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    Okay, I read the article, and I thought why not? I've never been able to tan by laying out in the sun (even if I burn I turn back white). I have been able to keep myself all the samish color by laying out in the sun. But tan people always look healthy and good, so I decided to try it. I don't *have* to work till friday, tho I was going to enter a contest tomorrow.

    So anyways, I got Coppertone's Endless Summer, like the article recommended. I started with my feet and rubbed it in all the way up, then had my roomate do my back. That was the first mistake. My roomate smeared it a lot thicker than I did. The parts that I did were already dryish, and my back was thick. I decided to wait 30 minutes like the article said and see how it was turning out, then add more to my front if it needed it. Another bad idea. After 30 minutes my back looked sort of dark, but not much darker than the front (which was still very white. So I started putting more lotion on my front... well, the other lotion that was there was dark, and smeared in with the new lotion making streaks. I rubbed it till it was evenly mixed all over me.

    Now my back, arms, and face are tan. It's been an hour and 15 minutes since I started, and 45 minutes since I put the last stuff on, and I'm standing in front of my computer typing and hoping this turns out okay.

    I definitely should have been more careful about moving my head and stuff... there are little dark lines where my neck wrinkles when I put my head down, and in my armpits. I wiped them off and they seemed to just go away. Also on my ass, there are little white stripes. Not stretch marks, I guess little wrinkles from where my back is sort of arched when I stand? Is my ass weird? LOL

    Okay, I'm gonna go check the mirror again...

    Lena



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    Well, I'm tan.

    There are a couple spots on my feet that I definitely missed, they're like white dots. And my chest area is lighter than the rest of me and my arms are darker than the rest of me, which actually looks kind of natural. It's not streaky or anything. It's a dusky brown sort of color... I almost would have preferred something a little more orangy.

    I showered, and the stuff just kept coming off. I did take a loofah and lighten up a couple of darker spots. When I got out of the shower the color came off on the towel, a lot. Is it going to keep doing that? How long does it take to fade? Should I do another coat tomorrow on my chest? Can I just sorta fill in the dots on my feet? My hands are all orangy (even tho I washed them constantly while the rest of me was drying) and the backs of them are whiteish... if I soak my hands and then scrape some of the skin off tomorrow will it go away?

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    Well, sunless tanner is definitely not an easy thing to get right. I find the absolute best way is to get someone to do my whole body for me, that way they can see everywhere and then wash their hands thoroughly afterward (so I don't have to worry about washing color off the backs of my hands). If I have to do it myself, I use rubber gloves to apply it to my body, then use a makeup applicator sponge to put it on the backs of my hands - it looks funny to have a tan everywhere but your hands.

    It is important to start with freshly showered skin, because if you have ANY oil on your body the color will wash right off in the first shower. I find it also helps to use a scrubbee thing in the shower for exfoliation. Do not use any lotion before using the tanner, except if you have especially dry knees, elbows, heels (a little lotion in those areas can help keep from having too much color soak in there and looking weird). Also, the bottle says not to shower or swim within 3 hours after application, and that is equally important. Following these steps, my color generally lasts about 3-4 days. It does fade some during that time, but not too bad, and it fades evenly.

    When you apply a thick coating, it won't all soak in, and after a couple hours you will look really dark, with even darker lines where your skin creases, but that washes away in the shower leaving a nice smooth color. As long as you apply the stuff just after showering, don't use additional moisturizer prior to application, apply it evenly and don't shower until 3 hours after, it should turn out fine. Other important notes: apply the tanner more lightly on elbows, knees and heels, be careful around face and hairline, and avoid getting the color on the bottoms of feet, palms and inner sides of fingers.

    All in all, your experience sounds much like my first time using sunless tanner. It's not easy, but if you expend the effort and be careful, it does look pretty damn good with NO risks of harmful UV damage.

    Let us know how it goes!

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    I did the same thing with Endless Summer a few days ago.

    First I prepped by shaving, and doing a full body sea-salt-and-body-wash scrub to get rid of all the dead skin cells and rough spots on my elbows, knees, and heels. (Those scrubs are unpleasant feeling, but they kick ass for making everyhting smooth!)

    Then I had a friend help me by applying all the tanner, while they wore rubber gloves. We applied onw coat to my back, and outside arms, and shoulders. We applied two coats to my inner arms and my legs. We applied four coats of it to my rear end. And we applied five coats to my belly and breasts.

    End results? After 20 minutes we managed to smooth out all minor streaks. My ass came close to being the same color as my back, my arms were much darker - but that's because I already had a trucker's tan going, my legs and shoulders and back all looked fabu, and my breasts and belly were still considerably lighter than everything else even though they blended well. My face and neck came out good as well. My one complaint was that we applied it to the back of my hands and top of my feet, and the line between tanned skin and untanned was rather obvious in broad daylight. Also, I wish it would last longer and through more showers - I am really big on exfoliation, which tends to rmeove it much quicker.

    So that would be my experience. Overall, better than other stuff I tried. But I'm not totally certain it justifies the price, since it takes half a bottle to get me looking good, and wears off me in less than a week. :-/

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    Well, it actually turned out okay. I've never been brown before, but now that I'm used to it it looks really good.

    I did screw up the foot and calf of one leg, they're all streaky and blotchy, but you can't see it in the club.

    I did wait three hours before showering, but as soon as it had been 3 hours I *had* to hop in the shower and see how it was going to look.

    I'm definitely going to have someone else do it for me next time (I was going to this time, but got impatient and did it myself). I will also be more careful about my hands and apply more lotion to my knee's first.

    But altogether it turned out good.

    Thanks for the article, Bridgette :-)

    Lena



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    Cool I'm glad you like it. Enjoy your new tan!

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    I use flawless by body drench!I never found one that I liked before this one,I always get from people ,"Were you tanning",because the results look so real.It even gives you skin this tingling feeling like a sunburn and you feel like you have been in the sun,just be sure to have dye remover to use on your hands after you apply.The lotion doesn't get all over your clothing and Its lasts on skin a while.I like the fact that the lotion is dark brown.It never turns orange.
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    I did the sunless tan thing last night for the the first time in 6 months. I did it because I had alot of bruises on my legs. So far I seen to earn similar w/ and w/out a tan. I'm trying to decide wheher it's worth the trouble since it takes me about 15 minutes to apply and I need someone's help.
    I've found for dark spots you can use hydrogen peroxide on a cotton ball to fade them.

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    I've used over twenty self tanners. My old fave was a lancome spray. Now it's loreal sublime. I like the gelee one. It's the best by far out of all tanners I've used. It soaks right into your skin. So you don't put it on thick. But it dries fast, so it's easy to put on even multiple coats.

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    Wow, this is an ooooold thread.



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    holy crap no kidding! 2002? I just assumed it was from 7-04. ROTFL

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    My former GF used to require a tan year-round, and she pretty much emulated Bridgette's method to a T, and I can say after helping her for almost three years, that it works once you have the system down and someone to help you.
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    So Lena...how's the self tanning going after all these years?!

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    I LOVE Mystic Tan Its the BEST!!!

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