The Agony of De-FEET: Fight The Frump

A blog that has made the Cara Honor Roll (aka my Google Reader) recently posted a fab “Opened Toed Shoe Pledge“. Go check it out! It’s a very cute pledge that all women should take if they want to wear sandals.

So let’s take a minute to talk a minute about pedicures. If you haven’t had one – GO GET ONE! It is totally worth the 25-30 bucks and half-hour to get your tootsies soaked, scrubbed, pumiced, moisturized, filed and polished. Plus, a massage is sometimes included all the way up the calves! It’s wonderful. Seriously, do it!

Now, once you have a professional pedicure, the do-it-yourself type sucks a little bit. But it is important to maintain a nice foot. Especially during the season of super cute shoes! So my advise to maintain the sandal-ready foot, is these simple steps:

• Keep a pumice stone in your bath/shower. You can take an extra minute every so often to scrub those feet to a smooth finish.
• Also keep a nail brush in your bath/shower. Nothing ruins a pedi more than dirty toes!
• When applying lotion, don’t skip the tootsies! Keep them moisturized with the rest of your body.
• At the very least, keep your nails trimmed by either using clippers or a file.
• When polishing, always apply a base coat to protect your natural nails. And always apply a top coat to protect the polish.
• If you are afraid of chips in your polish, stick with a pale neutral color so it’s not as obvious.
• If you’re in a bummy-mood, paint your toes red. It’s an instant pick-me-up! (a glass of wine helps too!)

For more beauty tips (as if you need them) visit my pal Mrs. Fussypants.