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    Default F'N spray tans!

    Okay, so in attempt to abandon my tanorexic ways, I decided to uncover a new leaf with spray tan booths. So far I have done it three times... meaning I have essentially wasted $75 because they always come out looking like SHIT!

    i DON'T know what I'm doing wrong! I exfoliate and shave before. I use barrier cream. I rub the tan in evenly all over afterward. I meticulously wipe down my ankles, elbows, knees and wrists afterwards. And still, I look fucked up afterwards.

    This morning, I looked okay, minus the blotchy ankles (which can be scrubbed off a little) but then I turned around and have cheetah markings on my butt and thighs. Yes thats right, not streaks, but rather, circles! AAARRRGHH!

    So, what gives? I'd really like to preserve my youth and keep my skin cancer risks down, but SHIIIIIIIIIIIT, this crap is pissing me off. Makes me wanna march right into a UV booth in PROTEST!

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    Default Re: F'N spray tans!

    are you applying anything to your skin before you tan? You're not supposed to use anything with aloe vera gel in it.


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    Default Re: F'N spray tans!

    I would also ask the people at the spray tan place where you go..maybe they would have some different advice.

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    Default Re: F'N spray tans!

    yeah, and if you show them the crappy tan, maybe you can get some money back...or at least a free tan or two.


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    Default Re: F'N spray tans!

    no, im going in with clean skin.. nothing on it.

    they sold me some lotion that supposedly "evens out" blotchy areas. we'll see... im gonna go shower and apply it. i have a bad feeling about this though.... haha

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    Are you doing the Mystic Tan? When I did that I would stand there and let it soak in for a good 5 min (freezing my wet butt off) and i never wipe. I was taught at the first place i ever did it to BLOT off the excess... wrap towel around leg and squeeze, work your way up. Ive never had a problem and always get really dark because im not getting out 1 sec later and wiping all the stuff off (which can lead to streaking) ... I always put a thick LAyER of barrier cream on heels and ankles... dont run it in like lotion... same as toenails (theyll turn yellow) just dab it on. i rub the cream into my hands and dont use on knees/elbows.

    I dont see how some cream will even it out when you have white circles on you but i hope they didnt make you pay for the cream... those girls are on commission and are ALWAYS trying to sell you something.. I have 4 level 1's and 2 level 2's and theyre trying to sell me more! thanks, ill wait until mine are gone first!

    another thing, there is a place here that has a different spray tan system.. this stuff is sprayed on and they have a sponge where you literally have to RUB the stuff in and fast before it drys... ok, like, what about my BACK where i cant reach?! I did it once... an hour later i had streaks all over so i ran home and exfoliated and went to Mystic to cover it.

    Either way - good luck!

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    Default Re: F'N spray tans!

    its not the mystic.. its the hollywood tans 6 second tan. you HAVE to rub the stuff in after it sprays you because you get big blobs of tanner on you; it doesnt dispense evenly. maybe mystic is a better choice? ive never done that one.

    i just scrubbed a bunch of it off so it's evened out now. i told my boyfriend to kick me in the head next time i mention "spray tan."

    (ok not really.. i do not condone domestic violence )

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    Default Re: F'N spray tans!

    Hmmm... maybe try an airbush tan instead? I like they result I got with mine and they always look less streaky than the Mystic Tan type ones/booth sprayed ones I've seen. Just remember that the quality of the tan will depend on the skill of the airbrush person.
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    Default Re: F'N spray tans!

    I have the same problem with the Darque Tan 6 second tan. The first time it was great, then it just progressively sucked. I got them to give me credit towards a free tan but they still suck ass.

    Where can one get barrier cream?

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    i think mystic tan is a little better. You just have to use a good amount of barrier cream and take off your jewerlry. (which i forget)

    also, when you get out of the booth... wait a minute before blotting off extra tanner..
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    Default Re: F'N spray tans!

    maybe i just need to give into my fair skin. why can't light skin be as hot as tan skin dammit!

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    Default Re: F'N spray tans!

    I forget who makes it, Sally Hansen I think.....

    Anywhoo, I learned this trick from another dancer the other night.

    It's that spray that says "Airbrushed legs".

    She sprays it all over her body and it really works good!

    I have seen her do it many times and it washes off with soap and water.

    About $7.00 a can, I am thinking of trying this.




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    I figured it was that other tan.. thats the one that made me all streaky.. go with Mystic.. its WAY better.. ive been doing it for years.. since it was first brought to sacramento. At least TRY the Mystic before giving up!!! I know LOTS of very very fair, burn in the dark type girls that use Mystic weekly and look great.. youd never know.

    That Sally Hansen stuff....A bit back there was a thread about a girl paying for a guys dry cleaning after a dance because it rubbed off all over his suit during a dance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AudreyLeigh
    I figured it was that other tan.. thats the one that made me all streaky.. go with Mystic.. its WAY better.. ive been doing it for years.. since it was first brought to sacramento. At least TRY the Mystic before giving up!!! I know LOTS of very very fair, burn in the dark type girls that use Mystic weekly and look great.. youd never know.

    That Sally Hansen stuff....A bit back there was a thread about a girl paying for a guys dry cleaning after a dance because it rubbed off all over his suit during a dance.
    Yikes! Thanks, I did not read that thread.....



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    I have heard good things about airbrushing but that was in New Orleans and I wouldn't know where to go in Tampa. I have a freind who had Mystic Tan here in tampa and it looked okay at a distance but looked all blotchy on her hands and feet. Maybe she should have used lotion? I totally get frustrated with the fake tan thing and want to get some real sun dammit. I don't want skin cancer but I hate being totally pale. I have been using Jergens Healthy Glow and it gives me a little color on a gradual basis which is good but doesn't look dark enough. I tried some temporary stuff I got a sample from at Saks but it hardly showed and it made my legs feel like they were sticking to the seat in my car when I drove. I think it was called Body Butter or something? They told me "all the stars use it" but it sure didn't do much for me and was a pain to put on.

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    Default Re: F'N spray tans!

    yea i'm probably just going to throw in the towel on spray tans body butter? to look tan? tell me more

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    Okay. I just looked at the container. It's called Nars Body Glow. I just got a sample of it from Neiman Marcus. I guess it shows a little bit but to me it was a pain to rub it all over my legs and arms and take so much to do it and then I felt sticky. It wasn't like lotion where it sort of soaks in, it just felt like something on me. I especially noticed it in my car becuase the heat made me sweat and then I felt like my legs were sticking to the seats in a worse way than usual.

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    It's hard to get out of the habit!! I once tried it due to the whole cancer thing, and I swear I felt like I was feening like a crackhead the tanning salon, so I tried one of the home ones, and I didn't pay much attention to how much I had used EXACTLY and didnt' scrub around my fingernails perfectly and my hands were bright orange the next day!!! I went to school feeling like a freak cuz it was that bad, paying for gas, at the store, etc. It lasted like a week. LMAO

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    Default Re: F'N spray tans!

    this is an old thread, but since someone brought it up, i just wanted to say im glad i read this! i justs tarted going to hollywood tans and i love it but i refuse to try the spray one even though i have a free one. i dont want something i have to rub in myself! i do want to try mystic, though.. god, im going to end up one of those girls who tans and then spray tans on top of it, haha.

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    I just started doing the california tan spray tan and I think it looks good!

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    Quote Originally Posted by britt244 View Post
    god, im going to end up one of those girls who tans and then spray tans on top of it, haha.
    I used to do this. Once a week I'd mystic. Best way to even everything out. Eliminates the white underarms, the white crease where my implants go to the side, and the dreaded under the butt crease.

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