Fake tan: What's the problem?

Boofle · 24-06-2013 08:00AM #1

Why do a lot of men seem to hate it on girls?! Surely it's better than the pale, pasty look?

Xavi6 · 24-06-2013 08:07AM

This is one of these questions that I want to answer in detail but know I'll be here all day if I do

tl;dr It looks sh*te for the most part and smells just as bad.

Big Nasty · 24-06-2013 08:10AM

The problem is not with the product itself, more how it's applied.

crazyderk · 24-06-2013 08:12AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZhs7w-FzeI

This fairly much sums it up I think!

Kold · 24-06-2013 08:14AM

Boofle wrote: »

Why do a lot of men seem to hate it on girls?! Surely it's better than the pale, pasty look?

The ugliest thing about a girl is having such low self esteem that theyre ashamed of their skin colour. In Asia they whiten their skin to do similar. It just reeks of shallowness and poor confidence. I've found girls with all types of complexions attractive as long as it's theirs.

Feathers · 24-06-2013 08:19AM

Boofle wrote: »

Why do a lot of men seem to hate it on girls?! Surely it's better than the pale, pasty look?

When it gives a girl a colour that she would get if she had a tan, it looks fine. When women with an Irish complexion try to dye themselves Spanish it looks stupid.

It's a simple rule really - if the average guy can easily spot that you've put on fake tan, you're wearing too much.

Festy · 24-06-2013 08:24AM

Boofle wrote: »

Why do a lot of men seem to hate it on girls?! Surely it's better than the pale, pasty look?

Because it's FAKE

krudler · 24-06-2013 08:25AM

Little bit if ok long as its not smeared on, but when you look like you bathe in Nutella it looks ridiculous. nothing wrong with being pale either, really suits some people.

krudler · 24-06-2013 08:27AM

Festy wrote: »

Because it's FAKE

A lot of what you see on some women is completely fake on nights out, eyelashes, nails, bigger hair, made up to the nines, magic figure hugging underwear etc.

Ruudi_Mentari · 24-06-2013 08:29AM

I think ih looks sexy sometimes. a lot of guys, have a penchant for that artificial dolled up look once you come to term with how it's not rlly her if indeed it is a her at all

and besides you can't, beat the taste of the stuff although I would not typically go for that atypical type of tart.

gramar · 24-06-2013 08:29AM

MCMLXXV wrote: »

The problem is not with the product itself, more how it's applied.

As a man I'm not a fan of fake tan on women for the self same reason.
At it's worst they look like the guy from the 'you've been tangoed ads' and at best it'll be streaky, blotchy or uneven and sometimes all three and attracts your attention for all the wrong reasons.

mcwinning · 24-06-2013 08:31AM

It looks bad, smells bad and very often decreases a girl's looks.

bumper234 · 24-06-2013 08:33AM

krudler wrote: »

A lot of what you see on some women is completely fake on nights out, eyelashes, nails, bigger hair, made up to the nines, magic figure hugging underwear etc.

Yup.

Women dye their hair a different colour.
They wear heels to make themselves taller.
Add hair extensions to make it longer.
Wear fake tan change to colour.
Wear push up bra to make tits look bigger and perkier.
Add fake eye lashes to make them look longer.
Wear corsets to make them look skinnier.
Wear fat pants to make there ass look smaller.

I have yet to go out, meet a girl, take her home and wake up with the same woman! Then they have the cheek to claim men are liars:eek:

Shenshen · 24-06-2013 08:36AM

Can't speak for any males, personally, but I generally prefer paler skin. It looks more natural and healthy.

Boofle · 24-06-2013 08:40AM

Shenshen wrote: »

Can't speak for any males, personally, but I generally prefer paler skin. It looks more natural and healthy.

I would agree with you that it looks more natural but I don't think the average pair of Irish legs look healthy in a skirt without either tights or some tan! :P

anncoates · 24-06-2013 08:42AM

Not something I lose sleep over.

Can look and smell not the best if it's overdone but most cosmetic rituals are a little strange if you want to get reductive about it.

Plus far more men, especially supposed alternative types, want to f+ck dolly bird types them will admit it on here.

Vicar in a tutu · 24-06-2013 08:47AM

I love fake tan, it's just my preference though.

bumper234 · 24-06-2013 08:47AM

A "new" spray on tan or fake tan is not too bad (in moderation) It's when it's a couple of days old, streaky and patchy that it looks bad. Nothing worse when you look at a girls hands and you see thick fake tan between the fingers.

24-06-2013 08:51AM

There seems to be very few women that know how to apply it properly as their hands look like they've been handling something they really shouldn't have. Plenty can barely get the correct colour makeup for their face never mind their entire body and it smells fúcking terrible too.

Quin_Dub · 24-06-2013 09:22AM

The same rule applies to Fake Tan that applies to all make-up...

If you can tell right away that they are wearing it , then they are wearing too much.....

So, there are lots of women out there that use Fake tan but you'd never know, as it's used sparingly and in a shade that's complimentary to existing skin-tone/hair colour etc..

Franticfrank · 24-06-2013 09:36AM

It's disgusting, it really is. Detracts from natural beauty in a major way. A friend went out to a club with a girl overdone with fake tan - he got home and had a face on his black shirt - it really was like the Turin Shroud.

neil_hosey · 24-06-2013 09:40AM

its rediculous looking when you see women who've applied fake tan, and theres a fairly obvious line along there jawline of where they have stopped applying it..

leahyl · 24-06-2013 09:40AM

It's all about how it's applied, some of us look like oompa loompas, some of us looked like bronzed goddesses!:D I'm the latter of course :pac:

Seriously though, there is nothing wrong with wanting to look your best and, in my opinion, a bit of fake tan, applied correctly, does wonders. I don't like my arms when they are pale and pasty but as soon as I have a bit of tan on I think they look better

And regarding the line on the jawline - blend ladies, blend!!!

Uriel. · 24-06-2013 09:47AM

from a distance fake tan looks fine. I prefer a more tanned complexion than the whitey white that is Irish people.

But have dated and had ONSs with women who almost shower in the fake tan, the smell up close is horrible. you lose the natural scent of a woman (IMO) if the body is doused in this stuff. But most of all, the next morning I hate when I am covered in the stuff having slept with them. It's horrible.

Cienciano · 24-06-2013 09:52AM

Like makeup, fake tan is great if done right. You wouldn't notice fake tan if it was done right. The problem is, you notice the orange umpah loompas and think all fake tan is like that.

Kold wrote: »

The ugliest thing about a girl is having such low self esteem that theyre ashamed of their skin colour. In Asia they whiten their skin to do similar. It just reeks of shallowness and poor confidence. I've found girls with all types of complexions attractive as long as it's theirs.

LOL, you think people wear fake tan because they're "ashamed" of their skin colour!

will.i.am · 24-06-2013 09:56AM

It makes most of the women who wear it look CHEAP.

Shenshen · 24-06-2013 10:07AM

Boofle wrote: »

I would agree with you that it looks more natural but I don't think the average pair of Irish legs look healthy in a skirt without either tights or some tan! :P

Well, we're talking about colours here, not shape, are we?

I'd still disagree, though. The only tights I find good-looking are black, I find the brownish ones to be... well, slightly ridiculous at best, sorry.

gobnaitolunacy · 24-06-2013 10:08AM

Frequently, it looks like it's been applied with the aid of a guide dog.

SEANoftheDEAD · 24-06-2013 10:12AM

http://hollyonthehill.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/tan.jpg

Ruudi_Mentari · 24-06-2013 10:13AM

will.i.am wrote: »

It makes most of the women who wear it look CHEAP.

That's right, a cheap dirty whore..... and it's sexy, and it's raunchy and I like it but you know what I don't ever wanna marry it if that's how she's going to prepare herself before getting the kids ready for school

hfallada · 24-06-2013 10:16AM

There is nothing like getting the swift from some girl you picked up at coopers and realising her fake tan has ****ed up your white sheets.

Fake tan: What's the problem?

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