Fake Tan.... It's awful, period.

buzzwell

Just heard Tubridy going on about one of his pet hates, fake tan.

He's not wrong, it always look hideous, the feet the hands, behind the ears, the white bits, ughh.

Ladies, you don't need it, you're partners don't need it, your clothes, other peoples upholstery doesn't need it, and the smell of it is awful.

The ones "applying" it don't do subtle, probably down to a mix of not being interested in charging the customer for something that will go unnoticed and the customer wanting to look like a table.

It's like a bad wig on a man, everyone see's it, it looks ridiculous.

I can't imagine the Scandinavians going in for this.
Is fake tan a peculiar thing to Britain and Ireland in this hemisphere?
Who told people it looks OK? The "beauty industry"?

red ears

A woman entered big brother last night i think her name is isabella. Have a look at the fake tan on her its hilarious. About an inch thick of ronseal.

LadyMacBeth_

I prefer to stick to my granny tan tights.

buzzwell

OSI wrote: »

That's funny I find Tubridy awful, period.




Have you ever left this fine archipelago? Or even casually watched US television?

I find him awful as well, but I'm 100% with him on this one.

Yes, and no, I'm not a big TV watcher anyway.
Does TV make fake tan look better or something??

buzzwell

red ears wrote: »

A woman entered big brother last night i think her name is isabella. Have a look at the fake tan on her its hilarious. About an inch thick of ronseal.

I'm sure she thinks she looks fine and would blend in well at an Irish wedding.

Poor woman.

gramar

It looks grand if applied subtlely.

everlast75

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

I prefer to stick to my granny tan tights.

That's quite the fetish..

Pac1Man

We're using 'period' now too?

Ms Doubtfire1

First thing that comes into my mind when i hear fake tan is Donald Du..eu Trump. Fake tan galore.It goes downhill form there..the smell alone...yeugh

Cee-Jay-Cee

I was in Tenerife 2 weeks ago. On the flight out I was sitting beside a girl who was umpaloompa orange in colour she had so much fake tan on, she looked ridiculous. Her hands were even darker,nearing mahogany.

She was on the same flight on the way home and was a pale sickly white colour. I heard her complaining of how it was too hot during the day and she had to stay indoors all week and that she spent most of her holiday with a raging hangover.

LadyMacBeth_

everlast75 wrote: »

That's quite the fetish..

Your fetish or mine?

Ms Doubtfire1

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I was in Tenerife 2 weeks ago. On the flight out I was sitting beside a girl who was umpaloompa orange in colour she had so much fake tan on, she looked ridiculous. Her hands were even darker,nearing mahogany.

She was on the same flight on the way home and was a pale sickly white colour. I heard her complaining of how it was too hot during the day and she had to stay indoors all week and that she spent most of her holiday with a raging hangover.

Thats hilarious lol :D:D

DaeryssaOne

To be fair it is dreadful when it's orange, patchy and an inch -thick, however you don't even notice the other 90% of women wearing it where it's subtle and just takes off the 'blue milk bottle' edge that most of us Irish are blessed with...

Ficheall

jobr wrote: »

however you don't even notice the other 90% of women wearing it where it's subtle and just takes off the 'blue milk bottle' edge that most of us Irish are blessed with...

[Citation needed]

Hande hoche!

Ms Doubtfire1 wrote: »

First thing that comes into my mind when i hear fake tan is Donald Du..eu Trump. Fake tan galore.It goes downhill form there..the smell alone...yeugh

Yeah it doesn't help when the leader of the free world is that tinge. Although as mentioned before, some of the contestants of big brother are in a class of their own.

harry Bailey esq

Fake tan and periods? Tough week friend.That said,fake tan often looks better than the poxy sunburnt lobster look. I seen a good few barbecue victims on the train this morning,not a pretty sight.

ScumLord

Fake tan isn't about looking good. It's a display for social competition and draw the attention of potential sexual partners.

The human female with the most socially acceptable spray tan gains the accolades of her peers which gives her first access to any males that wander into the numbing mist of chemicals that surround the females. While the male is debilitated by the chemicals the pack detain the male and present him to the one with the best fake tan. If she accepts the male she will mark him with tan and follow him like a clingy toddler until he impregnates her.

Glenster

I always assumed that the purpose of fake tan was to cover up bad skin.

Burial.

Obviously some girls look ridiculous but they're easily distinguishable and avoidable. I wouldnt mind it tbh but it destroys bed sheets. Nothing worse after a night out having to change the sheets because they're covered in orange from an aul doll. The hands alright look disgusting, don't think I've ever seen someone with a good fake tan on their hands.

To be fair it's definitely decreasing in popularity and use. Sunbeds are being used by a lot of people from 18-30 and up.

whoopsadoodles

Burial. wrote: »

don't think I've ever seen someone with a good fake tan on their hands.

You have, many many times, you just don't know they have fake tan on because it is good.

That applies across the board. If you know someone is wearing fake tan, then it's sh*t.

Winterlong

I have a real tan at the moment and it looks a bit sh1t too. Can't win.

Burial.

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

You have, many many times, you just don't know they have fake tan on because it is good.

That applies across the board. If you know someone is wearing fake tan, then it's sh*t.

Hmmm interesting. I'll have to keep a better lookout.

ohnonotgmail

ScumLord wrote: »

Fake tan isn't about looking good. It's a display for social competition and draw the attention of potential sexual partners.

The human female with the most socially acceptable spray tan gains the accolades of her peers which gives her first access to any males that wander into the numbing mist of chemicals that surround the females. While the male is debilitated by the chemicals the pack detain the male and present him to the one with the best fake tan. If she accepts the male she will mark him with tan and follow him like a clingy toddler until he impregnates her.

and they say that romance is dead.

SEPT 23 1989

If Tubridy got a spray tan done it would double his weight

buzzwell

Pac1Man wrote: »

We're using 'period' now too?

I blame it all on American TV...

r93kaey5p2izun

I have seen good fake tan but there's just no escaping the smell. It's a dead giveaway and it's rotten.

robbiezero

I hate the smell off it.

Are Am Eye

I find if you wear a very high factor sun block before you apply the fake tan then you can't over do it.

whoopsadoodles

Kendra Fat Resistor wrote: »

I have seen good fake tan but there's just no escaping the smell. It's a dead giveaway and it's rotten.

Again, it certainly smells when applied, no denying it, but if it smells after it's removed then whoever is wearing it needs to learn to wash properly. Seriously.

r93kaey5p2izun

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Again, it certainly smells when applied, no denying it, but if it smells after it's removed then whoever is wearing it needs to learn to wash properly. Seriously.

Then I'm afraid everyone I know must not know how to wash. That must be it.

somesoldiers

Can't stand it- lovely looking girls going around with "Brown Hands Disease", the office is full of them here. I can't take any of them seriously

buckwheat

gramar wrote: »

It looks grand if applied subtlely.

No it absolutely does not. Looks ridiculous no matter how much or how little.

Burial.

buckwheat wrote: »

No it absolutely does not. Looks ridiculous no matter how much or how little.

Whoooooosh

TheDriver

Its as comical as full makeup whilst on beach in baking heat

buckwheat

Burial. wrote: »

Whoooooosh

I got the pic but there are plenty of girls who do believe this. It's all the other girls who use too much who look ridiculous. :rolleyes:

lawred2

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I was in Tenerife 2 weeks ago. On the flight out I was sitting beside a girl who was umpaloompa orange in colour she had so much fake tan on, she looked ridiculous. Her hands were even darker,nearing mahogany.

She was on the same flight on the way home and was a pale sickly white colour. I heard her complaining of how it was too hot during the day and she had to stay indoors all week and that she spent most of her holiday with a raging hangover.

an example of our finest

AudreyHepburn

It can be nice if done subtly and in moderation but I don't get the desire to wear it constantly and to look like an Oompa Loompa.

I rarely bother myself unless it's a big occasion like a wedding, and then I only do it because I know every other woman there will have it done too. Peer pressure is a terrible thing!

I would have a sallow complexion anyway so thankfully never look overly pale unless I'm sick.

Really I wouldn't care if I never saw it again. And I wouldn't touch a sunbed in a fit. They're just too dangerous.

lawred2

jobr wrote: »

To be fair it is dreadful when it's orange, patchy and an inch -thick, however you don't even notice the other 90% of women wearing it where it's subtle and just takes off the 'blue milk bottle' edge that most of us Irish are blessed with...

or so you think

let me guess you've put yourself in the 90%

Guy:Incognito

Yiz r Al juz jellus basterds cuz it makz de hunzos luk fablus

Lady is a tramp

I very very rarely use it myself, but I don't see why it bothers people when others use it. Even if it is smudgy or whatever.

Most girls I know use it most of the time all year around, and you'd never realise it as they've been using it for years and are pretty much expert at applying it, they know to keep it subtle and always manage to avoid streaks.

I generally have my arms and legs covered up all of the time (yes, even in this weather!) so it would be a waste of time putting on fake tan on a regular basis, I do use bronzer on my face alright when I'm putting on my make-up, but that's about it.

SozBbz

There is a huge difference between wearing a small bit of something like this and wearing multiple, badly applied layers of this.

The gradual tanner will just get rid of the look of death after an Irish winter devoid of sunlight, as blue/grey skin is a hard look to pull off.

Badly applied tan, especially in copious amounts does indeed look terrible.

ibarelycare

buzzwell wrote: »

Just heard Tubridy going on about one of his pet hates, fake tan.

He's not wrong, it always look hideous, the feet the hands, behind the ears, the white bits, ughh.

Ladies, you don't need it, you're partners don't need it, your clothes, other peoples upholstery doesn't need it, and the smell of it is awful.

The ones "applying" it don't do subtle, probably down to a mix of not being interested in charging the customer for something that will go unnoticed and the customer wanting to look like a table.

It's like a bad wig on a man, everyone see's it, it looks ridiculous.

I can't imagine the Scandinavians going in for this.
Is fake tan a peculiar thing to Britain and Ireland in this hemisphere?
Who told people it looks OK? The "beauty industry"?

Ah good man, telling us ladies what we need and don't need, cheers for that :rolleyes:



As others have said, people go on about fake tan looking awful...because there are a lot of women who wear it badly. If you went into any nightclub in Ireland and were asked to split the women in it into two groups - ones who were wearing fake tan, and ones who weren't - I would bet you any money that a high number of the ones who you thought weren't wearing it actually were.

Fake tan is like makeup for a lot of women - it hides blemishes, enhances their features, and gives them a confidence boost. And just like makeup, a lot of women overdo it. And just like makeup, you'll get men mansplaining (ugh I hate that word, but it is completely relevant here) why you don't need it.

How about us ladies tell all men to stop using gel in their hair, because of the minority of men who wear way too much gel that makes their hair look constantly greasy/wet/stiff?

Lux23

It is one of those things you have to spend money on - I got a spray tan for a wedding once and it did look nice on me for the first few days but I then looked like I had some sort of disease.

No way would I apply it myself it looks awful.

ibarelycare

Lux23 wrote: »

It is one of those things you have to spend money on - I got a spray tan for a wedding once and it did look nice on me for the first few days but I then looked like I had some sort of disease.

No way would I apply it myself it looks awful.

You really don't have to spend money on it, so long as you're able to apply it properly. A lot of women aren't able to...but plenty are!

Ficheall

Can anyone provide us with a link to an example of someone with fake tan which is well done and improves the lass' (or lad's) appearance?
(I might not be the target audience, of course, I prefer the pale Irish look.)

jester77

Ficheall wrote: »

Can anyone provide us with a link to an example of someone with fake tan which is well done and improves the lass' (or lad's) appearance?
(I might not be the target audience, of course, I prefer the pale Irish look.)

It enhances her muscles

retro:electro

Sure who cares? Does it really bother you that much? If people like wearing it then let them off. I couldn't care less about what other people put on their skin.

Personally I gave up wearing tan about two years ago. Hated how it stained my sheets and how I couldn't even give my new born niece a cuddle without destroying her clothes. If I'm going somewhere I'll do a light layer, but I'm still milk bottle colour. But each to their own. My personal preference is to look natural, if others want to go to town on it then let them off.

DEFTLEFTHAND

I've always felt too much fake tan looks weird on people with light features. Blue eyed, light hair.

It only suits people with dark features.

Nothing beats natural though.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I don't really use fake tan because I'm pale as sh1t and it doesn't really suit me. On occasion I'll need to look like I don't resemble gone off ham and then I use a light application of the only brand that works for me and I apply it over moisturiser so it looks almost like tinted moisturiser but dark enough that I'm happy.


I've had spray tans done and I'm never happy with it it clings where I don't want It clinging and once it turned out green on me.

ibarelycare

Ficheall wrote: »

Can anyone provide us with a link to an example of someone with fake tan which is well done and improves the lass' (or lad's) appearance?
(I might not be the target audience, of course, I prefer the pale Irish look.)

Here's two Irish girls who are wearing fake tan. It's subjective as to whether it improves their appearance (I can't find any pictures of them without fake tan) but it looks good on them, it's well applied, and it's not obvious that they're wearing tan.

Triceratops Ballet

2nd girl looks really good, I wonder what tan that is?!