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WITH summer just around the corner it’s the perfect time to get your skin ready to glow and shimmer in the hot months ahead.

Winter can make us slack when it comes to skin care and dealing with unwanted body hair.

Here are a few tips that will get you ready to flash some skin in cheeky shorts and summer dresses with confidence.

Get your glow on

Moisturise: Winter’s cold can leave your skin dry and dehydrated. Cracked and flaky skin needs intense moisturising. Your first step is to rid your skin of dead skin cells by exfoliating.

The build-up of dead skin cells on the surface of the skin makes your skin look rough and dry.

Exfoliating gives your skin a more smooth and healthy appearance.

After exfoliating, apply a generous amount of intense moisturising lotion or oil. Make this part of your daily routine to maintain smooth glowing skin.

Fake it: Skin that hasn’t seen the sun in months can look pale and pasty. Now that the sun is out and you’re eager to catch some rays, you find yourself in a Catch 22 situation.

You need to expose your skin to get some colour, but you don’t want to because you’re so pale.

A quick fix for this dilemma is a fake tan. Whether you opt to self-tan at home or go to a tanning salon for a spray-on tan (healthier than using a sunbed), this will at least make your skin appear sunkissed.

Snuggly hidden in thick socks and boots, your feet have most likely been neglected for months. With your feet now in desperate need of a pedicure, here’s a quick-fix home remedy:

Soak your feet in warm water for 15 minutes to soften the soles.

Exfoliate your feet using a foot scrub. This helps to soften your heels and the soles of your feet .

Use a pumice stone to rub stubborn areas.

End your pedi by applying an intense moisturising cream or oil.