How to Look Really Hot When You're Sick

I've been stuck at home with a hideously contagious case of walking pneumonia. Walking pneumonia sucks. It's not serious enough for anyone to feel sorry for you (the whole point of getting sick). You also learn that your friends aren't really your friends, because true friends wouldn't flat-out refuse to lend bedridden-you their stupid Netflix DVD of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

Anyway.

I woke up one morning with the cough-y death-rasp of, say, achainsmoking, washed-up comedienne who once managed to smoke three fullBenson & Hedges throughout the entire eight-minute duration of a1976 tryst with Milton Berle. (If I've lost you here, I apologize: LikeI said, I'm sick.) I showed up to work and was immediately ordered togo home and quarantine myself. Fun for three days,reading-your-horoscope-on-your-Blackberry boring by day 4.

Thisis when I decided to become the most tan, healthy-looking sick personof all time and use self-tanner every single day I was stuck at home.It's totally working: I'm golden and better-looking than when I washealthy. I've used about five kinds by now, and with best results from Lancome Flash Bronzer (anyone who reads Lucky knows we're all obsessed) and the equally glamorous and hugely effective, non-streaky Clarins Self Tanning Instant Gel. Amazing.

Iknow a lot of you don't self-tan. I didn't use to either. But just giveit a shot. It's changed my life. Leave your self-tanning questions inthe comments section!

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