Avon Foot Works Ginger & White Tea Collection

Avon Foot Works Ginger & White Tea Collection energizes tired feet and gives them the spa treatment, leaving them feeling refreshed and revitalized and smelling great with the uplifting scent of white tea and warm ginger.

Available in the collection:

Smoothing Scrub - 100ml - $8 - exfoliates skin to give feet a polished glow and leave skin feeling energized.

Clay Mask - 100ml - $8 - contains kaolin - a natural oil-absorbing clay, enhanced with white tea and ginger root extracts to leave feet feeling soft.

Nourishing Cream - 100ml - $8 - with 24-hour moisturization that transforms feet from dry to super soft and smooth.

Available now from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Test Driving - Grace & Stella Dr. Pedicure Foot Exfoliating Mask

Grace & Stella Dr. Pedicure Foot Exfoliating Mask - $14.95 - get rid of rough, dull feet with an innovative foot care product that will unbelievably shed the old, dead, callused skin right off your feet.

The formula contains 17 types of natural vegetable extracts help relieve fatigue and give energy to the feet along with skin smoothing and moisturizing ingredients to get rid of coarse, dull and dead skin.

It's easy to use just clean your feet, cut open the plastic booties and put one on each feet. They come with fasteners that are supposed secure them around your ankle but mine wouldn't stick so it was much easier to just slip on a pair of socks over the booties to keep them in place and relax for an hour. After one hour remove the booties and wash your feet with soap and water and then soak feet in plain water of another 15 minutes.

The dead skin cells will begin to peel from 5-7 days after the initial application and they recommend soaking your feet in water every day for the first 7 days after using. You are also not supposed to moisturize your feet during the peeling process as the treatment is meant to completely kill and dry the top layer of skin.

There was no way I was actually taking a picture of my own snake feet so enjoy these ones off of the site - you are not supposed to forcibly remove the dead skin on your feet but rather let it peel off naturally - but there was no way I could resist peeling away - so my feet never actually looked like day 3 - there was a disgusting amount of dead skin bits all around the couch though - they are all nice and lovely like day 7 now though perfectly soft and smooth!

Available online at graceandstella.com.

- Lisamarie -

Avon Foot Works Pineapple Chill - a tropical treat for your feet!

Refresh your feet with Avon Foot Works Pineapple Chill - containing cooling pineapple and a twist of lime - exactly what hot, tired feet need after a long summer day outside!

Available in the collection:

Cooling Lotion - 100ml - $8 - a soothing, lightweight moisturizing lotion that leaves feet feeling soft, smooth and cooled.

Exfoliating Scrub - 100ml - $8 - sweeps away dry, rough skin leaving feet feeling smooth and conditioned.

Cooling Spray - 100ml - $8 - an invigorating spray that cools, refreshes and deodorizes that can be used on bare feet or in footwear.

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Mary Kay Into The Garden Spring 2016 Collection

Mary Kay welcomes you to embrace spring’s soft romantic looks with their limited edition Into The Garden Collection inspired by acclaimed fashion designer Patricia Bonaldi - with beautiful, vintage-feeling  packaging that makes everything perfect for gift-giving too!

Into The Garden Lip & Eye Color Compact - $45 - an all-in-one mirrored compact that features four garden-inspired eye shadows in violet, natural taupe, pink and plum brown and three ultrasheer lip glosses in nude, pink and coral along with a dual-ended applicator for endless colour possibilities.

Into The Garden Beauty Blotters Oil-Absorbing Tissues - 75 tissues - $8.50

Nail Lacquer - $10 - in Sweet Lilac, Pink Magnolia and Coral Blossom and Nail Appliques - $10

Into The Garden Soap Set - $20 - with 3 individually wrapped bars packaged in a beautiful gift box with a fresh, garden-inspired scent.

Into The Garden Pedicure Set - $35 - includes Satin Feet Foot Scrub and 10 foot fizzies that feature a fresh, garden-inspired scent along with one pair toe separators and emery board all inside a mesh collection bag.

As a bonus, The Into the Garden trend-inspired cosmetic bag is yours free when you purchase $60 in products (not including the pedicure set) from the collection!

Available now while supplies last through your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant - if you don't have one you can find one at - www.marykay.ca or 1-866-455-5454.

- Lisamarie - 

Avon Foot Works Toasted Macadamia Nut Collection

Just because it's almost time to shove your tootsies back into heavy winter boots for the foreseeable future is no reason not to take care of them while they're there - this way you'll have a fighting chance that they'll come out resembling something somewhat human next spring - my top pick for super-soft feet:

Avon Foot Works Toasted Macadamia Nut Collection - pamper your feet with moisture-rich macadamia nut oil and the delicious, sweet scent of macadamia, almond blossom and vanilla.

Available in the collection:

Relaxing Foot Soak - 100ml - $7.99 - relieves tired,a dry feet while softening and hydrating rough, dry skin.

Exfoliating Scrub - 100ml - $7.99 - with crushed macadamia shells that gently buff away dry skin, leaving feet feeling refreshed and smooth.

Moisturizing Cream - 100ml - $7.99 - offers 24 hour moisturization with a super-hydrating cream that smoothes and softens rough, dry skin.

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Tenderize your tootsies with Soap & Glory, Lotus Aroma, Avon and Montagne Jeunesse!

Soap & Glory Heel Genius - 125ml - $16 - an amazing foot cream loaded with macadamia oil, bilberry, orange and lemon fruit acid smoothers, glycerin and menthol. For best results, slather on at night, cover with a pair of cotton socks and wake up to smooth soles. You will also like this one if you aren't a fan of minty smelling foot creams - it's free of any kind of mint scent!

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

Lotus Aroma 3-in-1 Foot Repair Balm or 2-in1 Moisturizing Cream - 75ml - $16 - the balm restores  with AHA to heal, strengthen and revitalize while the cream soothes and smooths - both prevent the occurrence of calluses, odour and fungi. Meant to be used together with the balm being used the first 4 days and the cream the next 3 with the result of perfectly smoothed, moisturized and beautiful feet, just in time for sandal season!

Available at pharmacies and health food stores across Canada.

Avon Foot Works Ginger & White Tea Collection - refresh and revitalize with the scent of warm ginger and white tea: Nourishing Cream - 100ml - $7.99 - with rich 24 hour moisturization; Smoothing Scrub - 100ml - $7.99 - give your feet a polished glow; and Clay Mask - 100ml - $7.99 - with oil-absorbing kaolin clay to help exfoliate dry, rough skin to leave feet and legs feeling soft.

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

Montagne Jeunesse Foot Lotion - 80ml - $4.99 - Give your feet some TLC with zinc salt to help eliminate any nasty odours, while chopped spearmint leaves the feet tinglingly smooth and refreshed. 

Available at drugstores across Canada and online at well.ca.

- Lisamarie -

A treat for your summer feet from Foot Petals, Avon, Summer Soles and Kushyfoot!

You would think that now we can ditch the heavy boots and socks that our feet would be happy and rejoicing! Sadly, with the hot weather comes new challenges including our sandals digging and feet that are hot and sweating. How about a few solutions to solve the worst summer feet issues:

Foot Petals Stiletto Stylist Kit - $44.95 - everything you need to fix every aggravating problem that your shoes are liable to cause you including: Tip Toes - ball of foot cushions prevent feet from sliding forward; Heavenly Heelz - back of heel cushions improve heel grip and reduces ankle chaff; Strappy Strips - thin strips that help keep straps in place; Haute Heelz - bottom of heel cushions that help reduce heel pain and stress; Killer Kushionz - 3/4 insoles provide overall shock absorption and fit; Sole Stopperz - bottom of sole stick-ons prevent slipping on slick surfaces; and PORON - performance cushioning that never loses its shape.

The Strappy Strips are the best thing ever for summer sandals, not only do they keep straps in place, they keep them from digging in and leaving those nasty welts that are the bane of sandal wearers!

Now available at The Shopping Channel - www.theshoppingchannel.com

 

Avon Foot Works Cherry Ice Collection - with a refreshing new cherry ice scent includes: Moisturizing Lotion - 100ml - $7.99 - absorbs quickly to condition feet and leave skin feeling heel-to-toe soft; Exfoliating Scrub - 100ml - $7.99 - softens and smoothes hard, callused areas on feet; and Cooling Foot Spray - 100ml - $9.99 - rejuvenates tired legs and feet.

Not only do I love the cherry smell I really love the Cooling Foot Spray - store it in the fridge and your hot tired feet will be calling me up to thank me (and I will be impressed they can dial)!

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca

Summer Soles Stay Dry Liners - $9.95 - is there anything worse than hot sweaty feet swimming and sticking to your favourite summer shoes? The solution is here, no longer will you have to squish along in what ever shoes you want to wear from pumps to flip flops, they will keep your feet dry! In 2 absorbent fabrics, one which feels like suede and lots of colours that fit women shoe sizes 5-11 with minor trimming and are removable with no residue. And for added bonuses, not only do the liners cover the stitching on the shoe beds that always end up irritating your feet they come in such cute patterns that they add a whole new flair to open shoes!

Score your own at www.summersoles.ca

Kushyfoot Sandals To Go - $9.99 - normally after a night of dancing at the club you would put on your Kushyfoot Flats To Go for the trip home for your tired feet but now that summer is near, your poor feet will probably be hot too! Problem solved - same idea but with ventilation for your overheated tootsies! And because they fold up in a little pouch for easy portability, they are perfect for the next time you get a pedicure and realize you forgot to bring your sandals - your sandals will be right there in your purse!

Available in store nationwide and online at drugstore.com and www.kushyfoot.com

- Lisamarie -

Put your best foot forward with Mary Kay, Avon and Sally Hansen!

Mary Kay Mint Blossom Pedicure Set - $30 - get sandal-ready with this limited-edition pedicure set and it's wonderful new mint blossom scent, featuring zesty lime, lemon sorbet and cool mint leaf Set includes limited-edition mint blossom foot fizzies, icy foot gel, a pumice stone and an emery board – all in a coordinating bag.

Available exclusively through your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant until June 15th. If you don't have one you can find one at www.marykay.ca or call 1-866-455-5454.

Available exclusively through your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant. If you don't have one you can find one at www.marykay.ca or call 1-866-455-5454.

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Avon Foot Works Lavender - a pampering, relaxing treat for beautiful feet - there is nothing better than the scent of lavender for a feeling of calmness! Available as:
Foot Works Lavender Overnight Cream - 100ml - $7.99 - fortified with lavender extract and cocoa and shea butters to soften and smooth skin overnight.
Foot Works Lavender Comfort Foot Soak - 100ml - $7.99 - cleanses, conditions and revitalizes tired and achy feet.
Foot Works Lavender Clay Mask - 100ml - $7.99 - provides a cooling sensation as it helps exfoliate dry, rough skin, leaving feet feeling soft.
Gel Toe Separators - $5.99

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca

Sally Hansen Revitalizing Foot Soak - 177ml - $7.99 - cleans and softens feet with a relaxing lavender scent.

Sally Hansen Pumice Foot Polish - 113g - $7.99 - made with lavender and tea-tree oil, this gentle yet effective formula erases rough patches and calluses, revealing instantly soft, touchable skin.

Sally Hansen Moisturizing Foot Creme - 113g - $7.99 - with a vitamin-enriched formula that locks in moisture, so feet feel supple, pretty and pampered.

- Lisamarie -

Your feet will be crying out for sandals after a run-in with Avon, Burt's Bees and Tweezerman!

If you feet are feeling the effects of a long, cold winter stuffed inside boots check out a few products sure to get your tootsies prepped for sandal season:

Avon Foot Works Sugar Lime Mojito - foot pampering products made with zesty lime and sweet sugar!
Exfoliating Scrub - 100ml - $7.99 - sugar-infused formula with a splash of lime to polish away rough, dry areas to reveal smooth, renewed skin.
Refreshing Spray - 100ml - $7.99 - invigorating blend of lime and sugar cane instantly cools and rejuvenates tired feet.
Cooling Lotion - 100ml - $7.99 - lightweight formula absorbs quickly, softens and refreshes to leave skin moisturized and sweetly scented.

Available from your Avon rep 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca 

Products that smell like delicious cocktails are never a bad thing in my book - I just have to keep these away from Christelle after a prior embarrassing incident involving Kahlua scented bubble bath and a subsequent trip to the emergency room to have her stomach pumped...

Burt's Bees Peppermint Foot Lotion - 100ml - $14.99 - contains a botanical blend of oils and extracts to invigorate, nourish and moisturize tired, overworked, rough and calloused feet and heels. Contains Peppermint oil, menthol, sunflower oil, wheat germ oil, coconut oil, beeswax, witch hazel, tea tree, parsley and rosemary. The lotion is creamy and absorbs quickly and it has the most amazing minty smell!

Available at select natural, grocery, drug and mass retailers as well as online at www.burtsbees.ca

Tweezerman Pedro Callus Stone - $24 - keeps calluses at bay and gets feet silky-smooth - one side is rough and the other is slightly smoother to scare away all the rough and scaly bits that you have been hiding under wool socks! I bought mine  a couple of years ago and still have it which I credit to the solid plastic the handle is made of unlike the flimsy flat ones that always break. This Tweezerman one is super tough and sturdy!

What are you doing to get ready for wearing sandals?

- Lisamarie -

Exfoliate from head to toe with Kevin Murphy, Soap & Glory, THANN and Vichy

Kevin Murphy Maxi.Wash - 250ml - $25 - a detoxifying shampoo that removes unwanted product residue and excess oil that can build up in your hair.  It deep cleaning brightens your limp or dull hair as well as balances sebum production.  Contains a herbal blend of lime, mint and eucalyptus to remove excess oil and tropical fruit acids and anti pollution agents to deeply cleanse your hair, while sage extracts dissolve the fats and oils.  I was told that the first time I used this, not to expect it to lather and that I would probably need to use it a second time and then it would, once all of the buildup was out of my hair and that's exactly what happened - you would not believe how clean my hair felt after using this!  It's not an everyday shampoo, you just use it once or twice a week - I will be investing in a full size of this one!  You can find Kevin Murphy products at various salons across Canada - go here to find the one closest to you.

Soap & Glory Scrub Your Nose In it - 115ml - $12.99 - not only is it an exfoliator, it can also do double duty as a mask!  It contains: diatomaceous earth - a highly refined and purified earth "dirt" that gently lifts dead cells and debris while scrubbing the skin and stimulation circulation; montmorillite clay - a soft, white purified clay that absorbs excess oils; and super fruit acids - to dissolve the glue that makes dead cells stick to the surface of the skin. I'm pretty picky when it comes to face scrubs - don't like apricot ones or the like because they use ground up pieces of apricot or fruit seeds which can have sharp edges and I find that sugar and salt scrubs, although great for the body, too harsh for my face.  Dirt is obviously the perfect solution to this issue because I really like this scrub!  It has the perfect amount of "scrubbiness" without being harsh or irritating.  I also tried using it as a mask on one of my oily breakout days and it did a decent job of de-shining me and making my skin feel nice and smooth.  Soap & Glory is available at Shoppers Drug Mart.

THANN Aromatherapy Salt Scrub - 450g - $49.50 - it comes in several different scents including Aromatic Wood which I tried.  It's a kind of masculine smell, which I didn't mind and if you were looking for a scrub for your guy but he complained that they all smell too girly, you should turn him on to this one.  The scrub contains moisturizing rice bran oil, exfoliating sea salt and plant essential oils: orange oil containing natural AHA clarifies and moisturizes the skin while nutmeg oil stimulates circulation.

If you are one of my hometown girls from Ottawa then you are lucky to have the flagship store right there at 312 Richmond Road - 613-216-2390 - everyone else can find it online at www.thann.ca

Vichy Podexine Kerato-Reducing Scrub - 75ml - $17.95 - the alumina micro-crystals in this scrub are 150x harder than the particles found in traditional scrubs to take care of irregularities, roughness or calluses.  This is a heavy duty scrub suitable for people with super serious foot issues so I figured that it would find my slightly flaky feet a breeze!  The scrub is abrasive but in the good way that you expect from a foot scrub - I wouldn't want to use this on my legs like they do when I have a pedicure at the spa though - it would tear them up!  The only thing I wish it had was the nice minty smell that I like in a foot product, but it really has no smell at all.

- Lisamarie -

Get the just been to the beach look - without the beach - Pre Game and Olay take you there!

I'm not really a "beach" person.  I'm not a sun worshiper, I don't swim and all that sand getting everywhere is just a pain!  Two beach side effects that I do enjoy - sea spray hair texturizing and sand feet exfoliation!  Ever notice that after walking barefoot along the water's edge that you get that really great sexy textured hair and super soft feet?  Now I can have both without having to go near men who have no business wearing a speedo!

I was happy to find Pre Game Texturizing Spray - I used to have a beachy spray a few years ago which I used up and have not been able to find since! 4 fl oz - $22 - it's alcohol, paraben and petrochemical free and good for all hair types that are looking for some extra texture and a "just been to the beach" feeling and even smells beachy, although a little bit more like coconut then I care for!  This spray gives my choppy bob great definition and a messy "just rolled out of bed with Justin Timberlake" kind of look.  It's full of lots of natural ingredients including:  dead sea salts, pink Himalayan salt, argan oil, aloe vera extracts, grapefruit seed oil and honey.

Available at www.stylingpowder.com.

Olay Thermal Pedicure - 141g - $10.99 - is just like walking on warm sand.  It heats up on contact with water for that sun warmed beach feeling!  For exfoliation contains white sand from Bora Bora, pumice extract and micro-crystals and shea butter for hydration.  I love a foot scrub and I especially like one that heats up so this one rates high in my books and let's face it, this is probably about as close to Bora Bora as I will ever get!

- Lisamarie -

Now You Can Really Kiss My Feet! 2 Foot Scrubs to Make You Feel like the Princess you're not.

Have you ever cut somebody...I mean cut somebody with your feet, because your skin was so dry and scaly? Well, I have. Since I can't get a natural foot scrub by walking on sandy beaches,  I need to stick to a weekly routine. Here are two scrubs I've tried:

 

Barefoot Venus - Sole Scrubber - Smoothing Pumice Scrub for Feet & Legs
8 oz/226g - $18.99 - Made in Canada
No sandy beach around? No Problem! The natural pumice granules in this sole scrubber will help you get rid of dry patches on your feet and heels. It contains sweet orange, lime and wintergreen, and while the scent does nothing for me, this scrub works well. It's compact and easy to rinse off. Finally, the olive oil helps softening and soothing your dry skin.

Another natural alternative:

North American Hemp Co. Hemp Husk Foot Scrub, 242ml - $9.99 - available from Rexall Pharma Plus and well.ca in Canada and Duane Reade and Amazon.com in the US.


I tried to explain to Lisamarie: hemp can be used in many ways....including in foot scrubs like this one. This product is creamier than the previous one. The hemp seed husks help removing calluses while hemp oil and shea butter moisturize your nice little feet. I like the mint scent of this one, it's relaxing. However this scrub is less heavy duty than the previous one. Oh, and it's made in Canada too!

I like using both - I think they complement each other - I start with the hemp husk foot scrub and finish off with the sole scrubber for problem areas.

 -Christelle-