20 Photos Proving We're Fighting A Losing Battle Against Tan Lines

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This year’s heatwave is brought to you by sleepless nights, stuffy public transport and outrageous tan lines. Regarding the latter, people have been sharing photos of theirs on social media with some pretty hilarious results...

*In all seriousness, get that SPF on people.

A post shared by 👑🎀Katie Volkaerts🎀👑 (@katie_fitness_princess_xo) on May 7, 2018 at 9:33am PDT

There appears to be a trend emerging for sandal-wearers...

I didn’t think strategically about my tan lines bc I ordered a pair of birks not realizing that my sock tan is SO INCREDIBLY APPARENT pic.twitter.com/uXBAj25i1r
— Joseph Lucey (@jdlucey99) July 15, 2018

Okay this is the one thing I’m proud of look at the PRECISION of those Chaco tan lines yo. pic.twitter.com/CEt3HJ85jT
— sydney (@Sydneykuhel) July 7, 2018

I consider myself a diligent user of sunscreen but my truly shocking tan lines tell a different story... pic.twitter.com/gl4MM7vq0S
— KIRAMISU (@kirabira) July 13, 2018

A post shared by Chelsea Smith (@chelsealainesmith) on Jul 19, 2018 at 9:35am PDT

A post shared by Jered Knutelsky (@bremelo337) on Jul 22, 2018 at 1:26pm PDT

Never forget the Warped tan line pic.twitter.com/zj4BEvHwri
— 1993 Phil Anselmo (@tsmith_wav) May 11, 2018

A post shared by Cait Inman (@its_cait_yo_) on Jul 22, 2018 at 12:31am PDT

Athletes everywhere are repping some tanned knees...

52 days, 3,300 miles and some serious tan lines. These crazy college students have done it again, riding from coast to coast to raise money for clean water.

Over the past seven weeks, they've raised enough to fund clean water for over 2,878 people! https://t.co/bZ9mYtJsFf pic.twitter.com/2AEArzZ82D
— charity: water (@charitywater) July 6, 2018

One of the rules of the #Velominati: keep your tan lines razor sharp. So I will do my very best.
.#weiglsoncycles #Radfahren #MenOnSteel #DonauIsarDonau #cycling #outsideisfree #fitness #fromwhereiride #noexcuses #fitover60 #motivation #campagnolo #ve… https://t.co/zVRtifp3r4 pic.twitter.com/7OShqGzIrb
— Reinhard Weigl (@r1hard) July 13, 2018

Two weeks of factor 50... worked well thank god! No dodgy tan lines. pic.twitter.com/wYzDSSkZuq
— James Ward (@jamesward01) July 7, 2018

You know you are a runner when: pic.twitter.com/IBt7OUAuab
— Team Runner For Life (@TeamRunner4Life) July 16, 2018

One way to even out your tan lines. pic.twitter.com/LLN7F00dWT
— Evans Cycles (@EvansCycles) July 9, 2018

Permanent vests are cropping up left, right and centre.

A post shared by aaron doidge (@aaron_bagged_ep) on Jun 27, 2018 at 2:28pm PDT

A post shared by Gemma Hebdon (@gemheb) on Apr 14, 2018 at 2:31pm PDT

And even our heads aren’t safe...

Tan lines for baldies? pic.twitter.com/048yZEC6W8
— John Middlekauff (@JohnMiddlekauff) July 24, 2018

There’s only one thing for it... Buys parasol

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