i don’t even know what i would charge for a full day’s beauty*
The baby often accompanies me to the nail shop and has come to develop an appreciation for good manicures. He recently asked me if he could pick out a color and/or airbrush design the next time we went. I agreed, but quickly realized I needed to have some veto power when, while standing at “Nail Polish Station,” the words “sparkles” and “bright yellow” got tossed around.
We compromised. I picked a relatively neutral shade for my fingers and he got to pick the color for my toes, since I decided yesterday that I was in desperate need of a pedicure.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m still not very much of a girly girl and my patronage to the nail shop has raised more than a few eyebrows. I feel weird saying this but in my…circle of culture (?), fake nails and the like just aren’t done. They’re too corny and brash. And the hipsters stay far away because they’re too ostentatious to be ironic.
But I like them. I don’t know why. I’ve come to find a little piece of delight in the ritual of my biweekly fill-ins and smiling politely when I’m not included in the Vietnamese conversations. And chuckling when the co-owner, while holding my ballet-abused feet in his hands, tells me that he really doesn’t like doing pedicures.
*Tip of the wide-brimmed hat to Truvy Jones
June 27th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
I love getting pedicures but I have to plan for them by remembering not to pick my gross toenails for at least three weeks.
Your sandals have inspired me to maybe stop wearing Old Navy flip flops everywhere.
June 27th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
@Maria, hehe, I got those sandals from Old Navy!
June 27th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
@kdiddy, Haha. I wear the super cheap ones. They’re from like four years ago and I busted my ass in the kitchen yesterday because they have no more tread.
The universe is speaking to me. It says, Go Back To Old Navy and Get Nicer Shoes.
I can’t wait to take my Chipmunk to the salon. Fun times.