Baring your feet in summer can be almost as scary as wearing a revealing bikini. After a winter of being stuffed into thick socks and boots, your feet may well be looking a little less than sweet.
Your first port of call should be an expert pedicure – go to a salon that's not just about painting your toes a pretty colour, but focuses on solving any potential problems, from in-grown toe nails, to callouses and hard skin. Footopia at Peter Jones is one of my favourites, or go to Scholl for a medical-based foot overhaul.
Once your feet are pedicure-pretty, it's all about maintaining the look at home. I chatted with Robin Opie, foot specialist at Footopia, for her quick at-home tips. To follow her invaluable hints just read more
- ESSENTIAL KIT Robin suggests investing in a footfile, for daily dry skin buffing, as well as a rich moisturising cream, such as, The Body Shop Blueberry Body Butter, (£6), to keep feet looking soft and pretty.
- KEEP IT SIMPLE It's all about keep your polish looking perky, without too much fuss. Robin advises just using a clear top coat, every four days or so, to keep the colour looking fresh – and to prevent chipping.
- FAKE IT "If your feet look glowing, then they instantly appear more attractive" says Robin. She recommends daily exfoliating, with a scrub such as The Sanctuary's Salt Scrub, (£8.95). Then slather on cream.
- POLISHED AND PERFECT Choose dark colours if you have paler skin, as this will stop your feet looking washed out. Robin suggests this summer's IT colour – Russian Navy by OPI, (£11). "All skin tones look good with a bright, true red polish" says Robin. "This season everyone's asking for Thriller Brazil, (by OPI), it's the perfect pillar box red shade."
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How much roughly should I expect to pay for a overhaul expert pedicure?
1Well it really depends. The Footopia one at Peter Jones is £42 but is money well spent, especially if you only need to go once every few months. Out of central London, you're looking at about £15-£20.
Try and avoid the really cheap ones where they'll just give you a foot scrub and paint your toe nails. You can do that at home!
2I'm weary of nail salons after BellaSugar posted an article about the nasty infections you can get at them. I'd rather do this stuff at home. Thanks for the tips! I have really pale skin so I'm going to try a dark colour this time.
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