Hi guys! Today I am going to be sharing with you some of my tips and tricks when it comes to self-tanning. Along with my love for fashion, I also love self-care, and tanning has become one of my favorite self-care rituals that leaves me feeling confident after a hard week. I have been self-tanning for about 3 years now and have learned many hard lessons along the way. Self-tanning isn’t easy and it takes practice but once you get it down you’re good to go!
Step 1: Self-Tan Eraser
As shown in the video, I start with a self-tan remover. My favorite is Bondi-Sands Self Tan Eraser. It is important to get all of your old tan off before you apply a new one or else it will be super patchy and gross! You are going to want to let it sit for 15-20 minutes before hopping into the shower. If you have never tanned before you can skip this step and move straight to exfoliating.
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Step 2: Exfoliating
Once you get into the shower you are going to want to give your skin a good scrub. You are going to want to get rid of all the dead skin and have a fresh slate to begin your tan with. I use my exfoliating mitt from Bondi-Sands and a good body scrub. You are also going to want to shave your legs the day before just to make sure the tan doesn’t seep into your pores leaving an unwanted look.
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Step 3: Moisturizing
Next, you are going to take your favorite moisturizer and rub it on all the tricky spots such as elbows, knees, back of knees, and your ankles. This is important because the tan will often stick to these areas and become splotchy so the moisturizer acts as a barrier and prevents this from happening.
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Step 4: Apply Mousse
After your moisturizer, you are going to finally begin applying a tanning mousse to your skin. My favorite tanning mousses are Loving Tan’s Ultra Dark Mousse and Tanologist Extra Dark Self-Tan Mousse. When it comes to selecting your tanning mousse or water you are going to want to pick the higher end brands. I have tested almost every tanning product there is and the cheap ones always end up making you look orange, while the pricier ones make you look olive. Both of these products are amazing and they range from $17-40. When applying the mousse to your skin make sure you use a good tanning mitt and thoroughly go over every spot in circular motions. After you are done applying the mousse you want to put on some baggy clothes and let it sit overnight.
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Step 5: Rinse Off
After you have let your tan sit overnight you are going to want to take a quick shower to rinse off the tan. When showering try to avoid any shampoos or soap and just do a quick in and out rinse. This will allow more tan to stick to your skin giving you the deepest tan possible. Then you’re done and you have a glowing beautiful tan!
Before you go! Here is one last pro tip: I also love to use the Drunk Elephant Sunshine Drops on my face every morning to keep my face glowing and tan! The tan usually fades the fastest on the face and hands so this helps maintain the face tan a little longer.
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