GETTING A SUNTAN THE EASY WAY
I had a friend of mine reach out to me and ask about the foaming sunless tanners that I have been posting on Facebook about. We got to laughing about some of the crazy things we did as children in order to get a tan. I mentioned that I used baby oil and iodine (didn’t everybody) and that I even took some aluminum foil and laid that under me trying to get the reflection of the sun to tan me even faster. She mentioned that she used motor oil! What!!! I don’t think that I had ever heard of that one unless you were trying to catch a greased pig. Lol!
I am fair complected anyway and adding the baby oil and iodine was not the smartest thing I could have done. I would normally end up looking like a boiled Lobster and then I would peel. Even when I did manage to get some semblance of a tan, it was red and not that pretty brown color that I wanted. I never understood why my daddy was so dark and brown and I looked like sliced bread. Then we went to the lake and my dad put on shorts to go riding in the boat. That is when I realized that I was more like him then I knew, he had the whitest legs I had ever seen. Lol! My dad worked outside day in and day out and he stayed tan all the time, except on those legs. Lol!!! I KNOW that I am not the only one who would climb on the roof to lay in the sun. What are some of the crazy things you have done in order to get a tan?
Here I am in another open front cardigan. I am sure that you are so surprised. Lol!!! I do love cardigans and especially in the early springtime. They are fantastic for adding a little warmth but more importantly, they make you look more “put together.” It is funny how adding one extra clothing item takes the look from just a white t-shirt and jeans to looking like an “outfit.” This color blocked cardigan is one that I found on clearance at Cato Fashions so it is no longer on their website. Make sure that you always check out the clearance section in every store first and then go to the regular priced items.
My dark colored jeans are from Old Navy but they are the Original, not the Rockstar. These are still the mid-rise and skinny version that I normally wear. I like the all over dark color, no markings and no distressing. These jeans come in three different rinse options and I think this is the medium color. I buy my normal size in Old Navy jeans (10) and they fit me perfectly. If you are in doubt then go to a store and try them on or if you are like me and have to order mostly online, then order your normal size and the next one up. Then, cross your fingers that the smaller size fits. Lol!!!
It is funny that when I look at this photo I probably see things that you would never notice. The first thing I notice is that I look as wide as a barn. Moving on from there, I see my Plunder necklace tag hanging down my back, I see my #5 plainly on my Alex and Ani bracelet (my reminder that I was going to hit Level V by the end of last year) and I also notice that my jeans look baggy from this angle. Don’t even get me started on my hair. Lol!
Remember to tell me the crazy things that you did to achieve a tan. And, if you want to get a nice healthy glow without the baby oil and iodine, just let me know. I placed an order for the foaming sunless tanner from Rodan + Fields and I would love to get this in your hands. It is 25.00 for the tanner and add 3.00 for the shipping and tax. Message me if you want to get a bottle or two. Before you ask, it doesn’t have a strong smell, it doesn’t turn your orange, and it doesn’t streak. Lol! Plus, as an added bonus, I will include a micro-dermabrasion paste pack for you to exfoliate first before you apply the tanner. AND, if you leave a comment about sunless tanners then I will enter you into a drawing for a FREE tanner!!!
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Good Morning Tania!! I woke up this morning at 4:30 and read your blog. I just want to let you know that when I looked at the photos , I didn’t see what you were saying. It’s funny how we always point out the negatives that we ourselves notice. You always look well put together and have inspired me. I love your style!! Thank you!! Happy Friday!!☺☺
I’m also fair skinned and worked hard at turning this pastey white body brown. I used coco butter and baby oil and spent hours in the sun baking June-September. Boy am I paying for it now ?
I would sit out on the concrete driveway with baby oil to try and get the reflective white concrete to help the sun burn me to a crisp. Also, with “Sun-In” sprayed on my beautiful auburn hair to turn it blonde. Ugh! Why did we even think these were good ideas!!!!
I used baby oil also and later tanning beds would love to find sunless tanner that doesn’t leave me orange and smelling funny ..love your outfit today you look great.
Love your outfit! The blue looks really good on you! When I was in high school, I used the QT sunless tanner that someone else mentioned. I am fair-complected and it did not work well at all for me. I looked like an Oompa Loompa from Willy Wonka, lol. And it went on really streaky, which didn’t help the situation at all!
Would love to try the sunless tanner.
I was pleasantly surprised to see you wearing my sweater this morning! Lol
Baby oil and iodine what were we thinking, but I had no idea anybody else climbing on the roof to sun bath, I also took my radio up with me after all you had to have music. Lol
Anything for that red glow, Today it’s sunless tanning only way to go!
Have a great weekend,
I have always wanted to be tan but instead look like a ghost. Burn, peel, repeat! I’ve been looking once again at sunless tanners. I’m sure they must have come a long way.
I used a sunless tanner back in the eighties and it definitely turned me more orange than tan. As a redhead I never tan, but I tried oil, tanning beds, and even Crisco! Would love to win some of yours!
love the sweater today! you look great as usual, have a great weekend. i also am fair and tried most of the stuff mentioned to get a tan. the best sunburn relief is cool wet towels laid on the burned part to help you sleep.