Women aged 50 plus have more discretionary income as their children finish college, stabilize expenses, and enjoy career peaks. Those blossoming, mature women are opting for affordable luxuries, especially luxuries that combat summer heat and weariness like professional pedicures and foot treatments.
Why Mature Women Love Pedicures
Never considered having a professional pedicure done? Summer is the time for sandals and pretty feet. It's never too late to bring those cute pink toes up to date and keep them in healthy condition. Here are tips from the pros on putting a best foot forward all summer long: Nothing feels as good as a professional pedicure. These days women can book a multi-chair pedicure party room for group pedis at some spas and salons.
Mature women invite friends for a weekend getaway that includes pedicure and spa time. Many women use such relaxing activities to reaffirm romance in their love life, booking a pedicure with their partner or spouse. Some incorporate pedi pampering as part of reunion activities. Smart women have a pro pedicure at least once a month and a refresher in between.
Pampering those feet every two weeks or so, and keeping nails and cuticles trimmed and healthy can make sore feet disappear and shoes feel comfortable longer. Sharp, untrimmed nails cause skin abrasions and other problems. Be sure to check with the doctor before having a pedicure if there are any indications of diabetes or other conditions.
Pretty Feet Can Equal Healthy Feet
Good foot care can make a woman look and feel beautiful, but it’s a great health practice as well. A trained foot technician can spot potential foot troubles or even detect signs of general health concerns that should be checked out medically. For women who want to do some work on the tootsies at home:
- Treat feet to something extra and decadent like designer collection treatments.
- Use a pumice stone or foot file in the shower to remove rough spots, or better yet, walk barefoot at the beach and let the sand exfoliate.
- After the beach or the shower, slather on the creamy moisturizer every day and don’t forget sunscreen when wearing open footwear – feet burn, too!
- Gently push cuticles back when the skin is soft and moist.
- Never mess with a hangnail, get help!
- Go nail color – brighter is better and anything goes. Greens, blues, yellows and sparkly metallics are best sellers this year.
- When polishing, use a base coat, a couple coats of color and a top coat for long lasting glamor.
- Quick dry sprays make smudges a thing of the past.
- Avoid walking barefoot on streets, sidewalks and parking lots – as people age, skin thins and feet blister quickly. Pavement debris, like glass shards, is everywhere.
It's wise to maintain the health and appearance of feet all year round so when summer comes there’s no need to start from scratch! Foot care, pedicures, are an affordable luxury to treat feet in summer’s heat. Most salons and spas offer deeply soothing, moisturizing pedicure techniques. Cruise vacations, always popular among baby boomer women, usually have spa and pedicure services, too.
What to Expect From a Pedicure
What woman, retired or career focused, could resists relaxing for about an hour while a skilled foot technician trims nails, files and buffs them?
The technician will soften the skin and cuticles with a hot soak and then an exfoliation treatment. A foot mask comes next, My Lady, followed by a hot towel. The last step is the most fun – choosing an enamel color and watching toenails go glamorous – then it’s out to the nearest dance floor to show off pretty, energized feet.
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