Gothamist: Coppertoning it Down

Best Indoor Tanning Lotion

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:11:54 -0500

The ones that you see all wrinkled up normally have not used a good tanning lotion or have totally abused the tanning bed. Tanning should be done in moderation.

sunless

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:03:30 -0500

Actually, a lot of elderly ladies from poorer familes look much better than the generation after them. My 94-year-old grandma has always worn gloves and a big hat while working in the garden; when she was a child, she was told that a suntan would make othes think she was a farm worker, or other commoner. It amazes me that kids in their 20s are getting wrinkles.

Brightliner

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:54:55 -0500

The first person who develops a natural-looking sunless tanner/bronzer with UVA/UVB sunblock, that's easy and quick to apply and doesn't cost more than $5-10 a week will become a gazillionaire, I tell you. I think a lot of these kids avoid the sunless stuff because it's too expensive and/or looks fake. Make it cheap and rake in the profits by selling tons of it. Then again, there was also some inconclusive research that showed these tanning addicts also get a boost in serotonin levels from UV, which can make anyone a little happier and more relaxed. Still not worth it to me, though.

not a well-worn driving glove

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:14:23 -0500

I once had one of those special permanent sun damage Polariods taken, along with my mom and stepdad. Since about the age of 19, I've religiously used spf moisturizer (I'm 34 now). Regardless, I still had about as much permanent damage in my face as my mom. Depletion of the ozone layer pretty much means we're not dealing with our parents' sun. So keep reapplying that shit! Ever notice how former high school goths and other misfits look fantastic as they age? We didn't spend our teens in tanning beds. I know there are self-tanners and all, but what's the point of wanting to look like you just got out of radiation treatments?

diane

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:46:03 -0500

Neutrogena MicroMist, people. It's a way of life.

case in point

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:33:23 -0500

Had a friend die from skin cancer. Which is better? Remember the seventies? Rose Ann Scamardella or Kaity Tong, both came onto the news scene the same time, now tell me, which one looks better?

gah!

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:58:48 -0500

I think people who tan in this day and age are nuts. Seriously, what is better... to look "hot" in your twenties (for, let's say, a decade) or hot for the remaining 50+ years of your life. My dad just had a huge chunk of his face removed due to not using sunscreen as a kid.

actually

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:31:17 -0500

For awhile now, they've been saying that breast self-exams are useless, especially compared to mammography: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/20/earlyshow/contributors/emilysenay/main554870.shtml

Anon E. Mouse

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:21:05 -0500

What's the obsession with people wanting to look like worn out leather bags? I was on a plane to Vegas one time, and there was this couple in the row in front of me. I caught a glimpse of the girlfriend/wife (or whatever), and actually reeled back in fear for a moment, not expecting what I saw. She had straw-like hair and a face that made an aging potbelly pig with dermatitis look handsome. Sure she had that golden tan, but looked like death!

Toby

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:12:44 -0500

If people are so vain that they want to risk skin cancer, I think we can say it is natrual selection in action.