Bronzed Seniorita

I have never been one of those 'I must be tan all year round' people, but I will admit that I have gone "tanning" before.  I usually went before a spring break trip or in late spring before I broke out the shorts for the season. After all, I was really tanning for others right?  It would have just been a crime to blind poor, innocent bystanders with the paleness of my skin!  Right?  :)

Well after college I decided enough was enough and I gave up the 'fake bake' if you will, in hopes to save my skin for use later in life.  But now I am stuck with looking like the ghost of Christmas Present each winter and I'm not a big fan.  So two winters ago I gave the old spray on tan a whirl... not good!  My skin looked more orange than 'bronzed' and the color only really stayed in certain places like my elbows, knees and wrists... FOREVER!  I think I had orange knees until nearly July.  It was awful, never again!  So last summer I opted to try the self tanning lotions.  I was fairly pleased but I hated the smell.  I don't know what they put in those things, but they smell just horrible.  So what's a girl to do about this paleness dilemma?

Out of pure desperation, I decided to give sunless, self-tanning lotion another try this spring.  I did some online researching and tried to "test" out a few in Wal-Mart to make sure they smelled OK.  I settled on this:

Nivea' Sun-Kissed Beautiful Legs Lotion.  It's supposed to be one of those lotions that keep your legs soft and allow you to shave less, I figured that was bonus.  I was a little nervous that the packaging focused so much on the legs, so can you use it on your face and anywhere or only on your legs?  I didn't find anything that said for legs only, so I just applied it everywhere and figured what the heck.  It's great!  It doesn't smell bad, it doesn't turn your skin orange, as long as you rub it in thoroughly and most of all it works.  I am by no means tan, but at least my skin is no longer blinding and I feel like I can go to the gym or outside in short sleeves and not injure others.  So if you are looking for an inexpensive way to 'get a little sun' before summer, I would recommend Nivea!