Tan lines

It was a warm summer day. I was off to the sailboat for a full day cruise. Alone. After getting away from the docks and the majority of the other boats around, I decided it was now time to adorn my Lacey strappy blue top. This sexy piece is beautiful with multiple straps in a V arrangement.

Now 2 hours later, in the hot sun, I?m wishing for tan lines. How amazing will it look to have tan lines on my back and shoulders.

It?s official. I?ve burnt a bit and the V tan lines are present. I admit that the lines are appealing and very much constant. And it?s a very very difficult thing to hide from family while coming out of the shower. Or hiding when we go to a beach this summer in the future.

I even had to make a compelling story during my physio appointment two days ago, completely obvious and impossible to hide.

But a fun and great day. With Tan lines memories.

Love it - in recent years I have tanned in the sun wearing nothing but a thong bikini bottom making for fun tan lines on my backside - I have yet to have the guts to tan with the bikini top though :)

I find tan lines to be rather sexy. I tan full nude, so no tan lines for me. There is no way I could have friends and family see me with thong bikini tan lines.

Perfect.
I love wearing one of my tankinis or my bikini while we enjoy the lake. The tan lines remind me how it felt as they fade to winter.

For me, the challenge is to avoid unsightly tan lines. I think it looks better not because i'm hiding anything. Who wants different lines overlapping?Every time you wear a different outfit or a bathing suit, or whatever?

I'm proud of the perfect record.I have this summer. Usually only one tan line down below.I try to limit it to that. That's hotter, in my opinion than any tan line would be.

My personal issue with tan lines is the traditional "farmer's tan" from wearing tee shirts all summer and then putting on a sleeveless dress. My daughter pointed out once that I had tan lines on my legs because I wear sweat socks and cut above the shorts which has a tanned area between two white areas of the legs. That necessitates wearing hosiery. I wouldn't want to try avoiding situations if I had tanned (for me, actually burn) wearing a bikini top or bra.

We have a pool and I was wearing a bikini last weekend and I got yelled at the Dermatologist for allowing myself to get a sunburn.

Years ago, when I was in my late teens, I was working outside where I knew no one would see me, decided to try on a bikini, I ended up getting badly sunburnt, with obvious "tanlines", spent that night in agony, but, couldn't say a word to anyone, couldn't take my top off for the rest of the summer in case anyone saw my tanlines. Took ages for them to go, while it was initially thrilling to have tanlines, it wasn't worth it and definitely learnt my lesson! Despite all that I do like how tanlines look when properly done!

Sunscreen is your friend.

Back when I tanned I'd go nude face down and thong face up, to protect a certain area from a sunburn (that didn't sound fun). I told friends straight out that that's what I did, so if anyone ever saw the thong lines on the front (unlikely) there were no surprises. There were a few times I got lines from a cami or bra, but I spent enough time in the sun they didn't last long and no one but my wife ever saw them.

For years people told me I'd regret all that sun some day. Now I do, sort of, but oh well I loved it at the time and it was worth it!