A Sexy Diver. Is It Possible?

A Sexy Diver, is it possible?

Text Margita „Mermaid” Ślizowska

Photos Wiktor Zdrojewski

Diving and taking care of thelooks? What does one thinghave to do with the other?

Is that what you think? Men, perhaps think exactly this, but ladies… :) After all, nearly everyone wants to look good and feel comfortable in pleasant momentsof one's life, right? So, if you think aboutit, taking into account aesthetics in diving makesa lot of sense. And it certainly is not pointless. The widely understood "aesthetics" is not an obstacle compromising mastering our diving skills nor it reduces our mental or physical ability underwater. What's more, it can make us feel even more confident while being a well-trained diver. Especially in a situation when we are unexpectedly charmed by someone's joyous eyes. Or when we meet on land someone, with whom we would like to get a closer and spend longer moment in our life…

Recently I heard a friend say with dismay: "And again, we put on those horrible clothes, in which you can't feel either slim or sexy." I looked at her with curiosity and saw a nice, neat and… sexy girl. Absolute denial of what she had just mentioned. After all, sexiness is not only a shapely figure of a fitness or crossfit fanatic. Sexiness comes mainly from our interior – no diving undersuit can spoil this "something". So, ladies and gentlemen, let's do it. Do not let your being a scuba diver deprive you of your charm, aesthetic appearance and a sense of psychophysical comfort.

Here are a few short and practical tips on the subject to keep in mind… Nails. Clipped short and protected with conditioner or hybrid nail polish (for ladies). Hangnails. Greased – protected against cracking. Hair. Combed, stapled, with moisturized endings. Protected by a diving hood. Hands. Protected with diving gloves and after the dive moisturized with a hand cream. Face. Cleaned after diving and moisturized with cream. Body. Properly hydrated (isotonic drinks). Mask. Made of opaque silicone – concealing the physiological secretions from the nose and sinuses.

There is also another subject I have to mention, unfortunately. It touches us not only in the context of diving – but also in public transport on hot days… Remember that diving underwear, warmers and socks should also be washed, dried and ventilated. The fact that this wardrobe serves us mostly underwater – does not exempt us from this obligation. Don’t let yourselves "change" over the weekend from elegant and well-groomed people into messy and smelly diving "beasts". Let the deodorant not be our abandoned friend of a previous weekday…

Finally, half-joking and half-serious… Makeup. And why not? More than one woman feels uncomfortable

with no makeup. Dear Ladies, scuba diving doesn't have to deprive us of this little luxury. But let's use waterproof products and put them in moderation. So that after getting out of water our make-up does not flow down with picturesque streaks from under the mask, turning into a "repellent"… How about permanent make-up…?

To sum up: Dear diving Ladies and Gentlemen: even if you have planned your dive in the smallest details and performed it perfectly, you cannot predict one thing. You cannot predict the Amor's Arrow, which can be waiting for you under the shade of the equipment assembly table, when you pour talcum powder into the cuff, while you struggle putting on new fins with too-tight springs, or when you struggle trying to turn the neck seal in the dry suit. Make sure that your habits related to aesthetics and hygiene will not make you unpleasant surprises when a Beautiful Brunette gives you a dive computer you forgot from your dive box, or when the Handsome Blond will offer you to rinse the mask that you have just splashed… After all, everything can be done with class and grace. Especially if we have adopted some useful habits before… :)

perfectdiver No. 1(3)/2019