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But I don't tan very easily, or like at all. I burn quickly, and peel.
Any suggestions? A tanning schedule? Products I can try? I'm not above sunless tanning, either. However, everything I try rubs off onto my clothing (anything you suggest better not do that ), smells bad, or makes me look like I rolled around in clay mud.
Er, help me? Something quick and easy, please. And I don't do tanning beds.
Some of the salons around here offer some kind of applied tan. I don't know what its called, but I've seen some of the women come out and it looks good and natural. Check with some of your area salons. Don't forget to do a patch test first to make sure you can use whatever it is and please be careful if you are out in the sun! Skin cancer kills.
I don't know where you live but here in FLA the is a NEW trend at the tanning salons it's called "spray tan" or 30 second tan it's a spray that a machine sprays on from head to toe and get's in all the creases. I love it. You have to go 2 times your 1st week then twice a month after. But you look like you live in the Bahamma's after 3 sessions. I think I've tried every tanning trend on the market. This one deffinatly takes the cake. but only tanning salons carry them.
O! I tried the "spray tan" last year. It looked amazing the first day. I swear, I gawked at myself in every mirror I passed. It really looked like I had spent many long days in the sun working on it. But the thing is, after like, day 2, it looked rather *****ty. Even after the touch-up session or whatever the hell they call it. I looked like a friggin' 'gator. I don't know if I have the wrong skin for it, or what. I had to exfoliate like 50 bajillion (you know what I mean) layers of my skin off to look normal again. It was rather embarrassing.
I feel your pain, Deranged. But, with the risk of sounding terribly old fashioned, why don't you try having a natural sunten? I hate staying out in the sun, and just "boiling" this is why this summer I have taken my courses and books outside. It also helped a lot the fact that the one who practically dragged me out in the sun was my flatmate. There is no escape from her !
So get your girlfriends and start some outside activities. I honestely don't believe in any "miracle" products. Steadily, easily, you'll get there. And if this year it will take you forever to catch some colour - use lots of suncream to protect your white skin, next year it will be much easier, should you do a fine job this summer.
C'mon, cheer up and enjoy! Take this from a person who spent three summers in a row competing with your character there. No more, my friend, no more!
It's a drag that people still think tans are attractive - given the nasty effects they may have to endure later. My dermatologist loves me to bits because I stay away from sun. I only ever turned light beige from being in the sun, which looked even worse. I'll stick with my 'Snow White' complexion (my hairdresser said it and meant it as a compliment! )
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Coppertone makes a cream lotion that goes on pretty smooth and won't stain clothes (found in your local Walmart and pretty cheap too). Instead of waiting for hours for it to not rub off on clothes, you only need to let it dry (pretty quick). It also has sun screen in it so if you are in the sun, you are protected.
I have used it (I tried a few many times before but was always orange, had missed places, icky outcomes) and this stuff seems to work. And it lets you decide your level, so if you only want a little, go for the light to med. I use it straight after a shower and have never had a problem.
Good luck to you and hope you find something that works for you
I'm with Moimeme on this one. I have very pale skin too, and always coveted a tan, but generally only burned. I have had several family members who have had skin cancer, the bad kind, melanoma. So now I revel in my paleness. I wear a hat and sunscreen, and actually it feels good to not have the pressure of feeling like I need to be tan. But, I'm old, so maybe that makes a difference.
Oh,c'mon, there's nothing sexier than a little sunten! Not dark chocolate, but some colour I believe is more than wellcame.
MAtilda is right, it should match with your complexion. I am not pale, so when I do finally catch some sun I look and most importantly I feel terific! My problem is the patience, but there is no higher price to pay for beauty - or what beauty is in my eyes!
Given the fact that you are trying suntenning solutions, it must look good on you too. What I say is forget 'miracle' products, wear some sunscreen, go to a saloon three or four times to prepare your skin and then get out in the sun! Couldn't be easier, could it?
Biotherm. It's in the orange bottle. After showering and exfoliating you put it on. You put it on everyday until you're happy with your results. I tried it and noticed a difference within about 3 days. It didn't turn me orange so I was happy. They also have special gloves for a non-streaky application.
Also, enhance your tan with a good bronzer. Apply it to your cheeks, over your brows, beneath hair line, nose, above lip, chin, and jaw line. You can even apply it to your cheast to give the illusion of more cleavage. Apply gently with a big blush brush. Look in the makeup section too. They always have body creams for a tanned look that will just wash off in the shower. (No need to look like an orange alligator for a week).
Well, I still think it depends on how it becames the person!!!
And since they built an entire industry just for that, I imagine plenty of people choosing to be "darker" for image consideration exclusively ( ooohhh, the shalow society we live in!!! )
I'm another Snow White, SPF 30 all year round, every exposed inch slathered, plus a hat and sunglasses. But when I feel like my legs are just too raw-chicken looking, I use Neutrogena Instant Bronze Foam in Medium. It's just enough color, definitely *not* orange, dries really fast, lasts a good 4-5 days. I love it and highly recommend it, and it's less than $10. The Instant Bronze line also goes on in the color it will turn out to be, so if you notice streaks or your knuckes and knees are dark, you can correct it with a little bit of wicth hazel on a cotton pad, which is also very, very cheap.
I don't tan either. Curse these Scandinavian genes... Anyway, I find that a few hours in the sun once in a while gives my face a little color so I don't look like the living dead. The legs and other body bits I don't even worry about. My husband complimented me on my "creamy" skin color so I haven't worried about getting a tan since then. I rather like standing out from the hordes of tanned people out there.
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), smells bad, or makes me look like I rolled around in clay mud. 
It's hopeless.
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