I've been trying to come up with several ways to open this post, but I can't. I mean, a picture is worth a thousand words, but I just can't find them. So I'm just going to show you the picture and let you make your own words:
There are some things that should be orange, like Florida oranges, the Oregon State Beavers football uniforms, and the Dutch Oranje football (soccer) team:
Please, do take a minute to look. I'll wait.
It's one thing to desire a sun-kissed glow, it's universally attractive, and can be worn no matter your size. However, orange is not sun-kissed and sexy. You're the same color as an Oompa-Loopa from the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the Gene Wilder version is so much better*). The only thing being orange proclaims is that you've made a bad decision somewhere.
I could discuss the dangers of tanning heavily, but I feel the public is well aware of them. I also understand that some people do get addicted to tanning, but I'm not a mental health professional. I'm just a fashion and beauty blogger. It's your decision if you want to tan or not.
What really gets to me is the pictures posted. Not only is the woman in question orange (strike one), but she's wearing frosty white eyeshadow circa 2002 (strike 2), and to strike out for the inning, she's making a duckface. A duckface is less kindly term for making a kissy face, often with the subject's eyes looking back over her shoulder. From what I understand, this started in Japan with girls trying to imitate the Anime cartoons, and it spread over here. It's not attractive at all. If you're under 20, it's forgivable, but beyond that, you just shouldn't do it. It looks stupid, and makes you look stupid.
The second picture is just all sorts of wrong. Beyond the citrus-hued skin, her top is simply too small, her lipstick is too bright, and with more frosty eyeshadow, it's just too much. If you're heavily tanned, you should not wear frosty pastel eyeshadow. It's too garish and often makes you look older than you are. Also, if you're going to wear bright lipstick, go easy on the eyes, and vise versa.
*I do not idolize Johnny Depp. He's a good actor, but I don't think he's anything close to attractive.
