I am approximately one of the palest people you will ever meet. I’ve been told that I glow in the dark, have see through skin, and that I am technically albino. When I was just starting high school, I hated how pale I was. I tried everything to be bronze (everything except tanning beds, thank you Mother for not allowing it). I have accepted my skin tone and I try to embrace it as much as possible even when people say weird comments like “Your paleness is blinding.”
1. Skin Cancer
PRO: I don’t use tanning beds so I’m not receiving the toxic, fake light other crispy people get. My chance of skin cancer decreases, in case you didn’t know that tanning beds can lead to skin cancer.
CON: I have gotten sun poisoning twice from simply being outside. The chances of skin cancer are still high.
2. Sun Screen
PRO: There really is no pro to sun screen. I’ve always been jealous of the girls who go, “Yeah, I never wear it and I still don’t burn.” Meanwhile I’m three feet away rocking the lobster look. However, I do like the smell.
CON: If I go to the beach, I literally have to apply SPF 70 every 20 minutes. This is not an exaggeration, but it is a huge pain in the butt.
3. Tan Lines
PRO: I don’t ever get weird tan lines. I always thought the sunglasses raccoon eye look was a little much.
CON: I get burn lines. The only good thing is that they go away fairly quickly. You would think “Oh, it will turn into a tan.” Nope, goes right back to pale.
4. Self-Bronzers
PRO: “They give you a glow.” They actually do work if you take the time to apply them properly.
CON: I’m impatient and usually forget to wash my hands after applying so I have tan fingers and pale arms. It’s super cute.
5. Make up
PRO: No one can use your foundation because it makes them look like a ghost.
CON: Don't even get me starting on stage or pancake make up. My time doing musical theatre made me look like a Dorito.
