French Pedicure

Your toenails are often cut and shaped before being soaked; however, some salons do this after soaking. Large nail clippers and Emory boards are used to trim and file your toenails to a nice shape. You can select the length and shape you wish (rounded or squared), if you want to. Your feet will be soaked in a large basin of warm water, often with a small vibration to it. Your feet should soak for at least five minutes before they start work on your cuticles. One foot is removed from the water, and a cuticle lotion is applied to the edge of the toenails. An orange stick (a long wand with a squared off end) is used to push back the cuticles from the toenail. A Cuticle trimmer (which resembles a tiny metal wirecutter) is used to trim off the dead skin around the toenail edges. No live skin is cut.A little dot of oil is applied and rubbed into each toe, and the foot is returned to the basin of warm water to soak. The other foot is removed from the water, and the cuticles trimmed. The second foot is returned to the water.

Both feet are removed from the water, and patted dry with a clean towel. The nails are buffed to a nice smooth shine with a nail buffer. This step may occur in conjunction with the nail trimming but is often saved until near the end. Lotion is applied to each leg and foot, and rubbed in with a massaging motion. The toenails are cleaned with a final drip of acetone (nail polish remover) on a clean cotton ball to remove any oil or lotion. The feet are patted totally dry, and cotton or foam forms are inserted between the toenails to keep your toes apart. Then you can choose the color of the nail polish that you might want and that is how a pedicure is done. There is many different types of colors that you can add because it is volatile you can choose different styles.