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Originally Posted by HubicRuzz
Under strong stage light, pale skin is too reflective. That's why performers normally get spray on tans, like bikini models or competitive bodybuilders. I have seen bellydancers do the same thing when they hit the big stage with bright lights.
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For sure, darker skin shows off muscle definition more, thus the competing bodybuilders have to use spray on tans if they are not naturally brown or tanned. But even this is culturally based. In ancient Greece athletes would powder down to look very white.
But personally, I have never thought my very white skin looked bad under even very bright stage lights. I have seen myself on video under stage lights, and I have also been complimented about how porcelain my skin looked on stage. I don't use makeup or even powder except on my face. I agree with Samira Shuruk -- I like my whiteness, am not going to tan and ruin my skin for anyone, and viva les differences!
My only gripe with my skin is that, despite dedication to sunblocks, I have accumulated sun damage at the neckline of my chest and so it is browner but not in a good way.
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