Amope Pedi Perfect Foot File Review

Have you seen the commercials lately for the Amope Pedi Perfect ($49)?  They totally hooked me, even though I already have an Emjoi Micro-Pedi.  But my poor feet really took a beating this summer wearing flip flops and sandals all the time.  I never had this problem when I was working because I wore shoes most of the day, but now that I'm a stay-at-home Mom, it's sandals all the time!  So needless to say, I'm a sucker for anything that promises smoother, less callused feet.

This device is battery powered and is basically a motorized version of a Ped-Egg, saving you time and arm muscles.  You're supposed to use it on dry skin and only leave it on each area for 3-4 seconds at a time to avoid taking off too much skin.  It also has a feature that shuts it off automatically if you press too hard, so a light touch is really all you need...this does all the work for you.

The Pedi-Perfect looks like a mini paint roller, and has a soft, rubbery grip with a coarse, sandpaper-like roller at the top.  You turn it on by twisting the silver ring at the top of the handle and the roller starts spinning.  It doesn't hurt a bit and right away, I saw white dust flying everywhere as it took off a layer of dead skin.  Note: use this over a bathtub if you don't want dead foot skin all over your house!

In a matter of minutes, my feet were baby smooth and soft and my calluses had softened and gotten much flatter and smaller.  I followed up with a thick moisturizer and a pair of socks and in the morning, my feet looked so much better!

As I mentioned at the beginning of the post, I already own an Emjoi Micro-Pedi, and you may be wondering how they're different.  First of all, there's a big price difference between them.  I got my Emjoi for $19.99 on Amazon, while the Amope is $49.99 (I got it on sale for $39.99 at Walgreens). Also, the Amope Pedi-Perfect is much larger in size (see photo below).

I've been using my Emjoi all summer and have loved it, but the roller is a little less coarse than the Amope so it feels like it takes a bit longer to shave off the calluses. I was amazed after using the Amope for the first time how quickly it smoothed out calluses that I had been working on for a few days with the Emjoi. However, the Emjoi does a better job at smoothing and polishing the smaller areas and the dead skin.
So it's kind of like using sandpaper or a nail buffer...you start with the coarsest one to smooth out the roughest area at first, then use the finer grain to smooth and polish. I've found that using a combination of the two works better than either one on their own.  But either one alone is still more effective than using a manual file like a Ped-Egg.
So I would recommend either one of these devices if you're looking for a way to get really smooth feet! If your calluses aren't too bad and you're just looking to smooth out some roughness, go with the Emjoi, because it's a lot cheaper.  It will eventually get rid of the calluses also, just not as fast. But if you have major calluses that need a lot of attention, you might like the Amope better.

How do you smooth your feet at home? Do you use a file like a Ped-Egg or a device like this?

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