It's Sun Kissed, Not Dorito Raped

So I took a little break from the blog and decided to start up again with a little rant of mine......



Spring is fast approaching, and thus will be followed by summer.  This time of year sparks a fire in us to start getting our tan on so we aren't glow in the dark pasty in our swim wear.

Despite it still being frigidly cold I am starting to see more and more fake and bake women out there.

There is a point to which you start looking less and less sun kissed and more and more like you were ganged banged by bag of Zesty Cheese Doritos.  If you look more orange then not, stop applying bronzer, tanning oil, self tanners or what have you.

I do feel that applying a little bronzer and/or self tanner gives you that healthy sun kissed glow is a makeup must have for summer.  In this case, less is definitely more!

I hope I don't have to rant about the effects tanning beds and UV rays from the sun have on your health!  I can't even begin to say how unhealthy it is for you!  Not to mention it defeats the purpose of wanting that youthful glow.  Tanning ages your skin!  If you want wrinkles, this is the way to do it.

Obviously the perfect shade of tan is going to depend on your natural skin tone.  But I thought I would give you some do's and dont's in a visual manner:

Sun Kissed Dos:

A beautiful healthy glow that look natural. These ladies are doing it right!

 Sun Kissed Dont's:

When you need to apply excess make up to push through the tan, or the tan is red or orange. You've gone too far.

 And just to prove my point, I thought I would leave you with a couple of examples of how this obsession can get out of control:

I'm not normally this aggressive when it comes to personal expression.  I believe everyone has a right to express themselves in their own true fashion but there is a point there the expression is unhealthy!