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I'm planning on being all natural too :) I stopped dyeing my hair after it started falling out in high school (at home dye jobs...), and never got around to getting it done professionally, I turn red instead of tan, and I can't wear heels for medical reasons. I like being me though, and don't want to look like someone else on my wedding day!
I think for girls who normally tan, or normally wear heels, or normally dye their hair, it makes more sense to do those things for the wedding - that's who they are day to day!
i am conflicted b/c i want to be my pink and pasty self, but on the honeymoon what if i burn! Shouldn't i have a base tan? I already wear spf a zillion.
@Vista- you can still burn with a tan base and it's not a recommended thing to do at all. Even a tan is sun damage. Just keep reapplying sunscreen on your honeymoon. It will be a good sexy job for your new husband :p
@joes wifey it would be sexier if spf 120 wasn't goop lol! I'l just tell him we have to stay inside...
also i saw a pic of the most stunning red head bride, you almost couldn't tell where the dress started she was so white and she was just gorgeous!!!
I have also recently come to terms with my whiteness. I have read that a persons natural color is the most flattering when wearing white anyway.
You couldn't get me into a tanning salon- but I do get a little tan during my usual winter (in AZ) outdoor fun. I'm totally fine with not being super tanned, I just need to avoid my natural state of "farmer's tan". I'm still slathering on the sunscreen, but wearing tube tops whenever I'm normally out so my natural tan will be even... otherwise I turn into a lobster!
As someone who is beyond white, I cannot tan. Like, physical impossibility. So I am with you there.
@vista
No need for crazy spf, just reapply often. Works much better anyways. I travel a ton, went to Vietnam for two weeks this past summer, we go to Mexico regularly. Just reapply. And sit under an umbrella when possible.
I am the queen of pasty, trust me.
@Vista- I guess that's true. I find nothing appealing about sunscreen and HAAATE it. I'm a pasty myself and generally end up burning because of my extreme dislike of sunscreen. I don't think your guy would care as much though :p Getting to rub his hands all over you lol If you don't like the idea though, the spray stuff isn't so bad. It's spray on so at least you dont have the greasy residue all over your hands.
I don't mind my super pale white skin, I just wish it wasn't so patchy with blotches of purple and veins and stuff lol. I loove the smooth white skin, like Scarlett Johanssan
I am very fair skinned. I have natural strawberry blonde/auburn hair, and I definitely burn without sunscreen everywhere. I LOVE my hair, but I admit I become really frustrated with my fair skin. I went to Costa Rica in 2006, and had to spend at least 15 min each morning, and then again several times per day, applying SPF 30-45 sunscreen all over my body. I still burned, on really hot days (keep in mind Costa Rica is close the equator, so the UV index is VERY high there). I even developed sunscreen allergy midway through my trip, and had to spend a day indoors becuase I had hives all over my body. I solved it by buying a hypoallergenic sunscreen, but it took me a while to find one that worked. So yup, I am frustrated. I have had people ask me if I am sick or if I ever "go outside" (I am VERY active outdoors, so this really grinds my gears)
I will be the voice of dissent - I am going to pre-tan before my wedding. I was a bridesmaid in my friends wedding two summers ago and I pre-tanned and I loved how it looked. Now keep in mind, I did it on the lowest setting possible, I didn't burn, and my "tan" is what most people's pale winter skin would look like. But I felt like a million bucks. But I don't endorse tanning for everyone, and I certainly don't do it regularly. I still wear sunscreen and will continue to do so. Just a different experience for me I guess!
@ JoesWifey - I TOTALLY understand about the blotchy skin thing! My skin gets red blotches, and I have veiny legs, which is too bad because my legs are NICE!
I'm not sure how natural I'll be able to be, but I am naturally VERY pale. Start thinking paper or vanilla ice cream here. I love my skin and in the right light it glows beautifully. I love your idea to be as perfect as you were made to be!
I am naturally pale and I have sensitive skin, but I really want to be somewhat tan on my wedding day. We'll see what I end up with!
I'm naturally super white and I used to get sunburned all. the. time. Even in the winter if I was outside too long! But I went to Mexico for a week and managed to not get burned at all-- I think that I finally have a foolproof method.
1) Before you go outside apply a THICK layer of 50+ spf from a bottle (average amount you're supposed to use for full-body is at least a shot glass ful) 20-30 min before you go out.
2) Take nutragena 70spf SPRAY with you wherever you go and reapply every 60 min. I looooooooove the spray stuff and it goes on so fast. You can re-do your whole body in under a minute.
I am also very naturally pale, but I live in FL. I always tan in the summer. We have a boat and spend a lot of times in the outdoors in the summer. I have stopped going to the tanning salon, even though it kills me. Everyone is tan down here.....everyone. I will be tanning before the wedding, but in moderation. I want to look like myself, and I certainly don't want to be orange bride - that is tragic.
For me, my options will be white or sunburned - thanks, Irish heritage! And since I burn even with with sunscreen, I'm really hoping for white. Especially since unless I burn while naked from the boobs up, I'll end up with oh-so-attractive sunburn lines with my strapless dress.
I am sort of inbetween...I am fair skinned but I am not completely white. I wear sunscreen but still get a bit of color in the summertime. I do admit that I've enjoyed a tanning bed or two...but I like my skin, I don't think light skin is unattracive, but I do think overly tanned skin that ends up looking like a baseball glove, is!
please don't tan! I have horrible skin, so rocking the paleness was less appealing (tho, I do love the look on clear skinned brides) so I did the airbrush route and LOVED it...for the busy bride, it only takes 1 session (I recommend a trial run before, though; I did mine before my boudoirs.)
I am going to do everything I cant NOT to get too tan over the summer lol I like my paleness
I am naturally pale but living in Charleston, sc and going to a college where I walk from class to class over 1/2 a mile a day outside I can get a little color here and there if I'm not careful. I know its healthier to wear sunscreen every day anyways so I'm glad to be starting.
@vistagirl: my dermatologist told me that the base tan thing is a myth. just wear sunscreen constantly so you don't end up indoors with a burn!
I didn't tan either. Honestly, I only burn and I don't want to give myself wrinkles later in life.
Funny you should mention this, in Cuban culture it's considered more desireable to be light light light white. We come in all colors so it's not like a "shade thing" it's just trying to be as light as is possible for you. So I too am wearing sunscreen daily on my face as well as on my forearms, because they get the most exposure. I use an Aveeno with suncreen, not sure on the name as the label peeled off. I'll keep hunting!
Whooo Pale Brides!
I have very fair skin and in the Peruvian mountains (13 degrees from equator, extremely high elevation), reapplying only SPF 15, very thoroughly using enough, every 2 hours kept me from getting burned. I also didn't burn when I reapplied thoroughly in the Dominican Republic. Make sure you're using enough sun screen on each application, and reapply every time you get out of the water. Most people don't use anywhere near the recommended amount, it's a lot.
I'm going to tan a bit before my wedding. I don't want to be so light. I want to be able to see my dress as distinct from my skin.
My skin is inbetween because I have a mix of my mom and dad. My dad is egyptian and my mom is predominantly swedish. If I tan I can get really tan, but when I avoid the sun I get really pale. I used to go to the beach a lot in college( luckily I always wore sunscreen), but lately Ive been staying out of the sun. My mom was just diagnosed with skin cancer and my aunt also had skin cancer. Ill probably just get a light spray tan. Unfortunately I like the way a tan looks better on me, but ill stick to the spray tanning. I wont get anywhere near tanning booths and I use sunscreen every single day.
@ Corgi
From one pale chick to another, thanks for the spray sunscreen. I don't know why, but using lotion in the morning and spray as extra never occurred to me. Awesome!
I'm very very very fair as well, and I used to always try to tan. I've just come to terms with the fact that I'm pale, and that's that. My hair has also grown out back to its natural color... and I'm wearing flats too! :p
P.S. Here's proof of my crazy paleness. lol
I use Lubriderm SPF 15. If its not the summer and youre not going to be spending more than a few minuts outside each day you really dont need to wear SPF 30. I use the Lubriderm on my body and my face. It doesnt smell like sunscreen at all it smells very good actually! You can find it in any drugstore/grocery store
I stayed under a cloud of SPF the whole year before the wedding - no straps on sunny days, either. I would put sunscreen on but still have a tube top, since sometimes you just get color anyway, and i didn't want lines. I wore a silly hat all week for the destination wedding, too. I have mentioned before on the boards that we are going back to Jamaica for our friends' wedding @ the same location, and this time I'm not going to be so militant about being my typical pale self. And my poor husband - I kept spraying him with sunscreen all week, and he was so sad that he didn't have any color when we got back from TWO WEEKS in the Caribbean - this time I'll leave him alone while he sleeps at the pool!
First pic - rocking out with my sun blocking ensemble. Second pic - successful at no sunburn!
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I’ve come to terms with my Casper-like complexion, and now embrace it. :) I don’t (can’t) tan, and decided I won’t fake-bake for the wedding.
I do love that Neutrogena 70spf spray sun-screen too! They have one that is “dry touch” or something like that – no greasy residue. It's awesome. There is one can permanently in my purse in the summer, and one in my car all year round. FH used to make fun of me for spraying myself all the time with it, until he saw that without it, ten minutes in the sun and I’m burned!
It's a good thing vampires are so in right now, because I, too, am insanely pale. However, I am absolutely determined to put forth the effort to be tan for my wedding- especially my honeymoon. It'll probably take 2 months just to build up a base tan with my 5 minute sessions, but that's ok. lol.
There is a Neutrogena lotion with SPF 50, and it feels like lotion instead of like sunblock. I can't remember the exact name of the product, but it was definitely a Neutrogena product.
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So I have heard little mentions here and there of tanning for your wedding and thought I'd throw my deal out there to see if anyone's in the same boat. I am naturally pale. I've tanned here and there during different summers, but I have come to peace with my natural state, and have started to wear sunscreen every day to stay that way. One of the first things I thought about after getting engaged once I came down from all the excitement was that on my wedding day I wanted to be completly natural. Natural height (no heels), natural hair color, and natural skin color. I'm having my hair dyed back closer to my natural color next month. Anyone else taking steps similar to these?
So I've been using a biore moisturizer with spf 30 on my face every day, but I know I need some on my body too. I was looking at different lotions with SPF and unfortunatly they all stink like sunscreen. So I'm still looking for a good product in that area.