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posted by HeatherR
Wynelle - do you remember forever ago when I asking you about melanoma? I finally had that mole on my back checked and all was okay. I of course stayed away from the sun and tanning beds until I knew for sure. Even now, I go out with crazy amounts of sunscreen and don't go tanning. I use Olay's new lotion with just a *touch* of enhancer.
Also - remember ladies - the sun is the number one cause of WRINKLES! Not smoking, not facial expressions - but the sun. Careful or you'll end up looking like beef jerkey by the time your 35!
Heather
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posted by cru5h
LOL notice why I'm a huge advocate of tans in bottles and cans. I had a mole removed from my back and one from my leg. I used to go to the beach every single weekend as a kid and teen. Then I got pregnant and stopped going in the sun, worried about stretchmarks and stuff. I turned STARK white, 'cause I didn't go into the sun much even after the baby. And that's when the moles were removed. I have a 1 inch long thick pink scar on my shoulder blade. It ain't pretty. I freckle from the sun now. I don't tan.
OMG the old ladies who used to come into the boutique I worked in. They must have baked under the Florida sun for decades and then now that they're in their 50-60s they want to reverse the effects of the sun. Nothing works, just plastic surgery - and even that's iffy.
Find a good self-tanner is and always will be my suggestion for a golden glow. I visited the drug store and did test streaks on my inner arms, looked at the marks a few hours later in daylight and indoor lights and went back and bought the good one.
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posted by maroki13
One thing I am worried about with fake tanning (from a bottle) is missing parts or making parts darker than others. When you get tan from a bottle, do you have someone else help you apply it? And if you accidentally apply to much, will it come out uneven? Or will it be a basic color all over. I've never tried applying it myself, although I did try a Mystic Tan and it worked out ok.
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posted by wynelle
Heather, I am so glad your moles were all negative! I thought about you when that last article came out! Better pale than dead... and some of those little old ladies who look like dehydrated dessicated leather are really only in their forties..
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posted by HeatherR
Me too Wynelle, thank you.
Maroki - the Olay isn't a strong tanning lotion, it's just a very, very light enhancer. All it does is give you a glow so you don't look like a ghost. If you misplace it, no one would even notice.
Heather
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posted by cru5h
maroki - when I first tried the Loreal one, I did misplace it. But it wasn't such a deep tan that it was noticeable. I knew to moisturize the areas that absorb more so my knees and elbows never came out too dark. But I didn't know that my ankle area (actually the part of the ankle more on the foot than the leg) was one of those areas so I found out really quickly.
Orange comes from too much at one time. Well my ankles sure looked orange. But everything else was great. Luckily my sandal straps covered my orange ankles.
It's pretty easy to make it even since Loreal does both a gel which rubs in nicely and a spray. Like I said before...it's truly a PAIN in the butt to do the procedure. It takes time, you have to watch your wrists and fingers as well, wash hands between each large body part so you don't tan your palms, do your arms last and take care of the backs of your hands so they're not still white, while not messing up the rest of yourself. It takes a long time to dry, drops of water or dribbles of it going down your arm before the tanner is set will cause lines or dots. That's why I'd rather stay pale or go Mystic for special occassions. I only fake tan when I'm going to be in a swimsuit for the first time of the season or if I'm taking pictures so I don't make the flash any brighter
Sometimes I've been known to just do my face and arms during the "winter".
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posted by munchkin
Haha I agree with cru5h...I'm staying white. I don't think I look better with a tan, and I really like my milky white skin, so no tanning for me.
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posted by KirstiGirl
Ok....so here's a question. I, the white girl, recently got the worste sunburn I think I have had in years. Which has now left me with very noticable tan lines on my shoulders and back. What can I do before going in for a mystic tan to limit me from having even worse tan lines?
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posted by cru5h
Topless? I don't know how you'd feel about that. You can also have your makeup artist/person cover the tanlines with makeup. I saw a big article on this in...Seventeen magazine I think. It had Hilary Duff on the cover I think. My 14 y/o step daughter left it out. I HAD to read LOL.
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posted by tommygirl1213
I did the tan in a can recently and looked like Garfeild for a few days...well minus the whiskers and the fur. But yeah if you need to tan for your wedding, do the airbrush thing, it's great for special occasions. I am a wimp when it comes to tanning beds. And one of my good friends had skin cancer so now I am a HUGE wimp.
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posted by Annabean
Well i have native blood in me and you wouldn't know it in the winter time...but BOY OH BOY come the summer i go from Vanilla to Coffee real quick even WITH 30 spf sunscreen on!! I have strap lines right now and i am going to have to try and get everything to match up before my wedding...even though i have straps, i would still like to Not have strap marks.
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posted by rosybride
Hey, I'm a redhead, so I feel your pain... talk about white. But I have been spray tanned by hand at a spa. It was awesome. I got 4 treatments for $100. They lasted about a week, just make sure you exfoliate and spread out your fingers so you don't have little white triangles between them! The feet can be trouble areas too.
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posted by popetart
The thing about tanning in a bottle is that like some of the other posts have suggested, you can still look tan without the skin cancer risk. I'm just paranoid about skin cancer, so I use the Neutrogena Instant Bronze. It doesn't have the smell that most bronzers do, so it's been the best I've found so far. I just got a nice Kinerase cream that has UVA and UVB sunscreens combined in it. At least with that you're not as vulnerable to the ultra violet rays.
Edited: Oops, I forgot to give the link to the Kinerase cream. Here you go:
http://genuine.bz/kinerase
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posted by KirstiGirl
Well, my wedding was on Saturday and I was tan!!!
I actually went and got airbrushed and it looked so good. The first day was definately an orange one, but after the first day when you can take a shower, the top layer washes off leaving you with a beauitful tan. Thanks everyone for your posts!
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posted by firemansgirl
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE DARK SINCE YOU USUALLY AREN'T..MAYBE DO SOMETHING MORE NATURAL..NATURAL GLOW BY JERGENS GIVES A TOUCH OF COLOR AND HAS TWO LEVELS, GIVES A BEAUTIFUL GLOW TOO! FOR THE FACE, SKINLIGHTS IS REALLY NICE, AGAIN TOUCH OF COLOR AND GIVES YOU A GLOW YOU WOULD PROBALLY WANT #O4 BARE LIGHT IF YOU GET IT. ALSO, I AM WHITE AND INSTEAD OF TANNING, I USED A BRONZER POWDER..IT STAYED ON ALL NIGHT...IT WAS GREAT! LOL
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posted by firemansgirl
WOOPS, GUESS I WAS LATE FOR THIS ONE! SO, THE AIRBRUSH DID MAKE YOU ORANGE THE FIRST DAY BUT THEN SECOND IT WAS NICE! THAT IS GREAT! I WILL HAVE TO TELL MY FRIEND WHO HAS BEEN ASKING ABOUT IT
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posted by tracy22
I have fallen in love with Cellex-C Bio Tan Sunless Tanning Gel. It goes on so easily and evenly. It is more pricy but for a natural lasting look, I haven't found anything better out of the cheap stuff. Here's a link to check it out:
http://freeshipping.moneybackguarantee.us/cellex_c/
If you want to look younger, take it from me, prevage works:
http://authentic-prevage.0catch.com
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