4. Nail Art Is the Best Way to Express Yourself I quickly noticed that nail art is the ultimate accessory for women in Japan. Everywhere I turned, women had the coolest manicures I'd ever seen. Nail art is huge in the country (here are some awesome nail art salons in Tokyo) and manicurists can draw just about anything on your nails, from cats to flowers to 3D embellishments.
Needless to say, I'm glad I got a chrome manicure (here I am showing it off while holding a gold-speckled ice cream cone at the Buddhist temple Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto) before I boarded my 14-hour flight to Tokyo. While shopping in Shinjuku (a major entertainment district in Tokyo), a salesperson even told me she loved my nails and I similarly complimented her sparkly, bejeweled nail art. Another lesson learned: Beauty has no language.
As soon as I got home, I booked an appointment at Paintbox, my favorite nail art salon in NYC.
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