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If one thinks back to a few centuries ago, women had to be the palest and sickliest shade of white in order to be socially accepted and, thus, they did the strangest things to make sure a single ray of sun did not touch them. Today, being tanned for as long as possible, preferably throughout the entire year, is a must-have condition for any woman or girl who dreams of being fashionable, because a perma-tan often sends messages of health, wealth and beauty the unbronzed skin doesn’t, psychologist Dr. Colin Gill says for the Daily Mail. Long ago, being tanned meant social exclusion, because the bronzed glow was usually associated with workers toiling away in the fields. Oppositely, members of the upper classes were all ghostly white, because they made sure their fair skin was never touched by the sun, while also using deadly, lead-based cosmetics to maintain their paleness. In true “how things change†fashion, that was the exact opposite of what is happening today, Gi!
ll says, with those perceived as part of the upper classes being of various shades of orange. Consequently, average women (since it’s mostly them who are affected by the tanning frenzy), instantly make this mental association between a tan and wealth. It’s no wonder then that, because of all the celebrities out the...
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