Get Gorgeous... Gams
With warmer temps in full swing and shorter hemlines on the horizon, here are a few of my personal tips for getting your stems summer ready.
- Exfoliate, exfoliate! I recommend Fresh's Brown Sugar Body Polish or making your own. A great scrub will slough away dead skin cells, leaving your legs polished and primed for increased moisturizer absorption.
- Moisturize. Twice a day–once in the morning (after you shower) and once at night before bed.
- Be mindful. Especially with what you put in your body! Before a big event and during the summer season I aim to really cut down my intake of salt and refined sugars. Staying hydrated is also really important if you want to reduce bloating and water retention.
- Lunge, lift and squat. To keep your legs lovely year round, get in the habit of squeezing in a few sets of lunges, leg lifts and squats every day. This will totally pay off come summertime.
- Keep it tan. Nothing slims your legs more than a great tan! While I suggest opting for sunless options, a little Vitamin D is never a bad idea.
Speaking of sunless tanners, what's your go-to sunless tanning product?
XO Lauren
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Jergens Natural glow for face and body. Fair skin. Looks so real especially on me (a natural fair-skinned redhead
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This is my favorite blog post because I need a lot of motivation to do squats and lunges, haha. I hope lauren does more blog posts on hair styles. Beautiful! :)
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Jergens Natural Glow (almost daily) and Kiehl's self tanning formula (for more immediate/ impact)
Read my how-to apply it like a pro here: http://girlinthepoodleshoes.blogspot.com/2011/05/tips-for-getting-that-summer-glow-and.html
^Follow the link to my sunless tanning post!!! Thanks :)
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This post is perfect! I was just thinking this morning of getting an exfoliater for my legs!
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I tan naturally and of course i always wear sunscreen with high SPF!! i have an exfoliator but i think its too harsh for me so i am going to try yours!
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My favourite self tanner is Mystic Tan Body Spray. It has awesome colour and goes on easily! BTW - great legs!
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I like Jergen's natural gradual tanning lotion...or healthy glow, or something like that XD It works nicely, and doesn't streak or look orange. I used it this February for about a month every day because I had to go to a wedding and I didn't want to look pasty in my dress.
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I love Sally Hanson Airbrush legs here in the UK :) I used it on my Euro road trip in the summer, and looked so tanned!
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I have tanned skin anyway but for that extra colour i use Dove summer glow it doesnt tan it just gives you a healthy glow.
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I love Victoria Secrets Self Tanner for legs: BEACH SEXY Sunkissed Bronze Instant Self Tan Lotion with Tint! It is amazing and really makes u look bronzed without the streaky look!!
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Sublime Bronze. Instant tanner, be sure to wash hands good after using. It gives sparkle and great smell. (:
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I love Victoria's Secret Beach Sexy Daily Glow Gradual Tan Moisturizer SPF 15. It does not streak at all and looks very natural. The smell is very mild and not at all fake tan smell which I love. Also dries very quickly. LOVE LOVE LOVE <3
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I have my legs exposed almost everyday in the year cause i live in Brazil, so i really have to take care of it, but the good point of this is that i dont need sunless tanners neither to stand hours taking sun bath.
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uuuhhh sexy!!! i love ur legs,wish i have like that,but i will do ur advice "legs lift @ squats".bcoz mine is so fatty...walking is not enough i know...
thanks for the wonderfull advice @ for sharing all ur beautifull @ sexy ideas to have a lovely legs @ sexy body.
thanks again!!! love yah.
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Love the post :)
I also kept forgetting to exfoliate my legs but a couple of weeks ago I bought a whole bunch of mesh sponges (all pink! :)). They're great and cheap.
@Colleen: where do you get the Jergens tanner? Here in Ireland we only have the Jergens bodylotions and handcremes :( Thanks! :)
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Cool post! As far as sunless tanners go, Jergens Natural Glow is my go to. It is available in lotion and foam, neither ever streaks. Jergens Natural Glow gives you a healthy and perfect looking summer glow everytime :-)
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