My guy friend said his skin was blinding pasty, and he needed to do something about it before hitting the beach. Putting my beauty-editor hat on, I suggested he try one of these self tanners (since no self-respecting beauty editor would recommend tanning in the sun or a booth -- the damage!).

Unfortunately, my suggestion was met with a burst of laughter and a claim that he'd "rather fry in the sun than use that stuff." Why? "Because if I did it wrong and you could see orange streaks, then people would know."

While images of these tangerine-hued celebs came to mind, I still tried to assure him that with these foolproof tips, it's totally possible to use self tanner without anyone suspecting. Sadly, I was unable to convince him. Taking off the beauty-editor hat, I realized maybe it is just too weird.

What do you think? Is it OK for guys to use self tanner or should we mock these artificially bronzed specimens?

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