The Weekend - Getting a manicure (C0174)

A:

Honey I'll be right back!

B:

Where are you going?

A:

I told you already! I'm going to. get my nails done.

B:

Again? You just went last week! You spend more time atthe nail salon than you do here at home! Honestly, why do you need a manicure every week?

A:

Well, first of all, I like to pamper myself, and my nails look great. You should come with me!

B:

Why? I don't want to have nail polish or anything like that!

A:

They don't only paint my nails! The manicurist will remove my cuticles, file my nails, and apply at least nails coats of nail polish!

B:

Yeah, sounds like something I should definitely do.

Key Vocabulary

get someone's nails done

have a manicure

pamper

treat with excessive indulgence

file

smooth with a file

coat

cover, surface

apply

to place in contact with; to lay or spread on

Supplementary Vocabulary

French Manicure

a special way of painting the nails so that it mimics the color of natural nails, with a clear, beige or soft pink polish on most of the nail and a white finish at the tips

nail clipper

a mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails

nail polish remover

a solution made of acetone or ethyl acetate used to remove nail polish

acrylic nails

fake nails made of acrylic: liquid acrylic is applied to a real nail and then hardened

gel nails

fake nails made of a gel: gel is applied to a real nail and then hardened

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