Best Foot Forward

It is my opinion that winter is the time to really take care of your feet. It's the perfect opportunity to prepare them for the spring/summer months that lay ahead. That being said, here I go...

Chop Shops 101

Welcome to class! How is everyone?

Why do some women still go to these nail spots?!...so they can save an extra 10-20 dollars. Hey, we women are all about saving a few bucks, but at what cost to your health?

First off, chop shops DO NOT sterilize their instruments properly. Spraying implements with alcohol is not enough (and it should always be 70% isopropyl alcohol). They need to be washed first with soap and water, sprayed with alcohol, sit in a disinfectant for 10 minutes, then go under a UV light for an hour, a lastly package them into a sterlization bag.

Now, let's talk about files and buffers... you say no way in hell are you letting someone use an old file or buffer on your toes...wrong...chop shops re-use their files and buffers...once again without proper sterilization, cuz that would be THE GARBAGE. Files cost .49, buffers cost .69, so my question is why do you not get a  fresh sterilized package with the contents inside, never used before? At my nail shop, we charge for SANI PACS... it is one dollar for your own file, buffer, drill head, and scrub brush.....and you can choose to keep or chuck.

Onto the bottoms of your feet. Credo Blades are THE DEVIL. If you do not do a proper inspection of your clients feet and ask them about health issues, then why the hell are you in this industry? Credo Blades are banned in all proper nail shops/nail bars. Why would you allow someone to take that to your foot? If you have cracks/calluses, it makes them worse. If you have diabetes, and these choppers are using the blade on you, hey, I guess you don't value life too much. It will eventually damage your nerves. Think about if they cut you and you bleed like a mother fucker (such a rewarding pedicure eh, just to save a few bucks) If they can't get all the dead skin and callus off using a foot file, they can always take the drill (with a new head) to your feet.
*diabetics should not get lotion in between their toes aswell*

Okay, so now they have decided to use a scraggly ass pumice stone on your heels...I say, if you haven't ran like the wind yet, now is the time. The only harbour I enjoy is down by my place...pumice stones harbor germs and fungi...ohhh let's party with the pumice stone and develop stank ass feet, you will be the belle of the ball.

Lacquer should ideally be your responsibility. I never use other shops' lacquers. If I went to all the trouble to make sure the pedicure is perfectly clean, why would I sacrifice now? If pumice stones harbor germs and fungi, so do the lacquers. Chop Shops DO NOT turn people away, if you have nasty ass feet and toes, they just get the person who doesn't speak the most english to work on your feet. They do their "job" and out you go, but the germs still linger in that new bottle of OPI "Lincoln Park After Dark". Bring your own lacquer.

Don't risk the feet that get you from point A to point B-Z just to save an extra 10-20 dollars. Just don't fucking do it, it's your health.

Credo Blade

Pumice Stone

Your future if you choose not to smarten up.



hazah!