Not a regular pedicure — a dry treatment. No basin, nothing soaked: professional
cosmetics take off the skin that is already dead, and the living skin under it is
left alone. From $100, about an hour.
What «Advanced» actually means
An ordinary pedicure puts the foot in water, softens everything, and scrapes off
whatever has gone soft — and living skin goes with it. Advanced is done
dry. Professional cosmetics are applied to the callus and given
time to work, so they dissolve only the layer that is already dead. Healthy tissue
is not cut, not filed thin, not injured. What remains is finished with an e-file:
heels, the edges, between the toes, around the nail folds.
That is not a detail of technique — it is the whole difference in how long it
lasts. Skin that has been injured answers by growing back thicker and harder,
which is exactly what turns a pedicure into something you need again every month.
Take only the dead layer and the foot has nothing to defend itself from.
The result is visible after the first visit, and it holds.
Everything is worked through: heels, calluses, the dry edge along the sole, the
skin around the nails, and the nails themselves shaped and, if you want colour,
coated with gel. One client at a time, so the two hours booked are two hours of
work and not a chair in a row of chairs. There is no shared foot basin in the
studio at all — a wet pedicure is not something we do a different way, it is
something we do not do. Massage is not part of it either.
PRO is a different job, not a longer Advanced. Heels that crack
and catch on the sheets, skin gone hard and yellow along the edge, calluses that
have been building for years, athlete’s foot and the flaking between the toes —
that is work with a plan, sometimes across more than one visit, and it is priced
on its own. It is also the thing people put off for years because they do not want
to explain it to anyone. Here it is one room, one person, and no queue behind you.
Send a photo of your feet beforehand and you get an exact price instead of a range.
We are not a clinic and we do not diagnose. A fungal toenail belongs to a
podiatrist — we will not treat it and will not put colour over it; we will say so
and tell you where to go. The skin we can help with.
One difference, and everything else follows from it: whether the foot goes in water
before it is worked on.
Regular
Dry / Russian
Water
A shared basin or a jetted tub
None — the studio has no basin at all
How skin is removed
Softened, then scraped or bladed
Dissolved with professional cosmetics, finished with an e-file
What comes off
Dead and living skin together
Only the layer that is already dead
Afterwards
Skin grows back thicker and faster
Nothing to defend against, so it grows back slower
Back again
Every two to three weeks
Every four to six, and further apart over time
Massage
Usually part of it
Not offered here
Is a dry pedicure safe, and does it hurt?
It should not hurt at all — nothing is cut and nothing is torn. The cosmetics do
the softening that water normally does, and the e-file takes off only what is
already dead. What people usually notice is the opposite of pain: cracked heels
that were tender to touch before the work stop catching afterwards.
On hygiene, the honest advantage is a subtraction rather than an addition. The
hardest thing to disinfect in a nail salon is the plumbing of a foot spa, and there
is none here — the treatment is dry from beginning to end. Instruments go through
an autoclave, one client one set, and the studio is one private room, so nothing is
shared and nothing is hurried between people.
How often you actually need one
Every four to six weeks for most people, and the gap widens rather than narrows.
If you need a pedicure every three weeks, that is usually the pedicure
talking and not your feet. Skin that has been scraped into living tissue
answers by growing back harder and faster — the treatment creates the demand for
itself. Take the dead layer only and there is nothing to answer.
Russian pedicure near you: where we are, and how far
Looking for a Russian pedicure near you? 5220 S University Dr, Suite 204, Davie,
FL 33328 — a private room, by appointment, a short drive from most of west Broward.
People drive in from:
Plantation — about 12 min
Cooper City — about 8 min
Southwest Ranches — about 10 min
Weston — about 15 min
Sunrise — about 15 min
Pembroke Pines — about 15 min
Fort Lauderdale — about 20 min
Questions people actually ask
What is an Advanced pedicure?
The studio’s main pedicure, and the reason people drive here for it. It is done completely dry — no basin, nothing soaked. Professional cosmetics are applied to the callus and left to work, so they dissolve only skin that is already dead; the living tissue under it is never cut or filed thin. The rest is finished with an e-file: heels, edges, between the toes, around the nails.
Why is that better than a regular pedicure?
A wet pedicure softens everything in water and scrapes off what has gone soft — and living skin goes with it. Injured skin answers by growing back thicker, which is what turns a pedicure into something you need every month. Dry work takes only the dead layer, so the result shows after the first visit and the feet stay smooth longer. A wet pedicure is not offered here at all.
What is a Russian pedicure?
A dry pedicure done with an e-file rather than a soaking basin. Skin and nail edges are worked precisely, without softening the foot in shared water. It is the same principle as the Russian manicure: work the skin as it actually is, so the result holds instead of relaxing back overnight.
What is the difference between Advanced and PRO?
Advanced is the everyday pedicure — heels, calluses, edges, nails, with or without gel. PRO is for feet that need treatment rather than tidying: rough skin built up over years, deep heel cracks, skin fungus. It takes longer and is priced separately because it is a different job, not a longer version of the same one.
Can you work on cracked heels or skin fungus?
Yes — that is what PRO is for. Deep cracks are worked back to smooth skin over one or several visits depending on how deep they are, and fungal skin (athlete’s foot, the flaking between the toes) is cleared and treated. Sending a photo of the feet beforehand gets you an exact price.
What about a fungal toenail?
That we do not treat, and we will not put colour over an affected nail — it is a medical matter for a podiatrist or dermatologist, and we say so plainly rather than take the booking. The skin around it we can help with. Irina is an esthetician, not a doctor; this is not a medical pedicure.
How much does it cost in Davie?
Advanced is $100 clear, $115 with gel, $125 for French tips. PRO starts at $130 for rough skin or cracks and $150 for fungal skin; with gel $150 and $170. A men’s pedicure is $100.
How long does it take?
An hour for a clear Advanced, two hours with gel. PRO is an hour and a half to two hours. One client at a time, so the time booked is the time worked.
What is the difference between a Russian pedicure and a regular one?
A regular pedicure softens the foot in water and scrapes off whatever has gone soft — living skin included. A Russian, or dry, pedicure never puts the foot in water: professional cosmetics dissolve the dead layer where it sits and an e-file finishes the rest. Injured skin grows back thicker, which is why one has to be repeated monthly and the other holds.
Does a dry pedicure hurt?
No. Nothing is cut and nothing is torn — the cosmetics do the softening that water normally does, and the e-file takes off only what is already dead. Feet that are cracked can be tender to touch before the work, and less so after it.
How often do I need one?
Every four to six weeks for most people, and further apart as the skin stops defending itself. If you are used to needing a pedicure every three weeks, that is usually the wet pedicure talking, not your feet.
Why does the callus keep coming back?
Because it is being injured. Skin that has been scraped, bladed or filed into living tissue answers by growing back harder and faster — the treatment causes the problem it is treating. Take only the dead layer and the foot has nothing to defend itself from, which is why the gap between visits gets longer here rather than shorter.
Do you use a foot spa or a jetted tub?
No, and that is deliberate rather than a saving. There is no shared basin in the studio at all — the whole treatment is dry. Piped foot spas are the part of a nail salon that is hardest to disinfect, and here there is nothing to disinfect.
I have diabetes — can I book?
That is a question for your doctor, not for us, and we will not pretend otherwise: this is a cosmetic studio, not a clinic, and Irina is an esthetician. If your doctor is comfortable with a cosmetic pedicure, tell us when you book and the work is kept conservative. If they are not, we would rather you did not come.
Is it hygienic?
There is no shared foot basin at all — that is the point of dry work. Instruments are sterilized in an autoclave, one client one set, and the studio is a single private room.