How to Use Self Tanner to Contour

Posted on September 12, 2016 by admin

Contouring is not only an effective method for shaping and accentuating our best facial features, it’s recently gained widespread popularity for necks, collarbones, bust lines, and more. But why spend countless hours re-applying your contour, and wasting hundreds of dollars on replacement bronzers, when there is a better way? There is a long hidden secret used by celebrities to achieve a semi-permanent, lustrous contour, and it has always been around. That secret is self-tanner! Continue reading to learn how you can contour your arms, abs, legs, and buttocks with a self-tanner of your choice.

Contouring With Self Tanner

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Before you start contouring with self-tanners, practice with bronzer to gauge where and how much you want to contour. Do not be afraid of the semi-permanency of self-tanning products. As long as you only apply a little bit at a time, in thin layers, you should not have a problem attaining the desired affect you’re after. And if you do contour incorrectly, a thin layer of self-tanner will fade in a few days after a few showers. With practice, you can get very precise and artistic with your contouring, and feel confident increasing your contouring capacity. You will be able to sculpt your arms, stomach, legs, and rear without months of intense exercise and dieting! All you need is a medium-sized makeup brush or cotton ball, and some quality self-tanning lotion.

Here’s a guide for getting started:

Contouring Arms

To find the proper area to contour on your arms, start by facing a mirror and pointing your index finger straight down to the floor. This will emphasis your tri-cep muscles on the back of your arms. This is where you can make your arms looked more toned with self-tanner! Using a medium-sized make-up brush, apply your self-tanner in thin layers to the crease directly under your tri-cep bulge. Next, look in the mirror again and flex your biceps (raise elbows and clinch fists). Trace under the area of muscle that dips in the middle of your bicep (half-moon shape), with thin layers of self-tanner. Do this for both arms to make them appear taught and toned.

Contouring Abs

Contouring abs is a bit more complicated since you don’t want to use lines that are too thick or too thin. Find the right width by starting small, and adding on as you go. Start by dipping your makeup brush in your self-tanner, and then trace the line from the middle of your cleavage down to your belly button. Next, draw 2 half ovals on each side of your belly button, starting at the rib cage and ending at your hip bones. Repeat this step a few times, while slightly overlapping the lines each time, to achieve an hourglass appearance.

Contouring Buttocks

Use the same techniques mentioned above, but instead, trace half-ovals directly on the lower, outer portion of your cheeks. Keep the middle and upper areas of your derriere light to achieve the illusion of a tighter rear end. But be sure not to cover too much of your buttocks by making the half ovals too thick. You only need a slight contour to get the desired illusion in this area.

Contouring Legs

Using your makeup brush, trace along the INNER sides of your legs where the muscle naturally occurs. Simply stand up straight, and then lift your leg in front of you. You will see your leg’s natural inner muscle line along the insides. Within these natural lines, apply a thin layer of self-tanner to make your legs appear more toned. Be sure to stay within the natural muscle lines. Next, point your leg downward and flex to reveal the front muscle called your quadriceps. Trace along the sides of your natural quad lines, starting from the bottom of your derriere and ending right above knee. But wait, you’re not done! Look to your lower legs and trace the outside of your calf muscle, starting just below your ankles and ending right below the knee cap.

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Have Some Fun With Your Tan Lines!

Posted on August 11, 2016 by admin

Give yourself a fun sun tattoo before summer ends!

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If you have been to an indoor tanning salon before, you have seen the fun little stickers and decals they sell for tanners that want a unique tan tattoo. But did you know you can customize your own sun tan tattoo by using hand-made designs, strategically-placed garments, cut-out stencils, and even Elmer’s® glue? Yes, we said glue! Of course you can also use a viscous lotion or cream too, but the traditional glue bottles have a narrow nozzle that helps with precision and intricate designs. Continue reading to learn some fun and interesting ideas for sun tan tattoos, and where to go for a great indoor tanning experience all year long!

Draw Your Own Design

Using standard school glue will give you range in designing and constructing intricate or unique shapes and images onto your skin. If you choose to draw your own sun tan tattoo with glue, it works best on the front side of your body, or in a place that is easily reachable. If you want something on your back, then you might have better luck with a self-cut stencil or decal. You can purchase large sticker sheets for under a dollar at any local fabrics or craft store. Or you can even cut and mesh multiple stickers together to get the shape you are looking for. After all, it’s just the outline that counts!

Cut-Out Swim Suits

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If you are not in to drawing or sticking something on your skin, you can surf the web for thousands of modern bikinis and swimwear that comes with pre-cut designs that are stitched into the bathing suit, and in all the right spots. There are hipster bottoms with cut-outs of turtles, dolphins, and more in the hip, and even bikini bottoms with cute little cut-outs in the rear! These are inexpensive and add just the right amount of flare and individuality you are looking for in a sun tattoo.

Metallic or Temporary Tattoos

You can purchase and apply pre-made metallic tattoos at an affordable price, which are very popular and widely-available right now. Not only will look great while you wear them, they will leave behind a long-lasting and fun sun tattoo in their place!

Fun Sun Tattoo Ideas:

• Place a life-size decal in the shape of a gun on your back, halfway in your swim bottoms.
• Draw sun rays around your belly button.
• Write out a favorite phrase or word of inspiration in cursive.
• Wear lace undies and tan in private for an intricate, lacy design.
• Wear a thin bralette in the tanning bed for a permanent rib cage bra line.
• Use metallic henna tattoos on your hands and feet.
• Decal an entire arm or leg for a sun tattoo sleeve.

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Top-Secret Tanning Tips for Beautiful Long-Lasting Color

Posted on June 17, 2016 by admin

In order to achieve amazing color that will stand the test of time, you have to know a few insider secrets for tanning. These tips and tricks will not only save you time and money, they will have your skin looking healthy and radiant all year long! Continue reading to review some important, top-secrete tips that will guarantee a lustrous, bronze tan that will last and last!

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Pair Bronzers with Prep Lotions

Bronzing lotions are fantastic for delivering an instant and delayed tanning boost. But the insider secret about bronzers is that they are not always enough. You may need to add extra steps to your tanning routine in order to get the long-lasting results you desire. For instance, expert tanners pair their bronzer with a “prep” lotion. They work similar to your foundation primer or nail polish base coat. Prep lotions support overall better tanning results. Not only do they boost your bronzers development, they balance and correct your color, nourish the skin with essential vitamins, and extend the life of your color.

Recommended Prep Lotion: Designer Skin Color Perfecting Primer – 8 oz. – $25

Exfoliate Weekly

The top secrete key to a flawless tan is routine exfoliation. This process removes dehydrated skin cells, dead skin, and lotion buildup. It is best to exfoliate once a week to keep your tan bright and seamless, and to get the best results from your tanning lotion.

Recommended Exfoliating Scrub: Norvell Prime Pre-Sunless Tanning Body Buff Kit – $5

Use Tan Extenders

Many tanners think they can just slap on some lotion and hit the beds, or get a quick spray and be on their way. But expert tanning results require post-tanning work. Tan extenders are the best kept secret in the insider world of expert tanning, and are now widely available at any local tanning salon or convenient store. They don’t just extend your color, they make it look better!

Recommended Tan Extender: Swedish Beauty Endless Moisturizer Tan Extender – 8.5 oz. – $40

Change it Up

Don’t stick with the same tanning routine. To keep your skin guessing, and susceptible to great color, change things up every now and again! Switch between different bronzers, lotions, beds, tanning styles, and more. This is a great well-kept secret in the tanning industry! Consult your local tanning salon for professional advice and recommendations for your unique skin tone and tanning goals.

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The Effects of Tanning on Prescription Medications

Posted on May 11, 2016 by admin

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Medicine is a predominant part of human sustainability and health. Without medication, we are vulnerable to disease, pain, suffering, and more. But medicine can come with possible side effects, so it is important to take your prescription medications seriously in order to maintain your health, as well as, protect yourself from potential dangers. Be sure to ask your doctor about activities, foods, and other factors that may influence your meds to cause any unpleasant or dangerous side effects.

One such activity that can cause you to have adverse effects while on prescription medication is tanning. Tanning is a prevalent part of today’s society, and provides several mental and physical benefits. But tanning while taking certain prescription drugs can be unsafe, and can potentially cause frustrating health issues. Continue reading to learn some helpful information about tanning and prescription medications.

Photosensitivity

One of the most common side effects of tanning on prescription drugs is photosensitivity, or a heightened sensitivity to UVA and UVB rays. Both the sun and tanning beds provide these types of UV-light. Photosensitivity is manifested in one of two ways, either phototoxic reactions or photo-allergic reactions. Evidence of a phototoxic reaction will generally occur right away, or within 24 hours after tanning. It will feel and appear much like a sunburn, and eventually diminish once the medication is no longer being used.

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In contrast, a photo-allergic reaction is a bit more serious and complex. When taking a prescription medication, your body recognizes the medicine and uses it appositely. But some medications will change structure when exposed to UVA or UVB light, causing your body to treat it as an “intruder” since it cannot recognize it as it did before. As a result, your skin will begin to develop eczema-like patches and blistering that can last beyond the discontinuation of the medicine. A photo-allergic reaction can show up anywhere from
1 to 3 days after UV-light exposure.

The best defense against suffering from phototoxic and photo-allergic reactions is to wait until your medication is complete before tanning. But if you are on a medication that you require for long-term purposes, consider using sunless tanning products to achieve a safe, bronze glow.

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Learn the Facts about Tanning While Pregnant

Posted on March 18, 2016 by admin

If you are an expecting mother, or plan to be, you might be researching all about protecting yourself while you’re carrying your baby. One common pregnancy concern, and misconception, has to do with tanning. Moms want to know if sun tanning, whether natural or sunless, is harmful to their unborn child. This is an understandable inquiry, and a common one among moms-to-be. After all, a mother can never be too sure.

So if you are a lover of sun and also expecting, continue reading to brush up on the real facts surrounding pregnancy and tanning.

Pregnancy and Sun Tanning

Here’s the facts: tanning while pregnant is just as safe as being out in the natural sun. Ultraviolet light, the source that makes our skin tan, is not strong enough to reach inside a mother’s womb. This is true for tanning beds, tanning booths, and natural sun bathing.

Normally, there is no serious or immediate risk to an unborn fetus in terms of UV tanning, however, there are rare exceptions depending on manufacturer malfunctions, medical conditions, excessive tanning, medication use, and more. In most cases, the only outcome from tanning while pregnant is a tan mommy-to-be!

Tips for Tanning Pregnant

When you are pregnant, there are some tips that might make tanning easier and safer for you. All women are different, and show and grow at different rates. So depending on fast your tummy grows, you may or may not be able to tan in your regular bed. In early trimesters of pregnancy, a mother can still tan comfortably and safely in a lay-down bed.

But once a mommy’s well beyond the second trimester, a lay down tanning bed is not the best option. This is because laying down in a tanning bed tends to raise body heat and restrict blood flow. Instead, expectant mothers should use stand-up tanning booths. This will provide more comfort, mobility, and safety.

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What is Sunburn?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by admin

Virtually every person in the United States has either experienced, or knows someone that has experienced, a sunburn before. A sunburn is not the same as burning your finger on a flame or hot oven. Burning yourself in this manner results in a thermal burn, or a burn caused by heat. And although the sun does give off a substantial amount of heat, a sunburn is not a result of heat, but rather, ultraviolet-B radiation.

Continue reading to learn more about sunburns, what causes them, and how to protect your skin from such damage in the future.

When a person exposes their bare skin to UV radiation, their body’s natural limit to such exposure will be evident in the time it takes for their skin to burn. Once a person’s UV radiation exposure exceeds the skin’s ability to protect itself, it will burn. The degree to which it burns depends on how long the skin is over-exposed. If over-exposed for too long, a person can experience severe sun-poisoning.

Sunburns

When skin burns from sun or ultraviolet-B radiation exposure, it will begin to change in color, texture, and more. The common signs of a sunburn include redness, inflammation, tough or leathery-feeling skin, blisters, peeling, aches, pains, and increased body temperature. These symptoms are a result of the body attempting to repair itself by increasing the blood flow to the capillary bed of the second outermost layer of the body, called the dermis. Inflammatory immune cells are also sent to this area, causing the sensation of pain; the body’s defensive approach to make a person stop whatever it is that’s causing harm. And peeling skin is simply caused by dead or damaged skin cells.

Sun and Skin Protection

Depending on the severity, a person might experience a few or more of these symptoms for a certain length of time. For minor burns, a person may experience discomfort and slight redness of the skin for up to a week, whereas more serious sunburns can take weeks or months to heal with proper care. Sunburns should be treated with aloe gels, skin healing creams, Ibuprofen, and drinking a lot of fresh water.

The use of sun protection creams and sprays are vital products to protect skin from UV exposure. Sunscreen is very affordable and can be purchased at almost any local or convenient store, including grocery stores, drug stores, and more. The most effective method for protecting your skin from UV-radiation damage is to use sunscreen and avoid over-exposure altogether.

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How Does Our Skin Tan?

Posted on January 7, 2016 by admin

Your body’s natural ability to change color and tan is nothing more than a biological defense mechanism to protect your skin against the sunlight’s (or tanning lamps) ultraviolet radiation. When our skin darkens from sun exposure, it’s attempting to reduce the amount of UV penetration into our skin cells. This helps prevent sun burn, skin cancer, RNA damage, DNA damage, and more.

Although our skin has this built-in defense system against UV radiation, it is strongly encouraged to use tanning products, moisturizers, and skin care treatments after tanning to further protect your skin against ultraviolet damage. Continue reading to learn the process in which skin tans, and what makes our bodies lose our tan after some time.

Melanocytes and Melanin

Your body goes through a process called melanogenesis to darken the skin. During melanogenesis, cells called melanocytes produce a pigment called melanin, which makes the skin change color under UV exposure. These specialized cells make two different kinds of melanin: pheomelanin and eumelanin. Pheomelanin renders the skin red, such as a sun burn, whereas eumelanin renders the skin a dark brown color. These pigments protect your skin by absorbing UV solar radiation upon exposure. It is also the body’s means to repair any skin damage that has already taken place. The darker you get, the more your body is trying to repair and protect your skin.

Fading Tans

Melanogenesis is not a process that shows immediate results. Generally, the skin will turn pink or red during initial exposure, and then change to a darker tan or brown color several hours later. The more sun exposure, the more melanin your body will continue to produce in order to repair and protect your skin. This is why we often look darker one or two days after enjoying the sun (or tanning bed). But once sun exposure begins to die down, your growing skin cells push the darkened skin upward, and your tan begins to fade as dead skin is exfoliated more and more.

Safe Tanning

It is important to learn the proper tanning course for your skin type before hitting the sun too hard. There are several tanning lotions, moisturizers, and skin care products that not only enhance and extend your tan, but also enrich and protect your skin year-round. Talk to your local tanning consultant for customized tanning advice for your unique skin tone and type.

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