Choose These Oils Over SPF

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Getting a tan without getting a burn, for most, is a trick. Even trickier because we know that a burn is far worse than just a few days’ redness; it can lead to issues like cancer and wrinkles, and we simply don’t need that. If you’re like me, and you still love the feel of an oiled up bikini body and its end-of-day results, but know that it’s a bad bad thing, there are alternatives. There are products out there that are meant to enhance your browning capacity and cap the sunburn. Better yet, use an SPF 30 sunscreen as a base layer, and slick up afterwards. There are reasons you want both. So while you’re tanning under the Manhattan sun, here are some oils to try over the SPF.

A Dozen Places to Tan Under the Manhattan Sun

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

In the shade of skyscrapers on the hardest of concrete, finding a space to lay your body down under the sun to catch a few rays can seem impossible. Your fair sheltered skin is begging for a tan, and we all know tanning beds are not the answer, so we’ve scoured the city for places to lay out. Some of these places are free for all. Others are free of all other people. However you choose to do it, here’s where to find the sun in Manhattan.

MUSE OF THE WORLD: High Fashion Hackers, Galliano Gets Goaded and Teen Tan Ban in US?

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Gucci got hacked by one of its former network engineers who got away with $200,000 in damages. In court, the charges were flying — the defendant pleaded not guilty to 50 counts including computer tampering — as was the snark: “Clad in a North Face black fleece jacket, the New Jersey resident’s penchant for designer clothes wasn’t apparent…” I’m sure that New Jersey reference was an intentional dig. And also North Face — did he hack his way back into 1999?  [WWD]

GTL Your Way to Fame, Fortune & Three Seasons of Quality Trash TV

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

That’s right, Jersey Shore is returning for a third season of crotch shots, weave-ripping fights and jungle juice spills in the jacuzzi. You can see all of the marvelous promo photos after the jump.

BEAUTY: When Tanning Enforcement Fails

Edited by Marissa Moshell, Student

It’s no secret that people love to bend the rules, but what happens when people just flat out ignore them all together? With all of the uproar surrounding recent tanning laws and taxes, people thought they would test out the severity of the legislation. The Post followed a 14 year old girl around to various tanning salons and she breezed through all of them without any problem! They never even thought to ask for her age.

LINK LOVE: NYP

BEAUTY: Surprise Surprise, Snooki’s Against The Tanning Tax

Edited by Marissa Moshell, Student

With the second season of Jersey Shore approaching us, Snooki sat down with Meghan McCain for quite the interesting interview. As for Obama’s tax on tanning Snooki says, “Um, I really don’t see the reason why there would be a tax on tanning, because so many people go tanning even though they’re not, like, Guido/Guidettes.” Other side notes? Her personal role models include Kendra Wilkinson and Tori Spelling, and she voted for John McCain because “he was really cute”.

LINK LOVE: The Daily Beast

BEAUTY: A Suntanning Gift For The Forgetful

Edited by Marissa Moshell, Student

Sometimes when you’re lying out on the beach you can get a bit distracted; you end up spending hours in the ocean, or you may even fall asleep to the tunes playing on your iPod. Hours later you wake up or walk out of the water and you’re burnt to the crisp because you never reapplied your sun block after the first layer. Well now, just in time for summer, there’s the new UV SunSense wristband.

Time For A Tan Ban

Edited by Marissa Moshell, Student

Forget the tanning tax, it’s time for the teen tan ban. News has it there have been talks about a teen fake tanning ban in the state of New York. The ban would affect any individuals under the age of 18. Currently, minors over 14 only need parental permission to hit the tanning beds, but the new law would make it illegal even if the parents do approve. What do you think? Is this fair?

Tanning Takes A Beating

Edited by Marissa Moshell, Student

Ever since the tanning tax was instated a couple of weeks ago, salon owners have been praying that the extra cost wouldn’t cut the number of their sales. Well, long story short, those dreams just haven’t come true. The new 10% tax  has already caused a huge dip in the tanning population. Experts, referring to the issue as the tanning “genocide”, have projected that the loss will result in over 9,000 lost jobs by the end of 2010, along with 1,000 business closures. Guess they’ll have to find a safer line of work!

LINK LOVE: Stylelist

Tanning Salons Are Not Happy

Edited by Marissa Moshell, Student

Ever since the passage new health-care reform, we should be expecting a rise in tanning costs! The new bill requires a 10% tax in tanning salons, but not for the safe procedures like spray tan. The plan is supposed to make some serious money over the next few years, but needless to say, a whole lot of people aren’t too happy. Here you have it, yet another reason to head for a harmless option.

LINK LOVE: NYMag