Tanning Salons

tropical_pink · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject: Tanning Salons

I really want a tan, and I hate using tanning lotion because it smells weird and people always are like what is that smell when I wear it, lol. I want to try a tanning salon, but I got burnt in guatemala before really bad (like second degree burns) and so I dont want to get skin damage. I was wondering if it would be possible to wear sunscreen on my shoulders or something to protect them while tanning everything else.

china.doll · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:15 pm Post subject:

the truth is, nothing can prevent skin cancer when you go to a tanning salon. the safest way is to use tanning lotion/oil. the one from estee lauder doesn't smell at all.!
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tropical_pink · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject:

How much is the one from Estee Lauder? Oh and where do you get it, lol.

pink · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:04 am Post subject:

if youuse tannng booths when ur under 35 u increase your risk of melanoma by 75!! Shocked

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tropical_pink · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject:

Too late! haha sorry guys, I already started going to the tanning salon. I only go for 5 minutes at a time though and every other day and then I add a minute every time. So 5 on monday, 6 on wednesday, 7 on friday and so on. Once I get a good base I wont go as often, and I know its not the greatest for you, but honestly I dont really care right now.

fairy · Fashionista Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 37 Smiles: 0 0

....actually, tanning at a salon is worse for you than the actual sun. just keep that in mind, you may not care now but when you are older you may face health issues as a result, and i wouldn't want you to have any regrets.

r.naka · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:05 pm Post subject:

Tanning salons are soooooooo bad for your skin,
My mom's friend used them through her teen years and now her skin looks and feels like leather and it aged her so much.

I would suggest just wearing a lower SPF and staying in the sun.
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teresa · Fashionista Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 64 Smiles: +2 0

i know that you're already hearing this from everybody but you WILL regret going to a tanning salon later in life.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286606,00.html

http://www.healthhokkaido.com/files/Articles_Oshimi/tanning2.cfm

i thought these links might interest you. notice how the first one mentions how tanning salons/tanning in general can cause premature wrinkles and aging? ew.

st3ph · miss you D 05/05/92-06/16/08 (L)

I always tell myself that I want a tan, but then I remind myself of all the adults that have hardly aged, and they all have pale skin, and then they are the 40 year old moms who look about 60 from tanning. So I think I'll just keep my natural colour, but tan a little bit or use creams in the summer.
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nineteenlove · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:51 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I wouldn't go to a tanning salon. They scare me. Sad

Here, watch this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaT9HyKyM0E&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fgoldmakeup%2Eblogspot%2Ecom%2F

It's from a celebrity make up artist Sandy Gold and she says that sunscreen doesn't prevent you from having a tan. So wear sunscreen and go out in the sun and tan tan tan!

Also, why not try spray on tans. Those don't last as long (the tan is for about a week) but they're much better than tanning beds.
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cutiewitabooty · Fashionista Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 69 Smiles: +1 312

tanning salons are what i went to a few times and its kinda freaky the warmth feels great but im sure its bad for u lol sooo now im going to stop! also in relation to spray on tans i dont know much aside from the fact that u cant go in a pool... my friend did and she turned orange and white and all blotchy it was horrible Shocked

_TNA_ · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:23 pm Post subject:

OMG, don't use tanning salons. They are awful! Tanning lotions seem to work fine for me. And who cares, be happy the way you NATURALLY are! =)

Nothing Better · Supermodel Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 830 Smiles: +16 428

^And using tanning lotions is different how?
This girl in my school is a fake tanner and you can tell. She looks.... crusty and cheap. If your skin is naturally really pale, you're not meant to have a tan. It looks horrible if you do.

Shanti · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:12 am Post subject:

I used to be pale as a ghost but I'm not anymore... well I'm still really pale... and I love it haha.
But if I wanted to achieve the look I'd honestly just dust bronzer or something all over.

_TNA_ · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:00 pm Post subject:

^yea bronzer is fab.
^^I don't look crusty and fake with the tanning lotion I use. Maybe cause I don't use it very often?

Nothing Better · Supermodel Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 830 Smiles: +16 428

^I don't know, tanning lotions can be tricky

I used to want to be tan and bronzed. Now I want to be paler than I am right now, which would be make some people think I was crazy, because I am already really pale. I guess what I really want to get rid of is my freckles. I really don't like them, I have a lot on my cheeks and nose, but they are pale, just a bit darker than my natural skin tone, so what's the point? They aren't cute at all.

_TNA_ · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject:

^Yeah, I guess you have to get super good quality. But i prefertanning at the beach! The good thing is, I stayed tanned for reallly long..

irresistible · Fashionista Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 37 Smiles: 0 113

Eh.. i go tanning.. i hate being pale during winter time.. i just feel so much better with this tan and whatnot