OK, I've got a weird one for you--maybe you guys can help m,e out.
I CANNOT tan my face with sun. In fact, I have to wear high-SPF sunscreen on my face all the time, ear hats,etc. Because I take birth control pills, the sun causes me to get something called "mask of pregnancy," or melasma. It ends up looking like I have a 5 o'clock shadow--very unappealing.
SO I use fake tanner. But it's a pain in the ass and I'm tired of it. I've got to keep up with it all the time, I keep missing spots, I get it on my hands, etc. And I tan naturally pretty easily and it tan lasts a long time with me.
WHat I would like to do is tan my body in a salon and somehow not tan my face (and just use the fake tanner on my face). Because sucha minute amount of sun will cause the melasma, I've got to come up with a creative way that will make sure ZERO light gets through to my face. I mean NONE. Just a little bit of sun (mere minutes in regular sunlight) and the melasma starts to come back and takes a long time to get rid of
I'm thinking maybe severa layers of SPF 75+ or zinc oxide and some sort of mask--a towel won't be enough. How do I do this? And also make sure that I can breathe?
Anyone have any ideas?


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It worked though! I used slightly darker foundation and bronzer in work, but I never tanned the rest of my body that dark anyhow so it didn't look weird.

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