I got a pedicure yesterday. I hate getting a pedicure. I realize I’m probably the only woman out there who doesn’t enjoy going to get her feet “all prettied up”, but it’s not a relaxing thing for me and I would seriously rather go to the dentist than have this done. Yes, for real. Don’t get me wrong, because I love the results when it’s all over with, but I just don’t get why this is considered a relaxing thing.
This most recent experience in beauty adventures wasn’t as bad as the time before. I swear the time before, the woman who was doing my pedicure fired up an electric nail file that sounded like it would take my foot off. It didn’t hurt, but it sounded horrible and, of course, all I could think about was this thing seriously taking my foot off.!!!.
Not this time, though. No electric anything, thank God. The man (yes, MAN!! I know….I was just as incredulous/horrified/freaked out, etc. when I realized he would be providing me with my pedicure that day because I had no idea men did this sort of thing) did a great job, all things considered. I was fine soaking my feet. I was fine with getting my cuticles trimmed. I was fine until the “all things considered”, which involves a foot file. The one that looks like an industrial sized hand-held cheese grater that they scrub the bottom of your feet with. Scrub my heels with it? Fine. However, I just cannot take anything rubbing on the bottom of my feet and this is the part where I come unglued in my seat. My seat, which is jostling me around like a bad roller coaster. I get that it’s supposed to be relaxing, that seat massage thingy. However, when you are as short as me, you have to sort of sit towards the edge of the seat to even reach the foot bath, so it’s like your just shaking non-stop, and I’m sure it looks just as stupid as it feels. I always end up turning the seat off.
I all but kick this man clear across the room when it’s time to exfoliate the bottom of my feet. I laugh. I apologize. I probably looked like a squirmy toddler sitting on a church pew to everyone in the nail salon. He laughs and hurries. All done. Thank you, Jesus. A little lotion and polish and $40 later I am flip-flop season ready once again.
But this nonsense about a pedicure being “relaxing”? I just don’t buy it and strictly consider this “maintenance” I have done for the greater good of all that have to look at my feet when I wear sandals and flip-flops. Is there some trick to this being more enjoyable or are women just lying to make it sound like this is such an amazing, indulgent beauty treatment?
I have had three pedicures in my life and never enjoyed. You are not alone in almost kicking people. My first pedicure was before my wedding, second before my brother’s wedding, and the last one in NYC for BlogHer a few years ago. I do not enjoy people touching my feet since I am highly sensitive to it. After a pedicure my feet always hurt for a few days. I do much better buying supplies to keep my feet feeling soft for the warm months when I can keep them showing.
I love getting a pedicure. I love the massaging chairs and just have a little me time. I also giggle like crazy when they exfoliate. But there is nothing better when you look down at your feet and they look so nice.
I’ve never had a pedicure so I can’t give my input. My feet aren’t ticklish or sensitive but I’d go through the roof too for the simple fact that I hate files. The sound and feeling make me bonkers.