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"When I was a kid I&amp;amp;#8217;d get epic, awesome California tans. My mom would call me &amp;amp;#8220;toasty&amp;amp;#8221; because that&amp;amp;#8217;s what color I was during the summer. But once college hit and I spent years sequestered indoors studying, my skin apparently forgot how to absorb sunlight and I lost my ability to tan altogether. Now, after 15 un-SPF&amp;amp;#8217;d minutes in the sun I turn pink and freckle. Every once in awhile, when a beach vacay approaches, I&amp;amp;#8217;ll slather myself in liquid bronzer, but for the most part I really love being pale. Yes, even in the summer. Why? Well for one, I&amp;amp;#8217;m kind of a weirdo. And during my gothy, emo phases I found that white skin was much more conducive to making friends outside Hot Topic and at Twilight conventions. And let&amp;amp;#8217;s face it: staying out of the sun is the key to looking young. In my hometown, Orange County, California, girls tan themselves into leathery remnants of who they used to be. Maybe they think guys like it, but from my experience, boys love my alabaster skin. Hear what Joanna has to say about fair girls! I never have to worry about wonky tan lines (daily doses of SPF 70 keeps those at bay) or a splotchy face. And it&amp;amp;#8217;s my belief that there&amp;amp;#8217;s something strangely sexy, in a classical way, about being so milky white. So many girls are brown and bronzed that to be pale is actually a novelty. It makes you look a little more delicate and girlish. And since I can be kind of a handful, any help I can get in the demureness area is a definite bonus! These celebs definitely need to lay off the tanner! Do you prefer to be pale or tan? What has your guy said about it? Do you feel sexier with a little or a lot of color? Get Glamour Wherever You Go! Follow us on Twitter. Friend us on Facebook. Add us to your Google homepage."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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