The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-29

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First. h ere
are directions MISS HUNT
for a pedicure
that Will make your feet happy.
You can use your manicure equip
ment. but Il YOU happen 10 have a
little peGlCure case with everything
from emery boards and nail nip
perS 10 cooling lotions. polish re-
movers and polish. it's ever so
much more Efficient, because the
routine for identifying your toot-
sizes IS somewhat more involved
than that for a manicure.
Pedicure Techniques Described
Assemble everything you will
Need ei4 tFap- beside a lou stool or
chair. You will need two basins of
warm water. To one OF them add a
specia, foot bath powder or plan
10 use II on your feet when YOU are
ready 70 get 10 work. Start with
the left foot Remove any old nail
enamel Carefully clip or file into
shape the nails Remember, the
nails should not be too short and
you should not file in at the corners
as this encourages hangnails and
ingrovn nails.
Buff the toenails. Toes, like any
other part Of the body. need slim
ulation, and bufting does this by It's
heat and friction, in addition 70
smoothing the surface Of the mai
itself Next, apply cuticle oil OF
cream around each nail. Put that
foot 70 soak in the basin Of warm
soapy water. or you can sprinkle
soap granules over the foot and
massage brlSkly over the top
around heels and toes. to remove
fakes Of dead skin and all traces
Of perspiration. Allow the left foot
10 soak while you repeat the same
steps with the right foot. While j,
gets its Soapy soaking, return tc
the left.
Remove 1t from the water. dry
and apply cuticle lotion with ar
orangestick wrapped in cotton
Gently coax back the cuticle, snip
ping carefully any ragged. loos-
ened particles that are not easily
rubbed off Scrub nails again in
warm soapy water, rinse and dry
carefully
Paint Toenails
Insert small rolls Of cotton be-
tween the toes 10 hold them apart
while you deck your toenails with
gaily-colored enamel II the nails
are ridged or warped from badly
fitting shoes, first use a coat OF
colorless polish 10 FIJI in the irreg-
ularitieS Let your colored polish
match that on your fingernails
This is especially important II your
toes are very much in evidence.
When the left foot has been prop
erly polished allow the polish 70
dry thoroughly while you go back
to the right foot and complete it.
While the enamel dries on il, sit
back in a comfortable chair with
your feet propped high on stool.
or lie down flat on the floor with
feet propped on a chair and have
beauty rest while your pedicure
completes itself II you apply
cream 70 your face youll be killing
two beauty birds with one stonel
When nail polish is hard you may
20 ahead and give your feet and
legs a good exercise massage. Use
the right hand on the right foot,
curling your fingers under the arch
and massaging with a firm Stroking
motion UP and over the top Of the
foot.
Next. take each toe individually
and rotate slowly. first in one di-
rection and then the other. Re-
member, the thumb should be on
top when you grasp the toe, the
fingers underneath.
A limbering massage, one for
stretching the little-used muscles
Of the foot. consists Of grasping the
toes. fingers on top and thumb I'M
derneath, and bending all Of the
toes as far downward and under
as possible.
Next. place the fingers under the
foot and use thumbs TO give entire
top OF foot gentle but firm rotary
massage. Follow the line between
the bones with both thumbs work.
ing from toes upward TO ankle. Use
cushions OF fingers and palms to
massage backs of heels and ankles.
Massage backs Of calves with a
wringing motion from front to
back. Finish the foot and leg
treatment with an application OF
foot lotion or vanishing cream. And
now you'll see what we mean when
we say. pretty feet are comfortable
feet.