22 Ways to Tan
—Tantips
Make sure you have removed all body lotions, make-up and deodorant immediately prior to applying your tan as they can affect the results.
Wax 48 and Shave 24 hours before tanning
Exfoliate 24 hours before to remove any dead skin and unwanted self tan, you want your skin to be fresh.
Moisturise your hands,feet,elbows, knees and any dry areas on the body.
Moisturise daily to prolong your self tan, use a thick moisturiser this will make your tan last longer and help the light reflect of your skin.
Exfoliate 3 days after tanning, so your tan fades evenly.Rub a ice cube over your face before you apply your self tan, this will stop your pores from blocking.
Before you apply your tan, rub a wet wipe over your neck, arm pits, writs, ankles, this will get rid of any excess that that is not visable to the naked eye.
When applying your tan. Map out your body in stages. Start from the face to the neck and shoulders and work your way down being careful not to miss any areas leaving the hands and feet til last. Finish by working the product from the arms to the hands and legs to the feet using excess product.
Don”t over apply your self tan or over rub as this will make your tan look uneven and cause build up./ You want your tan to fade like a real tan.
Cover toenails with some eight hour cream to stop them being discoloured by the self tan.
Cover eyebrows with mosituriser, this will stop them discolouring.
Cover ears with a light layer of moisturser, this will stop them going to dark.
Where loose and dark clother after applying your self tan, leave bra off if your can and don’t wear tights.
Mix self tan with your mositurser, this make sure you tan looks natural and allowing you to tan and go.You can also do this and put in a small container and have it in your hand bag to top up, your very own custom made tan.
Layer your tan in fine layers using a spray that has a light colour guide, this will allow you to apply tan and then go straight out.
Cover you face with a ice cube before tanning to make sure your pores are sealed.
For a instant go for a wash off tan or brush some bronzer onto a tanning mitt then rub over your skin.
To add some light reflecting to your skin, break off some bronzer into your mositurser and apply to your body, the gold particles in the bronzers will help the light reflect of your skin.
To help to make your tan look real, rub some red lips stick in your fingers and apply to your shoulders, decollete, cheekbones and front of your legs the red will work with the pink tones in your skin.
To stop sweating removing your self tan, rub bronzing mineral powder under your arm pits, breast and back of your legs. This is for people who tan and go.
Make sure you don’t wet your top lip area as when you wash your tan off the following tan this area will be white, if this happens, rub mositurser over this area and then apply a small amount of self tan to blend in
To remove any unwanted self tan, mix Lime and Lemon Juice with Crushed Sea Salt and Sugar (AHAs) and rub over the body with a warm towel.