Half the nation is not happy with the appearance of their feet
Posted By Journalist on September 8, 2010
Scholls new survey, part of its Keeping Britain on its Feet campaign, reveals that half the nation is not happy with the appearance of their feet no doubt because theyre suffering from cracked heels (52%). But the toes are the most hated with 40% finding them the least attractive part of their foot. And a whopping 61% of men never moisturise their feet, while 57% of women do so daily or weekly.
Scholl has taken a measure of the nations feet and we have found a lot of pain and suffering, says SSL Marketing Director Mark Critchley. As the leading footcare expert, Scholl believes people should better appreciate their hard-working feet, which keep this country going.
Victoria Beckham well known for her soaring stilettos – has the worst feet in the nation (71%), followed by Sarah Brown (11%). 67% thought Posh should have urgent surgery to deal with her bunions.
70% polled would avoid wearing high heels if they thought they would suffer from bunions. And if they did have a bunion operation, 76% fear the general disruption to their lives including not being able to drive to work, weight gain fears and not being able to wear their beloved high heels.
Despite the possible health hazards, women feel sexier wearing high heels (81%) and 7% of women have loved their shoes so much – that they have even worn them to bed!
Not everyone is hooked on heels; almost 60% of women would wear flats to make their shorter partner happy and one in ten men admit to wearing lifts in their shoes.
The poll reveals the vast majority of men are not grossed out by other peoples feet (73%) perhaps because 46% of them have had athletes foot. 52% of men, however, say they would be most put off by hairy toes; while women cited athletes foot (45%) as their biggest turnoff.
Contrary to their other halves, the majority of women (51%) are indeed grossed out by unattractive feet.
More Foot Stats
When faced with a choice between stocking the cupboard or buying another pair of shoes, 33% of women say they would rather starve – while only 12% of men opted to give up their rations
Half the nation has admitted to buying a new pair of ill-fitting shoes – knowing theyd never be comfortable enough to wear
In fact, our shoes can be so painful that nearly half of us (46%) carry an extra pair of more comfortable shoes around with us
Despite any possible health hazards, the nation only wants to buy more shoes! More than 75% want more money at the end of the month to spend on footwear
If you do open a womans wardrobe, youre liable to be hit by an avalanche of shoes. Nearly a third (31%) confesses to owning from 11-20 pairs!
And theyre not always comfortable, which perhaps accounts for why so many pairs are left at the office. 27% of Brits have from one to five pairs of shoes lurking underneath their desks at work
Nearly half the nation (49%) is not bothered by shoe labels. Of those that are, the most coveted shoe labels for women ages 16 to 40 are Jimmy Choo (30%), Christian Louboutin (28%) and Manolo Blahnik (15 %)
And the most preferred heel height? For more than half of women (52%), its from one to two inches high, while an intrepid 2% totter about on four inches or higher
79% would not like their feet handled by a celebrity; of the 21% who would, its Cheryl Cole for the men and hands down George Clooney for the women
14% said they would like to massage a celebritys feet. And again – its Cheryl Cole for the men and George Clooney for the women
Of all the feet in the nation, respondents singled out nurses as having Britains Hardest Working Feet (54%)
Source:cosmeticnewsportal.com
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