Wedding Blog

I had my airbrush tan appointment last Wednesday, and I was waiting to give a review until after my cousin’s wedding (which was wonderful) to let you know exactly how it went. I was skeptical at first, but in the end I think it was worth it!

It’s definitely not something for the overly modest, although you can decide how much you want to expose. The spa I went to provided paper undergarments which in and of themselves were quite entertaining. I stood in a shower stall and was sprayed down…the worst part for me was holding my arms out and away from my body for so long. My arms were killing me! The actual spraying took about 15 minutes but then you have to stand around and let yourself dry properly before you can get dressed. Aside from my arms and the fact that the spray itself was cold, it was pretty painless.

My appointment was over lunch, and Wednesday afternoon I was pretty happy with the results. But then Thursday morning I woke up feeling really orange. I was panicky, picturing myself looking like a giant glowing sun in all of my poor cousin’s wedding pictures, but by Friday morning the color had calmed down significantly. So I would say not to worry if you feel orange at first - apparently the final coat they put on includes a bronzer so it can be a little intense the first day.

By the time Saturday rolled around I was a nice shade of tan. Upsides - it doesn’t take very long at all, by the second and third day the color is perfect, it’s been 5 days now and I am still definitely tan, it didn’t rub off on my clothing at all. Downsides - holding your arms up for that long (but, really, that could be an upside too if you consider it a workout!), looking orange for a day, it really dried my skin out a lot, it’s starting to come off in weird places that require some exfoliation.

Would I do it again? Probably. Would I do it for my own wedding? Maybe…I think I might opt for the self tanning lotions instead - having my skin so dry really started to get on my nerves. If you have any questions (I pretty much badgered my friends with questions before I went) feel free to ask!