Anybody want to recommend a good self-tanner? There are too many to choose from in the drugstore.

Also, can someone give me advice for applying it to one's face? I'm taking my senior yearbook photo tomorrow. Now is not a good time to experiment, is it? :confused:

Also, can someone give me advice for applying it to one's face? I'm taking my senior yearbook photo tomorrow. Now is not a good time to experiment, is it? :confused:

Very evenly! And don't go too dark on the face, especially if you have a photo to be taken because if it does streak you will see it. Good luck!

I use Endless Summer brand, I think. Edit: it seems there are different types, mine is a put it on, wait 30 minutes before dressing, don't shower for 3 hours, and last a few days type.

I use Ban De Soil or however you spell it. You can get it from Walmart for $6 a bottle. I get complimented every time I wear it. I've been tanning for a month and a few days ago I looked in the mirror and my face looked the same color as when I wear the self tanner. The smell, greasiness, and how the tanner comes off when I touch my face is the reason I chose to tan.Anybody want to recommend a good self-tanner? There are too many to choose from in the drugstore.

Also, can someone give me advice for applying it to one's face? I'm taking my senior yearbook photo tomorrow. Now is not a good time to experiment, is it? :confused:

I use a sunless tanner on my face, its easy and it looks a lot better to have some color in the face. Its not instant (which I hate), it takes about 8-12 hours to develop and lasts a few days. Its an Australian brand though, so you probably cant get it in the states, but there are heaps of brands just as good. I coudnt be bothered using it on my whole body though, way too time consuming.

Dont forget to thoroughly exfoliate before otherwise it will become all patchy and blotchy. I also mix it with moisterising cream.

Marcus :cool:

Whatever self tanning cream I´ve ever used has made me look yellow and multi coloured... :p

I´m really un aware of how the sun blocking cream works though.... do you get brown even though you´re using a sun blocking cream?....

I figured I should know theese sort of things when I´m headed for Australia in October. I´ve heard the sun can turn out pretty nasty over there. Cancer and so fourth. Any suggestions Marcus, and everyone else?.

Whatever self tanning cream I´ve ever used has made me look yellow and multi coloured... :p

I´m really un aware of how the sun blocking cream works though.... do you get brown even though you´re using a sun blocking cream?....

I figured I should know theese sort of things when I´m headed for Australia in October. I´ve heard the sun can turn out pretty nasty over there. Cancer and so fourth. Any suggestions Marcus, and everyone else?.

Yeah you can get a tan while wearing sunscreen but it can take a little longer.

What are you coming down here for? Where are you going? As long as you wear suncream youll be ok, it just gets annoying putting it on. I guess it also depends on how fair skinned you are. Although my avatar doesnt show it, I'm rather dark skinned (for a caucasion) and even after 20mins I'll get burnt. Its not like its really hot down here in Melbourne (its hotter up north) but even in overcast conditions on a mild day you can get burnt. I'm sure its like that in other places too. When it comes down to it, I'd rather have a fake tan then get melanoma.

Marcus :cool:

What are you coming down here for? Where are you going? As long as you wear suncream youll be ok, it just gets annoying putting it on.

Marcus :cool:

Well, I´m going there partly to visit my long lost friend Jordie but also kind of as a break from everything here. I´m going to work with him in his café fountain somewhere in a shopping mall in Canberra. But I´ll prob be travelling all over the south east, once get some money. I actually might be taking a plane down to Melbourne from here, cause I´ve checked it up and surpricingly it is the cheapest way (single way was 3700 skr = 637 A$ ) and prob go from there up to Canberra :)

TRue, you seem to look abit pale in your avatar, hehe never thought of it. I think I´m rather sensitive to the sun, I´ve got freckles and slightly ginger beard... :p I better look out down there.

Well, I´m going there partly to visit my long lost friend Jordie but also kind of as a break from everything here. I´m going to work with him in his café fountain somewhere in a shopping mall in Canberra. But I´ll prob be travelling all over the south east, once get some money. I actually might be taking a plane down to Melbourne from here, cause I´ve checked it up and surpricingly it is the cheapest way (single way was 3700 skr = 637 A$ ) and prob go from there up to Canberra :)

TRue, you seem to look abit pale in your avatar, hehe never thought of it. I think I´m rather sensitive to the sun, I´ve got freckles and slightly ginger beard... :p I better look out down there.

Wow, its only 637 to fly from Sweden to Melbourne, that seems bloody cheap. And its really cheap to fly from Melb to Can, depends on what deal you get but Ive seen it as cheap as A$40. What attractions do you plan on seeing? Have you done much research?

Speaking of my Avatar, do you or does anyone else know how to edit it to give me a tan. Damn dark jungle and bright flash :(

Marcus :cool:

I've tried both Endless Summer and Nutrogena.

Nutrogena:

1. Takes about 20 min to "dry"
2. Good color, no streaking
3. Smells bad, take a shower the next morning and usually takes care of it.

Endless Summer

1. Dries in like 1 minute or so (nice!)
2. Good color, even, no streaking.
3. Smells fairly good on application. Still has same Chem. stink the next morning, so just wash your face to get rid of the scent.

I liked the endless summer because it dries so fast, and the color is pretty natural. But the Nutrogena gave me good deep color too. The Nutrogena stinks a lot tho.

-niko

This is a good topic! My results will be a little late for you, Trinity, but I'm going to be trying the spray tan booth this weekend...either Mystic or Magic Tan. They're both pretty expensive, but I've got some weddings coming up this summer & don't want to be pale. I'll report back on Monday!

Kirby


Anybody want to recommend a good self-tanner? There are too many to choose from in the drugstore.

Also, can someone give me advice for applying it to one's face? I'm taking my senior yearbook photo tomorrow. Now is not a good time to experiment, is it? :confused:

I ended up not having enough time for a self-tanner to take effect before my picture so I pulled another trick: bronzer. It's like blush, but more brownish in color. Using an oversized brush I applied it to my forehead, nose, cheekbones and chin. That worked in a pinch.

I think I will try the Neutrogena tanner and mix some with my moisturizer once a week. I like Neutrogena's soaps and moisturizers, so hopefully the tanner will be good too.

Thanks for the tips, everyone!

Tanning beds are the same as the sun except faster right? And they last for months at a time?

Tanning beds are the same as the sun except faster right? And they last for months at a time?

Yes tanning beds are faster than the sun but you sill put yourself at risk of melanoma. It definitely does not last for months, perhaps 3-7 days and it starts fading. Its actually pretty expensive to maintain. Why not try a spray on tan machine (Dream tan? Cant remember name), I've heard its pretty good, altough not that cheap.

Marcus :cool:

Marcus,
I'm not a pro, but do you like either of these?
(the third one's the original)

Dont real sun tans last for like a month atleast?

Insta-tan.

Ah, yes, I didn't think to do it that way. I gave the whole photo less blue and more read. You used a replace color tool?

Ah, yes, I didn't think to do it that way. I gave the whole photo less blue and more read. You used a replace color tool?
No, I picked a dark brown color and used the paintbrush tool with the opacity set way down. Then I went back and rebrightened the teeth (because nobody wants tan teeth). Then I upped the sharpness since the layer with the paintbrush kind of softens things up a bit.

EDIT: I didn't use the replace color tool because I didn't want to change the color of the shirt. Figured a lighter shirt would make the tan more pronounced and therefore he wouldn't actually have to be tanned up as much.

lol :) Thanks for your help ladies. The way you did it Freemason was the way I was trying to do it but failed. What you did looks better, but it looks like my face is just really dirty :) But its will do for now, when I have time I might have to update my avatar.

Marcus :tucool:

Heh heh, it does have a dirty look to it. An updated pic would be good. . . of course, we'll all miss the chimp. :)

In my area we have two kinds of spray tans. Mystic Tan and Magic Tan. I went for the Magic Tan b/c it's close to my house. Not cheap, but I went once & am a decent golden-y color. It's kind of like a stand-up shower, only you get misted with a tanning solution, not water. You have to put cream on places like your palm and finger webs...I managed to miss the inside of my thumb & wrist. Kind of looks a little wierd there, but I'll know what to do differently next time. I'll post again when the color starts to fade more...

Kirby



Yes tanning beds are faster than the sun but you sill put yourself at risk of melanoma. It definitely does not last for months, perhaps 3-7 days and it starts fading. Its actually pretty expensive to maintain. Why not try a spray on tan machine (Dream tan? Cant remember name), I've heard its pretty good, altough not that cheap.

Marcus :cool:

I'll post again when the color starts to fade more...

Kirby

Thanks, I'll be interested to hear how effective it was.

Marcus :cool:

Thanks, I'll be interested to hear how effective it was.

Marcus :cool:

Magic Tan update...
Sunday - got it done
M - Color completely set, definitely not orange!
T - Color on my face a little lighter, the rest of my body looks similar
W - Color on my face pretty much gone, the rest of my body is a little lighter
Th/F - pretty light
Sat - gone

I think the tan on my face left quicker than my body because I use a cleanser with salisylic (SP?) acid and then apply a glycolic cream - both which have exfoliant properties. While this is good for my acne, it's not good when the first layer of your skin is the part with the color!

I have to use my remaining "free" UV + Magic Tan by Wed. I'll update on how the combo works out. Next up for my experiment is Mystic Tan :)

Kirby

how do u guys get your self tanner on evenly? i've tried aveda, and even exfoliated before but it still came out a little streaky.

how do u guys get your self tanner on evenly? i've tried aveda, and even exfoliated before but it still came out a little streaky.

I've been posting about the spray-on tanning booths - my experience with the lotion-y self-tanners hasn't been that good. With the spray booth, you get quite an even tan...

Update. On Tuesday I used the second part of my $35 deal - the UV (lay down bed, 6mins) + Magic (spray/shower, sunless) Tan. I also decided to buy their "prep" gel for $20. Remember, I'm doing this for upcoming special events (bridesmaid), probably not for an "everyday" tan. The prep gel is an aloe vera base. I really need to look at the other ingredients, b/c it may just be aloe vera. In which case, I'm a dumba$$. The girls at the tanning salon said that everyone who does the Magic Tan uses the prep gel. My tan does seem to be more even and darker, but I've also learned more about how to stand/apply the barrier cream to my hands/etc. I'll let you know if it fades quicker this time...but I'll be outside a lot this weekend, so it might not be a very fair comparison. So much for the scientific method. :o I am a dork.

Kirby

Two days ago I tried some Loreal self tanner called Sublime Bronze. It worked really well. It's tinted, so it was easy to avoid streaks because I could see where it was going on and how even it was. And the next day, my husband and I were marveling at how real it looked. It smelled bad, but not as bad as Nutrogena.

I use tanner on my face simply because I have very pale skin - I'm just trying to get a more natural colour, not a tan as such. I use a VERY mild brand from a UK dept store called Marks and Spencer, and it cost £7 (which is one of the cheapest on the market, and it looks like its gonna last ages).

I did my research on ladies beauty sites :) and i got a pretty good result first time with no help. It seems the secret is:

1. Exfoliate
2. Shave (if necessary ;) )
3. Moisturise
4. apply self tan
5. Wait a good few hours

Don't exfoliate or use any strong skin cleansing stuff until your next tan (3-4 days for me).

hope this helps

I used an Avon self-tanner this weekend. I tested it on Saturday on my stomach, and the results were great, so the whole body got done on Sunday.

Face turned out great (different product, actually, but same brand) and I thought the body looked okay until the next day, when I noticed all sorts of streaks. It takes more than a couple of hours to fully develop.

Streaks were mostly on my forearms. I didn't have an exfoliate, so I just scrubbed myself with a washcloth before I applied. It wasn't enough. The elbows especially were really bad.

For anyone else that makes this mistake, I think the best remedy is to try to scrub off the tanner. I first tried by applying more tanner, and this didn't help. So, in frustration, I attacked my arms with the washcloth (I ordered an exfoliating cream yesterday and will come in the next Avon order). It seems to have worked. I could actually see the tan peeling off. Streaks are gone, and besides that, my arms are softer now. :lol:

The instructions are not in English, so I'm going to just follow griff's instructions next time. I will spend much longer on exfoliating for sure. Moisturize before self-tan?

I think about 3 or 4 days will do it for me too.