Artemis Woman Heel Smoother Pedicure Appliance

 (23 customer reviews)

I really wanted to like this product after reading all their hype about how quick and easy it is. Not. The motor in it heats up quickly and the thing stops working. You wait about 20 minutes for it to cool down and it will start up again. But by the time you are getting results in one area of your foot, the thing heats up and stops working again. I went through four intervals of effective operation, heat build-up causing it to quit, waiting a long time for it cool off before starting up again. Finally I decided it isn't worth the time and aggravation, even though it produced good results during the intermittent periods when it worked. One more thing -- when I gave up and decided to return it, I took my Duracell batteries out and they were blazingly hot. I worry that it might be possible for the batteries to explode from the hot-running motor. I've never seen batteries get scalding hot like this.
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I have cracked heals and a bit of a callous problem. They aren't dragon feet, but they do have to be softened pretty often. I have used the little blade scraper tool for a few years and that works well but when I saw the Artemis Heel Smoother advertised, I decided I had to try it. It's a waste of money. The appliance is no more than a low-tech dreml. In fact, I have a Dreml type tool that was marketed as a dog nail trimmer that works better. The Artemis appliance does NOT scrape any dried skin away..it merely sands your foot a bit..that is when you can get the darn thing to stay on the spot you put it on. It comes with a small container of foot conditioning balm that is probably just straight cocoa butter except it has a really offensive aroma. I would just as soon use a piece of sand paper than this thing. Save your money.

I bought this on the advice of a friend who had tried it and loved it. I was a little reluctant after reading some of the other reviews, but my friend and neighbor, Cheryl, swore by it. She had bought a similar product a few months ago and was really disappointed with it - so when she tried this one and said it was wonderful, I went ahead and ordered it based solely on her recommendation.

I am so particular about my feet that I even trim my own nails before I get a pedicure! I only have a pedicure to get the dead skin off of my feet, have them smoothed and to enjoy the experience. (I live in the desert and I wear sandals most of the time.) So I would say I'm a pretty tough cookie to please. I got my heel smoother yesterday and couldn't wait to try it. It was perfect! In fact I just called Cheryl to thank her for turning me on to it. I love it so much I think I'm going to get them for my mom and my sister for the holidays. I usually pay between $28 - $40 for a pedicure - so...Read more