done in a salon since the day before my wedding….and then I tripped in my flip flops and messed up one of the toes.
When I was single….I had those fake nails and had them done every three weeks…I was a hottie!
I currently have ONE nail painted green because that’s all I had time for. I was going to do my hands and feet for St Patrick’s Day. I guess I have one more day to get that done….
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You will go get your nails AND toes done! Go to another salon, if you want. And just… relax! Enjoy yourself! You deserve it!
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I love getting my toes did. My fingers is another story. I have never had one that really satisfied me, so I generally just do my own. Which means my fingernails are rarely painted. Oh well.
Go to another salon. No loyalties in the nail salon world.
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I would find another salon:-)
I moved here 18 mos. ago and still haven’t found one that I like enough to keep going back to so I’ve tried almost all of them. The one common denominator is every time they use that cheese grater on my feet and get all that horrible stuff off my heels, I feel like Elaine in the Seinfeld episode where they were talking about her in Korean and calling her the “Princess”, because they talk in Vietnamese and point. Yeah, THAT’S relaxing.
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I’ve only had my nails done twice and my toes once, but I keep looking for an excuse to get them done again. Hopefully I can get it figured out before my maternity photos.
Maggie LOVES to paint my toes and even though she gets paint all over my toes, the nails usually look pretty good and in the winter it doesn’t really matter if I can’t get all the paint off the skin of my toes. But now that it’s getting warmer and I have these cute peek-a-boo heels . . .
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I would hate having a man (apart from Hunter) do my nails! Just feels weird. Go to another salon I say. They wight not remember you but you will feel nervous all the time.
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oh, you are so right about going to the nail salon and have the pros do it for you. it’s relaxing, de-stressing and looks way lot better. toes with polish look nicer on flip-flops
this won’t surprise you. I don’t like getting my nails done. And I’ve never had a pedicure… nobody and I mean NOBODY touches my feet, except for me.
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I SO HEAR YOU! I am just now having trouble reaching my tootsies but JUST IN CASE I go into labor-I have kept them well manicured the entire pregnancy LOL! I feel I do a better job than the salon but my bending ability is FADING FAST. I may soon need to turn to professionals. AND being ON THE FARM, there is just no need to even try for the fingernails, it would be a WASTE!
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It’s one of the FEW things I’ll miss here… the inexpensive salon services. I get mani / pedi’s every 3 weeks or so here. But they cost me next to nothing… less than $10. And they’re good. And they last. And yes, I totally over indulge.
Get your nails painted lady – it makes all the difference in your sassy step!
I say find a new salon.
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Professional…always! Just tip big if they remember you.
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I can kind of paint my toes. Enough to get by is no one actually looks that closely at my feet, but good lord I can’t paint my fingernails to save my life. I say let Claire do your nails, start training her while she is young.
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I’d go someplace else.
I don’t bother getting my nails done as I tend to chew mine. It’s a horrible habit, I know.
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Hold your head up high and march right back in there!
I have only ever had nice for a brief period when I was 17 (we have the pictures to prove it). I went back to biting a picking them and haven’t looked back.
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I say give that salon one more try (maybe request a different person?), and find a different salon if that appointment doesn’t work out.
I really love to get pedicures, so I completely understand. I have not had one since last June. *sighs*
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It’s so easy for me–my favorite nail stylist lives with me, and HE does a great job! Sorry you had such a difficult time. I think I agree with many of the others–find a new salon!
Jen, sorry; you sound like Lil Bits at the salon getting a manicure. They used to charge me less for her since she’s only four; after all the retouching I think they might charge me double or more…
Thank you for your well thought out opinion/comment on my blog. I am always glad to hear from you, but on that topic it was especially appreciated!
Awwww, your new blog is so awesome. You know I’ve been in a bloggy slowdown when I did not have a chance to see it til now.
I love a mani too
What a salon experience. ROTFL!
You deserve a good pampering (often) my friend
Go back and hold your head up high!
And when you are having your nails done, don’t WATCH what they are doing. It will be much easier to relax. Not sure why this is, but it works! Good luck!
Oh my gosh! That had to have been quite the experience for you. I’m sorry getting your nails done wasn’t as pleasant as it could have been. Maybe you should just pick a different salon next time.
It has been a while since I’ve gotten my nails done in a salon. When I was younger (before children) I used to paint my nails at home once a week. I had quite the collection of nail polish too.
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I must admit while I have enjoyed getting my nails done a few times, that is probably all I have ever had them done, a few times.. it isn’t very high on my list. I paint nails all of the time now though, my 3-year-olds.. sometimes I wonder who’s daughter she is
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I don’t remember the last salon visit I had. I am the nail painter in the house. My girls are learning. I say, go for the new place. haha. Or…talk a benadryl before you go.
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Oh yes, I love to get my nails done. It’s a great stress reliever for me. I have to say though…as many times as I’ve gotten my nails done I’ve never even once had my toes done. Don’t even think about having it done in the salon actually…wonder why that is?
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Find a new salon to go to and pray that all goes well. And RELAX for goodness sake!
I have a spa night scheduled with some friends in a couple weeks…I can’t wait! I don’t do the spa often but LOVE a nice pedicure. Can’t wait!!!!
Hopefully my evening there will go smoother than your visit…
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