A Texas mayor reportedly crept through the back entrance of a nail salon to remove her old manicure
Mayor Becky Ames Photo: beaumonttexas.gov If your lifestyle and job permits you to abide by stay-at-home orders, there are still several destinations you can visit: your bathroom, your bedroom, your local supermarket. The nail salon is sadly not one of those places, as it can entail crowding, touching, and sneezing at the chemicals in your base coat.
NBC News reports that last week the mayor of Beaumont, a town in southern Texas, apologized after she was photographed at a nail salon, seemingly violating the state’s stay-at-home order . On Tuesday, Mayor Becky Ames visited a closed salon called the Nail Bar, where she was photographed seated at a table wearing a face mask and soaking her hands into a bowl of liquid.
The image was shared on Instagram, prompting Ames to comment on the spectacle. She told local NBC affiliate 12News that she went to the nail salon to remove an old manicure, which required acetone. She insisted she was the only person in the salon aside from its owner, that the process only took ten minutes, and that she didn’t get her nails painted. She also says she entered through the back door, which was left open for her, and the salon was dark.
On Thursday Ames released a statement in which she called the trip to the salon a “lapse in judgement.” She continued, “I did not intend to take personal privilege while asking others to sacrifice and for that I am truly remorseful.” Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick told 12News on Friday that he’s instructed the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office to investigate whether the mayor’s nail-salon trip constitutes a violation of stay-at-home orders. A violation could result in a fine of up to $1,000.
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