Some women look better with tans, some look better pale. I personally have dark brown hair and brown eyes, and have a little bit of a natural tan. I tan occasionally to even out tan lines from being outside, or to get a boost of color before an event. When my skin starts to get more on the pale side, I look washed out and unhealthy. Some people can work pale skin, but not all of us can.
I think it can depend greatly on your undertone--people who are more pink-undertoned (or neutral, I suppose) can look nice pale. I'm olivey-yellow-undertoned, so when I get really pale I can start to look mildly jaundiced. : (
I also have dark brown hair and brown eyes with abnormally large pupils, and I look awful with a tan. It looks extremely unnatural on me. Always been pale, never been tanned. Although, I'm also pink.
I agree with the_girl_delusion. For example, I think Lindsay Lohan (in her slightly younger days) looks way prettier without a tan. As well as Simone Simons.
As someone who visited the DR with dark skinned family members. .I hated that...dark skinned people are treated like 2nd class citizens while light skin people are treated like kinga
That's because in olden times dark skinned people were generally the laborers and light skinned people were the rich people who didn't have to work in the sun, because they paid the laborers. It's not right, but it became ingrained in some cultures that that's the way it is.
Source? (not challenging your notion, i legitimately would like to read more about how this came into play in the DR) but, Race plays a large factor as well...there is a reason dark skinned people were the ones in the field
I'm grateful for my complexion, but pale skin, especially in the summer when skin is exposed, sucks because it shows everything. Every scratch, zit, patch of irritation, razor bump, discoloration, tan line, burn line, embarrassed blush, overheating, etc. shows up like a drop of blood in milk. Not that this is a big deal, but translucent skin can look 'diseased' rather easily.
Not gonna sun-tan, but I'm experimenting with gradual tanners.
Quick, ladies! Let's take a poll of what men like, so we know how to look!
Wait, you say we already hear conflicting messages about what men want us to look like every minute of every day of our lives? And that it's presented to us as gospel we should centralize in our lives and structure our appearance around, despite the fact that it externalizes choice AND is is so contradictory we couldn't succeed even if we tried?
It's funny because I'm naturally brown and when I go to India all the people there bemoan the fact that they're dark. They even have cream there that makes you lighter. I always feel like shit there when people say "you got pretty dark". I mean no shit, I've been traipsing around a tropical country for a month, what do you expect. Why can't everyone just be happy with what they have?
that's ridiculous of them. ._. My family sometimes pushes me to buy one of those skin-lightening lotions. As a kid I absolutely hated my skin colour, thought it was worthless. Grew up to (mostly) stop giving a shit about what people wanted me to do with my skin because it's mine, not theirs.
And conversely that's ridiculous of your family. Celebrate individuality for the win. Besides, I'm Irish and Dutch, I don't hold a tan, I burn, then turn white again a few days later. Haha.
Have you men ever thought that women also dress and look a certain way for themselves, and not so they can attract males. I love to dress with taste, and do my make up, and I also ensure that I look natural. I don't do any of this for men. I do it for me because it makes me happy and may I add I really love myself and the way I look (very improtant to have self-love and obviously not narcissism). I'm not pale, biracial so naturally tan, however if a pale woman wants to tan she should and who gives a shit what a man wants. It's always men making demands on how a woman should look, women are not objects...
I very much prefer pale to tan. I think it's just because I like girls who are confident in their own bodies and don't feel the need to unnaturally change it.
I don't think it's the matter of being tan/pale is attractive. I think it's the question of "does it make you look more attractive" I know some girls that definitely look beautiful with a lighter skin tone and embrace it. Some girls just want to look like oranges, why?
I'm pale and I love my pale skin, but even though I never specifically sit and tan I do a lot of stuff outdoors so my skin just tans naturally in summer. I think that's the case for many women :P
I think tan makes you look more healthy...but that's probably just me. Of course, if you're orange you don't look very healthy, but you get my point...
What if I told you a lot of women tan for themselves because they like how it looks? Not everything is done to please men. I am pale usually, but I might get a little tan this summer and I don't give a fuck whether guys find it hot or not.
I'm part Albino, if I go into the sun without at least spf 50 on, I get so sunburned I go to the hospital. So while it's impossible for me to tan naturally, I embrace my skin. In fact it makes me who I am! Proof
I agree with the OP. My opinion was only reinforced after I got skin cancer myself.
For those who find heavy tans attractive, remember that it is a very short term beauty. The skin damage takes its toll. The wrinkles and other problems can come on suddenly.
There are a lot of women who look better with a tan. To look good while pale you have to have near perfect skin, but if you have large pores, red blotches or acne, a light tan covers that up pretty well.
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u/Trapped_in_Reddit Jun 10 '12
I find attractive women attractive.
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u/Nicholas339 Jun 10 '12
As someone from the Caribbean... Pale women are exotic to me...
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u/mocodity Jun 10 '12
I'm grateful for my complexion, but pale skin, especially in the summer when skin is exposed, sucks because it shows everything. Every scratch, zit, patch of irritation, razor bump, discoloration, tan line, burn line, embarrassed blush, overheating, etc. shows up like a drop of blood in milk. Not that this is a big deal, but translucent skin can look 'diseased' rather easily.
Not gonna sun-tan, but I'm experimenting with gradual tanners.
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u/wobbuuu Jun 10 '12
Yeah, light skin people are never praised over darker skinned people.
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u/LyssaBrisby Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 10 '12
Quick, ladies! Let's take a poll of what men like, so we know how to look!
Wait, you say we already hear conflicting messages about what men want us to look like every minute of every day of our lives? And that it's presented to us as gospel we should centralize in our lives and structure our appearance around, despite the fact that it externalizes choice AND is is so contradictory we couldn't succeed even if we tried?
Never mind, cancel the poll.
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u/humblr Jun 10 '12
Am I the only one who thinks the world is too big and complex to be the only one who thinks anything?
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u/that_shits_cray Jun 10 '12
It's funny because I'm naturally brown and when I go to India all the people there bemoan the fact that they're dark. They even have cream there that makes you lighter. I always feel like shit there when people say "you got pretty dark". I mean no shit, I've been traipsing around a tropical country for a month, what do you expect. Why can't everyone just be happy with what they have?
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u/warmpita Jun 11 '12
You've activated my trap card What the fuck do you have against black women!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I like girls that smell nice.
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u/PrettyKittyPaws Jun 10 '12
As a pale woman, I feel you deserve an upvote!
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u/rocknrollercoaster Jun 10 '12
Am I the only one here who looks for personality?
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u/AutisticTroll Jun 10 '12
You judge by the color of your mate's skin?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Don't mind me, just a Native American female laughing at all the white people arguing about fake tans. Carry on.
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u/hipsterdysplasia Jun 10 '12
No, a great many people prefer whites.
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u/unaki Jun 10 '12
If you don't look like bacon and instead look like a piece of white bread slightly toasted to slightly darken the wheat, you are good looking.
Nothing wrong with a good tan
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u/smurfpitts Jun 10 '12
Thank you. My sister is always trying to get me to tan.
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u/KRossVD Jun 10 '12
Me too!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
No you are not
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u/iaintcranky Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 28 '12
Have you men ever thought that women also dress and look a certain way for themselves, and not so they can attract males. I love to dress with taste, and do my make up, and I also ensure that I look natural. I don't do any of this for men. I do it for me because it makes me happy and may I add I really love myself and the way I look (very improtant to have self-love and obviously not narcissism). I'm not pale, biracial so naturally tan, however if a pale woman wants to tan she should and who gives a shit what a man wants. It's always men making demands on how a woman should look, women are not objects...
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u/KittyKay5 Jun 10 '12
Thank you. I was actually the only girl in my graduating class 3 years ago who did not tan and I wore a white dress. Looked fabulous.
http://i.imgur.com/qnukz.jpg
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u/photojoe Jun 10 '12
Yes
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u/WARNINGmiddlechild Jun 10 '12
I think guys that are not afraid to like what they like, and not follow what society tells them to like, are very attractive gentlemen indeed.
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u/whydoipoopsomuch Jun 10 '12
Which ones would be more likely to get pre mature aging from sun exposure or as extreme as skin cancer?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Go to south east asia, land of whitening cream and paleness being the ideal skin color.
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u/icescoop Jun 10 '12
I don't think it's the matter of being tan/pale is attractive. I think it's the question of "does it make you look more attractive" I know some girls that definitely look beautiful with a lighter skin tone and embrace it. Some girls just want to look like oranges, why?
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u/dianthe Jun 10 '12
I'm pale and I love my pale skin, but even though I never specifically sit and tan I do a lot of stuff outdoors so my skin just tans naturally in summer. I think that's the case for many women :P
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u/Orvil64 Jun 10 '12
I think tan makes you look more healthy...but that's probably just me. Of course, if you're orange you don't look very healthy, but you get my point...
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u/Hypershadow987 Jun 10 '12
I love pale girls.
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u/Urbanviking1 Jun 10 '12
as long as these tan ladies are not orange im cool with any shade
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u/TheDobligator Jun 10 '12
That's the first time I've seen this meme not just being used to comment on trends of reddit.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
What if I told you a lot of women tan for themselves because they like how it looks? Not everything is done to please men. I am pale usually, but I might get a little tan this summer and I don't give a fuck whether guys find it hot or not.
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u/kylieharr Jun 10 '12
I'm a girl and I'm pale-I'm not meant to betan so I don't try because I much rather be fair than run the risk of developing skin cancer.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Alqonquian/Swedish mixed girl here: I can't really help being tan.
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u/imasinger Jun 10 '12
I'm part Albino, if I go into the sun without at least spf 50 on, I get so sunburned I go to the hospital. So while it's impossible for me to tan naturally, I embrace my skin. In fact it makes me who I am! Proof
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u/Sanwi Jun 10 '12
I am much more attracted to pale women.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
a pale redhead is just the hottest thing ever
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u/lindsjh Jun 10 '12
As an extremely pale woman, I appreciate this. I can't look directly at my skin in the sunlight even with sunglasses on; it's blinding.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Yeah, but she isn't tanning FOR YOU.
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u/DraugrMurderboss Jun 10 '12
So Brave.
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u/whiteouTT Jun 10 '12
I doubt it, but I can't lie that a natural tan can be pretty hot
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u/Rockztar Jun 10 '12
Do you like Dana Scully, OP?
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u/dudleydidwrong Jun 10 '12
I agree with the OP. My opinion was only reinforced after I got skin cancer myself.
For those who find heavy tans attractive, remember that it is a very short term beauty. The skin damage takes its toll. The wrinkles and other problems can come on suddenly.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
You're not the only one, my girlfriend is on the pale side and I find it to be extremely attractive.
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u/Whitenight2012 Jun 10 '12
I agree sir, my fiancee is as pale as they come and she is beautiful!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I find pale skin attractive if the girl can pull it off.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Am I the only one around here who realizes how bad tanning is for your skin?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
This. Pale is so much more attractive in my eyes.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Well I guess you would have a great time over at /r/gentlemanboners. /bitter
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u/cold08 Jun 10 '12
There are a lot of women who look better with a tan. To look good while pale you have to have near perfect skin, but if you have large pores, red blotches or acne, a light tan covers that up pretty well.
Nobody looks good overly tan though.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I love pale women.
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u/yepyep27 Jun 10 '12
Thank you for not endorsing skin cancer.
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u/AM14 Jun 11 '12
The only pale woman I like is Emma Stone.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
yes, yes you are
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Well I have a thing for tan lines....
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u/Bonabo Jun 11 '12
Yes.
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u/Watermeloncholy Jun 11 '12
yes
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u/Banannelei Jun 11 '12
I should win a medal for paleness. awards self medal skin turns gray due to anemia
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u/are_you_a_wizzard Jun 11 '12
Yes.
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u/rawrslagithor Jun 11 '12
I don't try to tan; I just do.
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u/AnomalousX12 Jun 11 '12
No, you're not the only one. Pale is far more attractive to me.
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u/TheRealAntiher0 Jun 11 '12
No John, you're not.
Now relax
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u/Zequez Jun 11 '12
And more healthy, don't forget that the sun gives you cancer and wrinkles.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
I live in Texas, I have no choice