Most men, unlike those of the fairer sex aren’t that fashion conscious to be particular about how their feet & hands look as long as they are in good, stable, working condition.
To most ordinary men, the idea of investing in a pricey ‘manicure’ and/or a ‘pedicure’ & getting a ‘facial’ done at a fancy saloon, stopped after their wedding reception (a few decades back), except for blackening the mane that’s now turning brown, grey or white.It is essentially the preserve of cool fashion models, film-stars, & well to do Gen Zee kids.
Seniors are even apprehensive about the latest hair dressing (or is it hair raising ?) techniques that can give you for instance the ‘Apache’ wild look or throw streaks of blue, green or pink running over the hair-field ! I always plead with my hair stylist (there are only few barbers left in the world !) to give me the good old ‘Dadamoni’ (Ashok Kumar) cut !
Recently I was forced to visit a swanky saloon near our house to fix an errant toe-nail that often grows out of shape so much so that both my Didi and my Missus had quietly threatened ‘Do something to it or leave your feet outside’ !
As I entered the saloon, the lady at the high desk made me wait on a plush black sofa while she attended few other younger clients. Finally, she heard the ‘case of my peculiar toe nail’ & agreed to get it done for a mere Rs.200. I argued that for 10 nails it would cost me 2000/-. She smiled sweetly ‘Noo Sir, we’ll cut all the nails’ but no pedicure will be done.I didn’t discuss pricing again.
All was well in the end. All my toe nails were cut with special treatment to the bad one. As a special case, my toes were duly filed, then washed to start looking like a 100 dollars ! I understood why in that classic film ‘Guide’, Rosie, played by the great ‘Waheeda’ breaks free & sings & dances ‘Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tammana Hai..’. My 
had such a pretty look.
And now, I could re-enter home without all my toes & feet and my pride being dismissed by the Lady of the House !
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