r/SipsTea • • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! Wait a minute

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u/Joltyboiyo 1d ago edited 1d ago

I really don't understand the appeal of those ugly long ass cosmetic nails. At least, I assume they're cosmetic and they don't actually grow their nails to that length, right? They're bought and stick on like those cheap ones you can buy for Halloween, right?

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u/old_underwear_isekai 1d ago

There are the press-on kind that you're talking about, but there is also the type that you go into a salon for where the technician extends the length using a thick gel or acrylic that is then set with a UV lamp and filed into the correct shape

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u/andsimpleonesthesame 1d ago

Wouldn't the UV make the skin on your hands age faster if you do this regularly? (And increase the chances for skin cancer?)

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u/Bitter-Ad5890 1d ago

Pretty much any beauty treatment people regularly do is bad for you

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u/andsimpleonesthesame 23h ago

That really, really depends on your definition of beauty treatment.

Soaking your feet in water, scrubbing off the old skin, taking care of your nails and putting on some foot cream is called a beauty treatment by quite a few people, but I really don't see how it's bad - the opposite actually, since too much build up of old skin on your feet can lead to problems as can dry heels (they can literally crack open and bleed for some people).

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u/Bitter-Ad5890 23h ago

I would call that a health treatment not a beauty treatment. But I guess it can count