Golden Aging

People have been getting manicures for hundreds of years. The expression is derived from the Latin word for hand and the Latin word for care, which basically implies that a manicure is treating ones hands. That sounds simple enough right?

Back in the first few days of manicures only the very wealthy and pampered famous people bothered acquiring a manicure. The process was expensive and protracted. And it was fundamentally a complete waste of time for the frequent laborer. Why bother to get your hands manicured it you were planning on going to be picking cotton the following day?

Well today things are very different. A great deal of people get manicures. Males and females included. If they don’t get regular manicures, that they certainly get them for special occasions like weddings, prom, special dates, etc.

There are, in addition many different types of manicures. There is the spa manicure in which your hands are dipped in hot wax and the wax is allowed to harden. There is a basic manicure, a French manicure, and an at home manicure. Not only do the manicures by themselves have various types, but the places that perform manicures may differ greatly as well.

Some fancy salons may charge as much as forty dollars for a fundamental manicure. Cruise ships and resorts are notorious for have exorbitant rates for manicures. Then on the other end of the spectrum, there are inexpensive nail salons that can cost as little as eight or ten dollars. This is surprising to me as the manicure procedure is essentially the same at almost every place that I have ever had a manicure (trust me it’s a lot of different places).

Basically, the operation is this. I come into the salon, now and again I’m offered a glass of vino, (this usually doesn’t happen at the ten dollar place) then I soak my hands in some type of concoction. I am told that it is a nail cleanser, but for all I know perhaps dish washing fluid. Then after my fingers have pruned, they start poking and prodding my cuticles. This is my least favorite section of a manicure. Can’t they just put the polish on already? Anyway, next they cut my nails evenly and shape them. Lastly the polish is applied. Then I am ushered to another table. Occasionally, they will put me in a spot that has a drier for me to put my hands under. Other times I am left alone to let me nails dry naturally.

Basically it’s a similar thing regardless if I am paying thirty dollars or eight dollars. I do have to say still, that a spa manicure is worth the splurge every once in a spell. The wax really is refreshing and it rejuvenates my rough and tired hands. The spa manicure procedure really does leave my hands feeling smooth for a few days after I get one. But then in seven days, my hands are rough and cracked again. Maybe that is their way of telling me it’s time for another manicure.

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