Comments on: Get Ready: Tanning — Self Tanners, Part 1

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:32:37 +0000

Great advice! Diluting is a good way to minimize the orange-ness.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:32:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing your finds, Claudine!

That site is a great resource!

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:31:43 +0000

Hey Daycee!

I exfoliate every 2-3 days for body, and I use a mild exfoliant everyday on my face (generally in my face cleanser).

I’ll be recommending self-tanners in the next few weeks

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:07:07 +0000

Hey MariahGem! That really sucks that things turn orange you – however, sometimes it’s a matter of trying multiple products before you find the right one. It’s a bad idea to wear any light clothing in the first 12 hours after applying as it could definitely rub off onto your clothes!!

I have used several tanners with good luck thus far, I will be doing reviews in the coming weeks so watch for them!

By: claudine

claudine — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:12:40 +0000

oh and instead of a gradual tanner like jergens natural glow etc. take a normal strength tanner and dilute it with bodylotion (queen helene cocoa butter lotion is good) if you get orange try diluting too

By: claudine

claudine — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:11:10 +0000

nature bronze from yves rocher is one of the browner tones
clinique in dark or deep is a very well know great tanner its one of the more golden self tanners
really dark is possible too with an airbrush solution i like react
for a darker lotion you can try sun laboratoires ultra dark

really important is exfoliate proberly and moisturize daily so the tanner fades more even i start over with a new coat every 5 day
in between body make up and bronzers can even out an old sunless tan

check this site out and the board out its great (all about sunless tanning) http://www.sunless.com