So, I have a slight dilemma I'm debating. My brother's wedding is this weekend. outside. at the lake. I'm in the wedding and I'm pretty pasty and pale, so at this point (nothing like waiting until the last minute) I am contemplating the spray/airbrush tanning. Has anyone out there done this technique before and can either recommend it or steer me away?
I went in and asked a little about it tonight and you do usually do one session for about the cost of getting my nails done and it lasts for several weeks, so it's the "solution" I'm looking for in the time frame I have (but, the place I went into that was advertising it, actually didn't have it, because their gun broke) so it sounds like a good idea. But, is it something I should risk trying for the first time before a big event? Or should I just suck it up and avoid it and whatever major catastrophe it would surely entail if I attempted it under such circumstances? please advise. Thanks.
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Oooh! I did the airbrush tan once. I was pretty happy with it, overall.
You want to do it near the end of the day because you will want a shower after you have let it 'set' the allotted amount of time. They can tone it down so that you don't look horribly tan (and thus too fakey). One thing to note, though, is that it comes off first at the elbows and knees so make sure you don't have to wear shorts about a week to week and a half after!
perfect! thanks, this is exactly the kind of info and helpful tips I was looking for!
Just make sure that you get a qualified "applier." Remember that episode of Friends where Ross keeps turning the wrong way and ends up looking Jamaican?
Hee, I love that episode of Friends. My eyes!
I don't know about this whole spray-tan thing, sounds dicey. Although weren't the Queer Eye Guys big proponents? They certainly know what they're doing more than I do, style-wise.
Good luck with this decision.
Pasty and Proud,
Penelope
Having never spray-tanned before, my opinion is to NOT do it before your brother's wedding. I am having flash-backs of the beautiful, but all too orange image of Charlize Theron at the Oscars a couple of years back. You don't want that immortalized forever in wedding photos.
Of course, you might find someone who does their job well and you will look great!
On a side note, my Filipino mother (bless her) BEGGED me not to tan before my wedding. (I listened to her.) I guess in some cultures, being tan (or in a Filipino's case, EXTRA tan) conjures up images of working in the fields picking rice. So, in those places, being "pasty and proud" is the epitome of beautiful.
Whatever you decide- post pictures!
I've never done it, but a good friend of mine did. She was so happy with it, and has vowed to give up the lotions forever.
A couple of things she mentioned:
-don't wait until the day before. if you still have time, go tomorrow!
-don't wear deodorant. if it's the same chemical, it temporarily turns your armpits green if you are wearing deo.
-be prepared for them to offer to spray you naked, and be prepared for people being in your personal space while you are scantily clad (or naked!)
hope this helps. I say go for it. I'll be pasty white if it makes you feel any better...
I am wishy-washy on this one. I had a friend that did it in law school, and she looked great, but she was gorgeous and would've looked great green, so take that for what it's worth.
My only hesitation is the wedding photo part - if it's too orange you'll never live it down.
Maybe do it but get the most subtle "glow" you can get? Surely that won't be too obvious?
Let us know! (You know secretly we all want you to do it and tell us how it goes so we can try it as well.)
I've done it and the trick is to be pretty exfoliated and shaved prior to so as not to "tan" dryness.
Thanks all for the great tips and advice -- I did refrain from doing it just before the big wedding (not fully from lack of trying), but plan to try it in the future and feel better prepared and know more what to expect!
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