tan/pale Options

[picaso_smile]

Sooo fairly recently the trend has been dark, tan, sun-kissed skin. Before that fair white ivory-toned skin. With all the talk of skin cancer etc. which would you prefer? D you think the medical risk is worth the look? Do you wear sunscreen?

[divinity_star]

I am fair skinned and I usually put sunscreen on my face before I go out since everywhere else is covered up for this cold weather. I think a little tan is ok. Rather be a fake tan than laying out in the sun.

[pAtRiCk_sTar]

No...i don't think anyone should risk cancer just for looks. I get a tan all the time with sunscreen on, so it's better to be safe than sorry

[iheartsimba]

I think...it more depends on your "look"..I know I wouldn't look good super tan..some people have the whole pale things going for them lol..but I don't think one is better then the other.

[sunissed14127]

I'm mexican so I tan pretty easy. But even though it tans easy, I still wear sunscreen.

[*tweeak*]

i wear sunscreen, because i really dont tan reguardless. i burn, stay red for a couple of days, then go back to being pale again. theres really no happy medium for me

[BlissfulIgnoranc...]

well im already a coffee skin tone so i dont wanna get any darker or lighter and i think that is very unhealthy to tan ur skin and what not... ick..i dunno how those ppl can go into those tanning booths ..id freak out....

[Nicolatofu]

I don't think that tanning is really worth the risk. Why not just stay safe without tanning? Or limit it to the minimum. I don't really worry about it much, but I am mexican so I never really had to.

[heyyfrankie]

i am naturally dark but whenever i wear sunscreen, i still get a tan. i like to be really dark!

[Mistrunner]

I'm really pale, and it's almost impossible for me to get a tan. Not that I'd want one... I love my skin color.

[inthemudhole]

I'm very pale.
I don't tan, I burn.
I always wear sunscreen.

To me...unnaturally tanned skin = ugly.

[xj_liana_tx]

i'd rather be pale... but sometimes even though i think i would do something because it's healthy, i still can't resist

[inlonelinessidie]

Tan = Makes you look healthier.

I'm SO pale. I could care less about the trends or whatever, it's just I would prefer to be a little darker. Don't wanna look like Casper The Ghost.

[Gypsy Eyes]

pale and proud. Actually extremely pale. Whatever. I like to get a little tan, but i do wear sunscreen.

[*xcaitlinx*]

im light skinned. i really cant change that---since im irish. even wen i do try to tan, i dont get that dark. yeah i wear sunscreen in the summer.

[christinaaa]

I'm in the middle? haha I would loveeeeeeeeee to get tanned. It looks nice.

[_1WishAway]

I get really tanned in the summer, so it's not much of a problem wanting to get tan or not. I rarely get burnt, but I still put on sunscreen.

[EmmalieV]

I dont like the way I look tan.Ugh.

[DanielleMaria05]

I'm deff pale, and since I dont wear shorts, my legs haven't seen much sun, except when I go swimming, and since I never get out of the pool, I'm really pale, and I always wear sun screen.

[Rachel]

for fucks sake, i am SOOOO WHITE. i usually stay white over the summer...only on rare occasions do i get a natural tan. usually its from burning too.


i think i might do a fake and bake before prom tho =)

[sandy_lumpy_shor...]

i've always had really tan skin, i think its really stupid for peopel to get a tan becae its"cool" like i think they should put tanning oil so they dont get burnt but yah, i agree withy ou, the look isn't worth chance of cancer

[starlette]

I'm mixed, so I have a natural tan..not too dark...just about the color people pay for :D And I never really go outside (cuz I look grey when I tan anyway) so I don't really use sunscreen. even when I am in the sun, I never burn. but my cousin lauren is white and blonde, bleaches her hair and she tans so much shes like three shades darker than me. She looks like some beach whore from california. And its so stupid cuz her dad already had melanoma (sp?) for tanning all the time, but she does it anyway. Its like, youre 20 years old, you should know better.

[lisaaaaaaa]

im pretty pale. well. i'm like 2 shades before of being "regular tan". yeahhh. tan makes you look healthier, so over the summer i'm gonna be tanning :]

[slipper]

i'm filipino, so i'm brown skinned, & plus, i live where summer is year-round. i don't use sunscreen.

no, i think risking your health is not a good idea just for looks.

[llpurpleskyll]

i have fairly tanned skin..but i WANT TO BE PALE..SO..BAD...^_^

[LilAznBabe]

got no choice. i always look like ive been at the beach.

[*stephinika*]

i want to be tanned...i love being tanned. i don't use any fake junk though...i tan naturally but i do wear sunscreen of course...but i still tan with it on...it rocks.

[pink_tootsie]

i want tanned skin, but you only get cancer if you tan TOO MUCH and you get an excessive amount of uv rays. and plus, you should always wear sunblock!!

[smthngcrprategrl...]

whatever i am i am i'm not gonna go out of my way to get a different skin color

[*Fallen_Fairy*]

i dont care, since im hispanic im already tanned.

[EXPLO5ION]

i was born naturally tanned. but people are telling me that my skin is becoming lighter and i look more fairer.

[angel-roh]

Hm... I don't wear sunscreen because I kinda do want to get some lightly tanned on my body. I'm actually paled hehehe... my friends says like:

lydia: susan, didnt you said you wanted to be a japanese/korean ghost?
me: yes... well not everyday!!
lydia: well if you want to look tannish looking... i mean i never even heard of a tannish skin geeshin!
me: haha... yeah that kinda sounds weird, but it doesnt mean i want to be a geeshin everyday!! of course i wana be a human everyday! just whenever i feel like it, i want to be a geeshin... just in that mood.
lydia: ok... but you do know that all geeshins have pale skins, right?
me: hmm why didnt i even realized that? but it's disgusting to have PALLLEEEEE white skins...
lydia: true... so um whatever.

heh sorry i like to put conversations >.<;;;;; trying to practice my memorization hehe anyways.... i wana be lightly tanned, so i dont use sunscreen. my parents wants me too because they said im very pretty with pale-white skin hehh. my friends when they see my face, they think i put on white-refreshe make up... no >.<;;;; i dont even put make up on ehh... i guess a lot of tanning people wants to have white-pale skins these days especially the "koreans" hehe.

o yeah i asked one of my friends why they want to be pale..it's kinda racism but oh wells.

me: jason, why do you want to be pale?
jason: because i hate black people.
me: wha????? you don't even look like a black person.
jason: but i look like half. and i dont even want to look like one. i want to look like jo in sung where he has white-pale skin.
me: oh okay....but still. you look good on tannish skin. very hot.
jason: noo... i want pale skins. besides i dont want to look myself like a mexican person either.
me: whoaaa you're going into racism.. im not hearing you lalalala
jason: it's true!! mexican people are gay!! i hate them all!
me: then then why do you even hang out with fiona?!?! lol.
jason: because she doesnt like her own country either. she wants to be asian! so YEAH!
me: ok...

heh.

[gelionie]

I think as long as your skin is healthy-looking, it's good no matter whether you're tanned or pale.

[babytt]

I would prefer to stay pale. You pay the price of sun tanning when you are older. Skin damage.

[with_time_it_fad...]

sunless tanner is great. I love that stuff. I tan pretty easily but in the winter time my tan fades...A LOT. But sunless tanner is awesome i recomend sunless tanner over tanning bed or roasting your slef anyday. In the summer I do wear sunscreen on my face.

[Wolverine0723]

Sunscreen: hmm...eh...only if I'm going surfing or somthing 'cuz i never think about it. But I have tan skin, so... but, I dont want skin cancer. I dotn think anyone would...( I hope )

[dani41790]

lol uhh i prefer tanned skin. im filipino so i kinda like it that way. and no i dont think risking your health is worth the look. and no i dont use sunscreen. kinda got used to the sun here in hawaii

[iliang86]

just as long as someone isnt artificially tanned...and looks orange

[twisted_stripes]

I'm naturally pale i think? coz im pure chinese :D woot! but being tanned is awesome :)

to your question: do i wear sunscreen? yup! bt not everyday! only when i know that i'll be staying under the sun for a bit long :D

[misoshiru]

tannnnnnn. i look horrible pale. but i do use sunscreen though..because my mumsy makes me.

[rockmyx]

Tan

l used to have pale skin that common to all chinese but since l'm staying in a super hot country, my skin became tan

Hey, Tan is my last name!!!

[swe3ttemptasian]

I'm not white all over, and I'm not TAN.. but I'm in the middle. My dad's side had tannish skin, but on my mom's side.. they have really pale skin.. well most

[sammi rules you]

i'm fxcking pale. very pale. but my mom's letting me go tanning this weekend i shouldn't take the risk, but i'd like to be normal-colored. there's a difference between tanning and tanning too much.

[*FreeStickers*]

Well, I'm natural dark skinned (black/Thai) but on caucasian people, I like tan skin. There are ways to tan other than sitting in the sun, right?

[someflipguy]

Year round tan here!

[racoons > you]

pale as hell...

i try and avoid sunlight.... lol j/p but its NEVER sunny in britain, and i refuse to fake tan

i have to use suncream, or i burn to a lil pile of ash

[*salcha*]

uh, i play sports a lot...so tan.
but now it's kinda fading.

[xTINAA]

I want to be more tan. It's like the top half of me is darker than the bottom half. Quite odd if you ask me. But yeah, you don't have to get a tan from the sun or harmful rays. You can get those "fake" tans that spray on and such and they work just as well. Personally, I like tanned skin better.

[Teesa]

I like tanned skin, but the fake tanning is really gross when it's all orange-ish..ew! well, I'm brown so I stay tan all the time

[Individualityy]

^ Haha, ditto. I'm brown too..Ndn pryd. I don't need no tanning thing. =P.

I wish I was lighter though.

Ah well, we wish for what we don't have.

[soybeanmilkluv]

im pure chinese yes.. 100% chinese.. both my parents are chinese.. but it doesnt mean dat im pale.. my dad is 100% chinese and he's not pale.. he's tan so i guess i got my skin genes from him cuz im tan even tho i hardly stay in the sun..

[inthemudhole]

I'm very pale.
I love it.
*shrugs*

[gvoxford]

i wear sooo much sunscreen but i still tan too easily. i'm so tan, bah.

[WrathOfOnigo]

well I am as pale as something REALLY pale. But I wear sunscreen because I burn so easily! So I am fine with being pale, I guess I would look horrible tan. Some people look horrible with a tan like that girl from "Life on a Stick."

[angelrevelation]

as long as i'm not too pale or too tan, i'm fine

[somekhmergirl]

i wear sunscreen and i am already really dark

[_confuzed_]

i would rather not get tanned than get skin cancer, obviously. but if you put on sunscreen that doesn't have a very high SPF, then you can get tanned and the chance of you getting skin cancer isn't very high.

[xXirockhardXx]

for fucks sake, i am SOOOO WHITE. i usually stay white over the summer...only on rare occasions do i get a natural tan. usually its from burning too.
i think i might do a fake and bake before prom tho =)

So am i. Sometimes it pistes me off but then i get over it.

[ItzOnlySydney]

i am no pale and i have natice americna in me! i am supposed to me dark but the 1/16 native american and the 5/6 irish got into a fight and the irish won so i am very very pale. CURSE YOU IRISH!

[gohomejes]

i think i'm so dark and i hate i ;x i honestly wish i was lighter

but i still have to wear sunscreen..my skin burns sooo easily..especially my arms ah

[WhiteLotus*]

I don't like the whole tan trend. Same with being orange, big boobed, and blonde.

Gah.

I like having pale skin. I'm really pale. Bad thing is that I don't tan.
...

I burn.

[becomingAWARE]

in between. healthy tan, not versace [god bless her]. im very pale, and with some bottle tan maybe i'd consider...but I don't need skin cancer kthx.

[ilov3chubbs]

i am really pale, and i wish i was tan. but it's not worth the risk of skin cancer just to get tan. so i always wear sunscreen when i'm outside for awhile.