Fake Bake
I’ve always been relatively uncomfortable with my skin tone – really fuckin pale. For while, I considered taking pretty gross measure to help remedy my (what I thought was a) problem. That typical solution? FAKE BAKING! Yay for the unnaturalness of tanning beds.
I’ve actually tried out a few trial periods prior to making any sort of committment with a tanning company. I went on a regular basis for a week only to show no results. What the fuck? I started realizing that my paleness is like a disease that won’t be cured. Then I figured… what if I just kept going? Shell out a few ten’s once a month for that bronzey glow? I mean, sure, I’d hate myself on the inside a little bit more for going against my gut and frying my skin, but isn’t it worth it to go against the naturalness of the winter skin color?
The sad thing is, I was willing to go along with that idea! However, I didn’t have money, and I’m glad I didn’t. In the winter… the majority of us are pale. It’s fucking cold outside! A majority of us will do whatever it takes to duck, cover, and run for the indoors! I don’t have the will to stay in the sun long enough with that much skin showing. And for those who actually have a strange, orangish tint to them in a winter… that just says way more than I’d hope for. I can look at a bronze girl and think “wow… was she really so insecure with herself that she had to risk a bit of skin cancer to go with this unnatural trend?” Why the fuck else would you do that to yourself, honestly? We’re all light skinned around this time, you can easily look the freak of the bunch with that lovely orange glow.
It’s unfortunate that I can’t find the precise words right now to convey the stupidity of this trend, so I’ll leave you with this.
Hot.
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