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As fall approaches and we start trading skirts for pants and bikinis for jackets, you have three options regarding that killer tan you (safely, of course) acquired:
Option 1: Keep up your regular use of self-tanner so your glow never fades (but you may end up looking like this).
Options 2: Quit the self-tanner cold turkey and revert back to paleness (not a bad move if you like looking like this).
Or, Option 3 (my personal favorite): Keep the essence of that beachy look by using a lighter self-tanner or one less often. It's the best of both worlds: you don't look like a ghost all winter, nor do you look like a fake-bake, "cheeto" girl. See how to do it right here.
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Take this quiz too see how healthy your skin is. Then learn how to mitigate the damage!
-Paige Herman Axel, Betty's Beauty Queen Being sun-smart is a lifelong vocation. The damage you do to your skin in… Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (1) | Blog
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Makeup artist Mally Roncal sort of pioneered the bronzy glow made so popular by Beyonce/Jennifer Lopez/Britney types a few years back; she also does a killer smoky eye faster than most of us can slice a cucumber. We asked her to tell us about must-have, non-Mally Beauty product she's loving right now: Read More »
Photo via http://mallyroncal.com/
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I've always been pretty
pasty myself. Once the summer months come, I have to get out my SPF
30 and spend minimal time on the beach, unless I want to turn into
a burned, freckled mess. While I use bronzer year round to keep
from looking corpse-like, I've given up on my self-tanner
regimen.… Read More »
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My guy friend said his skin was blinding pasty, and he needed to do something about it before hitting the beach. Putting my beauty-editor hat on, I suggested he try one of these self tanners (since no self-respecting beauty editor would recommend tanning in the sun or a booth -- the damage!).
Unfortunately, my suggestion was met with a burst of laughter and a claim that he'd "rather fry in the sun than use that stuff." Why? "Because if I did it wrong and you could see orange streaks, then people would know."
While images of these tangerine-hued celebs came to mind, I still tried to assure him that with these foolproof tips, it's totally possible to use self tanner without anyone suspecting. Sadly, I was unable to convince him. Taking off the beauty-editor hat, I realized maybe it is just too weird.
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I don't know about you, but summer is my absolute favorite season. The sun, the beach, the flip-flops, it's all good. What I don't love though is showing up for the first pool party of the season with pasty legs, chipped toe polish and makeup melting off my face from the humidity (has this happened to you? it's easy to fix with these tips).
Fortunately, I've put together this little checklist of everything you need to get prepped for the season. Don't worry, there isn't that much to do, and all of it's pretty quick and easy. After all, summer is the time to relax, not stress about looking perfect, right?
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I honestly can't believe
the skin-baring, warm weather season is starting up again and I
(probably like many of you) feel like a pale, flabulous, unshaven,
wild cave lady. Summer snuck up on me again! Well, we've thank
goodness we've been here before and so we have lots of tips
for… Read More »
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Call me a reluctant vampire--here's why the sun makes me run to my SPF 70
-Lois Joy Johnson, BettyConfidential.com
I love early dawn and after dusk, but I feel most…
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Recently, I've been thinking a lot about Elise's blog post about shorts—I am usually pro-shorts, and I am DEFINITELY pro the flippy little full skirts in the spring trends slideshow. But I'm also exceedingly pale. I have tried self-tanners, tints, gleamy oils, and they work, of course, and I do like them—but periodically I get one of these rebellious flexings of: what's the point, really? Read More »
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