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10 Responses to “Audio Blog #78 - Nail Art”
Wednesday at 6:30 pm
みなさんこんにちは、美樹のブログです。
女性用のファッション雑誌を見ていると、多くの雑誌にネイルアートのページを見ることができます。そこには爪の手入れの仕方やマニキュアの塗り方、つけ爪やスカルプチュアのデザインがたくさん載っています。つけ爪は予めデザインされているプラスチックの板を爪に貼る方法で、スカルプチュアは自分の爪にアクリルを乗せて爪を人工的に伸ばす方法です。
ネイルアートのデザインはとてもきれいです。カラフルなものはもちろん、立体的な花やハートの飾りを付けたり、爪に穴を開けてピアスのようなものをつける人もいます。
私は長い爪が苦手なので、ネイルアートをするといっても自分の爪にシンプルなマニキュアを塗るくらいです。でも、成人式の記念写真を撮った時に初めてつけ爪を体験しました。着物の色に合わせた和風なデザインの爪はとても満足でしたが、出来上がった写真を見てみるとがっかりしました。爪がほとんど写っていなかったからです。
初めてつけ爪をしてみて分かった事は、生活がしにくいということでした。コンタクトレンズが取り外しにくいし、携帯電話の小さなボタンを押すのも難しいです。缶ジュースの蓋が開けられないし、シャンプーをする時も爪が取れないように気を使わなくてはいけません。
いつもつけ爪をしている友達に「長い爪だと生活しにくくない?」と聞くと「全然問題ない」と言われました。オシャレをするためには生活がしにくくても気にならないようです。
みなさんにはこだわっているオシャレはありますか?
それでは、また来週!
Wednesday at 7:36 pm
美樹先生、希佳子先生、雄一先生、
今日は!
日本に初めて行った時につけ爪を見えて本当に驚きました!美樹先生と同じにそんなに長くて飾られた爪があったら日常生活はどうするかしらと思ったが、ただ同時にきれいで少し羨ましかったですよ!高校生の時によくマニキュアを塗って、カラフルなマニキュア液が大好きでしたけど、今外科研究医をしますから、マニキュアは絶対禁止です。
残念ですよね。。。
Wednesday at 8:06 pm
I am SO stoked by the transcript included with this lesson!! Kanji, Kana, Romaji, AND an English translation!!
This is fantastic!! Thank-you so much, jPod!
My Japanese ability is such that I only listen to the blogs in hope of being able to figure out just the gist of what’s being said…I NEVER get all the details.
Now I can understand the whole thing!
Wednesday at 8:55 pm
Did you catch what Kiyoko said at the beginning of the lesson?
She said she had 海ぶどう in Okinawa and really liked it.
海ぶどう
http://www.senka.co.jp/SHOP/OKA-2001.html
私も海ぶどうはとっても美味しいと思います。皆さんも沖縄に行ったら是非食べてください。
Naomi.
Wednesday at 10:21 pm
さすがナオミ先生ね!ぶどうってな〜にと言う質問を聞きに来たんです。ありがとう!
Thursday at 11:33 am
沖縄はとてもいい所ですよ。
でも、沖縄は今急速にリゾート開発が進んでいて、古き良き沖縄の姿は失われつつあるそうです。
悲しい事ですね。なので、行くなら今のうちかもしれませんよ!
I love Okinawa.
But Okinawa is under rapid development of recreational facilities and good old Okinawa is vanishing.
it’s very sad, so you’d better visit there before it’s too late!
Friday at 3:49 pm
面白い話ありがとうございます!僕は(特に男だからという理由でじゃないけど)今まで一回もネールケアはしてもらったことがないんですけど、一番最初頭の中に出る考えは、「あれ、不便じゃないかな?」ということですよ。^^
Friday at 1:25 am
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Wednesday at 9:06 pm
It is splendid blog. I am studied.
Please link to this site.
http://nailart-fashion-gourmet.blogspot.com/
Saturday at 7:23 pm
I want to learn more and more about Japan.
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