Any "Tanners" Here?
 

I admit it....I used to spend way too much time in the sun when I was younger. Even up to 2001 I'd spend two weeks every July in Daytona Beach, FL. Beach sun is brutal.

Once I stopped going to FL and having any time to actually get a tan the natural way I started going to a tanning salon (at the encouragement of a friend). I got hooked. I'd start tanning in March and have a really nice glow before June. I never overdid it....I'm fair skinned anyway so what's "dark" for me probably isn't for someone who tans easily.

I haven't tanned in probably four years now. I can't take the heat of the bed. Plus, my skins been through enough. And it's expensive. And zaps my energy.

But, I feel like I'm the only pale person walking around in the summer time. It really shouldn't bother me too much at this point because I don't work anymore and don't go much of anywhere anymore, either. My philosophy.....if you don't like it don't look.

I've tried the self tanners but they don't always go on evenly and sometimes look orange.

What does everyone else do? I must be getting old (I'm 48!) because I honestly don't care anymore. :p

Have you tried any of the new gradual ones? Jergens has one. Not orangey at all. It changes your color very gradual, so you don't get that streaky look. Lil'Monkey has used the Loreal one for faces. She liked it..wouldn't share. :rolleyes:

I have melasma on my face, so I avoid the sun like the plague. I use an 85 block every single day. But I use the Jergens on my body, legs and arms.

I am olive complected..not dark olive..light. lol. But you can see from my profile pics and other pics I've posted...my face..nope..no tan. I don't want wrinkles from the sun either.

I used to do the tanning beds but decided one, I don't have the time, two, it's too expensive, and three, I want to avoid skin cancer.

Now I just don't care. I just think I was reincarnated from the victorian days when having milky white skin was in! Haha!

Hey Kell! I agree w/Yappy; the Jergens' is inexpensive, doesn't seemt to streak and goes on evenly. I used to have a pool and worshiped the sun, but no more, plus I can't take the heat! I totally wither in the sun now.

And, your'e not old~~~ 48??? You're just a baby. *grin*

I can't believe when I was a teenager I used to lay on a tar roof, slathered in baby oil and iodine. Now I just get a little at a time. I have an olive complexion and I tan easily. :)

I used to be kitty, but I'm now suffering from my hours in the sun during my childhood and teenage years.

Last year I had to have most of my nose removed because of an infiltrating cancer that had eaten nearly all the way down to the bone. There was just a small spot to see on the outside, but it was wreaking havoc under the skin. Had I not had it seen to it when I did, then nasal reconstruction probably would not have been possible. As it was, my plastic surgeon did such a good nasal restoration that my scars are barely visible, but I was one of the lucky ones.

Two weeks ago I had a malignant growth removed from my leg, and I had 2 removed from one hand several years ago. I also had a melanoma removed from my back last year, but luckily that was benign.

I no longer care that my skin is pale, but if I did want a tan for a particular reason (like a wedding), then the only way I'd agree to one would be by having it sprayed on, and definitely not a tan that involved exposure to any harmful ultra violet rays.

I used to go to the tanning beds year round. I was obsessed. That was when I was younger. I haven't had a "real" tan for four years. I can't handle the heat, it's time consuming, and I just don't care about it anymore.

I use Clarins self-tanning creme in the spring and summer. It gives me just enough color to feel comfortable wearing shorts and skirts and it doesn't streak.

And where does one buy this brand? :D I don't care what I have tried I always streak, even with Jergens. :o

I buy it at Macy's. I haven't had any trouble with streaking and the color looks natural. It's more expensive, but a little goes a long way.:)

I've never used Clarins, but I sense it's more expensive since it's at Macy't but Jergen's Natural Glow (Wal-mart, Target, etc.) just did enough to make me feel less typing paper white. (or printer-paper white - does anyone type om a typewriter anymore?)

Just checked it out at Macy's and yep, can't afford that. :p

Sandy, do you have dry skin?

The self tanners need a really good exfoliation before you use them.

I have oily skin, which means the dead skin cells don't flake off as easy, so I also do a really good exfoliation. I use the Jergans ( the new one) lightly about 2x a week. Never has streaked and gives just a healthy glow. I think if you use it more it will give more of a tan look.

I have very dry skin and I do all the prep. Mainly I streak in the back of the arms where I can't reach well.

You need to get one of your boys a very serious steady girlfriend that can do your arms. :D

Or I can send Lil'Monkey to you. She makes sure I'm not blotchy. :wink:

I bought some Jergen's this weekend.....all I could find was the Medium color so hopefully it won't turn me orange! I love the scent and I've used it two days in a row now. I even put some on my face.

I have one question, though. Do you wear latex gloves to apply it? If not, what do you do about the palms of your hands? I've just been wiping them off really well on a damp towel.

Sandy, I checked into the Clarin's, too, and it's a bit too pricy for me. I even looked for it on ebay but there were only two entries for it and it wasn't the cream.

I have about 10 tan towels left over from last year.....I generally use those for my arms and face. I'll see how the Jergen's does before I use them again.

I am really pale, naturally, so any kind I've used made me all funny looking. Then I tried this - mix a wee bit of tanner with some water in a spray bottle and mist myself. Repeat daily as needed.

:)

If I get a bit too dark someplace, I can scrub it with some apricot scrub and fix it right up, cuz it's not so dark it won't come off.

Another thing I have noticed, that since using fish oil supplements, I don't burn in the summer anymore. I used to fry even with high spf.

I put hand lotion on my palms first. Make sure it has really dried.

I have some Vasiline Intesive care that is water repelent. ( we had to use that with having a pool at the gym and one at home..thankfully don't have to mess with that anymore)

I wash my hands really good using a wash cloth when I'm done.

An easy not to abrasive scub for you hands is to use a tablespoon of sugar with some liquid soap.

Mary Kay makes a really great fake and bake. It's works gradually. A friend of mine sells it, and it's one of her top sellers. It's definitley important to exfoliate first.

Yes, exfoliating is very important. I buy the Buff Puffs and use them in the shower instead of a washcloth. Works like a charm!