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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