While you might not have the time, money, or inclination to have a pedicure, spending a little time caring for your feet can do wonders for your presentation, particularly when wearing open shoes or walking around in bare feet.

You should prepare your toenails in the same manner as you would your fingernails.

In fact toes are often quite a lot easier to prepare than fingernails because you can use both hands.

But be careful when clipping your toenails that you don’t cut them too short at the sides as this can lead to ingrown toenails and that can be very painful.

Leaving the toe nails too long can also cause problems when wearing tight shoes.

Apart from damaging the shoe you can also damage the toenail.

Always file your toenails from the outside edge into the center as you would do with your fingernails.

This will stop your toenails from breaking apart.

By soaking your feet in a bowl of warm water it will soften the cuticles and help to prepare them a lot easier.

Soaking your feet will also soften the hard dry skin that can build up on your heels.

This hard skin can build up if you have a tendency to walk around in bare feet all the time.

You certainly don’t want the heels of your feet look like that of an elephant when you’re wearing open back shoes.

Once you soak your feet in warm water it will be a lot easier for you to remove the excess hard skin from your heels with the use of pumice.

Alternatively you can buy cheap heel preparation tools from the body shops that have fine sandpaper on them and allow you to sand away the excess skin.

You need to be careful when using these tools that you don’t break through the skin and cause it to bleed as this can cause an infection.

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For some people there is no greater pleasure than to have their feet massaged.

For other people a foot massage can be quite painful.

This can be particularly so for those people who have to stand all day at their job such as hairdressers and shop assistants.

By having a foot massage you can eliminate a lot of stress right throughout your body.

If you find a foot massage too painful, even if the massage is done very lightly, then an alternative solution that can make your feet feel really comfortable is to give them a good soak.

You can do this by getting a bowl of warm water with a few drops of essential oils added.

Once you soak your feet for ten to fifteen minutes they should feel quite a lot softer and a whole lot more comfortable.

Quite often after having soaked your feet in a warm bowl of water you will be more inclined to enjoy a light massage.

If you do not have anyone to give you a foot massage and you don’t feel inclined to do it yourself then there is a simple alternative that you can use.

Get a golf ball, or alternatively some marbles, and place them on the floor or another firm surface.

It is generally better to sit down when you do this and only do one foot at a time.

As you place one foot on the ball or the marbles you can gently roll them backwards and forwards under your foot.

Using this method you can determine how much pressure you want to exert and it is quite easy for you to target areas that require some relief.

It is also possible to buy a foot roller.

These are generally made from wood and are like a small rolling pin where the main surface is corrugated.

It is these corrugations that give the foot the massage when rolled along the floor under your foot.

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