Pedicure

My first pedicure ever was not a bad experience. In fact, now I can see why people do foot spa treatments. Oh yes, I went for bright red. Well, if this was going to be my first time I might as well go all out. I couldn't stop staring at my toes for the first 30 minutes. I feel like I have 10 Ferraris hanging off the end of my feet. HL, my sister-in-law took me to her manicurist/pedicurist. She's had a good run of nail art. Red with white polka-dots, glitter nails and currently sporting a French manicure.

If you've never had a pedicure before, left me run you through what happens.

1. They soak your feet in a warm tub of Dettol.
2. One foot is lifted out and then start sanding away your dead skin on the soles of your feet with a foot sander by sprizting stuff on it. For the calluses they are removed with an instrument that kind of looks like a bottle opener but with a razor-like blade attached to it. Yep, they basically shave off your calluses.
3. Nail clippers like surgical instruments are used to clip the corners of the nail.
   
4. A small pair of scissors are then used to remove the dead skin around the nail. I have to say that was painful. I saw a tiny little spot of blood on my second toe. Alcohol spray was sprayed on my toes after this process to cool everything down.
   
5. However, number 4 was not as painful has snipping off the cuticles and getting them pushed back. There was a lot of spraying with an assortment of liquids after that.
6. Finally, moisturiser was applied on feet and legs.
7. Nail base was applied, then the red nail polish I had picked out and then a third layer of shiney varnish.
8. My feet were put under a nail drying machine for about 5-10 minutes.
9. I put my flip flops on and that was it.

The entire process took 45 minutes as promised and costed $280. New black Havaianas were purchased. It's the only pair of shoes I'm buying this summer but I'm thinking about a new shade of nail colour already. Perhaps something more sedated.