To not know how everyone has the money and time to have their nails done

[Beckywiththegoodnails]

Cost of living crisis - have you cut down on having nails done?
I was surprised on the engagement ring thread how many people had nails done. I’ve had to cut back on loads and I earn pretty well- nails are now a luxury
my small town has about 6 pop in salons in the town and they’re always full
aibu to not know how such a high proportion of people have nails done so regularly

Don’t have your hair cut at all then?

What a load of patronising rubbish 🙄

Yes I used to have mine done monthly but now only for very special occasions

You sound just like me. I like nice clothes but am not bothered about nails or make up and DH cuts my hair.

I think I've had my nails done once in my life, for first wedding (to exH).

Where is the cabin in the country with horses at the window, please? 💅 🐴

@LittleRedRidingHoody £15/week on food?? I need to know what she eats 😩 my food bill feels neverending

I could afford to but its a time issue for me. We live rurally so by the time I've travelled, parked and had the appointment it feels like half of my day is gone.

Take it you’ve got elephant bum paint on your walls then ?
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I have my nails done every 3w. It’s £30 so £10 a week

£500 a year

It’s about the only thing I do for myself so ……..

I love having my nails done but they grow out too quickly for my liking & I pick them off. I'd really need them done every 2 weeks which is a faff & I can't justify it.
Lashes however I do love. Once every 6 weeks and make a real difference.
I just keep my nails short & do them myself.

I have my nails done fortnightly - they grow quickly. I get them done because I like them looking all perfect 😄
I've gone to the same woman for years, she's lovely and I enjoy the chat and catch up.

My nails are really weak and soft and prone to cracking. I also run them between my teeth. If I didn't have my nails done (gel powder, gel polish) every month they would look disgusting.

I can't do my own nails or I would buy the kit and do them myself.

Different people have different priorities. Personally I don’t get mine done but can’t see that £50 a month on nails is that much to spend really of they have the money. I spend more than that a month on the things I like doing.

This will likely sound nuts but once a year! My hair is very long so I actually don’t notice it growing. The style I get is not technical, I don’t ever colour to the root so I don’t get visible roots. The downside being that when I do have it done (usually prompted by an occasion like a wedding), it’s 4h affair, hence why I don’t do it often

I have a condition where I not only.pick and bite my nails but the skin around them too. Often until they bleed. The only thing that stops me is having my nails done. Took me over 40 years to realise.this , and a further ten to be able to afford to get them done regularly. Such a small thing but it's made a huge difference to my life and how I see myself.
I also spend a lot on my hair. No excuse for that one..pure vanity.

Same here.

never had my nails done - not my thing. Would rather spend my money and time on a thousand other things

I used to have mine done every 2-3 weeks. I now earn a lot more and just don't bother. I'm on the engagement ring thread too. I try to look after my naked nails, and sometimes I'll use a strengthening clear polish. In the summer I have my toe nails done and I let them breathe in the winter.

I've had mine done a good few times but it wrecks them (and they are normally strong) so I don't bother anymore.

I've never had my nails done. Seems like a waste of time and money to me.

I used to get mine done every 2-3 weeks. Money less the issue, but when I took on some work, time was.

I bought a gel lamp, a ballet pink builder gel and a beautiful coral red. One topcoat. A primer. All in about £50. I default to the nude pink set but on occasion I have the red. I've been doing my own nails for about 2yrs now and they are salon quality.

I highly recommend it. They take about 2 hours so I plonk a murder program on in the evening and do them every other week so they look permanently fresh. For the first 2 or 3 times they peeled off and lifted, but you quickly get the knack and I am frequently asked where I get them done. It's so much easier than you think, I'm absolutely talentless at stuff like this, and even I can do a great set.

I agree with you @Beckywiththegoodnails It's a mystery to me that we are in a CoL crisis and people can afford regular manicures and takeaways as well as tattoos. I'm a boomer so pretty well off by today's standards but when I was young any of the above would have been an unaffordable luxury.

There is a cost of living crisis in the country yes, but this doesn't mean that everyone is struggling to make ends meet. As a household we are not 'rolling in it' but earn comfortably to enjoy our money as well as pay for life expenses and save a little. We don't all have to live to work. God forbid someone has a nice time, life is a kitchen sink drama!

It’s a mystery to you some people have more money than you?

£28 every five to six weeks, and lovely nails 🤷🏼‍♀️

I do my nails every 3 weeks. It costs £30. People spend more on wine in that time.

Different priorities.