Getting Your Feet Summer Ready

Seeing as though Summer in the UK is now here, what better time to get those feet out and give them a little pamper session. As we all know England doesn't have the best luck with the weather and we never know what its going to do. But with the sunny spells we are getting at the moment why not give our feet some care and attention so were not afraid to wear those sandals we've been keeping in our wardrobe. A lot of people neglect their feet throughout the winter time and when it comes to summer they get a bit of a shock, so here are some of my tips to get your feet and tootsies looking there best.

The first and most important thing when giving yourself a pedicure is to remove all the dead skin from the bottom of your feet, as nobody wants dry and hard soles. Removing the dead skin makes your feet feel so much softer and lighter and its so easy to do. I use a foot file which come in all shapes and sizes and are available in places like Boots and Superdrug for very affordable prices.

The next thing I like to do is exfoliate the feet. I like to do this after I have used the foot file as the exfoliater will remove any last flakes of dead skin and leave them feeling silky smooth. Any exfoliater will do the job but the one I'm loving at the minute is the Soap and Glory Scrub of Your Life. This is great for giving your feet a good old scrub. It has little pink beads in it which help to really get in there and they also leave the feet smelling nice.

After I have exfoliated my feet I will wash the excess product off in the bath under some warm water. Then it is time to moisturise those feet. One of my favourite all round moisturisers in the Soap and Glory Righteous Butter which is a lovely thick one and perfect for the whole body. But for something just for the feet I've been using the Soap and Glory Heel Genius foot cream. This is a much thicker cream made ideally for the feet only. I like to gently massage this into the soles of my feet and my heels then slip some socks on and let it do its magic overnight. Keeping the socks on overnight will help to lock in the moisture.

Once your feet are all smooth and soft its time to give your toe nails and cuticles a bit of work. Its important to keep your toenails straight at the top to avoid in-growing nails as that can be very painful. You should always look after your cuticles as it keeps them looking neat and tidy and not overgrown. These are some tools that will help take care of them.

Then its time to paint those toes! My favourite colours to paint my nails in summer are definitely pastel shades as I think they look great with a tan. I always try and give bright colours a go but I cant be parted from my pastels. One of my favourite colour combinations at the moment is the Models Own Hyper Gel nail polish in Pink veneer which is a beautiful baby pink. I also like to add a bit of glitter every now and again and one of my favourites is the Barry M Rose Quartz Glitter which is a polish full of biggish chunks of silver and pink glitter and it shines in the sun. Also carrying on with Barry M I like to use their Basecoat, Topcoat and nail hardener all in one as I can be quite lazy when it comes to those steps so this one does it all for me!

We shouldn't be afraid to get our feet out in the summer months, sometimes they just need a little TLC.

Hope you enjoyed my blogpost

Katie ♥