Top Ten Tips - Giving Yourself A Pedicure
By Tip Diva | Jun 02, 2008
Categories: Activities, Beauty, Budget, Cheap, Cosmetics, Creativity, Feet, Free, Fun, Money, Shoes, Tips, Women
It’s flip-flop and sandal season, so now is the time to show off your little piggies. But you don’t have to pay $20 for an expensive salon pedicure - you can do one at home quickly and cheaply:
- Remove Excess Nail Polish - Take nail polish remover and a cotton ball, and remove all traces of old nail polish.
- Soak Your Feet - Fill a basin or foot bath with hot, yet comfortable water, and liquid soap. Soak your feet for 10 minutes.
- Remove Dead Skin With A Pumice Stone - Remove your feet from the basin and rub off dead skin with a pumice stone. Do it over the basin, so you don’t get your dead skin everywhere. You may even want to rub your feet with a foot scrub to remove additional skin.
- Rub Your Feet With Lotion - Rub some foot lotion on your feet to make them nice and soft.
- Cut Your Toenails - Using a toenail cutter, cut your toenail straight across. If you curve the nail, you risk an ingrown nail and infection. If you need to file the edge, only file in one direction, and again, in a straight line.
- Push Down Your Cuticles - Put some cuticle oil on your cuticles, and rub them in (olive oil or almond oil works just as well). Cover the end of an orange stick with a small piece of cotton, and gently push down your cuticles.
- Put On Your Flip-Flops - If you need to go somewhere immediately after painting your toes, now is the time to put on your flip-flops, or you’ll risk smudging them afterwards.
- Separate Your Toes - Buy toe separators at your local beauty store, or just use cotton or Kleenex to separate your toes so they don’t accidentally touch or overlap while you’re painting.
- Paint Your Toes - First, swipe some nail polish remover over your toes to remove any excess oils. Using quick, even strokes, paint two coats of your favorite nail color and a top coat. Let dry thoroughly before putting on your shoes.
- Maintain Your Pedicure - Every day, scrub your feet with the pumice stone in the shower and rub lotion on them while they’re still soft from the shower. If you want extra soft feet, rub Vaseline on them, cover them with fuzzy socks and go to sleep with the socks on.
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