Comments on: A Brown Girl’s Guide to Self-Tanning

By: ChicaFiesta

ChicaFiesta — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:42:10 +0000

Hola, Im also a brown girl and have considered self tanning – because now im like 70% dark i want to be lovely and dark brown! I am half Spanish, so i have very dark complexion and hair – thank you so much for your little advise, and I will follow this until i get the kind of Beyonce/J-Lo glow!

Gracias! x x

By: Alison @ Femita

Alison @ Femita — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:17:25 +0000

Hi Karen, did you ever try St Tropez? The best imo! It’s not really cheap, but I guess you get what you pay for.
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Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:33:15 +0000

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By: ~Haley

~Haley — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:24:09 +0000

Hi Karen,
It seems like you are getting some awesome advice but I just have to throw in my two scents since I LIVE by self tanner. I am not brown, pale and see through actually…but I am in LOVE with Bath and Body Works Strike Gold self tanner. I recommend putting it on before going to bed (and give yourself plenty and naked drying time) so you can wash away the smell in the morning. It smells good going on but after a couple of hours absorbing into the skin it just smells strong. I also like the L’Oreal Sublime Glow Daily Moisturizer. It smells like tea (which I love). I find that with Jergens I smell like B.O. after about an hour and the color payoff isn’t as good as the L’Oreal. I’ve tried almost every self tanner out there and these two never let me down.

I start in the shower and I use a gritty scrub folled by shaving and then when I done washing a conditioning my hair I use a gental body wash to get rid of any conditioner that may be sticking to me. I wait until I am completely dry and then I coat my feet, knees, elbows, and hands in lotion. Then starting at my legs and working my way up I apply Strike Gold blending and blending and blending as I go. If I use it on my face, I mix it with EQUAL parts moisturizer. I let dry then go to bed. It lasts about a week or longer if I moisturize daily and use Sublime Glow once or twice.

I hope this was helpful and not too long winded. Good luck. Let us know how it goes!

By: Marisol

Marisol — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:42:37 +0000

I need this post. I become a pretty pale Mexican during the winter months. Marisol´s last blog post..Summer of 1998