permatan

plural permatans · alternative perma-tan

1. colloquialA perpetual tan.

   Her hair was short and white-blonde, to set off her aggressive permatan, and she had soft cheeks and large grey eyes.

   2016, Helen Callaghan, Dear Amy, →ISBN, page 87

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   His permatan, and his vanity, were his weakness. I needed a picture of him, and it needed to be as unflattering as possible. Moving my train of thought on a bit, I reasoned that he must also be a lover of natural sunbathing.

   2008, Alex Cole, Resistance

   Shirley Bassey's culture seemed to be that of international showbiz, and her natural skin tone not that far different from the permatan of a Sacha Distel or Cliff Richard.

   2010, John Williams, Miss Shirley Bassey