Trying to find the darkest self tan

FelinePrincess

Hi Glowgirl,

Sorry to hear the vaseline cream wasn't a success, I was really hoping you had found the perfect moisturiser to use alongside fake tan. It would be great if a scientific (not sure if this is the right word!) person could give us some advise on what we should be using!

My tan is very pale this morning. It was beginning to look a quite dry and patchy yesterday so I exfoliated vigourously last night and applied another layer, I will apply at least one more layer later today to restore my usual brownness!

It's funny you should mention the article in mail on sunday about tanning as I just just wondering the other day if the magazines would ever hear about and print about using the airbrush solution. Maybe we should tell them?! If this method became more well known I think it would affect the mainstream (johnsons, loreal, xen tan) fake tan market in a big way, well at least until they brought out their own 16% solution!

Feline Princess

glowgirl_2

It's funny you should mention the article in mail on sunday about tanning as I just just wondering the other day if the magazines would ever hear about and print about using the airbrush solution. Maybe we should tell them?! If this method became more well known I think it would affect the mainstream (johnsons, loreal, xen tan) fake tan market in a big way, well at least until they brought out their own 16% solution!

I seriously thought about setting some kind of business up selling the product to general public not just online, I agree with every thing you said above and really think that there is a market out there. It wouldn't work for me cos I'm in the middle of setting something else up and I live in a fairly remote area and like to work from home. If the big guys did bring out their own 16% that would be great for us to have more choice but if you ran a business based on the airbrush product I think you would still make money because I doubt the big guys would want to or could sell their products at that price point or lower. Sorry I've gone on a bit, got my business head on today;)

sparklegirl01

Hi guys, i work for a salon in cardiff called Essentials skin and beauty clinic and we do spray tans for £25. We use celebrity 14 and also fake bake. We also use sudo bronze, dark and ultra dark for people just looking for a glow. Personally i love spray tan, feel so much better. Hope that helps, most salons should have a choice of colour so just call around if you get the time. Good Luck!!!

flea72

what have you people done to me - having been lilly white for 30...years, i now find im re-tanning every 2-3 days, otherwise i feel pasty and naked. Im like 'ooh no its fading', and everyones like 'wow youre lovely and brown' - i NEED darker

Flea

glowgirl_2

what have you people done to me - having been lilly white for 30...years, i now find im re-tanning every 2-3 days, otherwise i feel pasty and naked. I'm like 'ooh no its fading', and everyones like 'wow you're lovely and brown' - i NEED darker

:rotfl:Welcome, come join the tanorexic club:rotfl:I too have that oh no I look pale thing when really I know I don't, are you using the 16% and layering rather than starting again, that usually gives me a great colour. Feline Princess is your girl if you want even darker, she adds dha drops to the 16% to make it 20% I think, she'll give you great advice if you need it. Happy tanning:D

I was just too tired to even move last night so tan is still as yesterday, got quite a busy day today as well but will try to get at least a layer on if not will have a good go tonight.

HockeyDuo8083

Morning Ladies!

I AM A TANAHOLIC:eek:..there..said it..

I have been avidly reading this thread for the past couple of days and purchased some Celeb Secrets in 12%. I have pale skin and been using St Tropez whipped mousse for a while now but wanted to give something else a go.

I just wondered it's quite a thin liquid that is in the bottle; how do you apply it? I usually apply the St Tropez with a tanning mit but as it's a mousse it doesn't soak into the mit too much so i don't waste a lot.
I have noticed peeps mentioning spray bottles; do you mean like those wee ones you get to spritz the plants??

Any advice would be appreciated!:beer:

flea72

HockeyDuo8083 wrote: »

I have noticed peeps mentioning spray bottles; do you mean like those wee ones you get to spritz the plants

i use a spray bottle that used to have some hair straightening spray in, but is a travel size one - similar to this http://www.superdrug.com/invt/383996&bklist=

Boots and superdrug sell proper empty ones for about £1 - they are usually in the aisle with the loofahs, flannels and soap dishes

hth Flea

flea72

glowgirl wrote: »

:rotfl:Welcome, come join the tanorexic club:rotfl:I too have that oh no I look pale thing when really I know I don't, are you using the 16% and layering rather than starting again

16%!! im only using the React 10% lol - darent go for stronger, as this one is unbelievably dark on me, compared to my au natrelle colour

I dont remove it completely, but do scrub and moisturise every time i re-apply

However, my biggest problem is i think i must sweat alot overnight and it comes off, because i can go to bed with a lovely colour, and then the next day lots of it has rubbed off - my sheets are a right state

Also another Q, shaving. Is is best to shave before applying, or after applying? as im finding the tan seems to sit in my pores, and can look quite dotty. i dont shave my arms, and the tan seems to go on there better, than on my legs, which i do shave

Flea

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flea72 wrote: »

Also another Q, shaving. Is is best to shave before applying, or after applying? as im finding the tan seems to sit in my pores, and can look quite dotty. i dont shave my arms, and the tan seems to go on there better, than on my legs, which i do shave

Flea

I have this problem too :rotfl:

My legs look dotty, as if each hair follicle has gone darker than the surrounding skin - not sure how to combat it?

Right I'm running low now and I'm getting confused as to where everyone is buying from. I bought from celeb Secrets last time but is there a problem with these gusy now?

glowgirl_2

Hi everyone:) I'll try to help with some questions

I don't remove it completely, but do scrub and moisturise every time i re-apply

I would suggest not to moisturise each time maybe once a week if you have to, unless you have discovered a moisturiser that doesn't do this, I find most make the tan fade much more quickly or go patchy, if yours doesn't please tell us what it is:D

However, my biggest problem is i think i must sweat alot overnight and it comes off, because i can go to bed with a lovely colour, and then the next day lots of it has rubbed off - my sheets are a right state

I have this problem too, make sure you use a decent amount of product and I find a cotton nightie helps, I have one just for tanning nights, don't moisturise before you apply or it just slides off in the night.

Also another Q, shaving. Is is best to shave before applying, or after applying? as I'm finding the tan seems to sit in my pores, and can look quite dotty. i don't shave my arms, and the tan seems to go on there better, than on my legs, which i do shave

Another problem that I also have, its mainly the colour guide that has sunk into your pores so if you apply in the night and shower in the morning (I usually do this) you can LIGHTLY exfoliate with a glove and it should look better, what really works is applying one day and shaving the other and so on although this is not so good for those who like to shave everyday (I do) - I would be interested if anyone has any other suggestions on this one.

16%!! I'm only using the React 10% lol - darent go for stronger, as this one is unbelievably dark on me, compared to my au natrelle colour

10% is still quite dark, certainly more so than whats available in the shops, 12% is usually the darkest you can get in a salon unless you specify you want more, are you yellow toned by any chance? Yellow toned people even if they are pale to start with seem to be able to build a better colour with less product and a lower % than us pinkys;)

Right I'm running low now and I'm getting confused as to where everyone is buying from. I bought from celeb Secrets last time but is there a problem with these gusy now?

A couple of us had problems with celeb secrets orders arriving late and in my case not too sure which product they sent me. I do think its a bit hit and miss with them at the moment and next time I'm going to give siennasol a go, if you really don't want to try another product then I would order from celeb secrets, as I understand it lots of people have with no probs:)

I AM A TANAHOLIC:eek:..there..said it..

:rotfl:This really made me laugh, its surprising how quickly you can actually become obsessed with it, I bore people all the time now when gunna:T first recommended the products at start of this thread she said she loved talking about it and now I know why, There really isn't a negative side to fake tanning so we could be doing a lot worse..........;)