Tweezerman Sole mates

Keeping your feet smooth is a must for the hot days and nights. Upon my recent visit of Ici Paris, I noticed that they are selling Tweezerman Sole Mates - an expert tool for pedicure. It costs 25 EUR but I was lucky, I got it in New York for 10 USD, bless the sales :-).

The box contains two magnetic tools, which is perfect for storage and travel. One is a stainless steel micro-file (to remove colluses and rough skin) and the other is nickel finishing file (to buff skin). I am happy to report that the finishing file(white) works perfectly well and it is indeed very effective buffing the skin. However, I am not that crazy about the steel micro-file with a "no mess" compartment. Maybe it is because my skin on the feet is really rough, but it does not seem to be working for me.

I have to say that I do not think it is worth 25 EUR, so if you can get it cheaper, super, if not, any other "no brand" file will do!

Love your feet

It is official, it is summer time in Belgium (never mind the calendar)! With people daring to bare more, you should also think about your feet and the state they are in. There are many ways how to tackle this (you could always wear boots, as I so often - shockingly - observe during the summer months) or you can get down to the base of it, scrub your feet and make them presentable for those cute sandals.

As with everything, you are only as good as your tools, so prepare a little arsenal for this (or if you like, hit a pedicure salon for fish pedicure). You will need: a basin, hot water with sea salt, a towel, nail clippers, a foot file, a scrub, moisturizing cream, nail varnish remover, cotton pads, nail filer and a favourite nail varnish. (told you...)

I like to soak my feet into a basin with quite hot water and sea salt to soften the hard skin. I also find that trimming the nails is easier after a bath, same goes for removing nail varnish. Make sure your tools are clean and disinfected.

Then I scrub off all hard skin and take my time with it too! Push back the cuticles and apply nail varnish. When it dries, apply a good moisturizer. And you are ready to hit the streets!