No More Happy Endings in Madison Valley

Wow, that place used to be Izilla Toys. I was really disappointed when Lavender moved in there - thought it looked kind of strange in the context of the neighborhood. Who knew just how strange it all really was!

10 bucks is a bargain!!!!

There are actually 971 spas and nail salons in, or within 1 block of Madison Valley. People have long joked that behind every lamp shade in Madison Valley is a nail salon. But, Lavender's presence was starting to suggest that the spa-salons were actually fighting to overtake the lamp shade emporiums as the dominant business in the valley.

But, now with Lavender possibly being permanently shut down, we'll have to see how this battle plays out. There are at least 14 new nail salons going into the Madison Lofts (1 block from Lavender), and I heard that the Hoa salon has recently expanded and added space for 600 new estheticians (1/2 block from Lavender). Of course, Frenchy's in Madison Park (2 blocks from Lavender) is an important player--I hope someone will go talk with them and seek comments on whole situation . . .

I'm in that part of Madison Valley all the time visiting City People's. I totally thought about visiting Lavender because it looked like a cute little spa....eeeewwwwwww!

So now that we have started getting rid of nail salons, maybe we could get a non-French restaurant? I mean, they are all great, but I wouldn't mind a pho place or something opening up. Maybe they could move into Lavender's ...

come on, man. why you gotta ruin it for everybody else?

I went there when it first opened for a pedicure (I swear!) because they were running a 20% off offer for their grand opening. There were a few middle aged men waiting in the waiting room for massages (I think I definitely noted that because most of the ped places I go are usually just filled with women). The other seemingly innocuous, but odd thing at the time was that in the pedicure area it was really really dark. I had to go to the window to see what color I was picking out and the shades were drawn and tied in such a way that I couldn't really open them at all. I actually suggested to the woman doing my nails that opening the blinds might be a good idea. I'm glad I never went for the ahem, massage.

"a wang-stroking gesture."

Best quote ever.

$10 bucks to take the edge off? No harm no foul!

can I live!

It might be a little less arduous to "rub and tug" a few lonely criminals (which of course is a subjective opinion)than perform a few pedicures, but I'm thinking that at the end of the day, being a manicurist or pedicurist is way more "pleasant" than being someone who jerks men off for 10 bucks all day long. Maybe you should try it and see if the tips are better.