The Perfect 10
Now that hands and feet have come out of hiding — or out of gloves and boots — it's the perfect time to treat them to a little pampering.
Six Steps to Supple Hands
- Start by exfoliating your hands with a drop of baby oil and a pinch of salt. Rub gently over hands and nails, then rinse off.
- If your nails need cutting, trim them from one side to the other. (Cutting just the tip can damage the nail.)
- To shape nails, use an emery board and file the nail from the side to the centre in one smooth stroke. Filing in one direction only helps avoid splitting.
- Now, massage hand cream into hands, cuticles and nails.
- To shape cuticles, very gently push them back with an orange stick covered in a cotton ball.
- For final polish, you can use a nail buffer or pick a base coat and your favourite shade of nail colour.
- Treat your feet to a 10-minute soak in warm water. To soften them up, add a drop of bath oil or bubble bath.
- After their soak, exfoliate your feet with a pumice stone to gently remove any excess or hardened skin. Rinse, then dry thoroughly.
- Cut nails straight across using nail scissors, then smooth their shape with an emery board, filing in one direction.
- Apply a rich moisturizer to cuticles, then very gently push them back with an orange stick wrapped in a cotton ball.
- Moisturize your feet — and give them a quick massage — and follow up with a nail buffer or a coat of polish.
Fresh Face
The start of summer is a good time to take a look at your skin regimen. A change of weather can create a change of skin type — making oily skin oilier (because of heat and humidity) or dry skin drier (thanks to wind and sun).
Olay® Multi-Radiance Daily Illuminating UV Lotion is made to make your skin glow. Enriched with mandarin extract and vitamins, the moisturizer also contains light enhancers to even skin tone and add radiance. Your skin not only looks healthy, it's also protected against sun damage with SPF 15.
If you're dealing with combination skin or the occasional breakout, look for the new Olay Daily Facials Clarity line of gentle cleansers. Available in Foaming Cleanser, Daily Scrub and Pore Purifying Toner, all three products deep clean to help maintain skin clarity without overdrying.
