sunless tanning
Apr. 4th, 2006 12:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
superbadgirlIn and of itself, the term doesn't make much sense, does it?
Last night, I tried out the sunless tanner (very light, not anything major) for the first time. I'm doing it at night because it stinks and conflicts with my regular shower gel/lotion scent. You'd think they could make the stuff unscented. They probably do with the more expensive brands. Yeah, I went cheap.
Can't tell much of anything today, which is what's supposed to happen. However, the big toe on my left foot is orange. This leads me to my question - how on earth are you really supposed to apply this stuff evenly? I've never figured that out. It seems an impossibility. There will always be streaks somewhere, won't there? I've also never determined how to get my back done. Do the manufacturers just assume everyone who uses the product has someone handy to get hard-to-reach places for them? Because I don't, unless I knock on my hottie neighbor's door and ask him to lotion me up. ;)
Or maybe I'm just inept at putting on lotion.
Last night, I tried out the sunless tanner (very light, not anything major) for the first time. I'm doing it at night because it stinks and conflicts with my regular shower gel/lotion scent. You'd think they could make the stuff unscented. They probably do with the more expensive brands. Yeah, I went cheap.
Can't tell much of anything today, which is what's supposed to happen. However, the big toe on my left foot is orange. This leads me to my question - how on earth are you really supposed to apply this stuff evenly? I've never figured that out. It seems an impossibility. There will always be streaks somewhere, won't there? I've also never determined how to get my back done. Do the manufacturers just assume everyone who uses the product has someone handy to get hard-to-reach places for them? Because I don't, unless I knock on my hottie neighbor's door and ask him to lotion me up. ;)
Or maybe I'm just inept at putting on lotion.
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Date: 2006-04-06 11:55 am (UTC)Strangely, I'm getting slight streaks...and also at least one big patch. That's got more to do with my wacky skin than the product, I think. It looks like a fake birthmark.
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Date: 2006-04-06 09:45 pm (UTC)As for the streaks and the patch... you could try gently exfoliating the patch - that'll take off some color. I bought some exfoliating gloves so I could carefully go over streaks with just a fingertip. And next time you apply, try to apply around the patch and streaks, if possible. That'll let the other color catch up.
It's probably impossible to avoid every single bit of streaking, but you'll get to where it's close enough to pass for perfect.