Wednesday, April 12, 2006

But I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun

I'll just come out with it. I'm thinking of trying a facial moisturizer with bronzer.

7 comments:

The Other Andrew said...

Do it. The darker the berry, the sweeter the juice.

Michael said...

Ha! Does that apply when it's artificially induced? As I've mentioned (ad infinitum) I was a lifeguard through my teens and early twenties. I don't want more sun exposure, but would a subtle healthy glow be so bad? My fear is that this bronzer thing will give me a complexion that resembles 'carrot', or worse, 'baked potato'.

freakgirl said...

I use this stuff:
http://tinyurl.com/dbkeu

No orange; it's very subtle but takes a few days for it to show up. I actually need to go pick up a shade darker, but so far I'm pleased with it. It hasn't even made me break out.

Michael said...

I wasn't really thinking about getting a bronze on, but I was at the Target replacing my L'Oreal Men's Power Buff stuff and there next to it was a moisturizer with sunscreen and bronzer. Spring skiing usually means sunburn (sunny plus mile high altitude), so I thought I could protect my skin and get a little color at the same time. I tried it this morning. The instruction mimic what you said. No streaking and no orange and subtle change with continued application. OK, I feel the need to do something very manly right now. Anyone need something plumbed or chopped?

Michael Guy said...

A photo does not exist of me without bronzer. But for maximum schmooze event ala Charlize Theron/OSCAR night...go for the INSTA-BRONZE or MYSTIC-TAN spray on tan.

Fab-u-losity kicked up a notch.

PS- I hate it when the airport screener touches my bronzer.

xiaoxia said...

Mr. Engle, just make sure the color of your face doesn't differ too much from other visible parts of your body. My friend recently got a tan and neglected to tan his arms (something about turning in the tanning bed?) and there is nothing weirder and less sexy than seeing a tan/burnt face with ghostly arms.

Michael said...

I've thought about the Mystic Tan, MG, but I waffle because I lean toward the hirsute (when I allow it). No problem with chest/leg hair? My salon artist showed me the nitty gritty on his artful airbrush tan, but he's practically hairless.

xiaoxia, it's only day two, but so far it's very subtle. Thanks for the heads up, though. I'm blending! blending! blending! into my neck.