So i did it. I was not thinking and just went and got a Mystic Tan despite my better judgement telling me not to.... and while it looks fine right now i am having some major concerns.
Oh and i am getting married on sunday . My hands and nails look horrid, kind of weird and orangy.... everywhere else is fine. Does anyone have any idea how to clean up the funny spots?
Also does anyone know how long the mystic tan stays for.... they told me at the tanning salon it would probably be gone before sunday. But then i heard from a friend that her tan fell off in pieces omg.
Please let me know anything you can about this???Thank you,
I had a bad experience with the Mystic Tan before a formal one time. I didn't wipe of the back of my calves and I got streaks. I found that scrubbing the hell out of my calves got most of it off. Anyways I don't think my color lasted more than 3-4 days, it faded pretty quick for me. Good luck!
I did that too! A week before the wedding. I looked completely ridiculous. I have relatively fair skin, I just wanted something to make me not ghost-like in our photos. I told the stupid girls I was getting married, I said the lightest shade possible, etc. ANd they were like, oh you'll be fine, it doesn't turn you orange at all, blah blah blah....I was so angry when I came out! I was totally orange, and streaky. I scrubbed like they said to do to rub it in, but clearly it didn't work. So, I showered a couple times a day and scrubbed with a loofah. It faded enough by the wedding for me to look how I wanted to. SUpposedly it starts to fade after 4 days.
I am naturally pretty tan, and tanning beds dont usually work for me so i figured this would just be a little something extra.... so far its not orange, but i think i am just going to start scrubbing!
I'm kinda a pro at bad tans (I'm so fair!). When I mess up my fake tan badly I get in the shower armed with a loofah, exfoliating salts, and lemon. Scrub scrub scrub and you should even it out and lighten it up. For the fingers I think rubbing alcohol with a cotton pad or old towel worked the best. Good luck :-)
Oh, and if you're at work and anxious to get it off your fingers (um, can you tell I've experienced this before, haha) instant hand sanitizer (b/c of the alcohol) works pretty well!
I used to work at a salon where we had the mystic tan. You have to put a LOT of the barrier cream on your hands otherwise it could do that. Also, if the salon itself is not properly cleaning the machine (which is not hard, but people are lazy) it will definately streak and leave dark splotches on your skin.
Try rubbing salt and lemon juice into it with a loofah. Mystic will usually last 1-2 weeks. Depending on A. how dark you were to start with B. if you exfoliated first, it will last longer.
Also, your hands will fade quicker than anything else because think of how many times a day we wash our hands, or have them in dish water, etc.
What everyone has been saying is exactly what I've heard. I tanner basically stains the top layer of skins so the faster you exfoliate that top layer of skin the more likely it is to fade and fade evenly. You're friend who it came off in clumps most likely didn't exfoliate before she went in so when her skin was sluffing off you could see the tan coming off too. The lemon juice is a really good idea. I'd recommend making a home made sugar scrub. Take a 1/2 cup or so of olive oil (or grape seed oil or something similar) and mix in enough sugar or salt to make it pretty much the consistency of pancake batter. Add in some lemon juice and then scoop up a few fingers full and scrub away. Becareful though because the oil will make your bathtub slippery. If nothing else then it'll help even it out. Plus the salt/sugar scrub will make your skin feel wonderful! When I worked at a day spa in college I always recommended salt scrubs to brides. Your dress will feel so good against your skin since it'll be all exfoliated! Good luck. You'll be fine!
I used to get airbrushed before big events. The airbrusher would recommend that if I didnt want my tan to fade that I must use a mild soap like Ivory (not DOVE) and a NonFragrant moisturizer like Curel.
So I would recommed the absolute opposite.
Use DOVE, use your fragrant moisterizer and scrub scrub with a facecloth.
It usually disappears in 3-5 days.
Worst case scenario - a little brozner and the right makeup and I bet you will be gorgeous! Congrat's
As far as your nails, a manicure (trimming the cuticles etc) will take that right off... Agree with all the other posts though. You can also touch up places with something like the Dove lotion with self tanner mixed in. Very mild.
So i did it. I was not thinking and just went and got a Mystic Tan despite my better judgement telling me not to.... and while it looks fine right now i am having some major concerns.
Oh and i am getting married on sunday
. My hands and nails look horrid, kind of weird and orangy.... everywhere else is fine. Does anyone have any idea how to clean up the funny spots?
Also does anyone know how long the mystic tan stays for.... they told me at the tanning salon it would probably be gone before sunday. But then i heard from a friend that her tan fell off in pieces
omg.
Please let me know anything you can about this???Thank you,
a worried bride
posted by jhearta 93 posts 6 months agoI had a bad experience with the Mystic Tan before a formal one time. I didn't wipe of the back of my calves and I got streaks. I found that scrubbing the hell out of my calves got most of it off. Anyways I don't think my color lasted more than 3-4 days, it faded pretty quick for me. Good luck!
posted by Kimbeerlee 99 posts 6 months agoI've had the same problem before a vacation. Use a lemon and rub it over your nails and hands. It will lighten the tan. I hope this helps. Good luck!!
posted by hisprincess 7 posts 6 months agoI did that too! A week before the wedding. I looked completely ridiculous. I have relatively fair skin, I just wanted something to make me not ghost-like in our photos. I told the stupid girls I was getting married, I said the lightest shade possible, etc. ANd they were like, oh you'll be fine, it doesn't turn you orange at all, blah blah blah....I was so angry when I came out! I was totally orange, and streaky. I scrubbed like they said to do to rub it in, but clearly it didn't work. So, I showered a couple times a day and scrubbed with a loofah. It faded enough by the wedding for me to look how I wanted to. SUpposedly it starts to fade after 4 days.
posted by dreambml 429 posts 6 months agoI am naturally pretty tan, and tanning beds dont usually work for me so i figured this would just be a little something extra.... so far its not orange, but i think i am just going to start scrubbing!
Hopefully it fades!!! Thanks guys!
posted by jhearta 93 posts 6 months agoI'm kinda a pro at bad tans (I'm so fair!). When I mess up my fake tan badly I get in the shower armed with a loofah, exfoliating salts, and lemon. Scrub scrub scrub and you should even it out and lighten it up. For the fingers I think rubbing alcohol with a cotton pad or old towel worked the best. Good luck :-)
posted by AOEBuckeye 143 posts 6 months agoI've heard that if you used a lemon juice and sugar scrub it can help even things out.
posted by hummingbird 35 posts 6 months agoOh, and if you're at work and anxious to get it off your fingers (um, can you tell I've experienced this before, haha) instant hand sanitizer (b/c of the alcohol) works pretty well!
posted by AOEBuckeye 143 posts 6 months agoI used to work at a salon where we had the mystic tan. You have to put a LOT of the barrier cream on your hands otherwise it could do that. Also, if the salon itself is not properly cleaning the machine (which is not hard, but people are lazy) it will definately streak and leave dark splotches on your skin.
Try rubbing salt and lemon juice into it with a loofah. Mystic will usually last 1-2 weeks. Depending on A. how dark you were to start with B. if you exfoliated first, it will last longer.
Also, your hands will fade quicker than anything else because think of how many times a day we wash our hands, or have them in dish water, etc.
Good Luck!!!
posted by kourtann 84 posts 6 months agoWhat everyone has been saying is exactly what I've heard. I tanner basically stains the top layer of skins so the faster you exfoliate that top layer of skin the more likely it is to fade and fade evenly. You're friend who it came off in clumps most likely didn't exfoliate before she went in so when her skin was sluffing off you could see the tan coming off too. The lemon juice is a really good idea. I'd recommend making a home made sugar scrub. Take a 1/2 cup or so of olive oil (or grape seed oil or something similar) and mix in enough sugar or salt to make it pretty much the consistency of pancake batter. Add in some lemon juice and then scoop up a few fingers full and scrub away. Becareful though because the oil will make your bathtub slippery. If nothing else then it'll help even it out. Plus the salt/sugar scrub will make your skin feel wonderful! When I worked at a day spa in college I always recommended salt scrubs to brides. Your dress will feel so good against your skin since it'll be all exfoliated! Good luck. You'll be fine!
posted by bonniebelle101 291 posts 6 months agoI used to get airbrushed before big events. The airbrusher would recommend that if I didnt want my tan to fade that I must use a mild soap like Ivory (not DOVE) and a NonFragrant moisturizer like Curel.
So I would recommed the absolute opposite.
Use DOVE, use your fragrant moisterizer and scrub scrub with a facecloth.
It usually disappears in 3-5 days.
Worst case scenario - a little brozner and the right makeup and I bet you will be gorgeous! Congrat's
posted by degaro 2 posts 6 months agoit sounds absolutely crazy, but i've heard that windex works to get self-tanner off... maybe it'd work for mystic tan?
posted by Anonymous 56 posts 6 months agoAs far as your nails, a manicure (trimming the cuticles etc) will take that right off... Agree with all the other posts though. You can also touch up places with something like the Dove lotion with self tanner mixed in. Very mild.
posted by LaborDayBride 101 posts 6 months ago