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Okay, I know this isn't exactly a fitness question, but it does have to do with body image and such.

I want to start tanning a little bit. I'm really really white and I've never liked it. I just want to be slightly darker than I am to look healthier, but not orange crazy. I don't want a spray tan.

Are there any suggestions that would help? I'll probably do it outside and not at a tanning salon. I've heard that putting on baby oil before you tan helps; is this true? Thanks for the help.
>> Anonymous
All I do is on the first few sunny days of summer, I go to the park with a book and a towel, lay out in the grass and read for about an hour.

Presto, I'm tan for the rest of the season!
>> Anonymous
>>174916

Hey that's great! I'm pretty sure noone gives a fuck!
>> Anonymous
>>174924
Anger problems have we? lol
>> Anonymous
>>174928

No, I just don't remember reading "Hey /fit/, please share your experiences obtaining a tan."
>> Anonymous
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>>174931

>Are there any suggestions that would help?

how is the OP not asking for other anon's experiences, dumbfuck?
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>>I want to start tanning a little bit. I'm really really white and I've never liked it

yo op heres some insiration fo you skin and mussels
>> Anonymous
>>174951

He said he wants to be slightly tan, not a tattoo-covered nigger.
>> Anonymous
like the first person said, just go out into the sun for 2-3 days around noon and stay there for an hour. flip yourself around 30 minutes to get both sides. don't use oil or lotion unless you have a lot of trouble tanning (or you have problem areas, for instance my hands and feet don't tan uniformly with my body so i put a little oil based lotion on them)
>> Anonymous
OP here

>>174950
That's exactly what I'm looking for, experiences that have worked.

>>174963
I've gone out around noon 4 times now, for about 40 minutes each time and I haven't really gotten any darker. Not burning, but not tanning either.
>> Anonymous
>>174960

dat tattooed covered nigga made more bank in one night than youll make yo whole life bitch
>> Anonymous
>>175010
that may be true, but it doesn't change the fact that he's a tattoo-covered nigger.
>> Anonymous
>>175004
>I've gone out around noon 4 times now, for about 40 minutes each time and I haven't really gotten any darker. Not burning, but not tanning either.

What is your ethnic background? If you're Scottish / Irish / Freakin' Norwegian it's just going to be near impossible to tan you without burning. The fact that you haven't tanned yet haven't burned is interesting...

Also, where do you live? This might explain the no tan / no burn. Back when I lived in Texas, it would take hours to turn me browner, out here in California now I'll get brown within minutes. It helps that I'm part Hispanic, but the desert sun (free from all cloud cover, humidity, etc) is just different from coastal and inland sun.

Take a vacation to San Diego and I gaurantee you'll either burn or tan. Probably burn.
>> Anonymous
>>174951
Al Capone would fuck that nigger right the fuck up
>> Anonymous
40 minutes is not enough for me to tan either. The fact that you didn't burn is good, but "really really white" means you may not be able to keep up a good tan. Honestly some people just can't. I live 5 blocks from the ocean and go to a school where even people who aren't surfers know how to surf, so listen lol. Some people just cannot tan correctly.

Go out in the sun for a decent amount of time. An hour on each side is a good start if you didn't see ANYTHING with 40 minutes.

Don't trust your eyes when you're outside. You won't be able to "see a burn coming." You will fry before you notice it. Idk why but when I'm out in the sun all day I stop seeing the color red, and all my friends agree. Test how long it takes you to burn, then start putting on appropriate suntan lotion. I find 15 is good for all-day tanning but no burning. (or slight burning if you put water into the mix)

TLDR: unless you have good skin or actually live an active lifestyle outdoors, you are going to have to put a LOT of time into this. I suggest a tanning bed.
>> Anonymous
>>175017

touche
>> Anonymous
Enjoy your cancer.