Faux Nails

I nail bite.

I just do.

My dear old Papa and I

have the same problem.

Unfortunately, he is long gone

so I can't ask him if he

subconsciously taught me how to do it.

It just happens,

I pick on my nails a lot.

lalo na kung may nail cutter.

I hate them as they do not

really have any concrete use.

I cannot even open a soda can.

I tried painting it with polish,

tried wearing gloves,

had someone slap me every time I pick on them.

Its all in the mind, basta wag ko lang

sila makita hindi ko sila kukutkutin. 

Wala talaga e.

Ang laki ko pa namang tao

tapos chubby and stubby fingers pa,

at pudpod pa ang kuko.

Helpless.

Kaya I tried this kahit mukhang mangkukulam.

gagaling din ito wag ko lang sila

makita at maalala.

Fake nails na mukhang abnoy hahahaha.

Foot Spa

Because I was so embarrassed of walking

around the mall with my face fully made-up,

laden with tons of cosmetics and wearing

a skimpy short black dress that

I bought specifically from SM for their

plus size model contest,

I decided to treat myself to a foot spa.

Fortunately the Nail Files Salon

is right beside the shop where I had my mini pictorial.

The pictures were to be edited for around two hours,

ugh, so many pock marks, pimples and blemishes to be edited. hahahaha.

They used this bubble machine that massaged my soles,

I think a minty bubble soap would have made wonders 

and this is not really at all bubbly to me.

I think they were a bit stingy with the foam.

The lady attendant then dried my feet and applied

if I am not mistaken, salt crystals to scrub

on my legs and feet. 

Personally, I use a moisturizing sugar scrub my

mom sent me from her local Boots store.

After scrubbing the Boots brand leaves my skin

moisturized, the salt scrub they used is kinda left

my skin raw plus I used my epilator the day before

so I think that contributed to the overall raw feeling.

After cleaning the scrub particles the lady attendant

then used  a sole scrubber paddle to rid my plantar area 

of those persistent calluses.

The sand paper like texture of the paddle worked miracles

on my feet as they are fairly soft and smooth now.

The lady would assess my feet every now and then

to target those darn areas.

After my foot spa was the pedicure,

I requested that my nails be trimmed straight,

no fancy trimming on the sides to make it oval.

Plus only clear nail polish, no colors because 

nail polish is hard to maintain.

The foot spa session and pedicure was fun and

more of a once in a blue moon event

for me as I rarely do kikay stuff for myself.

I loved the fact that the lady attendant was able to remove all

of my calluses so I tipped her P100.  

I am that happy.