Tanlines!

[windycissy]

I'm in Arizona this week, getting a jump on my summer tan, laying out by the pool...question, for those of us who live double lives: how to you explain skirtini tanlines to the guys at the health club, the woman in your life, etc?

[linnea]

I spent a week en femme and throughout that time I sat by an outdoor pool almost everyday. My tan-lines were great, but when I went back to my usual routine of life (not openly TG), I knew that I would have to be careful about my tan-lines.
My first step was to do some overall tanning; of course, that defeats the purpose you are trying to achieve, I guess. But for me, it was a necessity. While I made my tan transition, I just had to be careful about keeping my shirt on. It took quite awhile, by the way, but I'm not sorry that I did it.
Good luck.

[jasmine87xoxo]

Tan in the nude if you can, if not get a speedo for tanning. Its a feminine tan line and if anyone asks you can just say you like to wear speedos.

[windycissy]

Tan in the nude if you can, if not get a speedo for tanning. Its a feminine tan line and if anyone asks you can just say you like to wear speedos.


Tanning in the nude is not an option for me at the hotel pool...however I do have an Everlast "muscle" shirt I use for jogging, which has the same lines as my skirtini, so I can blame it for my tanlines...the things we do!

[jasmine87xoxo]

Haha you go girl!

[Sedona]

Skirtini tan lines? You'll be just fine at the gym! Lots of things will give you those lines, men's running shorts, triathlon apparel (often quite short in men's and women's).

Heck, try dealing with thong tan lines (which I currently have). I love them, and my wife is fine with it, but I'm kind of dreading an upcoming visit for an annual checkup.

[athensboi1]

I layed out by the pool all day Monday, got a great tan

[Phyliss]

Electric beach. au natural, = no lines, means no problem.

[Paula Klein]

A few summers back I did the back yard tanning in a really cute thong bikini bottom (but no top). My GF at the time ... who did not know about my dressing ... just thought I was 'weird'! LOL! I sure had nice tanned shoulders to go with my sundresses, though!

[Sakura Rini]

i dont have a tan, to i dont worrie about tan lines

[Christie ann]

Its not the bottom tan lines that are so noticeable :)

[Sara Jessica]

Its not the bottom tan lines that are so noticeable :)

So true! I have a trip planned next month and I'm pondering building up my tan beforehand and would love to have some bikini tan lines. However, there'd be some serious explaining to do afterwards so I think I'll have to pass on that idea.

[Karren H]

Living in the second cloudiest city in the country... I don't have that problem...

[joann07]

Being Asian, my skin is relativel dark so I don't stay out in the sun too much. If am in the sun for a extending period of time, I always wear sunblock.
However, I try to keep from getting a farmer's tan by rolling up my sleeves so that my arms can get an even tan.
Women don't normally have them so I do the same so I don't get spotted.

Hugs!

[Nattastic]

I LOVE tan lines.

A couple solutions...

Buy the neutrogena self tanner in a bottle... gives a very nice looking tan until you shower - so put it on strategically to match your existing tan.

Go to the gym predressed and change at home afterwards - as nice as it is to shower at the gym, you made another choice the forbids it pretty much... thankfully the tan wont last forever but while it does, you have a no clothes removal policy in place - unless you think you can get away with nobody seeing... then thats sort of fun!

[Jenniferca]

I just found a new product. It's Jergens tanning/moisturizer in an aerosol container. It comes out like shaving cream and spreads very evenly. The thing I like best about it is that it dries in about 30 seconds so no standing around for 15 minutes like the older versions.

I'm on my second container and it IS a little pricey...$8 at Walmart.

Jennifer

[windycissy]

Thanks girls, great tips! I spent 2 hours at the pool today, and I smoothed a high SPF sunscreen on either side of my tanlines, which seems to help...here's a shot of my lovely legs getting tanned, taken with my cellphone camera:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9da34b3127ccec68a7cd4798000000040O08IatWLlw0aA9 vPgw/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

No more nylons till October!

[Sigrid Cutie]

well i just came back from mexico last month, and got some great tan lines, i love it, and well along time ago i realize i don't need to explain to any one my girlyness LOL.

[PaulaSF]

Well Cissy,

Ya know how this wanton hussy handles her tanlines... :devil:

thong (assumption being Tahoe/Cote d' Azure will "allow" topless sunbathing) about 2/3rds of sun time, then thong off the remaining third (agreed inapplicable at hotel pools, tho...)

When family is with the Missus & I, on the boat in Tahoe, then boy shorts (or retro boxer style men's) bottoms pulled over the thong :)

I'm lucky, having a sheltered private backyard (with an accepting spouse/usually no kid around, too), or the essentially "floating island" on the boat in Tahoe, so does give me far more flexibility than most.

Despite the skin cancer risk, I do find that sunning helps with the ingrowns from frequent shaving, so in addition to appearance, there's another plus.

Plus a handy excuse to have your beau, if handy, first rub the SPF on, than later the moisturization, after bathing...

In reality, think tanlines are akin to body shaving, no one really seems to notice/pay attention, tho issues on the homefront can be a factor...

cheers,
Paula

[windycissy]

Right you are Paula, it's those issues on the homefront that I'm worried about...got a great base tan this week in Arizona, and a good thing too: it will be 95 in Sacramento next week, gonna get in a lot more pool time, and break out the summer skirts and sundresses...

[Pamela Julie]

My solution is SPF 85 lotion. No tan, no problems. I still get to lounge outside in a swimsuit, and I am protected from the suns damaging rays.

Pamela:)

[MissConstrued]

My solution is SPF 85 lotion. No tan, no problems. I


Except for the carcinogenic chemicals in the sunblock, that is.

Given the fact that my ancestors survived solar exposure for, oh, the last few million years or so, I think I'll be fine without slathering my skin with toxic waste....

[windycissy]

Except for the carcinogenic chemicals in the sunblock, that is.

Given the fact that my ancestors survived solar exposure for, oh, the last few million years or so, I think I'll be fine without slathering my skin with toxic waste....

I've actually tried the old girls' trick of rubbing baby oil on my arms and legs to accelerate the tanning process...the only high-SPF sunscreen I use is for those pesky tanlines!

[Cheryl T]

I'm in Arizona this week, getting a jump on my summer tan, laying out by the pool...question, for those of us who live double lives: how to you explain skirtini tanlines to the guys at the health club, the woman in your life, etc?

First of all I do go to the health club and second of all ...
The woman in my life bought the skirtini for me....LOL....:daydreaming:

[TxKimberly]

Health club? Whats that? I'm a ignorant (and poor) redneck remember? I chuck on a pair of sweats or shorts and jog around the block - no expensive health club required

[marny]

tan lines rock

[Alice B]

I don't. We have our own pool and I wear nothing when I sun, thus no tan lines.:heehee:

[chrystie]

Even before I got my implants I would sun bathe wearing a micro bikini top and thong bottoms.I liked having and showing tanlines.I know that doctors and others are wanting to ask questions,but since I dress 24/7 it really is self explanatory.I'm not tryingto pass as a woman,I just like wearing the clothes and have always wanted breasts,so I'm good to go.

[Lauren Richards]

I love tan lines, and have occasionally indulged in getting them in a one piece suit. Today I put on my bikini and laid in the back yard for about an hour, and now have a couple of wonderful white triangles on my chest with thin strap lines heading over my shoulders. Just felt like treating myself, and it feels fabulous.

Lauren

[Annie D]

I tan regularly and wear a two piece when I do so. Two weeks ago I visited a new doctor for a physical exam and before I disrobed I told her that I was a crossdresser. She had no real reaction but when I was set up for a EKG my tanlines were obvious. She inquired if I lay out publicly to get such a tan and I replied that I did. I go back tomorrow for a follow up and will start a new thread about my entire adventure.

[windycissy]

It was hot and sunny last week and me + my skirtini at the pool = more tanlines, with a mini-family reunion at the lake coming up :eek: so I went for a long run as a guy without my shirt on, problem solved :heehee: