How To: Hide Your Summer Sweat

You know those taut women who always smell of Byredo and have cold hands and NEVER seem to break a sweat outside of The Class? Well, I’m not one of them. I’m probably never going to be, especially thanks to the side effects of laser hair removal (it was worth it). And I know that I have sisters in perspiration out there who are probably cutting the sleeves off of everything they own in fits of protest and practicality as New York becomes the stagnant sauna it disguises as summer. So, here are my tips for seeming like you aren’t sweating when you are:

Kate demonstrates #2 & #5

1)    Wear sleeveless shirts that won’t show your sweat & learn to deal with the uncomfortable sensation. These allow you to…

2)    AIR OUT whenever you have the chance—use a passing subway car, fan, air conditioning vent—whatever you can stand by for long enough to disguise as a bathroom break. Or you can just walk down the street, arms open, like you’re Kate Winslet and Leo’s strong yet sort of scrawny young arms are around you at the bow of the RMS Titanic. I did that yesterday.

3)    Bring a different shirt to change into. I definitely saw this as a worst-case scenario in a men’s Degree commercial, but once you’re stuck in a sweaty shirt it’s impossible to escape the vicious cycle of clamped arms hiding sweat stains, insulating the area, causing more sweat.

4)    Try a prescription antiperspirant.

5)    Wear shirts with sleeves just long enough to stick a piece of folded paper towel into (I’ve done this too, it actually works pretty well as long as no one is staring at your armpits).

6)    If all else fails, you can have your armpits injected with Botox or have a Hyperhidrosis Treatment to inhibit your sweat glands. Ramona did it on RHONY.

Happy Summer!

Anya Schulman