Soak it up
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The Body Shop Peppermint Foot Soak
By Becky Taylor
From perfectly polished toes to chic and neat nails, well-maintained hands and feet can really pull a look together, and with strappy gladiators and vibrant nail polishes making a huge comeback this year, never has a mani-pedi been more important. Read on to for our top tips and favourite products to get you ready to bare all for summer...
Prepare feet for summer\'s open-toed sandals by soaking them in a refreshing foot treatment. The Body Shop\'s Peppermint Foot Soak helps to revitalise winter worn feet leaving them moisturised and smelling great.
The Body Shop Peppermint Reviving Foot Soak, £6.85, thebodyshop.co.uk
Scrub up
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Margaret Dabbs foot scrub
Thick opaque tights and winter boots can leave feet dry, dull and flaky so invest in a good foot scrub to slough off dead skin, buff calluses and leave feet glowing. Margaret Dabbs Rejuvenating Foot Scrub contains nourishing emu oil, ground tea leaf and pumice to scrub feet back to their former glory. For stubborn, dry heels, pick up a good old fashioned pumice stone from your local chemist and buff dry feet before giving them the once over with a scrub.
Margaret Dabbs Rejuvenating Foot Scrub, £14.67, boots.com
Intensive moisture
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Cowshed Hand and foot treatment
Now your feet are looking and feeling smooth and brighter then they have done in months, it\'s time to put some much needed moisture back in. Most people overlook feet when they apply their daily body cream but, just like our face, hands and body, feet need just as much help staying soft and supple, if not more so.
Invest in an intensive foot cream to help prevent heels from drying and cracking. Cowshed Sandalwood Intensive Hand And Foot Treatment is a miracle-worker for high heel lovers thanks to the sandalwood essential oils, jojoba and vitamin E, which get to work on dry spots, transforming them into baby soft skin within minutes.
Cowshed Sandalwood Intensive Hand and Foot Treatment, £35, cowshedonline.com
Don\'t sweat it
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Scholl Fresh Step Anti perspirant Foot Spray
Anyone who has ever owned a cheap pair of ballet flats will be well aware that feet sweat as much as much as our underarms and result in a very unpleasant smell. As well as the embarrassment of having smelly feet in the middle of a working day, or worse, a date, sweaty feet are a breeding ground for bacteria and unpleasant infections. Thankfully the feet experts at Scholl have come up with a solution, an anti-perspirant for feet! Spray on Scholl Fresh Step Foot Spray liberally to keep feet smelling sweet all day.
Scholl Fresh Step Anti-Perspirant Foot Spray, £3.55, boots.com
Bright and beautiful
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Max Factor Nailfinity nail polish
Bright nail polishes are this season\'s hottest and most purse-friendly accessory and whatever your style there\'s an array of vivid spring shades to choose from. Before you reach for the polish clip and file nails so they are short and square.
Pay close attention to the colour of your toenails, any signs of discolouration could mean an infection so visit your GP at the first signs of yellowing. After applying a base coat to prevent your varnish seeping into the nail select a bright, vibrant shade. We love Max Factor\'s Nailfinity polish in Disco Pink which clings to the nail so you won\'t even need to think about touch ups for at least a fortnight.
Max Factor Nailfinity nail polish in Disco Pink, £5.50, boots.com
The gloves are off
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Bliss Glamour Gloves and Glove Gel
Whether you spend your days out in the garden digging up weeds or you\'re chained to a desk typing the hours away, hands are always the first to suffer from dryness, peeling and ultimately, premature ageing. Bliss Glamour Gloves and Glamour Glove Gel are the ultimate fighting team when it comes to dry, chapped hands. Smooth on the thick gel, place hands in the gloves for an hour or so and relax. Never has beautification been so easy.
Bliss all you need is glove set, £48, blisslondon.co.uk
Essential oils
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Sally Hanson Diamond Nail Oil
Dehydration, a bad diet and stress are all causes of weak, brittle nails. If you\'ve been neglecting your nails - and yourself - lately, it\'s likely that you\'ve also got unsightly overgrown cuticles and dry, peeling skin around the nail.
Thankfully, as bad as all this sounds there is one wonder product which will put an end to all of these nightmares for gorgeous long, strong nails; a cuticle oil. Sally Hanson do the best cuticle oil we\'ve ever come across and a little goes a very long way. Simply massage a small amount of oil into the nail bed and on to the nail every couple of days until the condition improves. We can guarantee you\'ll be amazed at the results.
Sally Hanson Diamond Nail Cuticle Oil, £6.80, boots.com
Hard as nails
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nails inc A&E treatment base coat
Now your nails are in perfect condition you need to keep them that way. Sweep on a coat on a good nail strengthener like Nails inc A&E treatment base coat, which has been specially created to help nourish thin, brittle and dry nails. Apply a layer every day of the week building up the treatment before removing on day seven for sophisticated long, smooth nails.
nails inc A&E treatment base coat, £11, nailsinc.com
