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" Summer is kind of like the ultimate one-night stand: hot as hell, totally thrilling, and gone before you know it. To squeeze more satisfaction out of the season, we culled a slew of tips on how to milk these glorious months. Follow our suggestions and come Labor Day, you&amp;#039;ll have a tough time wiping that goofy afterglow grin off your face. Unstick Your Stems It&amp;#039;s gross, but a fact of life for those of us who aren&amp;#039;t supermodel size: Your bare thighs chafe or stick when they rub together under a skirt. Stop it with a cure runners swear by: Bodyglide (find it at drugstore.com). It lubricates skin but isn&amp;#039;t greasy and won&amp;#039;t stain clothes like petroleum jelly does. The formula with SPF is ideal if the area is sunburned \u2014 just use this version sparingly near light threads.  Salvage Exploded Makeup So you left your makeup bag in your sun-drenched car, and now it looks like the set of Saw V. Rescue the remainder of your lip color by scooping it into a small plastic pot with a screw top or even a pill case, then apply with a lip brush.  Stay Cool on Your Commute Put a plastic bottle of water in the freezer at night, then pop it in your bag on your way out the door to work. When you get into your sweltering car, crack the windows slightly so hot air can escape out the top, and turn on the AC. Sip from your melting water bottle while you drive. Ahh.  Find Time to Wine Down Wine-blending parties are a hot new trend, says Don Sritong, corporate sommelier at Chicago wine shop and bar Just Grapes. Split a home blending kit with pals ($120 at justgrapes.net) and you get five bottles of different varietals plus one mystery blend, tools to measure portions, and instructions on how to make the perfect pour to your liking. It even includes recipes for how to craft a glass of prohibitively pricey types.  Save on a Road Trip First, pack light to boost gas mileage, advises the Environmental Protection Agency. Head out before rush hour to avoid stop-and-go traffic (long idles and quick braking require extra fuel). Shorter and straighter roads, like highways, are best because you avoid gas-sapping sharp corners. (Just watch it, lead foot \u2014 speeding wastes fuel!) And keep your tires fully inflated to save about $100 in gas throughout summer.  Play Hooky Brilliantly Let the suckers get busted for coming down with the &amp;quot;rare Asian beetle flu on Thursday night.&amp;quot; You can bail with a better ploy: On a midweek day when you have a light workload, casually mention to your boss and coworkers when you arrive that you&amp;#039;ve been unable to kick a queasy feeling or headache since you woke up. Then around 11, send a &amp;quot;going home sick&amp;quot; e-mail along with where you can be reached by phone just in case they need you. Eat an Ice Cream Cone Mess-Free To lick a scoop without looking like a loser, first tackle the edge between the cone and the ice cream itself, not the top, says Ray Karam, cold Stone Creamery&amp;#039;s tastemaster. Even out the cone by licking each side equally in an upward motion toward the top. It&amp;#039;s okay to use a spoon or even put on a performance with it in front of a hot dude.  Wave-Proof Your Bikini Double knot the strings where you tie your suit, and secure with a safety pin. If you lose it to the tide, bend at the waist to hide your boobs, then grab your bottoms to save your V zone. Keep Your Beach Read from Bleeding Ever notice how the ink from your favorite magazine (Cosmo, of course!) ends up all over your slickly SPFed skin? The fix: Bring small bottles of hand sanitizer and baby powder to the beach. After applying your sunscreen, clean up with the gel, then sprinkle the powder liberally on your palms, thighs, and stomach (and anywhere else you rest the magazine as you read).  Get Group Dating Going You already socialize in packs, so why not use the Web to cast your net wider? Organize a group date at, say, an outdoor happy hour with your pals and a crew of hotties you meet online. Sites like Match.com and Nerve.com cater to coordinating this modern blind date. It helps you control turnout better than with other mixers.  Dress Your Bed as Cooly as Your Bod Fake the getaway vibe by dressing your bed like a fancy hotel would. Using 100 percent cotton or linen sheets, layer with a cotton blanket, and top that with a flat sheet, advises Colin Cowie, author of Colin Cowie Chic. Keep a thin wool blanket at the foot of the bed in case the AC surges overnight.  Hook Up in a Hammock It takes a little dexterity to have nooky in a net. Up for the challenge? We thought so! Lie facedown across the width of the hammock, and have your man enter you from behind, suggests Michelle Waitzman, author of Sex in a Tent: A Wild Couple&amp;#039;s Guide to Getting Naughty in Nature. Have him hold your legs up and pull you toward his hips so the swing does the work.  Get Bikini Confidence in a Flash Yeah, they have kick-ass curves, but even Victoria&amp;#039;s Secret models need a mood boost to bare all. Here&amp;#039;s supermodel Selita Ebanks&amp;#039; tactic for feeling hot: &amp;quot;Serena Williams told me this: In my head, I say &amp;#039;I am the bomb dot com!&amp;#039; It lifts your spirits, and the more you say it, the more you begin to believe it!&amp;quot;  Look Toned \u2014 Without Exercising Give yourself a dry-brush massage. It&amp;#039;ll improve lymph drainage, releasing the fluids that build up and make you appear to have cellulite, says Charles Clark, MD, author of The GI Bikini Diet. Using a soft natural-bristle brush, lightly rub toneable areas in a circular motion for a minute before showering.  Flavor Your Water Staying hydrated is mucho important in the heat, but guzzling gallons of tasteless liquid isn&amp;#039;t so, um, tasty. But water doesn&amp;#039;t have to be blah \u2014 especially with the bounty of fresh ingredients at your fingertips. Some yummy things to steep in your H2O: pineapple and basil, grapefruit and fennel, ginger and lime, or mint and any fruit.  Indulge in 24 Hours of Romance As the days get longer, the amount of dopamine in your brain increases, stimulating your libido, says Andrew Goldstein, MD, coauthor of Reclaiming Desire. Make an all-day date with your man. Wake up at sunrise, go for a long morning stroll, have a spicy lunch, laze around a pool, grab dinner at an outdoor table....We&amp;#039;ll leave the rest of the plans up to you. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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