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jmowreader

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25. No, it's actually the other way around

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Sep 14, 2019, 06:25 PM

Sep 2019

Incandescent bulbs put out light that's about 2900K. A person with an average skin tone would look slightly warm under that bulb,

You can buy LEDs with that color temp, or you can choose ones that are closer to daylight, which is 5200K. A daylight bulb makes you look more neutral in color.

If you apply "Home Depot Orange" clown makeup with a stucco trowel, you look orange,

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Trump: 'I always look orange' [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2019 OP

"I'm not vain. It's not my fault that I'm 73 and still look exactly the same as I did at 35." tanyev Sep 2019 #1

Only in his dreams. tavernier Sep 2019 #17

Like this. Funtatlaguy Sep 2019 #2

I always think of this guy... MontanaMama Sep 2019 #6

Creepy. Funtatlaguy Sep 2019 #8

Alert to all WH staff: Dale Neiburg Sep 2019 #3

Remove the paint, dumbass dalton99a Sep 2019 #4

He could look normal if he wanted to Poiuyt Sep 2019 #14

No one would vote for him...LOL LeftInTX Sep 2019 #29

No, you always look orange under any light because you ARE orange. smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #5

Incandescent bulbs give off warm light, Donald. They also give off more heat which makes you sweat. blogslut Sep 2019 #7

He forgot to say he always looks stupid, too n/t mokawanis Sep 2019 #9

He is not just vain, he is... 3catwoman3 Sep 2019 #10

"I'm not a vain person" spanone Sep 2019 #11

Yeah, it's the light bulbs. louis-t Sep 2019 #12

No bulb can fix this Celerity Sep 2019 #16

White House "glam room" Tanuki Sep 2019 #13

And he sounds stupid because of energy-efficient microphones, right? Flaleftist Sep 2019 #15

Several years ago when light bulb standards began changing, Grammy23 Sep 2019 #18

Strange how no one else looks orange under the same light.... unitedwethrive Sep 2019 #19

Donny Dim-Bulb Blue Owl Sep 2019 #20

Well lighten up on the spray on tan then Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2019 #21

He should ban natural sunlight then lunatica Sep 2019 #22

Yup. Hopefully, you'll one day have a matching jumpsuit Downtown Hound Sep 2019 #23

"No! I don't look orange because my mother mated with an orangutan! struggle4progress Sep 2019 #24

No, it's actually the other way around jmowreader Sep 2019 #25

He looks orange because he's as orange as a freaking pumpkin. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #26

We Have Discussed This Before Dirty Socialist Sep 2019 #27

He does use spray tan LeftInTX Sep 2019 #30

Someone please tell him Mushrooms grow bigger with LEDs Baked Potato Sep 2019 #28