Monday, April 12, 2010

#1223 Nails From Brazil

The first time I went by a Nail place my thought was, this specialization stuff has gone too far. Perhaps my erroneous conclusion was skewed by the fact that I had just driven by another company called Tacoma Screw Products.
The amazing proliferation of Nail places inevitably led me to the conclusion they had nothing to do with hardware stores.
They are far more popular.
I can think of no similar pursuit that captivates males, so it’s tough for me to figure their appeal. All I can do is try not to misunderstand too much why many women have so much time on their hands to spend so much time on their hands.
Maybe that’s the point. Such are the ways of vanity, I reflected the other evening as I was plucking nose hairs.
But you got to admit. Nail places do sometimes make you think that they’re actually flooring stores. Especially when they talk about doing “fills.” As if they are using putty to smooth out the depression of a countersunk nail in a hardwood floor.
And the other day I drove by one that offered waxing.
Which I thought was a pretty cool deal. Or it must be as more and more Nail places seem to be offering it.
So if it’s not for floors, what is it for nails? Is waxing your nails some new kind of natural finish? Do they use carnauba or something?
It must be a very delicate art that requires lots of clinical training. Because the signs always say they have waxing “specialists.”
I saw this one place that must really be trying to beat the competition. They even imported a specialist from Brazil.
Their sign said, Brazilian Waxing Specialist.
America, ya gotta love it.

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