4 STEPS TO FRESHER, SMOOTHER SKIN

Here’s how

STEP 1 Reduce skin build-up Soak your feet in warm, soapy water for five minutes. Use a foot file to remove the dead skin. For maximum results, work on one foot then re-soak while working on the other. Repeat. TRY Ceramic Stone Foot File, $10.99, Manicare; Velvet Smooth Express Pedi Pink with Extra Coarse Roller Head, $54.99, Scholl.

STEP 2 Polish for smoother skin Using a dessertspoon of foot scrub for each foot, massage the tops, soles, heels, toes and between your toes. Return feet to the basin and rinse off scrub. Towel dry. TRY Cocoa Butter Foot Magic Scrub, $6.99, Palmer’s.

STEP 3 Trim and tidy nails Check around your toenails for dead skin and trim excess with cuticle clippers. Use an orange stick wrapped in cotton wool to push back cuticles. Use clippers to trim nails so they’re no longer than the ends of your toes, then shape and file. TRY Treat Your Toes, $14.95, Sally Hansen.

STEP 4 Soften with foot cream Using a foot balm or nourishing cream, massage your feet until all the cream is absorbed. Degrease your nails using a cotton pad wet with nail polish remover. Position toe separators under toes and apply a base coat, nail colour and top coat. Allow a few minutes between coats. TRY Foot & Heel Balm Plus, $11.95, DU’IT; Pedi-pads Toe Separators, $6.95, Mavala Switzerland.