Summertime often means pool parties, picnics and shorts, all things that can sound daunting if you have spent your summer in an office and not outside basking in the sunshine. With the holiday weekend soon approaching, many of us are finding our skin to less than swimsuit-ready. If you would like to get the look of golden skin without the damage that can come from sun rays, here are four simple steps to attaining the perfect sunless tan:

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I am pretty sure that there was a point in time when you could take just about anything on plane with you that you wanted; however, that time has passed. Now we are all used to packing light, attempting to put all of our beauty potions in 2oz clear containers and displaying everything that we are bringing to everyone around us during inspections. To some (boys?) this may not be an issue, but to those of us who think that traveling light means only bringing enough clothing to change twice within a day, it’s a major issue.

A fabulous way to solve the space problem that comes with the need to travel lightly is to bring towelettes with you in lui of products.

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Just because the dog days of summer are over and fall has officially arrived doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your bronze glow for the pasty white look. There are some great sunless tanning products available that are a healthy alternative to the sun’s damaging UV rays. These bestsellers will help you keep your warm summer glow through the long, cold winter:

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Scrub Away the Chicken Skin Bumps

At some point or another, I think just about everyone has gotten those dry patches of tiny, hard bumps that feel like chicken skin on the backs of your thighs or arms (or even on your rear end). The combination of winter’s cold, dry air, long sleeves and heavier fabrics always seems to aggravate it for me. What I never knew was, this annoying and embarrassing condition actually has a name – keratosis pilarsis (KP) – and it is treatable.

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