Boston - June 07, 2005

Sole Survivor

Beach Feet Pedicure

This is it. The year you’ll laugh in the face of beach season’s tyranny.

You’ve sculpted your way to a body that makes Jennifer Garner’s look like Roseanne Barr’s. Relentless bikini waxes have you impeccably smooth, and you’ve got your SPF at hand.

But then there are your feet. So rough, dry, and calloused after Boston’s heinous winter, your soles feel like you’re wearing shoes — when you’re not.

Walk those dogs straight to Andrew Michaels Salon. You’ll be rewarded with an epic herbal aromatherapy soak, after which your feet will be treated with professional-strength glycolic and salicylic acid to banish dead skin.

As if that kind of exfoliation weren’t enough, they’re then slathered with cornmeal scrub and treated to a lengthy massage before the requisite cuticle clipping, nail filing, and polish. When all’s said and done, you’ll be summer-ready, head to toe.

Which means that when it comes to taking on beach season, you can literally walk the walk.

Available at Andrew Michaels Salon, 47 Ocean Avenue, at Lafayette Street, Salem (978-741-4900).