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Tanning? Posted: 05-27-08 11:08am
So here's the deal- I am in a wedding on
Saturday, wearing a tea-length sleeveless
dress.
I got sunburned on Sunday, so I have major
t-shirt tan lines right now that I need to
get rid of.
Originally, I was planning on getting
airbrushed or getting a mystic tan,
because I'm not too into skin cancer.
But now, I have this old sunburn that I
need to blend in. What are my best
options?
PS I burn really really easily. The last
time I went tanning (the only time) I was
in for 5 minutes and came out burned.
What do you all suggest? I want to blend
in the burn I got this weekend, and also
have some color for the wedding.
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WinterDreams
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Posted: 05-27-08 12:19pm
perhaps go and get a light spray tan. but
if it is red then i dont think there is
much you can do about it.
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Aunt WeeWee
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Posted: 05-27-08 13:14pm
Wear a sleevless shirt and go lay in the
sun so the rest of your body will get sun
too. I know how it feels to get sun
burnt, cause I have really fair skin too.
My back got really sunburnt yesterday when
i went swimming!
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antigone
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Posted: 05-27-08 15:50pm
I would put on something that would not
leave tan lines and lay in the sun to get
some color on the whiter areas. Then go
get a spray or mystic tan done. That will
hopefully even out the color.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 05-27-08 15:57pm
unfortunately, it's not supposed to be
sunny here for the next few days
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Georgia59
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Posted: 05-27-08 16:50pm
I went in to the salon and they
recommended the mystic tan (which I did)
and said not to get a real tan, because
that could just make it worse. So
hopefully the mystic tan will help, at
least make it less obvious!
Thanks for all your suggestions!
I smell like a cake- there's a slight
scent of cooking and then the vanilla
stuff they put in it- together it smells
like I'm a big cake.
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worrywart01
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Posted: 05-27-08 17:10pm
hahaha i know that smell...i've done the
mystic tanning many times..i'm fair to and
am completely against tanning beds..bad
bad! hope the mystic tan worked out well
for you! it was probably the best
option..any more tanning probably would
have led to more burning/peeling ..bleh
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Deedee93
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Tanning Posted: 05-27-08 17:29pm
Okay, this is what i say it is very hard
to get a good mysitc tan you turn orange
and if i were you i would rather go burned
than go looking like an orange just my
opinion. . But then again i am a regular
tanner and happen to like it very much i
use only the bronzer bed and either way
you can get skin cancer from that sun burn
or the tanning bed so i geuss that is
again my own opinion i hope that
everything works out good luck and have
fun at the wedding
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worrywart01
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Posted: 05-27-08 17:54pm
if you dont go crazy with the mystic tan
you dont turn orange..i've done it several
times and its very natural looking..of
course..if you're white as a ghost and you
try to do the darkest shade available it
isn't going to look right..just try going
a shade darker...the assistant there
should be able to judge what would be best
for you..i usually do a level 2 and its
perfect! but...just make sure you dont get
in a hurry with the hand/feet blending
cream haha..i made that mistake once...not
good
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Georgia59
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Posted: 05-28-08 09:54am
It actually turned out really well- pretty
natural looking, and mostly even too. Just
a couple of places (like bright white
armpits) where it's obvious- I'll make
sure those get covered next time.
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worrywart01
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Posted: 05-28-08 10:17am
did you stand it the right position! arms
out, fingers spread, squat alittle haha
