Snakeskin Pedicure? WTF

http://superglamnews.com/?p=2349


You’ve surely heard of snake skin shoes and hand bags, but have you heard of a snake skin pedicure? A salon owner in California is creating a trend in the nail industry that is probably just beginning. Terri Silacci, owner of Nail Lounge in Euphoria Lounge Salon & Spa, learned how to clean the snake skin and disinfect it from any poison that might still be left behind. The idea came to her when her kids brought home a piece of snake skin from a science class- which just goes to show how inspiration can come to you at any time. She was fascinated by the texture and incorporated it into her salon.

Before you get all excited and start googling away where to get this done- wait till I tell you the price. The ‘Pedicure With Snakeskin’, as it’s labeled at Silacci’s salon, will cost you $300. That’s the price to pay for an outrageous beauty trend. Would you pay that much for a pedicure? If money was no option I’d be trying it out for myself!

It's dead skin. You've got plenty of that on your feet already. Sounds like one of those Chinese medicine gimmicks to me. I don't see people swarming to put dandruff on their feet.

As long as its shed skin I see no issue with it. Like snowgyre said if someone wants to pay for dead skin let them.

I dont get pedicures as I think they are a waste of time.
I also dont get my nails done and wear makeup all the time.
As a mom of three kids (not including the hubby or animals), who can find time for something like this?
And the price? ridiculous!

I like the part that says "disinfect it from any poison" - I didn't realize snake skin was poisonous. Learn something new every day!

That's the thing, snake skin isn't poisonous. Also you don't 'disinfect' poison. :-)

Originally Posted by rhodysailor

That's the thing, snake skin isn't poisonous. Also you don't 'disinfect' poison. :-)

Oh I know

Saw that, and tried it myself for a hell of a lot cheaper than $300.

Looked way more awesome in person, this was a crappy picture snapped before I ran out to a reptile show.


Lasted a whole....day. Next time I'm trying something a little different and using a different top coat, I think it will come out much better.

Took me about an hour and a half to complete.

wow looks nice... arent we glad we have the resources to attempt this ourselves lol. I just cant see someone paying that much money for something like this... I wonder how many people will actually eventually end up paying $300 for this service

haha nice going Misty! How'd you do it? just trim the skin and stick it to a base coat and then apply a top coat? I've been debating giving it a shot myself just to see if I can do it