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How do fitness models cover stretch marks?
Fitness model and mother are rarely in the same sentence. Scratch that, because there
is Fit Pregnancy magazine and fit mom contests.
Fitness models are supposed to look perfect, and they have to cover up stretch marks after
having a baby.
It isn’t just the women. Guys who bulk up fast may stretch their skin to the point of
creating stretch marks, without getting anything as annoyingly cute as a baby.
I’ve heard of people getting stretch marks from rapid weight gain.
Yeah, but aside from pregnancy and an aggressive workout plan, that’s rare. The rapid weight
loss followed by loose, flapping skin is more common.
And grosser.
There are a lot of would-be fitness models. Every fitness buff would love to get paid
to show off what they show off for free.
How does that relate to my question?
To be honest, a lot of advertisers would hire someone without stretch marks over someone
who has them if there’s a choice.
And there’s a lot of competition.
You could refuse to bare your stomach, with just tight yoga pants and shirt, showing off
the figure but not the skin.
I could get a tan.
Tanning won’t hide stretch marks.
I could use stretch mark creams.
They may lubricate the skin, but it won’t hide stretch marks unless you’re putting
on makeup.
A spray on tan might work.
Yes, and it wouldn’t be out of place on a fitness shoot. A lot of oil might cover
it up, too.
Assuming I don’t end up slipping and sliding on the floor.
And then, there’s Photoshop.
For what?
If you have light stretch marks, photographers might remove the stretch marks along with
tan lines, tattoos, moles, scars and every other imperfection.
Except that it’s a mark of motherhood.
They remove both Angelina Jolie’s tattoos and her stretch marks, so consider it part
of the territory.