News Bits: Black Women Getting Spray-On Tans?

That's a great shot of Beyonce!  I love her bronzy tone.

Beyonce's legs look fab. But I'm a little bit too lazy for all of that. I don't think I'd ever be going anywhere where I need a spray on tan on my legs. I'm definitely not performing at the Roseland Ballroom, lol. When they are necessary, I have no problem with pantyhose. I more wear them when its cold as insulation. I have a lot of scars on my legs from a rough and tumble childhood. I've made peace with them; a lot of them are actually hardly visible now. After a good shave and some oil gel, my skin is smooth and supple as ever and I hardly notice anything else.

Would it be stupid to suggest thigh hi stockings over pantyhose?  They are cooler, cheaper, and if you get a run in one leg, you only have to throw that one out. 

Tanning?  Try to avoid it happening naturally in the Mojave Desert.  You'd have to be a recluse in a deep, dark cave to accomplish that.

Beyonce has AMAZING legs in that pic. 

"...evens the skin tone, hides flaws like scars and stretch marks, and gives off a golden-bronze look."

And if black women take care of their skin, they can get much of this effect naturally. 

I've purchased self-tanner before because in the past my legs were way lighter than the rest of me and I also thought it would cover stretch marks. It was an improvement but I didn't feel like buying it and putting it on all the time. I'm not averse to trying it again actually. Women with great legs are lucky. 

.....oh dear

GRRROWWWLLLL !!! - down, boy ...

although it does make our skin color pretty and bronzy, i am a bit skeptical of the chemicals used in spray tans.  i'd personally like to do some more investigating before i put any kind of man-made chemical on my skin.  i tend to have sensitive skin anyways.  

I'm gonna have to pass on this one, but it does look really good.

...I sometimes wonder if men have any idea the lengths women go through to look good.

Celebrities never cease to come up with ways to alter their appearance that the average woman wouldn't even think of.

I think there is a big difference between tanning for daily life and getting an even skin tone and glow for pictures on red carpets or for the stage (those lights an flashes are unforgiving). I personally don't understand why any woman (of any race) has trouble with their natural skin tone. You are what you are....accept it. Seems easier, healthier and cheaper. What's interesting about people being flummoxed by BW tanning - this "confusion" perpetuates a belief that there is a perfect or ideal skin tone. I think most people would say...why on earth would Mariah Carey tan (get darker) she has the perfect skin tone. Same for Shakira and Alicia Keyes and Beyonce and etc. And further, disbelief that a woman of color would tan is the suggestion that a woman of color is already "too dark" and by darkening herself she is only making herself worse. (Kelly Rowland shouldn't "tan" but Kim Kardasian can). People want to "tan" in pursuit of this "ideal shade" BW aren't tan, they're past tan, they're dark.....the "so she should lighten her skin" part of this argument is left silent.....like that is the only bit of that logic that is racist! I

I love using the body bronzers with the gold flecks. Glow-time!

I may opt for this on special occasions as my legs are often utilized by kitty for a scratching post (makes fist at kitty)...They also get kind of banged up during workouts...I call 'em my "battle scars"...LOL

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I used to use self tanner in highschool(I am very veiny and this helped mask some of them) I stopped because I began to turn a funny deep brownish orange color. Now I just tan in summer and let it fade in winter.

All of this is new to me. LOL Black women in tanning salons? Spray on tans? I don't do panty hose.. I'd rather nude legs.. panty hose makes me feel.. old LOL.. I have good skin though, I have a problem with dark knees and elbows.. I know it's common, but I want my whole legs to be the same color including the knees. I put bleaching cream on my knees.. but in the summer they darken back up a little. Maybe sunscreen would keep it okay. 

This is nothing new. Black girls at my highschool and at Spelman were doing this and still do. I don't tan, but I use a body bronzer with a sunscreen when I'm out (especially when golfing). It makes your skin glow with a flawless look. Many black women do so before photoshoots too.

I don't spray tan, but I do go to a tanning salon during the winter once every 2 weeks.  I also actively going jogging in the sun whenever I can (and yes, I DO use SPF 40 sun lotion). I'm lightskinned and have grey undertones, so I like being able to achieve the bronze look. Black women don't turn orange or red when we tan, we glow.