Try a French pedicure!
The word pedicure is enough to
make a woman swoon with pleasure. It is sheer luxury to soak the feet in
a tub of warm water and surrender to the ministrations of the
pedicurist. Especially after a hard day’s work, nothing can beat the
relaxation that a pedicure can give. The feeling of bubbles in the water
tickling the feet, a pedicurist trimming and filing nails, pushing
cuticles back, applying lotion and then giving a nice rejuvenating
massage along with the application of the polish is a real treat in
itself.
If one is hard pressed for time,
one can always do a quick and easy French pedicure at home. First of
all, the nails have to be cleaned with polish remover and cotton. Then
one can paint a wide white stripe across the tips of nails and, once
dry, just dip the tip of the toes in a cap full of remover. Do not wipe,
just dip. The messy white edge in nail bed can be cleaned up now in the
shape of the nail. Any paint on skin should also be cleaned up. After
this, a clear pink or matte clear polish can be painted on the entire
nail. The result is surprisingly similar to a professional French
pedicure job in a spa or salon.
Essentially, a French pedicure
is different from a pedicure as it requires two nail colours. In a
pedicure, usually, only a single nail colour is used. The first choices
of colour in a French pedicure are white for the tips of the nails and a
light pink or peach tone for the base. A light pink with a bit of a
metallic in it can also be used for its cool quotient.
Another difference in a French
pedicure is that the soaking of feet in warm water to soften them is not
a requirement. But it is definitely recommended for its sheer
therapeutical value. Soaking the feet not only relieves the toes and
feet of dry skin but also exfoliates it. Besides, the application of
lotion makes the feet baby soft. The lotion can be massaged onto the
feet, between toes, on cuticles and even on lower legs for the full
relaxation effect. Cuticles are then gently pushed back for the right
effect. This is what a pedicure is all about.
On the other hand, in a French
pedicure, the pampering is left out. This is how it is done. It is a
necessary to let the nails grow a bit here. These are then trimmed by
either squaring them off or rounding them off. But a square look is
better in a French pedicure as it is easier to have an even line for the
white polish. Once the nails are trimmed, the French pedicure polish can
be applied.
A layer of base coat is recommended. Once it is dry, apply an even
amount of white polish to the tips of the nails in a straight, smooth
line. Care should be taken that this line is not too big or too small.
Once this dries, it is time to apply the base coat. A thin layer of the
pink base coat should be applied evenly over all ten nails again. The
French pedicure is not ready.
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