7 Advantages of Staying Pale ...

Lots of people love a tan, and they can certainly look good, especially if you play it safe and use a fake tan. However, others are naturally very pale, which can also look great. It certainly has its advantages, and here I list some of the reasons why pale is a good look.

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It’s Natural

It’s Natural Photo Credit: lisahumes

If you’re from Northern Europe, like me, you’re pale for a reason! Celebrate your natural tone, rather than trying to change it (that goes for everyone, beauty comes in all shades!). I prefer to stick with my pale skin as I’m quite happy with it – and I’m too lazy for fake tan anyway. Plus I’d probably make a complete mess of it!

It’s Safe

A tan may look good, but too much time on the beach can be very risky. Skin cancer rates are increasing rapidly worldwide, so staying pale helps avoid that danger. If you’re pale, you’re not designed to be out in the sun! We all need a little exposure to boost out Vitamin D levels, but wait until the sun isn’t so strong, and make it short.

Stand out

Stand out Photo Credit: Max Schiro

If everyone else is tanned, you are going to look different and original. Just look at Dita von Teese – her signature look of pale skin, dark hair and red lipstick is definitely old-school glamor. While I’m not quite as gorgeous as Dita, I like how my pale skin and blue eyes contrast with my dark hair.

Stay Young

Dermatologists say that much of what people think of as natural aging is actually sun damage. I don’t mean to boast, but … okay, I do. At 41, I have very few lines and people think I am at least 10 years younger. That wouldn’t happen if I’d spent years toasting myself on sunbeds. We all have to get older – but there’s no sense in making it earlier than it has to be!

Back to the past

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Pale actually used to be more desirable! If you were tanned, it showed that you were a peasant and had to work in the fields. Rich people could stay undercover and thus stayed pale. It just goes to show how tanning is a thing of fashion. Don’t be swayed by what’s ‘in’ – a natural tan should be very much out of fashion.

Don’t Listen

If you get any comments about ‘pale looking unhealthy’ or ‘you need some sun’, ignore them. Who cares what anyone else thinks? You don’t ‘need’ a tan – there is absolutely nothing wrong with being pale. Wear shorts if you want, and ignore remarks about your white legs, it’s just an opinion!

Gothic Glory

Gothic Glory Photo Credit: Rekanyari

If you’re a goth, or you love the gothic/vampire look, then you’re on to a winner if you’re pale. Whoever saw a vampire with a tan? Your lily-white skin will be a perfect dramatic contrast to all that black clothing.

Do you get comments about your fair skin – complimentary or otherwise? Do you love it, or have you always longed to be tanned? For all the reasons I’ve listed above – and many I haven’t – be pale and proud!

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I'm a very pale redhead, so this article made me feel a lot better. I recently got sunburned from a day at the lake, so I KNOW I won't tan. It's a matter of accepting it. You absolutely can't change your natural skin tone. I'm learning to embrace it :)

I look better when I am tanned My skin is very very white and pale I dont like it :(

I tan so easily and I don't like it, mainly due to health concerns. I'm terrified of getting skin cancer, but I tan when I'm outside even though I use enough sunblock. In fact, my upper arms have gotten so tanned, they stay darker than the rest of my body all year. :\ I wish I could stay pale!!

I'm really pale and very very very self conscious about it to the point that it is making very emotional... life sucks :(

I'm pale also after a chimo treatment. I really needed to hear a few reasons to make me feel better about how pale I am

I come from a big family of italians who tan VERY easily. Only one of my cousins and myself are pale.. the irish in us is a LOT more dominant. It's definitely weird when I'm out with all of my family and I'll stand out more because of my skin.. I almost avoid wearing shorts in public because I look so pale.

I am incredibly pale, but I also go for the goth look :) I've got bright blue eyes and I dyed my hair black with blue streaks, it makes my eyes stand out all the more and my skin only complements my look :) I have gotten a few remarks about my white legs and people sometimes think i'm sick, but I always ignore them I'm pale because I burn very fast, so I stay out of the sun most of the time I don't really care whether I'm pale or tan, my pale complexion is a part of who I am and I love it :)

i always get picked on for my pale skin. it won't get tan!!!! i feel so self concious about it. so for prom, in order to look my best, i went for a fake bake. a tan-in-a-can. well.... it said results would appear in 4 hours.... 4 hours later, i'm still white as a ghost! 6 hours later, it appeared, in bruise-like spoltches--my mom thot they were from my bf! we discovered the $30 tan we bought (and multiple different ones since then) were crap bc my skin is just too fair so? so, now i embrace it and my bf tells me everyday he loves my porclen, snow white skin. it makes me sstand out, and in 40 years, i'll still have smooth creamy skin! :)

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