Why do people get manicures? First, changing your nails can change how you feel about yourself.

For instance, some professional women who lost their jobs were loathe to cut a weekly manicure

from their expenses, arguing that the indulgence helped them to look professional. Second, the

process is undeniably relaxing, from the hand massage, to the careful attention to each finger. Third,

sometimes it's hard to deny a bride who's made a round of manicures mandatory for the bridal

party.

Regardless of the reason for the beauty treatment, a manicure forces you to take some time for

yourself. How you spend that time is up to you -- rehashing recent dramas with your friend in the

adjacent chair or chatting with the manicurist. After all, you and the manicurist practically hold

hands, and if you know each other well, you might catch up on life since the last manicure.