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jenscats5
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Tips/tricks, etc for contest time?? Anything you'd like to share/recommend??
jenscats5 said:
Hey sweetie!
hmmmmmm lets see!
Stick to the diet and monitor yourself after all meals... I watched my body go up and down more times than I'd have liked but i knew how long I had before i flattened out.
I have a good combo of different things to try for a good color onstage depending on your suit color... PM me if you'd like it
Get as much rest as you can between your one and two piece... prop your feet up and relax.. its a long day.. LOL
Ill think of more during the evening'
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jenscats5
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Frisky said:
Sure.....PM me the color tips -- I'm keeping a "Comp. Journal" notebook thing with all sorts of stuff in it...
And yes! More when you think of it....
well....
sure!
depenending on your skin tone... you may end up with a redish bronzy tint or a brownish tint..
so many colors on girls back stage..
This is what I did... and the color came out beautiful
I had the mystic tan sprayed on Thursday night 3 coats.. then Friday night put on 1 coat of Pro-Tan. Woke saturday morning and Rubbed a coat of Olympic Tan on( comes in two shades I think... I used the red) Most shows don't like the use of Dream Tan because it doesn't dry and rubs off on everything.. BUT...
( a little tip I got from a great Trainer and Gal)
On my last coat I rubbed the olympic tan in real messy and took a small dab of Dream tan (very light) and rubbed it in to the olympic tan before it dried. When its all done the finish is great!
As for color.. Jens you will do great with your hair contrast.. out of the two shows i've been in I think Blue family shows up the best on stage with the tan color and the light hair.
sdupdike I don't know your hair color but i'd contrast as much as possible with it... I made the mistake of sticking to the bronzy colors thru out and I was washed out... For the next I have a royal suit and will maybe even end up going Blondish with my hair for even more contrast.
sure!
depenending on your skin tone... you may end up with a redish bronzy tint or a brownish tint..
so many colors on girls back stage..
This is what I did... and the color came out beautiful
I had the mystic tan sprayed on Thursday night 3 coats.. then Friday night put on 1 coat of Pro-Tan. Woke saturday morning and Rubbed a coat of Olympic Tan on( comes in two shades I think... I used the red) Most shows don't like the use of Dream Tan because it doesn't dry and rubs off on everything.. BUT...
( a little tip I got from a great Trainer and Gal)
On my last coat I rubbed the olympic tan in real messy and took a small dab of Dream tan (very light) and rubbed it in to the olympic tan before it dried. When its all done the finish is great!
As for color.. Jens you will do great with your hair contrast.. out of the two shows i've been in I think Blue family shows up the best on stage with the tan color and the light hair.
sdupdike I don't know your hair color but i'd contrast as much as possible with it... I made the mistake of sticking to the bronzy colors thru out and I was washed out... For the next I have a royal suit and will maybe even end up going Blondish with my hair for even more contrast.
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jenscats5
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Frisky said:
My step daughter works at a tanning salon so I can get a free spray on tan....which I've done once to test it (looked good)...then ProTan on top of that....
As for suits I was leaning towards blue or black....simple stone arrangement....ie just on the seams....
My hair is blonde. I also used Olympic tan and the color came out great, but I would like to have been a little darker. I didn't use any pro-tan or mystic tan. I just tanned in a tanning bed for a month before the show. You definitely see all kind of colors at the show, some darker than others. My one piece suit is red velvet w/ red glitter and my two piece is black w/ multi-color glitter. I think I had good contrasting colors and everything.
jenscats5 said:
IMO.. just from what i've seen on stage.. black doesn't show up that good when you are super dark. In BB black was used alot but Suits wern't a focus.. In figure they are... and it can make or break you. My suit was a mix of black with some copper and red in it...
Now if you don't plan on going super dark then the black will contrast really good... just depends on your skin color. IMO jens I think a Hot Pink would look great on you .. or even a Teal or ocean blue. I was told by two of the judges that it was good that both my suits were the same color... that when you find a cut and color to stick with it. I got no critique the last show on my suit besides that it was great but I was also not as dark.
I went darker this time and my body looked better on stage just was washed out with out the suit contrast.
sdupdike said:
sdupdike, I'd do a few coats of pro tan under the Olympic Tan... I was told to use the whole bottle.. LOL I didn't but I still was crazy dark. Being your other suit is Black you might not want to go too dark so that you get more contrast. Red looks great on stage also.
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Frisky said:
did you see the pics I had posted?? Here I am with 1 coat of Pro Tan:
I plan on going darker.....
Hmmmm, pink?? I think I'll get both suits in the same color....glad you mentioned about the black....
jenscats5 said:did you see the pics I had posted?? Here I am with 1 coat of Pro Tan:
I plan on going darker.....
Hmmmm, pink?? I think I'll get both suits in the same color....glad you mentioned about the black....
Great Color... really really close to the color I turned out. And yes Pink.... even a bright green looks great. One of the gals with blond hair had a green suit and it looked Amazing! Think bright colors
Sassy69
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My comments on color again - I'd stay away from the pink -- if you get protan or especially dream tan on it, you're screwed. Better to go w/ the darker colors like blues or greens. Personally I think teal is a fantastic color or a bright blue. You definitely want the popping contrast but I'm just not adventurous enough to go for a bright color that can get protan on it.
You see the BB girls more often in black because the pre-judge round requires a basic suit w/ no distractions so black is probably the safest. And further 'pretty presentation' is not as a big a part of BB comp-- just look at the girls who compete at the local level --- no offense to them but generally they don't spend a lot of time on makeup, hair, nails, etc. I've done that in the past and felt that it just didn't complete the stage presentation, but it really isn't an integral part of the competition itself.
As far as 2 suits in the same color / fabric - this saves you having to come up with two different looks that work for you and present well. Personally I also think that if you have established a "theme" and appear in the same color for all your line ups the judges are more likely to recognize you and remember you. And that really is half the battle....
You see the BB girls more often in black because the pre-judge round requires a basic suit w/ no distractions so black is probably the safest. And further 'pretty presentation' is not as a big a part of BB comp-- just look at the girls who compete at the local level --- no offense to them but generally they don't spend a lot of time on makeup, hair, nails, etc. I've done that in the past and felt that it just didn't complete the stage presentation, but it really isn't an integral part of the competition itself.
As far as 2 suits in the same color / fabric - this saves you having to come up with two different looks that work for you and present well. Personally I also think that if you have established a "theme" and appear in the same color for all your line ups the judges are more likely to recognize you and remember you. And that really is half the battle....
