Beauty

[Jordan2]

I have to say I'm pretty pale, I always pick the lightest color in foundation. I have never cared about looking tanned. I don't sit in the sun, self tan, or use bronzer. My brother (who has passed) use to make fun of me saying I look like I've been in prison. Anyway at my Weight Watchers meeting are  two woman who I know have built in swimming pools and spend a lot of time in the sun. They are so DARK! I don't care for the look, it also accentuates their wrinkles. I may get made fun of but I don't care being pale, and I must say my skin is holding up very well!

[alicedee]

I'm naturally very fair also.  Never have been a sun worshiper, and now that I'm in my 60s I notice my skin looks a LOT better than people my age and younger who have gotten tan in the past.  Enjoy being fair!!

[LTT1]

@Jordan2@alicedee

I have not ever been a tanner (my skin screams at me).

Use the lightest foundation I can find,

But for a healthy dose of color I rely on blusher; and bronzer when I can find the right shade.

I am an alabaster tone so bronzer often look muddy.

[SahmIam]

No, not in any way.

[alicedee]

One thing I do however....my legs are SO white, that to me they seem like they are lit up .  If I'm wearing a longer skirt I don't wear hose, but if it's a shorter skirt...I pull on the pantyhose!  I don't like the look of white legs in a pretty dress!  I may experiement with some of the leg makeup one of these days.

[I am still oxox]

I do like a little tan, I am naturally olive skinned and I am always tan in the Summer mostly with out working at it, I spend time at the Pool and the Lake and I am always ccareful about the sun

[Shanus]

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@Jordan2 wrote:

I have to say I'm pretty pale, I always pick the lightest color in foundation. I have never cared about looking tanned. I don't sit in the sun, self tan, or use bronzer. My brother (who has passed) use to make fun of me saying I look like I've been in prison. Anyway at my Weight Watchers meeting are  two woman who I know have built in swimming pools and spend a lot of time in the sun. They are so DARK! I don't care for the look, it also accentuates their wrinkles. I may get made fun of but I don't care being pale, and I must say my skin is holding up very well!

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I'm quite pale, as well and never mind the fair look. The only thing that bothers me is my white legs in summer. I use a gradual self tanning lotion (Jergens in Light to Medium)) that I mix w/ my body lotion to cut it down even more. I apply once a week for a gradual "tan" & I get a tiny bit of color. 

[newjerseygirl]

I am also very fair and do not go in the sun.

I also use Jergens in light to medium, mostly to get a little color on my legs.

[spent2much]

I'm very fair (blonde).  I can't be bothered with self tanners, EXCEPT in the hot summer when I'm wearing a short (below knee) dress to church.  I have a lot of Bare Minerals left over and it still works well, so I only use it on my legs cuz they're stark white!  (I'm 67)

[suzyQ3]

Some people's tan looks very muddy. I was fortunate that mine was a very pretty deep golden color on my light to medium skin, if I don't say so myself. :-)

Grew up at the beach in SoCal. We all tanned. That's what we did. In my 20s and 30s, I still preferred a tan. I just think that I looked better.

But looks pale (pun intended) in comparison to sun-damaged skin. I've had one biopsy (negative) and two bouts of horrendous treatment for actinic keratoses (which can develop into squamous cell carcinoma), something that I don't think that I could do again.

So no more sun for me. And for some reason, I'm just not interested in self-tanning.