To Grate Or To Shave?

I’m a big fan of not wearing shoes whenever possible and when I am forced to wear them I tend to opt for my flip flops.  Thanks to my lovely habit I tend to get rough feet, or in more bold terms, callused feet.

I never really minded my calluses before I met my husband. To tell you the truth, I wouldn’t have told you I had a callus problem before meeting him.  But, I have become quite aware of them ever since my husband first told me my feet were rough.

Of course my first reaction was embarrassment.  In the beginning I worked really hard at getting everything just right and he had to ruin it by noticing my less than perfect soles.  So, I did what any other red-blooded American girl would do, I started to scrub my feet with everything possible.  Pumice stones, files, scrubs, but nothing really seemed to work.

A few months ago I purchased a Ped Egg and thought that I had met my maker.  My feet were smooth, my husband let me rest them on his legs in bed at night and I even secretly loved seeing all the shavings that collected in the little egg (you know you’d look too!).  But, since getting my feet ’shaved’ while getting a pedicure I think my Ped Egg now has a little bit of competition.

I’ve had several pedicures over the years and I’ve always resisted getting my calluses shaved off.  The main reason is that I can barely stand that scrubby thing that tortures my feet and turns me into a squrimy, giggly mess, so I cannot even imagine having my ‘rough spots’ shaved off.  I also have a bit of a wild imagination and I could always envision my feet being slashed to death.  Probably not possible, but I wasn’t game to find out.

But, during my last pedicure I really didn’t have much say in the matter because the woman tending to my feet just started away with shaver without my consent and I have to say I wasn’t too angry about it.  All I remember was seeing skin the size of paint chips falling down from my feet and I felt grossed out and amazed all at the same time.

After I got home I couldn’t believe how smooth my feet were and they managed to stay that way for several days.  I was so impressed with the results (and the show) that I’m going to invest in my very own foot shaver.  My husband also showed interest in it after he heard the story and felt my feet…oh the damage I could do to his feet!

So, here’s my verdict from my very long drawn out story:  I think the shaver does a better job at getting your feet smoother, faster.  But!  I think the Ped Egg can also play a role in maintaining smooth feet.  I don’t know that callus shavers come with an owner’s manual or not, but I can’t imagine shaving your calluses anymore than once a month.  Those bloody feet images might just become a reality. 

I’m pretty much down with all things pink and the lovely picture of the callus shaver above, by Tweezerman, is available (obviously) in pink and it’s only $12.  Not too shabby…and hopefully those will be the same words spoken about my feet.