Tanning help!

I have an italian color skin tone, im not white, but not tan either. I have never ever gone tanning. I dont want to look pale either. I dont think the weather will be warm enough yet to lay out. Honestly, i go swimming once with no sun screen and then BAM! Im tan!

I have never used a bottle tanner.

Any suggestions?

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Posted by madseason

I have an italian color skin tone, im not white, but not tan either. I have never ever gone tanning. I dont want to look pale either. I dont think the weather will be warm enough yet to lay out. Honestly, i go swimming once with no sun screen and then BAM! Im tan!

I have never used a bottle tanner.

Any suggestions?

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I just posted about the same thing. I think i might go tanning like once a week until the wedding. Maybe starting in the beginning of april. I also heard that estee lauder has a good tanning product so i might try that.

oh but for the wedding i want to start going tanning... and then hopefully the weekend before i'll be away so i'll have a natural tan.

a lot of girls like that place in great neck if you want spray tan... brazil bronze

I WOULDNT RECOMMEND ANY BOTTLE TANS..I WOULD DEF JUST GO TANNING A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE THE WEDDING (LIKE 2 WEEKS BEFORE)

spray tan can come off onto ur dress

ok so this is a really dumb question I have NEVER gone tanning.....

so i wear a bikini and go onto a tanning bed and shut the door ..... is it a small tight space?

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Posted by madseason

ok so this is a really dumb question I have NEVER gone tanning.....

so i wear a bikini and go onto a tanning bed and shut the door ..... is it a small tight space?

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the tanning bed i use is a newer bed and it doesnt close the way the others do, it comes down a little but the sides are completely open and even the top has openings too, the bulbs are alot larger so it doesnt have to go right on top of you, you wont feel claustrophobic at all. I go in naked and most ppl i know do, alot of ppl like going tanning so they dont get tan lines which i suggest

If you naturally tan then just wait you might get one warm enough weekend to be outside. I don't suggest spray tans and I have heard great things about Brazil Bronze but I am still leary. Spray tans work with your own skin pigments and can spot in places.

I don't do tanning salons either, but when I did I used the stand up ones and then just wore a bottom.

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Posted by madseason

ok so this is a really dumb question I have NEVER gone tanning.....

so i wear a bikini and go onto a tanning bed and shut the door ..... is it a small tight space?

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I never went into a bed, I go in the standing one...you go naked or with underwear., i go naked...put some lotion on and u stand there close the door behind u and hit the start button. Its not tight at all., and they show you how to use the machine...

i bring my ipod in, sometimes its so boring

When I go tanning I tan naked!! LOL But i dont like laying down so i go in a stand up. I like that better than feeling like iam in a coffin. Also if you have never been tannin before explian that to the place you go. Iam sure they can explain everything to you!

even if its not HOT in may a couple weeks before your wedding I'd go to the beach and lay out for a couple hours. I know i tan WAY better at the beach than in my backyard.. and i get restless in my backyard and always end up going back inthe house out of boredom... but at the beach i at least stay 2 hours and always leave tan (i'm italian too).

I've never gone to a tanning salon or used self tanner either... i guess its a mental thing for me that i prefer to tan the old-fashioned way

Please don't go tanning! Besides the whole cancer thing.... I work with a girl who tans once a week and even though she is 8 years younger she has more wrinkles than me!

I use Neutrogena build a tan. I can see a difference after a few days. I use it at night because I don't want the smell to stick with me all day, but it has never rubbed off on clothes. A bottle costs like $10 and it lasts for ages.

i also go in naked i hate tanlines , i go in the newest beds they have and i dont get burned i get tan i also have italian skin and it works great for me

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Posted by EsquireBride

Please don't go tanning! Besides the whole cancer thing.... I work with a girl who tans once a week and even though she is 8 years younger she has more wrinkles than me!

I use Neutrogena build a tan. I can see a difference after a few days. I use it at night because I don't want the smell to stick with me all day, but it has never rubbed off on clothes. A bottle costs like $10 and it lasts for ages.

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Thats why im so hesistant! I have no idea what to do. Im clueless. I have a friend who tans but shes like orange!

Do not go to a tanning salon they are sooo bad for you!!!
If you want to use a self tanner yourself, Clarins makes the best. I use it all the time and it does not transfer onto my clothes at all.
Also, I would reccomend getting an airbrush tan for your wedding, this way they get all the spots that you miss doing it yourself.
I'm not sure where you're located, but Brazil Bronze in Great Neck is awesome. Also, a lot of spas do this as well, call around and find out. I would go well before your wedding to test it out to make sure you like the color and it doesn't transfer.

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Posted by madseason

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Posted by EsquireBride

Please don't go tanning! Besides the whole cancer thing.... I work with a girl who tans once a week and even though she is 8 years younger she has more wrinkles than me!

I use Neutrogena build a tan. I can see a difference after a few days. I use it at night because I don't want the smell to stick with me all day, but it has never rubbed off on clothes. A bottle costs like $10 and it lasts for ages.

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Thats why im so hesistant! I have no idea what to do. Im clueless. I have a friend who tans but shes like orange!

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yeah but it's not like you're going on a regular basis right - you're doing this to have some color for the wedding?

Nothing is bad for you unless you abuse it, IMO.

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Posted by snwb08

i like the neutrogena air brush spray tan. i've used it a few times and it's pretty natural looking and not stinky.

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This is the exact one I use in the winter from time to time... It's great (and FH uses too- lol)

However, for the wedding I am going tanning. I want a totally even tan- that will last through the HM. I think I'm going to get a package at Beach Bum...