Help A Girl Out - The Dreaded Equestrian Tan

[LucilleBluth]

I know this might belong on Off Course, but I usually stick to this board, so I’m asking y’all.

I’m super pale and like to use sunless tanner to help out with my equestrian tan. But there’s one problem: As soon as I ride, I end up with lines on my legs from the seams of my breeches and knee patches messing up the tan. I know it’s vain, but I feel more confident in dresses/skirts with some color on my legs to hide veins and unexplained equestrian bruises.

Has anyone found a self-tanner that lasts through this?

[StormyDay]

My only advice is to embrace the pale :lol:
I gave up a long time ago having anything but ghost white legs. Those self tanners never seemed to do a thing.
If you are really self conscious though, you can use a bronzer powder (like one for your face) on your legs before you go out.

[Pennywell_Bay]

What is this dresses/skirts thing of which you speak?

[kashmere]

Sorry, another one with no help. I have just come to love my insane tan lines and breeches seam lines (and jump standard/mounting block/ rogue horse bruises…) I figure it gives people something to speculate over in boring morning meetings when I fly to work after the barn.

Well, that and the lingering barn smell, I’m sure :lol:

That said, I do have a pale and much more put-together friend who swears by the Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs:

http://www.ulta.com/salon-airbrush-legs-leg-makeup?productId=xlsImpprod2870017

[Doctor_sOrders]

This only works for warmer/sunnier climates but I like to do everything (except ride of course) at the barn in shorts/tennis shoes. Put a little SPF 10 lotion on so as not to burn and get a natural tan!!

I do like self-tanners that are lotion based though. Jergens has a good one that is subtle and builds pretty well overtime. I put it on at night before bed so I never gets streaks from it

[lys]

[QUOTE=LucilleBluth;8845415]
I know this might belong on Off Course, but I usually stick to this board, so I’m asking y’all.

I’m super pale and like to use sunless tanner to help out with my equestrian tan. But there’s one problem: As soon as I ride, I end up with lines on my legs from the seams of my breeches and knee patches messing up the tan. I know it’s vain, but I feel more confident in dresses/skirts with some color on my legs to hide veins and unexplained equestrian bruises.

Has anyone found a self-tanner that lasts through this?[/QUOTE]

Clinique makes a good self-tanner. It may take a few tries to get the application right (it takes some skill), but it’s a great one. St. Tropez is a great brand, too. Also, the Jergens lotion mentioned before is buildable, so if you apply it daily you’ll get a subtle wash of color. I buy the Deep/Tan shade and am fair-skinned, and it works great for me. They’ve drastically improved the scents so it’s much less offensive than they were years ago.

[Man_in_Black]

Accept it.

I’m very pale, with sensitive skin to boot…so sensitive that sometimes the seams on my pants leave scratches on my legs.

Self tanner helps, but I mean, who really wants to deal with that all the time all year round? Because let’s face it, in the summer your legs are still whiter than white. I’d get yourself a nice pair of panty-hose to conceal the fabulous, white legs you as a rider have been blessed with and rock your bruises along with a great dress!

[goeslikestink]

lol… its a typical horsey tan thing…white legs bronze body
give up… the more your stressing about vainity…the more noticable it becomes… so accept it

[LJ55]

I have used a tinted moisturizer on my legs for the same reason. It works well but can be a pain to do everyday.

[GreyDes]

I’ve had good results with “True” self tanner - https://www.amazon.com/True-Natural-Face-Body-Tanner/dp/B0051PLB6Q/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1474030414&sr=8-1&keywords=tru+self+tanner

[Hej]

No help here, but somewhere I have a photo of myself waterskiing at the end of a summer I spent in breeches and sleeveless polo shirts. No sunscreen in those days, either!

I look like a doll assembled from parts from two different bins: head and arms = very very dark brown; rest of body = pasty greenish white.

Pants are my friends…

[ParadoxFarm]

Even when I wear shorts a lot, I still end up with the paddock boot tan lines. haaa. My feet rarely see the sun! So I usually opt for long pants when going out.

[Synthesis]

LOL I’ve embraced long-sleeves, gloves and and Equivisor.
No tan, no tan lines, no problem

The real reason is that I burn like crazy but I’m chronically incapable of remembering sunscreen, but its REALLY hard to forget your clothes

[Giddy-up]

Are you talking self tanning lotion you apply or a spray tan?

Are you not fully “dry” before you put on your clothes? I have sprayed & used self tanner but not had that happen.

[MtnDrmz]

I have gotten to a point in my life where no matter how much I am in the sun, or even with a spray tan (this is RARE), my legs are NEVER as tan as the rest of my body :lol: I think the cells that allow for nice golden tans have just given up on the lower half of my body. When I was in my early 20s, I use to go to tanning beds once or twice a week for a period of time (horrible, I know). I would cover up all the horsey exposed parts, and just leave the white parts out to fry. I would ask for extra towels and lay them across my face arms, chest, or what ever else was a decent brown already. It worked here and there, kinda, but definitely not the healthiest option, and not the cheapest either.

Luckily (or not, depending on how you look at it), I don’t really ever get bothered by my muti-colored body anymore. I also cover everything up now while inthe sun (long sleeves- huge visor etc), so its not as blatant. Maybe there are some people who are judgey, but if so then they are probably not my people anyways so I just go with it and rock the paleness :yes:

[Mozart]

I am a big fan of Sally Hansen Airbrush legs. I put it on in the a.m. and it does not budge until I shower the next a.m. Not too hard to apply but you do have to pay attention so that it is even.

[SugarCubes]

I like the spray tan from a salon way better than the stuff in a can - have you tried that instead? Do you have Shine in your area? Whatever spray they use has always lasted a good week to week and a half, even when I’m riding and sweating my butt off every day in the summer

That being said, I pretty much gave up on having a tan and instead wear long sleeved sun shirts all summer to avoid having funky tan lines. So now I’m just evenly pale everywhere :lol:

[mpsbarnmanager]

Rodan + Fields makes a good one. The first place it rubs off on my is under my boobs where my bra rubs it. But even that takes like a week. It’s a foam that’s really easy to put on. I’m not a girly girl and even I can do it without streaks lol! PM me and I can hook you up with my girl, she gets a discount!

[OldLadyYoungOTTB]

Maxi dresses are your best friend.

[LucilleBluth]

[QUOTE=Mozart;8847902]
I am a big fan of Sally Hansen Airbrush legs. I put it on in the a.m. and it does not budge until I shower the next a.m. Not too hard to apply but you do have to pay attention so that it is even.[/QUOTE]

I tried this stuff over the weekend. I’m not sure if I didn’t let it dry too long or because of the Florida humidity, but I ended up leaving a good amount of it all over my boyfriend’s leather seats. Whoops! After that, it didn’t seem to budge though.

I like Jergens Natural Glow, but I’m so lazy about applying lotion every day.

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! I’ll be bookmarking and making Sephora trips to test out options.