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  • Only after Mr. Berlusconi finally lost his parliamentary majority on Nov. 8 did his grin give way to a grimace and his gleaming perma-tan start to look a bit pale.

    Is Italy Ungovernable? Raymond Zhong 2011

  • Only after Mr. Berlusconi finally lost his parliamentary majority on Nov. 8 did his grin give way to a grimace and his gleaming perma-tan start to look a bit pale.

    Is Italy Ungovernable? Raymond Zhong 2011

  • ARTBOOK | D.A.P., a publishing company that produces art books and exhibition catalogs, last week threw a party at "the Standard, East Village," according to the invitation, a place that was known as the Cooper Square Hotel until October, when perma-tan hotelier Andre Balazs and property manager Ironstate Development Co. acquired the spot for $90 million.

    Hotel Gets the Standard Treatment Mike Vilensky 2012

  • Typical Obama line in 2009: "We have a lot in common," he said of House Minority Leader John Boehner, a man with an odd perma-tan.

    For Obama, a changed tone in presidential humor 2010

  • McCabe was a small man with thinning brown hair who wore round, tortoise-shell glasses and sported a perma-tan even in the winter after years and years of sailing on Long Island Sound.

    Hell’s Gate Stephen Frey 2009

  • McCabe was a small man with thinning brown hair who wore round, tortoise-shell glasses and sported a perma-tan even in the winter after years and years of sailing on Long Island Sound.

    Hell’s Gate Stephen Frey 2009

  • McCabe was a small man with thinning brown hair who wore round, tortoise-shell glasses and sported a perma-tan even in the winter after years and years of sailing on Long Island Sound.

    Hell’s Gate Stephen Frey 2009

  • Of course, he's referring to House Minority Leader John Boehner who's known for his perma-tan.

    CNN Transcript May 11, 2009 2009

  • With a mention of both yoga and pilates I do realise that sounds as if I've somehow become a WAG a footballers' Wives And Girlfriends - you know the type - they look very groomed and have perfect figures, perma-tan, plenty of bling but often no brain but after a mountain bike accident back in June 2008 and a couple of climbing falls in September 2008 my back needs some work.

    Snow Day Chickenlady 2009

  • With a mention of both yoga and pilates I do realise that sounds as if I've somehow become a WAG a footballers' Wives And Girlfriends - you know the type - they look very groomed and have perfect figures, perma-tan, plenty of bling but often no brain but after a mountain bike accident back in June 2008 and a couple of climbing falls in September 2008 my back needs some work.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Chickenlady 2009

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