The long warm days of summer have arrived. It’s time to lose the lockdown uggies and prepare your feet for sexy summer sandals. Our thirty minute at home pedi is the perfect way to beach ready feet and twinkling toes.
When it comes to a DIY pedi it can be hard initially to get the same results at home that you are use to from the salon, but with the right tools and a little practice it’s possible to turn your tootsies from hobbit to smooth heels and insta-worthy toes in no time.
Let us guide you through a self-pamper pedi with six easy steps, using all natural products.
Before you begin, gather your tools and create a space for your pedi sanctuary. The necessary tools of the trade are:
Prepping your nails is key to a perfect pedi. Start by removing any old polish and ridding the nails of any oil or dirt build up by wiping over with a non-toxic polish remover. This provides a clean nail ready for fresh colour and adds essential nutrients that help nourish and strengthen the nail.
A dedicated foot scrub eliminates dead skin cells and replenishes moisture. Balm Balm Tea Tree Foot Balm is a perfect antibacterial base for creating an instant at home foot scrub. Add a teaspoon of finely milled Himalayan Sea salt or organic sugar to an equal amount of balm and massage into heels, feet and around the toes.
To remove the scrub, soak in a tub of lukewarm water. Add in a small scoop of French Girl Bath Soak for extra luxury and softening. Enjoy the tranquility for 10-15 minutes.
Remove feet from soak and gently smooth the damp skin with a light scrub using a pumice or foot file, taking not care not to over file. Start at the balls of your feet, then bottoms and sides of your heels and around your toes. Rinse in your soak and then dry thoroughly.
Jasmin Serenity Effervescent Bath Soak
Using sharp and clean nail clippers, clip nails straight across just above where they lift off the skin. This will leave a thin white tip without over clipping which can lead to ingrowns.
Use a clean file to shape the nails. Protect from over-filing by tilting upwards and filing from the underside of the nail rather than across the top surface.
While the skin is still softened from the soak use the flattened end a orange stick to gently push back the cuticles at the nail bed. Use the rounded end of the orange stick to clean under the nails.
Create a smooth surface by buffing the top and sides of your nail. This rids the nail of ridges and any pedi-ruining residue and helps prepare the surface for polish.
Massage in a quality organic foot balm. Better still if you can find someone to do it for you! A dedicated foot cream like Balm Balm Tea Tree Foot Balm is antibacterial and antiviral, which helps protect feet and toes against odour causing bacteria and fungi. The nourishing and hydrating balm base locks in moisture, keeping cracked heels and scaly skin at bay.
A final light wipe over the nails with non-toxic polish remover will remove excess product from the nails and prepare them for a flawless application of polish.
Apply a thin layer of base coat, one sweep up the middle and one each side of the nail. Allow to set.
Pick you sexy summer colour. Hanami mini polish collections are the perfect way to mix it up with a range of four great shades to take you through the season. Our summertime favourite is “Calypso”, a sassy mix of popping colour for any sunny occasion.
Mini Polish Collection – Calypso
Shake colour polish well to ensure consistency of colour and apply a thin coat to start. Wait a few minutes before applying another colour coat.
When colour coat has set Apply top coat to seal in the colour, prevent chipping and add shine. Top coat can be applied every few days to aid in longevity of your pedicure.
Once tip coat is dry carefully clean up any rouge polish with an organic cotton tip dipped in a little polish remover.
We choose not to trim the cuticles, rather we advocate cuticle care that promotes healthy cuticles through regular use of nourishing and replenishing cuticle oils. Apply cuticle oil after your new polish has set and regularly between pedicures to maintain cuticle health, massaging into cuticles and nail bed.
French Girl Nail and Cuticle Oil comes in a no mess roller ball applicator and is formulated with an enriching blend of dynamic botanical extracts and essential oils to improve and maintain the health of nails and cuticles. “Liquid gold” argan oil along with pomegranate and hemp oils are deeply hydrating while rosemary extract helps stimulate nail growth and provides antibacterial protection. The perfect finish to your at home summer ready pedi.
Nail And Cuticle Oil
That’s it. Toes are ready. Now pop on your favourite sexy sandals and enjoy the sunshine!
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