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How much care do you take of your feet?

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While browsing through the photos of shoes at London Fashion Week I couldn't help but notice the truly awful state of some of the models' feet. Callouses, broken toenails, chipped nail polish - and that was just one model!

Of course, catwalk models have a harder time than most (no, really) when it comes to shoes, because they don't always have the luxury of a perfect fit, and sometimes have to force their poor feet into whatever size is available. The rest of us, though, have no such excuse, and so I'm wondering: how much care do you take of your feet?

Personally, I'm a big fan of the pedicure, even if it's just a DIY one at home. I don't think there's a whole lot of point in buying pretty shoes if you're going to stick ugly feet in them, and so a good foot care routine is absolutely essential for any die-hard shoe fan.

I like to wear a lot of peep toes, but even in the winter, when my feet aren't often on show, I try to take care of my tootsies. I've invested in a Microplane Foot File, try to use foot cream when I remember (not so good at that one) and feel naked without a slick of bright red toenail polish. It can be a bit of a high-maintenance drag, but at least my feet are always ready to slip into a pair of fabulous strappy sandals!

What about you? Do you have a foot care regime you follow religiously, and if so, what is it?

[Images: Catwalking via Getty]



Amber McNaught is the editor of Shoewawa. She really hopes you weren't eating when you looked at the pictures at the top of this post.

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I have been blessed (ahem) with rather horrible feet. They look fine, mostly, but I've got a lot of hard skin and such.

My routine amounts to a pumice stone and extending my leg moisturiser footwards. If I'm wearing peep toes I often paint my nails, but they usually look rather fine anyway as I'm an obsessively neat filer of all my nails.

Most of all I ensure my shoes fit. Simple, but important.

Posted by: Orla | September 20, 2007 3:58 PM

I always take care of my feet, I exfoliate weekly and try to put a moisturiser on when I can remember. My toenails are nearly ALWAYS painted (they're now french pedicured and look really pretty) red, pink, orange, neautural. I have salon pedicures sometimes but I'm as good at painting and filing them myself. I keep them short too because I can't stand long toenails.

Posted by: Beth | September 20, 2007 4:12 PM

Feet always look and feel better after a massage (especially if they have been trapped shoes that squeeze your toes together). Give them a loving rub all over, separate your toes out and gently massage each one. My favourite is almond oil (with or without a few drops of essential oil added), but any cream or moisturiser is better than not doing it at all. It's also a good way of dealing with dry/cracked heels from too much sandal wearing.

Posted by: Bee | September 20, 2007 8:34 PM

I wear heels everyday at work and my feet tend to get a little battered, so I'm a big fan of pedicures but I'm terrible at painting my own nails and hardly ever remember to use my foot file. However, I still love my peep toes and sandals so I've made it a habit to fit in a pedicure every couple of months to my monthly "frivolity" budget. Feet are so important because they carry our entire bodies around so surely $30 and an hour every 2 months isn't too much to pamper them, right?

Recently, I finally found a pedicurist that I actually like so I'm starting to schedule my pedicures in advance.

Posted by: Jessie | September 20, 2007 11:13 PM

I get a pedicure every two to three weeks. I have this phobia with nasty feet. The photos of the feet above are nauseating!

Posted by: NikkiH | September 21, 2007 12:59 AM

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