What's the best way to apply tanning cream?

Question

So far my 2 attempts at applying Garnier (their newest one) haven't quite gone to plan! My wrists are very streaky, the rest of my body if fine. What am I doing wrong? Could it be anything to do with me washing my hands after I put it on? I'm getting married at the end of April and need to perfect it soon. Thanks for your help x

Answer 1

I dont think it is going to matter whether or not you have the perfect tan on your wedding day. Go as the person you are, thats who he fell in love with.

Answer 2

Practise makes perfect, but if you're not 100% confident by the time your wedding comes round just go to the salon and get a St Tropex applied professionally. They've very good. Make sure your skin is exfoliated perfectly first though, they'll take care of the rest!

Answer 3

To get a good even tan go to a salon and have a spray tan i have them all the time they cost around £35 and last for 7 to 10 days you can have another spray tan with in thoese days as a top up so your tan lasts longer and the second spray will be cheaper. They will also do a test patch to see how the colour will look on you.
I use to do them my self and all the clients i have sprayed have been happy with the results a good salon will use su~do tanning.

Answer 4

i wear gloves then apply a small amount to my hands and wrists but if you are going to exfoliate and moisturise i would do it the night before that is what i was told when i went on a beauty course because some moisturisers can stay on the skin an make you patchy hope this helps good luck for the wedding

Answer 5

Yes. I use latex gloves to apply a mousse. This avoids streaks and stops your hands from getting orange syndrome or patches. I peel off one glove and coat wrist and hands with a light covering, let that dry and do the same to the other hand once my body is covered, so no need to wash hands!

Answer 6

when i apply a tan i always add a little bit of moisturiser, its a lot easier to blend in and then i wipe over my knees, elbows, ankles and toes with some cotton wool, that way you don't get a build up of colour on your bony bits, when your rubbing in the tanning lotion make sure your wrists are not touching the bits your doing

Answer 7

exfoliate and moisturise first wait trainers use a product like the one your using mainly at body builder shows, No iv more self conduct than to make a smutty remark like the Dennis Russo's look a like, but if you want to know if it's even all over give us a bell, No the best for the wedding good luck

Answer 8

You should try a product called tan towel. It's a small towlette that you just put on like your washing. They sell them cheap on HSN.com but you could also try tantowel.com. They dont leave streaking like lotions do and they dry instantly so you can get dressed right away(even in white) They also dont have that lotion smell

Answer 9

i'm not really sure what else to tell you to try accept buying some plastic gloves, and putting them of with that so your hands dont turn orange but the rest of your body looks fine. if you're going to put it on your hands and leave it, make sure you scrub your cuticles to get it off because they will turn orange. it happened to a couple of my friends and it was hilarious :)

Answer 10

use plastic gloves or i would say get a spray tan done proffessional for your wedding, would you really want to risk looking like youve been tangoed on your wedding day?
You could try johnsons daily build up, use every day and it gradually builds giving you a long lasting natural effect - its all i use!!
Good luck