Tanning Makes You Look Fatter Or Skinnier?

[Isabella 4]

Does a tan make you look fatter or skinnier?

tan vs pale

[kland 0]

I've always joked that tanned fat looks better on me than pale fat. I'm sure I'll stick with the tanning. I don't go overboard, but I do like a little color to my skin.

[infamy 0]

It makes you look older. Temporarily, and then permanently.

[lauren0728 0]

it def. makes me look thinner

[nina874 48]

Hmmm,

Health issues aside I have to say slimmer for sure, I am lucky that I have olive skin ( though I do look kinda green if I haven't seen the sun for too long - nice!!LOL)

Why dont you just invest in some fake bake tanning creme? I have friends that have fake bake girly nights in and they all help each other put their tans on, that way you get the colour without the risk.

NIna x

[dolly_lala 0]

i do notice once i finish burning (lol) that my pasty skin that has some glow on it looks a tad thinner but that is because in theory darker colors make an area appear smaller, just think of it as highlights or makeup, you put a light color under your brow bone to make the area appear larger, and a darker color in your crease to make that area appear smaller, same thing, its all about illusion...

[aubrie 6]

Tan = THINNER!!

[emily111 3]

id say a person with a tan always looks better and more thin :biggrin:

[pennyt 14]

At one of the spray-on tan places around here, they customize your spray so that it works as contouring. They put a bit darker on the bottom of the arms,. inner thigh area, and other spots, so that it tends to recede visually.

When I put on my fake tan lotion, I go over those same areas a second time so that they get a bit darker and I'll look more contoured. I do the same when I put on my facial makeup (mineral-type). I contour the cheek area in front of my ears so that my face looks thinner. I don't put it on very dark, but just touch.

I think tanned skin looks better than my regular pasty-white, but I don't do real tans since a tan is, by definition, skin damage. Tanning, even in a tanning bed, leads to wrinkles and possible melanoma.

[Chickie 15]

Real tan = lobster

Fake tan = oompa loompa

Either way, I look the same size.

[smsmithart 4]

Older more like leather

[Jachut 487]

I'm a dedicated fake tanner. I dont know that it makes me look thinner, but it makes me look WAY healthier.

If you keep it light, I reckon a dark tan is aging and looks pretty awful. But a light tan - in winter I still do my face, neck, chest and hands - blends in my dark undereye circles and means I need a bare minimum of makeup and dont frighten myself when I look in the mirror in the morning. I dont like a face full of make up personally, its not a look I like, so I'm happy to have an, ahem, "natural" glow and a bit of lipgloss.

I just dont look as healthy or nice when I go full on pale in the winter. But I stress, it has to be light - one coat. Orange is not a good look.

I think it depends a lot on your skin tone, I'm pale but olive if that makes sense. Fake tan on pink based skin, ugh.

In summer, I'm happy enough with the natural colour I get, I dont need to be dark, but I wouldnt bare my bod on the beach without the camouflage of a nice tan!

But fake is always best. Sunbeds are downright dangerous and there's not much point looking great with a tan at 28 if you look like a handbag at 40.

[smsmithart 4]

What kind of fake tanner do you use?

[Jachut 487]

I think you have to find one that suits your skin colour. I like St Tropez, but there's 2 cheap ones that work really well on me too - Bronze Up is a great colour on my skin, and its non tinted and non sticky, and it doesnt have that development smell on me. So that's what I use mostly.

I just put a coat on at night twice a week.

For a special occasion you cant beat a Mystic Tan in the booth.

[Tonkasmom 0]

Being tanned always looks better. But don't go overboard, you don't want the leather look. Just a nice soft tan. Being here in Washington, I do the fake bake but just enough to keep some color.