Thursday, March 02, 2006
Hope for Manicures!
Hallelujah! After about a 6 month drought I think that there may be hope on the horizon for my Japanese manicure in the States. I mean, I've been reading Japion religiously looking for some hint as to where I might find a place that specializes in nairu, and I enlisted the help of my wonderful hairdresser to help me find such a place, but so far nothing, nothing, nothing. Just endless rows of American style designs that involve criss-crossy lines or Jackson Pollack-like splatter.
Then, today, I found this article, which proves that at least there is one Japanese manicurist around. Go ahead. Click on the link and see what kind of beauty your nails could be subjected to assuming you don't have a job requiring that you actually use your nails. And then today, I got an email from a Japanese salon which seems to indicate they have the kind of service I am looking for. I'll report back with results but I'm cautiously optimistic because the email told me how much it would cost per finger to have my nail art done. And that's pretty much the way it works in Japan. You pay to have your nails all painted. And then you pay per finger for the designs.
Oh happy, happy day for this obssessed person . . .
Then, today, I found this article, which proves that at least there is one Japanese manicurist around. Go ahead. Click on the link and see what kind of beauty your nails could be subjected to assuming you don't have a job requiring that you actually use your nails. And then today, I got an email from a Japanese salon which seems to indicate they have the kind of service I am looking for. I'll report back with results but I'm cautiously optimistic because the email told me how much it would cost per finger to have my nail art done. And that's pretty much the way it works in Japan. You pay to have your nails all painted. And then you pay per finger for the designs.
Oh happy, happy day for this obssessed person . . .
