What? Gielly Green Pimm's-icure.
Beauty powers: A refreshing, fruity pedicure.
The process: First, you put your feet into a revitalising foot soak, an essential oils cocktail of grapefruit and peppermint, with cucumber, mint and strawberries floating in the water. This is followed by a nail and cuticle trim. A cucumber-and-lemon scrub sorts out hard skin, and a warm towel rub and massage reduces stress levels. Finally, nails are painted.
Any surprises? It was the hottest day of the year and I'd been broiled on the Central line. I was staring at the fruit bobbing in the foot soak, thinking it looked like a large bowl of Pimm's when, hey presto, my pedicurist Teni appeared with a huge glass of the real thing for me to sip while she worked. My kind of pedicure.
Transformed? I felt like a limp rag when I arrived, and I had a spring in my step, along with beautifully soft feet and rich-red nails, when I left. (A couple of days later, when I was in a store, I felt something tickling my feet. Two tiny children were rolling around on the floor, playing with my new-look toes. The ultimate seal of approval.)
Try it out: £65/75 minutes. Gielly Green, 1 Kendall Place, W1 (020 7034 3060, giellygreen.co.uk)