Why Tan Skin is Attractive (Page 2)

[DublinRollerGirl]

Unfortunately the sun is not your friend. Tan bodies look great but you damage your skin with constant tanning and your skin gets leather like and wrinkles way earlier than a person who is pale because your skin loses it's elasticity. We won't talk about how a woman's chest get's full of age spots and looks like a leather purse. And then there is a greater possibility of skin cancer. So you may look great now, but you pay for it in the future.

[DamnSam]

You can't proof that because you think just about how you see it... its like gay people are often described as unnatural because life and society bla bla bla...

If you try to say something about ALL as a fact, you need first to ask ALL humans on the planet, or try to look with their eyes, if you dont try that, its just nonesense from an egocentric guy... not offence, sometime we need to be egocentric...

Attractive or not isn't what beauty magazines propagate into us... and its not like your choice how to look bcause you can't decide with which genes and where you are born, whats defines how you look (yes you could tone your skin, but isn't that cheating or even covering reality to an unnatural believe?)

To go further I need to ask you from which state you are and if it feels negative to you personally if/when you see a toned muscle packed guy with a pale fat chick?

[sognare555]

I'd so much rather stick with my pale skin then constantly spray tanning and spending thousands a year to up keep an uneven tan that stains my hands and feet. Sun does nothing but burn, even if I'm not "overdoing it". And the case with most girls who tan is they start to look completely fake and age quickly. Pale and pasty has never been a problem in finding men💙

[TheMainManeMan]

I don't really care for skin color either ways, to be honest.

It sort of depends on the person.

But even then, I wouldn't go crazy out of my way for a tan, only sunbathing every once in a blue moon, and for a slight light tan, because that shit can give you skin cancer if you go too far. And if not, make your skin full of spots and freckles... not in a good/cute way, either. Like your skin is just damaged.

[MeghanL]

I'm blonde with blue eyes & naturally fair skin but I do tan a nice color. I need to start gradually & build up but I will get a nice golden color. My hair bleaches out from the sun & my face explodes with freckles!

People associate tan with being outside & active, whether camping, hiking, climbing or whatever. I'm tan in the summer because I spend a lot of time outdoors ( I work at a swimming pool during the summer), but during the winter I'm more pale.

[ShangVal]

You hit the Asian bit right. Skin lightening creams sell like crazy in Asian countries and in places like India, those from the north look down on those from the south because they have darker skin.. the prevalent racism within the Asian countries is more than just what kind of work you did/do and how that supposedly reflects your social status. Even in African countries where there aren't many white people, many natives use creams to lighten their skin. This is because of the standard of beauty set by society.. also why they relax their hair.


To add to what someone else said providing portraits to support their point, ever wondered why most white people back in the day wore gloves and carried umbrellas on a sunny day?

[LostSecrets]

I almost agreed with you because of melanin means you are more protected from the sun which would be a evolutionary point to why dark skin is more attractive. But that don't apply. It would only apply if all of earth land was in Africa. If you live somewhere cold you family tree line will get lighter and lighter because you don't need to darker skin and in fact it only hurts you being able to get vitamin D in cold areas. Pale skin in African is bad because you are getting too much vitamin D not mention the sun is destroying your skin. That's why they have dark skin their to protect from the sun while still getting their vitamin D. Which is why most Black people in USA are low in vitamin D whether they are aware of it or not. They all should be taking supplements for it.

I also thought your take was a little exclusive, like African people don't exist or something.

[Bella9191]

I don’t really agree. I don’t really like tanned skin. I like quite pale skin. I find it attractive. People just can’t vocalise this without sounding racist. They can’t vocalise liking pale skin. People can vocalise liking tanned skin much easier. So you don’t really understand the true extent of how many people like pale skin. I have never told anyone that I my preference is.. the whiter the better, because I can’t say that without being called racist. I can’t help I find pale skin attractive.

[LostSecrets]

Nothing wrong with that I'm the opposite I think pale skin looks dirty and discussing. Well more so on Northern European type On everyone else I think it looks not as bad.

[Bella9191]

@LostSecrets yea can just depend what you are used to. I am extremely pale. So I see that in the mirror everyday. Well it sort of becomes normal. I have a lot of freckles too. Some people think that’s ugly. I used to. But now I actually really really like my freckles. Things can change I guess.

[Aphrodite801]

I was about to say, the only people who find pale skin attractive look like pale vampires themselves.

[Sarahr123]

So I once read that medium complexions are the most attractive - as in lightly tanned with an olive undertone. I think it is probably to do with it looking glowy and healthy as well as exotic. It’s like Aishwarya Rai, Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek who are considered demi-goddesses and the three of them possess tanned skin. Everyone desires that type of tan which they have naturally. If skin is flawless and of that tone it definitely looks extremely compelling and mesmerisingly beautiful.

[LostSecrets]

Yeah but I think that is similar to why people like really dark skin people too. Also after looking up those people they are not dark at all. That is not medium complexion. Maybe amongst white people. I'd say Will Smith's son Jaden is medium or in the middle of all skin types. Or maybe even slightly darker.

[Sarahr123]

@LostSecrets Aishwarya Rai is NC30 in Mac. That is considered light-medium. Salma Hayek is darker than Aishwarya slightly. They are yellow with olive undertones. Sometimes lighting makes people look a bit lighter than they actually are. I personally don’t find darker than Hayek attractive on women however darker than that can be attractive on men.

[ilikefrogsalot]

Tans aren't as healthy as you think. Tans are your body's way of telling you your skin is damaged (like a sunburn, but less painful). It's fine to have natural melanin or eat foods that make your skin darker, HOWEVER, don't go out in the sun for long periods of time without wearing sunscreen or try to purposely tan. 90% of skin aging is caused by sun exposure. That tan might look sexy now, but it won't look sexy in 10 years!

[KatieCC]

Yea, tan skin is Attractive! So is light skin! Basing someone's sole attractiveness on the color of their skin color is super racist tho. Everyone has preferences, and if you lean towards tanner people that's a-ok, but it's not okay to invalidate other people's preferences on the basis that you aren't attracted to people with lighter skin tones. It's also not okay to try and shame them into fitting your standard of attractiveness, let them do them.

[Nasray72]

OK I'm seeing some pretty stupid statements here. Of course people in past liked pale skin more but we are f***ing taling about now which is I'm sure opposite. So don't go dig the past just because u don't want be the only ones to like pale skin. U like pale? Ok U like dark? Ok but u don't need to force your preference on everyone.
And by the way I'm Asian.

[AaronKrieger]

I'm not huge on tans you showed above. Especially the girls with blonde hair and have an orange any tone. It really makes them look like a slut which isn't that attractive. A tan I'm alright with until it gets to the point of orange skin. I think pale skin is much more attractive than this orange colored tan you've shown.

[Tanned92]

I'd say tan skin, even though I know it is very personal. I'm Mediterranean skinned, I think about those friends of mine who are pale and during Summer they can't go the beach because , if they would miss even a little spot of their body with the right amount of sunscreen... they'd burn ! I couldn't stand that, so long live tanned people lol !

[LeeannaDD]

The problem with your logic is that pale skin has been prized since antiquity. From ancient China to Victorian England. Why did so many cultures use white powdered cosmetics? I do however agree that tan skin is more attractive.

[alexanderdelarge7]

I agree with you

[Oceanwaves032]

I'm going to stop you right there. The reason tan skin is considered attractive nowadays in the Western world has nothing to do with biology, but with sociocultural reason and trends..
In ancient Greece, ancient Rome and during the Renaissance period, pale skin was considered more attractive
Also, tanning is actually a sign of skin damage. There is no such thing as a safe tan. The increase in skin pigment, called melanin, which causes the tan color change in your skin is a sign of damage.

[Jaysonava]

Because the time when tan skin began to b seen as attractive, in the 60s and 70s, the wealthy spent a lot of time in the sun in California. Therefore, tan skin was symbolic of a fun and opulent life.

In the past pale skin was seen as a sign of a wealthy life because the people with pale skin did not have to work in the sun.

[vishna]

Or... you could simply be born with more melanin. But that type of tan skin is rarely glorified

[softrosie]

Man everything has to be problematic huh

[mspotaytuh]

Exactly!

[Omega_brie]

Tan skin is primordially attractive because it signifies somebody who works outdoors in the sunshine, in tough conditions. This is what our ancestors needed to do to survive.

However, intentionally tanning is unhealthy, especially for people of European descent. It's a sign of skin damage. Naturally tan skin is fine.

[ODC2112]

Tanned skin has always been a symbol of low social class in European and Asian societies until such societies were agricultural. Having tanned skin means being a farmer. When people started working in factories, having tanned skin changed status. Only those who could afford to take vacations got tanned.
So it is nothing more than an indication of status.