Brighten Your Winter Complexion : Self Tanning and Snow
It seems sort of ludicrous to worry about self tanning when there is snow on the ground. At the moment I’m writing this, there is over a foot of snow on the ground where I live in the Cleveland/Akron area of Ohio. Oh yes, we get plenty of snow, and we have long, cold winters, but this winter hasn’t been too cold or too much snow for that matter. We just suddenly got walloped out of the blue with the white fluffy stuff, and it seems like it might continue for a few days, so it’s only natural that I start doing my daydreaming about the summer right around now.
More specifically, what I’m tired of in the winter is how drab my complexion looks. I don’t really bother as much with the self tanners for my face, and I certainly never expose my skin to a tanning bed on my face, so I would only ever self tan, but somehow in the winter this escapes me. I forget what a nice, healthy glow this can add to your complexion, so I’m starting to put it on my face about once a week at night after I’ve exfoliated and washed.
Just a light little layer is enough to add that glow and warmth to the skin, and also it’s a great camouflage for skin imperfection. I love putting it on because it makes the skin seem more luminous and young, and it hides my fine lines as well. I get more compliments on my complexion when I have a self tanner on my face.
I also make sure that I apply the self tanner to my neck and behind my neck, as well as behind my ears, so that there is complete coverage, and no dead giveaway line that shows my secret that it’s a self tanner and not just a naturally great healthy glow. You can use self tanners in the winter, just make sure they are non pore clogging so that you maintain clear, clean pores to reduce incidents of breakouts on your face.
I have no problems with my self tanner that I’m using now, which happens to be the spray one by Neutrogena. It’s totally noncomedogenic and it works great at giving you that natural glow. I apply it with a makeup application pad to make the blending easier, and to ensure I don’t need to wash my hands afterwards to get the brown off.
