Pedicure
1-Remove old nail polish completely. Use of cotton balls leaves traces of cotton on nails so it is better to use cotton bands. Soak the cotton band with nail polish remover and remove the old polish. If the color is not coming off then press the cotton on to the nail and let it soak for a while.
2-Always use high quality clippers to cut your toenails. Cut your nails straight across, leaving about 1/8" of length. Do not let your nail extend over the tip of your toe.
3-For a soft square shape, file the nail around the corners in one direction. Use Emory boards and not metal files, as metal files rip nails. The smoother surface is for smoothing the nail edge while the coarser surface is for shortening and shaping nails.
4-Take warm water in a big flat bottom bowl. Add bath salts, aromatherapy oils or Epsom salts and let your feet soak for to minutes. Add about quarter cup of milk to the warm water. Lactic acid in the milk remove dead skin.
5-Apply cuticle remove to the base of each nail and rub in. Wait for a minute and then using an orangewood stick, slowly push the skin back where it meets the nail. Use cuticle nippers to trim loose skin.
6-Use an exfoliating body or foot scrub and a foot file or a wet pumice stone and remove the dead on the balls and heels of your feet. The idea is the smooth and not the remove. If your foot is turning bright red then stop. This means that you are scrubbing too hard.
7-Dry your feet thoroughly including between the toes and apply nourishing foot cream. Rub the feet and rehydrate cuticles by rubbing a little cuticle oil.
8-Use an acetone remover to get rid of the extra oils on the nails. Apply a thin base coat and using three strokes, one down the middle and one on each side. Do not paint cuticles. Apply three coats totally and then apply a thin topcoat. Use orangewood stick wrapped in cotton dipped in nail polish remover to remove excess nail polish.
9-Let your nails dry completely before you wear shoes.
