Just exactly when you should be showering after your spray tanning appointment?
Your Tan Girl tells you that you can wash your tan off after 2 hours - but really can you, and what else do you need to know?
The most non-glamourous side to spray tanning is definitely the over spray. It gets absolutely everywhere, and the more you spray tan, the more over spray is in the air.
What happens to the air when you spray tan?
Does your skin react negatively to spray tan?
Sometimes your skin isn't as excited as you are about your bronzing session. Even if you don't traditionally have a reaction to fake tans, sometimes you get thrown a curve ball and can have an unexpected reaction.
Photo: David Reid Photography
Makeup wasn’t meant to be a hard task, ladies. Not at all. You don't have to spend hours in front of a mirror to get it just right.
Any Google search including the words “makeup” and “hack” will uncover thousands of tricks and tips that will change your life forever.
From hair to makeup, there are shortcuts to help you look glam and get out the door in record time.
It's this time of year that skin tends to take a hammering. Argan oil otherwise known as Moroccan oil has so many versatile benefits, we simply had to add it to our tanning range and beyond.
History of Argan Oil
Photocred: @tansbyrachael using Customtan
Amazing fake tan - tick, but why aren't my legs tanning? Or worst still - why do I have brown dots in my pores?
Do you want to kill a faux tan? Come on let's go and play... Except, a fake tan that needs fast removal doesn't quite sound like a fairytale of fun. Here's some sure ways to get your unwanted self tan off and a must read before you start scrubbing your skin raw.
There are so many products on the market, you want to buy the best spray tan solution. But - before you go and buy spray tan solution online read this guide on how to choose the best spray tan solution and products.
Want to know how the Manly Seabirds get their amazing and flawless tans? Read on for a winner’s guide to performance ready sunless tan success!
A tan that has been well prepared for, and well applied can add significant value to your look. A tan can even your complexion, create toning contours, and provide coverage for any scratches, dimples or bumps.
How to prepare your skin
You can learn to spray tan with Custom Tan face to face with our spray tanning courses or online. Here's everything you need to know to customise your learning experience.
If you're one of the 3 million people watching Celebrity Big Brother, it's likely that you're on of the 2,000 plus people asking where you can buy the tan that Katie Price took in as one of her house essentials.
All the answers you need to know on where you can get it, how you can apply it etc etc
Salon Question:
Question: Does ocean water and pool water affect the life of a spray tan?
There are so many different spray tan solutions on the market. Organic, eco-certified, chocolate, violet or green based? Here's the low down to give you the know how on making the right decision for your salon or mobile spray tanning business.
Client Question: I have a client that I think is DHA resistant because they gets dark after I spray them but after 5 hrs they has a quick rinse & most of the tan like 80% is off. Is there anything you recommend that I can do to advise that the tan DHA will develop deeper for them. I was thinking maybe they needs to be sprayed with the pH first? Can you help me out & how do you work with the pH spray?
Want to know how to make your spray tan last?
Treat it like a pharmaceutical product. So to know how to keep a spray tan longer you need to be aware of the composite of your spray tan solution. Inside the bottle of spray tan solution you have two key ingredients - 1) the tanning ingredient, DHA (dihydroxyacetane) and 2) the instant bronzers which are seen when tan is applied to the skin. The bronzers are made up on dyes and colourings. What many people don't know is that DHA and bronzers aren't friends. In fact they are spray tan frenemies. Together one of them provides the instant bronzed glow, while the other is the active ingredient that works with the wearer's skin to create the tan that will last on your skin for about a week......
So you love to stand behind a gun but need the tips to go from being a bronzer beginner to a spray tan super hero.
1) Tan. That's right. Repetition is the key. You are only as good as your last spray tan, and Rome wasn't built in a day. The more skin you tan, the more confidence you gain. You'll develop your own style and will learn how to fix the mistakes that come from being too green (your ability, not your tan that is).
If this statistic doens't make you sick, I'm not sure what will. A recent Teen Vogue article says that over 2 million American teens are taking to the sizzle station (aka solarium) every week to achieve the deathly faux glow.
While the Eastern culture don't understand it, the Western culture converserly are literally dying for a tan. Dark, golden limbs have been popular since Coco Chanel pioneered the tan as a status symbol back in the 1920s. During that decade, Vogue had also clearly told their readers that "The 1929 women must be tan". The continual rise and rise of the tan is well documented here and despite the risks, the tabu tan is still (excuse the pun) in vogue.
One of the best tanning tips is how to apply self tanner. There's a fine line between faking it and making it. Not only do you need to arm yourself with the best fake tan, but you also need to know how to execute these tanning tips.
One of the best spray tan tips is learning how to control the colour you will go. How dark your tan will be has a number of factors. We've called our brand Custom Tan because - everyone gets a custom colour because everyone has a different skin tone, and because you can customise the colour of your skin by determining how long you choose to leave the bronzer on before you wash it off. Let's explain.
How does fake tan actually work?
The way you achieve a gorgeous tan is via a chemical reaction between the outer layer of your skin (the stratum corneum) and the tanning ingredient (Dihydroxyacetane - DHA).