What does it take for a Great Fake Tan?
Its quite possible to get sun burned in under 15 minutes, especially if you’re fair or pale skinned. In the last few years the necessity of a good, high factor sun cream has been made abundantly clear.
So, if you don’t want to expose yourself to the dangers of high UV exposure, what’s the answer?
There is of course another way – Cheat!
So, how do you go about creating a great fake sun tan?
The first step is a clean and exfoliated body. You can do this with a body scrub and a more gentle facial scrub. This process gets rid of the top layer of dead skin cells and will help your fake tan hold and last a few extra days.
A couple of hours after showering or bathing the body should be perfectly dry, which is what’s needed to start. You can then apply a skin moisturiser if you wish – this will help make the skin soft and supple.
After this you need to apply the fake tan of your choice. These range from creams and lotions, like ‘So Bronze Light to medium’ or ‘medium to dark’ body tanning lotion or you can try the latest trend in airbrush applied tans, using such gadgets as the Luminess Airbrush system.
When using a lotion, add to your hands and massage into the skin working your way up to the top of your neck. Try hard to keep the lotion spread evenly which will avoid any unsightly streaks.
Before tanning your face its worth washing your hands well. Work your way around your face and down your neck front and sides.
You will then need to leave the lotion on for about quarter of an hour before dressing again or going to bed. It can take up to four hours for the tan to fully work.
If using the Luminess Airbrush it will be quite a bit quicker.
Using a system of trial and error you can choose the colour you look best in – light, medium or dark.
Its worth applying moisturiser or after-sun daily to help the skin keep looking and feeling good.
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