Start The Year Off Glowing

Start The Year Off Glowing

We’re hoping that you’re all keeping up with those new year’s resolutions but if not, we’re still expecting you to hold us accountable to ours: teaching you all how to achieve the most natural-looking, sunless glow. 2023 is the year of glowing skin all year long and we’ve asked the professionals to share some of their best self-tanning tips with all of you so you can get your faux glow from home:

  1. Exfoliate and remove any unwanted hair via shaving, waxing, etc. 24-48 hours before applying self-tanner. This will ensure that pores have closed, and self-tanner will apply smoothly across skin.
  2. Make sure to have a self-tanning applicator mitt before beginning the self-tanning process.
  3. Apply self-tanning product to applicator mitt – DO NOT apply directly to your skin.
  4. Use large, circular motions to apply product, start with your legs and work your way up through your torso, chest, and arms – reapplying product to the mitt as needed.
  5. Be sure to not oversaturate the application mitt with product, you can always reapply another coat of self-tanner if the color does not come out as dark as you would like the first time.
  6. If you are self-tanning for an event, or vacation, be sure to apply a couple days before the event incase you need to apply more product to achieve your desired color.
  7. The most dreaded part of self-tanning is making sure you get your entire back – we recommend asking a friend for help! If you are in a situation where all you have is yourself, try using some sort of longer-handled household item such as a hairbrush or a spatula. Put the applicator mitt over the top and secure with a hair band or rubber band. This will help you to reach your entire back!

We hope these tips help give you the confidence to self-tan at home when you can’t get that last minute spray tan in! Do you have any tips to share with us? Send us a DM on any of our Facebook or Instagram pages: @norvellsunless, @mystictan, and @versaspa!