1. EXFOLIATE: I cannot stress this enough, do whatever you
do to exfoliate, use scrubs, mitts, brushes, shave, exfoliate to remove all
dry, flakey skin!
2. LOTION: After your shower, apply a moisturizing
lotion, to make sure your skin is prepped and ready to go. After your skin is
completely dry, I like to apply a little lotion on the extra dry spots where I don’t
want a lot of sunless tanner to go (my knees, elbows, hands & feet) You can
also apply petroleum jelly on your nails or anywhere you don’t want stained.
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3. Apply sunless tanner: Whatever brand, type, ect, they all
should have the same ingredient that will darken your skin. Apply in slow
sections, When I am doing my arms & legs, I like to break it up, doing my
upper arm then my lower arm, after each section wash your hands with soap &
water to avoid orange hands. Go slow, use only a little lotion at first, and
really rub it in good until your skin feels dry. Tinted sunless tanning lotion
makes it easy to know where you have applied and if it will be streaky or not.
4. Blot: After all the lotion is rubbed in, I like to go back with
either a dry rag or paper towels, and blot and rub excess lotion in. This will make sure you don’t have any streaky lines or dark spots.
5. Dry Completely: Let the lotion dry completely before covering up or
wearing long sleeves or white, as you don’t want the color to stain your
clothes. If you have any mishaps, try exfoliating, shaving, or applying a
little nail polish remover to the spot to remove it.
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Now that you have the tan, it's time to make the most of it! There are a few things that will really make any tan pop. For example: wearing metallic, pastels or anything light and shimmery.
When picking what to wear, look for light colors and sheer/
breezy fabrics, pastels, creams and nudes. Light wash jeans along with
bold bright colors. Think citrus limes, mandarin oranges or hot pink. These colors all
look amazing on tan skin!
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Any thing with sparkles, satin, or any type of metallic
with also ramp up your tan.
When doing your makeup you need to find ways to add a bit of a glow. You can accomplish this with shimmer lotion, highlighting cream and shimmer powders.
Dewy makeup and juicy pink lip-gloss can really complete this fun glow look!
Dewy makeup and juicy pink lip-gloss can really complete this fun glow look!
Don’t forget to moisturize your skin to make it look its
best and remember: Always, always wear sunscreen!
My videos on sunless tanning:
how to apply fake tanner
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