Pedi-Perfect With Borghese Delicato Exfoliating Cleanser and Crea Divina Hydrating Leg and Foot Creme (Contest Too!)
June 21, 2009 by Storey
Filed under Contests and Prizes, Product Reviews
I love going to get a pedicure – an hour of relaxation and pretty looking piggies at the end. But I really don’t get to go as much as I used to. I don’t have lunch breaks at my day job, my baby takes up most of my free time and really – they can be a bit pricey. I’ve gotten pretty good at giving myself a home pedi. I can do it after the baby has gone to bed and then have a few hours where I don’t need to wear shoes to really let the polish set.
I’ve amassed a good little kit of tools to give myself a quality pedicure, but I hadn’t really gotten a good foot scrub and lotion. For me, the best part of a pedicure is really the foot scrub and calf massage. At home I’ve been using body scrub in the shower or a pumice stone in the sink for a quick exfoliation. But as summer progresses and I’m wearing sandals daily, I’ve noticed my callouses build up and get dry a lot faster. I’ve been needing to do a scrub a couple times a week to keep my feet looking smooth.
For the last few weeks I’ve been using Borghese Delicato Exfoliating Cleanser and Crea Divina Hydrating Leg and Foot Creme to help keep my feet looking nice. Both limoncello scented and made with olive, almond, sunflower and grapeseed oils. Even if my polish doesn’t need to be done, I can exfoliate and moisturize to make it look like I’ve recently had a pedicure. I park myself on the side of the bathtub and fill it with a few inches of warm water. I soak my feet for a few and the use the exfoliator on my feel, ankles and calves. This cleanser is a creamy scrub made with finely ground olive pitts for exfoliation. They give a gentle but thurough scrub. And it smells delish! After rinsing it off, my skin feels clean and soft.
I pat my skin dry and massage in the Hydrating Leg and Foot Creme. The limoncello scent is refreshing and not too powerful. This moisturizer is of medium weight and absorbs quickly. It moisturizes well and left my skin feeling soft and slightly scented for a long time. Since I’ve been using it in the evenings, it helps keep my feet feeling moisturized until the morning.
When I do paint my nails, I’ve been loving Borghese’s great pink and coral shades. I have 5 to give away to one lucky winner (Tangelo Sorbet, Amalfi Melon, Belissima Rose, Dolce Vita Fuscia and D’Oro Peach). To enter, leave a comment with your favorite at-home pedicure tip. I will randomly select one winner after 11:59PM MST on June 28, 2009. Open to US residents only, please. Good Luck!
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I use the Sally Hansen foot scrub and soak in peppermint oil. makes my feet energized and so soft.
I like to use a light netural color for my toes that way I dont need to change the color as often as I do for my hands.
My tip is to do your pedicure right after your bath or shower. It makes your nails and easier to work with!
Vaseline the heels and sleep with soaks to soften rough areas.
I use the Ped Egg every week and put on Curel deep penetrating foot cream then socks every night.
I like to put a heavy moiturizing cream on my feet and then wear cotton socks makes them so soft
Mix the juice of 1 lime mixed and a splash of olive oil with enough sugar to make an awesome scrub that leaves you feeling soft for days!
Add warm water, a tablespoon of baking soda and a teaspoon of bath oil together in a container to moisturize, deodorize, and soften your feet.
My best tip is find a good foot soak. It will make your feet super soft and ready for a pedicure.
my tip is to do your pedicure when the kids are at school or sleeping..NO DISTRACTIONS
My tip is to use a Sugar Scrub before starting the Pedicure. Buff the excess dry skin off.
Wow, there are some really fantastic tips here! I have learned some from here that I plan to try, thanks so much ladies! My pedicure tip is constant maintenance, you can’t just give yourself a little pedicure once in a while and expect beautiful little feeties, you have to keep doing a little bit at a time and eventually the effort will be almost effectless! I love to take ME! Bath Pomegranate Sugar Scrub and add a little bit of olive oil to it and just massage it all around my feet and toes, getting into the spaces inbetween my toes and also on the bottoms of my feet and around the ankles. The sugar scrub will naturally scruff off all your dead skin and the olive oil will not only make your feet soft, but also soften any calluses that you may have and eventually they will disappear. Caution: The olive oil makes the tub slippery so be careful!! This is such a terrific giveaway so thanks for the chance to enter.
My tip is to put vaseline on your feet the night before. It will soften your heels. The next day morning wash them and soak them in a Foot soak with bath salts and now your feet are ready for a pedicure.
Make sure to start with a clean, non-oily surface before you start painting. It will last a lot longer!
My biggest tip is to have your kids lotion them up for you. It is the tired moms way. I have also let my daughter paint my toenails. that was interesting
My tip is I use a handheld foot buffer and it takes of the dead skin cell.
After I buff the skin off my feet, I put vaseline all over them and a clean pair of white socks.. go to bed, wake up in the morning and have the softest feet.
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I use a scraper for the bottom of my feet, then put vaseline on and cotton socks and go to bed. Next morning, my feet are nice and soft.
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I like to use a Pumice Rock while bathing to exfoliate my feet.
If your feet sweat during the summer, sprinkle just a little bit of baby powder in your shoes before putting them on. This keeps your feet dry, your shoes in good shape, and I think it also helps your polish stay on longer.
Foot soaks and scrubs are a must for at home pedicures!
soaking my feet!! and lotion!
I use a citrus scrub on my feet and soak them until they feel just right. A pumice stone works well as a buffer.
Bring it on for the Borghese products. Quality for Value and results perfect. Many Thanks SW
I TAKE OFF OLD POLISH, TRIM NAIL SHORT, USE A FOOT SCRUB & THEN LOTION & WEAR SOCK TO BED.
tHE NEXT DAYS, SOAK IN A PAN WITH A LITTLE LAUNDRY SOAP MIXED IN TO MAKE BUBBLE………DRY & PAINT!
This sounds like a great product!
Cutting nails after showering.
The Pedi-Egg has done wonders for my rough spots. Use it a little each night (dry feet!), then put on lotion and socks before sleeping. Your feet will rock!
cut nails after soaking feet first:)
I don’t do a full pedicure but I like to keep my feet soft by using a moisturizing lotion after a nice long soak and wearing cotton socks to bed.
Soak your feet first. Then rub off the dead skin.
I recommend moisturizing your feet the night before you do a pedicure.
Congratulations to our winner Mavis R of Pearl River, NY!