The Nude Life

Nudists new to the pursuit are often struck, at least for a period of time, at how complete and deep the suntans of many nudists are, especially in the middle of summer. With no unsightly tan lines, and plenty of hours out in the glorious warm sun in which to acquire a nice, deep, healthy suntan, the quintessential “all-over tan” of a regularly-practicing nudist is a distinctive visual attribute quite unusual to those not accustomed to seeing so much human flesh exposed so completely.

What is still remarkable and distinctive even to longtime nudists is the nudist friend who works at maintaining their mid-summer tan through the winter months. At our winter-season nudist parties, the few in our club who do so can’t help but stand out from the rest of us pale-skinned shut-ins. Of course, nearly all of them keep their summer tans year-round thanks to the “fake bake” or “plastic tan” of regular visits to a tanning salon. In fact, it’s a good idea for nudists who are planning a nude vacation in the winter months to start a tanning salon regimen a month or two before their trip in order to pre-tan their skin, reducing the chance of a damaging sunburn during the trip.

Still, it is a wonderful, beautiful, elegant sight when one sees it: a completely natural human being standing before you, nude from head to toe, with a deep, even, luscious tan — in the middle of winter. Such was the case at several recent parties we attended, where some of our nudist friends were able to show off their beautiful,  deeply-tanned nude skin in the most unencumbered way possible, with a tan that most of us won’t have ourselves until mid-summer at best.

These are the most dedicated nudists, to be sure. They love being nude, and want to enjoy the nude experience year-round in the way most of us are only able to in the warmest and sunniest months. I certainly work hard on my all-over tan from March through October, but it doesn’t reach its full measure until early June in most years. Folks who spend their winters visiting tanning salons to keep their summer tans in shape are among the luckiest and most rare of all us nudists.

The thought struck me at the New Year’s Eve party a few weeks back when we met some new nudist friends, a lovely couple who were very glad to have just become new members of our club. Both the gentleman and the lady glowed with deep, even, well-developed tans, which made them look even more beautiful than usual when compared to the rest of us pasty-colored mid-winter no-tan-having shut-ins.

Everyone complimented them on their beautiful head-to-toe tans, and we all wished for the summer days that would soon bring that luxurious glow to all of us. And of course, the possession of a deep, all-over tan in the midst of winter certainly helps confirm one’s “nudist credentials” in the absence of other data — if any is needed — and is always a conversation-starter as well! There’s nothing quite like starting up a conversation with a smiling, beautiful nude woman by saying, “Say, I can’t help but admire your beautiful tan!”