Sweet Feet

Put your best feet forward — and don’t forget to pamper mom for Mother’s Day

After months of hiding your feet in woolly socks and heavy shoes, preparing to bare it all in peep-toe pumps and showy sandals may seem a rocky road. But taking a load off your feet with a pedicure is a step in the right direction.
Etta Ross, master esthetician at Remedez HairSpa in Orem, says pedicures help wake feet up from the harsh effects of winter.
“Utah is a drier climate in general so it tends to suck all the moisture out of people’s skin,” Etta says.
The Remedez foot-relieving pedicure provides one hour of total foot bliss. This treatment includes nail-shaping cuticle treatment and exfoliation, followed by a therapeutic foot and lower leg massage, herbal mask and polish. A pedicure makes a perfect Mother’s Day gift.
Etta recommends regular pedicures at a reputable spa such as Remedez.
“Pedicures are important because they help maintain the health of your nail and your feet,” she says. “I love doing pedicures. It’s a good way to connect with people, and it’s fun to do.”

Home care
Maintaining your pretty pedi is easy with Aveda Foot Relief, a soothing foot cream blended with active herbs, exfoliating fruit acids and plant-derived oils like jojoba and castor. The quick-absorbing formula helps rid feet of existing calluses and prevents new ones from taking shape while invigorating tired feet and legs.
And for healthy feet, Etta advises cutting toenails straight across and not at a rounded shape. Also, file feet in the shower and use a base coat of nail polish to protect nails, even if you’re not sporting a color.

Hot hues
This summer, it’s all about painting your nails flat pinks and corals — sans sparkles or metallic tints.
If you can’t brave the punchy pinks and eye-catching corals, fear not. Etta assures French-tipped toes are always in style.
“It’s a classic,” she says

Remedez HairSpa is a full-service salon
in Orem’s University Mall
(801) 227-0011 • www.remedez.com

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