Lookin' Good: At-Home Pedicure

As you may have heard, I love a pedicure. But sometimes you just can't make it out to get one or you don't have the cash to make it worth it. Or the couch Is really comfy. Either way, the prospect of going out together your feet prettied isn't always likely. That's why I've whipped up my own at-home recipes and steps to tide you over till you can scrape together the change to get a professional to do the job.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Here's what you'll need product-wise:

sad feet; lemon, salt and oil at the ready!

• Salt
• End of a lemon
• Olive oil or coconut oil
• A bucket, sink or bathtub
• Your favorite lotion
• A yummy pair of old socks

That's the minimum. If you wanna go all-out, you'll need:

• Your favorite foot mask
• A small hard ball, like a golf ball or tennis ball

Ok- you got everything? Let's do this.


First, if you want to, start with a foot mask. All you do is slather it on and wrap your feet in plastic wrap or ziplock bags (this part is a little weird at first, but you get the hang of it. Then you wrap them in a warm towel and watch an episode of Say Yes To The Dress.

"i wanna be a princess..."

If you dont want to/ dont have a foot maks you like, start by taking your lemon half and putting a bit of oil on it. Then sprinkle the grainy sugar on it. Add some more as needed. then, over your tub or sink, use the lemon to scrub the ever-loving crap out of your heels, arches and toes. Really get in there! The acid in the lemon helps break down the dead skin cells, the salt scrubs them away and the oil moisturizes. Once your content with the scrubby goodness, rinse and pat dry those feet.



Now hobble over to the couch.



Take your favorite lotion and warm some up in your hands. I like to rub my feet starting with the arches and gently rubbing each toe and muscle. Once your hands hurt, glob on a layer of lotion and carefully roll on your old socks.

If you want a deeper massage put that hard ball on the floor and roll your foot over it to get th knots out. I like to do this with my socks on. I do it kind of mindlessly while I watch another Say Yes To The Dress or Income Property.

happy, soft feet!

Bam-you have happy, soft feet!And you got caught up on your HGTV and TLC shows. So everyone's a winner.

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Lookin' Good: Pedicure Colors

Pedicures are very important to me.
In my mind, they are one of the most satisfying spa treatment anyone can have done. And the results are soft feet and pretty toes. Theres just no down side to that.

As you know from my post about my nails, The pedi is where I let my little toe-shaped freak flags fly. I love getting new com ors and painting my little piggies till they sparkle! Since I'm in the process of moving, I can't really allow myself to indulge in buying a whole bunch of new colors the way I'd like to. But a girl can dream, can't she? Here are some of my favorites:

Lookin' Good: Nail Time

I recently stopped biting my nails (for now...) and let me just say, I've grown accustomed to them.

see? look how long they are! (yes, this is long for me)

But I've also become absurdly stubborn as to what colors they are painted. I've become the overly strict father in [insert any 90's teen movie here]. I only like them either:
1) burgundy
           OR
2) french manicured up.

That is IT.
NO trendy halter tops or crazy parties for THESE nails.



But they do end up with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. So it ends up being a win.

But when it comes to pedicures... well, let's just say they're the rebellious, outsider/'loser' daughter who really sticks it to society with her creativity. These are the nails that get to show up to prom all prettied up after being an ugly duckling for the first 45 minutes of the movie; they're the ones who end up with Heath Ledger or Freddy Prinze Jr. Lucky bastards.

But this is not about winners and losers; its about pretty nails. And two sisters who, after looking harder at themselves, can find common ground and truly love each other while conveniently finding ridiculously handsome boyfriends.

Or it's about my nails.

spoiler: its about my nails.