Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play But I cautiously made my way up (couldn't they invest in some handrails or armrests?!) and perched myself on the seat, which was about 5 feet off the floor.ĭon't have time to go to the salon? Give yourself a pedi at home: I happen to be scared of steps because I've fallen down them a few times and suffered one too many joint injuries as a result. I guess the display was designed so other customers could witness the procedure. But in place of shoeshine shoe rests, each client had a square Plexiglas tank of about 100 fish that sat a few feet off the floor, just like fish tanks in a Chinese restaurant. Imagine an old-time shoeshine rack where you take 3-4 steps to an elevated seat, and you’ll get the picture. Next, the technician gave me little elastic paper-type booties (the kind you wear in the hospital) and led me to the fish tanks. MORE: Prevention Natural Beauty Awards 2017 I had expected to take a little soapy foot shower (for cleanliness), but it was just plain water. Upon entering the salon, I was instructed to roll up my jeans to my knees and wash my feet in a basin filled with room-temperature water from a nearby faucet. The entire experience was shorter and stranger than I could have imagined. I booked an appointment at a high-end spa in Los Angeles and was looking forward to my adventure. In the past I'd enjoyed regular pedicures, so I hoped that adding fish to the mix would only add to the feeling of pampering-or at least make for a good story. ( This $4 trick for callus-free feet actually works.) The idea: Stick your feet in a tank filled with so-called 'doctor fish' (Garra ruffa), let them suck off dead skin, and walk away feeling smooth and callus-free. ( You can sculpt your arms and tighten your tummy with the energizing-and fun-routines from Prevention's Flat Belly Barre!)įish pedicures are believed to have originated in Turkey, Croatia, and other parts of the Middle East, before making their way to the U.S. But one of the strangest fads to hit the industry had to be the 'fish pedicure.' In the spirit of having first-hand knowledge to impart on our readers, I decided to indulge in one. I researched (and in some cases tested) at-home chemical peel kits, self-stick eyeliner, peel-off lipstick, and vampire facials. As an editor at a beauty magazine-a position I held for 10 years-I often had a front-row seat to the madness. Most people know that beauty fads come and go.

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