How to get pale?

[AudGreene]

So I'm sure that this is going to sound insane...but I want to be pale more than anything! Right now I'm NC25 but I'm really craving the porcelain NC15 look. I'm tired of my perpetual tan!

I know I'm capable of being pale, I have been before, but currently I am outside teaching/playing tennis 4-5 days a week for 8 months out of the year!

So my question is...what can I do to lighten my skin? Besides waiting 5-6 months until winter...

 

[SkylarV217]

Buy some of the strongest sunscreen and keep it applied frequently !

 

[Shaquille]

maybe use some MSFs to lighten up your tone? I mean, you can't really avoid being tan as you are on the court frequently

 

[NicksWifey]

I think Skylar gave you great advice. If you're outside that much during the year, investing in a really high SPF should keep you pale and of course, protect your skin

 

[Hilly]

Wear a big floppy hat!

 

[girlstar]

I agree with the spf - get a really high spf and reapply it A LOT.

 

[AudGreene]

I appreciate the advice! I currently wear Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock in SPF 30 (LOVE it!), but when I run out, I'll make sure to get a higher SPF.

 

[snowflakelashes]

Higher SPF and Reapply as necessary if you are on the court that much and sweating you probably lose some of the sunscreen along with the sweat. Try for HIGH SPF formulas that are formulated to last for sports, and reapply afew times a day inbetween sets. Also make sure you are applying the first application of the sunscreen enough time before you get out in the sunlight, it should say on the bottle ei "apply 30 minutes before sun exposure etc". That's all I ahve I don't think theres anything you can do to lighten skin except stay out of sun/block the sun.

 

[Korms]

I'm sure I read somewhere that factor 50 was a total sun block.

 

[kittycatliss]

I don't think it is because when i went on holiday to spain i wore factor 65 and reapplied like 10 times a day to make sure but i still tanned quite a lot now my nw15 foundation is too light. i was sure i wouldn't tan haha and now im like nw25 or something

 

[NatalieMT]

I am NC15 and I really don't understand why anyone wants to be this pale. To me I look ill and other people always comment on my paleness aswell. Not in a good way more of a 'are you feeling okay?'.

But anyways yeah like others have said special sun cream for sports and leisure, that'll be more longwearing. Then something specially formulated for the face aswell. I'd suggest nothing lower than SPF 50. Reapplication also seems key. I wear MACs SPF 50 primer and there's no sun here. Although whenever it is slightly sunny my parting in my hair burns like crazy, I now have to put a special hair sun protection thing in too.

 

[AudGreene]

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Originally Posted by NatalieMT I am NC15 and I really don't understand why anyone wants to be this pale. To me I look ill and other people always comment on my paleness aswell. Not in a good way more of a 'are you feeling okay?'.

Haha, this is a perfect example of our natural human instinct of never being satisfied! I told some friends today about wishing to be pale, and they gave me the strangest looks!

My reasons to be pale are as follows:
- I've been tan since mid-March and I'm bored with it!
- It's healthier
- I hate having a typical blonde hair/tan skin combination
- I know you shouldn't get caught up with being "in fashion" or striving to look like a supermodel...but pale skin looks so different and refreshing! Look at Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Ali Michaels..

 

[Korms]

A bit of googling turned up this article. There are some at home remedies involving lemon juice on here that claim to get rid of a tan!

Gothic beauty tips for pale skin - Mookychick

 

[Simply Elegant]

Wear sunblock instead of sunscreen and try to use moisturizers, foundations, powders with sunscreen too.

 

[Korms]

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Originally Posted by Simply Elegant Wear sunblock instead of sunscreen and try to use moisturizers, foundations, powders with sunscreen too.

Just as a quick side note to that, layering SPF does not give additional sun protection. For example, if your moisturiser is SPF 25 and your foundation SPF 15, your sun protection will be SPF 25 as that is the highest used, not SPF 40. I would say, don't worry too much about SPF in foundations, just get a good facial moisturiser with high SPF

Although, it of course does no harm to have SPF in everything.

 

[rachybloom]

Definitely agree with the sunscreen. Any sort of sun exposure will gradually darken you.. Plus all that sunscreen will give you AMAZING skin when you're older :]

I definitely know what you mean when you want to be more pale! I avoid tanning not only because of the whole wrinkle factor, but because I think pale skin is so sexy. And it definitely boosts my confidence when the boyfriend tells me that he loves my complexion too

 

[anjelik_dreamin]

I don't know if you have it where you live but here in Australia you can get heaps of whitening products. I use Ginvera Marvel Gel with Green Tea, mainly for it's exfoliating and healing properties as I' already ghostly white, and it claims to whiten skin and even skin tone. Here's the link if your interested Shop Online

I think it's a Japanese brand but I bought it from my local chemist. I know a lot of Indian stores around here sell various lightening creams as well.

 

[Sario]

Here's another vote for sunscreen! The higher spf the better, and spf # is inversely related to the amount of UV rays it lets through... so spf 30 allows 1/30 th or 0.03 of the rays through, spf 50 allows 1/50 th or 0.02 of the rays through. There's no such thing yet as a perfect block other than avoiding the sun. Also agree with the no doubling up thing, putting an spf 15 powder over an spf 15 cream still just gives you spf15, although you're less likely to have missed a spot. You should be applying an ounce over your whole body every two hours, which is a shot glass full or so as a guide. For face, I was told about a half teaspoon, maybe 2 mL or so all the way down the neck. Don't forget funky spots like lips and ears, if you've ever had a lip sunburn you never forget that spot again! Reapply after you sweat a lot or towel dry, though it's best to air dry or blot with a towel rather than rub. Chemical sunscreens (octinoxate, octisalate, homosalate, avobenzone/parsol, ecamsule, etc.) should be applied more frequently than physical sunscreens (zinc oxide/titanium dioxide) about every two hours versus three or four depending on formula. Right now I'm really loving Shiseido's spf 55/pa+++ lotion in the blue bottle as well as neutrogena's ultra sheer dry touch spf 85. And of course the floppy big hat suggestion is very good too. I'm a bit of a sun exposure freak, my NC20 skin doesn't tolerate sun exposure well at all. Hope these tips help, they're straight from my derm!

 

[Shenanigans]

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Originally Posted by NatalieMT I am NC15 and I really don't understand why anyone wants to be this pale. To me I look ill and other people always comment on my paleness aswell. Not in a good way more of a 'are you feeling okay?'.

Ugh, ya, I get the same thing - if I wear light eyeshadow/no liner, it's like they think I'm dead or something! Blush is my friend. =)

 

[kobri]

All the dermatologists I have talked to have told me that sun protection is more about being thorough and reapplying. An SPF of 15 for body and 30 for face should be sufficient. After that to get the higher SPF you are looking at much higher levels of chemicals for not much more protection (percentage wise). I also worry about higher SPFs because when the really high ones started becoming popular we had a number of people in town who's skin peeled very badly when they were waxed (like raw and bleeding) and all of them were using a 50-65 SPF product.