It's been over 85 years and the popularity of the fake tan keeps climbing and climbing - so just how did tanning get it's legs and why?

The History of Tan

Early on tans were associated with being lower class.  It was a symbol of poverty of those who worked outdoor in the hot sun.  But Coco Chanel was iconic enough to change an era of fashion led followers.  Coco Chanel spent time out sailing the Riviera on the Duke of Westminister's yacht "Flying Cloud" and came back with a tan and it had instant appeal as modern, luxurious and independent.  At the same time, the medical field went from saying that sun was a dangerous thing to being a cure within a span of 30 years and by the end of the 20’s beauty bible Vogue wrote “the 1929 girl must be tan” and she was.  That was 85 years ago and since their arrival, tans have never gone out of fashion

The Tanning Timeline 

Celebrities are often so amazing in their own right, but unfortunately too many fall victim to the perils of an 'oh no orange' glow.  Celebrity Spray Tanner Heidi unleashes all the do's and go to's of tan. http://tinyurl.com/qfnc8yd

How to spray tan?  Learn how with Custom Tan. 

Custom Tan offers spray tan classes on how to spray tan in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.  Is spray tanning safe?  DHA (dihydroxyacetane) is the active ingredient that tans your skin.  While it has been approved by the FDA for over 30 years and is regarded as the safest method of achieving a fake tan, it is imperative that spray tanners know what is the best spray tan and how to apply fake tan. Whether you are starting a mobile spray tanning business, or doing at spray tan at home, you need to really be across all the spray tan tips.   

We offer a variety of sunless tanning training from our e-book, to online training, spray tan courses and in salon training.  We want you to success and we want you to be safe, so we want to arm you with the best fake tan spray  tan solution and also teach you how to spray tan so you are a winner!

Need tips for glowing skin?  A body scrub can be the best exfoliator and popular for totally natural skin care - and they work. 

Body scrubs have been around for thousands of years.  During ancient Egyptian times both men and women would scrub their bodies to soften their skin exposed to the arid desert conditions and to avoid fine lines and wrinkles.  Exfoliation is still a critical beauty treatment with a great number of health and beauty benefits coming from the humble body scrub.

Body scrub benefits

What's not to love.  The body scrub works by: removing dead skin cells and dirt from the outermost layers of the skin,  create glowing skin, revitalising texture and tone of skin, moisturizing and replacing natural oils, stimulating blood flow,encourage cell renewal and works to eliminate excess fluids and toxins, tighten and firm the skin and to reduce cellulite.

What are they made of?

Confessions of a Millionaires Mistress - is the newest mistress craze and we think it's even better than 50 Shades of Grey!  If you love a good thriller, start getting to read the number of Ava's confession as she exposes her relationship as a mistress to a extremely high profile millionaire.  Reader reviews include:  "couldn't put my phone down, I'm so hooked on them, your an amazing women and an inspiration to have gone through", "am new to your page & just started reading your blogs.. Hooked already".

The first confession starts with "My first confession begins when I was almost 16 years old. I was extremely sick and was staying with someone I thought I could trust so they could monitor me and make sure I wasn't well while my parents were at work. That day....I was assaulted by the man that my entire family thought we could trust....."  

Ava maintains her deep tan with Custom Tan, and she kindly granted us 5 burning questions.

Former co-star to Madonna and body double for Mel C (Sporty Spice) has weeks to live after the use of sunbeds has cut her life and career tragically short.  

Debi Gibson has been told that she won't survive the eye cancer contracted from not wearing goggles whilst in the sunbed which has now lethally spread to her liver. 

Debi spoke of the pressure when you are modelling or acting to be the perfect colour. 

One of the highlights of the Mercedes Benz Fashion week has got to be the body painted sand bikini worn by Imogen Anthony last night.  Imogen is definitely making a mark for herself rather than riding on coat-tails of her controversial beau Kyle Sandilands  This home grown Bowral girl is now strutting her stuff, closing near-nude for local brand Bondi Bather which she calls 'liberating' and we couldn't agree more.  

 Every week we'd be asked dozens of times - how long will my spray tan last.  The answer is as long as the skin tanned stays on your body.  So - this is why it's critical to exfoliate before your tan but equally important to use a good quality moisturiser to keep your tan on.  One of our spray tan salons in Oakleigh Victoria has started running beauty blogs and features Custom Tan Facial Spray 

How to apply a facial bronzer

As Amea explains in the video above a facial spray is a great product for every beauty kit.  To apply the facial bronzer, you can either push the atomiser for a soft fine mist, or alternatively pump onto a makeup sponge or tanning mitt and apply to the face.  We've been known to be rushing a few times - and have popped it directly onto fingers and then onto our face.  This is fine, just remember to wash your hands so you don't have that tell tale tanned palms look.  

Every Tuesday we open up the opportunity for our salons and customers to ask us anything related to fake tanning.  This week's question was about moisturising and when you should moisturise after a spray tan appointment.  It's a great question, and one that spray tan clients often receive various forms of feedback about.  The answer all comes down to what sort of spray tan solution you are being sprayed in, or alternatively what sunless tan you are using.  

How fake tanning works

Sunless tanning is a chemical reaction between the outler layer of your skin, and the tanning ingredient, known as DHA.  Your skin goes brown the same way that a cut piece of fruit or a potato turns brown when it is left for a period of time after being cut.  The longer the tan is left on - or the longer the fruit is left out on the bench after cutting - the darker the result.  With any sunless tanning product, whether its' a spray tan or a tan cream, 60% of colour happens in the first 2 hours.  This enables the wearer to wash the colour off rather than walking around in it for the 8 hours we only knew about decades ago.  

The Custom Tan Spray Tanning Dress has been added to the short list of favs for Kimberly Nissen from The Plastic Diaries article: Fake Tan Latest Innovations and New Products.

Kimberly says "Going to a salon for a professional spray tan is usually my preferred method but one of the reasons I hated it was finding something to wear afterwards. I know, it sounds stupid but if you have ever done it you will know what I mean. You can’t wear underwear or bras so not only do you need something 100% opaque but you need something that won’t cling. Sitting in a car or on a bus/train is impossible because the tan makes you sticky and stain everything you sit on. Finally, the wrong kind of fabric can spell disaster for your tan so not every bit of old raggedy clothing can become your “tan wear”. Enter the Spray tanning dress and never worry about what to wear again.

The Spray Tanning Dress is made from super soft bamboo jersey cotton so it feels great to wear while serving many purposes. The V-neck style keeps you protected from seatbelt marks; a babydoll style skims curves and hangs perfectly from under the bust; and the Hi-Low skirt provides that necessary protection when sitting without the rubbing from unnecessary excess material of a maxi dress. The dark black hue keeps stains invisible and you can safely ditch the underwear without risk of people knowing. Available in Small (8-12) and Large (12-16), it’s the LBD I can’t live without"

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Spray Tan Sydney?  Choose the brand that most Aussies prefer.  Custom Tan has 3 times been voted Australia's best fake tan by independent review.  

We have hundreds of spray tanners in Sydney, and offer spray tanning from our warehouse on Sydney's Northern Beaches in Frenchs Forest between Chatswood and Manly.  Our spray tanning room is child friendly, and has lots of toys for tots and lots of off street parking at our door, so it's about as close to a drive through tan as you can get.

Want to get the best spray tan? For even coverage and flawless colour, try the professional products from Custom Tan - three times voted Australia's Best Fake Tan.   Custom Tan works with the wearer's skin to create a professional flawless tan result for every individual.  Because we use the highest grade dha your skin will always be brown and never orange.  For the ultimate sunless tanning guide you need to choose between the different spray tan bases and then the varying degree of tanning ingredient - the DHA which will determine your end results.

What are the different spray tan base colours?

Spray tan bases are in a kind of way similar to hair dying bases, and it's a little bit of a science to get the perfect blend, but we offer 2 different bases.  Green based spray tan and violet based spray tan.  What's the difference between a green base tan and a violet base tan?  Consider the colour wheel.

Whether you want to learn how to spray tan to be come a mobile spray tanning specialist, or if you want to just be able to fake tan at home this introductory tanning course is perfect for you. Each month in Sydney (and in other states, just check out website) we Spray Tanning Courses with certificates for anyone who wants to take part and learn how to apply a professional spray tan. 

The pinnacle of knowing you have a great product, is when the Beauty Director for Australia's most iconic magazine - Vogue, loves your product.  Sigourney Cantelo is an amazingly talented beauty expert.  Rather than the photoshopped and airbrushed images projected throughout the beauty industry, Sigourney wanted the opportunity to personally connect with her readers and share the industry secrets of the experts she's had the opportunity to meet.  And so the idea for Beauticate was born. A website devoted to the “Whos” and the “How Tos” of beauty.  She want this to be a site which celebrates anything that makes women feel beautiful – whether it’s how they style their hair or where they go for a facial; a new miracle product they've discovered or a can’t-live-without fragrance.  At Custom Tan we have been truly blessed to have Sigourney try and love our fake tan.  We've had the good fortune of being published in Vogue, been tweeted about by Sigourney, and now graciously we've been profiled on Beauticate.  See Sigourney's story on creating an Endless Summer here.  We encourage you to browse to this wonderful site and connect and learn the latest on the hottest from who's who.  

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