Another concern that I have with nail salons is toxicity. Have read credible reports that brands of polish supposedly free of toluene, formaldehyde and that third toxin I can’t remember, were found in random tests to still contain all three. And the remover is extremely toxic, I’ve read that you shouldn’t use it on yourself more than a couple of times a month and then with good ventilation. It’s got to be bad for the people working in the salons. Don’t get me wrong, I keep my toenails polished in the summertime. But I take a break in the winter because I believe what I’ve read about it being unhealthy to keep polish (let alone fake nails) on all the time.

And have to mention this, just because it was such a spectacle: yesterday I saw a woman wearing false fingernails that were as long as her fingers. I do not exaggerate. She was working as a retail cashier and I was completely mesmerized watching her use a pen and handle cash. Wanted so badly to take a picture, but was afraid if I offended her, she’d slow down even more and it really would take forever to get out of there.