Feet Treats!

Typical Sunday morning means checking the newspaper as this is the day of the week where there are tons of ads & coupons on various items for clippings. Items such as beauty & health products, groceries, etc.

I chanced upon an article by Ellen Warren on Chicago Tribune - Feet Treats. She went to the fanciest spa that she could find (SPA by ESPA at The Pensinsula Hotel) and the strip malls to compare manicure & pedicure costs & services.

She compared pedicure treatments:     

Nail polish
-High-end, $23:   Chanel, Vendetta at chanel.com
-Low-end, $7.29:   Sally Hansen, Purple Pulse at drugstores
Ellen says:   drugstore polish lasts as long as the designer label, covers as well

Body cream
-High-end, $48:   ESPA Deeply Nourishing Body Cream 3.38 ounces at espaonline.com
-Low-end, $3.25:   Glysolid glycerin cream at glysolid.com
Ellen says:   The expensive stuff isn't worth it

Callus stone
-High-end, $20:   Pedro callus stone, Tweezerman at tweezerman.com
-Low-end, $3.49:   Callus stone, Equaline at drugstores
Ellen says:   The more expensive one is two-sided (rough and fine), and the handle is a lot easier to use; the cheaper one does the job.