How realistic does spray tanning look?

Question

I've decided not to use a tanning bed. It's way too dangerous for someone as fair complected as I am. So I'm going to try spray on tanning probably on Friday morning. Is it realistic looking? I don't want to look like a walking tangerine.

I should add that I've tried tons of the self-tanning creams and the gradual tanners...because I'm so pale, everything always looks orange. There's this spray foundation out there for faces, and it's supposedly "No Color" ... Yeah...very orange. I usually use an Ivory makeup foundation, or porcelain, depending on the brand.

Just wanted to add in...I'm not doing this for popular reasons of just wanting to be tan. I also have a lot of acne scars on my back, and my skin tone doesn't look right with white, ivory, or black clothes. Since the dress I want is ivory, I need a bit more color to my skin. I actually like being as pale as I am because I know when I'm 40 I won't have skin damage. But one time for a class reunion isn't really vanity...it's just wanting to get dressed up some.

Answer 1

First of all, good call with the tanning beds. Secondly, my roommate showed me pictures from her prom last year, and I asked her why she looked so orange in all of them and she said, yeah, don't ever go spray tanning.

Answer 2

spray tanning is a good and idea and u have made a good choice by not going for the sunbedas they can cause skin cancer the only thing i will say is that with spray anning you can go 2 dark at once and it is reali obvious what i would suggest is perhaps the johnsons or anyother make of gradual tan sun cream that slightly tans u gradually is all you have 2 do is apply the cream like normal at night and then in the morning when youhave your shower it will wash off any excess cream that is not needed tanning does look realistic but agan it dpends on how dark you go and also on ur hands it can fo funny and sometimes you can be left with streaks so be careful and good luck

Answer 3

I haven't done it myself, but the friends of mine who have love it and I thought it looked really good. It does depend on your skin tone what color you come out. Good for you for giving up the tanning bed. I worked in a dermatology clinic for 3 years and will NEVER tan again!! I used to live at the tan salons, and worship the sun. I am darker complected and never burn, but I saw too many YOUNG people with melanoma, I am talking in their 20's!!! Stay safe - give it a try!!

Answer 4

honestly i can tell every person that has a spray tan. their hands are always orange and they have this weird odar. i am extremely pale myself and when i was younger i always went tanning but then one day i hit me why should i have to be tan, that is not who i am. back in the old days the whiter you were, that symbolized your power because people knew you didn't work in the fields.

Answer 5

my sophomore year of high school (i'm a senior now) i wanted to go tanning before homecoming. my dad didnt want me to go tanning in the beds because he thought i was too young, so he told me i could get a spray tan. they told me to put this lotion on my hands, feet and fingernails, so i did. i did the whole spray thing and i didnt like it very much. the whole process was a little weird. the next day, i checked to see if i looked any darker. i looked a little darker, but you could definitely see where the lotion had been on my hands, and there was practically a line on my wrist between my hand and arm. thankfully, i went again before the dance and didnt put lotion on my hands. this is only from personal experience, but if you dont put lotion all over your hands you should be fine.

Answer 6

Very realistic unlees your turn out orange instead of tan.

Answer 7

If you like that painted on orange color, go for it.