How do you tan?

[BabyPiglet]

How well do you tan? Do you get tan/brown easily, do you have to burn first, and then get tan/brown, or do you just burn like a lobster?

This is inspired by me attempting to tan today, and it didn't go so well. I knew it really wouldn't, since I usually burn first and only then can I get tan. Anyway, I look like a lobster, and it hurts.

 

[I Am What I Am]

I tan easily. I usually take a while to burn.

 

[PirateSnowmen]

I burn like a lobster
If I get burnt it turns into a tan for maybe a few hours, then disappears. It's quite depressing.
Although, if I'm out in the sun a lot every day, I tend to tan a little bit.

 

[KitKat_Tink]

I generally don't tan at all. I burn.

 

[K-Shong99]

i fake bake, so the sun doesn't do much for me.
i might turn a little pink, but because i use the tanning bed so much, nothing really happens.

 

[cindys_castle2011]

I usually just go lay out by the pool. I tan usually really fast. I rarely get sunburned now, unless I'm outside for hours. I only lay out for about 15-20 minutes.

If I want a quicker tan, I have some spray on tan that I can use.

 

[ginnygirl102]

I burn but then it turns into a nice tan and the burns aren't usually THAT bad

 

[vanillamickey]

I skip the tan. I go straight to burn. Out of all my friends, I'm the palest. My friends are amazed xD

ETA: I live in Florida. I love irony.

 

[Axel]

My tans are all natural. I don't even try and get them, either. My tans are all from track season and any time I spend outdoors in the summer. I don't have a pool to lay by and it's a little awkward to just lay around in the sun for the sole purpose of tanning for me. I dunno, it was never my thing.

That said, I have some pretty awesome tan lines-- and I wear them with pride. A lot of my friends hate them, but I see them as a part of dedication to any sport. I've got track lines, my softball friends have shin guard lines, etc.

It's like the birkenstock tan or the goggle tan, it's a mark of something special.

 

[ginnygirl102]

I like your point ^^^^ I've got tan lines from all the sports I play haha and I don't lay out...I just get tans or burns by being outside a lot

 

[Babyjustrun]

I burn and freckle. My burn heals and I'm white again. Then I burn again.
I don't tan, other than on my feet, and sometimes my leg.
I'm currently so burnt that complete strangers need to comment and my parents actually made me stay home today and not go to the beach with all my friends.

 

[imabrat]

If there's even an ounce of humidity, I burn. If it's a nice dry environment, I tan. It's really weird actually.
I'm paler than a ghost and live in an area with lots of humidity, therefore I burn and get freckles very easily.

 

[Princess victoria]

i'm extra pale....i burn mostly and i'm not to fond of tanning anyways..
only because Skin Cancer runs in my family.
my dad AND grandma have had bits of it.

 

[PosessedEeyore]

I burn with SPF 70+. tell me that isn't sad.
If I go out in the sun for more than 10 minutes, I will burn like hell.
I'm literally white. this is off topic a bit, but once when I was getting my face painted the lady told me the white won't show up on my skin xD
So yeah, basicly I can't tan and burn.

 

[_Twinks&Spinks_]

I'm naturally tan, ya know, olive skinned
I rarely burn though...only if I'm out for a LONG period of time...

 

[pigletgirl]

It takes absolutely f.o.r.e.v.e.r!!! My skin just likes to burn and peel, which is what its doing right now. Its so yucky!

I haven't ever done a fake bake because it may look a little awkward because I have pretty fair skin, blonde hair and blue eyes.

I would probably turn out like the girl who works at the tanning salon in Christmas With the Kranks. Totally gross!

 

[bananda]

i usually burn then tan. i never used to burn until i was about 12. but my burns look worse than they are.

ETA: i dont stay burnt for more than about 2 days. unless its really bad.
im kinda olive skinned, but not like dark olive. i look really dark next to my sisters. lol

 

[Tinkerbell424]

I use dark tanning oil and it works really well for me.
Within 5 days, I got super tan!
I burn/peel if I dont wear tanning oil or sunscreen.

 

[SBubba18]

I burn in Florida, at home, and at band camp. When I go to Myrtle Beach I tan so easily. Right now I am tan since during track season I got so burnt so my Myrtle Beach tan is going to turn out so well this year!

Oh! If I am already tan and I go to band camp or anywhere else, I burn. Doesn't matter if I am tan or not. I still burn.

 

[Stitch4Prez]

I put on 50 SPF every 10 minutes at the beach or pool, and I still burn. I've gotten one tan my whole life.