Princess Stephanie of Monaco: this pic was taken in the 80's, not sure exactly what year:








Here she is now at a mere 42 years old:








I guess this could be due to so many things: drugs, stress, drinking, etc. But DAMN...


The only person who's aged worse is Brigette Nielson who's only around 46 now. When all the hoopla w/ Flav was happening I remember reading that she was 43 & being shocked as hell

GODDAM!!

well i stopped tanning , after i found out that it Ages u

That is society tanning; spending all your time on yachts and sniffing coke does not help either. Not only the sun will have that effect on your skin. Try smoking.

I thought that Brigette was in her 60's.

Luckily, I don't have the ability to tan. I burn and freckle. Plus, my mother has had to remove several skin cancers from her face & head over the past 15 years so that's incentive to wear my sunblock. When I'm older, I plan to make people go when they find out I'm not as young as I look.

I've only tanned a few years out of my life. It's boring to lay there.

lawd....my sister in law smokes and tans every damn summer.

she looks at leathery and she's only thirty.

My daughter has a bad habit of tanning.

Princess Stephanie's wrinkles are due to tanning...plus smoking and drug use.

It's amazing what burning out your adrenal glands and cutting off your supply of oxygen will do.

Genesia said:

mmMMMM


beefjerky

CalhounSq said:

more wrinkles, well,


than my nutsac!

I think they both smoke, too.

yikes.

NDRU said:

Like chimneys.

Also, the chemicals in cigarettes cause cellulite in women.

I honestly do not understand why anyone would choose to smoke.

I've been known to tan. I did quite a bit of sunbathing in the run up to the wedding because a little colour makes me look healthier (despite in fact obviously being detrimental). Most times of the year I just can't be bothered to keep it up, but for a couple of months out of each year I'll spend maybe 7 days in the sun getting a tan. I enjoy the solitude and time and space to think, but I am wondering whether it's just sheer stupidity. Actually, I know it is, but I look better with a bit of colour.



Thing is, 2 people the other day guessed I was 30 years old. I'm only 26.

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Fauxie said:

You don't look older than your age in terms of wear & tear, but you look mature.

Fauxie said:

K what i love is the airbrushing used in the 80's pic's then the digital phone photos comparisons.

Sunshine most likely HRH and BN didn't look that good to begin with.

I tan very nicely. I used to have tan lines year-round just because I was outside at my job from May to October. I've noticed, though, that in the last couple of years, during the winter the skin on my face is ruddy and rough. It's probably skin cancer. Or maybe it's just dryness + washing with hard water. I've switched over to soft water in the last couple of weeks and it's fading.

HamsterHuey said:

True, I forgot about smoking too. It all adds up

lazycrockett said:

Good point, I looked for candids of them young but there weren't many closeups of their faces. It's true though, definitely making the comparison more extreme...

Fauxie said:

you don't look old as in wrinkley old

it just your handsome bone structure , as previously said, that makes you look more mature.

the whole tanning thing is confusing since I have no clue how to even teach my kid about sun block and what she should use.


Can any of the good white folks help me?

Most damage is done when you are exposed as a child. Luckily, my mom was really good about us not getting too much sun when we were kids and when I was a teen I thought being as white as a ghost looked hot, so a tan was a huge no no.

Now I tan when I am feeling good about myself. I used to go tanning once or twice a week to maintain a nice colour. I think I might start up again. It also really helps with my eczema in the winter.

So far, I don't have any (visible) damage and I am 33...but I also don't smoke.

Rhondab said:

http://www.organicconsume...e_1889.cfm

Sunscreen Found to Generate Harmful Compounds that Promote Skin Cancer
NewsTarget.com /Truth Publishing LLC, August 30 2006
Straight to the Source

(NewsTarget) A team of researchers from the University of California has found that sunscreen can do more harm than good once it soaks into the skin, where it actually promotes the harmful compounds it is meant to protect against.

The research team found that three commonly used ultraviolet (UV) filters -- octylmethoxycinnamate, benzophenone 3 and octocrylene -- eventually soak into the deeper layers of the skin after their application, leaving the top skin layers vulnerable to sun damage. UV rays absorbed by the skin can generate harmful compounds called reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can cause skin cancer and premature aging. The researchers found that once the filters in sunscreen soak into the lower layers of skin, the filters react with UV light to create more damaging ROS.

The Cal team's research is the first to indicate that sunscreen filters -- intended to protect the skin from the very UV damage they apparently promote -- have reacted in such a way.

The researchers found that the filters only become damaging when they are soaked into the skin and another layer of sunscreen is not applied.

"This research confirms what the natural health community has been saying for years: That sunscreens are harmful to your health," said Mike Adams, a consumer health advocate. "The best sunscreen is actually achieved with a diet high in antioxidants," he explained. "When you eat berries, superfoods and fresh produce on a regular basis, these natural antioxidants are utilized by your skin to protect you from excessive ultraviolet ray exposure. Sunburns are caused more by poor nutrition than by UV ray exposure."




and a few other articles about suncreen that may be quite helpful:

http://www.google.com/cus...%3A1&hl=en



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Rhondab said:

I'm fair haired and fair skinned and I always use an SPF 30. If I'm in the Caribbean, I will sometimes use a 45. I would recommend using at least a 15 and even more when it's very sunny and you might be outside for long periods of time. If you use foundation, try something with an SPF 15 right in it. For your daughther, try to make sure she has something on whenever she's out in the sun. It's very important regardless of skin colour.

Rhondab said:

It's recommended that you get 10-15 minutes a day of pure sun exposure. But if you or your kids are going to be out for an extended period of time you should wear sun block that contains UVA and UVB protection. Also anything under SPF 35 for extended exposure is a waste of money.

You should wear moisturizer with at least SPF 15 on your face everyday.

Empress said:

Well my daughter is a very light skinned black young woman. She has always been a sun worshipper because she wants to get that golden tan but I'm just concerned that she needs to use something especially since my aunt had skin cancer.



and so Horatio finds an article that says sunscreen is bad...you're always so helpful

Thanks!!!

Let's face it, tanning is bad. But I think that there were more factors going on than just tanning with these two.

I tan a little bit because I get very bad eczema and it's the only thing that will help. I do, however, cover my face and don't go frequently. Just when I need to.

Rhondab said:

They aren't saying they are actually bad for your health, just that sunSCREEN is misleading and therefore people are getting burnt because they don't understand how it works (or doesn't work). SunBLOCK reflects UV rays, sunscreen still absorbs it to some degree.