fake tan or real pale?
n3wlif3styl3
Posts: 81
Hi everyone, so I have a quick question...what is your opinion on fake tans? I am Irish and Dutch so my skin is sooooo pale. I really want to get a fake tan sometimes but I am afraid of skin cancer and it might look obviously fake. sometimes I use the tanning lotion but that doesn't really work.... for new years I might be wearing a dress or skirt and if I am going to show my legs they are going to be so WHITE but I could wear leggings....ahh so many decisions but seriously are fake tans worth the risk? or are they just trashy?
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How about spray tanning? I've done that and if you go to someone good it looks natural and lasts for about a week or so... Long enough for special events0
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Simple, tell everyone you are a vampire. You may need to slaughter a few people to prove your point. Good luck!0
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I don't bother trying to tan. People can just get over it that I'm pale. Some guys even prefer it.0
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natural pale > fake, orange tan0
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natural pale > fake, orange tan > nasty dried out wrinkled skin when you're 50 or skin cancer if you're unluckynatural pale > fake, orange tan0 -
Naturally pale, or the spray tanning option. I'm also pale and have wanted to tan many times, but I've had too many friends who developed melanoma due to tanning! They were all in their early/mid 20's.0
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Simple, tell everyone you are a vampire. You may need to slaughter a few people to prove your point. Good luck!
haha too bad it isn't a costume party
and thanks for the responses everyone
I'm thinking naturally pale is the way to go! 0 -
I've never purposefully tanned. And at 39, I still get carded on occasion. I like to think the two are related.
Stay pale! It's January. If you in the northern hemisphere, you're supposed to be pale this time of year. 0 -
Go tanning. Just don't go overboard with it. Develop a base tan, then just go once a week (or once every 2 weeks) to maintain it.0
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Im dutch too.... I feel ya! Dont fake bake! Youre skin probably wont take it anyways. I burned every time I tried and then turned pasty again. Spray tans work for a lot of people but are too dark or orangey for me. I hate the smell of the at home lotions. Ive learned to love my pale skin. Rock the dress as is!0
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Be who you are.0
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I'm a fan of pale But if you want a tan, the spray really does look pretty good on pale skin! 0
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Fake tan = spray tan? I swear you won't look Jersey Shore. I don't even know what they do to achieve that orange color (maybe buy bottled tan at Kmart?) but today's spray tans look great. Just listen to the tech when she tells you what to do, exfoliate before, wait to shower until the time the tech tells you has passed.
I'll bet you look great with a tan!0 -
Simple, tell everyone you are a vampire. You may need to slaughter a few people to prove your point. Good luck!
Hands down best advice on this topic.0 -
I have found nothing that helps with pale skin so I had to accept it along with the freckles.0
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Fair warning I'm Irish and German so I'm not white I'm Elmer's Glue Pastey white lol...Don't get a fake tan you will be the color of a carrot lmao0
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Simple, tell everyone you are a vampire. You may need to slaughter a few people to prove your point. Good luck!
LMAO!
Go pale... I have Black and Red dyed locks...and LOVE the pale.... i actually look kinda weird tan.. Natural skintones usually look best in my opinion! 0 -
i'm dutch/irish/english/german & I am super pale.. I also avoid the sun like its poison. I think pale skin on women especially is beautiful! Stay natural. Spray tans/tanning beds look fake & orange. Not to mention the health risks with tanning beds. Tanning ages you so quick. There is nothing wrong with pale skin!0
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I'm SUPER pale myself lol but i go spray tanning ... i never go more than 2 days in a row .. and the first time. you WILL be orange .. but it'll fade over the next day ... soo my suggestion is to go tanning for the first time on saturday, skip sunday .. and then start again on monday ... The spray reacts differently on everyones skin, so its like anything else, you have to find out how many times a week you want to g o ... I know it looks fake, but for me, I like the routine of it .. and it makes me feel better . Do what makes you happy and who cares what other ppl say!0
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natural pale > fake, orange tan > nasty dried out wrinkled skin when you're 50 or skin cancer if you're unluckynatural pale > fake, orange tan
^yes to all this. AGREE0 -
As someone who was not so smart in my younger years and loved the tanning bed do not go. Use the spray or go pale. I have had several spots removed and was told from the location it was most likely from where my skin touch the beds most frequently (pressure points). Stay pale and safe.0
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Spray tan. I buy the packs. Try one before the new year so you get the hang of it. I love it. It lasts a few days and doesnt cause cancer!0
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Tanning booths don't use UV rays, which are what causes cancer. So don't let that stop you.
For goodness sake don't use a spray on or rub on tan! OOMPA LOOMPA!
Pale is ok though too.0 -
i once got a spray tan. i got a level 2 color and i'm naturally ghost white. it looked good! you dont get wet for 8 hours, and if you see yourself before the 8 hours and say thats as dark as you want to get, just shower and it doesn't get any darker. it lasts about 5 days. if you're talking about like tanning beds, because you said cancer, and you can't get cancer from a spray tan because it's just basically like paint, then that takes like 10 sessions of tanning to get a tan for us pale people. you start out at like 5 minutes, and then go every other day going up a minute each week. if you start off at a high number of minutes youll burn and peel.0
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I worked with some soldiers from the Ukraine a few years ago. When their LT was describing how squared away they are, he said (in sort of a Transylvania accent) "Ukranians soldiers very strong, very smart, very white skin". So if you're pasty white--own it! You (and me) will be a big hit in Eastern Europe! 0
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UGH, be PROUD of your pale skin! Pale is sooo beautiful to me. I'm naturally tan and I hate it. I feel like it clashes with the colors I wear sometimes. -____-0
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pale, just wear leggings. tans are unnatural in the winter, and plus, it's not worth the risk of getting addicted to be tan/tanning and having to keep it up, and then get cancerous moles later. trust me, my friends rib me about being pale, but i have great skin so it's worth it!0
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hi hun, i use fake tan all the time, i love it0
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Jergens Natural Glow is a great fake tan that builds color as you use it...I used to use it occasionally [Im a ginger...So I basically glow in the dark! Lol] A tan does make skin look better, hides imperfections & whatnot; although I normally just go with my normal skin because I refuse to wear shorts or dresses, lol. But yea check out the Jergens one! Its so good0
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I tan regularly because I hate my pale skin. Do I worry about skin cancer, sometimes but I do not over indulge; plus I cherish those 12 minutes of extreme heat lol
If you are looking for a special occasion I would go to Sun Tan City and do the spray tan; they do an awesome job! It's called versa tan I think0
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