Do-It-Yourself Pedicure for Brides

All eyes are on your hands during the wedding, but people will inevitably notice your feet if you wear open-toed shoes. Get a pedicure once a month. It’s best to let a professional tend to your toes (ingrown nails are nasty and painful, and professionals help keep them at bay). If you can’t afford a monthly salon pedicure, give yourself pedicures and visit the pros every third month. You have problem toenails, schedule pedicures every other week — visit your pedicurist at least three times pre-wedding.

But start taking good care of your feet much before the wedding. If you cannot afford a professional on a regular basis and you plan on saving your money then the best way is to buy a really good set of pedicure tools kit and do it at home. Having the proper tools makes removing hard, old skin and cuticles much safer and easier with better, smoother results.

Here is a how you can take care of your feet on a regular basis by doing pedicure at home:

1. Fill a tub or bucket with a gallon of warm water. Use foot soaking tablets or liquids that may be used in the water for moisturizing, freshening, and softening. If you don’t have products of this nature on hand, a tablespoon of baking soda and a teaspoon of bath oil will produce the same effect. Soak your feet for about twenty minutes to soften calluses and corns. Throw away the water.

In salons feet are submerged in a sea salt bath to further loosen dead skin cells. Sea salt tablets are available for purchase in many beauty supply and bath stores

2. Then pat dry your feet with a clean towel and use a nail filer to remove dead skin. You can also use a pumice stone to remove dead skin or dry spots. After removing the dead skin use a foot cream and massage gently to remove flakiness as well.

3. After that clean and file the toenails with the help of a clipper to remove rough edges. Work slowly to avoid breaking of the toenails. A gentle continuous motion of the file is the best way.

4. Then using a cuticle stick give shave to the nails and push back the cuticle skin. Do not force cuticles as it can cause bleeding.

5. Next apply a base coat polish first and wait for five minutes. Then choose a color for the second coat. The third coat could be a clear polish that protects the color from chipping.

6. Allow the polish to dry properly and naturally. Avoid using a hair dryer to do so.

Application of polish should be the last step in the pedicure. Once your feet have been soaked, exfoliated, moisturized, and the nails prepared, begin with a fortifier base coat of polish. Cover nails with a thin coat. Thick coats do not dry underneath the surface and will be more prone to chipping. Allow undercoat to dry thoroughly. Nails will absorb the fortifier as it fills in cracks and crevices, creating a smooth nail surface.

Be sure to get your bridal pedicure the day before, not the day of, your wedding. That way, it’ll still look fresh, but you’re less likely to ruin the finish with day-of activity.