diff --git a/code/WorkInProgress/Cael_Aislinn/Tajara/tajaran.dm b/code/WorkInProgress/Cael_Aislinn/Tajara/tajaran.dm
index 29f4cc2b95d..1f80c190dd1 100644
--- a/code/WorkInProgress/Cael_Aislinn/Tajara/tajaran.dm
+++ b/code/WorkInProgress/Cael_Aislinn/Tajara/tajaran.dm
@@ -303,12 +303,7 @@
 		if ( istype(wear_suit, /obj/item/clothing/suit/bio_suit) || istype(wear_suit, /obj/item/clothing/suit/bomb_suit) || istype(wear_suit, /obj/item/clothing/suit/space) )
 			tail_shown = 0
 	if(tail_shown)
-		var/icon/tail_icon = image("icon" = icon('tajaran.dmi', "tail_[gender==FEMALE ? "f" : "m"]_[lying ? "l" : "s"]"), "layer" = MOB_LAYER)
-		if (s_tone >= 0)
-			tail_icon.Blend(rgb(s_tone, s_tone, s_tone), ICON_ADD)
-		else
-			tail_icon.Blend(rgb(-s_tone,  -s_tone,  -s_tone), ICON_SUBTRACT)
-		overlays += tail_icon
+		overlays += image("icon" = icon('tajaran.dmi', "tail_[gender==FEMALE ? "f" : "m"]_[lying ? "l" : "s"]"), "layer" = MOB_LAYER)
 
 	if (lying)
 		if (face_lying)
@@ -344,12 +339,7 @@
 		var/datum/organ/external/head = organs["head"]
 		if(!head.destroyed)
 		//if not wearing anything on the head, show the ears
-			var/icon/ears_icon = image("icon" = icon('tajaran.dmi', "ears_[gender==FEMALE ? "f" : "m"]_[lying ? "l" : "s"]"), "layer" = MOB_LAYER)
-			if (s_tone >= 0)
-				ears_icon.Blend(rgb(s_tone, s_tone, s_tone), ICON_ADD)
-			else
-				ears_icon.Blend(rgb(-s_tone,  -s_tone,  -s_tone), ICON_SUBTRACT)
-			overlays += ears_icon
+			overlays += image("icon" = icon('tajaran.dmi', "ears_[gender==FEMALE ? "f" : "m"]_[lying ? "l" : "s"]"), "layer" = MOB_LAYER)
 
 	// Belt
 	if (belt)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
index 0e26e085157..44691c0b822 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ datum/preferences
 					species = input("Please select a species", "Character Generation", null) in new_species
 					h_style = "Bald" //Try not to carry face/head hair over.
 					f_style = "Shaved"
+					s_tone = 0 //Don't carry over skintone either.
 					hair_style = new/datum/sprite_accessory/hair/bald
 					facial_hair_style = new/datum/sprite_accessory/facial_hair/shaved