I’m so addicted to fake tan I worry I won’t have time to do it when I have kids – trolls say I shouldn’t become a mum
A WOMAN addicted to fake tan has revealed she worries about becoming a mum and not having the time for her fake tan routine.
Fake tan – a staple for many beauty lovers who want to achieve that bronzed goddess look without having to sit in the sun too much.
But although – unless you’re a fan of sun beds – fake tanning is inherently safe, seeing yourself pale can become daunting.
This is where many realise they’ve become addicted to fake tan, and now one woman has revealed what life is like as a ‘tanaholic’.
Mimi, who goes by the username @recoveringtanaholic on TikTok, took it social media to share her thoughts as someone who is trying to ”overcome” her fake tan addiction and ”embrace” her natural self.
In one of her videos, Mimi opened up about her desire to always be bronzed.
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”I’m getting into my late twenties – and with that, I think about the possibility of having children one day.
”If I’m lucky to have children one day, to be pregnant, one of the first thoughts that comes to my head is ‘How am I gonna fake tan when I’m heavily pregnant?”’
Other worries that keep troubling her are how she would fake tan and ”keep up this gruelling routine” when Mimi has a newborn baby who she has to look after.
”Ashamed to say this, but after 12 years of fake tanning, it feels real,” the woman continued in the caption if the video, where someone suggested she doesn’t become a mum at all.
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”If you have thoughts like this too, you’re not alone.”
In another clip, Mimi revealed just how dedicated she was when it comes to fake tanning.
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Here, the text read: ”POV: you have a fake tan addiction, you’re tired, and all you want to do when you get home is shower and go to bed.”
But for Mimi, the nighttime routine isn’t that simple – addicted to fake tan, she ”can’t” just pop in the shower and call it a day.
Mimi ”has” to first fake tan, let it dry and only then can she go to bed.
”You wanna say ”f**k it, not tonight!” but don’t, because you know you’ll regret it tomorrow if you don’t.”
Explaining her addiction, Mimi said she felt more beautiful when tanned.
”The day after I’ve fake tanned, I feel like a ten.
”From that day down to the next Thursday, it feels like a gradual, painful decline in how I feel about myself and in how I look.
”And when I say a ten, I mean my version of a ten, the way I see myself in my eyes, not a ten in comparison to anyone else.”
And it looks like Mimi’s not the only one to have this struggle – countless fellow beauty lovers took it to comments, where they thanked her for being so honest.
”I’ve literally never related to an account so much. Thank you so much for speaking out about how real this is, I feel less alone,” wrote someone.
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A second added: ”I’ve never related to someone more. Everything just looks so much prettier.
”Even my favourite clothes ever just look foul on me when I’m not tanned.”
