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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: pedicure

pedicure stories: 3 news summaries

 Nails: New Glam Accessories 

Celebs from Beyonce to Seal show off their polish

Jul 13, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to accessorize like the stars, but can’t afford diamonds? Never fear: Fingernails are the new, subtler fashion accessory. “You can just get a bottle of nail polish and you're on the trend wagon,” one nail guru tells USA Today. The top celeb nail trends:
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entertainment • fashion • celebrity • Beyonce • Jennifer Lopez • Rihanna • manicure • trend • pedicure • fingernail • Seal • Jay-ZTV • Solange Knowles

 Fla. Bans Fish Pedicures 

Cosmetology board cites rules on animals in salons, sanitation concerns

Feb 24, 09 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Fish pedicures—in which small carp eat dead skin from clients’ feet—have been banned in Florida, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The state’s Board of Cosmetology determined that the practice, introduced last year, violated a ban on animals in salons, as well as sanitation requirements that mandate disinfecting of... More »

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Florida • fish • spa • cosmetics • pedicure

 Flesh-Nibbling Fish Latest
 Pedicure Fad 

Carp smooth feet by eating dead skin

Jul 22, 08 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fish pedicures where dozens of tiny carp smooth out your tootsies by eating away the dead skin is the latest in spa pampering. Since March, a DC area salon has offered the pools of garra rufa, aka doctor fish—popular in Turkey and Asia—as an alternative to scraping razors.... More »

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weird • Washington DC • beauty • fish • Virginia • alternative treatment • spa • pedicure

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