Pale or Tanned this summer?
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free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:30 am

Thought this would make an interesting topic.

So are you planning to be tanned this summer?

If so will it be natural, fake or both?

If fake, what product are you planning on using?

For everyone, what Sunscreens are you planning on using for face and body.

If you are choosing not to opt for a tan, what has influenced this choice?

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:25 am

Definitely tanned and it will be fake. I will use Liz Earle for the face, neck, decollete and Jergens for the rest.

Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:27 am

Hiya!!

I am planning a fake tan, not too tanned, just enough to take the glow white away!! Surprised

I am using Dove Summer Glow, but i wanna try Savage Bronze Sunless Tanning Mousse because of the good reviews, it's worth a try for £8! Wink

Sunscreen always on face, will be buying MD Formulations Total Protector SPF30 in Light and body will have sunscreen when exposed.
Not sure which bodt sunscreen to go for.

Very Happy

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:35 am

Hi mylovebug

What's the Dove Summer glow smell like and is is idiot proof like the Jergens? I might give that a go.

Sarah

Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:49 am

Hi Sarahb,

Well i like the Dove, it doesn't smell, it smells like a body lotion and it doesn't smell anything like the johnson's one,i can't compare to Jergens as i haven't tried it.

My friend used it and didn't get on with it, but it was because she applied it like a body lotion rather than a fake tan, so my advise would be apply it like a fake tan!!

For the price you can't go wrong!!

HTH
R

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:32 am

I have decided this summer to be good and try to keep out of the sun!!

So have got some Dove Summer Glow for my body and some Johnson's Holiday moisturiser for my face.
I'll be using Avene Lait Sunscreen.

Looking at recent photos and one's from last summer it made me realise I actually look better when I am paler! Very Happy

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:45 am

I usually am pale, will use a self-tanner if wanting a bit of colour. I will never bake in the sun again!

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:12 am

I'm so glad you brought this up! I have been considering for the first summer ever to not get "tanned" as I normally do. I usually go for a sunkissed look with self tanners and a LITTLE sun.

Tanning has always helped Cover my flaws, I have Never had great skin, gave up on it as a teen and just lived with it- really sad, I'm talking ZERO skincare. I'm 42 now, it's time to try again and see if I can at least not be ashamed of my skin with the acne scars and a million other flaws. This board has been a huge help btw.

Here's the reason for the change of heart about self tanners and sun...I have been going through a makeover these past couple months...since January. I'm taking really good care of myself with super healthy food, exercise 60 min a day (very challenging), and new found skincare. This "makeover" began for health/medical reasons, but the side effects are beauty:) Lost 15 lbs too...10 to go and its' melting off.

Sooo, I was debating all week with my Jergens lotion to hide my flaws -which are'nt as bad now as they were a few months ago- but keep putting it off. Yesterday I go to see a friend with my Pale face LOL...and I get the best compliment right out of the blue- I am beautiful, I don't need makeup, I have a certain glow. MOI? Say What????I NEVER get compliments like that. My lashes are dyed, I was wearing tinted moisturizer, a tiny bit of blush and a little burt bees lip shimmer with lip enhancer...I guess I looked makeupless.

That sealed it LOL...I may use a little Jergens, but I am going for a paler softer "glow" look this year.

Sorry for the long post, but I am very pleased and wanted to share!

I need a good sunscreen and will start my search soon.

Allie Grace

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:16 am

im going to get a little bit of a tan this summer, but i know tanning all the time is going to catch up to me when i get older. Im going to protect my face with sun lotion and use bronzer on my face when i go out.

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:20 am

If you fallow the fashion then you should stick to the pale and natural skin for this summer season. As for me, can't resist to get some sun on my face and body,no matter what they say, so I will probably get tanned (may fake tan).

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:23 am

Allie Grace the reason I have baked myself in the sun the last years was because it covered my blemishes and ance scars, it was only when I looked at past photos I realised I just looked like I have spent too much time in the sun!

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:40 am

Summer is so hard for me... I grew up going to the beach, so I was tan from May to September and tan lines would last for months.

I'm 28 now, and a few years ago Neutrogena had a booth at a fair and they took one of those special photos that shows you your sun damage, and it was frightening! I have a fair amount of freckles and moles, but practically my whole face was "freckled" with sun damage.

I wear sunscreen now whenever I'm going to be outside for a prolonged time (I know I need it daily, and I used to, but I haven't figured out what to work into my current regime), but even so--I anticipate spending days at the beach.

It's probably my favorite thing in the world--laying on a fluffy towel getting all warm and toasty and relaxed, then frolicking in the waves. I took up surfing last summer--so that will probably actually help--I'll be covered up whenever I'm on my board, but I just can't resist being outside.

My favorite sunscreen for body (and I use it on my face when I go to the beach or the amusement park, etc.) is Coppertone Endless Summer UltraSheer Sunscreen. It comes in a variety of SPFs and it is not greasy or thick feeling like so many others. I can use it on my face and not break out, and it's relatively matte. They do make a version for faces, but I haven't tried it yet.

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:48 am

rosebud wrote:

Allie Grace the reason I have baked myself in the sun the last years was because it covered my blemishes and ance scars, it was only when I looked at past photos I realised I just looked like I have spent too much time in the sun!

Oh... so you too huh!!!

Self tanners can be such a blessing, even just a little can help minimize my scars, I just won't do as much this year.

You know something else I noticed is that when I went too tan (be it self tanners or reg sunshine) it will actaully accentuate any wrinkles.

I'm trying the Neutrogena Acne Fading peel and it seems to be helping...although right now I am trying so many different products for the first time that I'm not sure which one is helping what until I stop using it LOL!

Allie

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:05 am

tularyn, I feel for you, I grew up on the beach too, I LOVE the feeling of the sun and the waves. My ex husband was a surfer:)

Doc told me recently to stay OUT of the sun...wear sunscreen and a big hat. I cannot picture myself "frolicking in the waves" wearing a big floppy hat and maybe a moo moo dress LOL. Sort of ruins the mood.

No matter for me now though, I'm no longer living on the beach now, moved to the shady Pacific Northwest so it's not as hard for me as it must be for you. I'll be trying your sunscreen btw.

Allie

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:07 am

Like this topic...reading everyone's plan...

I'll use Jergen's Glow, actually the CVS knockoff; the smell doesn't bother me...maybe 'cause I only wear it on my legs and belly; for me the shade and intensity are perfect. I spend so much time outside that my upper body gets a tan in spite of diligently applied high spf screens - matches my Jergen's legs. I'm plan to try the Zirh shaving gel recommended by Caretake and have a new Quattro ladies razor that I hope will cut down on my shaving...optimizing the leg tan.

Because I'm healing a face scar (very important) and obvious common sense reasons, I need as much block on my face as possible short of a completely white face I hope. Sad

The humidity of my climate and my activities (read perspiration) leave chemical screens not-good-enough. I would LOVE a GREAT physical face block, as Skinceuticals Sport 45 is, but I’m desperate to find less shine...it's just crazy shiny oily looking...if you have similar concerns and know of something I might try...please let me know. The shine is blinding. Confused

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:09 am

I plan to tan at the beach and on the boat. Its the reason I live on the coast!!

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:16 am

I am pale, and will use a self-tanner when I want some colour.

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:31 am

Can I ask about some of the products people here are mentioning, i.e. Jergen's Glow? Is that a self tanner or something else? I WOULD like something that would make me a little rosier but I'm not into the fake tan thing.

This summer will be the first that I will deliberately avoid the sun and tanning. I used to love to get a slight tan every so often...it made my eyes look brighter, just gave me a healthier appearance in general.

But the permanent damage the sun does is no longer worth the tan for me. Starting to see the damage has scared me right out of THAT!

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:41 am

just an aside...I believe that a little sunshine in moderation is good for me personally.... I did'nt mean to sound like a shadow person who only goes out wearing a large hat and a moo moo LOL.

I would use a sunblock/screen all over if I planned to spend the afternoon in the full sun...everything in moderation. imho:)

Allie

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 11:47 am

My natural skin colour makes me look like one of the undead who is feeling extremely ill (despite already being dead). Shock

When I wear fake tan (which never gives me a very strong colour because I'm so blummin' pale to being with) everyone tells me how healthy I'm looking.

So I'll be plastering myself in the stuff.

The sun just turns me bright red, burns, makes me faint and gives me sunstroke. I try to avoid it at all possible costs.

If you ever see an idiot on the beach, wearing a big coat and trousers, that'll be me. Laughing

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 11:58 am

I do agree that a little bit of sun is beneficial, after all we all need Vitamin D.
I read a beauty book by Leslie Kenton who advocated sitting out in the early morning and late afternoon sun. That way you still get the beneficial rays but not the extreme midday sun.
There is reason for siesta!! Laughing

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:52 pm

I am very pale ... have always been very pale.

When I was a teenager ... many many moons ago ... I used to get so frustrated because I would neither tan nor burn.

My brother and I would be on the tennis courts the same length of time ... but he'd come home "black" [really darkly tanned] and I'd come home with a couple of pink bits on top of my shoulders ... that would be gone by morning! Crying or Very sad

Of course, those were the days when everyone sat out in the sun to "tan" ... except me ... because I got bored after about 3 minutes. Laughing

Of course, I didn't know then that bright sunlight tends to trigger my migraines ... so as an adult, I tended to stay out of direct sunlight ... preferring not to have a headache ... and it wasn't like I was going to tan anyway! Laughing

So ... now, of course, tanning is bad. Laughing

So perhaps my skin had the right idea all along! Laughing

I get out in the sun, but tend to stay shaded as much as possible ... to avoid migraines ... but I would love something that would give me a "glow".

I may look into this Jergens stuff ... Very Happy

But in answer to the original question ... I will go around pale again this year ... why spoil my perfect record? Laughing

Mary

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:32 pm

I have always been out in the sun as soon as it appears, not too ofter here in Scotland and not as hot as you lot get it in other places but I love having a bit colour about me - this year though I have to change all this - I have been using Renova and TCA peels, my skin is aging prematurely down to all the years lying out with nothing but oil on, I will have to try to keep out of it and wear sunscreen. Maybe I will get a bit of a tan on my body then out a fake tan on my face then I wont feel so bad........ I just dont see the point of lying at the beach all day to be white at the end of it.......... I know it damages you but dont you just love having a glow about you? Why are all the things we love so bad for us?????

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:52 pm

This is what I keep telling myself.... I will enjoy the sun in moderation while taking reasonable precautions such as sunscreen and a hat while enhancing my natural glow with self-tanning products.

What will probably happen, however, is that I will get a tan. I just can't get away from my 50% mediterranean heritage. The sun, oh how I adore thee. Sad

free skin care · Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:45 pm

I love looking tanned and sun kissed. I have had so much sun exposure due to my active childhood and many years of doing outdoor sports. But I have seen the toll it has taken on my skin especially my face.

I am kind of opting for pale... I have gotten used to it the past few years that I haven't been outdoors as much as before (I never knew I could look so much like a road map with so many of my veins showing!). I just don't have the time, patience, nor the money to self-tan/ fake-n-bake.

Basically, I am all for protection from the sun. Cool

So this summer because I think I will be outside a lot (outdoor swimming pool, mountain biking) I am going to be slathering myself with sunblock or wearing whatever I can to cover my skin (yup, if you see a woman swimming laps with long sleeves on- that's me! Very Happy

). I am going to use Skinceuticals' physical sunblock or find something equivalent but perhaps less expensive.

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