The first that involves is to remove your old nail polish thoroughly with the help of cotton pads which should be dipped in acetone remover. One should be careful about using a flat cotton pad and not cotton wool balls, because they leave behind their traces of cotton strands. If you think that your nail polish is a bit harder to remove easily than you should leave out these acetone soaked cotton pads for a while on your nails and later they will come off completely.
It is always wise to invest in a best quality nail clippers that you can get for yourself, because they will help to get better results as desired. The nails should be cut like that as to leave out 1/8th of an inch so that they would not extend over the tip of the toes. If you want to have a soft square shape for yourself then you should file the toes nails from around the corners and edges, doing that only in one direction. Be careful while you do that so that your nails should not get split.
It is also better to soak feet in a bath of salt and aroma oils or Epsom salts which are highly beneficial for the heath of the feet. If you want to get rid of the dead skin than you should add milk in the warm water and then soak your feet for the treatment. The cuticle remover should be applied to the nail bases and using orangewood stick, the skin should be pushed back to the place meeting the nail.
Various kinds of exfoliators and foot scrubs are available which remove the dead cells of the feet. It is important that the scrubbing should be done gently on the feet because otherwise they might turn red.