As someone whose skin tone is lucky to match the most ivory of makeup shades, I have a whole separate category of problems when summertime rolls around. While all you other girls worry about which brand of tanning oil smells the best and where you'd like to place your "sun tan tattoo," here's eight problems that my pale pals and I have to deal with.

1. There's no such thing as too much sunscreen.

You could reapply every hour on the hour, and you're still not going to get away from the beach without taking some red skin with you. You've tried the highest of SPF numbers (and yes, they go beyond 100), all while knowing deep down that it still won't do the job.

2. With lots of sunscreen comes lots of acne.

Sunscreen has so much oil in it that there's virtually no avoiding the acne it causes, especially on your face. So you, of course, have tried every brand of sunscreen designed just for your face. Maybe you've been lucky and found a brand that works. Or maybe you're like me and every brand still allows your face to burn.

3. You own far too many hats and pairs of sunglasses.

Ok! Maybe this one isn't such an issue. Some of those hat/sunglasses combos can make a girl feel like a classy old-time movie star.

4. No matter how much you lay out, you will never get a noticeable tan.

This is probably the most upsetting part of all of these complaints. Sure, you may look at your pale belly and see that it's slightly more pale than your arms are now, but good luck getting anyone else to notice your hard-earned tan.

5. So. Much. Peeling.

Ok! I retract my last statement, this is the worst part of it all. Every time you burn, you're left with this nasty white flaky awfulness on your shoulders, and there's no amount of lotion that can save you. It shows up on all of your dark clothing, and you can't help but feel like a snake that's losing its skin. *shudders at the thought*

6. When people see your burns and peeling skin, they ask why you didn't wear sunscreen.

Oh my gosh, you mean I could have prevented this with sunscreen? LOL THAT'S FUNNY, BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WORE TODAY.

7. You can never have enough aloe gel.

It's literally the only thing that helps the pain, and yet somehow you never have enough of it in the house.

8. Self tanners and spray tans just don't work.

Remember that one time you bought that tanning lotion, thinking it would make you look like your tan counterparts? Yeah, I'll bet you also remember how it didn't work at all and made you look like a human tangerine.

While pale skin will always cause problems for me, I still accept that it's just part of what makes me "me," and there's nothing I'd want to change about that!