We look at your feet
And tell you what we see.
Pedicure & foot care · Aix-en-Provence
A pedicure in Aix, polish comes last.
Foot bath · Massage chair · Paraffin · 1 hr to 1 hr 20 · From €43
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Before we start
We look first.
If it is not our job, we tell you and you pay nothing.
You will know what you are dealing with before you have committed to anything.
You will know what you are dealing with before you have committed to anything.
The full treatment, minute by minute
This is not just polish,
it is a protocol
An hour and twenty minutes, in this order. The polish is the sixth step of six, and it is optional.
Foot bath
With medicinal herbs in the full treatment, while the chair massages your back.
A softening balm goes on the heels
And on the hard areas, and it is left to work.
Hard skin is removed once it is soft
With a fresh abrasive, and the movement stops before living skin.
A scrub of the whole foot
Then nails and cuticles.
Moisturising cream, paraffin, massage
Polish last, if you want it.
All three treatments follow the same order. The difference is what is added: the herbal bath, the paraffin, the polish. None of them starts with the polish.
What we do, and what we do not do
We are not
your podiatrist
A podiatrist is a healthcare professional. We are not, and we do not do their job. Saying so plainly is the only honest way to tell you what we actually do.
We look after the beauty of the foot: the hard skin on heels and soles, softened before it is removed and never worked dry; the nails, their shape and their cuticles; the skin, fed afterwards. The polish comes after all of that, if you want it.
The treatment starts with a look at your feet. If we see anything that belongs to healthcare, we tell you there and then, we do not touch it, and you pay nothing.
Client reviews · Aix-en-Provence
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I came in for polish and thought that was the whole thing. There was the foot bath, a cream left to work on my heels, then the work on them and a scrub. The polish was the very end. An hour and twenty minutes.
Louise G.PedicureThe tools were taken out sterilised in front of me and the file was new. It should be the bare minimum, except I have seen the opposite elsewhere, so I am mentioning it.
Nadia K.PedicureI am ticklish to the point of having once kicked someone. I said so as I sat down. The pressure stayed firm from start to finish, never light. Nothing happened.
Margaux S.PedicureWhat we are told
What you are thinking,
said out loud
These are the sentences we hear, or can guess, at a first visit. Not one of them is invented.
In a salon it is just polish
Here, the polish is the sixth step of six, and it is optional. Before it: the bath, a softening balm left to work on the hard areas, hard skin removed once it is soft, the scrub, the paraffin.
I have a particular problem with my feet
Hard skin, calluses, dry heels: yes, that is our work. If what we see belongs to healthcare, we tell you and you pay nothing: a podiatrist is a healthcare professional, we are not.
A podiatrist does this for thirty euros
It is not the same profession. What you are buying here is an hour and twenty minutes of cosmetic care: the bath, the massage chair, hard skin softened then removed, the paraffin, the massage.
I just want polish
Polish on its own is €30, a menu line like any other. Nobody will push a €68 treatment at you because you happen to be sitting down: you ask, we apply, and off you go.
Frequently asked
Pedicure,
with nothing left unsaid
Pedicure or podiatrist, what is the difference?
A podiatrist is a healthcare professional: anything that needs treating belongs to them. We look after the beauty of the foot: hard skin on heels and soles, softened before it is removed, the nails, their shape and cuticles, the skin fed afterwards. And the treatment starts with a look: if what we see belongs to healthcare, we tell you and you pay nothing.
What exactly happens during the hour and twenty minutes?
We look at your feet first. Then the bath, while the chair massages your back. A softening balm goes on the heels and hard areas and is left to work: that is what lets hard skin come off soft. The abrasive is new for every client. Then the scrub, the nails and cuticles, the cream and the paraffin, the massage. Polish last, if you want it.
Three treatments, which one should I choose?
The difference is not the quality of the care, it is what is added. At €43, the bath and the chair, no polish. At €58, the paraffin and gel polish. At €68, the bath with medicinal herbs, rose petals and fresh orange. The work on hard skin, nails and cuticles is the same in all three.
I am very ticklish. Can I still come?
Yes, and it is more common than you would think. What tickles is light contact, not firm pressure: the movements stay firm from start to finish, and in most cases that is all it takes. Say so as you sit down, we will bear it in mind.
Should I remove my polish before coming?
No. Removal is its own line on the menu, at €10, and it takes ten minutes. Come as you are.
Do I need an appointment for a pedicure?
No. You are welcome to walk in, Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm, and mornings before noon are the quietest. The full treatment needs up to an hour and twenty minutes, so if your day is tight, a call or an online booking saves you a wasted trip.
Phone
Address
12 rue Victor Leydet
13100 Aix-en-Provence
Opening hours
Monday to Saturday
10 am to 7 pm
Sunday: closed
Walk-ins
No appointment needed
Booking also possible
Neighbourhood
Old town,
2 min from cours Mirabeau
Languages
French and English
A brand new
pair of feet
Ring us to see whether we can take you today, or book the slot that suits you.