Archive for September 24th, 2009

The best way to pamper your feet is through treating it with french pedicure. If you have been to various beauty parlors, this would be one of the services that they may offer. Many would say that this is a very relaxing way to pamper your feet to make it look better and make you feel better.

Instead of going to beauty shops, you can actually treat your feet luxuriously by performing french pedicure on your own. You just have to purchase the right supplies that would help give you a relaxing, clean, and comfortable feeling for your feet.

If you have decided to do this at home, you will need to get your own french pedicure kit so you can follow through the whole procedure. You may have to get hold of foot lotions, foot scrubs as well as callous removers. You can definitely find these products available in beauty stores or drug stores. You may also need to purchase Epsom salt for your feet.

The first thing you have to do is to establish a french pedicure is to wash and immerse your feet in moderately warm water where you could use a few drops of Epsom salt. This salt is known for its capability to make your skin feel softer and cleaner. If you had your nail polished before, you have to remove those. You may have to use a nail polish remover, cuticle remover and cuticle cutter for this. You have to remove the old nail polish and clean the nails with these tools. Then you have to use a nail file to file your nails and have it appear square shaped.

Now, to make sure that excess nail endings are removed, you may need a nipper to nip those excess nails away. As your nails look smooth, clean, and square shaped, you can dry your feet and start applying your french pedicure kit. This kit is usually composed of a regular white nail polish, a colorless nail polish, and a flesh or light pink nail polish.

To create those beautiful french tips, you apply colorless nail polish first to strengthen your nails, and then apply the white nail polish to the tip of your nails. You will then have to apply the finishing touches, for the light pink nail polish to liven it up and you are all done. All you have to do is to wait until it dries out and you can now admire those beautiful french pedicures on your feet.