Did you manage to get a tan this summer?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (170748)
United States
August 15, 2017 4:04pm CST
Some people never go in the sun, others never want to be without a tan. I am somewhere in between. Honestly, I would go in the sun a bit more if there weren't so many bugs around here
. We all know how I feel about them! I usually get golden brown every summer..but I would like a bit more of a tan. I wear strong sunscreen..so I feel pretty safe. Do you tan or stay out of the sun?
. We all know how I feel about them! I usually get golden brown every summer..but I would like a bit more of a tan. I wear strong sunscreen..so I feel pretty safe. Do you tan or stay out of the sun?9 people like this
12 responses
@sabtraversa (13067)
• Italy
15 Aug 17
I didn't even try this year, I get bored of sunbathing and I didn't go to the beach.
However tanning can make your skin age faster, so I'd rather be pale. 
I'm into the goth fashion, so I don't care about the common beauty standards. 
I'm into the goth fashion, so I don't care about the common beauty standards. 2 people like this
@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
15 Aug 17
It can..but I like the way tans look..They look healthy even if they aren't great for your skin overall.
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@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
15 Aug 17
@sabtraversa Yes, unless you go to a tanning salon..but they are expensive..and people who do it too much can suffer health effects..Just do as you wish...bottom line..
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@sabtraversa (13067)
• Italy
15 Aug 17
@snowy22315 Yes, I'd rather look sick then.
It would make me look healthy and slimmer/more toned, but that's a lot of effort for something that disappears in less than a month when the colder season comes, so not really worth it. 
It would make me look healthy and slimmer/more toned, but that's a lot of effort for something that disappears in less than a month when the colder season comes, so not really worth it. 1 person likes this
@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
15 Aug 17
Usually I'm out in the sun and get burnt then tan. But this summer ive been indoors most the time.
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@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
15 Aug 17
I haven't had a real sunburn for years..I did get a little one when I was on my raft..and in the same position for an hour or so, but it didn't hurt just turned a bit red.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
15 Aug 17
@snowy22315 i always burn first. Im so white i need a tan
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@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
15 Aug 17
@Courtlynn Unless you want to play a vampire for Halloween..haha.
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@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
15 Aug 17
Yes, even though my skin tone has changed a bit..I am fair skinned so it takes a bit of work to get one..it isn't a natural occurence.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 17
Nope, Melanin hates me. They abandoned me that I am whiter than a European and I am Hispanic Asian. I am suppose to be tan.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
16 Aug 17
@snowy22315 On the other hand so many Asians and Hispanics are born with perfect tan and they waste it by bleaching or bathing in papaya soaps.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Aug 17
I do tan easily IF the sun would shine. Its rained so much I have not got a tan this year.
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@dgobucks226 (34445)
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15 Aug 17
I got my seasonal tan. Although I try to stay out of the sun during it's peak hours in the afternoon. I also now use SPF 50 lotion.
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@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
15 Aug 17
Yes, I can tell I am brown. for me anway!.I have a white circle under my ring.
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@dgobucks226 (34445)
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15 Aug 17
@snowy22315 Or for me where I wear my watch band.
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@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
16 Aug 17
Ohh Ok..Well some here are like that too, if they want to protect their skin..In fact everyone wears sunscreen when they go to the beach or are in the sun for extended periods.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
15 Aug 17
I have to stay out of the sun sadly because I have pre skin cancer.
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@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
15 Aug 17
Oh that's too bad! Hmm..what about wearing zinc or some protectant?
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
16 Aug 17
@snowy22315 Well I usually just have an umbrella or stay in the shade..my skin is so dang sensitive to any protectants.
@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
16 Aug 17
My sister has about the same skin tone as I do..one summer she went out West for a geology field camp and she got really brown, strong sun, fewer clouds out there.
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@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
16 Aug 17
@LadyDuck My parents are both fair skinned..neither of them tans especially well.
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@LadyDuck (459629)
• Switzerland
16 Aug 17
@snowy22315 My mother is darker, she tans, my father was like me.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Aug 17
I am part cajun and as soon as the air turns warm I start to tan. Right now I am extremely tan and I don't really try - it just happens.
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@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
16 Aug 17
Well all your time spent in the pool probably doesn't hurt!
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Aug 17
@snowy22315 I was tan before I was in the pool. And even if we have no sun for days I continue to get darker.
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