If you can imagine a newly painted wall, one that was nicely prepared, sanded down, filled and buffed compared to one that was left with bits of the old wallpaper, paint, holes, scuffs and then just painted over! Well the difference isn’t too different to preparing for a spray tan, not that I am comparing anyone to a scuffed wall may I add. I’m just trying to get the principle across here, a good foundation is key to a longer lasting, better finish on your flawless spray tan.

Skin sheds daily, so by exfoliating 24 hours prior to your spray tan will provide you with fresh new skin, enabling your tan to naturally last longer. Also, allowing the tan to come away with your natural skin shedding. If you really want to push the boat out then exfoliate and moisturise the whole week prior to your spray tan appointment. This will allow the growth of the new skin by removing the dry surface skin that is ready to naturally shed! No point tanning skin that is about to come away now is there? The moisturiser is to hydrate the new skin ready for the spray tan, so the new hydrated skin will last longer than dehydrated skin. I hope this is making sense to you and not confusing you even more.

If you wish to shave or wax, this must be done at least 24 hours prior to your appointment, NOT on the day! Shaving and waxing opens the pores and can cause dots or lines if not left to settle down allowing the pores to close properly. It is essential you do not shave or wax just before my visit! Also please make sure old tan has been removed.

If you wish to paint your nails or tint your eyebrows then firstly it depends on what nails you are having. If they are gel nails and will need to be soaked off in acetone then definitely get your nails done before your tan, the acetone will soak off the tan along with the nails. As for tinting your eyebrows the solution could react once combined with the spray tan solution and cause a chemical reaction. This could possibly lead to a change of colour to your eyebrows so this is also a big no no!

All of the above is great preparation for your gorgeous spray of luxurious Sunless Secrets solution but don’t confuse the information above with your actual tan day prepping.  That exciting appointment day has arrived! Bye bye pale skin, hello golden goddess! However on the actual day, you need to shower, no exfoliation, no moisturiser, definitely no oils, no make up, no jewellery just clean fresh skin and away we go!

The best tans are built on the best foundations!

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Seven Secret Reasons to have a Spray Tan

Let’s face it, we’ve all heard the horror stories of oompa loompa spray tanning sessions. BUT, with Sunless Secrets, spray tanning can actually give you the perfect full body confidence. Seven Secret Reasons to have a Spray Tan. Here’s how:

1. Ignites Inner Confidence

“Who’s that girl?!” Confidence is the ultimate secret sauce to beauty perfection. A survey by Imedeen (an anti-aging beauty supplement company) found that 57 percent of women think having glowing, luminous skin makes them look more ‘attractive’ and ‘confident.’
The beauty supplement polled 1,000 women aged from 25 to 60 and found that golden skin is the most important part of their summer look. Spray tans provide the safest alternative to the harmful sun exposure!

2. Hides Skin Imperfections

Did you know that a spray tan can help disguise small scars, even the ones from your childhood? It’s also proven that a spray tan can diminish dimples, cellulite, varicose veins, while smoothing out skin pigmentation as well as dark spots from previous sun damage.

3. Hydrates & Heals

Our skin is the largest organ in the body and it’s so important that we take good care of it. Sunless Secrets uses all natural solutions and products that nourish, moisturize and protect the skin, leaving it feeling soft, supple and smooth. In addition, gentle exfoliation before your tan can make your tan last longer, too!

4. Covers Blemishes

A perfect complexion is possible with a spray tan! It covers acne or uneven skin complexions on the face, leaving your skin extra radiant and golden.

5. Keeps Your Skin Shining, not Whining!

Whining from the agonizing pain of sunburn is no fun! Harmful UVA and UVB rays from tanning beds and the sun can be a severe threat to your health, causing premature aging and deathly skin cancer.  According to the American Academy of Dermatology, spray tanning is the healthiest and safest way to tan. With a spray tan, your skin will SHINE, effortlessly!

6. Wear Less Makeup

With a spray tan, you can steer clear from heavy concealers and foundation. Plus, as a bold bronze babe, your eyes will POP and your teeth will appear whiter! All you’ll need is a little blush, lipstick, and mascara. It’s the best feeling when you can literally “Wake up like this” with a healthy golden glow, which leads to our final benefit:

7. Increase Happiness Levels

You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a spray tan! And that’s sort of the same thing! Expect an overflow of happy vibes with instant results of healthier looking skin, combined with a major confidence boost, compliments and perfect skin, you won’t even need filters for your social media!

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The perfect spray tan colour for you – Over the years in my career as a professional spray tanner the comment I invariably hear the most is “I want to be as dark as you can get me”. In the past, and like the eager-to-please tanning genie I was, I would grant their wish. And why not? It was what they had asked for!

However, I believe that there is (or at least should be) a code of responsibility that comes with tanning. Yes, a tanning code of honour. Put another way, after years of experience I know what works with your natural skin tone and your hair, and I want you to benefit from this knowledge. The perfect tan is the one where people don’t even know you have had one – just that you look amazing and natural!

The David Dickinson days are long gone and totally unnecessary; it’s an over spray of solution that leads to this unctuously unnatural look – and furthermore you can’t go out for the rest of the day during your development time because you look way too obviouse. This look isn’t good, trust me. I’ve experienced a lot of tans in my time. In fact, this look is an extreme contradiction to a professional (and honest) spray tan. You should become the golden goddess you desire to be!

Tanning has progressed. I used to spray with a high voltage, low pressured (HVLP) spray gun that was instant on the skin. You may ask what is wrong with that? The answer is that it works so fast that there is no room for error! And accordingly, there were errors. Then came ‘Maxi-Mist’.

With Maxi-Mist you are spraying, as the name suggests, with mist instead of spraying with full blown solution at high speed. Yes, the mist takes a little longer because it has to be applied twice but it provides a perfect flawless coverage as its applied by two coats of fine mist instead of full blown 100 miles an hour full on solution. For the perfect tan, time is crucial. The mist effortlessly floats onto the skin, and if there were to be an accident of any kind on the skin it can be rectified easily and resprayed. You would not have this option with one thick application, it is far more challenging.

Solutions have also come on since back in the day, with what the spray tanning industry call rapid tans.  Rapid tanning solution requires less development time, whilst providing the same result. In a nutshell, rapid tans are for your convenience, you can wash off earlier than other tanning solutions, allowing you the freedom of your day, while still gaining a glorious tan.

The moral of this blog is that a professional spray tan, done well, should look absolutely flawless. You don’t need to look orange or umber for any amount of time, and you should always look gorgeous…naturally gorgeous!

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