Next week I am headed to Playa del Carmen, Mexico for a few days of relaxing in the sun. In an effort to not be the whitest person on the beach and scare the other vacationers, I began to think about ways that I could work on a quick base tan. Ten years ago I would not have thought twice about heading straight to the nearest tanning salon and leaving fifteen minutes later looking like a lobster. Thankfully, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve also gotten a little smarter. I’m confident skin cancer will find me eventually, no need to rush the process.
Anyway, when I was at Target over the weekend I strolled into the skin care aisle and started looking at some self-tanning lotions. I remember when these products first came out and after lathering the lotion on, the user would then be a lovely shade of orange. For that reason I have actively avoided these products. It appears that self tanning lotion has actually come a long way. I picked up a bottle of Dove Energy Glow for Fair to Medium skin. It cost around $9 which to me was cheap enough that if I ended up pitching it after my first use, I wouldn’t feel like I’d had too much invested. I have to admit I am pleasantly surprised by the results. The color is very natural looking and not the pumpkin orange that it was when I was in college. In fact, I didn’t even realize that the lotion was really working until I caught a glimpse of my ankle in a mirror the other day. I have been lathering up my legs but not ankles and feet. I guess I need to start because there is a noticeable tan line at the bottom of my leg. Sweet! Thanks to Dove I won’t have the whitest, pastiest legs on the beach after all.
I'd forgotten that it wasn't Toad writing, because i was having a hard time imagining him slathering up with tanner and then checking his ankles in the mirror!
ReplyDeleteYou're doing a great job posting!
LOL! That's too funny.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words.
have you tried spray tanning at a salon? it can actually look pretty natural. and, i bet your dad is going to be mortified that you are blogging about tanning. haha! i am enjoying your posts. when is the katy mcintyre blog coming?
ReplyDeleteI figured Toad would be less mortified about tanning than some of my other topic ideas. Hahahah.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Katy McIntyre blog, I think I'll stick to guest blogging for now. This is a lot of work!:-)