Britney Spears was seen getting a pedicure and caring for her two boys as she relaxed in a bikini poolside at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Miami yesterday. The pop singer is taking a couple of days off from her tour, which launched last Tuesday in New Orleans, hit Atlanta on Thursday and headed to Tampa and Miami over the weekend. Her shows were predictably lip synced, and Brit-Brit is said to have put on solid performances apart from a minor hiccup in Tampa in which she told the audience her “p*ssy was hanging out.” It’s not like they haven’t seen it before. She is scheduled to play Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY tonight.

Britney also went shopping in Miami, where store workers praised how unassuming she was as she spent $800 on cosmetics:

On Monday, after chilling by the pool with her two boys at the Mandarin Oriental, Spears hopped over to the Village of Merrick Park in Coral Gables with a pal/assistant and two bodyguards.

She picked up some high-ticket items at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Jimmy Choo, then got a mini-makeover at D’Nature New York, where staffers didn’t recognize her at first.

”For about 15 minutes, I didn’t know who it was — she was very timid and a little plain,” store manager Liliana Martinez told The Miami Herald. ‘But then I noticed her legs — she was wearing shorts. They are divine; her body is very toned. I said to myself, `Oh my God, that’s Britney Spears!’ ”

Spears displayed no antics that plagued her last year and caused her father Jamie to take control of her affairs.

”She’s super nice, very natural, very sweet,” gushed Martinez, who did her makeup. “I stayed really calm, pretending like it was no big deal so I think she felt comfortable.”

Comfortable enough to drop $800 on Vitamin C cream, mascara, bronzer and lip gloss for herself and her companion.

[From Miami Herald]

There are some expensive perks that go along with touring. We’ll have to see whether Britney can keep up the grueling schedule throughout the next three months. Maybe by pampering herself and dropping money on high end products she’s trying to keep herself grounded, as ironic as that sounds. It’s better than driving around aimlessly, and I’d rather cover these minor stories about Britney shopping and showing off her bikini body than have some more salacious gossip about her to report. Unless she gets a hot new boyfriend.

Photo credits: The two photos of Britney laying on the lounge alone and in the pool alone are credit: Bauergriffinonline. Other photos of Britney getting a pedicure and with her boys are credit: Mavrixonline.com