Today, I tried a self-tanner in an attempt to rid myself of my ghost-white legs. I got my wish, but instead of a warm golden tan, I have red, swollen, lobster-like marks sticking out from the bottom half of my torso. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I used a self-tanning towelette to help even out my tan lines and disguise my vitiligo a bit. Now my stomach is orange and my spots are even more noticeable. FML
Today, I decided to try a self-tanning lotion my friend had recommended. I put it on, and decided to take a nap. I woke up later and checked myself in the mirror, expecting to see a new, more tanned version of myself. I didn't. I'm now orange. FML
Today, a day after I went to the beach and fell asleep in the sun without applying sunscreen, I woke up to find myself looking like a lobster, with the worst tan lines possible. On top of that, I had to go to a wedding, and when I walked in, my cousin asked if I had “taken a bath in some tomato soup.” FML
Today, I decided to spray tan myself. Five minutes later, I had to pee, so I did. Not only do I now have two orange stripes on my toilet bowl, but I also have two big white stripes on the back of my thighs. FML
Today, I used the tanning booth for the first time. Not only was I so white that I received first-degree burns all over my body, but I also forgot to remove my knee-high socks. FML
Today, I used a tanning bed for the first time ever, in an attempt to get a base tan for the summer. No one bothered to warn me that you shouldn't go the full ten minutes your first time. Now my skin is as red as my hair. FML
Today, as I finished putting self tanner on my legs, the phone rang. Telemarketer. After returning to the bathroom I put moisturizer on my face. As I looked in the mirror, I soon realized I'd forgotten to wash my hands. My face is now streaky orange. FML
Today, I got a spray tan for the first time. Naked, I climbed into the booth. When the machine started I became frightened by the loud roar of the spray and couldn't breathe. I pissed myself out of fear. I now have river-like streaks down both legs where the pee washed my tan away. FML
Today, my girlfriend talked me into tanning in a tanning bed for the first time ever. I have never tanned before and didn't know you are supposed to ease into it. I tanned for 15 minutes in the "super bed" and have lobstered. My ass and nuts got the worst of it. FML
Today, my sister thought it would be funny to spray my face with my new tanning spray, which is only supposed to be used on arms and legs. I woke up and looked in the mirror to see an orange blotchy face staring back at me. My parents can't look at me without laughing. FML
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Xquisite1 28
Mr.Krabs?
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I think people who bad grammar is are face.
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alexwarfield333 1
Tanning: you're doing it wrong.
AmbrosiaWriter 17
I'm paler than a full moon and I'm quite proud of that (Irish blood ftw!) I even went down to the Caribbean and wore a bathing suit quite content with the paleness of my skin. There isn't anything wrong with it. Now, there isn't anything wrong with wanting a tan as well, but if you want one don't take the cheap way out (ie what you did.) If the weather doesn't agree with you, fork out the money to go to the tanning salon so you won't look like an escaped cherry-flavored Oompa Loompa.
mommapanda 0
OP, I say totally YDI. Read the directions before using self- and/or sunless tanners, then follow the directions.
cooLING 0
You're white. End of story.
xXSuperYXx 7
Pics of it didn't happen.
mollykatelynch 11
you must be a ginger...even self tanner 'burns' you. daaaaang.
fiz1kaL 6
Try going outside, or just say that you father is Casper the ghost. Pick one and go
Ikickmidgets 11
or you could get off the computer and get some sun on your sickly ass!
TourettesGuy69 0
Picture or it didnt happen
gravenhex 0
Labels are there for a reason.... If you are allergic to something, read a label for that ingredient