caro
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Post by caro on Jun 5, 2015 1:19:49 GMT
I usually get one once a month in the winter but get one every other week in the summer during sandal season. I got one last week and it feels like my toenails have grown a lot and I had them cut this time. I hate the feeling of toenails rubbing on skin. Eeek.
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Post by scrapsuzy on Jun 5, 2015 1:23:40 GMT
Not at all during the winter time, and usually just a couple of times during sandals weather. But since I just found a wonderful new salon where the prices for a deluxe pedicure (which includes sugaring and calf massage) are the same as what I was paying for a regular pedicure, I may be going more often.
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tiffanytwisted
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jun 5, 2015 1:23:54 GMT
In the summer, every two weeks or so. I don't get them in the winter. Trying to save a little $.
Now ask me how often I get my eyebrows threaded. . .
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Post by ntsf on Jun 5, 2015 1:32:29 GMT
never...
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 5, 2015 1:36:25 GMT
I get gel on my toes now, so, only once a month.
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 5, 2015 1:38:34 GMT
I don't like pedicures, I wish I could just magically get the toenails painted without all the touching and small talk. Ugh, I hate the process. So I go when I have a special occasion only. Which has to be pretty darn special, I have gone twice in the last 8 years. I have all my own gel polish and nail accessories here at home though so my fingers and toes still look nice. Keeps the cost down that way too.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2015 1:41:05 GMT
Ugh- not often enough!! Once a month if I'm taking care of myself. Every 8-12 weeks otherwise.
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IAmUnoriginal
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on Jun 5, 2015 1:42:37 GMT
I can't handle a stranger touching my feet. It skeeves me out. A lot. I do my own pedicures at home about every 10-14 days, depending on how the polish is wearing.
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Post by thatmarie on Jun 5, 2015 1:44:26 GMT
Strange people touching my feet also skeeves me out.
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Post by padresfan619 on Jun 5, 2015 1:44:53 GMT
Almost never. I go if I have a gift certificate. I usually just do it myself.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jun 5, 2015 1:45:03 GMT
I am far too ticklish on my feet to tolerate a pedicure. And not in the "funny makes me laugh" kind of ticklish, in the "causes me to panic and kick at you" kind of way.
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Post by papersilly on Jun 5, 2015 1:58:27 GMT
I hate sitting do pedicures but they are a necessity. If the polish gets chipped on any toe, it's time to go in. I bring my own color polish so I know it's not cheap and easily chipable. My nail place also uses good base and top coats so the pedicure lasts longer. I would say every 2-3 weeks if not earlier.
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Post by MichyM on Jun 5, 2015 1:59:11 GMT
I rarely have a pedi during the cold months, but from April through September I have one every 2 1/2-3 weeks.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jun 5, 2015 2:03:14 GMT
I do my own sometimes and go to the salon sometimes. But on average in summer I do one or the other every two weeks. In the winter, I may stretch out to three.
I use files, pumices, and/or scrubs on my heels and bottoms of my feet in the shower at least 3-4 times per week. I have a phobia about developing thick spots, calluses, or rough skin on my feet.
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scrappinwithoutpeas
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Jun 5, 2015 2:06:10 GMT
Usually every 2-3 weeks in the spring & summertime, hardly ever in the winter unless I have a special occasion. I go with a friend or DD (college-aged/home for summer) so we can chat in side-by-side massage chairs while they do our feet. Feels so good, even though my feet are a little ticklish. The pampering and the end results are worth it for me - so relaxing.
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Post by moveablefeast on Jun 5, 2015 2:08:49 GMT
I'm planning to get one this weekend for the first time in about a year. I don't have a lot of dry skin on my feet, and I just trim my nails myself and sometimes pop on a bit of polish.
Mostly my feet are fine, so I am OK with not meeting the pea quota on pedicures.
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Post by melanieg on Jun 5, 2015 2:10:14 GMT
When I go on a cruise or beach vacation. The rest of the year I scrub them down and moisturize them myself.
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Post by imkat on Jun 5, 2015 2:14:18 GMT
never
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Post by cyndijane on Jun 5, 2015 2:16:51 GMT
Never. I'm on the "strangers touching my feet isn't comfortable" bench.
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Post by misadventurous on Jun 5, 2015 2:19:22 GMT
I live in year round open-toed shoe country, so I go every 3 weeks like clockwork. If my toenails get too long, they bug the crap out of me at night. Something about the way the ends rub on the sheets *shudder*.
So lovely, so relaxing!
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Post by mom2luke on Jun 5, 2015 2:20:02 GMT
I am on the one time a month track during the winter and twice a month in the summer.
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Jun 5, 2015 2:22:13 GMT
Never
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Post by Merge on Jun 5, 2015 2:25:57 GMT
I love to have strangers touch my feet! I get one every 2-3 weeks.
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akathy
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Post by akathy on Jun 5, 2015 2:29:49 GMT
Never. I am much too finicky and no one would be able to do my toes as well as I do plus I won't spend the money. Seems like a waste to me when I can do them better I do my own about once every other week in the summer. In the winter I just keep them trimmed but not painted.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2015 2:31:29 GMT
I heard a saying recently that "you shouldn't wear flip flops if your toes look like you could swoop down and snatch your dinner from a lake".
I don't let it get that bad, but I usually go once or twice in the winter and every month in the summer. I can get some seriously rough heels so I keep a sanding block in the shower and buff em like once a week.
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Post by Zee on Jun 5, 2015 2:39:01 GMT
I heard a saying recently that "you shouldn't wear flip flops if your toes look like you could swoop down and snatch your dinner from a lake". I don't let it get that bad, but I usually go once or twice in the winter and every month in the summer. I can get some seriously rough heels so I keep a sanding block in the shower and buff em like once a week. Careful with that can of worms! We had a long thread about that very thing not long ago. I do my own whenever I feel like a change, or if it grows out too much. I've had it done a few times but I get freaked at the thought of catching a toenail fungus, plus it's easy and cheap to do my own.
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caro
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Post by caro on Jun 5, 2015 2:39:40 GMT
You know, I absolutely hate having my feet scrubbed. I am so ticklish and it makes me jump but I can't paint my toenails worth a flip so I endure having them done. I always remark I must be the only person on the planet that pays for torture.
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caro
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Post by caro on Jun 5, 2015 2:42:11 GMT
I heard a saying recently that "you shouldn't wear flip flops if your toes look like you could swoop down and snatch your dinner from a lake". I don't let it get that bad, but I usually go once or twice in the winter and every month in the summer. I can get some seriously rough heels so I keep a sanding block in the shower and buff em like once a week. Now that is funny. A friend once posted on FB she gives herself a pedicure using one foot to scrub the other they were so dry. She tends to be dramatic though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2015 2:42:51 GMT
Never. I'd rather die than let anyone touch my feet. And since I'm diabetic, it's really not a risk I want to take.
My nails are nicely trimmed and buffed by me. Coconut oil massage daily. By me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2015 2:45:26 GMT
I heard a saying recently that "you shouldn't wear flip flops if your toes look like you could swoop down and snatch your dinner from a lake". I don't let it get that bad, but I usually go once or twice in the winter and every month in the summer. I can get some seriously rough heels so I keep a sanding block in the shower and buff em like once a week. Careful with that can of worms! We had a long thread about that very thing not long ago. I do my own whenever I feel like a change, or if it grows out too much. I've had it done a few times but I get freaked at the thought of catching a toenail fungus, plus it's easy and cheap to do my own. What's the can of worms? Don't tell me I missed the thread on toenail length! I saw someone post the saying on FB..I think it was one of those e-cards...I found it hilarious.
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