May 2016

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beauty

Idon’t know about you, but I spend mostof winter and spring looking forward tosummer.

Light evenings, warmer temperatures,and the chance to show off the results of

your beauty regime in sleeveless tops andsandals all appeal to me more than centralheating, woolly sweaters and warm boots.

The only problem can be remembering tostart prepping skin that’s been hidden awayfor so many months in time for clear, glowingand bright skin when you can take off thoselayers.

The skin on your face and body getsthoroughly abused by cold wet and windyweather in winter, as well as heating inyour home and going from cold to warmenvironments constantly.

I begin a targeted regime of exfoliation andmoisturisation of my face in spring so my faceis repaired, hydrated and looking fantastic bysummer.

The added bonus is that make-up lasts farlonger on exfoliated skin, so you’ll be doingyourself a favour now, too.

If you have any problem areas on your facewhy not book to come in to k:SPA and seeone of our beauty experts, who can help youput together a tailored skincare programme.

If you enjoy getting your home looking itsbest, then the hard of work of spring cleaningand gardening may have left your nails and

hands rather worse for wear.Try to keep your hands really moisturised

during this time and make sure you get somesunshine to your nails, so take off the colouredpolish for a few days.

Water damage can also be a problem foryour nails if you are spending a lot of timewith wet hands, so consider some gloves forgardening or cleaning tasks. This is also a greattime to start preparing your feet for flip flops,strappy shoes and sandals.

Regular foot care routines will get your feet

in good shape in no time, so why not startwith the skincare – use a pumice stone andbristle brush with hot soapy water to keepyour feet smooth and hard skin under control(very important when wearing summershoes).

You may need to do several sessions ofskincare to get your feet sorted, so this isanother good reason to start sooner ratherthan later.

Follow up with a rich moisturiser to takecare of both skin and nails.

Then trim, buff and shape your toenails– they are far more likely to be on displayduring summer months, so why not finish upwith a brightly-coloured polish?

Shape toes and neaten cuticles the sameway you would for your fingernails.

If that all sounds like a lot of hard work,at k:SPA we offer a range of pedicures fromthe maintenance pedicure, which is just 30minutes and will take care of your specificneeds, to a 75 minute Deluxe Jessica ZenspaPedicure – including time spent with your feetin heated booties.

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For more information about k:SPA 3600Parkway,Whiteley, Fareham, PO15 7AN,call 01489 880 497 or visit mykspa.co.uk

sunHere comes the

Kelly Shaw, owner and founder of k:SPA,looks at why you need to start getting your

skin ready for summer now.

Kelly Shaw

Get your feet summer ready