Save your pennies with an easy at-home pedicure
1 Buff & smooth
The quickest way to achieve smooth soles is to use a hard-working foot file. Scholl Hard Skin Remover Foot File, £7.99, Boots, promises soft feet in just seconds. Take the file and buff it into the soles of your feet to remove hard skin and calluses until they look and feel smooth. Make sure to use it on the sides of your feet and under your toes.
2 Exfoliate & scrub
After filing, either jump in the shower or massage in a foot scrub and rinse off in the bath to ensure all dead skin has been removed. Neal’s Yard Pumice Foot Scrub, £16, nealsyardremedies. com, gets to work on even the toughest of soles. The ginger and mint essential oils work to revitalise tired feet and leave skin feeling soft and smooth.
3 Trim & tidy
If your nails look like they need a little TLC, cut and file them with some nail tools. Truyu by QVS Essential Grooming Kit, £7.30, Sainsbury’s, has everything you need to give yourself a salon-quality pedicure at home. For the most professional finish, square off your nails with a nail file.
4 Nourish & shine
This award-winning foot cream instantly transforms the way your feet look and feel by boosting hydration, illuminating and softening skin. Margaret Dabbs Limited Edition Intensive Hydrating Foot Lotion with Grapefruit & Rosemary, £30, margaretdabbs. co.uk, is worth the investment as it has a multitude of benefits and will last you for months. Apply from your knees down to your toes to hydrate and refresh skin.
5 Refresh & revive
The last step before being sandal-ready is to apply a refreshing product like Boots Reviving Foot Spray, £3.79, Boots. The antiseptic mint and witch hazel spray helps to cool and deodorise feet in seconds and is perfect to use in summer before stepping out of the house. Reuse throughout the day.
6 Choose a holiday hue
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Stroke-1 Coat in Peachy Breeze, £4.99, Boots, is the ultimate holiday shade that provides full coverage, high gloss, and a long-lasting, chip-resistant finish in just 60 seconds.
7 Quickdry pedi
