Tan Lines

[spazzdog]

If the sun would ever come out, I could do it in my back yard.

No, don't have lots of acreage... just a regular back yard, but the houses all around that have a birds eye view are all very elderly people. Can't hear well, can't see well.

Plus I'm so scrawny they'll think they're seeing a white ash moving across the yard and check their prescription for side effects.

spazz

[Technotart]

Spazz the visual cracks me up - scrawny spazzdog - in a former life I was VERY skiiny - scrawny even - and sort of hyper (maybe I was a little hyperthyrod? wish I still was!) - my co-workers teased me that when I was drinking coffee (and BOY did I drink coffee!) I was "Achieving Chihuahua-ness".

Your "spazzdog' moniker just reminds me of that....

[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

[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

[snapdragen]

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

[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...

[betagirl]

All I know is I look really good after my century yesterday with minimal sunscreen. Can we say Pasty Thighs? And a nice spot in the middle of my back where my tank jersey went up. I'm high stylin' right now. And I have a wedding to go to this weekend.

[runnergirl]

I have tripple tan lines on my legs, there's a line where the running shorts hit (about 2 inches above fingertip length), one from bike shorts (7-8 inches above my knee, and again at my ankles. I look like a freak in a swimsuit!

But I'm proud of the tan lines, all the perfectly tanned women have nothing to show for those hours outside.

[betagirl]

Ah yes the "Neopolitan ice cream tan". I had that up until yesterday. Very hot.

[roughingit]

I have tripple tan lines on my legs, there's a line where the running shorts hit (about 2 inches above fingertip length), one from bike shorts (7-8 inches above my knee, and again at my ankles. I look like a freak in a swimsuit!

But I'm proud of the tan lines, all the perfectly tanned women have nothing to show for those hours outside.

Heehee, I have that too, except I have double sock lines instead from having two different sock styles! Those crocheted gloves sound like a hoot!