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Title: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: RobMash on September 21, 2016, 10:42:41 pm
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Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: WHATTHE on September 23, 2016, 04:37:09 pm
For me, it's a clean sweep: TANNED IS BETTER!

Of course, if a "pale" female bodybuilder were standing before me, I could change my mind....
 >:D
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: Aldor on September 24, 2016, 06:43:19 am
Absolutely tanned all the way.
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: TheFranksterChannel on September 24, 2016, 07:16:01 am
I got to choice what is better...tan or pale. I think that to think about it and I prefer tan than pale. I know I can't speak my English wasn't that good. you know and I must they have as sunscreen. But nothing personal...just a minor guess. That is a good thing.
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: NinjaStar on September 24, 2016, 12:30:26 pm
I have to err on the side of caution and say the tanner the are, the worse their skin will be later in life, so I'll go pale. I like a tan too, but the deep mahogany varnish look is a bit silly.
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: faby73 on September 24, 2016, 02:24:56 pm
Pale is the natural colour. Tanned better shows the definition but I am for mass forever against the ripped look, so I choose pale.
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: Kinsyoolivia on September 24, 2016, 07:20:49 pm
Pale is awesome
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: jstans on September 24, 2016, 07:55:27 pm
I think it strongly depends.

Hear hear. If the tanning is even and looks natural, then it's fine. But there are definitely some bodybuilders that look good one way or the other. I do not like Nataliya's look tanned above, but on Heather Policky or Alina, it looks fantastic.
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: fbbwichser on September 25, 2016, 08:13:47 am
Pale skin makes them looks raw and brutal, that's why I prefer absolutely pale!
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: john550 on September 26, 2016, 10:36:24 am
No preferences, although before contest, pre-tan, grainy, dry skin is the true essence of BB, to me. Very attractive.
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: schillster1 on September 26, 2016, 02:12:59 pm
I do prefer tanned over pale but when it comes down to contest and they oil up it just seems like the head doesn't fit the body. Some times it looks like the head is more pale then the body and if they look like that then they need to go pale.
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: Liesbeth on September 26, 2016, 03:34:17 pm
For contest dark tan.
Off season tanned.
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: Liesbeth on September 26, 2016, 03:36:21 pm
Use the tanning bed all over the year,  off season up to two times a week about 16 minute
For contest 4 times a week about 20 minutes.  For stage dark finnish and oil
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: Artfuldodger on September 30, 2016, 07:19:30 am
Pale - most women in contests look like barbecued chicken
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: asapferg on September 30, 2016, 08:18:27 am
Tanned look mixed with the oil gives this beautiful bronzing complexion on stage.  :wow:
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: M7 on September 30, 2016, 09:59:08 am
I prefer pale, but tanned can look great too. NinjaStar makes a good point about healthy skin. I understand why fbbs, etc. have to be so tan for competitions, but most of the time I'll take pale.
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: Patrick_Henry on October 06, 2016, 01:06:10 pm
For me, it's a case-by-case basis. Some bodybuilders look better with their natural light complexion.. some better tanned.

I agree with an earlier poster, that the contest tanning, combined with fake tan, can look dried & barbequed. I just prefer a natural skin tone, whether it's tanned/olive, or pale, is kind of a push.. 
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: johnny monoxide on October 06, 2016, 09:37:37 pm
I tend to prefer off-season fbbs when they're thicker and fuller so gonna have to go pale on this one
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: UK_Fan on October 08, 2016, 08:37:09 am
I agree with those saying that what looks natural/healthy on the particular woman should be best, whether a lighter, paler look or tanned, especially in off-season condition.  I don't mind a darker tan come contest time, as it showcases the muscle better than paler skin, as long as its not the 'turkey-basted' look (especially with badly-applied fake tanning products), as seen on the first photo of Natalya.  I do like the natural 'olive' look as others have said of many a FBB from a Mediterranean origin (including many from Latin America).

Additionally, women who aren't naturally darker skinned who regularly go for tanning sessions (whether just via sunbathing or in tanning shops [not spray on - I mean UV machines]) eventually end up with really horrid old-looking, leathery skin.  I won't mention any names of FBBs who have gone this route and ended up like this, but most of us will know who they are.  Ladies - natural tones outside of contests are best, and don't go overboard on the tan generally.
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: Saradas.Org on October 16, 2016, 02:36:28 pm
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Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: sa2009 on October 23, 2016, 03:54:48 am
 Think some look good tanned ..  but agree it can get extreme before a show lol
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: XENOPHON on November 18, 2016, 10:35:48 pm
I competed as a small teen lightweight a little while ago... and there was NEVER any question that a tan was needed to compete. When you go on stage in an auditorium the stage lights are very bright and will 'wash out' your muscle definition if your skin is too pale. Now you had to work really hard, diet really hard and [maybe] have a lot of [expensive] injections in your bottom to look as good as you can that day so you cannot afford to have your 'cuts' disappear. So as deep a natural tan as you can get THEN either the darkest spray or one of the old fashioned stains OVER your own tan is absolutely necessary.
Even some already dark skinned boys in the contest I was in [south sea Islanders from Samoa or Tonga or Fiji or NZ Maoris] had chosen to enhance their already darker skin.
These really unnatural tans are NOT some kind of eccentricity but essential to present your muscles adequately. It is a serious competition you know, not a beauty contest LOL....
[Stage actors are similarly made up.]
What the boys/girls do about their skin color between shows is their business... whether anyone else approves or not... well so what...
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: HolySka1991 on April 08, 2017, 06:25:46 pm
I prefer tan because it shows details of each muscle. The amount of tan is worth a discussion though. Some can overdo it and I get distracted by how dark their skin looks. Either the right amount or natural look is fine.
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: fitgirlfanguy on April 10, 2017, 02:14:48 pm
I competed as a small teen lightweight a little while ago... and there was NEVER any question that a tan was needed to compete. When you go on stage in an auditorium the stage lights are very bright and will 'wash out' your muscle definition if your skin is too pale. Now you had to work really hard, diet really hard and [maybe] have a lot of [expensive] injections in your bottom to look as good as you can that day so you cannot afford to have your 'cuts' disappear. So as deep a natural tan as you can get THEN either the darkest spray or one of the old fashioned stains OVER your own tan is absolutely necessary.
Even some already dark skinned boys in the contest I was in [south sea Islanders from Samoa or Tonga or Fiji or NZ Maoris] had chosen to enhance their already darker skin.
These really unnatural tans are NOT some kind of eccentricity but essential to present your muscles adequately. It is a serious competition you know, not a beauty contest LOL....
[Stage actors are similarly made up.]
What the boys/girls do about their skin color between shows is their business... whether anyone else approves or not... well so what...

I agree - the darker tans are necessary under the comp stage lights. 
Title: Re: Pale VS Tanned skin
Post by: fitgirlfanguy on April 10, 2017, 02:16:25 pm
With the exception of for displaying vascularity, for which I have no preference, tan is always much much more preferred.  It highlights the muscularity, definition and muscle separation that much better, and unless the tan is extremely dark, tends to look healthier than pale skin.