Health: Today, I used the tanning booth for the first time. Not only...

By Ellowise - 24/12/2009 10:06 - Belgium

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

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By Sh.H - 23/02/2009 04:09 - United States

Today, before a big formal banquet, I went tanning because I wanted to look good in my cocktail dress. I got out of the tanning bed only to realize that I had left my socks on. FML

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By missko519 - 22/05/2015 07:36 - United States - Broken Arrow

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

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By tgstreaks - 23/04/2009 05:44 - United States

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

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By owwwwwe - 09/01/2012 21:48 - United Kingdom

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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By Crispy - 21/06/2009 05:05 - United States

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

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By tan disaster - 27/02/2009 23:09 - United States

Today, I went to get my spray tan before my semi-formal. After I applied lotion to the bottom of my feet as instructed, I went in the booth and began to start the tanning session. I lost my balance and fell right as the machine began to spray. I look like a spotted cheetah. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/09/2010 01:47 - United States

Today, I got a spray tan for homecoming. While I was dancing, I got really sweaty and the spray tan rubbed off on the guy's white tux. FML

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By LXA429 - 12/03/2010 07:35 - United States

Today, I went to the tanning bed. I laid down in the bed and turned it on and the fan started blowing. There was a terrible smell and I thought it was the person before me. Then I realized it was just the fan blowing my sweaty feet towards my face. FML

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By fishwizard - 02/06/2017 20:00

Today, I used a tanning bed at my local gym for the first time. I went in for the full allowed time of 9 minutes. I went to school after and everybody said I looked like Trump. Confused, I went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. My skin is orange and matches with my bleach blonde hair. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/01/2012 14:22 - United States

Today, I went to get a nice, relaxing hot stone massage. Instead I got second degree burns on my legs. FML

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Bumlove89 0

Thursday 24 December 2009 20:05

At first I thought, oh that sucks, but then I read the high knee socks and decided that you're an idiot.

bluedoll 1

Thursday 24 December 2009 20:06

That sucks...but how do you FORGET to take off socks? Speaking as an ex-tanner myself, I know you don't FORGET to take off anything in those overly warm little beds. Oh, and YDI for tanning. I stopped because I learned about the health risks. If you have lovely, pale skin, keep it that way. Use a SELF tanner for color.

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AmbrosiaFan 18

Wednesday 30 December 2009 20:11

Sorry but every tanning place I've been to states that you start out with short times, then work your way up to a longer duration. YDI for not READING up on it.

jweezy101 0

Thursday 31 December 2009 19:14

No offense this is just an observation by a black person. What is with white women and getting tan. Like being tan isn't that amazing and unless you are naturally tan it is really bad for. White women are oh i want to be tan but then when they are 35 they already have wrinkles and buy all those products that don't work. You know why older black people look younger because we don't sit in the sun or in simulated sun just to look good. Any one who tans is a freaking idiot and needs to accept their body the way it is unless they want skin cancer and wrinkles when they are 35.

FJT 0

Monday 4 January 2010 4:30

Solariums are sooo bad for you, worse than the actual sun. everyone should stay away! It only takes one lot of sun burn to create a melanoma later in life. even fake tans are bad if you do them often enough because of the chemicals. i am white...which sucks because tans hide cellulite better! but i'd rather not get skin cancer. did anyone see the 21 year old asian girl in australia who died from melanoma from using solariums?

Kiskeya 0

Wednesday 3 March 2010 2:41

@Jweezy101, can I have an alleluiah? being black, I can't imagine myself being any other color because I came to this world lik this. I don't get why White people always want to get a tan? what is good about that? you are white because from deep down you are to remain white. same for blacks, yellow, brown. that is why you would see people in their '40s with skin wrinkled like raisins ... grow up World!

GarrettHP 0

Saturday 20 March 2010 8:47

I have been pale my entire life and i cant go to the beach without staying to long, so I tried a tanning booth 7 hours ago and i kept getting out and seeing that iwas still pale so i got back in.. i soon figured out that the maximum time is set to 14 for a reason!! I went for no tan lines and now my entire body is a dark pink and i have a very painful, tense, tingling sensation. If anyone can tell me what is happening, I would frigging love to know! If it helps I'm 14, never been tanning before, and had 3rd degree sun burns on my right arm 3years ago. Much Appreciated to anyone that can help me!