How To Give Yourself a Pedicure
May 20, 2009 by Jennifer · Leave a Comment
I know it seems like I’m obsessed with the approach of summer weather, but I live in a place where there is snow on the ground eight months out of the year. Humor me.
My latest beauty project is getting my toes ready for sandals. I work a lot of hours, so it’s not always convenient to get myself to a salon for a pedicure. But it’s so easy to give yourself a pedicure at home, so why not?
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First, remove any old nail polish from your toes. Then, soak your tootsies in a bowl/bucket full of warm water. Add some soothing bath salts and relax for 10-15 minutes. If you’re lucky enough to own a foot spa, now’s the time to break it out! Ahh.
Dab cuticle cream on your cuticles. While that is soaking in, clip your toenails, if necessary, then file down any rough or pointy edges.
Push back your cuticles using an orangewood stick or other cuticle-pushing device.
Use a pumice stone to exfoliate and smooth out rough skin on heels and balls of your feet. If a pumice stone feels too rough for you, try a loofah.
Rub a rich cream into your feet. Many lotions especially made for your feet have a minty, refreshing feel to them. Sit back again for a few minutes to let the cream soak in. Isn’t this fun?
Swipe nail polish remover across your toenails again. Residual oils from the creams you used could keep your polish from adhering properly, so in order to ensure that your pedicure lasts as long as possible, you want to remove those oils from the nailbed.
Apply base coat and let it dry. Apply two coats of polish, allowing a minute between coats. Remove any stray polish with a Q-Tip dipped into polish remover. Finish it all off with a coat of top coat.
Be sure to allow adequate drying time before sticking your feet into shoes!
Now your toes look great and it's time to show off those cute new sandals! Happy feet!
How To Indulge Yourself With A Spa At Home
January 14, 2009 by Elena · Leave a Comment
If you are in need of some pampering, and who isn’t these days? Take yourself to the spa. Now, I’m not talking about spending thousands of dollars on a weekend retreat where you get scrubbed, rubbed and polished. In today’s economy, you need to be reasonable, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t treat yourself to some spa relaxation and pampering with your very own home spa.
It’s not difficult to recreate a spa experience in the comfort of your own home; all you need are the right spa products and a few hours of peace and quiet.
No spa experience is complete with out a long, luxurious soak so you’ll need some bath bombs, oils or bubbles. Once you’ve had your soak, you will be ready for a scrub. Body scrubs are a great way to remove deal skin cells and re-energize your skin. Choose a gentle skin scrub that will offer you the benefits that you are looking for. A volcanic scrub will cleanse while detoxifying skin and moisturizing and is an excellent choice for your spa experience.
After scrubbing, you should follow up with a moisturizer. Choose a moisturizer that is decadent and luxurious. Remember, you should feel pampered.
When it comes to spa, you cannot neglect your feet. Soak your feet and treat them to warm bubbles in a home foot spa. Once they are ready to go, scrub the soles and heels with a specialized foot scrub before moisturizing them. And last but not least, finish off your spa experience with a beautiful polish or French manicure on those toes. You can make it easy with a polish set that provides everything that you need for beautiful toes.
A spa experience does not have to be expensive, but it should be relaxing and leave you feeling invigorated. So indulge yourself today, you deserve it.
