Trying to find the darkest self tan

Saint_Chris

i ordered my free 16% free sample via e-mail over 3 weeks ago and still not received it.

FelinePrincess

Glad to know I'm not the only one to layer on the 16%! I have been using siennasol and I find it very good, I find doesn't smell at all, which I didn't actually think possible! I haven't used celebrity secrets so can't comment on which is better but I'd be very interested if someone else has!

Feline Princess

Ksa.

Hi there, as I said I got the sienna sol...as the tan has started to fade on my face I just put a bit on last night and I am bronzed this morning...it seems the same as celeb secrets to me but without the smell....I was reading something which said...if you have no tan at all on and you put 16% on pastey skin..it will turn slightly orange but if you build gradually (like glowgirl did, she put the 16% on top of the 12% there will be no orange...its a science!)....anyway...ive had my celeb secrets on for about 4 days, i exfoliated and moisturised with olive oil this morning and it still looks great!! iM LOVING IT...i WANT TO LAYER BUT AM A BIT SCARED i MIGHT LOOK UNNATURAL...BUT FELINE PRINCESS AND GLOWGIRL SEEM TO SAY THE COLOUR DEEPENS?...IS THAT RIGHT GALS??...DEEPENS TO WHAT COLOUR, CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY EXAMPLES, IM SCARED!!!. oK Just realised I was typing in capitals so oops...I use a mitt, I ordered it from john and ginger.com...its a san tropez black one and cost 3.00...it seems good, not a streak, it was the top of my hands that I tangoed orange!!...So feline princess you put how many layers of siennasol on?? does it ever go orange or patchy??...what amount do you buy?...wow..ive noticed celeb secrets do not offer a larger amount of 16% only the 125ml...so I may have to convert...and you too glowgirl?!...
Anyaway, ive heard liquid sun by vani t is a good spray but their highest is 12.5% not for the hardcore aplliers like us!!

glowgirl_2

Hi all, glad to hear the tanning is going well , Ksa. I don't think I could ever go back to less than 16% now, I read on a tanning forum for professionals that they have never had anyone ask for more than a 12%, this seemed to be quite the norm-ha- lightweights:D I don't see any orange at all on me but you are quite right that I did layer, I even checked with my brutally honest OH and daughter about the orange and nothing:T when you layer the 16% because of the colour guide it will look much darker at first but when you wash off the colour guide it will leave a slightly darker but much richer colour, I think you'll like it, go on be brave, you know you want to:rotfl:I am going to try the olive oil out tonight, I'm going to put a few drops of lavender oil with it as suggested by Ksa., I'll let you know how it goes:)

FelinePrincess

Hi Ksa, I currently have 3 layers, will put another one on later. I usually put on 4-5 layers over 4 days. I don't think it looks orange and everyone says it looks natural, no orange comments like I used to get when I used to wear number 7 fake tan! It doesn't really go patchy either as I begin to scrub it off after 5 days and then on 7th day I scrub it all off and start again. I have tried making it last longer by putting it on for a few more days and leaving it for longer but it ends up going scaly after about 5-6 days so not really worth it. I brought the 500ml bottle, I might buy the 1000ml next time but it doesn't really work out much cheaper. Isn't it amazing how it doesn't smell? I will try and post a couple of pics later so you can see how it looks.

Hi Glowgirl, would you post the link to the professional tanning forum? I'd love to have a nosey and see if I can learn anything!

How does everyone put the olive oil on? Do you use your hands or a mit? Does it smell at all? Most of the time I'm too lazy to moisturise but I'm trying to do it more often!

Feline Princess

Ksa.

Hello girls!!...
Ive seen that forum they say that they would be astonished if anyone asked for more than 12%...ha ha...we laugh in the face of danger!:mad:
Well I put olive oil (with lavender too- but only 2 -3 drops) and put it on with my hands, it soaks in lovely and your tan is extra nice...it doesnt smell, the essential oil cancels out the olive oil smell which is good and at least its 100% natural....I need some advice, I re did my face last night and its a bit patchy...it seems to have stuck on my pores which I usually cant see and now they are tiny brown spots>...how do I fix this??....I am going to be brave and put another layer on tonight, so I wil update in the morning post wash off!~:p
So how do I fix my face and whats the best way to tan the face??...oh by the way feline princess...celebrity secrets smells sooooo nice and I think it has the same ingredients as siennssol...have a go!
:rotfl:

Ksa.

I read that a tanning salon in usa offer 18% dha spray woah!!....we could always buy the booster drops!! haha

miss_nadine_x

hey all just wanted to say been reading this over a few days and im soo gonna try it after my cosmetic clearout! iv been for about 30 mins over 8 weeks but iv not got a good colour from it at all. £80 wasted lol. Just wearing a coat just now of a copy st tropez mouse. I would love it somene could post pics to see results

Ksa.

Hi all,
i exfoliated and put another layer of 16% on last night...it looks even better faboulous!!...Miss nadine what did you waste 80 on???...oh dear...order the celebrity secrets or siennasol! Good luck and let us know!....:j

glowgirl_2

Hey everyone, Ksa, exfoliate as much as you can, it will fade in about 24 hours, when I had exactly the same disaster I had to go out and the thing that mainly helped was putting on a pale foundation, this got me through the day without too much trauma but I would never go for 16% again on my face - I hope this works out for you just keep in mind its only temporary:) I'll try to find that board again, its just something I came across while wondering around, it was a bit of a lame forum tbh but I'm still trying to teach myself so I'll read most things on self tanning - am I sadI am going to order another bottle of 16% this week, my daughter is interested in trying some but not the 16% I thought she might be good with the 8%, shes a young teenager and into the pale look but wants to take the edge off that stark whiteness what does anyone else think of a suitable strength?

The olive oil was great so far, it just smelt of lavender and left no oily residue and yes my tan did look great, can you use this everyday without getting spots or those funny little bumps from congestion, if this goes well I might try the Oil Cleansing Method for my face that has been recommend to me on this board before but I bottled it, hopefully I'll be braver now:T