Pamper your feet
Pamper your feet
Throughout the year we forget that they are there. At the end of the day, we always keep them warm with socks, stockings and huge boots. But when it comes time to put on our sandals, we realize that, perhaps, we have neglected them a bit … Don't worry, because with our tricks, you can do your pedicure without leaving home and show off your perfect feet.
Image by: Beter
The kit
The kit
If you get a pedicure kit like this, you will have everything you need to transform your feet (exfoliating, lime and moisturizing) and it will be cheaper. After the shower, when the skin is softer, take the opportunity to smooth out rough spots and exfoliate your feet.
The Body Shop Mint Pedicure Set, € 20
Automatic
Automatic
If your feet are badly damaged, you may want to go for an electric file. It is used to smooth the heels and also to shape the nails easily.
My Carbon Electric File, € 19.95
Moisturize daily
Moisturize daily
When you go to sleep, get in the habit of hydrating your feet just like you do with your hands in winter. You can use your usual moisturizer, but if you see that it falls short, get a specific one for the feet.
Caudalie Foot Beauty Cream, € 15
Watch your heels
Watch your heels
They are the area that is most visible wearing sandals and the one that most often reveals the lack of pampering. If they crack a lot, get a specific cream to treat them.
Ziaja Foot Cream for Cracked Heels, € 3.10
Shapes
Shapes
Each side of this file is used to shape, polish and shine the nails. Ideally, your toenails should be straight edges.
Essence 4-way nail file, € 1.89
Protects
Protects
Use a primer for your nails that protects them from pigments and helps strengthen them like this one.
Rimmel London Nail Nurse 5-in-1 Nail Hardener, € 5.54
And now … it gives color!
And now … it gives color!
The most fun part of the process and the one that is capable of putting our feet in fashion: painting the nails. With a red one as intense as this one, there is no doubt, you will be right for sure, whatever the color of your skin. Do you want more colors? Find our favorite shades below …
Beter Youth Color Sunset Red Nail Lacquer, € 4.75
Classic black
Classic black
If you are one of those who adore dark colors for your feet, go ahead and choose a deep black like this one.
Maybelline NY Color Show Nail Polish, € 3.20
Candy colors
Candy colors
Pastel tones are one of the great bets of the season. If your skin is already somewhat tanned, a baby blue like this will suit you wonderfully.
Bourjois 1 Seconde Blue Nos Blues Nail Polish, € 9.80
Lemon
Lemon
Maybe painting all your nails yellow is too much for you, but you can use this color to decorate your pedicure with drawings of fruits or suns, all very summery.
Kiko Milano Pure Color Nail Polish, € 1 (was € 2.90)
Pure white
Pure white
It is one of the most fashionable colors this season. In addition to wearing it in a total look - combined with your white button-down dress - you can also use it as a base to create your own nail art designs or use stickers.
OPI Alpine Snow SoftShades Nail Polish, € 16.80
7 free
7 free
Enamel formulas are becoming more and more sophisticated. Beter has just launched a new line that protects our nails from aging, they also include UV filters and the colors are like falling out of the chair.
Beter Orchid Fuchsia Nail Lacquer, € 4.75
Soft
Soft
For those who prefer the most discreet tones, you can always resort to powdered roses like this one, which have a very natural finish and make the nail look more cared for.
Sephora Color Hit Pink Party Nail Polish, € 4.95
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
The color of the year 2018 could not be missing in our selection of nail tones for this summer. Ideal to take it to the beach.
Mavala Purple Beach Nail Polish, € 2.95
Top coat
Top coat
It is important to use a top coat if we want our nails to be perfect for more days and shine more if possible.
Beter Plumping Top Coat, € 5.90
Painting your toenails is one of the most entertaining activities that can be done in summer. It is the time in which we show off our feet the most and that is why it is worth spending a little while, because they also deserve our pampering. And it is that showing cracked heels should not be an option. But calm down because with our tricks you will wear a professional pedicure without leaving home and you can show off sandals without complexes.
Step by step for a perfect pedicure
- Goodbye hardness. It is the first step and also the most important. It will be useless if you paint your nails with the colors of the season if they do not look soft and pretty. Dip your feet in lukewarm water or take the opportunity right after showering to rub a pumice stone or callus file over your heels. There are electric ones with which it doesn't take long to make your feet like new.
- Exfoliate. Apply a scrub to the entire foot to leave all the skin smooth and remove dead cells. In this way, the treatments you apply afterwards will penetrate better and will be more effective.
- Moisturizes . Apply moisturizer before doing your pedicure more intensively, but it is also convenient to do it daily. You can use your body cream every day but if you need extra help you can get a specific one. There are them for all kinds of problems.
- Lima . Shape, polish, and shine your nails with a four-sided file.
Now yes: Paint your nails
The time has come to remove the nail lacquers. You need at least three: a primer, the color and a top coat to protect the color. The fashionable shades this year are very diverse. The pastels are a safe bet, the white is also hitting very hard and so is the purple . But if you want to bet on it, try bright red, fuchsia or black. They never fail.
By Sonia Murillo
