Ronni
The motormouth ;)
- Location
- Nashville TN
Back in 2009, for a couple of years sporadically, in the summer months, I would go to the tanning bed and get a tan. I had misunderstood (without doing much of any research, I just thought it was "common knowledge) that there was no danger of skin cancer tanning that way. Some people look good paler skinned. My daughter is one of them. She has that kind of peaches and cream complexion and skin tone (thanks to her father, at least he did SOMETHING good! lol) and her skin looks lovely against the colors that flatter her. My skin however when it's untanned doesn't look terribly attractive and and the light tan I got from the tanning bed solved the problem.
I was sad when I got a resounding NO from my dermatologist. But I was a good girl and stopped going because I care more about my health than I do having a bronzed bod!
Ron's daughter's wedding is coming up, and I decided to go get a spray tan. I never have before, though I've used self-tanners on my legs in the summer months ever since I stopped going to the tanning bed. I just really didn't want to wear hose with my dress, plus it's a destination wedding at a gorgeous venue, so I'll also be sitting out by the pool, in the jacuzzi, going to the spa/sauna. I figured that depending on how the tan went, I might do this once a month or so in the summer in place of actual tanning.
There are booths where you self tan, but also you can choose to have a technician who will tan you with an airbrush. That's a bit more expensive, but not by much depending on how much of your body you get done. I primarily just wanted my legs done. For this first time I decided to go the airbrush route because I wanted something even.
I am very pleased. I have some nice color on my legs now. It will fade a bit before the wedding, so I had her apply it a bit darker to allow for that. It doesn't look fake or weird. It's a very natural looking color, about the same as I remember from when I used to go to the tanning bed.
Who else tans, by whatever means?
I was sad when I got a resounding NO from my dermatologist. But I was a good girl and stopped going because I care more about my health than I do having a bronzed bod!
Ron's daughter's wedding is coming up, and I decided to go get a spray tan. I never have before, though I've used self-tanners on my legs in the summer months ever since I stopped going to the tanning bed. I just really didn't want to wear hose with my dress, plus it's a destination wedding at a gorgeous venue, so I'll also be sitting out by the pool, in the jacuzzi, going to the spa/sauna. I figured that depending on how the tan went, I might do this once a month or so in the summer in place of actual tanning.
There are booths where you self tan, but also you can choose to have a technician who will tan you with an airbrush. That's a bit more expensive, but not by much depending on how much of your body you get done. I primarily just wanted my legs done. For this first time I decided to go the airbrush route because I wanted something even.
I am very pleased. I have some nice color on my legs now. It will fade a bit before the wedding, so I had her apply it a bit darker to allow for that. It doesn't look fake or weird. It's a very natural looking color, about the same as I remember from when I used to go to the tanning bed.
Who else tans, by whatever means?