The roving eye. (Up Front).Nailed FORGET about honoring your honey with a tattoo tattoo, the marking of the skin with punctures into which pigment is rubbed. The word originates from the Tahitian tattau [to mark]. The term is sometimes extended to scarification, which consists of skin incisions into which irritants may be rubbed to produce . Paint Shop Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. has come up with a quicker and far less painful way to show your love. The trendy nail salon A nail salon is a beauty services establishment that offers nail care services such as manicures, pedicures, and nail enhancements primarily. Often, nail salons also offer skin care services. There are approximately 38,000 nail salons in the U.S. offers "alphabet pedicures," which consist of painting or drawing one or more letters, often initials, on fingernails or toenails. The designs are done freehand See Macromedia FreeHand. , using either watercolors or a pen. The expressive decorations are a follow-up to the "Braille nail" pedicure the salon introduced last summer, said co-owner Julie Serquinia. That one featured Braille letters written out in rhinestones. "We decided to take out a little bit of the mystery and start writing the actual letter on the nail," Serquinia said. DailyCandy.com recently declared the alphabet pedicure the latest trend in nail art and said the letters often refer to "boyfriends, dogs and other near-and-dear ones." "Basically, pedicures seem to go through stages," said DailyCandy founder Dany Levy. "With personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. being the trend of the moment, (the alphabet pedicure) sort of seemed the natural progression." Given the Paint Shop's diverse clientele, other languages, including Korean and Russian, are making their way into alphabet pedicures. The cost is $1 per letter. Serquinia concedes these attention-grabbing pedicures aren't for everyone. Mostly, it's younger, more "artistic" types who ask for them, she said. And if someone asks to have something risque ris·qué adj. Suggestive of or bordering on indelicacy or impropriety. [French, from past participle of risquer, to risk, from risque, risk; see risk.] Adj. spelled out on their nails, Serquinia says she won't let people get "too trashy." "If somebody wants to be a little naughty, we'll suggest they go the Braille route," she said. |
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