Sunbeds???

me julie · by **me julie** » Thu May 03, 2022 2:07 pm

Are there any brides on here doing the sunbed. Just wondering have heard horror stories about fake tan and wedding dresses. Just want some opinions??

babydust2012 · by **babydust2012** » Thu May 03, 2022 2:11 pm

Fake it till you make it!!! Sunbeds are not worth the risks in my opinion!

natsmc11 · by **natsmc11** » Thu May 03, 2022 2:12 pm

I am definitely doing sunbeds, I have seen brides with fake tan marks under their arms and it is so unattractive!!

Nostress · by **Nostress** » Thu May 03, 2022 2:13 pm

Trialing my tan(s) at the minute

No sunbeds for me..

Did you see this :eek

She's addicted to sunbeds - I doubt a few for your wedding would make you look like this BUT she's only 44 :eek

galbridezilla · by **galbridezilla** » Thu May 03, 2022 2:16 pm

I am usually totally against the use for sun beds (except for in the treatment of skin conditions), but i have to say, I;m really starting to think about having a go before my wedding. I HATE fake tan....it seems to react with my skin and turn me a really wierd mustard colour, and don't even talk to me about the stink!

I think as long as you're careful,don't over do it, adn don't make a habit of it, you'll be fine. Like anything else thou, have a trial run. Don't leave it untill 2 days before the wedding in case, you have a reaction to it, or it doesn't look good.

galbridezilla · by **galbridezilla** » Thu May 03, 2022 2:19 pm

Nostress wrote:Trialing my tan(s) at the minute

No sunbeds for me..

Did you see this
She's addicted to sunbeds - I doubt a few for your wedding would make you look like this BUT she's only 44

Ok...changed my mind...no sun beds!!!
I'll be a pale and interesting bride!

CarolinaMoon · by **CarolinaMoon** » Thu May 03, 2022 2:30 pm

It looks like I will be having a sunbed tan for my wedding but not intentionally - I have a skin condition that has really kicked off lately - worst its been in 10 years and the last resort is a sunbed. To be honest I would prefer the pale and interesting look. I never even get fake tan. Mind you after 4 sessions it hasn't actually changed my colour in the slightest but at least my skin has stopped splitting!

ohsotired · by **ohsotired** » Thu May 03, 2022 2:32 pm

I wouldn't go near sunbeds myself! I'm also not big into fake tan etc but I got a spray tan done for the wedding using an organic fair tan and it was lovely! It gave more of a glow than a colour & really natural looking! If you go to a beautician talk to them about other products they can get!

stupidname2013 · by **stupidname2013** » Thu May 03, 2022 2:38 pm

I'm going to do three for four sun beds a bti before the wedding to take the blue look from my body...whiter than white I am...never used fake tan, have no interest in it. I generally stay clear of the sun and always am caked in factor 30 when I am in the sun so I'm thinking a few sun beds isn't going to do much harm. I've already been lynched by a few friends but they're the very people that will go out in the sun to bake so I've chosen not to listen!

McLisa · by **McLisa** » Thu May 03, 2022 4:14 pm

I'm using sunbeds, would only consider it for wedding as i have eczema and when i dont have eczema my skin is very dry in places no matter how much i moisturise or how much water i drink so i cant wear fake tan as it just clings to it and makes me look dirty. Trust me if i could find a decent fake tan that worked with dry skin i would use it but it doesnt exist, i've tried them all so i'm gonna do a few sessions a week in the run up to the wedding

Aquamarine · by **Aquamarine** » Thu May 03, 2022 5:48 pm

I have always gone for the pale and interesting look too and was always anti sunbeds but I get chest and back acne so I decided to try a few sunbed sessions ahead of my sisters wedding last year. The acne cleared up completely!!! Haven't used them since but if my skin starts acting up again I will as my dress is strapless and I would feel awful if my skin wasn't clear on the day.

a4d2012 · by **a4d2012** » Thu May 03, 2022 6:39 pm

Ive hired one for my wedding and have been using it for nearly a month now, only 3 mins a go for the first two wks (im whiter than white) so that i wouldnt burn. the results have been that iv got a really brown stomach and back but my arms and legs just wont take to it for sum reason so now have to go and get tan dun n hate the thoughts of getting fake tan on my dress.... O:|

The second reason i got sunbed is to have a base for honeymoon as its gonna be quite hot and id burn to a crisp if i didnt have a base for it!

ohsotired · by **ohsotired** » Thu May 03, 2022 7:11 pm

a4d2012 wrote:Ive hired one for my wedding and have been using it for nearly a month now, only 3 mins a go for the first two wks (im whiter than white) so that i wouldnt burn. the results have been that iv got a really brown stomach and back but my arms and legs just wont take to it for sum reason so now have to go and get tan dun n hate the thoughts of getting fake tan on my dress....
The second reason i got sunbed is to have a base for honeymoon as its gonna be quite hot and id burn to a crisp if i didnt have a base for it!

I got no tan on my dress - we got married on a Saturday so I got tan done on Thursday night & showered on the Friday & Saturday!

Bumptabulous · by **Bumptabulous** » Thu May 03, 2022 7:18 pm

I am quite pale naturally and for the past few years before hols I have gotten a few sunbed sessions to help prepare my skin for the sun (this was after one year I got badly burned across my arms and shoulders). I reckon a few sessions (max once/twice a year, definitely not regularly) is less harmful than bad sunburn. I'm still quite careful with SPF etc, I just think it helps your skin adjust.

Anyway earlier this year a friend recommended the sun angel sunbeds, they are a 20 min session that supposedly gives you a UV dose suited to how pale your skin is and minimises chances of burning. I used them before I went away in February and found them good. Quite strong so I only actually needed to get 2 sessions. I wasn't looking for a tan off them just a slight base but I'd say a few more would give you a colour. Anyway they have them in Tanzone on the quays in town. Going away in August again and ill prob get 2 more the week before I go :wv

candlequeen · by **candlequeen** » Thu May 03, 2022 8:15 pm

I hate tan, I'm so pale that it looks weird on me. I think I'll do the Johnsons or Dove the week of the wedding just to lift my colour a tiny little bit so that I'm not actually whiter than my dress, but I definitely, definitely wouldn't go near a sunbed, just not worth the risk.

I'd say your make-up artist could recommend a good self tan that doesn't come off on the dress? Something like the vita liberata or wow brown maybe? I'm probably no use on this at all as I wouldn't be overly familiar with tans, just had to get my spoke in as per :o0

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