It was all the rage in the 80s, and parts of the 90s.

But by the 2000's, bronzer was being used by those who

wanted to achieve the look, but fewer and fewer people

actually tanned.

I personally love the look ove sunkissed skin so long

as it isn't overbaked--thise really doesn't have much to do

with the base color of a person's skin, but more to do with

how they push it's tan. For example, Asians (the south east variety)

tend to have beautiful dark brownish red skin, while hispanics

have beautiful honey brown skin. Some white folks have

nice tans from time to time, though many don't actually tan,

but rather freckle.

Yet, it seems to me that the white folks are the ones who

actively lay out in the sun, though in decreasing numbers from

what I can see.

Do you yourself tan? I haven't deliberately laid out in the sun

in ages, mostly because I want to peserve my skin's appearance

as I age.

That pic is soooooooooooooooooo photoshopped.

As for tanning - I don't. Never have. I'm pale and I burn, often within mere minutes. I freckle too.

I wear sunscreen on my face every day and wear it on any exposed skin if I'll be in direct sunlight more than 15-ish minutes. I also have to cover my skin and stay out of the sun most of the time. I've gotten sunburned even with wearing sunblock and regularly re-applying if I'm out in the direct light for too long (beach, all-day concert, etc.). It sucks.

I'm black as night, I don't need to tan.

Isn't tanning a form of self hate?

Yeah, but not on purpose. In other words, I don't lay out with tanning lotion.

I get naturally tan from working outside. I have a dark complexion to begin with, and tan very easily.

kewlschool said:

No, because I don't want to die...yet

I mean, I go to beach at 5:00 pm (and I go back home at 8:30 pm aprox)

and I spend most of that time playing beach volleyball (with a t-shirt) and a solar lotion SPF 50...

or just swimming ...

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smoothcriminal12 said:

kewlschool said:

CarrieMpls said:

That pic is soooooooooooooooooo photoshopped.

As for tanning - I don't. Never have. I'm pale and I burn, often within mere minutes. I freckle too.

I wear sunscreen on my face every day and wear it on any exposed skin if I'll be in direct sunlight more than 15-ish minutes. I also have to cover my skin and stay out of the sun most of the time. I've gotten sunburned even with wearing sunblock and regularly re-applying if I'm out in the direct light for too long (beach, all-day concert, etc.). It sucks.

It looks like a real tan to me!

Topical.

Yes I do, but as long as the heat isn't too intense. I don't lay in the sun as much as I used to because I am more concerned about skin damage since my mum had some cancer cut out of her face a few years back.

I do like having a little bit of a tan.... but being a Brit, a suntan for me is more like a trophy for actually experiencing a bit of sunshine.

I was born tan, and will die tan.

Yup, I do. Outside by my pool every weekend.

Not intentionally, no. I get a little bit of a tan from playing golf, but it's an incidental tan I get through my sunscreen.

I've already had one brush with basal cell skin cancer. I suspect the damage that caused that was incurred years ago (I had a couple bad burns as a child), but I don't see any point in compounding the problem.

I don't wear sunscreen all the time, though. If I'm only going to be outside for a half hour or so, I just let it go - and figure the vitamin D synthesis I might get is worth a little risk.

I love the feel of the sun on my skin!

If I'm going to be outdoors I always start off with SPF 30 or 45, but I still seem to get tan.

CallMeCarrie said:

I love the feel of the sun on my skin!

If I'm going to be outdoors I always start off with SPF 30 or 45, but I still seem to get tan.

...& it looks great on you.

Not for its own sake, but I like being in the sun

Nope. I don't tan I burn so I stay out of the sun.

I've seen some folks who are tanned and some have leather looking skin.

CarrieMpls said:

That pic is soooooooooooooooooo photoshopped.

As for tanning - I don't. Never have. I'm pale and I burn, often within mere minutes. I freckle too.

I wear sunscreen on my face every day and wear it on any exposed skin if I'll be in direct sunlight more than 15-ish minutes. I also have to cover my skin and stay out of the sun most of the time. I've gotten sunburned even with wearing sunblock and regularly re-applying if I'm out in the direct light for too long (beach, all-day concert, etc.). It sucks.

NOPE!!!

that's DAT ASS...

Yes, but not by design. I garden; consequently, I can get very dark during the summer. I do try to remember to use the sun block, but then I end up sweating it off in a matter of minutes. Fortunately, I don't burn easily. The only time I got a sun burn was when I went to Rio. Me and my dumb ass didn't listen to the tour guide who told me to take it easy with the baby oil and Rio's sun. My black ass paid for it when I got back to the states. I peeled and blistered for a freakin week! No more tropical sun tans for me.

Nope. I used to try really hard in High school living in Florida and being pale was not good. I got called Casper a lot.

I found out from my dermotologist that I had an allergy to the sun and low levels of melanin.

Too much sun causes me to have a rash, fever and feel run down also the usual sunburn.

i don't have time to tan, and it's boring. i'm just pale and that's okay. sun ages skin fast

XxAxX said:

i don't have time to tan, and it's boring. i'm just pale and that's okay. sun ages skin fast

That was another thing the dermotologist stressed was the aging and skin cancer.

I do like to get my Vit D though but get it in small doses like a day trip to the beach splashing in the ocean.

smoothcriminal12 said:

I'm black as night, I don't need to tan.

Yes, but you can get a sun burn too.

OzlemUcucu said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

I'm black as night, I don't need to tan.

Yes, but you can get a sun burn too.

I haven't yet. I don't really wear sunscreen.

Shanti0608 said:

XxAxX said:

i don't have time to tan, and it's boring. i'm just pale and that's okay. sun ages skin fast

That was another thing the dermotologist stressed was the aging and skin cancer.

I do like to get my Vit D though but get it in small doses like a day trip to the beach splashing in the ocean.

yes. there's been an active campaign in america to reduce new cases of melatoma due to over expoure to the sun, but so far tan is still cool

I go to the solarium once a week. It makes me feel good and look good.

I don't have the patience to lay in the sun for a long time.

Sometimes i'm worried about cancer, but I never burn myself, and well, I do more stuff that isn't very healthy...at least this one makes me look good

I prefer to stay pale (my natural color). I love pale skin! I wear sunblock every day of my life and avoid the sun at all costs.

PurpleJedi said:

CallMeCarrie said:

I love the feel of the sun on my skin!

If I'm going to be outdoors I always start off with SPF 30 or 45, but I still seem to get tan.

...& it looks great on you.

...you big flirt! (and I love it)