Hey Hey Hey!
So with warm weather rapidly approaching,
my summer bod is not ready *she types as she eats a cookie
and chances are you're just as pale as I am soooo I wanted to share my self tanning routine.
Sunless tanning is safer (depending on your product of choice) than a tanning bed or good ol laying out and baking like a rotisserie chicken and won't have such intense premature aging effects on your skin.
Truth be told, sunless tanning isn't my favorite, it's actually kind of a pain in my entire ass, I'm not sure there's anyone who 'loves' it, BUT you gotta do what cha gotta do!
(This is the least painful way I've discovered. *wink)
Sunless tanning isn't something I do regularly, but when I'm aching for some color or have a special occasion it's my go to!
Million Dollar Tan is the brand I prefer after many trials and errors.
I've tried a few things from them but Cabana Tan Extreme & Mermaid Mousse Extreme are my favorites & I mix them together.
I apply both with their "Blend Friend Mitt".
Y'all seriously though, the mitt is everything... It's a total game changer for a flawless tan.
Quick Run Down of the 2:
Both are sunless gradual tanners that last anywhere from 1-2 weeks, CTE is a white lotion with no color guard while MME is a mousse and has a color guard that gives some instant color while the rest develops.
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I'm not sure about Cabana Tan Extreme because it doesn't say. *shrugs
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Tips:
- Shower, Shave, and Exfoliate Prior (Because you don't want to be furry and because it rubs off dry/ dead skin so you don't look like a patchwork blanket!)
- Allow your pores time to close after showering before applying tanner
- Shaving the day prior to tanning will reduce the chance of ugly brown spots. (This is from the tanner settling into your open pores, it isn't cute.)
- Make sure you're dry before applying
- Apply a barrier cream or extra lotion to extra dry spots (elbows, wrists, feet, etc) to avoid tanner buildup/ orange areas.
- Wear dark/ loose fitting clothing (If the product has a color guard it may transfer but will wash out.)
- Do NOT sweat or get wet in any way while your tan is developing (Any wetness may make your tan blotchy/ patchy.. So better stay away from that porn too. lmao)
- Give your tan at least 6 hours to develop (I let mine marinate overnight.)
- Once it's done developing, shower to rinse the color guard & any excess off.
- In the week(s) a head reduce how often you exfoliate your face/ body to expand the life of your tan.
My Routine:
- I shower, shave, and exfoliate... I actually exfoliate before I shave but whatevvs it's your thing do what you wanna do, girl. *Currently my favorite scrub is by Soap & Glory and it's "The Breakfast Scrub" smells so good!! Mmmm
- Once I get out of the shower I towel dry a little and then air dry for about 10-15 minutes to let my pores close and make sure my skin is good and dry.
- I take some coconut oil (better than any barrier cream you'll ever use.) and rub it all over my knees, elbows, wrists, the bottom of my feet, toes, heels, and then I rub it all over my hands before putting on the "blend friend" mitt. (So no tanner seeps through and I end up with orange palms.)
- I slip the mitt on (I rotate back and fourth from my left & right hand to get a good even application) and put a few pumps of CTE & MME on the mitt, dab a few spots over the area I'm working on, and then I begin to rub and blend it in. *I usually start up top and work my way down but do my face last. i.e.: arms, chest, stomach, legs.. you get the idea.
- As I'm doing my body I rub majority of the tanner in before hitting any of the spots I applied coconut oil to so that there's minimum product on my mitt and I don't get any buildup in those tricky areas. *I go over my chest, arms, and legs twice.
- Once I've done my body, I apply my usual face moisturizer- then using the opposite side of the mitt (because in my head that seems more sanitary) I pump some of the CTE FACE lotion and a half pump of MME then apply that all over my face and down my neck. Don't forget the back of your neck! I just rub over it with whatever is left on my mitt after doing my face,
- Once you've completed those steps you're pretty much done. Just to be safe I usually walk/ dance around my room for 10 minutes or so just to make sure it's all dry before dressing.
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I hope y'all enjoy this!
I know it may seem like a lot but I promise it takes me 20 mins tops to apply!!
Of course I'm not saying this is the right or only way to self tan, it's just my way and I wanted to share... Sharing is caring after all.
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Til next time...
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Terin
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