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Tuesday, 5 June 2018

Summer feet part 2 - foot mask

Dead skin be gone

In a bid to get my feet holiday ready I had 2 options, spend hours soaking and filing my poor dry feet OR sit with some socks on for an hour and let the products do the hard work for me.

Being incredibly lazy I went for option 2.

Enter Footner Exfoliating Socks.

These are effectively, 2 plastic bags with a material soaked with exfoliating ingredients which include my favourite AHA's (see my post for a guide to these) - Mandelic, Glycolic and Lactic acid, as well as some hyaluronic acid for a bit of hydration.

You basically cut the top off the plastic bag to allow you to insert your feet, you then wear the socks for an hour - I put socks over them so I could carry on with my normal evening activities but I did find the solution sloshed about a fair bit so you would be better just sitting watching a box set while the mask does its work.

You then rinse your feet and forget that you did anything to them...until 3/4 days later. To start with I thought the product hadn't worked but day 5 hit and boom, my feet fell off.

I have inserted some delightful photos below. If you have a foot phobia perhaps scroll past these.

The result however is fantastic. I did an extra bit of scrubbing on my heel to get rid of a tiny bit of remaining dead skin, but the rest of my feet were baby-bum smooth.

I would definitely recommend however be prepared to have around 4 or 5 days where your feet will not be in a presentable state and to have socks filled with dead skin. The process isn't pretty (although it is incredibly satisfying peeling off the shedding layers), but the results certainly are.

Before


During treatment and 3 days later


Days 4-5 post application (and post a bit satisfying self-skin removal)

Nail varnish worn:

Lavender Violets Coral Gold and Apricot Ice ( I wouldn't recommend as the apricot ice bit basically looks like you've half removed a glitter topcoat and given up, but to be thorough I thought it best to include)
Canni UV Milk Shake

Summer feet - part 1




At home gel nails

I have gone from high maintenance to low, to back again and feel I have now settled somewhere in between. I however have strong feelings about foot care. Manky looking feet are an absolute no. I would rather wear full cover shoes than sandals with scabby looking nails, HOWEVER I am not prepared to spend hours in a salon and my life's earnings to achieve this.

If you are like me and spend any amount of time wearing trainers/in a pool you will understand the issue of painstakingly pedicuring your toes only to have them destroyed after a session in the gym or pool.

Hear enters the beauty of gel nails.

I have now fully tried and tested an at-home nail gel system and can confirm that I can EASILY get 4 or 5 weeks wear out of a pedicure (if I can keep one colour on for that long before wanting a change). The process is also significantly quicker, as soon as that light beeps, you are set and ready to go. The novelty of being able to put your foot in socks and shoes within 30 seconds of the last cure still hasn't worn off.

The system I used is by Nail Star. It is an LED vs UV light - not so important for your feet but if you are concerned about ageing you want to limit the amount of unfiltered UV that your hands receive.

It was an absolute bargain and it is so light and transportable I would definitely purchase again.

The only other thing you need to buy is some acetone solution for soaking off the polish (I got mine from Home Bargains) and a prep solution which dehydrates the nail to allow better bonding and also removes any sticky layer left if you use a top coat which causes this.

Being such a bargain hunter, I was also unwilling to pay £15 for a nail polish that I was unsure I would use regularly so over to Ebay I went.

I will link all the polishes I have used below.

Top and Base coat
Pale Green: VB 182
Blue: Kiki London Zesty Sea Breeze
White: Kiki London Cream Puff

Absolutely would recommend the Kiki London range, under £4 a pop and the staying power is incredible.