Women of reddit: How many times do you visit a nail salon? And how much do you spend for each visit?

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1. Never, and therefore nothing.

2. Never been to one. I don’t care anywhere near enough about my nails to spend money on having them professionally done.

3. I get gel nails done on my natural length for occasions such as birthday, Christmas etc. So once in few months. Gonna get them done for Easter.

   I live in India, I pay about 10-15 dollars for my hands.

4. I’ve gotten a pedicure once, it was nice. I don’t remember the price but definitely not something I would pay for on the regular.

5. I usual go in salon for manicute, pedicure and little cut hair once on mounth, spend around 3-4 hours.

6. Never. I’m fine with my natural nails.

7. Once in a blue moon just for a basic mani or pedi with clear nail polish.

8. Once a month. $150

9. i got gel nails once for 25 euros. I’ve never done it again.

10. I used to go once a month, ~$125 each time (dip mani and gel pedi). A few months ago I bought all my own equipment and colors for about the cost of a single visit and now do my own gel pedi and dip mani at home.

11. Never !!!

12. I don’t go to an actual nail shop but my nail lady does my nails every 2 weeks or so. I spend about $175 each time.

13. Been once in the last ten years. I usually do it myself with dip powder . Think it ran me $50

14. I don’t do my hands anymore since I like extensions/acrylic and they really damage my nails.
    Now I go once a month for a pedicure. About 40 bucks + whatever I tip the tech.

15. Every 3 weeks. Currently only doing a gel mani, so $45 including tip

16. I go once a month to get a gel builder mani. I occasionally do nail art. Typical cost is $90 including tip. Having decorated nails helps me feel more put together.

17. I do my own nails. So that can be anytime ranging from 1-3 weeks depending on how much i like my nail design and how much time i have to redo them. I technically don’t spend anything on a monthly basis but I have definitely spent a couple hundred on supplies already.

18. I had to cut my visits down to once a month and I spend about $65 with tip.

19. Have never been to one in my life, so zero.

20. Once a month. $35 including tip.

21. Per year about 3 times to zero. My mom and I only go for bdays and vacays. About 80 bucks and tip per person

22. Every two or three weeks. I spend $50 on gel nails and a pedicure.

23. never been to a nail salon I’d love to go but I don’t think they could do too much for me I’ve been biting my nails my whole life….

24. Got a manicure with dipped nails for a wedding and it was $50. Totally worth it. I never realized my nails could be so pretty and they lasted a long time. I can see why people get their nails done regularly.

25. In the summer I do my pedicure every 3 or 4 weeks, I really like having my feet nails done, during the winter it will be once every 2 months. I do my own nails at home every week.

    I spend between 40 and 50 in my pedicure

26. one every 4 months (if i really want them done) if i don’t want them done then i won’t get them done, usually get them done for a special occasion, but if i just want my nails done it’s very periodically and usually after i’m handed quite a lot of money (as in enough to waste it on nails) and i’d usually spend ~$65 (canadian) +a $10 tip (don’t judge they’re usually not that friendly with me.)

27. I go occasionally for pedicures. Just a basic pedi with normal polish is $45 + tip in my area.

28. Normally paint my nails at home. Every so often, like once every 12-18 months I’ll go and get them done as a treat just to have the cuticles trimmed, nails shaped and gel polish. Cost about £30ish depending where I go.

29. I used to go to the nail salon once or twice a year for a pedicure with my family. I don’t know how much it cost because my mother would pay for it. We would do it once for the summer and once as a gift for the holidays. We don’t really do it anymore as the prices have gone up and it isn’t affordable anymore. If anyone wants their fingernails done my sister will do it at home with her gel nail kit that cost like $30 on Amazon.

30. Every 2 weeks- $130 for nails and toes

31. Prepandemic, once a month @ $40, now I do my own.

32. Only special occasions. I’m just not a nail girly. It’s a sensory thing. Also, when I’d go it’d always be so hit or miss. Sometimes the techs would be so rough, I’d end up with bleeding cuticles or just not happy with their work. I’d try the high rated salons, didn’t matter. Always felt like they were rushing to get to the next client, which I get to a point they want to make money. But in the end it just felt like a giant waste of time. Now I just get mani/pedis for special occasions like weddings etc.

33. Once or twice a year. Close to $40 each visit. I rarely visit, only on special occasions

34. Acrylic fills every 2-3 weeks for around $50. Pedicure every quarter or for a major event about $50 each time.

35. Every week, around $200/month