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MY 5 SECRET TIPS TO KEEP YOUR SPRAY TAN LASTING LONGER

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ONCE UPON A TIME,  I used to give airbrush spray tans.   I got certified and did It at the salon I managed back in the day, about 4 years ago now.   I managed a tanning salon and literally I swear thats why I’m a FREAK about SPF.  I saw all the customers that would come in frequently that looked very leathery, spotty skin, sun spots, and lots of wrinkles.  

So I became a frequent spray tanner and have loved it ever since!  Once I got pregnant, I stopped doing  them because I honestly didn’t want to breath in the spray AND literally wanted to vomit from the smell.  Plus who wants to bend over that much when pregnant haha.  

When you get a spray tan, and it starts to spot off funny on your skin.. you think.. WTF? I paid 30+ for this.. why would it be doing this!   And sometimes its just your skin needing a break from all the sprays, but most times it’s just putting the wrong things on our skin, not prepping right, or not taking care of it properly. 

With that story, I’m here to tell you, I know all the little secrets to keeping that spray tan lasting longer.  So here we go!  

SCROLL DOWN TO READ MY 4 SECRET TIPS TO KEEP YOUR SPRAY TAN LASTING LONGER….

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HOW TO PREP YOUR SKIN.  I’ve shared a lot of my secrets in my SPRAY TANNING TIPS POST, but I want to do one to share how to keep the dang spray because we all hate spotty skin.

  1. EXFOLIATE.  But not just with a loofa, I’m talking about getting really in there and scrubbing with the MIO BRUSH.  This brush is life, it’ll get all the dead skin off, so you can have a nice fresh layer of skin to spray on.  Start at the legs and brush upward.  This will make it last longer because you won’t have any skin to shed for a while.
  2. NO BATHS.  Sorry my frequent bathers.  No bubble baths , hot tubs and yes, unfortunately, no pools.  So yes, they do come off earlier in the summer, but that will bring me to another tip.  All of these things will strip the tan off.  Showering is perf, of course, please shower.
  3. APPLY LOTION 2-3X A DAY.  Not just any lotion, lotion with NO ALCOHOL. Why? Because any sort of alcohol is going to strip the tan and make it so you start to look like a damn leopard.  No one wants that.   Heres a list of some lotions with out.
  4. APPLY SUNSCREEN BEFORE DIPPING IN THE POOL. CAKE on that sunscreen all over your body before dipping in the pool.  This will help protect the tan and keep it on a little bit longer.  The plus side to this, you should always wear sunscreen!  Healthier skin and no sun spots!
  5. WEAR LOSE BAGGY DARK CLOTHING.  Be prepared to get dressed into something more lose.  Lose the bra and don’t wear white!  So, I definitely don’t wear this romper to get spray tans haha.   You’ll be sticky for a good 2 hours after, so you’ll want to be super comfortable.  I love wearing my black jumpsuit, black maxi in the summer, or darker sweats with my mom boobs very VERY hidden ha.  But don’t wear a bra.  It’ll leave ugly lines. 

AVEENO DAILY MOISTURIZER

HONEST PERFECTLY GENTLE

HEMPZ LOTION

ST IVES LOTION

KERI LOTION

LUBRIDERM LOTION

GOLD BOND HEALING LOTION

CUREL FRANGRANCE FREE LOTION

Do you guys have any secrets to share to keep yours lasting longer!?  Please do share!

Thanks for reading through!

xoxo,

SARA LYNN 

TIPS ON SPRAY TANNING & MY FAVORITE SELF TANNERS

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IMG_0796You know I love a good spray tan.  

I have done it all I swear.  I used to spray people for business, so I have done airbrushing all the way down to drug store rub ons.

I am here to tell you that not all of it is good.  No one wants to look like snooki season 1 here.. am I right?

Mystic tans aka the actual booth in tanning salons.  Those can go oh so wrong, but they can also go good if you get the right tone, AND follow these tips.

Shower and exfoliate the shiz out of your skin with the Mama Mio body brush.  FYI it is the BEST, plus it feels so good.  

Some say not to use lotion before getting one, and from experience it doesn’t make a difference, other than you are super dry and itchy for the next few hours.  So lotion away, or don’t, its up to you.

Use these Spray Tan Shoes before getting in the booth.  Believe me, I have had one to many times where the bottoms of my feet turn dark brown.  Tj likes to make fun of me… and then says I am gross, so don’t do what I did haha.

RIGHT after you get out, wipe off your feet, hands and face with a baby wipe.  Lightly tabbing away, or if you think its going to be to dark, wipe it off a little more.

This goes for any spray tanning, whether someone is doing it with a gun or not. 

I have found that it doesn’t make those parts of my body crazy dark, and turns out just the right tone on those areas if you follow that tip.

If you think it looks good and not to dark then you don’t need to follow that rule.  

Don’t shower, do the dishes, swim, bath etc.. for at least 6 hours after the spray.

For the next week, lotion up a couple times a day.  You want to make sure you aren’t getting to dry, or else your tan will flake off splotchy.

HUGE rule of thumb to keeping the tan lasting longer, is NO baths.  Just shower quickly.  It will come off spotty if you do this.

Also, its recommended not to exfoliate until your next spray tan.

Unfortunately getting in the water, like swimming in the pool, lake, ocean whatever it is.  It will make your tan come off quicker… I know I know lame sauce.

But I found the solution for that! 

St Tropez Self Tanner is bomb.com.  Again, like I said I have tried A LOT of self tanners.  This one lasts SO long and the color is just right.  Not to dark, and definitely NOT orange.

Its a mouse, and I use the Applicator Mit to apply the mouse.  Starting from legs and up.

I use this every couple weeks, or if I have some event, party, photos whatever I use it every week.

Another trick I have been doing is applying Jergens Natural Glow every day after the shower.  

I have found that this keeps my tan lasting SO much longer and just gives me a nice glow.  Which I love. 

When I am about to use the St Tropez again, I just stop using Jergens 3-4 days before and start exfoliating.

This will get rid of all dry skin, so that you have nice smooth skin to reapply over, keeping it lasting so much longer.

When you have a nice tan, everything just seems to be going right if you get me 🙂 

Outfit looks good, attitude is on point, hair looks good.. you see what my point is.

If you just so happen to have the best tone of skin, then you lucky girl.  If you don’t like spray tans but want a little color, use the Jergens natural glow.  It will give you just a tiny glow, and nothing dramatic.

So, please let me know if you have any more questions at all! Leave a comment here, email me, tweet me, snap me whatever you want.  I am here to answer any questions you might have about this post!

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