As we head into the colder months, our feet will be taking us indoors. We’ll be putting away our summer sandals and flip flops, and slipping into shoes, boots and cozy slippers. When our feet are somewhat exposed to the elements in the warmer months, some of us discover that they may feel a bit drier and rough feeling heading into winter.
Did you know the skin on our feet have no oil glands? Read more
The warmer weather is approaching, which means so is the summer wardrobe! And within that wardrobe are our long awaited sandals. Yes, our feet are coming out of hibernation and, quite frankly, we may not be happy with what has emerged. As we know, our feet take a beating, therefore a little TLC and pampering is in order!
Many of us are very good about making and keeping a monthly pedicure appointment all year long at the salon. But now that our feet are exposed daily in the nicer weather, we need to keep them fresh and looking their best in between those pedis. Here are some tips on keeping your feet looking fresh and fabulous! Read more
The cold weather has arrived and almost all of us are suffering from dry, cracked skin. Winter is by far the most critical time for dry hands and feet. It doesn’t seem to matter how much cream we put on it almost seems impossible to get the moisture back into our hands and feet that they need. Sometimes the chapped dry skin can even be extremely painful. When you feel like you’ve tried every store-bought option, sometimes it’s best to go with a home remedy idea instead.
Here are 10 Home Remedy Ideas to help clear up and soothe your dry skin: Read more
It is that time again that the Ministry of Health is doing their visits to all the beauty salons to do their inspections. These inspections ensure that the salon you are going to is following all of the ministry standards in regards to health and safety. Does the salon you are going to have a current health certificate visibly hanging up in the salon? All salons should be inspected. This includes businesses within businesses as well as home based salons. A Perfect Pinky was very pleased receive another A+ on our inspection!
If you are going to a salon/spa for the first time and cannot see the inspection slip you should ask see it. The public needs to be more pro-active in making sure the salon that they are going to is following the ministry of health standards. Clients should not be afraid to ask what the disinfection process is and what is used to disinfect. These standards change regularly and that is why the inspection is so important on a yearly basis. Read more