What happens at a spray tan?

[GillyGumbo]

I'm having one for a wedding, I'm fat (size 18/20), middle aged (50), a bit self conscious and have no idea what to expect.

I know I need to be deodorant, make up and moisturiser free on the day, but when is the last time I should exfoliate and moisturise - 24 hrs before?

I'm menopausal and I sweat on my face when I'm anxious, is that going to mess it up?

Glad it went well for you!

I take it all back. 😣😣

They said I could wash it all off after 8 hours as the colour would be fully developed - so I've been in the shower and washed lightly. Whilst I have beautifully tanned feet, ankles, wrists and face, my horrid blotchy corned-beef arms and lily-white, waxy chicken-skin calves have returned to their original pre-tan state!

That's the whole bloody reason I put myself through this indignity in the first place, to even out and tan the only bits of skin I'll have on show, MY ARMS AND LEGS.

Too late now, what a waste of time. I did everything so carefully too, and I warned her that the skin texture was weird on my arms and legs and doesn't tan naturally either. I've been part blended with synthetic fibres at the factory.

I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you. Can you use an instant tan on those bits?

Could you use an instant tan applied with a mitt to blend it all in? It doesn't have DHA to react with amino acids in your skin, it just sits on it like make up, they're very good now but you MUST use a velour style tanning mitt. I use the Vita Liberata Body Blur one from Boots - it makes your skin look flawless too, it'll turn your corned beef in to fillet steak!

https://www.boots.com/vita-liberata-body-blur-medium-100ml-10306325?cmmmc=bmm-buk-google-ppccPLAsAs--Beauty---UKSmarttShoppingBeautyyGoogle&gbraid=0AAAAADrIajVPeQSD73FCmCeCaU6T-Cr7N&gbraid=0AAAAADrIajVPeQSD73FCmCeCaU6T-Cr7N&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4uaUBhC8ARIsANUuDjW5xH3N0ECHaCqSPPK8XAYT78z4QVPE5uMlgPeuwLcaVUMfTs2-6lAaAtb3EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

How does it look now OP?? I had a spray tan on Wednesday for a wedding today and yesterday my legs looked as before but today they are lovely and sun kissed so hopefully yours will be similar!

Yes I had already rummaged in the cupboard and found a very elderly tube of Rimmel light Instant Tan and an unused mitt which I thought I'd patch it up with in the morning - since reading the above posts I made an emergency trip to Boots, which bloody shut at 2pm, so diverted to Superdrug and found a decent Bondi Sands instant tan and a new Bondi Sands mitt just in case the aged Rimmel doesn't cut it.

It looks paler than ever Autumn, and now one shin is paler than the other! 😣😣