The women here love looking their best… either that or they are expected to by society.  But nonetheless, they do work hard to look good.  This means anywhere from makeup, hair, clothes, undergarments, perfume and all the way down to nails!  So for the new year I had the good fortune of having my nails done by my friend who is a professional nail technician. You wouldn’t believe some of the things they can do nails these days.  Tiny little pictures, words and gems.  It is incredible!  I had a sort of tame version of what could be done but I still liked the results.  The other thing is that they are gel nails so the polish lasts longer than if you just apply it straight on the nails.  It feels so smooth too!  I now understand why Japanese girls do it!  I may have to get into this…. but at $100 a pop it will just have to be a special occasion.