Why do girls get fake tans?

Question

Iv never understood why.

Freedom of choice, maybe, but i dont understand why white girls/mixed race girls want to make there skin darker, are you not happy with the skin color you have? Or is it to make people think you have been on a long holiday when you really havent?

Answers please.

Answer 1

used fake tan once, and its horrible annoying stuff. which ends up orange on most people.

Im naturally pale and im staying like it :)

Answer 2

I never got fake tan, but I assume that girls get tans simply because tans are in fashion. Maybe they can't/won't sunbathe, so they waste their money to produce the same effect.

I don't have clue what I'm talking about.

Answer 3

I know , it is stupid , but that's the reason they do it

i personally don't understand it anyway , but i wouldn't because I'm black anyway ha ha

"too look healthy" WTF that's not a reason ha ha

Answer 4

Because they wanna look more exotic.It's considered a s**y thing to have a tan for some reason.I've never gotten a fake tan and never will because it's extremely unhealthy for the skin.But,I don't mind the tan I get from going outdoors and beach.

Answer 5

hm good question. idk i think its really whoreish looking. i evn hate a natural tan on myself at least i just want my regular skin color. i think girls get fake tans because they want to get celebrity like skin which always seems to glow. dduh people sunset tan. celebrities get fake tans too but they spend thousands on it. lindsay lohan spend 3700 on her tan

Answer 6

yah its very stupid most girls do it and end up looking orange and they keep doing it anyway. and since when is having white skin unhealthy?

Answer 7

I ASK THE QUESTION YOUVE ASKED EVRYDAY.....I MEAN GET A SPRAY TAN THAT LOOKS AT LEAST A BIT NATURAL, BUT WHEN PEOPLE GO O.T.T AKA AN ORANGE THEN ITS GOING TO FAR!!!

THEN AGAIN, I FDONT HAVE THE PROBLEM OF TANNING OR BEING PASTY COLOUR AS I HAVE AN ALL YEAR ROUND TAN (I AM BENGALI ASIAN) :)

Answer 8

Im naturally fair and only tend to wear abit of fake tan when Im wearing a dress or skirt as I think my white skinny legs might scare people.

I think the whole tan thing is because all the celebrities seem to have tan and it pressurizes us girls into thinking a tan looks better.

My ex hated it when i wore fake tan, but if I didnt wear it during summer i use to feel like everyone would look and laugh at me for being so white.

Answer 9

Im pale and happy with it. Fake tan is for chavs

Answer 10

umm yea im not really sure.

i guess its cause being "tan" is good and thats just a quick way to get one?!?!

i dont tan thats all i know!! =P

Answer 11

coz theyre dumb

im indian and my skin's caramel colour

there is no wayy i wud like a tan...infact i wud like to get fairer..if thats possible...i try to stay out of the sun as much as possible...

but i think most of them want to do it feel s**y or hot and wateverr u noe.....

but i think its extremely unhealthy and makes the girl look very superficial

Answer 12

i'm not white or mixed race. i have brown skin but i'm guessing white girls get fake tans because they can't go brown. its something to do with their melanin in their skin. a lot of them just go red when they sunbathe.i guess they just personally prefer to be brown. my friend is white and she calls herself pale. she never wears skirts with out putting fake tan on her legs because she isn't comfortable with it. not all white and mixed race girls are like that tho. i think every skin colour is beautiful =]

Answer 13

lol well in my case, I'm mexican, and i have no tan haha. maybe its because they want skin cancer ahha.

Answer 14

I think girls think they need to be tan to be 'popular' or 'fit in' and if they don't, no body will like them. lol.

or they just get them to look better/waste money for something to do.

personally, i don't get tan(because i have red heads in my family and we all basically burn) and I'm fine with the color i am, sure i may not be tan, but I'm happy!

(:

Answer 15

I think because alot of girls say they look 10lbs thinner when they are tanner

Answer 16

i had a spray tan for the first time and i have to be honest it made me look so much better

Answer 17

It has nothing to do with insecurity! I live in Miami and everyone is tan because of the beaches and or tanning salons. It looks good with the right amount, not that fake orange look. A tan gives you a nice sun kissed glow!

I like my light porcelin skin and don't need a tan to feel confident, but when i do get one I love it just as much!!

Why do ppl wear fake color contacts??

Why do black girls get weaves or straighten their hair???

why do ppl change their hair color??

why do kids want to look emo??

Why do white ppl listen to rap and wear baggy clothes??

why do ppl want to whiten their teeth???

All the same s***

Answer 18

It's this whole California/beach look that everyone seems to love these days. They say that it makes them look like they spend all day in the sun, outside, which in turn makes them look like they're fun and up for anything. I think this stemmed from how people will make fun of really pale people at the beach, just because it looks like they never go outside, so anyone who's pale is deemed as "ew, gross" no matter the season.

To me, it just looks like you have a fake tan. Especially up here in New England during the winter when I'll see people who *magically* got tan over the weekend. Sure, they went to the beach in 20 degree weather. (Not).

Answer 19

I dont tan,

I think tanning is stupid and really bad for your skin.

Im naturally pale with rosy cheeks.

Like a porclin doll.

Not all girls tan...

but they girls who do are insacure about the color of there skin and have the right to tan to get better confidance.

Answer 20

Because they wanna look more exotic.It's considered a s**y thing to have a tan for some reason.I've never gotten a fake tan and never will because it's extremely unhealthy for the skin.But,I don't mind the tan I get from going outdoors and beach.

Also,they most likely want to become more attractive.

They want to feel pretty and want attention.

They probably don't have time to go to the beach and wait until they're TAN.

I know someone who was going to get married and went to the tanning salon almost everyday and by the time it was her wedding day she died as she was walking down the aisle.

SAD HA?

Well yea!

And it's true.

So I reccomend most women to be happy the way they are created because most people don't have what they have.

So seriously that's why [people] women go to the tanning salon.

Marissa.C <33

Answer 21

girls would rather be fat but tan

than pale and fat.

it makes girls feel more confident for some odd reason

another thing;; most fake tans look orange

Answer 22

because it's much better than frying your skin in the sun and getting skin cancer

I think fake tan looks a lil stupid but I sure as h**l would prefer to do that then to sit in the sun all day....

two words.... donatelle versace.... oh wait 1 more word... ewwwwwwww!!!

Answer 23

Tans makes you look healthy..

Girls want to look healthy..

So we get tans..

Simple..

Answer 24

i dont fake tan but no im not happy with my natural skin color. if i did fake tan it would be bcuz my skin is ugly and pale and doesnt go with my dark hair and eyes at all. i feel like if i have somewhat of a tan then it brings out my features better but ive never seen how i look with a deep tan bcuz ive never gone to the beach longer than a week and i dont do sunbeds or sit outside often. but im sure it could get to a point where it looks too dark and fades out the better features. i dont care about looking like i was on a holiday. as for the healthy thing...tans arent healthy but i guess it looks healthier to have a little glow if ur natural skin is pale (looks healthy but isnt)