A Walk in the Park

A review

Well, I thought of writing a review of HSM2 but that will have to wait for another day. Although, I liked the first one better as it was less materialistic, Gabriella had a stronger role, and the sequel was a little mature. I did like meeting Sharpay's parents. They were funny. And I liked Ryan. Okay, I guess that is a review.

But the real review is the new nail salon I went to yesterday.

I have gone to Salon A (not it's real name) for several years a couple times a year for a pedicure and an eyebrow wax. I like getting pedicures, but tend to still view them as for special occassions, such as right before a vacation, right before giving birth, the beginning of summer, etc.

I popped into Salon B right before vacation for a quick eyebrow wax since it happened to be right by the pet store I was buying 7 day fish food for (incidentally, the 7 day fish food did not work and we had a goldfish casualty when we were in Coronado. Now we have 2 new goldfish. Goodbye Bubbles, Hello Peachy and Creamsicle. They look identical but somehow Josh can tell them apart.)

Anyways, Salon B eyebrow wax was was $2 chepaer than salon A. So I decided yesterday to try Salon B for a pedicure. Note: this was not a special occassion, other than I had some birthday money and my toenail polish was completely disgusting.

I came in about 40 minutes before closing. I noted that while the pedicure was $17 and the manicure was $8, if you got the mani-pedi, it was $20. So I thought, well, that's like getting manicure for $3. So I went ahead. I picked my colors pretty hastily-red for toes, light pink for nails. Unlike Salon A which is smaller, Salon B has about 8 workers and 4 pedicure chairs. They wasted no time going to work. While I was in the pedicure chair, I had the manicure done. Now normally, I am all about efficiency (remember my mom calls me quick and dirty), but for the occassional pampering experience, you really want them to take their time (and scrub off all the dead skin on your heels!).

Since I was done so quickly, I had time for an eyebrow wax. In salons that I have been to (which is really just A and B), it's typical for the owner or manager to do the waxing. As she finished my eyebrows, she said, "Lip wax?" And I said, no, I never had one before. She said, "You need one." Well, okay. I couldn't say no since I am now paranoid that I am growing a mustache. Let's just say Lip Wax=Immense pain.

Next time, I will go back to Salon A. A couple more dollars for a better experience. In the end, I always seem to get what I pay for.

posted by Kathryn @ 4:52 PM