I have emailed my local beauty salon and asked them about a spray tan for my wedding. We get married on a saturday and they recommend getting it done on Thursday but I have not a spare minute on the Thursday! Would Wednesday be alright or would it start to fade and go patchy by then? Also she was honest and said that it may transfer to my dress if I get hot and sweaty on the day. I'd rather not have it done than have an orange dress. Any of you spray tan veterans and can offer any words of advice?

I was going to go for a spray tan on the Thursday as well although i'm sure Wednesday will be ok. Whats the difference between a spray tan and a St.Tropez? I don't want an orange dress!! :0)

Kylee, a st tropez tan is when you go to a beauty salon and a therapist exfoliates your whole body then applies the tan for you. You then sleep in it over night and wash it off the next day. My tan didnt rub off on my dress.

I have been using sunbeds as I couldnt make my mind up about this and was having dilemmas as to what would be the best thing to do so decided I would use sunbeds and I have a hint of a tan not to orange or big fat gypsy wedding lol

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you can get st tropez spray tan but I feel the ones that are applied by a therapist are better, because with the spray tans bits can get missed, whereas if someone is applying it, they will get it everywhere. Thats just my opinion from personal experience.

Its a tan that a therapist apllies by hand, like if you was doing a tan at home. But they do it all professionally, and exfoliate all your body before applying it.

Like I said as well hun, I had the st tropez done for my wedding, didnt rub off at all, and I had it done on the thurs got married on the sat. But if i would of had it done on the wed it would of been fine.

I'm trying out the dove gradual tanning moisturizer, because normally I'm so pale I glow in the dark and it's working out really nicely for me, just a subtle hint of colour. I've tried spray tans and salon applied tans before but they all come out too dark for me, they rub off and wear away in patches. I'd recommend asking lots of questions and seeing if anyone you know has had this treatment from this salon, if they can give you a good review give it a go, and I'm sure getting it done one day earlier wouldn't be too terrible....

oooooh, now this thread has got me thinking;

I am dark haired and very pale - imagine Morticia Adams and thats me. So was planning on having a spray tan to make me look glowing, i'm having a trail one on Thursday night for my hen on saturday so i guess I'll see how that goes but i really don't want to look streaky and patchy!!!!

Guess i'll see how i get on over the weekend and take it from there!!!

can't do sunbeds as can't stand been enclosed in the compartments, i've tried Johnsons tanning cream but that has a smell to it and doesn't seem to do any good even though i've gone for natural to dark colour :o( xx

When using the Dove if you want to do it gradual and not go too darkt hen apply it every other day and exfoliating is a good idea before you start it. xx

I decided to be natural for the wedding. I have had spray tans before and love them, but decided I didn't want to look too tanned as hubby would then look really pale next to me. St Tropez is brand of tanning stuff that comes in creams foams and spray. Its a brand, like fake bake or johnsons!

I bought a tanning mitt in Primark on Saturday for £2 from a range called 'Fake-it', it is absolutley amazing, glides on with no streaks and no messy hands x

Oo Toria I think I may have to get myself to Primarni and get one of those ;-)xxx

These are brilliant - very durable and the smoothest tan I've had doing it DIY style. x

hey lollilou, I exfoliate before, I have a really great shea butter exfoliator which is great for really sensitive skin, then I use the dove stuff after, I only do every other day and use a shea butter moisturiser on the days I'm not tanning. I do have a problem with it not taking on my scars (26 years of eczema!) but if you apply to those areas daily with a cotton bud it helps it to blend in a little better.

I'm so glad I clicked on this.
I get spray tans and never even fully thought about marks on the dress as I seem to off been quite lucky until now with the tan sticking to me but think I'll give it a miss and go tanning naturally.
I'm extremely pale (all veins and even worse follicles visible haha)
I saw the mitts in Primark and just walked by them. Think I'll be taking a trip back now!

i asthinking of getting my Bm`s spray tan but they will only be here a day beforhand ..so i`m going to get then that "hoilday sun"stuff so that they can start doing that a month in advance and have a golden gloe for the wedding

im gonna use that dove stuff its nice dont want markjs on my dress xx

not at all hun just i dont want marks under arms where that it myt rub off but thats only me lol xx

its just wehn you sweat hun mine has come off b4 but not all will im using the dove tan moisturisers as you can put on as much or less as you want you build it up xx

That's it.
I'm getting fake tans and going to the gym in a white outfit to see the results until I (possibly) find one that works haha.

lol, love that Foxy let us know how you get on xx

I had dove on at the weekend for my hen doo, We went out in white shorts (all of us) And I must admit it did rub off onto them BUT it was on the insides, I don't mind this as The dress will be dry cleaned anyway afterwards I just don't want any visible orange under my arms xx

What product did they use do you know? x

I bought some Dove summer glow (?) stuff today so will try to use that everyday or so till the wedding. How long does it take to get some colour from it?