{Do you know how hard it is to take a picture of your own hand and not have it look completely bizarre? Try it! In order to not look freakish, I chose to hold my absolute favorite pen of all time.}
I took forty-five minutes to escape the sickness that has crippled my house {Hannie B. & RedDog now} yesterday to get a manicure. A departure from the ordinary for me - since I think manicures on moms who do dishes, clean houses, fold laundry or change diapers are pretty much a huge waste of time, money and nail polish - but it was a gift and the certificate was about to expire.
The sweet man who did my manicure took one look at my nail beds and declared me a manicure virgin. He spent considerable time soaking and resoaking my fingers to soften my “rock hard cuticles”. Why did I have to get rock hard cuticles instead of rock hard abs? Humph!
I decided on this new smoky taupe color I’ve seen on famous fingers. It makes me look even paler than normal.
Here are a few things I learned from my manicure experience:
- I don’t like having my cuticles picked at.
- I don’t like having my nails sanded like a piece of unfinished furniture.
- Hand massages make me sleepy.
- Judge Judy is bad TV.
When it was all said and done, the manicurist informed me that I needed to make more time for myself because I have so many children and that I should come at least once a month to get a manicure because it’s only $14. I smiled and nodded, but as I opened my car door and messed up a nail, I thought about all the great thrift store finds I could get for $14. Or how I could send 28 letters to 28 women to build them up for $14. Or how I could do an April giveaway for $14.
I’m just not a manicure type of girl. So tell me, do you manicure?
13 comments:
Manicures are a waste of money for me, nail polish will not stay on my nails. My hands are not pretty. When people look at them I hope what they see is that they are well used.
I admire the women whose nails are pristinely polished and whose cuticles are soft and neatly trimmed, but I will likely never be one of them... except at weddings and proms. And last time I checked, there's no prom in my future.
Years ago, before husband (and children!) I was a weekly manicure girl. My favorite treat then and now. Of course now I lean towards your thinking...dishes and cleaning and children waste the hard earned money I spent on the process. But I heard about a new type of manicure/polish. Gel. Lasts for twice as long. Costs twice as much :( But for the times I am going out and want to look my most pretty, I'm thinking it will be worth the funds spent :)
Also, as a person famous for wrecking a manicure in minutes, I can attest that you could have had your nail fixed right away if you had been inclined to :) (BTW, 2x under a UV light dryer usually dries a polish "rock hard")
Never. I pedicure, but not manicure. I can't seem to stand having a color on my finger nails, so even if I do my nails at home it is strictly clear nail polish, but those events are even few and far between. With a 10 month old it's just not worth it. However, I highly recommend a pedicure! I don't get much "me" time, but when I do I try to sneak in a pedi at least every other month, especially in the summer.
I hope everyone starts feeling better soon!
The only manicures I ever get are from my darling almost eleven year old. Pedicures, on the other hand, I think are a different story but I've still only done that like 3-4 times ever (but I might treat myself to one soon). Fingernail polish is gone too quickly as a mom who washes dishes and hands way too much. Toe nail polish will stay on for a good month sometimes if I'm not swimming too much. Pedicures are totally worth it, in my opinion.
I am a pedicure girl that will occasionally splurge on a manicure. With a job that has me on a keyboard all day, the polish chips fast and then I pick and then it looks ugly.
i got my first manicure / pedicure {i REFUSE to say mani / pedi} last november, for my 29th birthday. the pedicure was nice, it made my feet feel really good. and although i thought my nails looked nice afterwards, i swear, whatever they did to them made them weaker. they have been breaking off ever since! so, i won't be getting a manicure again, i don't think.
your nails look great, i really like that color.
I'm not a manicure girl, either. When I want nice nails, I get press-on french tip nails at the drugstore. I know that sounds so white-trash, but i've worn them for weddings and they look awesome!
I only believe in pedicures when I'm pregnant and can't reach my feet, but now that I will NEVER BE PREGNANT AGAIN I may change my mind.
Haircut and highlights, however, are ALWAYS worth the money.
I don't manicure for the same reasons you state - my hands do too much work so the polish ends up cracked and chipped and looking awful within a day or so. When I want nice fingernails (like for a vacation), I file & shape them and maybe put on a coat of clear polish. That's it!
I AM ALL ABOUT THE PEDICURE! It's worth the money every time. The one time I had a manicure that lasted was during Christmas break when we were living in San Diego and there was someone else cleaning our apartment. However, I do think it's important that women do something for THEMSELVES. This does not include buying cute clothes for their children :-) It is very important to do something for ourselves because we spend so much time doing things for others, much of which goes unnoticed or undone before we bat an eyelash.
I agree about the manicure, even though I love the look of freshly polished nails. I use my nails way too much throughout the day. For example, I just used them to scratch dried up playdoh out of a pen tip. 'nough said!
Now pedicures I love! They soak your feet, massage all the way up your calves, sometimes you can even get a paraffin wax treatment which is divine! And the polish seems to stay a whole lot longer. I think pedicures are my favorite spa treatment.
I agree that we need to make sure we take care of ourselves so we have something to give others. If our well is dry, we can't give our loved ones a drink when they need it most.
Never done a manicure or pedicure. But I have in mind to do a manicure some day. I had been biting my nails since I can remember, but not now. It has almost been 2 years since I decided that I could only bite my thumbs, since february I can not bite any nail... but it's too hard!!
I already have tried to take a pic of my nails.. and you are right Samantha, is so bizarre.
http://1anyen365fotos.blogspot.com/2011/02/dia-136.html
I do my OWN manicures and pedicures. It's not that hard... My fingernails are constantly thrashed from work and I have man-hands as a result, which horrifies me, so once a week (or when I've going to be in the company of a man that I care about), I paint my nails. Usually a french tip, which I can also do myself.
That's right, I'm amazing.
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