Does anyone REAL tan anymore?

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whistlerchic

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#1
Do you tan - like outside, on the cot, with the towel, the tunes, the bottle of water... You know, like in the 80s?

I used to hate it - which is great b/c it's so bad for your skin. I just hated the feeling of sweltering in the sun, sweating. But we've been in our new home now for 3 yrs. and we have a pool, and I just LOVE floating around in my floaty bed while my son naps (he's inside - and I've got the monitor on etc.). I wear SPF of at least 30 and the last couple days, I actually napped in the pool... It's incredible, ahhhh.

Does anyone go outside for the purpose of tanning anymore? Is it still okay to love the sun?
 
#2
I have no choice..We have a boat and you can't get away from it..Unless you go inside...I'm up early in the am washing, wiping..whatever...constant maintenance..So from sun up to sundown...I'm screwed..I wear sunscreen but I know it's not enough...If it's hot you sweat and it's very hard to keep it on...I baby my skin though..constantly smearing stuff all over...I'm really surprised I DON'T look like a prune..and lots of moisturizers/serums at night time..maybe this is why (?) But...I love the outdoors...and I 'm not about to stay inside when it's nice out!!
 
#3
whistlerchic said:
Do you tan - like outside, on the cot, with the towel, the tunes, the bottle of water... You know, like in the 80s?

I used to hate it - which is great b/c it's so bad for your skin. I just hated the feeling of sweltering in the sun, sweating. But we've been in our new home now for 3 yrs. and we have a pool, and I just LOVE floating around in my floaty bed while my son naps (he's inside - and I've got the monitor on etc.). I wear SPF of at least 30 and the last couple days, I actually napped in the pool... It's incredible, ahhhh.

Does anyone go outside for the purpose of tanning anymore? Is it still okay to love the sun?
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Will you adopt me please?
 
#4
Oh yeah, I love laying out in the summer! Eventhough it gets super hot in Dallas I still enjoy it. My bf and I laid out and got in my pool last weekend and it was great. We actually did a no-no, we tanned at the tanning salon first then laid out...oops! :shame:
 
#6
I don't go outside without at least SPF 30 on. I do like the beach and the pool, but if I'm outside for long periods, I wear at least SPF 50 and re-apply like crazy.
 
#7
Through the long, cold, bitter winter, I think about how much I can't wait to lay out in the pool in the summer. I love setting up my radio or reading an old magazine and floating around with lemonaide in the cup holder of the floaty chair.
I don't get too much color when I go outside though, as I'm a fair skinned Irish girl, but I just LOVE relaxing outside in the sun!
 
#10
whistlerchic said:
Come on over. I am mixing the iced tea while we speak..:tup:
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*starts to pack...*

Your description of floating on a floaty bed in the pool, whilst the sun beat down on you, brought back such wonderful memories of renting a villa in the Med. I would let the lilo drift as I gently splashed water onto my hot body, cooling me as I drifted in and out of sleep.

Having such a stressful time at work just now, I was almost back there... :shame:
 
#11
Yes and no. I do lay out for a while but always wear a sunscreen. However, this past weekend was out in the yard reading (w/no sunscreen) and fell asleep. As far as laying out for hours though trying to tan, no. Does it count if you wear sunscreen though?
 
#13
Yes and no for me too.
I live in WA almost year round. I escape to my other home in CA where we have a pool. I sometimes tan, but I prefer a fake tan. I burn pretty easily
 
#14
I live in Florida. It's mandatory to get a "real" tan ;)

I like to lay out by the pool here on lazy Sundays. I bring a drink, magazines, and chill out for a couple of hours. I probably get out in the sun the most over the summer, when I'm out on the boat fishing or lobstering in the Keys. I always wear SPF 30 sunscreen, and still manage to get great color because I have olive skin and tan easily :smile:
 
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