I got a pedicure today. It was nice. I went to this place in Carson called Bella Salon & Spa. It was cool. They used all Aveda products. I was supposed to go back in December but that got all fucked up due to this stupid promotion thing that the salon was doing with their gift cards. I got a gift card for Christmas and when I called the week before, they told me I couldn't use it until Christmas. So then I made an appointment for the next week, sometime AFTER Christmas. Well, then it snowed a whole lot and I got snowed in at my house out in the boonies and had to call in and cancel my pedicure. I remember they asked me WHY I was canceling my appointment (which places NEVER do) and I said that I was snowed in. The girl asked me where I lived that there was that much snow. When I said Washoe Valley she said something like, “Oh…I didn’t know there was THAT much snow out there.” (Duh!? Of course there’s snow in Washoe Valley. It only snows twice as much as it does in Reno or Carson.) So I rescheduled my appointment for the morning I flew out. Of course by the time we got there, I didn’t even know if the airport was going to be open, let alone if my flight was going out. So I called them back that morning and cancelled the pedicure, just in case. They asked when I wanted to reschedule for and I said I didn’t know for sure but that it would probably be sometime in March. Well, THEN the girl tells me that the card will only be good through March 1st. I tell her that that sucks and that I will figure something out. I then ask her how much the spa pedicure is worth and she says it’s $45 but that the card is only worth $22.50. Then my mom recommends that she go get the pedicure with the card and then she’ll pay for me to get one sometime. Well, then she lost the card and when Don found it this morning, she comes into my room (at like 9) to tell me she found it and if I want to try and schedule one today, she’ll take me in. Since I’m like half asleep still, I just tell her that I don’t really care and that if she wants to call she can. Well, then she comes back in at 11 and tells me she made me a 1:15 appointment. On the way there, we’re discussing what a shitty deal they had to make their gift certificates only last for 2 months. Then we get there and it was this full out spa in one of the mini strip malls in Carson. I went in and the girl asked me if I wanted anything to drink. Since I wasn’t thirsty I said no thanks. Then the girl that was doing my pedicure, Lisette, came out and took me behind this set of curtains. She showed me to the wall of polishes and told me to pick one out. It took me a bit of time, but only because I was debating on which shade of red I wanted. She asked me what I usually did on my toes and I said red or something dark or bright. I also mentioned how much I hate having them a neutral/ light color on them because it looks so plain. (I can’t stand to have my toenails some color I can’t see, let alone just be PLAIN. It looks as though my toenails disappeared.) So…there I am, looking through all the different shades of red nail polish. I felt like I was picking out paint for my house or something. For a minute or two, I was debating between two different ones, but the name of it made my decision. In my hands, I was holding a rosy red that was really shimmery and super shiny and a fiery red that was also shiny. I looked at the bottoms to read the names and the fiery one was called, “Louisiana Hot Sauce” while the rosy one was called, “It’s My Prague-Active.” Of course I chose the Prague red. Tehehe… Then Lisette took me into this room where there were two sinks and a tile ledge, where she told me to sit. I sat up there and then she filled up the sink with warm water and soap. I had never had a “spa” pedicure before and so it was pretty sweet. She used this herbal scrub on my calves and feet and then later massaged them with peppermint lotion. She also put this tangerine masque on my feet. My feet and legs smell really yummy! I don’t want to wash them tomorrow but I know how hard that will be. After the pedicure was over, my mom came back and we had to pay them the other $22.50 to cover the pedicure. I felt really bad for not giving Lisette a tip but the place screwed me over. Big time. So my mom said we shouldn’t tip them. L Then she complained to the girl about what a stupid thing it is to do to people. Especially when it’s a situation like mine. Then we went home.
Current Mood: 
happy
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