Pedicures- are they worth it

[fatmumma]

just back from waxing and special offer on pedicures at beauty salon. I've never had one, are they worth it? Special offer is luxury pedicure at same price as standard.

[MrsLeighHalfpenny]

I've only ever had one at a chiropodist, and it was worth every penny (£25). Never tried one at a beauty salon - what would they do?

[fatmumma]

Exfoliation, massage with heated booties , cuticle work, cooling mask & polish

[Lottapianos]

Yes i would say go for it. Feet will look and feel amazing afterwards and should continue looking good for a couple of weeks in sandal weather.

Its actually fairly easy to do your own - get one done in the salon and pick up some tips. That's what I did and now I do my own all year round

[MaryBerrysEyelashes]

if you have really bad feet start off with a chiropodist.. then do cosmetic one

News just in - the School cracked heels cream is WAY better than Flexitol

[Callycatsy]

If you can do your own polish then I would do it yourself.

Remove old polish
File nails
Use a foot file on the dry skin
Soak feet
One foot at a time - use a scrub - face or body, your feet won't mind
Apply a bit of oil to the cuticles
Soak again and remove scrubby bits
Push back cuticles, slowly, carefully and meticulously - a metal hoofstick is good or use a wooden one
Rinse feet and dry
Slather on moisturiser
Put feet in plastic bags and socks over then relax
After a while massage in remaining moisturise
Wipe over nail plate with remover
Put on flipflops
Base coat
Polish
Polish
Top coat

Voila!

[gonegrey56]

The only caveat I would make is that the last pedicure I had (at a very upmarket salon) gave me nasty fungal infection. The owner was very defensive when I (politely) complained, but one of her employees let slip that other women had also been back to complain about the poor hygiene standards. Sp, from now, on, I do my own and the advice given on this thread is excellent.

[toffeeboffin]

Totally worth it. Mine lasts around a month, sometimes 6 weeks. Makes your feet look gorgeous!

Its so nice too, a real treat. Mine are never as neat if I do them myself.

[User543212345]

Just be careful who you have do it. The last one I had (where I always go) the chap doing it kept filing my ankle along with the hard skin on my feet and had me bleeding by the end! I won't be going back again.

[TollgateDebs]

Not all treatments are equal! Many nail salons are not trained and it shows! Ask to see their qualifications and their insurance, as this might give a little peace of mind as to the hygiene aspects, but this is obviously not always a guarantee. Having trained, we were taught to recognise problems before being allowed to actually do anything with a client's feet, as not only is it bad for the client, it is not great for the therapist either! Recommendations are best. Something I love are the paraffin wax treatments, for hands and feet, but are easy to do yourself and for very little money!