For me, one of the greatest beauty perks to accompany the changing of the seasons at this time of year has to be the easing of one’s strictly regimented grooming regime. Because, as we pack away our skimpy summer clothes and usher in the altogether more forgiving thick tights, snuggly boots and cosy knits, the need to primp and preen becomes less and less.
The waxing can wait, we tell ourselves, and the razor lies untouched on the side of the bath. With no need to reveal our tootsies in sandals, we go weeks, rather than days, between pedicures. Body brushing becomes a distant memory, far too ghastly to even consider in a bitterly cold bathroom in November. Many even abandon the fake tan *gasp*.
However, this year, in what can only be considered a gross oversight on my part, I rather inconveniently scheduled my wedding for January 14th.
With less than three months to go to the big day, I’m acutely aware that I simply cannot ‘let myself go’ this winter. I may be sat in my dressing gown and fluffy slippers as I type this, but in a few short weeks I’ll be walking down the aisle in a figure hugging wedding dress and a pair of Jimmy Choos. Now is not the time to be slack with the beautifying. No sireee.
I suspect this {rather unwelcome} realisation may have played a part in my latest Lush love affair….
‘Kaolin cleans and repairs. Pumice helps you to rub away dead skin. Papaya has an enzyme that digests dead skin and loosens it for removal. Tomatoes are deodorising and cooling. Menthol, lemon and cinnamon stimulate circulation and give a very cool feel to the skin’s surface. All that is cleverly blended together to create a mask you can use regularly to keep on top of dry feet that tend to split, tired hot feet that have been standing all day and feet that have been shut up in shoes and need to breathe and cool – leaving you ready to step out in style.’
After washing my feet and patting dry, I smother them in the zingy, minty mask. I quite like the scent. There’s a hint of cinnamon in there too and it’s the kind of smell that implies a product will have some clout. It feels scrubby as I apply, but not too coarse {indeed, if I’ve been really slack with my foot care, they might require a bit of a going over with another product afterwards, I adore Lush’s Stepping Stone}. I take a moment to massage it into my problem areas {mainly my heels} before slipping my feet inside two plastic carrier bags and knotting the handles around my ankles.
Yup. That’s right. I said carrier bags.
Cue the least glamorous photograph ever featured on Loveaudrey…
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| Don’t enlarge. I have stubbly ankles. |
I leave the mask on for 10-20 minutes, all the while fielding comical jibes from Mr. LA about my appearance.
While it’s doing it’s thing, my skin feels cold and tingly, but not uncomfortably so. I really wish I had discovered this product while I was pregnant as it seems to do wonders for the circulation in my feet, it really gets the blood flowing.
When I finally wash the mask off, the skin is left soft and smooth. My feet really do feel like new, and using this regularly has all but cured my dry heels and their tendency towards splitting {my own fault, I’m quite partial to walking bare foot in the street when the children play outside our house}. It will be a definite repurchase when the dinky pot finally runs out.
And besides, I kind of like schlepping around the house with my feet wrapped in carrier bags. Who wouldn’t?
Are you a fan of Volcano? Any foolproof foot care you think I should try to get my feet Choo-ready in time for the wedding?
Loveaudrey xxx
Love the photo! Made me chuckle. Emily over at Sparkle and Shade did a similar post a while back, complete with photo of her feet wrapped up in bags. If it does the trick, go for it. Certainly sounds like a good product! How’s the wedding planning coming along? x
Volcano is an amazing product and one of the only things that I would probably buy from Lush these days (I went in today and nothing appealed to me, far too expensive!)but if I needed to reveal my feet then I’d definitely be using this, followed by a good dollop of Fair Trade Foot Lotion. Bliss!
I know you know this…but I LOVE your writing style!
Never a truer word was written with regard to “letting it go..” as the weather cools. I haven’t painted my toe nails in at least a month *shocking I know* I can’t be bothered with fake tan and if I do it just gets applied from the boobs up (!) However, I am quite fancying the above mentioned treatment….but only because I too want to walk around with carrier bags on my feet to see hoe it feels!
And, Darling please try to MATCH your carriers at least!
Bahahahaaa! 😀 xx
Once a week I slather my feet in either baby oil or the vaseline cocoa butter body gel stuff (which is too oil to use anywhere else) and then put thick socks on and sleep in them overnight! still not glamourous tho!
Ps, I checked out Jo Flemmings designs, and they are AMAZING and not overpriced either! hopefully I can go try some on soon… thanks so much for the info!! x
LOVE this post, utterly hilarious, made me giggle a lot. I always neglect my feet, but someone somewhere must have taken pity on me this year, because despite my neglect they’ve stayed relatively crack free and under control! xxx
Wowser! I really did giggle at the picture of your feet in the carrier bags, but only because I’ve had surgery on one of my feet several times over my life time so am very famillar with the feeling of a carrier bag over the foot as I had to do so to shower!
My feet are, pardon the pun, my achilles heel….its probably my true problem area, so I really should take care of them more than anything else, but I think I’ve just decided that there isnt really anything that will really fix them…reading this post made me think that maybe this might be the solution!
But yeah, its a/w, I like everyone else embraces the letting go of one’s self!
I love lush products and I hate we dont have one here.I adore thier shampoo bars and bath soaps and fizzy bars.anything for the skin always makes my skin so soft and when I run out I am so sad.Cuz it takes ages for me to get more.This wil be put on hubbys must get me list before he comes back to the states.lol.
I just picked this product up today! Can’t wait to wrap my feet in plastic bags on Friday evening! xx
Ha! Love your review, but I’m the worst slacker when it comes to my feet… dare I try taking care of them again? x
I’m obsessed with keeping my feet nice – definitely have to give this a whirl 🙂
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