Sunless tanning tips

Along the way I have found a few things that work well for me.

Exfoliate! If you have ever had a salon exfoliation, you will remember how soft and silky your skin felt afterwards. You want to achieve that at home. I recommend exfoliating twice with a gentle exfoliator the first time you use sunless tanner.

Lotion up your hands with regular lotion...your hands will not absorb as much of the self tanner so you can wash your hands without all the heavy duty scrubbing. Sometimes I mix lotion with my self tanner to help it spread more evenly. It is especially helpful if you are new to self tanning as the color will not come out as dark until you are better at spreading the self tanner evenly.

Feet!! Feet are hard to do. I cover my feet in lotion before I apply self tanner to the rest of my body. When the rest of my body is done, I apply a tiny bit of self tanner all over my feet. People always say only tan the tops of your feet because the sides do not get sun naturally but if you are not careful to blend it well into the sides, you will end up with a beautiful tan on top then completely white on the sides! In my opinion, this is more tell tell than covering the whole foot.

Hands..in the past, I have always had white hands because I wash my hands after the whole apply tanner process. Now, I wash my hands then put a tiny bit of self tanner on a cotton ball and blend into my hand. A makeup sponge will also work. Go light around the knuckles and fingers...

Good luck with your sunless tanner!

Don't Judge a Book by its Cover

Have you ever judged something by the way it looks? I am sure you have!

I am, by nature, a sparkling white girl with absolutely zero color to my skin except the millions of freckles my mother has always told me are angle kisses. Naturally, I want what I cannot have. Some people strive for the perfect hair color from the box, I for the perfect brown tan. I gave up tanning bed tanning a couple years ago because its bad for your skin and honestly, after I achieved a tan people could compliment me on (after 2 or 3 mths!) I would take a break, resulting in a tan that disappears faster than the burnt tanning smell from my nostrils! Since then I have tried an array of different products, Mystic Tan being one of my favorites but who really wants to drive all the way to the salon, take off all your clothes at a strange place, then drive all the way back with the smell reeking in your car. Now I am back at square one. Looking, searching, hoping for the beautiful color I yearn for. I tried Glow Fusion but wow, does it get messy when you have to spray it all over your body but I did achieve a light golden brown color. Everything else had a scary packaging. Lancome Flash Bronzer for example, I knew I had tried it before but looking at the bright orangy bottle put thoughts of oompa loompas in my head, bright orange people running around. So oranges, I stay far far away. Unfortunately for my wallet and my skin, I shouldn't have judged and just really thought back to the beautiful tan I had when I wore it. I love Lancome Flash Bronzer. It gives me a nice brown tan.

Based on the size, shape and colors of things we make predetermined judgments that are hard to break free from but we may be missing out on exactly what we are looking for whether it be the perfect tan, the perfect home or the perfect man.

Kale Sale

Kale handbags are always on everyones must have lists for their exceptional consistent quality and time tested shapes. This Spring season be ready to be blasted away by the sheer brightness of the colors that fall directly in line with this years trends of the season. Not only are these colors bright and colorful, they radiate a chic stylish-ness that no one will want to miss out on. Even the least color adventurous of them all, myself, cannot wait to carry the brilliantly colored Kale Fuchsia Frame Clutch. This bags will be hot!
To make way for these gorgeous bags of all colors (fuchsia, lemon, white, walnut, avocado, pimento and black), Kataphileo is offering the remainding Kale handbags, the Kale Chilton and Kale Weyman Clutches at 55% off their original sale prices. Grab them now while you can and check back often for the new Spring 2008 Kale handbags.

Louisiana

As a Louisiana company, I wanted to bring some Louisiana flair to Kataphileo so you will notice the photos are changing. If you have ever been to southern Louisiana and even northern Louisiana where Kataphileo is located you will have noticed the old antique red brick and tons of azalea plants. As you walk through the streets of New Orleans, you will notice all the old homes with black wrought iron fences and large grand shutters. Louisiana has so much history. As a kid, I grew up walking the streets of New Orleans, going to Mardi Gras, visiting plantation homes and eating the most wonderful food you have ever tasted... No one can beat true Louisiana food! I have photos when I was about 3 years old in a stroller at a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade with nearly 100 beads around my little neck. Its amazing how far New Orleans has come since Hurricane Katrina. Not perfect but its residents are rallying to bring back the city that is hard to forget. If you ever get a chance, go to New Orleans, not just at Mardi Gras because I guarantee you will still get that Mardi Gras feeling any time of the year, people will still throw beads at you and Bourbon Street will always have the faint smell of Hand Grenades (no one knows the exact mixture for this alcoholic drink) and Pat O'Brian's Hurricanes but go at a time when you can take a horse drawn carriage through the French Quarter. You will learn why broken bottles line the tops of homes (to keep burglars out when they try to climb over) and you will get to experience the city when it is filled with New Orleans jazz on every street corner. Stop by and have some coffee and beignets at Cafe Du Monde and go by the French Market to see the locals and pick up some great food. Louisiana is a state all its own with very little in common with other states. Don't believe me, check out what other state in the U.S. has parishes instead of counties. It brings its own culture and history that you will not find in any other place of the world. It is unique in its people and its attitude. Now if only we could get this hot, sticky weather under control, it would be perfect!

Showing your True Colors

I learned something new today and as my significant other would say "grew a little older." Squids change colors to show "get away" or "I love you." A male squid pursues a female squid with the color red while a male squid will tun a white color if another male squid gets too close for comfort and adds black spots when he's ready to rumble with the male violating his personal space. The squid is so in tune with his feelings for the female, he can transform half of his body into a red color and the other half the white color to ward off other males from approaching and even has the common sense to switch it quickly if the female moves to his other side so the female is none the wiser the whole time about the "get away" signals. This information is courtesy of ABC news. Why can't men send such clear cut signals to women?? It is a constant guessing game. At least we aren't still in elementary school though when the boys would pick on us and pull our hair to show they "liked" us. They may not have evolved much but there is always hope for the future!