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Two tickets to Paradise Nails

Welcome back to another Spot- years, and Tom has been at Paradise
light Series with Sarah! Nails for two years. Tony removed
If you’ve been keeping up with my gel polish first with the nail drill,
this series, then you know I started and then began my manicure
this series to get to know the city process: soak, cuticle removal, trim,
more personally, while my readers file, oil. Then came the base coat,
can get to know me better in the color, and top coat. Tom finished my
process. Also, if you’ve been keeping mom’s nails before Tony finished
up with my series then you should mine (since Tony had to remove the
know that one of my best friends got Since I have short nails, I didn’t gel polish first) so I met my mom at
married in April and I was maid of think manicures would be for me. the nail drying station. We sat there
honor at her wedding. But for a self-care day, it was a de- for a while as our polish dried and
For most of my life I’ve had the light. The cuticles ointment, the we listened to the relaxing music
mindset of “why pay for someone to moisturizer, the hand massage, the being played.
do something that I can do myself peace of mind. It really is about treat- Eventually, Tom came over to
and save money?” This was specifi- ing yourself. check our nails and we were given Sarah has her nails done at Paradise
cally true for painting my nails. Until So for my best friend’s wedding, the OK that our nails were dry and Nails in Wayne.
last year, I had never gotten a mani- I decided to treat myself and got a we were good to head over to check- nails dried. After some time, Tom
cure or pedicure before (as I always manicure and pedicure for the big out. I was pleasantly surprised with checked on my nails and removed
do my nails myself). That was until day. I got gel polish, which lasts the total price for two manicures and the separators and slippers from my
my boyfriend had planned a self-care longer. But the problem with gel pol- my mom was thrilled with how her feet, and gave me the OK to head to
day for us to celebrate Valentine’s ish is that nail polish remover nails turned out. the checkout.
Day, which included pedicures. This doesn’t work to remove it, so I can’t Since I still needed the gel polish My nails grow very fast, so 11
was my first time getting one and take it off myself. Since I needed to removed from my toe nails, I de- days later by the time I got my toes
that’s when I finally understood why get the gel polish removed, instead of cided to go back to Paradise Nails a done, my fingernails were already
people got them. It wasn’t just about looking outside the City of Wayne, I week later, on Friday, May 24th, to growing out and there was a decent
the nails, it was about the whole ex- decided to try somewhere within the get a pedicure and really give y’all the size gap between my cuticles and the
perience. The massage chair, the hot city. full experience. After being greeted at nail polish. With how quickly my
water soak, the warm towels, the On Monday, May 13th (the day the door, I picked out the regular pol- nails grow and how quickly I would
foot rub, the cuticles ointment. It after Mother’s Day) I took my mom ish color “Whipped Cream” and was need to get my nails redone or filled
was an extremely relaxing experience to Paradise Nails to get manicures directed to one of the pedicure in, I still plan to paint my own nails
and my feet had never looked or felt (her first) as a late Mother’s Day gift. chairs in the back. Tom took care of and save money. However, I was
better. We both were greeted at the door and me this time. happy with the manicure and pedi-
For Valentine’s Day this year, he told to pick out our colors, since we I turned my massage chair on as cure I received from Paradise Nails.
planned another self-care day for us, both wanted regular polish. my feet soaked in the warm water. Paradise Nails is located at
which included both manicures and The gel polish on my nails for the Tom removed my gel polish with the 35129 E Michigan Ave, and is open
pedicures this time. This was my wedding was a Vanilla Chrome color, nail drill and then began my pedi- 10 a.m. - 7 p.m Monday - Saturday,
first manicure and I was a little un- so I wanted to pick something bright cure process: cuticle removal, trim, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday. For more
sure of how I was going to like it. In since summer is coming. I chose foot file, sander, scrub, and massage. information about Paradise Nails or
my mind, manicures were for the “Blue River” which reminded me of Then came the lotion and hot towel to book an appointment, call
woman that get long, fancy, acrylic robin’s egg blue. My mom is about wrap, followed by the base coat, (734)641-7803.
nails. That is not me. I think nails all-things-pink-and-sparkly, so she color, and top coat. Even if you think manicures or
like that are beautiful and I enjoy chose “Cinder Shoes.” With toe separators and dispos- pedicures aren’t for you, just treat
watching those aesthetically pleasing I was directed to sit at Tony’s sta- able slippers on my feet, I carefully yourself at least once and give it a try.
videos of the process of them being tion, while my mom was directed to walked to the nail drying station. I Check out Paradise Nails, and be on
done, but long nails on my own fin- sit at Tom’s. Tony has been working waited for a while, listening to the the lookout for the next Spotlight Se-
gers drive me crazy. at Paradise Nails for three and a half calming music playing as my toe ries with Sarah!

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