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Pedicures and Foot Care Tips for Year Round Pretty Bare Feet
The foot: an interesting part of the human anatomy. When we?re
born, they take our footprints, people count our toes and tickle
our soles to hear that wonderful baby gurgle. At that amazing
age babies can actually take hold of their feet to chew
reflectively on their own toes. Long before we?re walking, our
parents are cramming them into tiny little leather Oxfords,
hiking boots or even tiny running shoes, I guess because they?re
just so darned cute. Once we do start walking, we take our feet
for granted. They get us where we want to go, and that?s just
fine.
But once we?re grown and trying to fulfill our sexual destiny,
we become aware of feet as aesthetic accessories. Turns out,
they are more than just balancing tools, locomoting appendages.
Feet have the surprising capacity to be extremely cute, or they
can be downright hideous. Women's feet are usually nicer than
men's, and the foot fetish is a common obsession among men. In
fact, China once made the foot the primary object of female
sexual beauty, subjecting women to footbinding because tiny
feet were considered the most attractive. We still hold to the
ideal of tiny feet, which explains why it's so hard to find
women's shoes in wider that "B" width. It also describes pointy-
toed shoes, stilettos and other fashionable footwear that makes
your legs look wonderful, but can turn toes into what one author
described as "scrambled monstrosities".
Sexy feet, repulsive feet, are not usually a matter of luck. A
lot depends on the care and maintenance regime established by
the foot-owner. At an absolute, bare minimum, feet should be
clean. I mean, you walk on them, don?t you! What if you were
stuffed into a leather show all day, strolling through parking
lots, jogging in parks, shopping, doing laundry, tapping
impatiently in line at the bank. Feet suffer from lack of air,
from shoes that don?t breathe, from sweaty conditions on hot
summer asphalt. Daily scrubbing with soap and a nail brush is a
good start, but it?s only a start, if you want good-looking
feet.
When it comes to toenails, there is no in-between. Clean,
healthy, well-groomed toenails are sexy. Grubby, long,
unhealthy toenails are nasty, and not to be tolerated. Toenails
should be well-brushed with soapy water, clipped short and neat
with clippers, and treated with anti-fungal medicine if nails
are discolored, thick or peeling. Even girls can get athlete?s
foot (always wear flip-flops at the gym, at the pool, at the
park, in any shower that is not your very own), and there
topical medicines that can cure it. (If you don?t know what
athlete's foot is, it?s a fungus that causes feet to burn, itch
and peel).
Assuming your feet are clean and healthy, the step to beauty is
a short one. Keep your feet smooth by using a pumice stone a
couple of times a week, rub them with lotion like Upper Canada
Peppermint Foot Cream to keep them soft, and use a clear polish
if you don?t like brightly colored toes. No one talks about it
(except in women's studies class), but women grow hair on their
toes. If your toes are fuzzy, you can wax them to add to overall
foot smoothness. Get a pedicure for that professional polish,
but don?t let them cut your cuticles, whose sole purpose in life
is to keep your feet safe from infections.
Showcase your sexy feet in strappy date-night sandals, sexy
career pumps or silly, weekend, jelly thongs with a silver toe
ring for an accent. (Never wear a toe ring and an anklet at the
same time ?it?s a huge Fashion Don?t). Hiking boots are ideal
for long walks, and they also look cute with ragg socks in wool
or cotton and tweed skirts. Boots always look wonderful, and the
longer they are, the better they look.
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