Ok, I have to write a new post for several reasons, mostly because I want that last post to not be the most recent thing that people see when they look at my blog. Also, it's been a while and I missed you! I'm not tanorexic, I'm pale-orexic if anything. I don't go tanning unless there's a big event coming up and I was wondering what my adoring audience thinks of tanning in advance of my wedding. I'm pretty much sold on doing it once a week for about a month in advance (with a week buffer in between the last tan and the wedding) of the wedding despite the risks of tanning beds.
My reasons for wanting a little sun on my skin are:
-Preparing for a honeymoon in Mexico IN JULY, I want a base tan to prevent that big burn I usually get if I'm not prepared.
-Having a little color so I don't look ghostly in my dress.
-Going to a tanning bed to prevent tan lines! HOW TACKY WOULD THAT BE?
How does everyone feel about tanning? Do you go regularly? If so, how often do you go?
ooo you do not want me on my tanning soapbox. i am 100% against it! definitely took part in high school and college and REGRET it all the time. you bet i hated being a pale chica at our wedding but i just can't justify the SEVERE damage it's doing.
ReplyDeletecheck into the sprays/lotions (if you buy decent ones you dont get that orange look) and when you're in mexico the best way to avoid that burn is not a pre-tan, its a chunky spf (no joke I use 70spf when we go to florida these days)
no weas no:)
I hear what Alissa is say & 2nd it. Also, when you lie in those beds, you get a weird shoulder blade white spot on your back.
ReplyDeleteI do have a few years on you & I promise, looking tan now, at your age, is not worth the life time of wrinkles it will bring down the road. Try out a quality lotion now, so you know what works!!
Thanks ladies! I actually was talking to a girl about this during lunch and she recommended a Loreal gradual tanning lotion, it's not a "big shock the next day" kind of tan, but slowly adding color.
ReplyDeleteRachael, remember how tan I was at your wedding? Ugh I had raccoon eyes!
I would have to disagree with the previous comments. I have very fair skin and didn't think going to the tanning booth was a good idea so I never went, but I would burn every summer. When I went to my doctor for a normal checkup and asked him about this exact topic. He told me that it is much better to go to the tanning booth and get a base than it is to burn. A sunburn does significantly more damage than tan a couple times in a booth. If you burn easily, he recommended to tan a couple times before staying in the sun for a period of time... in your case Liz, Mexico.
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