About purses and wardrobe

[agzg]

I have never seen a slip at Target, and I've been looking!

I'm not a full slip type of girl.

[myalterego]

Thanks for the advice!

I have several dressy shoes I could wear (and are walking friendly) - both open and closed. However, I think I'll be ditching the hose. The open-toed shoes are a little more flattering overall. Now to just perfect the art of painting toenails without painting toes and the floor. ; ) Other people's toes? No problem.

Tanning lotions scare me a little, I know how to apply (exfoliate!) and generally do a decent job, but it does rub off.

[Kansas City]

Originally Posted by myalterego

Thanks for the advice!

I have several dressy shoes I could wear (and are walking friendly) - both open and closed. However, I think I'll be ditching the hose. The open-toed shoes are a little more flattering overall. Now to just perfect the art of painting toenails without painting toes and the floor. ; ) Other people's toes? No problem.

Tanning lotions scare me a little, I know how to apply (exfoliate!) and generally do a decent job, but it does rub off.

I'd consider a splurge on a pedicure and maybe a manicure too.

Also, as far as self taners are concerned, I have had good results with Neutrogena products and they tend to be less expensive. Be sure to wash hands very well (I use a bleach cleaner like comet or soft scrub) following application. If you apply a few coats a day or so before recruitment, your chances of them rubbing off decrease significantly as the skin itself darkens after about 4 hours and the bronzers contained in the products are washed off during normal showering. If you are still concerned, try a few professional spray tanning sessions (although a bit expensive for my budget).

[perfectinpurple]

Originally Posted by Kansas City

I'd consider a splurge on a pedicure and maybe a manicure too.

Also, as far as self taners are concerned, I have had good results with Neutrogena products and they tend to be less expensive. Be sure to wash hands very well (I use a bleach cleaner like comet or soft scrub) following application. If you apply a few coats a day or so before recruitment, your chances of them rubbing off decrease significantly as the skin itself darkens after about 4 hours and the bronzers contained in the products are washed off during normal showering. If you are still concerned, try a few professional spray tanning sessions (although a bit expensive for my budget).

While more expensive, it may be worth the splurge, especially if she's tanning to cover up some scars or just to look nicer in her recruitment outfits. As someone who had a terrible incident with a self tanner (I'm talking orange and streaky that took hours of painful scrubbing to fix) I know the value of spending a little extra for a professional job.

Also, if you search, you can get them for cheap if the tanning salon happens to be training someone/is just opening. A good friend of mine used to work at a tanning place and whenever someone needed to be taught how to use the spray tanner machine they would always offer to do it for a very reduced price.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Kansas City

I'd consider a splurge on a pedicure and maybe a manicure too.

Also, as far as self taners are concerned, I have had good results with Neutrogena products and they tend to be less expensive. Be sure to wash hands very well (I use a bleach cleaner like comet or soft scrub) following application. If you apply a few coats a day or so before recruitment, your chances of them rubbing off decrease significantly as the skin itself darkens after about 4 hours and the bronzers contained in the products are washed off during normal showering. If you are still concerned, try a few professional spray tanning sessions (although a bit expensive for my budget).

Just a little note here:

Careful about experimenting with any new self-tanners or getting a spray tan TOO close to recruitment.

If something goes wrong with it or you don't like it, be sure that you have enough time to fix or change it.

You don't want to get a horrible spray tan that you hate and have to go through recruitment looking like an Oompa Loompa.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Just a little note here:

Careful about experimenting with any new self-tanners or getting a spray tan TOO close to recruitment.

If something goes wrong with it or you don't like it, be sure that you have enough time to fix or change it.

You don't want to get a horrible spray tan that you hate and have to go through recruitment looking like an Oompa Loompa.

YES. Mystic Tan makes me look orange. If you have fair skin, don't do spray tanning.