13 Tips To Know Before You Get A Spray Tan

Please don't just walk into the salon unprepared

Julia Stema

Apr 22, 2019

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13 Tips To Know Before You Get A Spray Tan

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If you're planning on getting a spray tan, you definitely should plan ahead!

1. Do Your Research

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Look up info about spray tans and research different spray tan companies near you. Look at reviews and talk to your friends who have gotten them.

2. Exfoliate, Exfoliate, Exfoliate

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Exfoliate to get the dead skin off and help soften your skin. This will help prevent you from getting a splotchy tan.

3. Shave Beforehand

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Shave beforehand because shaving right after can cause your tan to fade quicker.

4. Don't Wear Any Products

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Don't wear makeup, lotions, deodorant, or perfume going into your tan. This can leave a barrier on your skin and can cause streaking.

5. Decide What You'll Wear

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Decide what you'll want to wear for the spray tan. Some people go nude while others wear a bikini or just a thong. It's up to you based on your comfort level and if you're okay with some tan lines.

6. Ask Your Spray Tan Technician About Colors

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Ask them what they think will work best on you. Look at photos of people who got that color sprayed on them. If you have any concerns, talk to your technician about them beforehand. Don't be afraid to let them know it's your first spray and ask any questions you have!

7. Take Off Jewelry

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Don't wear necklaces, rings, bracelets, watches, etc. These will leave tan lines and can also get your jewelry dirty.

8. Wear Loose Clothes After

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Wear loose clothing and preferably something dark colored. You don't want your clothes rubbing on the fresh tan. This can remove the color from your skin or possibly stain your clothes.

9. Try To Avoid Moisture

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Try to avoid working out after because the sweat can mess up the color. Also try to avoid going in the rain, swimming, or showering for a bit.

10. Wait To Shower

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Different people will tell you different times of how long to wait. Try to wait at least 6-8 hours before showering and sleep in your tan if you want, and then shower the next morning. The first shower should be a quick rinse without using products or scrubbing.

11. Pat Dry

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After showering, pat dry. Do NOT rub your skin dry with the towel.

12. Moisturize

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Moisture daily or even twice a day to keep your skin glowing. Try to avoid lotions with oils that may fade your tan.

13. Avoid Exfoliants, Harsh Soaps, and Oil-Based Products

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These can make your tan fade quicker so try to avoid them. Also avoid pore strips, waxing, etc.

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13 Tips To Know Before You Get A Spray Tan

Please don't just walk into the salon unprepared

1. Do Your Research

2. Exfoliate, Exfoliate, Exfoliate

3. Shave Beforehand

4. Don't Wear Any Products

5. Decide What You'll Wear

6. Ask Your Spray Tan Technician About Colors

7. Take Off Jewelry

8. Wear Loose Clothes After

9. Try To Avoid Moisture

10. Wait To Shower

11. Pat Dry

12. Moisturize

13. Avoid Exfoliants, Harsh Soaps, and Oil-Based Products

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This is just a quick response to a post I saw that basically shamed other people for how they choose to deal with their mental health.

Hozier is not just an amazing singer, but also an incredible songwriter.

1. "The only heaven I'll be sent to is when I'm alone with you."

2. "Would things be easier if there was a right way? Honey, there is no right way."

3. "No better version I could pretend to be tonight."

4. Babe, there's something so lonesome about you, something so wholesome about you."

5. "And I couldn't whisper when you needed it shouted."

6. "All you have is your fire and the place you need to reach. Don't ever tame your demons, but always keep 'em on a leash."

7. "It's not the waking, it's the rising."

8. "I will not as you where you came from, I will not ask you, neither should you."

9. "Babe, there's something so tragic about you, something so magic about you; don't you agree?"

10. "We'll lay here for years or for hours, your hand in my hand, so still and discreet."

11. "Her eyes and words are so icy, oh, but she burns like rum on fire."

12. "I've no language left to say it, all I do is crave to her."

13. "Honey, you're familiar like my mirror years ago."

14. "'Cause there's no better love that's laid beside me. There's no better love that justifies me, there's no better."

15. Give your heart and soul to charity 'cause the rest of you, the best of you, honey, belongs to me."

16. "'Cause with my mid-youth crisis all said and done, I need to be youthfully felt, 'cause God I never felt young."

17. "You and I nursing on a poison that never stung, our teeth and lungs are lined with the scum of it."

18. "There's an art to life's distractions; to somehow escape the burn weight. The art of scraping through."

19. "I turned and ran to save a life I didn't have."

20. "My lover's got humor, she's the giggle at a funeral. Knows everybody's disapproval, I should've worshipped her sooner."

21. "We tried the world, good God, it wasn't for us."

What came first: The chicken or the egg?

1. Is water wet?

2. Is a hot dog a sandwich?

3. Does a straw have two holes or one?

4. Is cereal considered soup?

5. Is a thumb a finger?

6. If you are at a restaurant and your waiter doesn't come back, are you the waiter?

7. Last but not least, which came first — the chicken or the egg?

18 objectives that need to be won before I can be tried as an adult.

Graduate in the top 20 of my class.

Get accepted into the WVU Reed College of Media.

Land a spot in the trumpet section at WVU.

Win Homecoming King.

Participate in the Fall Play & Spring Musical.

Obtain a CTE Certificate in Broadcasting Communications.

Pass my AP Tests.

Improve my photography skills.

Form an organization method that works for me.

Make great memories with my best friends.

Make someone feel special.

Let my creativity out into my daily life.

Write frequently.

Practice videography.

Paint more often.

Move out of my room.

Not care what others think about me as much.

Make sure I don't get caught up in meaningless high school drama.

Finish this article.

If it doesn't take you a full hour, you're doing it wrong.

1. The "welp"

2. The hugs

3. The walk to the door

4. The doorway chat

5. The "we really should be going"

6. The second round of hugs

7. The hand on the doorknob

8. The slow open conversation

9. The window wave

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