TORTURED FEET

Lots of time spent frolicking in sandals and jandals are to blame for less-than-pretty tootsies at this time of the year. The first step to renewing them is a good soak in warm water to soften any hardened skin, followed by a foot scrub and pedi-paddle to buff dead skin cells away. Next, slather them with foot balm and, once or twice a week, add a pair of cotton socks on top for an intensive treatment. If you’ve been disguising any nail issues with coloured enamel, now is the time to give them a break and treat them with a medicated product from the pharmacy.

Try this: Nurse your feet back to health with The Body Shop Peppermint Pedicure Set, $64.50, which includes a scrub, moisturising treatment and a foot file. Get into the habit of massaging your toenails with a product like Revlon Essential Cuticle Oil, $18, to hydrate them as well as soften hard cuticles.