Venus Signature Pedicure in Florence, KY

What the hour is spent on

1. Soak. Warm water long enough to soften properly, not a token dip.
2. Nails. Cut, shaped, cuticles worked back and tidied.
3. Callus reduction. The heels and the ball of the foot, taken down gradually.
4. Exfoliation. A scrub over the foot and up the lower leg.
5. Mask. Applied warm and left on while the massage begins.
6. Massage. The part everyone remembers, and the reason this pedicure is the one people rebook.
7. Polish. Regular polish included; shellac gel is $20 on top.

How it differs from the shorter pedicures

Every pedicure on our menu covers nails, cuticles and a tidy finish. What you buy with the Signature at $65 over the Classic Pedicure at $40 is time — roughly twice as much of it — and that time goes almost entirely into callus work, the mask and the massage.

If you are on your feet all day, if you run, or if your heels crack in winter, that extra time is doing real work rather than being an indulgence. If you mainly want tidy toes before a weekend away, the Classic or Deluxe does that perfectly well and gets you out faster.

Who books it

Three groups, consistently. Nurses, teachers and warehouse staff at the end of a run of long shifts. People coming off a summer of sandals with heels that need actual attention rather than a tidy-up. And anyone treating themselves — birthdays, the week before a vacation, the day after a hard month.

It is also the pedicure people book in pairs. If you are coming with someone, say so when you call and we will put you side by side.

Practical things worth knowing

• Shave your legs the day before, not the morning of. Freshly shaved skin stings with a scrub. This is the single most useful thing on this page.
• Wear or bring loose pants and open shoes. Flip flops beat boots at the end of an hour.
• Regular polish needs drying time. If you are heading straight out, shellac gel at $20 is dry when you stand up.
• Tell us about anything going on with your feet. Diabetes, neuropathy, an ingrown nail or a healing cut all change what we do, and we would rather know at the start.

Keeping it between visits

Callus comes back. That is what skin does under pressure, and no pedicure stops it permanently. What extends the result is a urea-based foot cream at night — thicker than a body lotion — and not letting a pumice do daily work that a professional reduction did properly.

Most people are on a four to six week cycle for this one. If you are coming more often than that for callus specifically, we would rather talk about footwear than sell you more appointments.

Venus Signature Pedicure pricing

These are the live prices from our booking system. Length, shape and art can add to the total, and we quote before we begin. See the full price list.