Baby Foot Foot Peel Review FAIL

After the tens of thousands of videos (maybe a small exaggeration) I've seen floating around social media I couldn't resist trying the new fad, Baby Foot Foot Peel. Of course I'm budgeting, but I decided instead of a pedicure this month I would try this product instead. These are available from multiple retailers, but I grabbed mine from my local Target for $25.00 (found here).

The instructions seem pretty simple, as follows:

1. Wash and dry feet.
2. Cut along the dotted line of booties and place feet inside.
3. Secure booties with tape around ankles.
4. Wait 1 hour.
5. Remove booties and wash feet with soap and water to remove gel.
6. Peeling will begin within 5-7 days.

The end.

Now let me be honest...my feet were disgusting! They just are. I promise I get regular pedicures, and try to keep my heels from falling off because they're so dry, but nothing works. They're real bad.

Before:

 

I followed these instructions to the T, not too hard if you ask me. Day 2 my feet were so dry they hurt. My heels felt like they were cracking while I walked around my job. It was not unbearable pain, but it was definitely uncomfortable. Day 3, same thing. No peeling. I was convinced it was not going to work on me. On day 4 (even though the instructions said 5-7 days) I knew I was broken, it wasn't going to work, so I started doing some research. After reading about 16 blog posts, I was informed you should be soaking your feet every night for about 10 minutes

WHAT?

Where was this instruction?

NO WHERE, that's where.

  

So on day 4, after hours of research (maybe dramatic again) I soaked my feet in warm water for 10 minutes. Almost immediately there was very tiny peeling on my heels. I quickly realized this step should be included in the packaging instructions because it's the only thing that worked for me.

My feet never peeled like the videos. Really, my feet never really peeled at all. It has now been 2 full weeks and I would say maybe the smallest most transparent layer came off my heels.

After:

 

See above, my heels looked much better by day 5 after soaking.

Now after day 5, there was nothing. I have no more updates for you, because there are no updates. 

In my opinion, this product is a waste of money and not worth the hype. Now obviously it did work for some people or it wouldn't be going viral, but I'm VERY disappointed in this product, and especially since it cost 1/4 of my monthly personal money. Maybe I'm just angry, but I feel like my feet look worse than before. If not look, they definitely feel worse. My heels are now so dry and scratchy. They get stuck on everything! Now I'm even embarrassed to go get a pedicure. I hope if you've have used this product you've had a better experience then I did, but I just want to give a forewarning just in case.