Saturday afternoon my daughter raced home from her all day lacrosse tournament to get ready for prom, to which she was wearing a slightly scandalous Herve lerger-style strapless bandage dress. ย Off came the team jersey to reveal – HORRORS – sunburned shoulders, a red “V” down her chest, and snow white ankles where her sock line hit. ย After a few minutes of panic we figured it out:
Step 1) ย A cool shower to reduce redness and puffiness
Step 2) ย Slather on lotion (we used Johnson’s baby lotion with Aloe)
Step 3) ย Dust with baby powder (again, we used Johnson’s) to mask some of the redness
Step 4) ย Once the lotion/powder is dry, blend in a tinted moisturizer (we used Clinique Almost Makeup in #10 Neutral) along the tan/burn lines, blending well between the burned and non-burned skin
Step 5) ย Dance around the house while the tinted moisturizer settles, the dust lightly with bronzer (we used Cover Girl Trublend Bronzer in #440 Natural Bronze)
The end result was glowing skin without harsh tan lines, and a very happy girl. ย Besides, her dress was so fantastic that nobody would have noticed her white ankles and red shoulders anyway, but she felt more confident and that is all that matters! ย