Hi there!
The world is a shady place and I wouldn't have it any other way, because I am DETERMINED to be eternally pale (which isn't always so simple for a girl with naturally olive skin who tans easily)! I know, it must seem unusual for someone to prefer white over a healthy orange glow; I guess I'm just not of this era!
My infatuation with an almost unnaturally fair complexion most-likely stems from my addiction to Hollywood's Golden Age. Sure, the women of the silver screen were featured in black and white, but I can't imagine they'd look so glamorous with a tan!
There's just something so alluring, even mysterious, about a woman in black and white.
So, why has what was once seen as glamorous, become an image of poor health?
Today, people expose their bare bodies to the sun for hours, trying to achieve a "healthy glow" or they spend immense amounts of money on fake tanning products and solariums. Sure, vitamin D deficiency is a thing, but so is skin cancer and there are pills to replace missing vitamins!
Unfortunately, it's HARD to keep the colour out of your skin in Australia, but that's why Ben Nye's Clown White exists! Makeup can perform miracles and drag queens probably know that best! I mean, just look at Detox (pictured above)! Her black and white look is at the top of my list of drag looks that I just ACHE for and it is one of my greatest ambitions to re-create it (this may require some practise).
Here are some more reasons to opt for pale over a tan:
Bette Davis...
is better than being photo-shopped into an orange.
Who doesn't want to look like a Disney princess!?
If Sharon Needles can make ghoul look glamorous, so can you!
Not to say that a golden or chocolate complexion can't be GORGEOUS, but my skin-tone of choice is certainly Clown White!
Thank you for reading!
Queer Goblin Queen
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