Tis the Season for Painted Toes
There’s nothing more that complements a cute pair of sandals than a nicely trimmed, manicured and painted set of toes. So, you can either fork out the cash to go and get a professional pedicure, or you can give yourself a pedicure in your own home. Although I will say, the results I’ve gotten from professionals looks much better and lasts forever!
The trick to getting the nail polish to last forever though is something that not a lot of us folks at home take the time to do ourselves when we’re painting our toenails. If you’re anything like me, you just rush a swipe of polish on with no base coat and no top coat and hope for the best! But, if you really want your nail color to last a long time, you will need to get a base coat polish, and you’ll also need to get a top coat that’s tough as nails (no pun intended) so that it will prevent splitting, cracking, peeling and fading.
If you want to really pamper yourself, you can even give yourself a foot soak with some essential oils in the warm water, to soften your feet, and also rub down the bottoms of your feet with a pumice stone to get them smooth and soft. Mary Kay cosmetics actually has an excellent foot and hand care system that costs 75 bucks, but it gives you a fell spectrum pedicure or manicure in your own home. Not sure if it’s worth that much money, but I enjoyed my set while I had it.
A cuticle stick is a must also, because after you’re done soaking your poor, tired feet, you will want to shape and push back your cuticles so that they are not visible and don’t get in the way of the polish when you begin to polish you toes. I prefer darker polishes on my feet, but this is just a personal preference. I think it looks a bit more sophisticated than the lighter colors, plus it tends to complement more women’s feet than the lighter colors. Do you have a preference or any tips on how to get sandal-perfect toes for the summer months?
