Tan Lines

[Irulan]

totally proud of my biker tan, already got a start on it for this year, and I wouldnt' have it any other way.

irulan

[SadieKate]

The sunless tanning lotions I've checked out specifically tell you not to do your ankles (I tried anyway and it was a bad idea). Has anybody found a tanner that works well on the feet?

What is the problem with ankles?

[snapdragen]

Achiving Chihuahua-ness -- I may have found a new sig. line

[DeniseGoldberg]

totally proud of my biker tan, already got a start on it for this year, and I wouldnt' have it any other way.

irulan

I'm with Irulan on this one - I'm proud of my biker lines, and while I do use serious sunscreen all of the time, that's to protect my skin and not to avoid funny biker tan lines.

--- Denise

[slinkedog]

There are some REALLY good sunless tanners out there, but the ones I know of that are good ain't cheap. Word to the wise... before using that stuff, EXFOLIATE like crazy!! Bliss makes this sugar scrub stuff... you can get it directly from them at www.blissworld.com or they sell their stuff at better Macy's stores (Lazarus) and Nordstrom, I think. It works really well.

[BlareApsan]

Hi everyone! Love this forum!!!
I'm pretty lucky to live here in Puerto Rico and to have a DH who loves to sail. I try to even out my tan every chance I get. Can't avoid bathingsuit tan lines, not into the nuddist thing . I apply extra sunscreen on my darker areas. If I have different spf's I use a lower number on whiter areas.
Works ok. Before you all hate me, there are times I do have to make do with biker tan better than the creams and machines, too much work and $ to do it right.

[CorsairMac]

WElcome to the board blare - LOVE the avatar! hope to hear more from you and PR??....some ppl get all the luck eh??

[LBTC]

here's the stuff I do:

when cycling (on a sunny day, particularly on the road), apply high SPF sport suncreen to all of the exposed areas. wear the smallest shirt possible.

whenever possible, since I"m so crunched for time in general, get the bikini on before walking the dogs. of course, only when it's hot and sunny.

if I have more time than a dog walk for sun-bathing (rare, but happens once in awhile), apply a high spf to the bike tanned areas, and use a low spf on the white parts. the lines themselves can be a bit tricky, but I have several different lenght sleeves and a muscle shirt, so that all tends to get kind of transition-y anyway.

and, yeah, the take the shoes off in the sun at every opportunity usually works great. tanned feet tops almost every summer....

I, too, would be amazed to have an extra 15 minutes for sunless cream to set. besides, the dogs would probably lick it right off!! heehee ewwwwwwww

namaste
~T~

not exactly from the land of sunshine...

[KSH]

Ok, I've got 'em and I've often wondered if there were any way to get rid of them-besides sunbathing nekkid? I've thought of but not tried fake tanners. I
A) Don't want to be Oompa Loompa Orange
B) Think I'd just end up with a darker, oranger version of the tan lines I've got.

It's not a big deal but it would be kind of nice to wear swimsuits, shorts and tanktops in the "real" world. If I'm meant to be spotted and striped then so be it. The "real" world can all kiss my blinding white behind!

Well, I always wear sunblock on the bike.

Then I tan naked in a tanning bed.

No tan lines. Less exposure to the sun too.

[singletrackmind]

Multiple SPF's. I hadn't thought of that one.
I've never been able to hold still long enough to sunbathe-I guess that's why I still occasionally get carded-so a tanning bed would also be out of the question.

I think my favorite suggestion so far (but you won't catch me with my all-natch post baby slightly overweight body doing this in plastic-town) is walking the dogs in a bikini! Multi-tasking and scaring the heck out of the neighbors! Now that's what I live for.

[smurfalicious]

So today I was at the Pearl Izumi store shopping for a mother's day present for myself. The animals agreed I needed a jacket. Anyway, the gal was telling me about the lightweight arm warmers they got, and I told her about the biker tan line remedy. She said she was gonna use that to sell them. *grins* Ahhh, insanity is a blast!

[yellow]

I have to put in a plug for Aveda sun source "sunless" tanning cream. No streaks, nice color. I exfoliate using some exfoliating gloves I got from the Body Shop. They are pretty cool.

I so don't care about tan lines. What I use the cream for is to give my legs and arms a bit of color early in the shorts season. My legs are not the prettiest to begin with, and they are so very pasty white in the winter. My belly and butt stay white all the time. No sunbathing or tanning bed for me...I'm wrinkled enough as it is, thanks to a childhood in the sun on the beach!

And I wear sunscreen every day, even those days where I may not spend much time outside. It only takes one bad mole, and your whole perspective changes...

[bikerHen]

All this tan line talk and no one mentioned lily white hands attached to the ends of tan arms! I always ride with gloves and by June it looks like I'm wearing the old sunday school white gloves 24/7. This is the only tan line that really bugs me. Does anyone make a glove that the sun can shine through? BikerHen

[CorsairMac]

lace mitts?.....maybe we can start a whole new line of gloves - padded lace mitts for that "no tan line" look!

[SadieKate]

Well, in the olden days we had gloves with crocheted backs (much cooler to wear). I found a pair at the PI outlet last year. Snatched them up so I can have teeny-tiny checkerboard tan spots.