TrendLife Beauty

Each day, ticket inspectors across the nation patrol our public transport, issuing penalty fares to those travelling without a ticket. Indeed, I am often greeted by ‘Derek’ aboard the 8.37 to London Waterloo who is out to catching thieving Tommy’s. Whilst aptly-named drab ‘Derek’ is inspecting tickets in his attempt to combat fare evasion; I am inspecting the feet of my fellow passengers.

An all too familiar dating nightmare is being met by drop dead gorgeous hunk of a man with a shocking display of footwear; he will just not suffice as boyfriend material. Similarly, a woman may be clad in this season’s finest from head to foot; but put a foot wrong in the shoe style stakes and she is a fashion disaster. Feet, it seems, make a look complete.

Sunny weather necessitates appropriate footwear, which prompts exposure of cracked heels and chipped nail varnish. I often shudder at those around me on the train, happy to parade a heinous exhibition of their tootsies. For those who’ve committed a crime onboard, ‘Derek’ uses his walkie-talkie to alert the driver. I long to one day prise the device out of Derek’s hands and put out an urgent call for a chiropodist, beautician and footwear specialist for carriage three, these people need attention, and urgently.

To ensure that I will never follow suit in committing such horrendous crimes, I enlist the foot expertise of Margaret Dabbs on a daily basis. Having set her own up clinics over 10 years ago, Dabbs is at the helm of the field. Her Intensive Hydrating Foot Lotion is a beauty blessing. Penetrating dermal layers, it also moisturises, replenishes and revitalises the skin, leaving the feet feeling illuminated, refreshed and light. It is therefore no surprise that in 2011, it won a Look Fantastic Award, as well as ‘Best Foot Cream Award’ in 2008; this is a luxury treatment offering fantastic results. Similarly, with its use of Emu Oil, the Intensive Treatment Foot Oil provides effective relief from dehydrated, cracked and broken skin and nails with long-lasting effect to ensure that us girlies are looking tip-top-to-toe fabulous. The Margaret Dabbs Foot File is perhaps one of the most innovative beauty products I have come across in a long while, and deserves star status. Designed using Compressed Crystal Technology, it removes hard skin from the feet, and has long-lasting re-useable pads to remove layers of dead skin quickly.

A trio of exemplary products to tantalise the tootsies that’ll be adored by the heart and sole.

Intensive Hydrating Foot Lotion - £25

Intensive Treatment Foot Oil - £20

Foot File - £24

www.margaretdabbs.co.uk