Faux Glow Fabulous Tips

Even in the midst of winter, you can achieve a gorgeous summer glow with any of the Hollywood Tans solarium tanning booths or with our fantastic spray tan options.  Here are some awesome Hollywood Tans Spray Tanning tips to keep your faux glow Hollywood Tans perfect!

1.  If you can, spray tan in salon.
While there are many awesome at home tanning products out there, the best way to ensure a flawless and natural looking spray tan is by tanning in salon.  When using a system like Mystic Tan or Infinity Sun, salon professionals can help find the perfect shade for your unique coloring.  Not only that, the tanning process itself is easier and ensures the most even tan.  And you don't have to shell out the big bucks on a salon spray tan; spray tans at HT start at only $20!
If you can't make it into salons for your spray tan, there are many at home self-tanners that work just as well, like Hollywood Tans Millionaire Mist.  While there are also many lotions on the market, I prefer to use a spray, as they yield a more even coverage and are cleaner and easier to apply.


2.  Exfoliate, Exfoliate, Exfoliate
Dry skin absorbs higher concentrations of color, which will leave you with an uneven and splotchy tan.  To avoid this, before you spray tan, exfoliate with a body scrub which will help remove dead skin.

3.  About Face!
One of the hardest areas to evenly self-tan is the face.  To prepare your skin for a spray tan gently cleanse and exfoliate.  Before spray tanning or self-tanning at home, make sure to pull back all of your hair off of your face.  It sounds a bit obvious, but because just one rouge lock of hair can lead to a botched faux glow!
***Here's a tip straight from Hollywood makeup artist Scott Barnes:  Apply under-eye cream.  According to Barnes in Instyle magazine's May 2007 issue, you want the color of your skin to be lighter under the eyes because it makes you look younger!

4.  Post Tan Pause
When spray tanning in a booth, like with Mystic Tans, after the process is over, stand still for about 30 seconds, giving the product ample time to dry evenly.  After 30 seconds the product won't be completely dry, however the first minute after tanning is when you are most at risk of rubbing off the self-tanner before it has had a chance to effectively work.  Pausing for 30 seconds ensures that the product has evenly set; afterwards, feel free to blot off as directed.

5.  Streaks and Spots Be Gone!
If you end up with an uneven tan, fear not as little mistakes are easily fixable with common household items!  Grab a lemon, cut it in half, and squeeze the juice onto a cotton ball.  Wipe the streaky orange areas to dilute the streaks and help lift some of the extra color.
Don't have any lemons?  Try mixing baking soda with a few drops of water until it becomes a paste.  Massage the paste into the streaky areas, just like with the lemons.  You can do this same process with an astringent toner or even toothpaste.
Orange palms?  Try wetting a washcloth with warm water and rubbing your palms over it, making sure to get in between your fingers.  Doing it this way allows you to get the color off of your palms, without removing the product from the top of your hands.  You can also use a hydrogen peroxide soaked cotton ball to wipe off any unwanted color.
To help prevent staining on your fingertips and nails, try putting some vaseline on your cuticles and palms before hand.

6.  Post Tan Care

In order to get the most out of your spray tan, give the product at least 4-6 hours to fully set before you shower.  Also try and refrain from showering or bathing in extremely hot water or for long periods of time, as it will speed up the fading process of your tan.  And try to avoid exfoliating as it will dramatically lessen the life of your faux glow as well.

Happy Tanning!

SAG Award Stunning!

This past Sunday, Hollywood elite hit the red carpet for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards, and they definitely brought the glam!  Check out Hollywood Tans fav looks of the evening:

From her stunning Alexander McQueen gown to her fresh and glowing skin, Mila totally stole the show.

Eva Longoria proved that sexy can be tasteful with this gorgeous Georges Hobeika Couture draped gown, not to mention the nude color is insanely flattering on her flawless skin.  

Glee's Dianna Agron is quickly becoming one of my new fashion favs; she manages to always look chic and classy, while keeping it young and playful.  Check out Agron looking amazing in a vintage navy Chanel gown, I cannot wait to see more of her in the future!

What were your favorite knockout looks from the evening?  Let us know!  And to get a golden glow like the gorgeous ladies of the SAG awards, check out Hollywood Tans.  From spray tanning, to the most efficient solarium tanning, Hollywood Tans will have you Hollywood glamorous and red carpet ready in no time!  Happy Tanning!

Infinity Sun!

As some of you Hollywood Tanners may have noticed, Hollywood Tans Salons are starting to partner with the fantastic Infinity Sun.  Infinity Sun a revolutionary spray tan company based out of Beverly Hills, and they're responsible for gorgeous celebrity tans like that of the beautiful Jessica Alba and Kendra Wilkinson from “The Girls Next Door”.   I came across this fun article about I.S. the other day and thought I'd post it so you guys can see what they're all about!


Celebrity Fashion Secrets: Age-Defying Sunless Tanning
Kimberly West, Yahoo! Contributor Network

The sultry, glowing, and golden brown tans of the Victoria's Secret models are a goal of many women. They do look simply gorgeous. Like one would imagine a goddess on Olympus to appear. But did you know that each celebrity appearance takes a crew of experts to produce that perfect tan? And that dewy, radiant tan involves three hours or more of prep time? Not to mention the maintenance schedule. The sunless tan is a big celebrity fashion secret Hollywood would prefer to keep to itself.

An army of stylists is deployed in Hollywood every year during the six-weeks between the Golden Globes to the Oscars. Preparing one starlet for her stroll down the red carpet is definitely a team effort.

The first step in the sunless tanning process is usually a body-enhancing airbrush tan. While these tans lend the healthy glow many crave, they can also make the celebrity client look like they've spent more time at the gym than they actually have. Stylist Coco, who has worked with such celebrities as Eva Longoria, Jennifer Garner, Jenny McCarthy and Lara Flynn Boyle, recently revealed that, "If they haven't quite been to the gym, I can make it look as though they have. I give them an even glow and lightly etch in where the muscle is."

Where can a celebrity (or a non-celebrity with some bucks and a lot of free time on her hands) go for the sunless tanning treatment?

Infinity Sun in Beverly Hills is the sunless tanning place at the moment. They've teamed up with world-renowned celebrity stylist Jose Eber, and are taking Beverly Hills by storm. Celebrity clients includeJessica Alba and Paris Hilton, among others. But non-celebrity clients can also enjoy the luxurious Infinity Sun tanning experience. Applied with a proprietary spray system, the whole sunless tanning process takes approximately three minutes. The result is a natural-looking, golden brown glow. A tan that most would love to have!

Infinity Sun also offers a full line of sunless tanning products to enhance the results of the tanning procedure and to make the tan last. This includes a non-abrasive exfoliator to remove the dead skin cells and a prep lotion to even out the porosity of the skin and enable the tanning solution to more evenly penetrate the skin. For a dewy and even more radiant tan, an extender with shimmer is available. The extender also helps lengthen the life of the celebrity tan for two to three days. Celebrities at Infinity Sun may also choose to luxuriate their skin and their senses with a vanilla aromatherapy, alcohol-free sunless tanning aerosol, created with seven essential oils, Vitamin A, Vitamin E. A vanilla aromatherapy is also available for color maintenance for areas of the skin that are prone to fading, such as the face, hands and feet.

Now that you're clued in on this celebrity fashion secret, the radiant and dewy tans of those glowing Victoria's Secret models and celebrities on the red carpet are no longer completely out of reach!

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Best and Worst Celeb Tans of the Week!

It's been a week full of glam tans and orange disasters, here are our favs:

Despite dealing with the stress of her boy to Cy Waits possibly going to jail, Paris Hilton looked surprisingly classy this week, as she headed to Hollywood hotspot Beso....

Not to mention she looked like a golden goddess at the Golden Globe Awards party, rocking a Jean Fares Couture gown and the perfect tan!

Brooklyn Decker looks insane on the cover of February's Esquire magazine; (while she may have some extra help from photoshop) this Victoria's Secret model rocks her gorgeous glow like no other!

In other news......

Hayden Panettiere's Golden Globes ensemble failed to impress; from her unflattering and sheer floor-length black gown, to her over baked faux glow, this look was definitely a miss.  

Even Celebs Have To Make Time To Tan!

Everyone's fav reality star Kim Kardashian sneaks out of Golden Globes party for a spray tan!

Kim Kardashian definitely pulled out all of the stops for her glamorous Golden Globe Awards after-party ensemble on Sunday night, including the perfect accessory: a spray tan!

The entrepreneurial fashionista and reality TV star snuck out of the swanky InStyle/Warner Bros. soiree just after midnight to get her spray tan fix.

Proud of her flawless faux glow, Kardashian tweeted, “I left the Golden Globes party and came home to a midnight spray tan! LOL…Thanks Jimmy CoCo for the late nite tan!”

Now there's a celeb who knows how to prioritize!



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Fear Not! A Spray Tan Doesn't Always Mean an Orange Tan!

One of my personal favorite new moments of 2011 was being reintroduced to my pals down at the Jersey Shore, I seriously can't get enough of those GTL-ers.  As my girlfriends and I gathered around the TV, eager to see what the season 3 opener had to offer, they kept pointing out to me that they were scared to try spray tanning for fear of looking "Snooki Orange".  Thats when I realized that most people don't know theres a right way to spray tan, and a wrong way!

Anne Hathaway's character in the movie "Bride Wars" clearly didn't do her tanning research!

Firstly, let me say that it is very easy to avoid looking cheez-puff orange and it all starts with picking the proper product/method.  To ensure a gorgeous faux glow, do your research and choose a brand and a salon that has a good reputation, like Mystic Tan.  Brands like Mystic are outfitted with the best technology and specialists who can ensure that you are using the correct color solution for your unique skin tone.  They also will help keep you from using too much solution or letting it overdevelop on your skin.

After spray tanning, you need to allow 6-8 for your tan to set on your skin before showering, however you're free to (and encouraged!) to shower anytime after that.  If you are applying your spray tan too often or letting it sit on your skin for too long, then you may cross over to the orange side, Jersey Shore style.  

Just remember that when it comes to spray tanning, as long as you're working with a licensed, trained professional, you won't have to worry about being day-glow-orange, all you'll have to worry about is how to best show off your awesome faux glow!

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Magical Mystic

Everyone's doing it!  From your favorite celebs to your best friends, Mystic Tans are everywhere!  So what's so great about this spray tan wonder?

Firstly, if you're going to go with a sunless tan, Mystic is definitely the best choice.  Unlike some greasy self tanning lotions, mystic gives you a head to toe even bronze that won't be streaky or blotchy and will last for up to a week. 

Secondly, it's one of the quickest ways to bronze up; 15 seconds on each side and you're done!  And you don't need to worry about building up a base tan, you're bronzed and good to go, so if you need a tan fast.

The spray on tanning solution is a combination of bronzers, which you will see almost immediately, and an aloe vera based DHA which darkens over the first few hours and peeks within 24.  You can also customize your tan level, allowing you to achieve a superior, natural looking glow.  Mystic levels range from "Glow", producing just a hint of color, all the way to "Dark", giving you results 3-5 shades darker.

Here's some great tips to help get the most out of your Mystic:

1.  Always shower and exfoliate the night before, so your skin is clean and fresh.
2.  Wait to shower for at least 4 hours post Mystic sesh to ensure that your color stays.
3.  Stay away from chlorine and salt water if you can; they tend to fade your tan faster.

If you are nervous about the fading process of the tan, there are two options to help even out your tan as it fades.  One option is to purchase a great Spray Tan Mist, like Hollywood Tan's Millionaire Mist or Mystic's Perfection.  They give you the option of controlling how dark your tan is and you can quickly do-it-yourself to touch up certain areas.  Mystic also offers Vanish, a product designed to lighten areas of color and assist in the vanishing of your tan.

So if you're in need a quick and easy tan, stop by your local Hollywood Tans and give Mystic a try!  You won't be disappointed!

For more info, check out the Mystic website.