Another help me do the glam thing - FEET, I want nice ones.

[NatalieJane]

Never took much notice of them before, and have discovered a bit of hard skin on the bottom of one of them, and, I am cringing even as I admit to this, but I habit of picking at my toes nails, so they just look awful, how do I do a home pedicure, and what do I need to do it, and anything else that you think might help me would be great

you need to get a pumice or something to file off the hard skin and the moisturise moisture moisture. stop picking your toenails and paint them!

soak
file
flexitol

I know it is disgusting, I don't even know I am doing most of the time. What colour do I paint them? The last time I painted them I was about 13 and I think I had yellow and green alternating It was cool then!!

Ooooo whats flexitol?

paint them RED! i am obsessed with mine atm as i can't paint them due to a fungal (shudder) infection.

flexitol

red or barbie pink

What about a pumice stone, are there good ones and bad ones or will any do?

I think it will have to be barbie pink, I am too pale for red, besides, won't my nails end up being all yellow if they are painted red?

Flexitol - 10000 times better than pumice and no dead skin in the bath.
If you really want to sand them get a proper chiropody sponge and read the instructios carefully.

If painting a strong colour always use a base coat to stop it staining (ordinary clear polish will do). And a top coat will make it last much longer.

flexitol

fom boots
foul pics of feet on it

get a metal file from boots, better than pumice imo

So what do I do then? SOak them in warm water(?) put this flexitol stuff on and paint my nails? Is that it?

soak in bath
file when get out.
slather on flexitol and put on socks to stop slipping everywhere
paint toes day after

Aha, thanks very much

I have added it all to my shopping list, it is exciting all of this pampering

One more question, how often do I do the soak/file/flexitol thing?

think the flexitol tube advises you - (not too often else it will dissolve foot completely )

Ok, thanks everyone

(eeeuww to idea of foot dissolving )

there's also a fab German cream called Gehwohl which is similar (ie contains urea) but is less easy to get hold of in this country.

Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream is my favourite thing to use for the problem you describe...and it has a long term effect.

Hey, now don't go throwing more things in, I was just starting to think this was going to be easy!!!

OK, so which is best?

look for urea on label

I have heard of something called Pedikur sold on QVC website (www.pedikur.com/) which sounds good.

Atrixo handcream worked for me where all else (including cracked heel cream) failed. It is cheaper too!

Flexitol is very good. Getting a professional pedicure is lovely and then you can just do upkeep.

Had a pedicure this morning and now have lovely toes with french manicure and 3 tiny little daisies on each big toe-nail! (I know nail art can be chavvy but this isn't - trust me! It's just SO pretty! Nearly crashed car on way hom as kept looking at my toes!