Flip flop and sandal weather is in full swing, but before you’re ready to show off your new footwear, you need to get your toes ready. With salons closed, it’s time you learned how to give yourself a pedicure. If you want the full salon experience find a comfy spot, play some music, light some candles, and get your tools ready. Here’s your step by step guide for getting the perfect pedicure.
Step 1: Soak Your Feet
Start by buffing and drying the rough spots with a foot file and clean your nails with cotton soaked in nail polish remover. Then soak your feet in a bowl of warm water and a foot soak for 10 minutes before drying them with a towel.
Step 2: Shape Your Cuticles and Nails
Use a cuticle softer and gently push back the thick layer of skin around your toenails with a cuticle pusher and if you need to, use your cuticle trimmers. When your cuticles are ready, shape them with a nail file.
Step 3: Exfoliate and Moisturize
Exfoliate with a scrub by buffing it onto your feet and lower legs and then rinsing it. File the rough spots and then dry your feet with a towel.
Step 4: Apply Nail Polish
Here’s the part you’ve been waiting for—painting your nails. Start by applying nail polish remover over your nails to give them a clean start. Put on a base coat, two coats of color, and a top coat, making sure each coat is dry before applying the next one. If you’ve made any mistakes, don’t worry about it—you can get rid of them with an angled makeup brush dipped in nail polish remover. Finish your pedicure off with a cuticle oil.
