*May I make it absolutely, undoubtedly clear that this article is not meant to offend ANYBODY*


Am I the only one who's been wondering how one airbrushes a six-pack on? Anyways I googled it, and I came up with this article from the site TanToday.com. I'm not entirely sure who wrote it :( The only thing I saw is a user called "Editor-in-Chief". toi can go check if toi want to make sure.



Getting 6-Pack Abs Without All The Work; Airbrushed Abs Getting populaire With Stars

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Getting 6-Pack Abs Without All The Work

Airbrushed Abs Getting populaire With Stars



POSTED: 3:18 pm EDT July 28, 2005
UPDATED: 11:47 pm EDT July 28, 2005


Is there a way to get a perfect set of abs without ever going to the gym? NBC 10's Lauren Cohn checked out a new trend in perfecting the six-pack abs.

toi may have seen airbrush tanning. Many célébrités bronze up for their big screen close-up. What about their mid-section?

Is it possible that Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey's perfect abs are the result of body contouring? If so, toi could get the same look. Carey reportedly airbrushed her abs for the Fourth of July. Reports also say that Lopez and Jackson use airbrushed abs when they are in the spotlight. Spray tanning isn't new, but airbrushing the six-pack is becoming trendy.

"Who doesn't want to look great in a bikini, look like a celebrity, a star? It's a great alternative," a dit Louise Marzulli, of Sun Capsule in Rittenhouse Square.

Marzulli a dit that sprayed-on abs are popular. But does the body contouring really look like six-pack abs? Jennifer Grosskopf, 35, decided to give it a try.

"In today's age, having a great body and being in shape and looking good is very important," Grosskopf said.

Grosskopf is already fit and tan, but she wanted her abs to be plus defined.

First, a strip of tape is laid down the middle of her stomach. Then, three pieces are placed on each side of the middle tape.

She was sprayed with DHA for 20 minutes and then the tape was taken off. Grosskopf a dit she saw a difference.

NBC 10 intern Loren Huggett has a different body type and she isn't tan, but she gave it a try.

The tape marks were pretty obvious right after the procedure, but five days later the look was much plus subtle.

"People who are athletic, work out, who are health-conscious, fit, it's much better on them. Someone who is tall and lanky, pale, it doesn't work out as well. We can only do so much," Marzulli said.

NBC 10 tested the prodedure one plus time on NBC 10 intern Liz Nagy. This time, Marzulli used a stencil to outline the abdominal muscles. She a dit that the stencil works best on short-waisted, fit women.

"If I was going to plage ou headed somewhere else important where my stomach would show, I would consider getting it done," Nagy said.

The DHA does not protect toi from the sun, so toi will still need sunscreen.

At Sun Capsule, it costs $55 for the sprayed-on abs, plus the whole body. There are plenty of places in the area that do spray tanning, but not many that do the sprayed-on abs.

And there toi have it folks!