Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 40 and have never had one.

This is me too.

Another one who never had it.

Anonymous wrote:I started getting mani/pedis at 12, kept them up weekly until I had a baby at 27 and since then I just go for a pedi every couple of weeks and do my own mani. With clear polish.

Are you rich?

I got manicures with my mom as a kid every so often. I have no idea how old I was the first time ... Could have been anywhere between 8 and 11.

I have gotten pedicures but don't because I find them too expensive since they are uncomfortable for me (I'm very ticklish).

I haven't gotten a professional manicure in months since that NYT article about the working conditions in nail salons came out. Just not comfortable. I've done my own nails

35, had one maybe twice -- both times because I was going with friends who had a spa trip planned.

I think they're a huge waste of money and agree with PPs about the grossness factor and the worry about fungi and germs.

My EX-boyfriend and I were out to dinner one night and he out of the blue asked me if i could start painting my nails red, like his mom. OMG. Now happily married to a man who has never cared about nor asked me to do anything to my nails (which are nice and clean and unpolished).

I'm 38 and have never had a mani or a pedi, nor do I have any desire to. Despite that, I have a pretty robust social life, a successful career and a healthy self image.

i am 42 and i had my first pedi at 38. i've never had a manicure.