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Step-by-Step Pedicure Instructions

OPI artistic director Suzi Weiss-Fischmann gives Cosmopolitan readers the five-step instructions to a home pedicure.

by Staff
June 29, 2009
Step-by-Step Pedicure Instructions

 

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OPI artistic director Suzi Weiss-Fischmann gives Cosmopolitan readers the five-step instructions to a home pedicure. To prep, dampen feet, rub on a scrub, rinse, and pat dry.

Step 1: Trim nails, file into squares with rounded edges, buff.

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Step 2: Massage lotion into feet and lower legs.

Step 3: Push back cuticles with a wooden cuticle stick. Wipe off with polish remover.

Step 4: Apply two coats of polish.

Step 5: Seal with topcoat and let it dry.

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