New York-based celebrity nail artist Jin Soon shares her essential guide for an easy at-home pedicure. Your feet will be sandal-ready in no time.
Get to work on rough skin and calluses. Soak feet for a few minutes in warm water with hand wash from step one. The cuticles and skin will then be soft enough to treat. Try Botani Detox Foot Scrub, $14.95.
After soaking, perform a callus treatment. Begin by scrubbing feet with a soothing scrub. Massage into feet, rinse. Then get to work with your pumice, sloughing until skin feels less rough. Try Avon Footworks Pumice Stone and Brush, $9.
Dry your feet and take a few minutes to massage a hydrating, cooling moisturising cream all the way from your toes to your knees. Try Endota Spa Foot Cream Mint and Desert Lime, $45.
Wipe the nail clean from oil and moisturiser with a cotton pad soaked in nail-polish remover. After separating the toes to prevent smudges, apply the nail lacquer. Try Essie The Cuticle Pen, $29.95. Mavala Pedi-Pads, $6.95.
Choose a beautiful summer hue and apply one single stripe of colour down the centre of the nail, then along either side, repeating until the nail has a smooth finish of polish. Try B Collection by Bloom Nail lacquer in Cancun, 14.95, from Target. OPI Nail Lacquer Pink Flamenco, $19.95. Zoya Professional Lacquer in Renee, $17.
Two layers of colour are essential to get the true depth of your polish. Try: Jin Soon for M.A.C Nail Lacquer in Rich, Dark, Delicious, $22. Jin Soon for M.A.C Nail Lacquer in Dance all Night, $22. M.A.C Nail Lacquer in Beyond Jealous.
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