And with a pedicure, that awkwardness can feel heightened, because, well, feet. It's one thing knowing what a pedicure involves; it's quite another understanding what role we should play. A professional pedicure is designed to leave your feet looking and feeling their best regardless." Very reassuring, but we did dig deeper to uncover a surprising pre-pedi 'don't' we had never considered before. Arrive as a blank canvas"The most important thing is simply arriving with clean feet, and any existing nail polish removed if possible," says Carroll.