Quick Fix Tanning
23 September 2009
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If like me, you are keen to have a healthy glow but don’t have the patience or dedication to bake yourself in the sun, the spray tan might be your answer. I recently took the plunge and decided to have a spray tan before a friends wedding. So I headed down to CHANDLER, a super modern and funky beauty salon conveniently placed in the middle of Lan Kwai Fong, for one of their Spray Tanning sessions. One sessions costs HK$400 and they use an airbrush technique (for a more natural look) with a liquid tanning lotion called Sunless Tanning which is hypoallergenic and can even be used on pregnant women, so get involved girls!
In the salon I was greeted by the extremely friendly beautician extraordinaire, Dolma, who’s accolades include Personal Beautician for the Dubai Royal Family. Well, I must be in safe hands…although I’m to sure how many spray tans the royal family would have had?? I suppose if something goes drastically wrong I can drown my sorrows in Stormies, so let’s get started!
I donned the attractive shower cap and paper knickers and stood in the spray cubical feeling rather vulnerable. Dolma then rubbed some oily solution onto my hands and feet (NB make sure you get a lot of this, it will stop those tell tale fake tan hands). The fake tan was sprayed by Dolma with machine a kin to a weed killer pump that my dad would use in the garden. As instructed I turned through various positions, the amount of spray she used dictated the level of tan. I went for a natural tan and the spraying was over in about 5 minutes. It then took about 10 – 20 minutes to dry.
I didn’t shower that night (as instructed!) and the tan developed over night. When I got up in the morning I was a little surprised by the change in colour, it was quite deep brown and there was a definite orange tinge BUT I was warned not to worry as after showering some colour will wash off, which it did. However I still felt the colour was a pretty strong, this was fixed by using a body scrub. My one complaint was that my hands and feet were much darker than my body, but this was fixed again with a lot of scrubbing. I imagine that this could have been avoided by having a good exfolition before the spray, and possibly by using more of the oily liquid Dolma used during the tanning session.
All in all I was pleased with the the tan, and Dolma. But it definitely looked best after about 4 days, when it had faded a little and so looked more natural. I looked tanned at the wedding, and no-one knew it was fake. Perfect!
Top Tips
Make sure you cover your hands, feet (including palms and soles) and elbows during the tanning session
Make sure you have dark coloured clothes & underware to put on after the tanning session in case some of the tan rubs off.
Have a good scrub at home the night before you have the spray, concentrating on your hands and feet.
I would suggest making the spray tan appointment at the end of the day and making sure you don’t have any important engagements that evening as it is best not to shower until the next morning.
If you’re having the spray tan for a special event have it 3 – 4 days before
Cost
1 Spray Tanning session: HK$400
Quick dry liquid, with very little smell, hypoallergenic
Where
Chandler, 14th Floor, Tak Woo House, 17 – 19 D’Aguilar Street, Central, Hong Kong
T: +852 2537 3737
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