As we get
older we tend to become more cautious about things compared to when you were
teens. One main thing I am trying to give up is going to the tanning beds. Now
we all know that these can be very harmful to your skin but so many of us make
the choice to do it anyway. Everyone that uses these beds know that the side
effects can range anywhere from leathery skin as you age to the worst case, the
dreaded C word. We all like to think “That
would never happen to me” but the truth it is very could.
In an
attempt to be nicer to my body I have decided to check out my alternatives.
Please understand that I am not an active tanner year-round. I only tan when
spring is in the air and my nice Italian glow has hibernated for the winter and
has yet to reappear. I actually only tan about three times before I can get a
color I love and that my body will hold onto. Still, it’s not a habit I want to
keep because of the harm to my skin and my pocketbook. ;)
With
a good friends wedding coming up rapidly and finding a nice knee length dress
to wear I knew this was the time to start exploring my options. I thought about
trying to get just a tad of a natural glow by tanning normally by the pool, but
with this extended winter California
has been having that option was out. I then looked into spray tans which I have
heard horror stories about. I decided to give spray tanning a chance. (And no I
am not talking about the kind of spray tan when you walk into a box, pose like
your doing the running man, and the machine sprays stuff at you where it thinks
you are.) I called the spa where I get my facials (O Spa salon in Los Gatos) and to my surprise
they actually offered the airbrush spray tan I was looking for. So I went to
the this morning the before the wedding I am attending got sprayed and hoped for the
best. I forgot to get a before picture but I am not sure I would want to share
that anyway, but here is the result:
I love the
way it turned out. This options works is much safer, and way cheaper. ($35) Any
thoughts?
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