Some of my clients mistake me for a nutritionist when they come to see me, and I’m often asked what course of vitamins should they start taking or should they eat more cheese and drink more milk. I say “well if you want to, but that’s not going to do anything for the white spots.”

Yes I’m talking about Leukonychia, as it’s technically known – those annoying little white spots on your nails. When I tell them “it’s trauma dear”, “trauma? what like in Casualty or Holby City”, they ask.

It’s actually caused when the nail cells don’t completely flatten due to trauma when the nails are forming, and nothing to do with the lack of zinc or calcium in your diet.

There’s nothing you can do to stop it, just be more careful with your hands and fingers and let the spots grow out.

So my advice ladies is when it comes to the heavy house work, delegate to kids, hubby, the dog or whoever and just sit back and relax with a nice cup of tea and admire your polka dot free nails. ♥

Ladies, ladies I’m going to be frank with you on this, why oh why is it that when summer ends so do your pedicures??

Do you know how many clients call me up at the beginning of the summer and say that they are in desperate need of a pedi because they haven’t had one since last summer. So I have to make sure I have some super-grade sandpaper because that’s what it’s going to take to get off all of that built-up hard skin they have been carrying around all winter, especially on the heels.

So here are some tips for the in between salon trips on how to give yourself a ‘from the kitchen cupboard’ pedi because some of the ingredients are in your kitchen cupboards right now.

Ingredients water, baking soda, olive oil sugar, milk, honey, vodka, tonic, cucumber, mint

1. Soak feet in a large bowl of warm water with a 2tbl spoons of baking soda, this will detoxify and cleans your feet. You can also add a drop of almond oil to soften your skin if you have some, or plain old olive oil will do the same trick

2.Exfoliate your feet using a mixture of olive oil and sugar, this acts like a pumice stone and will remove some of the hard skin

3. Rinse

4. Mix together the milk and honey and rub onto your feet, wrap in cling film leave for 10 minutes, this will hydrate and put some moisture  back into you skin

5. Take a large gulp of the vodka and tonic, smile, relax

6. Rinse feet and pat dry

7. Rub sliced cucumber and crushed mint over feet, to give you that cool, fresh feeling, leave for 5 minutes

8. Wipe

9. Make a mental note to make an appointment for your next salon pedicure

Now your feet feel clean and fresh and it didn’t cost a thing

And Remember ladies…a dog is for life not just for christmas, pedicures are for all year round not just for the summer. ♥

Ok ladies we all want fabulous nails, YES?

The question is how do you get them, do you go artificial, or au natural? Either way you’ll need to maintain them and give the some regular TLC.

Natural nails don’t need a lot of attention, just a weekly mini manicure and a monthly full hand job (pardon the french). And for heavens sake ladies once the polish starts to look like peeling wallpaper, take it off.

Falsies, now they need a lot more attention, there’s the 2-3 week refills, but if your hard on your hands then it will be every two weeks. And a full set every 3 months for a fresh new look. You should also have regular manicures too.

So which ever one you choose, remember ladies, nails are like jewels not tools! ♥