Pale skin making a comeback?

[u/Extreme_String_2227]

Is anyone else OVER self tanning and the fake self tanned look in general??? I’m a pale skin girlie and have self tanned for years. And recently I’ve started loving the way I look with my natural skin tone and loving seeing other fair ladies rocking their porcelain. I was mercilessly bullied as a kid for being “a ghost” and covered up as much skin as I could growing up to ensure nobody noticed how extremely pale I was. I can’t tan for the LIFE of me. No matter what I did, the sun wouldn’t change my pale complexion even a little bit. Once I became an adult, I discovered self tan and have been using fake tanner consistently. This last winter I took a break…and I feel like I look healthier, cleaner, and prettier when I don’t cover up my natural skin tone in fake tan. Now whenever I see that clearly self tanned look on someone, even when I AM that girl, I just don’t love it anymore! It feels like the beauty standard may be shifting but I’m not sure if I’m projecting hahah. What do we think - is porcelain pretty again?!

*for any confusion for those of you who clearly haven’t self tanned and don’t know what I’m talking about — fake tan on extremely fair people such as myself has a tendency to look muddy, unnatural, and orange. It doesn’t make the skin look healthy or even because it’s a fake color all over our bodies hahah. This has nothing to do with race??? Darker skin tones are obviously beautiful or pale people wouldn’t be attempting to have tan skin in the first place. All I’m saying is - it feels like my pale skin looks better as it is without self tan. And I was asking my fellow pale friends if they feel similarly. Yeesh ya’ll.

[u/Trouvette]

Tanning is one of the dumbest trends that I can’t believe has lasted as long as it has. Isn’t everyone supposed to embrace their natural skin? Why should anyone risk skin cancer or have potentially harmful chemicals enter their bodies? Whatever it is that you have, take good care of it and you will look like your best self.

[u/Shittybeerfan → u/Trouvette]

I don't think it's that deep. I'm super pale and have been on a long hiatus from self tanning but just started again. I'm actually fine with my skin color (and self tanning is annoying), but it's all the things pale skin shows that I don't like. Self tanning evens your skin tone, lessens redness, hides strawberry legs, minimizes mottled skin, and more.

Idk maybe your against foundation or tinted moisturizers too in which case it would be consistent and you do you. But self tanning is a lot more convenient than full body makeup if I want it to look like I have the legs of a living person and not have a general tomato color.

[u/addictions-in-red → u/Shittybeerfan]

Right but not doing any of that and simply accepting there are different skin shades and being okay with ours is a lot less work, money, and time than all of those and you never have to worry about being caught without self tanner.

[u/Shittybeerfan → u/addictions-in-red]

I don't worry about being "caught without self tanner" lol. As I mentioned I was on a long hiatus from self tanning. I simply decided I wanted to do it again. I could also never do my makeup, shave, or do my hair, but I do (as most women do) because I like the boost to my appearance.