THIS GUIDE IS A MUST READ FOR EVERY WOMAN WHO TRIED TO USE SELF TANNERS A FEW YEARS BACK AND HID FOR DAYS TILL THOSE STREAKY UNEVEN "ORANGE" TAN FINALLY FADED! I AM ONE OF THOSE FAKE TAN VICTIMS AND I WAS SO EMBARASSED I ACTUALLY BELIEVED MY VERY FAIR LEGS AND BODY WOULD LOOK LIKE I SPENT A WEEK IN THE CARRIBBEAN! WRONG I SPENT A WEEK IN JULY WEARING LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS, EVEN MY TOES WERE ORANGE AND MY ANKLES WERE WHITE! OPPS MISSED A SPOT OR TWO!
I STAYED AWAY FROM SELF TANNERS FOR A FEW YEARS AND FINALLY SOMEONE GOT IT RIGHT! THE "CURE" FOR SUNLESS TANNING WAS MADE BY EVERY BEAUTY MANUFACTURER FROM DRUG STORE BRANDS LIKE COPPERTONE, TO THE ULTRA HIGH END SELF TANNING SYSTEMS SEPHORA STORE CARRIES! LIKE CREST WHITE STRIPS ANOTHER BEAUTY CRAZE, SELF TANNING HAS BECOME A PRODUCT SO POPULAR THE ONCE ORANGE SKINNED LADY, MYSELF! THEY ARE MANY MORE OF YOU OUT THERE~! LAUGHING AT THIS, BECAUSE YOU WERE A VICTIM TOO! BUT TAKE IT FROM ME WHO HAS TRIED ALMOST EVERY NEW SELF TANNER OUT THERE I AM SO CONFIDENT IF YOU ARE FAIR LIKE ME FOLLOW MY ADVICE AND YOU WILL HAVE A PERFECT TAN AND LOOK 10 POUNDS THINNER TOO!
I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SAMPLE SO MANY BRANDS CARRIED IN BLOOMES WHERE I WORKED AND ON MY BREAK I WOULD TEST A LITTLE FROM THE SAMPLE ON MY ARM. I LEARNED THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A FORTUNE MOST SELF TANNERS IN HIGH-END BRANDS LIKE LANCOME, ESTE LAUDER AND CLARINS THAT COULD COST YOU 40$ AND UP AND THE PRICE OF THE HOLLYWOOD TANNING SYSTEM, NEVER SAMPLED THAT ONE COST ABOUT 100$ AND IT WAS A WHOLE PROCEDURE 4 DIFFERENT STEPS! IF YOU ARE A MOMMY LIKE ME WITH LITTLE TIME STICK WITH THE DRUG STORE BRANDS, I FOUND I GOT THE BEST TAN FROM LOREAL LINE APPROX 12$ AND THEY HAD A AMAZING NEW TANNER THAT WAS SO FANTASTIC THAT CAME IN SINGLE PRE TREATED WET CLOTHS! LIKE BORE PADS! TRUST ME IT WORKS! I PICKED LIGHT TO MEDIUM PADS FIRST, THERE IS A DARKER ONE YOU CAN GET ONCE YOU HAVE A BASE.I SIMPLY SHAVED MY LEGS AND USED A EXFOLIATE, THAT TAKES OFF ROUGH SPOTS AND THEN STARTING FROM MY TOES I JUST USED THE LARGE TANNING PAD SLOWLY WORKING MY WAY UP MY BODY THEN WHEN I GOT TO MY BIKINI AREA I SUGGEST PUTTING UNDERWEAR ON SO YOU CAN TELL HOW CLOSE YOU NEED TO GO, DON'T PUT ON SUIT BECAUSE YOU MIGHT STAIN IT! I DID THAT ONE TOO WITH A WHITE BIKINI! THEN SLOWLY DO THE SAME AND SLIDE CLOTH DOWN BACK OF LEGS! NOTE! BE CAREFUL YOU COVER ANKLES AND BACKS OF KNEES AND BACKS OF ARMS AND ELBOWS THEY NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO TAN. NOW YOU ARE ALMOST DONE AND THE KIDS ARE WHINING HURRY UP I WANT TO GO SWIMMING, JUST ANSWER I'LL E ABOUT FIVE MINUTES!AND BY THE TIME YOU FINISH YOUR ARMS AND CHEST AND YES IF YOU GO TOPLESS IT WORKS THERE TOO. I WON'T TOUCH THAT ONE! YOUR LEGS ARE TAN I MEAN THE COLOR IS PERFECT, NEW SELF TANNERS HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT ADJUST TO YOUR SKIN SHADE!THE CLOTH IS LARGE ENOUGH TO COVER WHOLE BODY SO DON'T WORRY TOWARDS THE END THE CLOTH GETS DRIER AND WAIT 5 MINUTES TO PUT ON SUIT AND MOST IMPORTANT QUICKLY WASH HANDS SO THEY WON'T TAN, IF YOU DON'T YOUR SECRET 10 MINUTE TAN WILL BE REVEALED!
SO I SUGGEST LOREAL AND I DO NOT SELL TANNING PRODUCTS AND DO NOT WORK FOR LOREAL, AFTER TRYING ABOUT 15 BRANDS IT WAS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE, ONE BOX CONTAINS ABOUT 10 SEALED PACKETS. I USE ONE EVERY 2 OR 3 DAYS BECAUSE I LOVE HOW I LOOK IN A BATHING SUIT DARKER LEGS MAKE YOU LOOK MUCH THINNER AND IF YOU HAVE CELLULITE THE TANNER PRACTICALLY HIDES MOST OF IT! MY BIGGEST FAN WAS MY HUSBAND WHO HAS NATURALLY OLIVE SKIN AND TANS SO EASY, AND BOTH MY LITTLE GIRLS ALSO HAVE THAT GLORIOUS SKIN THAT DOESN'T BURN.
EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SEEN THE DAMAGE THE SUN DOES TO YOUR SKIN AND I AM CONSTANTLY APPLYING SUNBLOCK ON MY OLIVE TAN KIDS. I RATHER BE SAFE EVERY CHILDER NEEDS SUNBLOCK I EVEN SENT IT TO DAYCAMP IT IS MANDATORY.
I HAVE FOUND THAT HAVING A SELF TANNNG BASE STOPPED ME FROM BURNING AND GETTING THOSE LOVELY BROWN SPOTS ON MY CHEST REMINDERS OF WHAT THE SUN DID TO ME IN MY 20"S. MY MOTHER HAD SKIN CANCER TWICE UNFORNATELY SHE IS 72 AND NO ONE KNEW ABOUT SUNBLOCK AND THE DAMAGE IT CAUSES IN THE FUTURE.
SO STAYWHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE POOL AND DON'T SIT AND BAKE FOR HOURS IN THE SUN ESPECIALLY SPECIALLY MIDDAY, 20 YEARS FROM NOW YOU WILL SEE THE DAMAGE SUN WORSHIPING CAUSED!BE SMART AND IF YOU WANT THAT FABULOUS TAN FAKE IT!!!!
ONE LAST NOTE ON AGING, WE ARE NOW SO LUCKY ANTI-AGING ARE HERE! I JUST TURNED 40 I KNOW IT'S WASN'T PLEASANT, BUT NO ONE BELIEVES IT! THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF SELF-TANING AND TAKING CARE OF YOUR SKIN AND THAT IS WHY I WANTED TO SHARE AND WRITE THIS GUIDE, EVEN IF IT HELPS ONE PERSON IT IS WORTH IT! BE SMART AND GET A GREAT TAN WITHOUT THE DAMAGE SUNBATHING OVER TIME CAUSES!
Guide created: 02/28/06 (updated 09/06/08)


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