Skin Tone - Page 3

Rebecca_ · 11-21-2006, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by chi

It seems that "sunshine summer" is not a good idea, HAHA

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As someone involved in cancer research, I'd say that avoiding the summer sun is a great idea. Enough light from the sun causes changes in the genetic information in your skin, leading to eventual cancer. The more you are in the sun, the more chances you are giving yourself to cause deadly genetic changes. Sure, some people think tans are sexy looking, but how about a nasty scar after having to get a growth cut off of the skin? Not to mention that the sunlight also causes wrinkles. Go for a fake tan!

Yshka · 11-22-2006, 09:53 AM

I couldn't agree more with all the ladies here. Moon's case is similar to mine. I am white as can be, with red' ish skin on my upper arms and legs (picture of me being all white in New Bedlah thread), with very dark hair and eyes. I almost never get tanned from Dutch sun, it just doesn't work.

I stopped trying last year. I was thinking of getting a tan for looking less white in performances too, but then I got some tanning cream that made me yellow and stained my arms.. Never tried it again.

I think accepting your white skin would be the best thing to do, plus taking very good care of it, and using the right make up and colours etc. that bring out the best of your pale skin instead of hiding it..

Cellulite? I also have some, but MED reduced it a great deal already

majnoona · 12-12-2006, 04:09 PM

Salam to all you sweet beautiful Women ...

all I can say to this, is be less concious of yourselfs and remember, confidence always wins! and there is no sense in falling into the "I kill myself to look good mode" because if you dont Love and exept yourself as you are, your mind will be in constant battle with your Body, and moreso, how can we expect someone to love us, if we do not fully embrace and love our own "beauty" ... and we all heard this a million times, beauty is in the eye of the beholder

what we perject is how ppl perceive us

my best to all of you,
your beautiful embrace it!

Salam alikoum

Kharmine · 12-13-2006, 07:15 PM

I've been involved in theater for a long time, and the only good reasons I've found to try to darken one's skin for performance is if (1) you are playing a darker-skinned character or (2) you'll have a lot of skin exposed and it's going to vary pretty noticeably in tone from one end to the other (3) you are, unavoidably, going to have to be under strong stage lights.

Bright stage light is not becoming to anyone and has the effect of blurring one's facial features, which is why stage makeup is critical in stage plays and musicals and so on. In that case, you find the best product you can for a temporary effect and try not to wear an outfit that will require you to put it on all over to look "even."

(The advantage to using makeup created for the theater is that it will not melt or run under the hot lights.)

A savvy stage lighting person will know how to make the lights dimmer or otherwise change the lighting color so that it will make the people on stage look their best -- if he's not doing that then the performers need to speak up to encourage him to do his job right.

Yasmine Bint Al Nubia · 12-13-2006, 09:13 PM

You're right Kharmine about the lighting on stages, except that there isn't a lighting specialist around when you need them! Most stage lights are on and kept that way.
Yasmine

Kharmine · 12-18-2006, 06:16 AM

Yep, Yasmine, some places are like that, unfortunately. If you can get at least some of the lights dimmed, that's about as much as you can hope for.

11-22-2006, 09:53 AM	#22 (permalink)
Yshka Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,251	I couldn't agree more with all the ladies here. Moon's case is similar to mine. I am white as can be, with red' ish skin on my upper arms and legs (picture of me being all white in New Bedlah thread), with very dark hair and eyes. I almost never get tanned from Dutch sun, it just doesn't work. I stopped trying last year. I was thinking of getting a tan for looking less white in performances too, but then I got some tanning cream that made me yellow and stained my arms.. Never tried it again. I think accepting your white skin would be the best thing to do, plus taking very good care of it, and using the right make up and colours etc. that bring out the best of your pale skin instead of hiding it.. Cellulite? I also have some, but MED reduced it a great deal already

12-12-2006, 04:09 PM	#23 (permalink)
majnoona Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Saudia Arabia, U.S.A, Germany Posts: 11	Salam to all you sweet beautiful Women ... all I can say to this, is be less concious of yourselfs and remember, confidence always wins! and there is no sense in falling into the "I kill myself to look good mode" because if you dont Love and exept yourself as you are, your mind will be in constant battle with your Body, and moreso, how can we expect someone to love us, if we do not fully embrace and love our own "beauty" ... and we all heard this a million times, beauty is in the eye of the beholder what we perject is how ppl perceive us my best to all of you, your beautiful embrace it! Salam alikoum

12-13-2006, 07:15 PM	#24 (permalink)
Kharmine V.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Foot of the Rocky Mountains Posts: 1,248	I've been involved in theater for a long time, and the only good reasons I've found to try to darken one's skin for performance is if (1) you are playing a darker-skinned character or (2) you'll have a lot of skin exposed and it's going to vary pretty noticeably in tone from one end to the other (3) you are, unavoidably, going to have to be under strong stage lights. Bright stage light is not becoming to anyone and has the effect of blurring one's facial features, which is why stage makeup is critical in stage plays and musicals and so on. In that case, you find the best product you can for a temporary effect and try not to wear an outfit that will require you to put it on all over to look "even." (The advantage to using makeup created for the theater is that it will not melt or run under the hot lights.) A savvy stage lighting person will know how to make the lights dimmer or otherwise change the lighting color so that it will make the people on stage look their best -- if he's not doing that then the performers need to speak up to encourage him to do his job right.

12-13-2006, 09:13 PM	#25 (permalink)
Yasmine Bint Al Nubia V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 1,138	You're right Kharmine about the lighting on stages, except that there isn't a lighting specialist around when you need them! Most stage lights are on and kept that way. Yasmine

12-18-2006, 06:16 AM	#26 (permalink)
Kharmine V.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Foot of the Rocky Mountains Posts: 1,248	Yep, Yasmine, some places are like that, unfortunately. If you can get at least some of the lights dimmed, that's about as much as you can hope for.