Time to put your feet through sandal season boot camp

Winter can wreak havoc on your heels (and toes, for that matter), drying and cracking the skin on your feet and making them decidedly unready for their springtime debut. Prepare to put your best feet forward come warmer weather with these pedi-pretty tips. Treat yourself to a four-day foot spa regimen, or do the whole shebang in one spa-perfect day.

First, soak your feet in a warm bath with a few drops of tea tree oil ($9) for an antiseptic deep cleaning. Rub a lemon wedge over discolored nails-the natural oxidizing agents in lemon will brighten yellowed nails. Finish up by slathering on a foot cream with alpha hydroxy acid. Eucerin Plus Intensive Foot Repair Cream with AHA ($6) smoothes cracks and polishes rough heels. Let it work its magic overnight and see smoother feet by morning.

Next, get down and dirty by sloughing off dead skin with an exfoliating foot scrub. J.R. Watkins Apothecary Exfoliating Peppermint Foot Scrub ($8) has tiny bits of pumice in it, as well as tingly peppermint oil for a tingly fresh feeling. Put a Soapy Soles Elite pad ($30) in your tub for a massaging, exfoliating foot treatment you can do every time you're in the shower. The ingenious pad features a bristled surface and interchangeable pumice stone and massage disc that you can use without worrying about losing your balance in the slippery shower. Post-exfoliation, treat your feet with a tingly peppermint lotion like Bigelow Mentha Tingling Foot Cream ($14) to keep moisture in.

Finally, it's time for your actual pedicure. Find our picks for the best at-home pedi products here.

What are your favorite spring prep pedicure tips? Use the comments section to tell us all about the products and techniques you use to get your feet looking flip flop fab.

And once your toes are worthy to slip into something pretty, check out our Guide to Spring Shoe Trends for some hot new looks.