Beauty is skin-deep?

even guys are sending in pics.  Don't make me call you out, ladies!  You know the deal.  Send me pics.  I can't catalogue the whole of this city without your help, ladies and gentlemen!

This shot on the right was taken by a complete stranger who found my blog on the internet by chance and has become a faithful reader.  Ok, so I might be married to him, but the details are murky.

Just look at our specimen on the right.  Ok, can you tell where her legs end and her shoes begin?  If it weren't for the slit in the back of the skirt, you probably couldn't tell the difference there either.  

Don't get me wrong.  I totally understand the whole, "take care of your skin, wear lots of sunblock" campaign, but that doesn't mean try to match your clothes to your skin tone.  It's one thing to match your hosiery to your skin tone.  I mean, how often does that package of "nude" pantyhose actually look "nude"?  It's a stretch for most of us.  Although, frankly, I'm sorta anti the whole hosiery deal.  But that's just me.

So, how can we fix this?  Well, in the future, I would recommend either purchasing clothes and shoes at least a tad bit different than your actual skin tone or using a self-tanner.  No, I am not suggesting going orange on me, but there are actually some nice ones out there that can give you a gradual tan.  It could help.

Now, in general, I like the color of her skirt and shoes-a beautiful, sophisticated color.  This is the problem that creeps up on a lot of us.  We like a certain color, but when we put it on ourselves, it does not like us.  For me, it tends to wash me out when I wear certain colors not complementary to my skin tone.  That's why it is important to remember that it isn't about the trend, but about what looks best on you, regardless of the trend.  Good luck and happy hunting, my friendly spies!

xxoo, Red