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Okay, so for the past few months I've been debating getting a spray tan for the wedding. It's not that I'm ghostly pale, I'm just afraid I'll still have the "winter-drained-all-the-color-and-life-from-my-complexion" look. I guess I could lay out, but the wedding is June 18, so it doesn't leave much time. I'm just wondering if any of you bees have gone with a spray tan? Or one of those tanning lotions? I really really really don't want to be orange. Will one of these give me a good glow? Thanks!
My wedding's June 4th, and I'm usually pretty tan by mid-summer (roller skating outside with my girlfriends and dogs gets me some real funky tanlines) so I think it's totally fair to spray on what I will be naturally developng in the summer anyway. I figured I would soak up as much sun as I like, and a week before the wedding get a light spray tan. If the tan isn't dark enough I will get some tanning lotion.
I've done one spray tan before, could barely see the difference. Of course I paid the very orange man at the desk, and opted to go light.
I got a spray tan for my sister's December wedding, and I definitely plan on doing it again. As you can see from my profile picture, I'm normally pretty pale. I was very happy with the results but make sure to LIFT YOUR ARMS SO YOU TAN YOUR ARMPITS because I did not...and in some of the dancing pictures my armpits are casper white LOL. Oh and you will smell kind of funky (like cat pee or something else gross) for at least a day because you can't shower.
i plan on spray tanning as well. i actually have been tanning anyways since i am going to miami for a week and i dont want to burn ro a crisp... so hopefully the spray tan will just even me out :) i would definately recommend going somewhere where an actual person sprays you (not a machine or booth). the coverage is better and its more even and they get all the 'nooks and crannys' lol
I am also considering getting a spray tan although since i've never done it before, it scares me- I don't want any of it to rub off on my dress! eek.
I personally would not! IMO it just adds another stress because it can streak and what if you sweat?
If a spray tan is done at a professional place by a person and not a machine..is streaking still possible?
Does sweat really make a spray tan mess up? I would hope it would be more reslient than that...otherwise no way is it worth it!!
Do not do this! Not for your wedding! Are you wearing a white dress? I am sure that there are places and sprays that work and won't streak or smudge but why take the chance! I had a girlfriend who spray tanned and everyone made fun of her because of the streaks...you coudn't see them always but definitely in certain lights it was beyond noticeable and looked really silly.
Have you thought about just doing regular tanning booths? A couple times in a bed and you could have a very nice glow. Think about it. If you do decide to go with spray tan, please please try it a coupe times before your wedding....it'd be awful if you showed up to your wedding streaking orange...lol Good Luck girl, hope you find something that works for you!~
My friend got sprayed by the airbrush machine and also several times by a proffesional person...they both looked terrible, sooo fake looking.
I got a spray tan once and it was horrible.. of course though it was by a machine not a person.. but it was very uneven and looked like dirt on my knees and elbows.. i scrubbed and scrubbed to get it off.. never again! it was super dark and it smelled funny.. now I just use the tanning beds.. if your wedding is in june you'll have plenty of time to tan by using tanning beds
@bwhit11: I LOVE SPRAY TAN. I only get spray tans for big events (my sisters wedding & engagement pics and plan to get one for my wedding) I would suggest only getting a porfessional spray tan. I get someone to spray me and blowdry me. The booths are tricky and can be blotchy. My advice:
DO NOT GO TANNING ANDD GET A SPRAY TAN. my sister did that and her skin started to peel and the spray tan became blotchy.
good luck!
The OP never mentions wanting any advice on tanning beds, which have been proven to quit dangerous for skin health. I have done a Mystic Tan machine more than a half-dozen times for various weddings, proms, etc, and I have always noticed a difference, never noticed any streaking, and always been very happy with the results.
My advice? If you have a couple extra dollars (like $25 or so), get a practice spray tan a month or two before the wedding. Follow the instructions for proper application (like putting anti-tan lotion on your fingernails and palms). Wear a white t-shirt or white bra and work up a sweat (a few days after application, since that will be the best representation of your actual wedding day) and see if the color rubs off onto the white. If you like it, then you know you're good to go.
The tanning lotions can be tricky. Jergens Natural Glow is the most effective at creating a natural look and avoiding lines, but it also takes the longest for the glow to appear. Self-tanners can be very hard to apply successfully, since you have to be precise and accurate in your application. I would invest in some sort of tanning lotion (slow or fast) to even out any areas of the spray tan you're less than thrilled with.
don't do it!! my best friend gets these done before every event and she looks dirty, it's gross. I mean she's super pale with blond hair so that might have something to do with it. if you decide to get one, at least try it out well in advance of the wedding. But i'd be nervous about it rubbing off on your dress.
Also don't use the lotions- I use a Loreal self tanner on a daily basis, adn while I like it for every day, I do sometimes get streaks or an uneven application, which isn't that noticeable in every day life but will NOT look good in pictures.
If you get a spray tan I'd say try it 1 or 2 times a few months/weeks before your wedding to see what you think of the results. Personally I don't like the smell that it radiates from me the 1-2 days after I get the spray and also it makes my face break out about 5 days later. I love the fresh tan look so instead of spray tanning when I need to be tan I do a few tanning bed sessions and use tanning lotion, personally for me it makes me feel better than the spray tan because then I don't smell funny or have a break out afterward, if you don't have those side effects then I say go for it!
I wouldn't do it.. My sister goes all the time and she always looks orange, especially in photos... I've also heard about it running onto your wedding dress because you sweat so much. Pale is the new tan, beautiful and healthy! Honestly though, I would just go to the tanning bed a couple times to get a glow.. I am typically pretty pale but went twice before my wedding and I felt it was just right. Make sure you go in the more expensive high pressure beds, it does make a difference.
I got a spray tan for our honeymoon and loved it but am glad I didn't do it for the wedding beause it wasn't really natural looking but was fun for the cruise.
I would say try it first. Then make a decision. Just because it works (or doesn't work) for one person doesn't mean it won't work for another... I've used at home spray tans and loved the look, then tried it again with the same product and it was streaky (and the bottoms of my feet turned bright orange!). It just depends. I say go the professional route and give it a try.
Good Luck!
I wouldn't do it. I did it for someone else's wedding once and I just looked kinda dirty (I think that spray tans work better on people who are already kinda tan and want to be darker, not pasty white girls who want to look tan). Plus it rubbed off on stuff. I wouldn't want to take the chance of dirtying my dress. I'm rocking the pale. :)
Spray tans are totally different than airbrush tans. You think of orange, nasty, dirty but really there are so many options out there and they have made vast improvements in the past 5 years. But, you can expect to pay $50-70 for a high quality airbrush tan (and you don't want anything less for your wedding day).
I have done a ton of airbrush tans, and one spray tan. Since a professional can match your color perfectly and apply the tan, it can look very natural. BELIEVE me, I made my ghostly pale fiance get one for our engagement photos and it looked like he just took a weekend trip to the beach. Spray tans look like crap. As for sweating, nothing like that can leave streaks with an airbrush tan.
You get the airbrush tan, wait 8 hours, wash off the first layer that makes you look "orange" and then you have a natural, nice color to your skin. Nothing orange or fake looking. The tan really doesn't rub off unless you don't wash the first layer off right away.
I suggest trying one out before your wedding, washing it off after 8 hours and wearing a white shirt after that to see what happens but I have never had that problem.
I'm also getting an airbrush tan for my wedding along with my bridesmaids. I found a lady who is fantastic with doing them so I'm pretty confident :)
You can also use Bare Minerals Faux Tan Lotion. It works pretty good...except for me (maybe I wasn't using it right) I could see the orange/dirty look. But it did work. There is a Todays Special Value in March for her new Faux Tan kit! I'm thinking of giving it a try again.
I did the spray tan once and I had streaking and it made me want to go to the bathroom really bad 'cause of the cold. LOL
I know it's bad, but I want to do the tanning beds again next year.
After reading all the responses, it seems the safest thing to do (well...not taking into consideration health risks!)- is a few tanning bed sessions. I would be too paranoid that spray tans would rub off on the dress- even if it is a small chance that would happen...I wouldn't want to take it!
I have done airbrush tanning many times before special events (including my own wedding). I have done Mystic tan (in the booth) and I have been airbrushed. My experience with airbrushing (someone actually sprays you down) has always been positive. Mystic tan tends to leave me a bit orange on the feet and hands. I would HIGHLY recommend trying out once or twice before the big day to make sure you are happy with the results and the person doing it. Also, I would recommend doing it two days before the wedding. This way it has time to settle in. The tan did rub off on the INSIDE of my dress, but no one could see it and I had my dress dry cleaned and it came out. I would totally suggest spray tan over tanning bed. Safer (health wise) and less time consuming. Good luck!
@MzMarzipan: I am wondering- if the spray tan could have rubbed off on the inside of your dress, wouldn't it have been possible to rub off on the sides of the outside of the dress from your arms? How did that not happen?
I'm going to try to stay pale for my wedding. My sister and I tried Mystic Tanning once, and Mr.ND refused to be in the same aisle at the store with us because we "looked like oompas/snookie, please stay away." Haha...unfortunately he wasn't lying, it was bad. If you want a glow, a few sessions in the tanning booth at least won't rub off on your dress, but you do always have to consider the health results. I use a hemp 'bronzing lotion' from Walmart, using it about 2 or 3 days in a row gives a nice tan that people compliment me on, but I definitely didn't get compliments on my one and only spray tan experience.
I've done airbrush tanning a couple times before, one for my boudoir pics. I loved the way it looked, bery natural and flawless. Problem is, it smells! That fake bake smell remains on your body for a few days and my husband absolutely hates it. I wouldn't want to do that to him on our wedding day, so I hit the tanning bed for a couple weeks before.
@meliss: how many trips to the tanning bed were necessary before the wedding?
Yay all the way for a spray tan....I had one done and as u can see i am not orange but ;look a lot better than I would if I hadn't!
I would say go for a spray tan - but get a professional to do it! I don't like the idea of tanning, I've had a couple of skin cancer scares in the past - but that is exactly what I am doing for the next two weeks just to give my skin a wee bit of color before the wedding... I've had three spray tans: One in a booth where my 12-year-old daughter called me an oompa-loompa for a week afterwards (and I couldn't say a thing to her about it because it was true), and two by professionals... One of those didn't work so well - it was a young chick who seemed to be too embarrased seeing another almost-naked person to pay attention to detail, but the other was fantastic! She sprayed girls for pageants all day long and knew exactly what she was doing... I'm just saying that as long as you don't think it will freak you out to stand in line with a three-year-old wearing hott pants and full-on Tammy Faye makeup - a pageant person is a pretty safe bet lol!
Make sure to exfoliate beforehand and unfortunately, you can probably expect a little to rub off on your dress...
@Evie19: It just didn't. I think because of the constant sweating that and rubbing that was going on in the bodice of the dress. But it really did not rub on to the outside....and it was a hot July day and outdoor wedding/reception.
Here is how it looked:
@Evie19: I bought a month-long package and went about 6-7 times. Even though I have olive skin, I go on the least powerful bed they have and only stay in 7-8 minutes. I find it works better when I do it very gradually and carefully. Years ago I burnt my butt on a more powerful machine and looked like one of those red-butt monkeys for a week; so I had no desire to repeat that experience again.
*disclaimer - Yes I know tanning beds are bad for you, I only do this once every few years *
I hear so many people saying not to get spray tan, MAYBE not the machine, but every model in the world get's airbrush tan. Victoria Secret Models all do it and most runway models won't go to a show without their airbrush glow. I think the key is to get a natural looking color not too dark or orange and have someone who can custom mix it!
GOOD LUCK
@Heatherloveskenny: I know :) My husband (then bf) had the same reaction everytime he saw me without clothes for a week. Not very sexy.
I did the Versa Spray and it was great. I did a light color clear coat. My bridesmaids went with medium and bronze coat. We looked really good. No streaking and it didn't come off at all.
I'm debating this same thing! I have very pale skin (and skin cancer in the family), burn easily, yet self tanner makes my skin break out! I asked my dermatologist if he could give me the green light on a quick stint in the tanning bed but he said the most he could give me is a few weeks in the sun. The game plan for me is this: get a trial airbrush spray tan by a person, wear white, etc. to notice if it rubs off. If it doesn't work out, then I'll bite the bullet and lay out a bit--if there's not enough color in time, then I'll do the (faster but not as healthy) tanning bed.
I did the spray / airbrush tan for my wedding and I was pretty happy with the results. I did a practise tan two weeks out from the wedding and then the real thing two days before.
If you do go with the spray tan make sure you check out how brown your armpits go, when I had my practice my armpits went reallly brown (not a good look!) so we took extra care with the wedding tan.
I found that a little of the tan rubbed off on the inside of my dress but I know it washes out so I'm not too concerned, however I did notice that my legs went all streaky from all the sweating I did on the day!
Oh, I don't know. I live in Estonia and am going to my sister's wedding in March in California so I'm going to look a bit deathly pale compared to everyone else. I think I'll try it for her wedding and if it turns out well then maybe I'll do it for my own in August.
Thanks for all the advice!! I didn't know there was a difference between a spray tan and an airbrush tan! Also, does anyone know roughly how many times and for how long in a tanning bed it will take to get like a soft summer glow??
@bwhit11: Re: tanning sessions, see my post above. Depends on how fast you want to get there. I like starting with very short sessions and slowly increasing, and getting about 6-7 tans over the course of a month. That gives me a good base tan.
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