Is Fake Tan Over?

hunnybee

Just wondering if the era of fake tan is over? I have'nt used it in over a year- and I have all the various lotions & potions sitting on my shelf. On that programme 'Growing up Gay in Ireland' last night, one of the girls getting ready for the proms was saying her legs were white and needed fake tan..the other girls response was "that's so last year"

Twee.

I think in terms of fashion, dark, unnatural fake tans are out. Seeing more pale skinned beauties and golden tans around. There are so many options now for gradual tans and the light Sally Hansen or Sun Shimmer, so there's less accidental dodgy too dark tans, and there's a colour for everyone really. But, of course, there'll always be the people who won't put the oompa loompa lotion on the shelf!

xzanti

Is there a gradual tanner for your face??

Aoifums

I wish. I was cooking in home ec the other day. During clean up, the two girls on either side of me had their sleeves rolled up. Pure orange!

And I can tell by the smell off a few people, that they're still using awful fake tan

Giselle

hunnybee wrote: »

Just wondering if the era of fake tan is over?

I really hope so!

degausserxo

xzanti wrote: »

Is there a gradual tanner for your face??

Johnsons do the holiday skin moisturiser for your face!

pump it

i still think fake tan is in. but not when it makes you look orange. rimmel sun shimmer is very good. doesnt make you look orange. and it comes straight off when you have a shower.

miss5

I do think to a certain extent the era of fake tan is over, at least the orange
streaky ones. It was a novelty for a while until people realised how ridiculous
it looked, There are more natural looking options available.

Regina Phalange

I dunno if its over but I do think girls are preferring a more natural look. Though i have seen a few streaky orangina's around already!

I think natural and pale looks are in and accepted.
In saying that, I'm very pale (used to wear fake tan, looking back I looked ridiculous, the photos prove it) and feel really self conscience about it, I do feel like people throw odd looks (it could be all in my head too)
I sat close to a bunch of Orangina's in a park recently and listened to them criticise everyone "she's too brown" "fake" "she's too white" "she looks blue". I laughed as the 3 beauts sat there, bitchin' and 2 had forgotten to rub any tan on the backs of their legs, they had a two town look going on!

I think if you get clothes in colours that suit your skin tone you can look fab and radiant no matter what!

Only fake tan if you can fake tan well!

Pythia

It's been around for years and it's still very popular. I started using it in 2002 ish so 8 years ago. There are more products out there now than ever. I think it'll become a regular feature unless something comes out to show it causes some horrible disease or similar.

Novella

I definitely think it's less fashionable than it used to be.

moonflower

Obvious fake tan is definitely over! Natural looking, can't really tell if it's fake or not fake tan is probably never going to go out of fashion

Crisps

I don't think fake tan is over at all. I LOVEEEE fake tan. I'm really really pale naturally but have naturally VERY dark eyes and hair, so I look a tad sick/gothish normally. A bit of fake tan definitely improves my appearance. In saying that, I hardly go for the oompa loompa look, but a natural looking glow does the trick for me.

dresstoimpress

That pale in interesting look is grand in the winter, but looks crap for the summer.
I'd say the real dark tans are out of fasion, but irish skins will always need a bit of something to take away the purple tinge!!:p

dearg lady

dresstoimpress wrote: »

but irish skins will always need a bit of something to take away the purple tinge!!:p

just out of interest, why?? what's so wrong with pale skin?
OT, I deffo notice a lot less girls with the very fake tanned look, but maybe they just got better at applying it :P

xzanti

I'll always use it, I don't like the way my arms look in sleaveless dresses without a bit of colour, I think they look more toned and just nicer with a bit of tan on.. I don't go in for the umpalumpa look but a little bit of a sun kissed look is fine IMO..

Ticktactoe

I dont particularly like fake tan especially the streaky stuff however I believe any stuff is better than tanning using the sun and sunbeds. So girls if you want a colour - Use it from the bottle!

I do think when it is applied well, it looks well. It gives you a better confidence too.

Doubt it will ever go out of style. Probably just go through popular and non-popular phases.

yungwan

I think its a little less popular.

I am fair skinned and I have never really got the whole tan era. Its part laziness, part principle but I am just not a fan of orangeness!

I do like some products that are light and natural looking e.g. sally hansen or rimmel sun shimmer as they are instant and you can see how it will turn out.

I think natural looking is key.

Like in fairness there was a stage where it was the "fashion" and it was better to have badly applied tan on than no tan. Like where the hell is the logic of having dirty brown streaks all over your body??!

A nice, light glow is lovely and can transform drab "winter" skin into sun kissed skin instantly. But the oompa oopma look is NOT good. Get over it.

I for one will be going out this weekend tanless and proud, and I wil still get compliments. Irish people are fair skinned - deal with it!

Bounceman

The new thing are the "illegal" tanning injections... look them up on google and youtube..

Pythia

Bounceman wrote: »

The new thing are the "illegal" tanning injections... look them up on google and youtube..

It's hardly new at this stage!

dresstoimpress

dearg lady wrote: »

just out of interest, why?? what's so wrong with pale skin?
OT, I deffo notice a lot less girls with the very fake tanned look, but maybe they just got better at applying it :P

Its not so much as their is something wrong with pale skin, its just that a bit of colour covers a lot of imperfection's. Like that purple tinge i mentioned.....

stellarartois

Fake tan never looks good!

ha-ya-said-what

Never use it unless it's a must for a function & I have to wear a dress, even at that it's the Johnson's stuff just to add a bit of colour to my legs to even the colour of them out with my face & arms!

Now I've seen too many articles & pictures in the papers where stars with millions can't even get it right or get someone decent enough to apply it so I can understand why its so bad for streaks here!!

Melanotan

Bounceman wrote: »

The new thing are the "illegal" tanning injections... look them up on google and youtube..

Hello, do you know what exactly is illegal about the melanotan peptides?