I'm naturally very white and want a have a slight tan before my wedding. I don't want a fake tan because when I go on my honeymoon I want to get browner - not whiter (as my fake tan fades). Plus I don't want the worry of going orange.
Therefore I am going to have a few sun beds before the big day. However, I'm not sure when I should start, how many I should have and how far apart they should be.
Can anyone help?
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CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs M
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i started just going once a week 3 months before for 6 mins on the lay down (gives you a more even tan), i was really white and when i did catch the sun through the summer i had really bad tan marks
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CommentAuthorTatty
When I used to use them for the first 2 weeks I would go on 3 times a week for 3 minutes each time, then from then on once a week for 6 minutes. It took about a month for a nice natural tan colour and it was perfectly even :)
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CommentAuthorJillianL47
Thank you both for your advice.
CommentAuthorAmyP7
I will be going on the sunbed before the wedding and at first will be going on three times a week and then will change it to once a week. I will be starting at Christmas and get married 8th march. Depends on your skin to how fast you will tan x x
I'm odd - I go dark in the sunlight but on a sunbed I don't really change colour... bizairre.
was thinking about a spray tan but think I'll give it a miss in case it rubs off...
my natural skin colour is olive-ish though so I don't ever look really really pale
CommentAuthormillz090
I go on the sunbeds about once a week through the winter to give me some colour to my skin and makes me feel better. However i hate the lie down beds (final destination 3 scared me) and dont like the idea of lying down on someone else's sweat and stand up sun beds are much more hygenic and so easy to use. I would also recommended you use a tanning lotion, salons sell them for about £1 as helps you get a more even tan and moistures your skin.
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CommentAuthorMrsC2bee
I always thought I' have spray tan but reading this made me think subbed might be better as I have never had spray tan and always hear about people going orange and having patches, but then worry about sun bed stories too lol. How do u know how far in advance to start using the beds and how often to use them? X
CommentAuthormillz090
A spray tan shouldnt go orange or rub off if done properly honey. Everyone's skin is different with a sun bed as the same as the sun... i look at the sun and go brown so dont need alot but equally some people need loads. I suggest you try a local sun salon and see how you get on.... start with 3 minutes and see how your skin copes and how you feel. I have never done more than 6 minutes in one go as makes me giddy but i have friends that go for 12 minutes so everyone is different. xxx
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CommentAuthorJoanna
Sun beds scare me. I'd much rather get a good quality spray tan x
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CommentAuthorMrsC2bee
Cool thanks, will speak to a salon, I might try spray and sunbed and see which one has nicer outcome as don't want to get addictive to dumbed lol x
CommentAuthorlizzylou
Emma, defo have a spray tan to test it out. I had one earlier this year to see and despite washing it off at the minimum time to leave it on for a light colour it was sooooooooooooo dark! I looked riduculous and H2B hated it! I'm normally fairly pale and so a couple of people I know who are more in to tanning said it looked fine but I think as it was such a step away from my normal self it really didn't suit me. Plus it was a real pain getting my make up right with it on, I was going to a wedding and had to buy a whole new foundation, powder and concealer to go with my super brown face!
I haven't used sunbeds since i was at uni - about 10 years ago now - but i think I might consider it just for a couple of months in the run up to the wedding.
Lizzy. x
CommentAuthorLaura JaneW
Im going to use sunbeds for a month before just to get an even colour,i have had spray tans done but i dont think its a natural enough colour for me as a bride.
CommentAuthorMrsC2bee
I'm defo guna do a test run of both as i use to be lovely and tanned but when I hit 16 I went really pale and have been ever since. To the point people think I'm ill if I have no mascara on lol. jillian if I was you I'd speak to a few salons and see what they recommend and if you have enough time on run up to wedding have a trial run so you know how long before you get to the colour u like. X
CommentAuthorkrazykitty
i was thinking of going for a couple of minutes a week maybe twice at 3 mins each or once at 6 in the month - 6 weeks before the wedding one of my locals has a deal on at the min where you pay £20 for 60 mins so it good plus it will last me ages!!
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CommentAuthorMrsC2bee
That's good price because I think near me it's 50p A min or something like that x
CommentAuthorkrazykitty
i think it like something like that here too so i think it fab! [plus it never runs out! I just used up my last 7 mins last month from may 2010!!
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CommentAuthorMrsC2bee
That's. even better then coz a lot of places do it within a time period x
CommentAuthorCatrinaP
i had my first spray tan ever on sunday night number 10 once i had rinced it of in the morning its been lovely really natural looking only lasts about a week and doesnt stain if you think its to dark just have a shower to tone it down a bit i will be getting mine done about 4 days before my wedding iv had sunbeds in the past and they never done nothing for my skin even the sun just burns me so im glad spray works for me x
