Article From Allure Bride Magazine, Spring 2005:
Get Glowing
Unless your name is Pamela Anderson and you're getting married in a bikini, you can be too tan. "Deeply bronzed skin can look unnatural or orange against the white dress," says a Los Angeles based salon owner. The new customized self-tanning treatments, applied with an airbrush, produce a soft golden hue without making skin too dark. "Airbrushing yields the finest mist possible and a technician has more control over how and where it's sprayed than a machine booth or your own two hands." It fills in tan lines, covers streaks, and gets hard-to-reach areas." An airbrush tan also acts like a coat of makeup by evening out skin tone and reducing cellulite. Airbrush treatments, like all tanners, are best applied no less than 48 hours before the wedding to keep the solution from rubbing off on your dress.
SPRAY TAN INFORMATION
WHAT IS AIRBRUSH TANNING? Airbrush tanning is the latest and fastest growing service in the tanning industry. We will take you to a private room, and airbrush/spray you with a spray containing DHA which is a sugar cane based color. In less than 15 minutes you will be walking out with a beautiful, golden brown tan!!
IS DHA SAFE? Absolutely. It has been approved by the FDA and is used in many of the bronzing tanning lotions. It is also safe for pregnant women, however, we do request that you get approval from your doctor.
HOW DOES IT WORK? When sprayed on the skin, it activates itself through the body’s temperature by absorbing to the keratin proteins and then activated by body heat, which causes a chemical reaction that changes the color of the skin to give you a suntan.
HOW LONG DOES SUNLESS TAN LAST? (Average 7 days) The length of the tan is determined by the skin type. Dry skin and rubbing on the skin will shorten the life of the tan. MOISTURIZE, MOISTURIZE, MOISTURIZE!!. As you lose the skin layer, you will lose your tan. This comes from showers and tight clothing. The more abrasive you are to your skin, the sooner you will lose your tan.
What to Expect the Day of Your Spray!
- The session will take approximately 10-15 minutes.
- When your session is complete, you will feel tacky, but this is completely normal. It just means you must be very careful with your skin for the next few hours.
- Do not place your purse on your arm or shoulder; carry it out in your hands.
- Do not touch or rub your skin, as this could remove your tan.
- Salt water removes your tan, so try to avoid sweating at all costs the day of the spray!
- Once your tan has dried, it will continue to process and darken. Don't be alarmed if you feel you are becoming too dark. Once you shower the next day, the residual color will wash off and you'll be left with a beautiful, natural looking tan.
SPRAY TAN INSTRUCTIONS
1. To get the maximum benefits of your spray tan, you will need to exfoliate your skin. The shower/exfoliator needs to be done as closely to your appointment as possible since you want your skin COMPLETELY clean. Feel free to use our shower if you don't have time to exfoliate before you session. While you are in the shower, step away from the water and scrub the exfoliator over your entire body and then rinse with water. This removes all of the dead skin so your spray tan is going into a fresh, clean layer of skin.
2. DO NOT PUT ON ANY LOTION, PERFUME, MAKE-UP, DEODORANT, ETC before your spray tan. Anything on your skin will keep it from absorbing evenly.
3. Be sure to wear loose fitting clothes, so as not to rub off freshly sprayed solution. The less rubbing on the spray tan the better it will set in and last. The looser the clothes, the better.
4. You can do the spray tan any way you feel comfortable whether be in a swimsuit, bra and panties, in the nude, etc. If you do it without your bra/panties, it is best to not put them back on after the spray tan so that the solution can set in good without getting rubbed on. 5. After your session, you will need to wait a MINIMUM of 6 hours before taking a shower. (For example: If you are getting sprayed for an event on Saturday, it is best to do your spray tan on Thursday or Friday evening) During the time after your spray tan, you need to stay COMPLETELY dry. You cannot get wet, sweat, or apply anything to your skin (this includes make-up, perfume, deodorant, etc) until you have taken a shower and rinsed off the excess solution. ***** WE RECOMMEND DOING YOUR SPRAY TAN IN THE EVENING, LETTING IT SET IN OVER NIGHT AND TAKING A SHOWER THE NEXT MORNING.******
Full Body Spray Tan-$40
Legs Only-$25
