Erika Bronze is an unconventional tanning business in Brazil. People looking for the perfect tan flock to the rooftop spa to wear bikinis made from electrical tape. Founder Erika Martins pioneered the ...

In order to avoid unattractive tan lines, women are going to extremes in Rio. How ‘extreme,’ exactly? Using electrical tape as a bikini. (Ouch?!) “Here’s where you get the white tan lines that make ...

Beauty salon owner Erika Martins instructs a woman to stay still while she carefully places black electrical tape where the bikini would have gone You can save this article by registering for free ...

Welcome to the latest fashion fad in beauty-obsessed Rio de Janeiro, where some women are sun-baking in bikinis made of black tape in search of tan lines so perfect that they practically jump off the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO—Electrical tape on private parts. Really? Welcome to the latest fashion fad in beauty-obsessed Rio de Janeiro, where some women are sun-baking in bikinis made of black tape in search of ...

Women in Rio de Janeiro are going to special salons to get an electrical tape bikini in hopes of a 'perfect' tan line. .

SCORES of Brazilian women are using tiny stick-on bikinis made from black electrical insulating tape in an extraordinary craze to get perfect tan lines for the beach. The fashionable trend is gripping ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Electrical tape on private parts. Really? Welcome to the latest fashion fad in beauty-obsessed Rio de Janeiro, where some women are sun-baking in bikinis made of black tape in ...

The fashion of electrical tape bikinis has reached a new level this summer, with the advent of neon colors to replace the once-reigning black. The tape, the same ones used by electricians, now comes ...

Brazilian entrepreneur Erika Martins founded her spa, Erika Bronze, in 2014 on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. To achieve a crisp tan line, she applies electrical tape directly onto customers' bodies ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Electrical tape on private parts. Really? Welcome to the latest fashion fad in beauty-obsessed Rio de Janeiro, where some women are sun-baking in bikinis made of black tape in ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Electrical tape on private parts. Really? Welcome to the latest fashion fad in beauty-obsessed Rio de Janeiro, where some women are sun-baking in bikinis made of black tape in ...