Gettin' My Tan On. Kinda.

Before I went home for break, I was gung-ho for signing up for a week of tanning at the local salon. I had tanned all through high school for my various formals, and was ready to stop being so god awfully pasty.  I was also a little bitter that I was going home to chilly Rochester where the closest I'd be getting to a beach would be a few shifts at Hollister. Not ideal.

However, the more I thought about tanning the more real it's dangers felt. Maybe I'm finally, sensible, practical and old, but all I could think of was the threat of skin cancer and wrinkles. Yikes.

So, to replace the rays I could be soaking up in the bed/on a tropical vacation somewhere, I settled on a self tanner. In the past, I have avoided such products like the plague, but I did a ton of research and found that Jergens Brand makes a lotion that enhances your skin tone without making you orange or streaky.  I bought a travel size tube and gave it a go. I figured, worst case scenario, it's still frigid pants weather, so no one would really see if I had a self-tanner induced disaster.



I really like this product though.  After about two uses it gave my skin an extra kick of color, without being blatantly orange.  I read online that it had a strong odor, but I think they've fixed it since the reviews because it really smells kind of nice. Plus, it's only about $8 at drugstores.

I started by using it twice a day, right after a shower and right before bed, but after about 3 days my legs started to look a little orange, so I calmed it down to every other day.  But I think this is a fantastic product and I will continue to use it until the sun decides to come out and play nice.

Added bonus, now, on the first day of shorts-weather, my legs won't be pasty enough to blind everyone who sees them!