Sun Screens

lipidicman

No me either - just trying to say that saying 'they are unnatural' and have 'don't have any of the benefits of sunshine' is wrong.

redfox

Savvy_Sue wrote:

Go for pale and interesting! It's the only way.

this blue-eyed redhead agrees with this

If you are fair-skinned (and it usually goes with the territory) stay out of the sun as it will only do you damage in the long run. I've learned to live with being pale over the years and can't really understand this desire to be every shade from brown to deep orange in varying degrees these days :eek:

There was a time way back when being pale was highly fashionable, and a sign of status because it was only the rich who could afford to stay out of the sun, the 'workers' had to be out there in it regardless and were always tanned. Try and think of it in those terms - it helps

Bennifred

AND you get to keep your youthful good looks long after the "brown brigade" are wrinkled and leathery! :cool:

System

Depending on your budget, Rimmel do a bronzing cream for the body/face. It saves looking pale and interesting when the rest of the world are a nice shade of tan. However, even the lightest shade is a tad too dark for me so i mix it with a little moisturiser which dilutes the colour so to speak.

I heard on the grapevine that Johnson and Johnson do a new holiday body lotion which is a self tan lotion and is ideal for lighter skins. Its about £4 but i havent tracked it down yet to see if its any good.

gravitytolls

Ah Bushranger, you sound gorgeous. One of my little girls has your colouring, and two of my lads. How utterly envious am I.

Block it all out, and let your radiance shine past all those leathery sun lovers.

redfox

amghiggs wrote:

AND you get to keep your youthful good looks long after the "brown brigade" are wrinkled and leathery! :cool:

oh yes

My sister-in-law has always been first out into the sun, seeking that tan, and now has skin truly reminiscent of an ancient elephant's hide, very, very noticeable on her face and neck. She's 5 years younger than I am but could easily pass as my mother!

I'm really glad I was happy to stay pale

Bargain_Rzl

I have brown hair, but very pale skin and blue eyes (Irish ancestry)... and I've found that there's no point even trying to get a tan, because my skin doesn't do ANYTHING in the sun. If it's the height of summer and I've been sitting outside with bare shoulders all afternoon, I might go a bit pink, but normally all that happens is that the freckles on my arms go slightly darker. Usually I don't even bother with sunblock because nothing happens to the skin on my face when I go out in the sun. I don't know anybody else who has this peculiarity.

Having said that, I've never been a sunworshipper (LOL - almost typed "sinworshipper"!) at all, and I LOVE the pale and interesting look. Never bothered with fake tans or anything. And for all you redheads, I don't think tans look quite right with red hair. The red head/pale skin look is fabulous. Especially with darker red hair. Cover up as much as you need to, and be pale and proud!

Js_Other_Half

Judi wrote:

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I heard on the grapevine that Johnson and Johnson do a new holiday body lotion which is a self tan lotion and is ideal for lighter skins. Its about £4 but i havent tracked it down yet to see if its any good.

Boots are doing it on a BOGOF at the moment:-
http://www.boots.com/shop/product_list.jsp?classificationid=1034936&wblinktype=SSN&wblinkdetail=SM

(I've long since resigned myself to factor 35 and being pale and interesting. What does make me slightly envious is my brother and 5 cousins are all either true blonde or readheads...)

redfox

Bargain_Rzl wrote:

The red head/pale skin look is fabulous. Especially with darker red hair. Cover up as much as you need to, and be pale and proud!

You only have to look at Nicole Kidman to see that. With her porcelain skin and red hair, I think she looks fabulous and always so classy compared to her orange 'St Tropez tan' peers!

I don't think I've ever seen a pic of her with even a hint of a tan, fake or otherwise...she certainly seems proud to be pale and beautiful.

When I was a kid and very self conscious about all the freckles I had (because other kids used to make fun of them) my mum used to say "one day they will all join up and you'll be brown all over" - I'm still waiting :rotfl:

kit

Hello!

OH and I are taking baby kit (aged 6 months) on holiday on 12th September.
We are going to Pontins and staying in a cheap chalet. It has no microwave so cold water steralising for a week :eek:


I am currently writing lists of everything I need to take but am sure I am going to forget something vital. Can people post their thoughts on what I need to take with us?