I'm Losing It

I think I was in middle school the first time I saw a French manicure. I immediately fell in love with the perfect simplicity of it, and spent beacoup babysitting dollars on do-it-yourself drugstore kits trying to have that flawless French allure at my fingertips ... literally.

But that's where these special manicures should stay - on fingertips, NOT on toes. Over the years I've seen more and more women trying to extend this fashion into pedicures. Every time I see one I shudder ... and I'm shuddering a lot these days in Florida where I'm exposed to toes year round.

See, the French manicure works because it's OK, glamorous even, to have longish nails (not too long please-that's a whole other post). And French manicures can give the illusion of length. But your TOENAILS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LONG. Long toenails are just ... gross, unsanitary, unsightly. SO WHY WOULD YOU TRY TO MAKE THEM LOOK LONG?

Please, say au revoir to French pedicures!