January 8, 2011 The Glow

The Perfect color for your skin type

Okay just be honest with yourself, there are several basic skin tones, fair, medium, olive, and if  your lucky a little honey like Halle Barry.

But for those of us not so lucky, pasty white is just not flattering. Unless you have the peaches and cream gene, this one I would rock. 

There are lots of options for the perfect glow, the color that makes you look healthy and makes you feel good. I highly advice against indoor tanning beds. Just say no, go on a run, work out get some movement then reach for a healthier better for your skin solution. Your skin will be glad you don't look like a leather handbag.

Airbrush spay tans done in a salon done by a pro with a custom blended color is the way to go. This will last about a week maybe a tad longer $$$.

Instant standing spray tanning booths, you step into a booth and your voice guided while you get sprayed. It's a little cold, not a perfect tan, and if you don't know what your doing you will end up with streaks and orange fingers. This will last about a week. $$

Now for the at home goof proof method, first exfoliate with a sugar or salt scrub and a wash cloth. Dry your body well. 

Try this:

Neutrogena Micro Mist spray tan it comes in a little gold can with a spray nozzle that reaches everywhere, you can even close your eyes and mist a little on your face. It comes in two shades light or medium dark. If your looking like casper go for the light and try it out every couple of days. This lasts about 5 days but you can touch it up anytime. $

The key is to be exfoliated, dry, and spray evenly, there is no need to rub. The trick is to blow dry your body front back and  your done.  It isn't smelly, dries fast, and won't stain your clothes. Yes it gets your back the back of your legs. It's like a little airbrush at home, so no orange hands. No streaks. Remember less is more, just a little color.

Then for the final glow get a nice peachy blush, and dust on the apples of your cheeks,  and a little all over your face and a little on your neck. It should look natural.

I like Nars, in Orgasm. Just try it you can buy this at better department stores or Sephora.

I would love to hear a little feedback from those of you who try out the at home method it's fabulous you won't believe what a little color can do to boost your mood.

By the way if you ever mess up at home self tanning, just exfoliate with a good scrub!


I am not mentioning many of the hundreds of at home self tanning creams. They are hard to use don't dry fast, smell horrible, and are not even!

January 3, 2010 30 day beauty fix

Just try this for 30 days, chances are it will become a habit.

1. Start wearing sheer tinted moisturizer with sunscreen. 80% of the sun damage you will receive in your lifetime happens while your walking around doing normal activities, driving in a car, running to the store, not hanging out in Maui.

2. Carry a purse size sunscreen, keep it some where handy and  apply to your hands. Or even touch up your face try Neutrogena dry touch.

3. Go to a Sephora, Ulta or a major department store and ask for samples of tinted moisturizer with an SPF of 15. Try several to get the right level of coverage, and moisture for your skin type. Tip, don't try more than one sample at a time or you won't know how it wears during the day. Or if your skin is going to break out.
16. For the simple no brain er just apply a shot glass worth of sunscreen to your arms legs, hands and face every day. Just don't rub directly over your eyes to avoid stinging. If your a tad lazy get the quick dry no rub sunscreen also from Neutogena.
Next blog will be on self tanning and how to look buttery brown so you can save your skin but still look great.