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@maestra wrote:

@noodleann wrote:

@sabatini wrote:

@Plaid Pants2, yes, I actually found it 'disturbing', as previously mentioned.

After they'd left, the manicurist was talking to other clients, and said he always changes his polish on a weekly basis.

 

I've no desire to appear PC to please anyone. I simply stated my opinion.

 

 


Heck, I think that's cute. A woman I know has the theory that males actually like girly stuff and that's why they like to see us dolled up in frills and lace. Not sure about that, but kids love color. Why on earth would we teach a little fellow that the ends of his toes and fingers are s**ualized and color is taboo because of his gender?

 

I found it far more disturbing when an elderly (80+) woman I know who has deformed feet started getting pedicures, complete with gaudy polish. While I liked that she felt good enough about herself to have a pedi, it didn't make sense to draw attention to those gnarly, bent, bumpy dogs--in show-all sandals--with fuchsia toenails. Ugh.

 

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I'm sorry you feel that way since my BFF, who is 10 yrs. older than I am and I'm no spring chick, has an unsightly dropped foot, due to a surgical mishap.

 

She gets her feet done and I applaud her daily bravery getting around independently and wearing bright coral nail polish.

 

I say," Go for it!!"


 


Dropped foot I know well, and it does not compare to this woman's feet. What's so strange is that she's remarked for years about how ugly her feet were and how she hated having to wear special shoes, etc., and then all of a sudden starts making a big show of them. It went along with some other behavior changes, so I think something was going on with her thinking processes. Those other changes were definitely not for the better, and actually resulted in physical harm to her husband (hospitalization), so whatever's going on isn't positive.

 

Your friend's commitment to independence is indeed commendable. This is not the same situation, though.

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If pretty feet were a requisite for getting a pedicure, I'd think the salons would be deserted. They'd call a police escort on me!

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@sabatini wrote:

@Bonanzajellybean wrote:

Eh, not really a big deal to me. It's easier to have a baby in there than to corral little children. For some moms, that might be their only treat for themselves and many don't have family or anyone to sit. It can be isolating and less than glamorous being a stay at home mom so I've never thought to look askance at anyone who spends 30 mins or so in a salon while their babies are asleep to do something that gives them a little lift.  


@GenXmuse, I agree.

 

I don't mean to sound callous or ignorant, but you just can't wrap babies & kids in bubble wrap.

Yes, breathing in fumes is bad, and definitely not good for an infant or anyone else, but how fortunate are we that 1 or 2 hours in the fumes of a nail salon is the issue here?

Many countries aren't so lucky!

 

Awhile back I was having a pedicure, and a mom was there w/ her Kindergarten aged little boy, & they were both getting manis/pedis.

She asked him 'So, what color do you want this week?'

When they were finished, her husband came and picked them up.

 

To me, that was more disturbing than bringing your baby along to get a manicure.

JMO.

 

 

 


I find it disturbing that a child would be allowed to get a mani/pedi at all.  There are so many dangers in getting them in a salon.  

 

When I go to the foot doctor with my sister, who is diabetic to get her toe nails cut, I tease the doctor about bringing a bottle of polish in for him to " paint her nails"

 

We got to talking about nail salons and I told him that I used to do mani/ pedi's years ago and how I feel about the salons of today.  

 

He said he could tell me horror stories about people who got infections in salons and ended up with amputated toes among other things.

 

I had a coworker who picked up an infection in a nail salon and she almost lost her finger.  It took months to heal.

 

i remember having to learn all of the nail diseases and disorders in beauty school.

 

Personally, I would never get my nails done anywhere.  The danger is really there and bad things happen more often than you could know.

 

if you do get mani/ pedi.. make sure the technician is licensed and that the water basin is sterilized, not just emptied and rinsed  between clients along with the nail equipment.  You should also have a new file each and every time, not a used one.

 

 

 

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Coincidentally, after saying I've never seen it before, I went to a local day spa today for a manicure. A woman walked in with a baby in one of those large, spring-y British-nanny type baby carriages. As it was early mid afternoon on a Wednesday, the only two customers were me and this woman (though there had been others), so no fumes anywhere. She had a pedi, and they seated her in the last chair right next to a little alcove/hall, and they put the carriage there - within sight of mom but not exactly in the room. A good solution, I thought. Baby never made a peep.

 

I thought I'd had a good manicure, including a glass of champagne (hic!) but when I got home I saw that the polish application was badly done and already chipping/coming off 👺☹️ I don't get this at all because the polish was OPI, I sat in the salon for 15 minutes for drying, and grocery shopped for another 45 min where I mostly just had my hands on the cart handle not touching anything. Plenty of time for it to have dried, and more than usual. Grrr!

 

I won't go back for a re-do because it's a 30-40 min drive each way, so not worth it to me. But...dang!

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 I'm the O. P.   I called the nail salon yesterday to ask what their policy was about children in their salon.  Apparently the manager  did not want to discuss the matter because in the middle of the conversation he suddenly could not understand what I was asking and his accent became more pronounced. 

 

 

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It's one thing for adults to enter a place with strong fumes, accepting that the fumes could possibly be toxic, etc.  But, it's something else to place a newborn/baby/child in that place.  They have no common-sense 'say-so' abilities at that age.  They just can't turn around and walk out if the fumes are bothering their lungs or sense of smell.   Personally, the gov should step in and at least do a bit of research re: how strong chemical fumes are affecting babies' lungs.  Seriously, it couldn't be too healthy, imo.  Molecules are indeed molecules, even if airborne.

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I can't stand the smell of nails salons.

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@Bonanzajellybean wrote:

If pretty feet were a requisite for getting a pedicure, I'd think the salons would be deserted. They'd call a police escort on me!


OMG @GenXmuse, that is too funny!!  I'd be right beside ya!!

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@Suziepeach Lol! 

 

Yeah, we'd hear "This is Officer so and so requesting back-up at the nail salon.  There's two of them!