Do it Yourself Recipes from Skyy Hadley
There are tons of things worse than aching feet. But when your feet hurt, it’s miserable and shows in your face. Here, an all-natural DIY beauty recipe to soothe, smooth and refresh tired feet, from Skyy Hadley, owner of As You Wish Nail Spa in Hoboken, New Jersey. (FYI, Skyy knows what she’s talking about. She’s been profiled in major magazines such as Oprah Winfrey‘s O, Glamour, InStyle and Vogue and her list of celebrity clients includes Liv Tyler, Uma Thurman, Sean Combs and Janelle Monae.)
Skyy Hadley’s Recipe for a Light Cucumber Shell Foot Mask:
o Start with 2 whole cucumbers (one per foot), 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of olive oil; mix in a blender until pureed.
o Pour the mixture into a bowl and heat it up to warm temperature.
o Place half of the mixture in a large Ziploc baggie and half in a second baggie.
o Slide feet right into each baggie, rubbing cucumber mask until each foot is fully soaked.
o Leave on for 5-10 minutes then rinse with warm water.
o The cucumber is extra refreshing and reviving for tired toes, the lemon helps exfoliate and the olive oil deeply moisturizes for super softness.
And here’s Skyy’s DIY beauty recipe for smooth hands.
Skyy Hadley’s Luxury Rejuvenating Hot Cream At-Home Hand Treatment
o Remove all nail polish with a gentle polish remover.
o Begin by sloughing off dead and dry skin from palms and backs of hands with a homemade sugar scrub (salt scrubs can be drying or irritating):
o Mix sugar, a few drops of vegetable glycerin and an uplifting essential oil like peppermint or rosemary in a medium-sized bowl.
o Gently rub hands together to scrub away dullness. Remove scrub with a warm wet cloth.
o Do NOT soak fingers in water, as doing so will actually draw the moisture OUT of your skin.
o Instead, heat up 2 plastic baggies full of a thick, luxurious cream and add a few drops of an invigorating essential oil such as tangerine, ylang ylang, or chamomile.
o Heat until quite warm but not too hot, then place hands in bags for about 2 minutes, allowing moisture to penetrate the skin.
o Remove hands from bag and massage cream into skin, wiping off any excess.
o Your hands should instantly feel smooth and look radiant.
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Love these suggestions – especially warming cream with an essential oil. Sounds divine! Thanks for another great post, Mel!!
Susie! You’re welcome. I love these DIY beauty recipes and agree, they are divine! As are you … xo, Mel