Tans : false, induced or otherwise.

Kingsize · 08-08-2005 10:41AM #1

About 80% of the people i work with are female, they all seem obsessed with TANS( tanning creams, booths,sunbeds sunbathing etc).
I know that women are not necessarily out to "impress the blokes" but it seems that for girls on a night out a decent tan is essential so it mustve crossed their minds at somestage that it's seen as attractive.
while i suppose a girl with a nice tan wouldn't be a bad thing per se, Personally i wouldnt give a fukk either way.

All of my male mates agree that the tone of a womans skin does not seem to be an issue (as opposed to judging someone by the clothes they wear or whatever )
im not shallow hal by the way but its hard not to make assumptions based on the way someone is dressed
In fact i'd go so far as to say being tanned to the point of looking like judith chalmers is off putting but on the whole it wouldn't bother me if a girl was as white as snow or had a tan.
in fact i'd say none but the most superficial of men would find abscence of a tan a problem & even then girls are playing a risky game of averages as they may be judged on the "quality" of their tans.
Do you think somebody should let women know this.????
seriously girls dont bother most of us guys dont give a sh-it.

joejoem · 08-08-2005 10:49AM

I like a woman with a real tan, but more sallow skinned than tanned. Im not that gone on the tangerine look.

Cungi · 08-08-2005 11:50AM

I personally hate fake tan. Picture it, you bring a lady home for some ....coffee. Next morning you wake up and half of her is left behind on your bed. Its like shagging a leper!

Baz_ · 08-08-2005 11:54AM

Kingsize wrote:

seriously girls dont bother most of us guys dont give a sh-it.

I concur very strongly, then again, the girls who apply fake tan probably won't be reading these bulletin boards...

I feel your point in terms of the fact that women don't necessarily do the tan thing especially to impress men needs to be reiterated.

zefer · 08-08-2005 11:56AM

A nice real tan is sexy I think.
Have to agree about the fake orange look, not good, not good at all..

monkeyfudge · 08-08-2005 11:57AM

It's all a status thing. Tans used to be considered unattractive as it meant you were common and had to work outside all day.

Then more recently it changed though as it meant that you were wealthy enough to afford expensive holidays abroad to get your tan.

Now with cheap holidays and sun tan beds... it really doesn't matter anymore.

Personally I've always prefered pale and interesting....

That's why my girlfriend is a Brazilian girl... hmmmm....

Dave · 08-08-2005 11:59AM

I think the effort women put in for nights out is more to do with impressing their girlfriends than other guys to be honest. Well that's what I've concluded anyway from the hours spent waiting for my ex to get ready.

Eoin Madsen · 08-08-2005 12:00PM

I don't think tanned skin looks right on Irish or English women.

I'm all about the natural finish... guitars, drums, furniture, women etc.

maggz · 08-08-2005 12:05PM

I wear fake tan, but i know how to put it on correctly, that you wouldnt know its fake. Its the girls who dont bother putting it on the right way that make it look orange and obvious.

As for the comment about girls who wear fake tan wont be looking at this, that it is a really stupid comment - 90% of girls wear it!!!

Retr0gamer · 08-08-2005 12:15PM

maggz wrote:

I wear fake tan, but i know how to put it on correctly, that you wouldnt know its fake. Its the girls who dont bother putting it on the right way that make it look orange and obvious.

As for the comment about girls who wear fake tan wont be looking at this, that it is a really stupid comment - 90% of girls wear it!!!

It always looks fake and I and probably most fellas can tell instantly if not too drunk.

maggz · 08-08-2005 12:25PM

sometimes it does, but if u do it properly it doesnt. It needs to be subtle, I'd just put a little on to make me look like I've a healthy glow and not an ompa lumpa

Lump · 08-08-2005 12:25PM

I like tanned ladies, they're HOT.

John

Eoin Madsen · 08-08-2005 12:32PM

maggz wrote:

I'd just put a little on to make me look like I've a healthy glow and not an ompa lumpa

There's nothing particularly healthy looking about tanned skin.

Pigman II · 08-08-2005 01:28PM

Kingsize wrote:

Do you think somebody should let women know this.????
seriously girls dont bother most of us guys dont give a sh-it.

Which would be to incorrectly assume that they're actually 'doing it for us' in the first place.

Personally I don't think 'we' should say anything. If a cross-section of women in 2005 want to look like Oompa Lumpa's then by all means let 'em. It's no skin off my hot chocolate.

Rhyme · 08-08-2005 01:33PM

Truly pointless, unless the cream has another function such as photosyntheticor kevlar-esque properties

...i like normal girls

Töpher · 08-08-2005 01:33PM

Oompa Loompa doopity doo, I've got another puzzle for you...

A slight tan can be attractive, Willy Wonka factory worker style orange is not.

Kingsize · 08-08-2005 01:49PM

Pigman II wrote:

Which would be to incorrectly assume that they're actually 'doing it for us' in the first place.

i think it's rather like the way people put plastic bottles full of water on their lawns to but are not quite sure why
what i was getting to was that some girls must be "doing it for us" & i was just saying why bother?
These days where most advertising & comedy seems to be soley based on how apparently pointless, useless & crap men are as compared to "girl power" I just thought i'd stumbled on the one pointless thing that modern women indulge in & cannot justify!

Nickibaby* · 08-08-2005 01:52PM

I always wear fake tan and it looks great, the majority of my friends wear it also. I think it get's rid of that milkbottle/washed out look. It's great for covering up any flaws aswell.

But nothing looks worse than fake tan if it isn't applied properly or when it is wearing off if people don't exfoliate to get rid of it.

Beruthiel · 08-08-2005 01:58PM

maggz wrote:

90% of girls wear it!!!

really?
where did you pull that percentage from?
I wouldn't touch fake tan with a barge pole, I don't see the point of it and I'm sure I'm not the only woman who thinks like that.

*Angel* · 08-08-2005 02:03PM

Nickibaby* wrote:

I always wear fake tan and it looks great, the majority of my friends wear it also. I think it get's rid of that milkbottle/washed out look. It's great for covering up any flaws aswell.

I agree... I wear a light fake tan now and again.

Catsmokinpot · 08-08-2005 02:03PM

i like tanned women but theirs nothing more cheap lookin than a fake tan....

doesnt matter weather your tanned or not anyway skin is skin

maggz · 08-08-2005 02:19PM

Beruthiel wrote:

really?
where did you pull that percentage from?
I wouldn't touch fake tan with a barge pole, I don't see the point of it and I'm sure I'm not the only woman who thinks like that.

Just a guess. Most girls I know wear it sometimes - whether its every weekend or just for special occasions, like weddings and the likes. Im not saying everyone wears it, but I suppose 90% of the girls I know do.

As for wearing it for men, I think most girls who wear it just feel they look better with it and it gives them more convidence. I dont think girls actually think "if i wear tan I've more of a chance of scoring"

dynasty crew · 08-08-2005 02:28PM

maggz wrote:

but I suppose 90% of the girls I know do.

Off the top of my head I'd say 100% of girls I know wear it at some stage.

ravenhead · 08-08-2005 02:36PM

Guys ... ye really are something else, ye complain if women try too hard (too much make up, orange tan - mostly cause its a cheap version - short skirts, tit tops etc) & then ye complain when a girl lets herself go ... I mean there really isn't any winning with ye. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Kingsize · 08-08-2005 02:43PM

this has got nothing to do with guys complaining, i'm just wondering what the deal is with tans ( false or otherwise) nobody mentioned any of those other things that youve mentioned afaik.

dynasty crew · 08-08-2005 03:30PM

ravenhead wrote:

Guys ... ye really are something else, ye complain if women try too hard (too much make up, orange tan - mostly cause its a cheap version - short skirts, tit tops etc) & then ye complain when a girl lets herself go ... I mean there really isn't any winning with ye. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

It's probably better a girl puts in "too much" effort than not enough I suppose. But you're right you can't win, we are gonna complain regardless!!! (not that doesn't work both ways).

Sammyjo · 08-08-2005 03:50PM

Well I always wear fake tan. I used to do sunbeds when I was younger, but have gotten (a little) sense

now and just use fake tan. But its mainly for myself that I wear it....im milk bottle white, and have dark hair which makes me look even paler, so fake tan is necessary!! I do think people generally look better with a bit of a tan, but if it isnt done properly then it can look awful!!!! Having said that though I have been known to have my fake tan disasters in my day....

ravenhead · 08-08-2005 04:11PM

Kingsize wrote:

this has got nothing to do with guys complaining, i'm just wondering what the deal is with tans ( false or otherwise) nobody mentioned any of those other things that youve mentioned afaik.

I know that, I'm just making the observation that's all.

- Girls in general feel better with a tan. I on the other hand have sallow skin & don't like to tan too much cause it can make my hands & knees look dirty but in the winter I would put a 'little' on just to give me a glow if I was going somewhere. But I do feel sorry for girls that don't tan naturally cause there is a lot of pressure for other girls to follow this current fashion

rideordie · 08-08-2005 04:20PM

yea I dont do fake..fake tan I mean..my skin is naturally dark enough and I dont have to spend that much time in the sun to get a deeper tan.I'm happy..I'm coffe with cream

Sleepy · 08-08-2005 05:35PM

Seriously ladies, fake tan always looks crap. There is no such thing as well applied fake tan, it's always obvious from closer than two metres (and even further back at times). It leaves your skin looking patchy, contributes to the "blemishes" which it claims to hide but doesn't and generally leaves ye looking cheap.

But if ye insist on looking like "dancers" from Angels to impress yourselves and your friends, fire away. Just don't kid yourself that it looks good because your friends tell you it does because they wear so much of it themselves that they need to kid themselves it looks well too. For a sex that are so much smarter than us guys in so many ways this is one of them where ye really make us look far more intelligent. :rolleyes:

Give me a fair skinned girl any day over one that'll look forty on her thirtieth birthday or one that'll just look like she needs a hot shower and a good exfoliant all the time.

Dizzyblabla · 08-08-2005 07:03PM

maggz wrote:

I wear fake tan, but i know how to put it on correctly, that you wouldnt know its fake. Its the girls who dont bother putting it on the right way that make it look orange and obvious.

As for the comment about girls who wear fake tan wont be looking at this, that it is a really stupid comment - 90% of girls wear it!!!

I would never wear it, a friend of mine used to go nuts if someone pushed her and drink fell on her arms/legs cause it would all streak... why would you even bother? I'll stick with my tan lines in the summer and the pale yellow looking fading tan thing in the winter any day over fake tan....

Tans : false, induced or otherwise.

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