Archive for March, 2010
Getting Tanning Right
Nowadays we have more choice and much better tanning products to work with, whether you still prefer using a sunbed or opt for a spray tan or self tanning creams there is now the possibility to get a more natural looking tan without having spent time out in the sun.
It is still one of the areas of beauty though that can be done so badly and although people can point out to someone how their tan may not look very natural, its often the case that the individual will take no heed, probably still think that they are not dark enough or that its not being noticed enough and go even further with the whole process.
Everyone knows the jokes that float around and the comments that people make about bad tanning, we all see the examples of what you shouldn’t do and how bad it can look if you get it wrong.
The celebs are common examples of how it can all be taken too far and the person ends up looking jaundice or the classic tangoed look where you feel like holding a mirror to anyone that you see looking that way and saying to them “look this is really how you look, it doesn’t look healthy, it looks weird” 
Its often suggested that a tan can make people look healthy and its true, it doesn’t have to be a natural tan from sunbathing for you to get that healthy look.
If you get the amount just right, whether its a self tanning cream or a spray tan or actually from a little time in the sun, you can look fantastic as it can take away a pale and tired look that you may have had beforehand but is just enough that you are not standing out to anyone in an alarming “oh my word” type of way.
Have you noticed how celebs like Katie Price seem to take tanning too far, they can have great faces that end up looking dulled and matte like, because even with makeup they no longer have that look where certain areas of their facial features are accentuated.
No doubt most of them will probably have a fantastic skin routine that they strictly follow too, both for their facial skin and for their body but by overdoing the tanning they then seem to spoil a good thing.
Everything in moderation is so true, less is more is of course another true saying, i could mention more of them but you get the idea.
Its so easy to go one step too far when trying to improve your look, i think one thing that can cause this to happen is that people get used to how something looks and then begin to think that its not enough, so they might look in the mirror and think that they dont look tanned enough now because they have got used to the color, its similar to how you wont smell a fragrance from a shampoo or conditioner as much if you have been using the same one for a while.
That of course doesn’t mean that your hair products no longer have that frangrance, its just that your sense of smell has got used to it so it wont appear to have as strong a fragrance to yourself.
Also comparing your skin up against someone elses and panicking that you must look really pale against theirs is not a good thing to do as you need to remember that each person will have a different skin tone, and hair color too will make a difference to how you look when tanned.
Some people when tanning naturally can go very dark quite quickly, while some people will feel like the sun chooses to bounce off of their skin and never penetrate enough to bring out a little color in them.
You need to tan (whichever way you choose) in a way that looks natural, go by your natural skin tone first, take a look at your natural hair color or your current hair color if its dyed or highlighted and dont compare yours to other peoples.
To get your tanning looking right and complimenting your look instead of undoing some of your hard work to look good you need to approach and maintain your tanning in a way that is right for you.
