Summertime: The Sexy and the Not So Sexy
Since Memorial Day is now a drunken memory, only one thing awaits us, and that's summer, ladies and gentlemen. And while summer can be a whole world of sexy, it can also be a whole world of un-sexy. Does the good outweigh the bad? There's only one way to find out. (Psst! that's your cue to read on.)
Pool Parties
Dude 1: I thought those girls said they’d get into the pool if we did.
Dude 2: Do you think they’re laughing at us?
Dude 1: Nah.
Way to kill the party vibe, Dr. Nerd.
Maxim downgrades Sarah Jessica Parker from “Unsexy” and then upgrades her to “Summer Crush.” And men think women are fickle? Umm, ok.
Barbeque
It doesn’t get better than burgers and beers. Pass the frat boys with necklaces, umm.. I mean the ketchup.
And no, beefcakes are not included in your purchase.
And no, beefcakes are not included in your purchase.
Cocktails
You can drink a mojito, sangria, or a margarita anytime of year, but truth be told they’re way sexier in the summertime.
Chelsea tells us what to sip when the going gets hot.
Summer Fruit
There’s nothing sexier than a strawberry. Although I do have to say I find this particular strawberry a little disconcerting.
The best place to get summer fruit? Why, the farmer’s market of course.
The best place to get summer fruit? Why, the farmer’s market of course.
The Beach
Sun, surf, sand, and summer all go hand in hand. And if you’re Charlize Theron it looks like a string bikini might figure in there somewhere as well.
Where you can make like Charlize and get an itsy bitsy bikini, or where you can make like the rest of us and get a tankini.
Where you can make like Charlize and get an itsy bitsy bikini, or where you can make like the rest of us and get a tankini.
Flings
Why summer is the perfect time for flings, I don’t know, but as Grease has told us time and time again it’s all about those summer nights.
You can’t spell summer without “The Beach Boys.”
Ugly Feet
Summer means sandals, and sometimes feet are better left to the confines of a closed-toe shoe. Use your good judgment, people.
Or, cover those chubby digits with some red polish already!
Hair
I have one word for you, and that word is manscape.
This place is a guys only spa where you can do what you gotta do, and wax what you gotta wax without running into your ex-girlfriend.
This place is a guys only spa where you can do what you gotta do, and wax what you gotta wax without running into your ex-girlfriend.
Sweat
No matter where you live, odds are you have to deal with the heat come summer. It doesn’t matter whether it’s dry desert heat or the humid sticky variety, it’s all sweaty.
Concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, movie screenings in Hollywood Forever Cemetery— welcome to summer in Los Angeles.
Sunburns
No matter how many attractive beach bums slather you with SPF 50, they’re bound to miss a spot at some point, leaving with you with either burnt knee caps, ear lobes, toes, or all of the above.
The perfect place to stock up on SPF 70 and the aloe you’re going to need afterward.
The perfect place to stock up on SPF 70 and the aloe you’re going to need afterward.
And if you want to avoid the tomato look altogether, you can hit the tanning salon instead. However, you will run the risk of looking like a carrot instead. Choose your poison.
And if you want to avoid the tomato look altogether, you can hit the tanning salon instead. However, you will run the risk of looking like a carrot instead. Choose your poison.
Bug Bites
Long days outdoors= Bug bites. So beware when you decide to lay out in the grass on a warm summer’s evening. Bug bites on your bum= Not sexy
How to Have a Sexy Summer in Los Angeles
Or, how to get laid from June til August.
Heat Rash
It just ain’t pretty— no matter what way you spin it.
Frizzy Hair
If you don’t happen to live in the desert, odds are you have to deal with humidity come summertime. And with humidity comes frizz, frizz, and more frizz. So remember to tame those locks, nobody likes a Chia Pet.
Where you can get a slew of environmentally friendly (and lovely smelling) hair products to tame the frizziness that has become your hair.
Where you can get a slew of environmentally friendly (and lovely smelling) hair products to tame the frizziness that has become your hair.
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