Tanning +Rep

Hi everybody,

Well to straight the point, I'm fair skin'd, not albino white,, but fair (pale-ish)... It's not that I am a nerd and don't go out in the sun, I'm in the sun ALOT, but my Mum is also pale so I think I inherited it from her.

I just don't tan when I go in the sun, I burn and peel, and when I dont burn, I've usually put alot of sunscreen on so I don't tan. What can I do just to get some colour in me, I don't want to revert to Fake Spray Tans / Lotions as they are so unrealistic. It has bugged me all my life, certain problems when I was younger (bullying etc), now its more of just a joke thing at school, it's still irratating.

What can I do, are professional spray tans any good, do they look realistic? Should I sit outside in the sun all day hoping to tan :S
All help is appreciated.

Thanks, Aight.

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Originally Posted by Aight.

Hi everybody,

Well to straight the point, I'm fair skin'd, not albino white,, but fair (pale-ish)... It's not that I am a nerd and don't go out in the sun, I'm in the sun ALOT, but my Mum is also pale so I think I inherited it from her.

I just don't tan when I go in the sun, I burn and peel, and when I dont burn, I've usually put alot of sunscreen on so I don't tan. What can I do just to get some colour in me, I don't want to revert to Fake Spray Tans / Lotions as they are so unrealistic. It has bugged me all my life, certain problems when I was younger (bullying etc), now its more of just a joke thing at school, it's still irratating.

What can I do, are professional spray tans any good, do they look realistic? Should I sit outside in the sun all day hoping to tan :S
All help is appreciated.

Thanks, Aight.

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have you tried a lower factor of Sunscreen, mabye you'll tan but not burn then?

And i don't know about the professional fake tans but most fake tans turn you orange :P What about the Tanning bed thingys??

To be honest you sound anaemic which is when you are lacking in iron or something like that. You can get some iron pills from your doctor and it'll build up the iron in your system and you should actually start tanning properly.

Yeah, I don't like those Tanning Beds, I've read articles about how they are really bad for you or something, saw this story this woman wanted to look brown for her wedding, went on one of those beds and it cooked her insides. Yeah I've tried lower sunscreen, I've tried all sunscreen basically :P.

Indie, I might try that - I'll look up on it later. Thanks though, I've never heard of it.

I don't use sunscreen, Woops.
Buyt it's k, because i don't turn red and peel.

Don't use tanning beds, really bad for you - also you can get cancer from them if you go alot. As you don't tan the first time.

Thanks, sorta new that.. but yeah thanks ;)

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Originally Posted by indie

To be honest you sound anaemic which is when you are lacking in iron or something like that. You can get some iron pills from your doctor and it'll build up the iron in your system and you should actually start tanning properly.

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we have a winner!

this is the same as my mum ;)

The same with me, I'm really pale, I go out in the sun get a tan but it fades off and sometimes I look like ive just seen a ghost. I just use a bit of blusher when I look pale, I cant have a lack of iron because I drink alot of water and juices and I eat fruit, veg and I have a balanced diet so maybe its just because I inherited it from my mum too.

Some people tan some people don't. You can get skin cancer if you aren't tanning as well.

I love the sun.

You should buy some tanning oil, I bought some the other day and it's like SPF 8, and it's an oil but it's non-greasy and it won't clog your pores.

I'll get a pic of it and post it!

Tanning Oil.. doesn't that just make me burn? Or does it just help me tan more often. It really is a pain when I go to the beach like all holidays, nothing changes right after the holidays. Yet anyone else does tan =/

I'll give out rep to the people who helped, but I've given out too much lately.

when you go on holiday you need to start with a suncream thats quite high if you burn easily, i normally start on factor 20, then after about 2 days go down to factor 15, and so on. gradually working your way down in factors. you need to be persistant and when you sunbathe take a break like every 20 minutes and use a lot of after sun to prevent peeling. im quite lucky that i can tan really quickly, but some people cant, so if it doesnt work for you then it might just be genetic, not everyone can tan. i wouldnt advise you to use fake tan, as being male it will most likely look really fake on you, especially if youre pale. if youre going on holiday this year, id say to do some mega hardcore sunbathing haha you might not go brown straight away, but you probably will gain some colour. then hopefully if we have a hot summer in the uk you will be able to build up on it

Whats so good about being tanned... I hate being tanned ;s

Their are sunbeds but they might burn you.
But their is also new creams that tan you sligtly and over time a real looking tan builds up. You can build it up to the colour you want and just top it up when you start getting pale again.

that johnsons holiday skin stuff what you see on the telly :P

about 3 quid or so a bottle and if builds up a tan aswell as protecting you from the sun :)

Grr, i dont change colour AT ALL. I dont burn, i dont tan. I just stay the same colour. Its really annoying. I just cover myself in baby oil and hope for the best.

when u go to the sea, as u will get wet, the sun will burn you better,

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Originally Posted by indie

To be honest you sound anaemic which is when you are lacking in iron or something like that. You can get some iron pills from your doctor and it'll build up the iron in your system and you should actually start tanning properly.

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Yeah I agree, but if you really wan't it now there are some products out there that work very well and can color to what you wan't you just have to ask someone at the store or in that area of products and they can give you a hand on deciding whats best for you.

TBH im bit of a tart lol umm im used fake tan sprat out of bottle not too releastic especially if you want to build it gradually also got pressional tan but wasnt all that all the stories about sun beds are stupid you have more chance getting ill sitting out in the garden imo. i use sunbeds here and there for a nice tan looks genuine as you can build it up :]

I'll check out sunbeds soon :]

That Johnsons stuff is terrible :O It just streaks.

So Jendog, just lower the factor of sunscreen everytime I go out and hopefully I'll tan gradually?

+rep to the helpers =]

Earthquake, was that post neccessary :S

I use Johnsons stuff and works perfectly fine for me

Sunbeds give u cancer m8

a lot of my friends use tanning beds and i can see the difference pretty quickly. if you buy a tanning package you can go whenever you want for a month or something like that.

Tanning Beds / Sun Beds are the WORSE way to get a tan, you've got a higher chance of getting cancer by sunbeds then real sun. -.-