Pale or Tan?

[LadyDarkEyes]

I have a question for you ladies:

Which look do you prefer on yourself pale skin or a tan?

and which look do you generally consider more attractive?

 

[Paisley]

A small amount of tan, especially on my legs. But I let them stay pasty white for the sake of my health.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

its been discussed a bit in both of the following threads

http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=9700&highlight=suntan

http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=9726&highlight=sunburn

 

[Girl Friday]

That's a tough one, I think both are beautiful, well, not if the tan is over done. I know a couple of ladies who are starting to look like beef jerky I think that is tanning bed, tan though.

I didn't have a chance to get out in that sun at all this summer, and I am feeling rather pale, especially for someone with an olive complexion, sometimes a little color looks a lot better.

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

I got the slightest hint of a tan over the summer, and I definitely looked a bit better and healthier.

 

[Moodle]

I'll be the lone voice of ghostie dissent: I like being pale. I think I look fine with a bit more color (I grew up in California, so usually got a bit browner during the summer), but I just prefer not having a tan. Makes me think I'm safe(r) from skin cancer.

As far as other folks go, though...I'm not a fan of tanorexics, but beyond that it's really just what looks good on each individual person.

 

[GwenLake]

http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=9700&highlight=suntan

http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=9726&highlight=sunburn

This might help, also.

 

[Blondie]

I prefer the "pale" look .

 

[gluegungeisha]

Oh, it always depends on the person. I think whatever your skin does naturally always looks best. Use sunscreen and moisturize by all means, though -- health first!

 

[gluegungeisha]

Personally, I like my skin pale. I don't do anything in particular to keep it that way except use sunscreen and powder (in my skintone) on my face.

 

[Barbigirl]

Pale face

Fish belly white
(as an East Indian friend of mine used to affectionately call me)

 

[ShortClara]

Pale! I enjoy looking 10 years younger then I am and want to keep looking so

 

[lyburnum]

I'm not impartial to a bit of colour on my skin in the summer, but I've never been one to tan. I have fair skin so there's no point trying to force it to do something unnatural. My sister spends forever fake tanning her pale skin, whereas I can't really be bothered Plus, I want to have lovely soft skin when I'm older, not skin like the leather of an old boot!

 

[TheKitschGoth]

Pale, I'm a goth at heart. Plus it shows up my blue eyes and naturally dark hair better.

 

[The Shirt]

Pale rocks! Especially after they gouged out a giant piece of my flesh to test for skin cancer. I've even stayed out of the sun since my late teens. I'm predispositioned to skin cancer (cancer runs amok among my family and sister has skin cancer). It makes the decision way too easy.

Besides - there are way too many friends who end up looking like leather bags at the end of the summer. (I don't have the heart to tell them to ease up). A healthy glow is one thing - a burnt cracky leathery look is another.

Just an opinion from a transparent colored girl.

 

[ShortClara]

Just an opinion from a transparent colored girl.

LOL I wonder if we can start our own transparent "race"? lol lol We'll be chuds and live below the ground far from the light!

 

[pennycarrol]

Pale!!! I love being pale!! I'm a redhead and I love having a diaphanous skin!! When I'm tanned it's weird lol!!

 

[The Shirt]

I'm just saying - you can practically use me for an anatomy class to study the circulatory system.

chuds - heehee.

 

[nyx]

I actually do use a self-tanner in summer, because my lower legs have a different skin texture than the rest of my skin. So, they are always pale white, while the rest of me is a little darker. In summer, I like to wear skirts or capris, so I put self tanner on from the knees down to even me out. So, I prefer a hint of tan, just so I'm not two different colors.

 

[Viola]

I prefer the look of a tan. I really don't tan well at all, though, I'm usually so light I'm off the charts for drugstore foundation. I kind of hate that. I also have very PINK skin, not ivory. Aggravating.

I think a "gently sun-kissed" tan is the happy medium. Sort of a '50s beach bunny look, a little color across the cheekbones, not a dark or orange-artificial tan.

My boyfriend likes pale-edging-on-outright-goth though. So its ok I can't tan.