Legs in summer!

???JoyBloggs I wish my legs were a nice amber colour ? more like the milk bottles another poster has

Ah, but Amberone I'd gladly swap mine for milk bottles... thanks to a multitude of veins my legs look as though a drunken tattooist has been let loose on them, attempting to replicate a map of Spaghetti Junction and several other fancy motorway interchanges. I do have a few ancient photos to console me that they weren't always like this. Tempus fugit and all that!

I like to wear dresses knee length and just use a false tan in light to medium I love the maxi dress worn with a short jacket look but unfortunately at 5ft I've never been able to carry this look off and end up cutting about 10 inches and most of the pattern from any I've purchased in the past

H1954 is right get some sun on your legs, I mostly stop wearing trousers as soon as the weather warms up skirts, cropped leggings or shorts usually. My legs aren’t perfect but soon tan up and look passable in knee length dresses or shorts. Within days of doing my daily walk in Spring Summer my tan revives so come on ladies get those legs out and as someone else says if people don’t like it, tough.

The exfoliating gloves are great, you can get them from SuperDrug and Primark when they open again. It saves having to buy exfoliator which makes a mess in the shower, the only exfoliator I buy now is Clinique for the face as the gloves would be too harsh for the face.

Yes am with you H1954 but unfortunately my legs don’t tan at all!

I also have scars, marks, thread veins etc.........these all come with advancing years, accidents etc.........but it's life, it's me, it's my experiences! Whilst not wanting to wear mini skirts ? if the clothes I choose to wear reveal these 'life marks' so be it. If people don't like what they see, too bad!

Get some sun on your legs! ?

Me too Liz46, think it’s just ageing skin unfortunately! I bruise if a fly lands on me ?

MaggieTulliver

No problem Amberone, lots of useful tips on here! I do love to wear just below knee length dresses in summer but get so many bruises now I look like a ripe banana!

I have to just rub my leg against something and I get a red bruise. I think it's a collection of blood just under the skin, so I also tend to wear trousers to keep them out of sight.

I get an almost constant big bruise on my arm from an awkwardly placed door handle.

The white stuff have some nice maxi skirts, which i just bought one along with a dress and T. shirt ...they have 25% off atm....

I too use dove for a bit of leg colour in the summer. My legs have a few scars and marks collected through out my years, all adds to my charm LOL

I love long dresses and skirts but do wear shorter dresses in summer too. I say wear what is comfortable and what you like. People shouldn't be looking at your legs anyway.

No problem Amberone, lots of useful tips on here! I do love to wear just below knee length dresses in summer but get so many bruises now I look like a ripe banana!

Jaxjacky

You didn’t mention ‘exfoliating’ Amberone I’d better go and look this up and nylon glove things....

Well that's just me really. I find I get dry patches on my legs even if I moisturize. I think Poundland sell nylon exfoliating gloves - they are just slightly rough, and take the dry skin off. I always use gel with them so they are not too rough. B&M probably sell them too.

My apologies MaggieTulliver I seem to have taken over your thread and dragged it off the subject - I'll retire now ?

You didn’t mention ‘exfoliating’ Amberone I’d better go and look this up and nylon glove things....

I also use Dove, have done for years
I use it on my arms, legs and chest area, from about now, until the weather starts to cool down again
I am petite and find that most midi dresses are almost maxi on me, if they're midi on a five foot ten model, then that's another eight inches of length for me

(Sorry, but I couldn't help wondering if your username was inspired by the colour of your legs grin )

??? JoyBloggs I wish my legs were a nice amber colour ? more like the milk bottles another poster has

grandmajet I've used Airbrush too - it's really good for covering marks on your legs if you don't want to wear tights with a shorter skirt. Trouble is it washes off and you have to keep reapplying it.

I exfoliate my legs once a week in the shower with those nylon glove things (no idea what they are called!) and some shower gel to get rid of dry skin and excess Dove. Stops it going patchy. Might keep pores clear too.

Wide leg linen trousers with slightly more fitted tops, legs never going to show if I have my way !!

I'm almost 6' so maxi dresses and trousers are almost always a bit too short and I don't like cropped trousers. I find summer quite problematic. Winter is fine because I wear skirts with thick tights or jeggings or very thick leggings with tunics and ankle boots.

In summer I tend to wear below length skirts and use fake tan on the bits of my legs still showing. I've tried wide trousers but never really find the right shape for the top.

MaggieTulliver, I think we are leg twins! Mine are like upturned milk bottles with a various odd markings,
I have something called airbrush legs (No, not hairbrush legs) which does give a nice colour but it does tend to rub off a bit. I find the lotions which are meant to give a gradual tan tends to collect in my pores and makes my legs look quite speckly.
I mind much less than I used to.

Amberone

Jaxjacky I use Dove 'Summer revived' fair to medium - it's in a goldy coloured tube. I bought this last year so hopefully it will still work ? I've tried a couple of different ones - some smell a bit disgusting, some are a bit orange looking. Although that might be because my legs are so white ?

Let it dry well before dressing in anything white. I just bung it on every couple of days after a shower - you don't get patches like with tanning lotion because it builds up so gradually. I also use gloves to put it on so my hands don't tan along with my legs.

I use this too. It’s quite inexpensive from B & M.

Amberone

Jaxjacky I use Dove 'Summer revived' fair to medium - it's in a goldy coloured tube. I bought this last year so hopefully it will still work ? I've tried a couple of different ones - some smell a bit disgusting, some are a bit orange looking. Although that might be because my legs are so white ?

Let it dry well before dressing in anything white. I just bung it on every couple of days after a shower - you don't get patches like with tanning lotion because it builds up so gradually. I also use gloves to put it on so my hands don't tan along with my legs.

Amberone Like the sound of Dove 'Summer Revived'... sounds just what I need for my blotchy, veiny pins!

(Sorry, but I couldn't help wondering if your username was inspired by the colour of your legs )

I think most places do maxi dresses and skirts these days - do a google search for 'maxi dress UK' and you'll get loads from cheap to expensive. Most have short sleeves or small straps but if I like the dress I just wear a small jacket or cardi or pashmina over the top depending on where I am going. I usually get a skirt though, I find it difficult to get dresses that fit comfortably. They are actually cooler than wearing trousers, I think, when it's really hot.

T K Max sell maxi dresses .

Every year T J Hughes sell strappy maxi dresses lovely for the summer and any age.

Where do you buy your maxi skirts/dresses please? I remember them from the 70s and love them!

I don’t wear dresses anyway. I have several pairs of full length, linen or cotton/linen, fairly wide leg trousers that I wear all summer.

The tops I like to go with them - not too long or baggy and not sleeveless or with very short sleeves - are quite easy to find. I’ve got several (pure cotton) from Seasalt.