Tanning?

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acutemark

acutemark

I brake for Jarhead
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Apr 26, 2006
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#1
I know it is really bad to fake bake in a bed but how many of you guys do it? and if you do it how often do you go?

I have been going for at least once a week for about four years (I am bad :sad:)
 
#2
Even though I'm a florida girl, i do go tanning once in a while...whenever i feel a bit of a pick me up. I also do mystic tanning & it's ok, but it does get a bit flakey/orangey if you're not careful.

When i do go tanning, though, i put a high sunblock around the corners of my eyes. not that it justifies the bake, but, hey...maybe less crow's feet for the future :smile:
 
#3
I know I shouldn't but I totally tan 2 times per week. when I have an event to go to I usually jump in for a medium mystic tan 3 days before the event. To help with agespots and wrinkling, I use SPF on my face.

I tried the no-tan approach, but I just look soooo sickly and unhealthy without bronze skintone :sad:
 
#4
i used to tan all the time (3-4x a week)...but then i noticed even applying lotion more often than usualy my skin wasn't as soft. i was also noticing more moles and freckles. :sad: the moles scared me so i stopped...but i miss it so so so much. lying in the bed is so relaxing, especially when it's cold outside. i like the tan look more, but can't stand the paranoia. :biggrin:
 
#6
I used to be a huge advocate... not anymore. It is funny though, people know how bad certain things are for them and still do it... :graucho:

But when I'm down in Fl, I def soak up some rays!! :yes:
 
#7
I tried giving it up. I put eye cream every night and day (I'm 27 better now to start then later). I also tried the Lubriderm skin tinting lotion for face and I think it was causing me to break out. I think i have noticed more moles on my body but I have been checked out and I think because the tanning forces me to scrutinize my body I just noticed them more.

I tried the Mystic tan too but nothing beats laying in that warm bed listening to music.
 
#8
no fake bake for me better no tan at all the paler the better as a tan always and ever looks cheap and tacky like you have to work under the sun :hrmm: but i guess its a cultural thing so please don´t be offended :flowers:
 
#9
I tan about 3-4 times a week a couple of months in the year. I know it's bad but being tan makes me feel better about myself, not to mention that it makes my stomach look thinner.
 
#11
this is the first summer in years that I am NOT tanning - have to stop it sometime as I know it has led to more moles, freckles, and can lead to increased risk of skin cancer - at the very least, can lead to "leather skin" when I am older.

It is hard, I love being tan in the summer - :cry: - I am using the Jergens subtle-self-tannr lotion. It actually works okay, and does not streak/blotch/stink. (or maybe this is just what I am telling myself.) :graucho:
 
#12
I don't tan b/c my dads business partner goes tanning a couple times a week & he ended up with skin cancer (maybe it wasn't caused by the tanning but I'm not taking any chances). He had the skin removed & he still goes tanning!
 
#13
I go 1-2 times per week (some weeks not at all) but I don't tan my face in the bed (I use one of the tinted face moisturizers to balance it out).

I know it isn't the best, but outside of my 2 Diet Cokes a day, it's my only bad habit. Plus, it really helps keep my skin clear.
 
#14
I've tried tanning beds but for some reason I don't get tan. I can sit outside in the sun and get a nice golden-brown but when I try to get a tan from a tanning booth I just get a very light tan no matter how many times I go. So in the winter I am a weird olivy-pale color and in the summer a golden brown from the sunshine.

Since we haven't had much sun lately in the northeast I've been using the jergen's body glow lotion - haven't noticed much of a change yet though...
 
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