Holidays on your feet and the drying effects of winter weather will have your tootsies needing a little TLC. Trying to come up with the perfect way to pamper yourself or that special someone? Look no further, as Portland is a town with a fetish—a foot fetish. From the feet only havens, to luxury spas that are foot-friendly, the at-home soak to the DIY pedicure—if your toes need attention take note we've got the goods for you.
Pampering
Ashiyu Co
8015 SE 13th Avenue
503.232.0920
John Condon and his sister Carolyn run this foot spa showroom that doubles as blissful soaking scene. John invented these affordable, cozy and portable Footopia spas that are perfect for one but can accommodate your friends as well. Filled with smooth stones and bubbly hot water- Ashiyu's spas take their inspiration from the soothing hot spring foot baths peppered throughout Japan. Not only can you buy one for your own home but John and Carolyn encourage folks to come in and have a soak in the showroom. Bring your friends, snacks and a bottle of wine for a party ($60 a group) that's sure to please or drop by during one of their first Fridays for live music and fresh art in their gallery. A balladeer will be on hand the day after Valentines Day for those who didn't get enough pampering with their sweetie.
Barefoot Sage
1844 SE Hawthorne Blvd
503.239.7116
This foot focused spa combines the benefits of massage, soaks, salts, teas, essential oils, scrubs, masks and paraffin dips to relax, rejuvenate and center your sole(s). The best part- this relaxing oasis offers the tranquility of solitary service as well as the giddy fun of pamper parties where you and your friends can get in touch with each other while making your feet touchably soft.
The Dragontree
2768 NW Thurman Street
503.221.4123
Want to experience nirvana? Try the Chocolate Mud Feet at Dragontree. First they douse your feet in a high antioxidant, nutrient rich chocolate mud pie elixir and then they follow it with a vanilla aromatherapy bath- sinful. But that's not all that's in store for you here- they have seaweed detoxification, raw silk glove massage followed by a herbed oil wrap, warm paraffin socks and massage. But don't forget the variety of enticing foot baths that come in herbal, magnesium, milk, mud, fizzy, honey and salt. Ahhhhh.
Foot Bar at Body Bar
909 NW 13th Ave
503.224.0292
Touted as an "urban refuge," this relaxing therapeutic massage and body work spot has a bar dedicated to the art of podiatric pleasures that includes detoxifying clay masks and hot stone massage. To keep you soft and supple Foot Bar carries the extensive line of 100% natural Super Salve products such as herbal salves, creams, oils, cleansers and even lip balm and best of all they have delish Dagoba organic chocolate bars on hand to round out your bliss.
DIY
Funny about your feet? Don't want your toes where others goes? No need to fret you can always "do it yourself" with the dreamy products at Anne Bocci Boutique and Lush.
Anne Bocci Boutique
Servello Foot Products
7824 SW Capitol Highway
503.452.3711
This boutique and gallery was just named in our "Best of" for good reason—it rocks and so do the Servello Foot Products. These tasty P-town treasures are all natural and range from the detox benefits of Foot Tea, to the invigorating Lemon and Mint Foot Scrub, and super softening Foot Mask with marshmallow herb to the luxurious cracked heel cure found in Servello's Toe and Heel Butter.
Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
803 NW 23rd Avenue
503.228.5874
A worldwide empire of natural handmade cosmetics is housed here and the scrummy feet treats they have in store will change your hooves back into the tantalizing toes they were meant to be. Freshly made concoctions (watch the expiration dates) such as the spicy and softening Volcano Foot Mask, Running to the Embassy (a minty pumice bar with shea butter to soften) and Lemony Flutter (great for cuticles on toes and hands) pair nicely with a treatment like Pied de Pepper (a cinnamon/clove lotion that you can feel your heels drink in.) Odiferous odors got you down? Feeling foul from a fungus? Try Lush's T for Toes a citrus and tea tree powder that kicks some serious bacterial bootie. Finish it all up with their sumptuous Fair Trade Foot Lotion- a slathering of this creamy mix of arnica, (for swelling) cocoa butter and mint then put your feet up and stay in for the night. You deserve it!
*Article first run in PDX Magazine
I have been to almost all of these places-Foot Bar & Ashiyu are the best! Try them you'll like 'em! There are a few listed here that surprise me, b/c they are over priced and just not great. So buyer beware!