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Besos For Bellissimo

Bellissimo Nails & Spa at 125 4th Ave in Manhattan is one of those places that you have such a good feeling about that even if something goes wrong you feel like you can’t complain. Like a friend that can … Continue reading

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Help Me Venus. Come To Me Ganesha.

This story comes from Bleu, a woman who went to Jay Nails in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn NY. I had wanted to get a Brazilian for a while, but had always chickened out.  The cost was prohibitive and also the idea … Continue reading

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Seeking Your Stories!

I would love to hear about your waxing experiences as well.  I don’t care what your junk is, if it’s getting waxed then lay it on me.  You could could send your name or send your story anonymously.  I will … Continue reading

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Woman of Steel

My latest south of the border adventure went down at Jay Nails (evidently Jay Nails is a popular name for salons that do waxing but they certainly are not all cut from the same cloth) at 50 East 8th Street … Continue reading

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I Feel Butchered

The title of this entry is what I wrote in my notes at the end of this experience. This story takes place at a venue called New Model Nail which is on the corner of Bleecker and Sullivan in Soho. … Continue reading

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E-Nail – Not E-mail -Clever

E-nail is located in the East Village on 1st Ave. between 7th and 8th St.  Here I encountered the mousy type of waxer.  It was so quiet in there.  I could hear the woman in the main room getting a … Continue reading

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Skin Like Leather

I went to some place in Soho.  I feel like it was just called Soho Nails or something on Sullivan between Prince and Spring. The door couldn’t close all the way.  There was a mirror on the wall so I … Continue reading

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Sometimes Downtown Doesn’t Seem To Help

Broadway Nails and Spa in downtown Manhattan is not on my list of places to return to. First of all it came to $58- they charge extra for the backside.  This does not include the tip. Yet another classy joint … Continue reading

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Truly an Ugly Duckling

I love swans.  I do not love Swan Beauty in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.   There I saw a waxer named Maggie.  Though many people were very eager to get their hands on my goodies.  People swarm up to you in … Continue reading

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Where Hipsterism is Not Present

At a place simply titled, Nails, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, near the L stop Graham Ave. I would have one of my many adventures. I suppose the bright neon sign lured me in.  Maybe it was the Beyonce bumping inside that … Continue reading

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