The desire for that sun-kissed glow is ingrained in most women. Today, there are tanning beds in every city, large or small. Whether you choose to lie there in your bathing suit or birthday suit, you are ensured of receiving a golden glow within several visits.
That “glow” came in the form of various concoctions during my teen years. There were sunlamps of course, but they required you to toast your body in sections little by little. It was like watching toast burn in the privacy of your own home. Toast here, flip over, and burn a little more.
If you selected to lie in the sun, a radio announcer was sure to come on and say “time to turn so you won’t burn!”
The secret to outdoor tanning was experimentation. Some tried the drugstore creams and tanning lotions, while many of us chose to create our own concoctions. The number one homemade “burning” rubdown was a combination of baby oil and a drop or two of mercurochrome. It drew the sun to our skin like a moth to a flame. Of course our bodies felt like they were on fire shortly thereafter and our hands turned a bright reddish orange. (Q-T: Quick Tan had nothing on us)
Yes, that beautiful summertime glow…the one that gives us a lifelong kiss!
We all long for it in our youth, and pay for it in our prime.
Today, I don’t have to tan. I have a year round supply of color in the form of freckles. At any time, I can connect the freckles on my back and laugh at the variety of pictures that I can create by playing dot to dot...my favorite... the smiley face that smiles back at me!
Ahhhh yes, all because I tanned!
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