$20 for spa pedicure (complete w/vibrating chair) and manicure, and I tip $5. I go to an Asian place in San Diego that uses OPI, which makes quality polish. The only thing I'm mildly dissatisfied with is that my 'cure chipped after two days, and I had to redo my nails prior to our chapter's deb ball.

So are you actually getting the acrylic put on your toenails or just gluing the tip on?? I'm curious! :D

It was straight acrylic, no tip - I shouldn't have said that in my post. Just like they do sculptured nails? That's how she did my toe. And after my own toe nail grew out, she took the acrylic off for me, so I wouldn't tear my real nail again. :) It's a trip, cuz I remember the day I went and asked her to do it. I thought she would look at me like I was crazy, but she didn't. That's why I didn't trip when I saw it on Queens of Comedy. ;)

French manicures
 

I pay $25 for a French Pedicure with vib. chair. I give myself a French Manicure b/c my nails are naturally long and shaped well. In addition, when I get a professional French Manicure-it always chip. So, I use the Sally Hanson French Manicure kit. And my French manicures looks professional!

My grandmother uses the "attached toe nail" during the summer, it looks really nice. She told me that it was the same process as regular nail tips.;)

O.k. You are going to have to explain this to me like I'm 6 years old (a la Denzel in Philladelphia LOL)... The acrylic stuff that I'm familar with is this paste-y liquid-y stuff that they shape on your nail. You had them put that on your bare skin where your nail once was? Weren't you afraid of infections or bacteria getting in or something? :eek:

I a big toe nail that is split all the way to the cuticle. My dermatologist said that the only solution is to remove the smallest part of the split, but because of the way it is split that part of the nail will probably never grow back, leaving me with half a nail on my toe (if you can imagine such a thing!) Wonder if the acrylic stuff would work for me? I thought about it, but didn't want it to leak under the split and then make my big toe infected so that it falls off! Inquiring minds want to know!!

Ideal08, I am curious as well.

2D, where do you go? I know it's somewhere on the wackbank, I mean westbank. :D j/k

Anyway, I stay really close to the village, so I may dip in on one of the nail shops that they have down here. I usually go to The Plaza and it is $26 for the vibe chair and french tips (they charge $3 extra for that :rolleyes: ) I need to find somewhere else because I want the wax. My price doesn't even include that NOR quick dry! :mad: I'm just thinking about it!

As for the tips, I know of people who have gotten them and thay didn't get them again. They were cool with the tips until they started to get old. I guess if you are the type like me that wears sandals and/or flip flops all summer, then it's cool. However, I wouldn't stick them in shoes. You know how your finger may hurt when your (finger)nails start to come up and your fingers may get tender, think about some tender a** toes stuffed in shoes! I guess different people have different experiences. I probably would do it if I had some chewed up toes, but mine are OK. Trust me, I have seen toes that have so little nails that it just looks like they don't have any. If that's the case, get the tip!

Im not sure how much a regular pedicure is. I always get the special and they always have it. Its a fill and pedicure in that annoying vibrating chair with quick dry for 30.00. I tip well because Im kinda rude to the Korean lady. I dont like to be massaged or anything. I tell her, I am just here for pretty toes. :eek:

Ok, you've never seen sculptured nails done. I will explain this as best I can. The acrylic is NOT directly on your skin, let me say that now. There is this little black thing, that is kind of oval shaped. It has lines on it that criss-cross, like a grid; they are gold. They place that on the skin of your toe, right above the real nail, and they hold it there. Then they apply the acrylic to your toenail and add a little length over the little black thingie. It's hard to explain. Next time you go to the salon, ask them to show you what they use to do sculptured nails. Then you'll see the little black thingie, lol. So no acrylic directly on the skin, no chance for infection.

RedefinedDiva, I feel you. I normally wear sandals all summer, too. That's why I HAD to get the fake nail, lol. But I don't remember if I wore closed toe shoes or not. It probably would hurt some.

Yes. It's on the BESTbank. Just for your comment, I won't tell you where. And since it's sooooooo wack stay on the LEASTbank and pay all that money for NOTHING.

LMAO!

Oh dayum! LMAO!

Around me it's $15 for a manicure/Pedicure Mon-Wed, $20 any other day. I don't get tips :p Just regular manicure pedicure.

Some of y'all paying $40+ need to move up Norf. :D

Wow! :eek: I had no idea it was deep like that! That's really interesting! Thanks for the explanation! :D

I go to the JC Penney salon and it runs me about $25 for a pedicure and about $15 for a manicure. The girl who does mine does a really good job and I always tip!! :D

On Wednesdays you can get a "combo" manicure and pedicure for $25.00. (polish and if desired....airbrush are free) hand painted designs are extra $$$


But the grande pedicure with the reclining/vibrating chair and the so, so delightful parrafin wax, hot rocks and foot massage is $35. The tip varies between $5 and up depending on the technicians time, patience, work and attitude.

GOOD LAWD THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY!!!
 

My pedicure cost $13 (includes massage chair)

Of course for elaborate designs they charge extra per toe per design. But I just get 2 designs (one on each big toe which is $2 extra) and the rest are just polished.

My fill-in's are $13 also with $3 for nail design on all my nails ( I get hook ups cuz I've been a loyal customer).

So on average .. including the tip I am spending about $35 every two weeks.