Over the years, I've noticed that the sand and sea tend to deteriorate my pedicures more quickly than just about anything else. That's why I love this easy-to-achieve quick and simple pedicure that can be done in about ten minutes flat. It's easy to master, so it can keep your feet looking groomed all summer long. Here's what you'll need:
For four simple step-by-step directions, read more.
- Step 1: Begin by soaking your feet in the hot soapy water to soften up your skin. Then, push back or trim your cuticles and file away any hard calluses under your toes or around your heels.
- Step 2: Trim and file your toenails so that the ends of your nails are slightly shorter than the end of the skin on your toes.
- Step 3: Swipe your toenails twice with nail polish remover (use the non-acetone kind if possible since it's less drying) and separate your toes with toes spacers. Then, apply a base coat and one coat of pale pink or beige nail polish.
- Step 4: Wait about a minute and then apply a light layer of topcoat — voila, you're finished!
Julia Cocco'
Charles Tyrwhitt
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If you don' talready have polish on your nails, what is the purpose of the "Swipe your toenails twice with nail polish remover" step? Is it just to clean and prep the surface, or only to remove existing polish?
1jspeed, it removes oils so the polish sticks better.
2I haven't had a pedi in a while because it's really time consuming maybe I'll do this
3I still like having an orange stick to wipe away any excess. But I use mostly darker colors.
4I prefer brighter colors in the summer, but I might try this...easy to upkeep for my vacation.
5Bright colors are nice, but the light shade tends not to show chips anywhere near as much.
6I love the sheer colour pink nail polish. I've tried so many different brands to get just the right shade and so far no luck, but this one looks promising.
7add in a sephora french tip pen and you've got a super easy french pedicure
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