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January 19, 2005 - An Ed of Nails

Ed, as you may have guessed by his name, is not a woman.  He doesn’t get his nails done.  In fact, he bites them down to the point where they cannot be bitten any more.  Blame it on all those years hanging out at the racetrack, or blame it on all those hours working on websites, strung out on coffee and Red Bull.  The fact remains that Ed has no nails.  The chance of his quitting any time soon is unlikely.  You might as well try to get that guy holding up the cardboard signs on the corner of Anacapa and Anapamu to stop smiling.

So, seeing how Ed cannot scratch a chalkboard, needs a spoon or a key to open a Coke can, and thinks French Tip

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is a sandwich invented at a delicatessen in Los Angeles, he was absolutely no help in today’s article about how much it costs to get a manicure in Santa Barbara. With the weather yesterday rivaling that of any summer day, Ed saw the daily contest, said, “See ya!” and disappeared like free pizza in a college dorm room.

Yesterday, the dedicated staff of edhat.com, on our own for once, let our fingers do the walking and called all of the nail salons in the Yellow Pages.  We wanted to find out how much it would cost for Madge to give us a basic manicure, a French tip, and false nails. For those of you not in the know, a basic manicure includes soaking, filing, and an application of nail polish. 

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For a French Tip, they paint the pink and white areas of your nails to make them look like they are naturally pink and white.

One way to choose where to get your nails done is by the name.  Here in Santa Barbara, among other things, you can pick between many nail personas - Elite Nails, Fancy Nails, Famous Nails, Modern Nails, Today Nails, Artistic Nails, and Legend Nails. There is also Shear Design, Shear Pleasure, and Tips ‘N Toes.

Another way to choose where to get your nails done is by the price. The price for a basic manicure ranges from $10 ($1.00 / digit) to $25 ($2.50 / digit). French Tips can cost up to $45, while fake nails can cost up to $55.

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Certainly there are people in the nail world who believe that you get what you pay for.

We saw a guy on State Street sitting on a bench filing his own nails.  He wasn’t fancy, famous, or elite, but it looked like he was doing a swell job.

The average price of a basic manicure was $15.92 – when Columbus nailed the ocean blue.  WindyOne won the daily contest with a guess of $16.25.  You could say WindyOne nailed it. He/she wins an Edhat ensemble – a hat and an Edhat Classic t-shirt.

Here is the complete list of prices:

Name

Phone

Address

City

Basic

French

Fake

Elite Nails

566-1321

1066 Casitas Pass Rd

Carp

NA

$28

$25

Famous Nails

961-8316

6831 Hollister Ave

Goleta

$10

$25

$22

Fancy Nails

965-3552

220 W. Carrillo

SB

$12

NA

NA

Legends Nails ETC

687-1188

9 E. Calle Laureles

SB

$20

$45

$55

Santa Barbara Nails

563-0868

3124 State St

SB

12

$17

$25

Minhly's Nails

683-4413

5120 Hollister Blvd

SB

$12

$17

$25

Modern Nails

687-0449

3623 State St

SB

$13

$30

$30

Nails Uptown

683-7779

20 S. La Cumbre Rd

SB

NA

NA

NA

The Nail File

564-8808

32 E. Micheltorena

SB

$20

$20

$35

Shear Design

969-6414

2275 Ortega Hl Rd

Summer

$25

NA

NA

Shear Pleasure

969-9889

1150 Coast Vlg Rd

Mont

$20

$25

$35

State St. Nail Studio

687-2338

1907 State St

SB

$20

$25

$35

Tina's Nail Salon

730-1023

201 Milpas

SB

$13

$18

$25

Tips 'N' Toes

683-6680

5276 Hollister Ave

SB

$17

$17

$35

Today Nails

569-0350

3114 State St

SB

$13

$16

$35

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