Bare-ing it all Okay…I have gotten a few questions from several folks, here and elsewhere, about what I use for the tanning. In all honestly, most of my tan has come from being out on the beach a couple of times, and being down at the pool. I am one of the lucky ones that seems to absorb the sun with no issues…or very few.

However, I do use the tanning bed as a supplement, and in the winter months, since I am a desert baby and don’t really like the way I look when I am pale. I don’t like the tan lines much, either, but I have low cut speedos so it is okay. They don’t show when my pants slip down a little bit. At least my man hasn’t complained yet. LOL

Here is my normal regimen, divided out into natural and fake-n-bake:
Natural:
When getting started on the tanning, I use Tan Amplifier Bronzing Spray, Hot Tropic Fragrance by Hawaiian Tropic. Now, it does not have any sunscreen in it, so be careful if you burn easy. I do get a little red if I have not started my base tan, but do pretty well otherwise. Lay out for roughly 45 minutes on front and back and I have the start of a decent tan. I have only done that three times at the beach and once at the pool this year.

Fake-n-bake:
The spray I use is HP2000, High Power Super Dry Body Oil Tyrosine/Aloe Vera Formula from Vital Performance. It comes in a 6oz spray bottle. I have two options at my tanning salon: the bed and the standup booth. The bed is a Sunstar 332 traditional 20 minute bed with high pressure facial lamps. The booth is a Sandome 548V Booth 10 minute high pressure. Either one is really good. I have been twice so far. If you want to darken your tan, I would say two to three times a week should be good. Since I have a month of unlimited, I am trying to set up for every other day.

So, take your pick, I guess. If I had my choice, I would be spending all my time out in the sun; but, since I can’t, I balance them all out. Now, where’s that cabana boy in the hot speedo? I need a drink!

Words of Wisdom
I would like to explain the meaning of compassion, which is often misunderstood. Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but rather on the rights of the other: irrespective of whether another person is a close friend or an enemy, as long as that person wishes for peace and happiness and wishes to overcome suffering, then on that basis we develop genuine concern for his or her problem. This is genuine compassion. Usually when we are concerned about a close friend, we call this compassion. This is not compassion; it is attachment. Even in marriage, those marriages that last only a short time do so because of attachment - although it is generally present - but because there is also compassion. Marriages that last only a short time do so because of a lack of compassion; there is only emotional attachment based on projection and expectation. When the only bond between close friends is attachment, then even a minor issue may cause one's projections to change. As soon as our projections change, the attachment disappears - because that attachment was based solely on projection and expectation. It is possible to have compassion without attachment - and similarly, to have anger without hatred. Therefore we need to clarify the distinctions between compassion and attachment, and between anger and hatred. Such clarity is useful in our daily life and in our efforts towards world peace. I consider these to be basic spiritual values for the happiness of all human beings, regardless of whether one is a believer or a nonbeliever.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama

What you think upon grows...

First one must change. I first watch myself, check myself, then expect changes from others.

I pray for a more friendly, more caring, and more understanding human family on this planet. To all who dislike suffering, who cherish lasting happiness, this is my heartfelt appeal.

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half sorrow. -- Swedish proverb

Song of the day: Eric Himan's "Us Little People" from I Go On...  ¶ 5/17/2006 05:28:00 AM