Yeah I definitely have a more golden color than dark brown.  I'm glad too - I think dark brown would look odd with my hair color.  So many people have commented how great my color is and how jealous they are - so I'm confident that it looks natural (and afterall, it is).  Fortunately no one has been freaked out about my color, because it came on so gradually.  I tell people that I've been going tanning 2x a week and no one has second-guessed it.  I hear all the time from women at work - "you look fabulous!"  It's great.  My confidence level has soared since I started using melanotan II.  Not to sound cocky, but I've noticed that people in bars, on the street, in the store, etc., often take a 2nd glance.  I feel much more attractive.  The entire summer I couldn't keep myself in the house.  I was constantly at the pool, at cook-outs, at bars, at the gym, etc.  That's quite a different story from last summer.

You do look good. It's very motivating seeing your pics.

Here is a photo from 3 weeks ago -- look for the red arrow.  I use 2 sunbed sessions and 2 mg. melanotan II per week for maintenance.  I visited family this past weekend for the first time since using melanotan II.  They all commented on my color and said I looked so great.  A few people asked how I got my great color and all I told them was I've been going tanning here and there.
 
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I thought I'd post another before and after pic.  The before pic is May 2007 prior to having started melanotan II.  The after pic is September 2007.
 
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Thanks Arbitrary - I did notice my hair color change a little.  It's been so gradual that it's hard to tell on my own, but people who haven't seen me in a while say it's brown or blonde.  I think it has stayed just as dark during maintenance as it was during loading.  However, my hair color changes a lot depending on the light.  NO ONE says I'm a redhead anymore though, which in my opinion is great.  
 
Here is another before and after pic.  The before pic is December 2005 - almost 2 years before trying melanotan II.  The after pic is September 2007.  They are both at night, outside, with a flash...so this is comparing apples to apples.
 
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Thank you so much northernstar    I really do feel great.  I'm not exaggerating a single bit when I say my life was miserable the last 10+ years.  My only regret is that I didn't think to search for a solution sooner!  To think that I could have had started melanotan II a couple years ago and didn't!  My skin color used to limit my life so much.  It actually caused a couple break-ups with people I was very happy with.  I simply couldn't enjoy life as they were able to, and I was always constantly jealous of them.  It was horrible.  This past summer has been the best time of my entire life thanks to melanotan II.

Here's another before and after.  I love making these    The before is January 2007, the after is September 2007.  I started taking melanotan II in May 2007.
 
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Another before and after  
 
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thanks!  (I cannot believe how white I was before -- I didn't realize it until I had a tan).

Hey jackwhite -  
 
I have a few small white spots here and there on my arms and legs.  However, just an FYI, melanotan is not creating these.  These spots are damage spots or just naturally occuring spots that have always been there.  Your tan makes them show up due to the contrast.